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    The content of Li Kaiyuan's press conference was quickly transmitted to the headquarters of Jardine Matheson. At this time, the board members had just arrived, so all the directors saw the transcript.  Niu Bijian usually always gives people an aggressive attitude, but that comes more from his sense of superiority as an upper-class elite than from his management and acting style. Therefore, after reading Li Kaiyuan's accusations, he just  He smiled very gentlemanly and said nothing.  The South China Morning Post is the most influential English-language newspaper in Hong Kong and is sold throughout Southeast Asia. When the newspaper published a report analyzing the stock price changes of Jardine Matheson on Sunday, it attracted the attention of Siemenke, who works at the Singapore branch of Jardine Matheson.  , he immediately got in touch with his eldest brother Henrik in London, and then rushed to Hong Kong early on Monday morning. However, he was not a member of the board of directors of Jardine Matheson, so for this meeting, he used Henrik¡¯s name for this meeting.  Participated as an agent.  As the largest shareholder of Jardine Matheson, Siemenke was most concerned about the number mentioned by Li Kaiyuan. He nervously asked New Bijian: "Mr. New Bijian, this lady claims that she owns 15% of the shares of Jardine Matheson.  "Is it true?" "This is nonsense. She will never own more than 10 shares of Jardine." New Bijian had been promoted by Henryk, so he respected the Keswick family and turned to attend the meeting for consultation.  O'Connor said: "O'Connor, please explain to Simon." "Last week's stock price fluctuation of Jardine Matheson was only Miss Li Kaiyuan, who took away the most shares from the exchange. According to the information we heard, she  She bought about 50,000 shares from several securities investment institutions. Today, she bought 50,000 shares in the morning market, which is about 0, and bought 4.75 million shares in the afternoon, which is about 0. In this way, the total of Jardine  "Are you sure she only bought shares from securities investment institutions?" "According to the information I got, this is the case," O'Connor said proudly: "In the financial world of Hong Kong, no one like us at Jardine Securities can ask.  "The appearance and temperament of Simenke are completely opposite to New Bijian, like a bookish teacher. He did not comment on O'Connor's confident words, but asked: "This lady used it in the stock market today.  How much money was lost?¡± ¡°The average price per share was 34 million, and the average price was 46 million in the afternoon.¡± ¡°What about last week?¡± ¡°Ximen-Kay.  Sirk did some calculations and then asked: "This lady has spent more than 700 million Hong Kong dollars, so how much assets does she have left to use?" "I don't know." "You don't know?" Simenke pressed:  "How many people in Hong Kong can use 7 to 8 billion in funds within a week? Which of these people do we at Jardine not know about their details?" "Simon, you never read entertainment news, so you probably don't know yet, right?  "A director who is familiar with him explained: "This lady is Shen Chong's lover. We have always believed that he was sniping at Jardine Matheson's stock behind the scenes." "That's it," Simenke said with a look.  He flashed and apologized and said: "Mr. Niu Bijian, I'm sorry for disturbing you. Please continue to preside over the meeting." Nu Bijian nodded gracefully, responded to his apology, then looked around the office and said: "Today's meeting  The board of directors is going to discuss two topics. The first topic is Wharf, and the second topic is how to deal with Shen Chong¡¯s provocation against Jardine Matheson. " "We hold Wharf shares, and Bao Yugang holds 30%.  Shen Chong holds about 10%. According to today's intelligence, Shen Chong is likely to sell his Wharf shares to Bao Yugang. As a result, Bao Yugang owns about 40% of the shares, occupying  We have an absolute dominant position. With the current Wharf stock price, we will need at least HK$1.5 billion to increase our holdings to 40. Note that this is only based on the current stock price. If Pao Yugang competes with us, the stock price will rise further.  The final cost may exceed HK$3 billion. It should also be noted that once Pao Yugang increases his holdings to 49, we will completely lose the possibility of continuing to hold Wharf.  " " Jardine Securities analysis believes that increasing the holdings of Wharf is a promising behavior, and we should take advantage of the current high price to sell Wharf stocks as soon as possible.  " "How to get rid of it?  "A director immediately asked: "We hold too many Wharf stocks. If they are sold publicly on the exchange, the stock price will plummet. If they are not sold publicly, who will take over?  " New Bijian frowned and said: "The cost of the Wharf stocks we hold is very low, no more than 30 Hong Kong dollars per share. With today's closing price of 74.9, there is still a profit even if it is sold publicly.  " "Too little, too little.  "The director shook his head and said: "If it changed hands last week, each share could be sold for more than 90 yuan, but once it is sold publicly, there may not even be UU yuan in the end. The difference is 30 yuan" "Yes  Ah, yes.  " "It would be better if we took action as soon as possible. Paul, I have always said that it is better to take action on Wharf as soon as possible. You see""So much has been lost in just three days" Siemenke said nothing and quietly observed the directors present at the meeting. After a while, he said: "Mr. Niu Bijian, can you please  Wharf's shares are resold to Pao Yugang? I think if we withdraw on our own initiative, he will be happy to take over part of the shares at the current price, even if it is just a part, it will reduce a lot of losses." His proposal immediately aroused concern.  Discussions among directors.  "Ximen's proposal is very good. Bao Yugang should be happy to see us withdraw from the competition for Wharf "I don't think so. He can buy it from the exchange when the price drops. Why should he buy our shares at a high price?  " "Based on what I know about Pao Yugang, he is very likely to accept this deal" Nu Bijian felt a little frustrated. He clapped his hands to signal silence, and then said: "Since all the directors have agreed to give up Wharf,  So how to resell Wharf stocks, I will arrange for Jardine Securities to form a special team to do it.  Now let¡¯s talk about the second issue. How should we respond to Shen Chong, no, to Miss Li¡¯s request?  " "There is nothing to discuss about this. We will not let a woman enter the board of directors of Jardine Matheson, let alone let her control the company.  "According to the company law, based on the shares in her hands, she has the right to join the board of directors."  " "Then buy back all the stocks in her hands.  " "Today's closing price of Jardine Matheson is as high as 53 yuan. To buy back her shares, we need to use more than one billion in funds, which we can't come up with.  " "Buying back her shares will make the outside world think that we are weak. We should respond to her strongly and lock up all her funds." "Simon, you are a member of the Keswick family. Tell us your opinions.  " Simon Keswick was very calm and said in a very calm tone: "I think we should find out two things first. The first thing is how much money Ms. Li still has, and the second thing is her true purpose.  What is it, it is impossible to control Jardine Matheson. She must have another purpose.  " "I'm afraid it's difficult to figure out the funds, because HSBC refuses to provide any information, and Shen Chong's assets are very complex. He has investments in the United States, Japan, and mainland China, and it will be difficult to liquidate them in a short time.  " "Then first find out what her real purpose is.  " "Isn't it just like Wall Street in engaging in hostile takeovers?  She probably wants to make money from us.  "    "uncertain.  "Simenke shook his head and said: "If this lady represents Shen Chong, then as far as I know, Shen Chong is a very shrewd investor. He almost never makes mistakes. If I were him, I would not choose  Jardine Matheson, and would choose Land Group, because Land Group¡¯s equity is more dispersed, smaller in scale than Jardine Matheson, and has many high-quality properties. If the hostile takeover fails, it can continue to increase its holdings until it completely controls it, and then dismantle it.  By reselling the property separately and recycling the capital, the risk will be much lower.  "What Ximen said makes sense, so how can we know her true intentions?" "I'll go talk to her." Ximenke said with a gentle smile: "Chinese people always like to work from low to high, sending first  Contact the person with the lowest position, and then slowly increase the level to prepare for the interaction between the senior management. I am not a director of Jardine Matheson, nor do I work at the headquarters. I think that if I contact her first, I may be able to get some useful information.  "Nu Bijian had been watching indifferently, and then he said: "Ximen, I have talked with Shen Chong several times. He is a very cunning person. I am afraid that your idea will not work and will be too inefficient.  It is already very late. If the problem cannot be solved tonight, the stock price will rise further when the stock market opens tomorrow, which will be very detrimental to us. After all, we are short of cash now. And, Ximen, you know, this Ms. Li has already.  As a member of the Keswick family, are you not nervous about this?  The family has been running Jardine Matheson for decades and has been providing everyone with stable and generous profit returns. I think all directors and small and medium shareholders will have confidence in our Keswick family. This will not change because of  A few percentage points of shares will change." He continued: "Of course, our family will also raise funds as soon as possible to increase its holdings of Jardine Matheson's shares, and will never let the title of Jardine Matheson's largest shareholder fall by the wayside.  My eldest brother Henry plans to visit Hong Kong in the next few days. He misses all the directors and life in Hong Kong."
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