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Ernest Borel Holdings Ltd ( (HK:1856) ) has shared an announcement.
Ernest Borel Holdings Limited has clarified the outcome of a profit guarantee tied to its acquisition of Gold Vantage Group, for which the vendor had guaranteed at least HK$30 million in net profit after tax for each of the financial years 2023 to 2025. For 2025, Gold Vantage Group instead recorded a net loss of about HK$25.1 million, creating a shortfall of HK$55.1 million against the guarantee and triggering profit compensation of approximately HK$82.7 million, calculated at 1.5 times the shortfall.
Under the acquisition agreement, this 2025 profit compensation was settled in March 2026 through multiple offsets rather than new cash outlay by Ernest Borel. The company first reduced 12.8 million consideration shares valued at around HK$33.3 million, then deducted HK$13.3 million from the third cash installment, and applied HK$36.1 million against current accounts with the vendor and the group’s fellow subsidiaries, thereby fully settling the compensation and adjusting the overall acquisition consideration to reflect Gold Vantage’s underperformance.
More about Ernest Borel Holdings Ltd
Ernest Borel Holdings Limited is a Hong Kong-listed company engaged in the watch and timepiece business, with operations conducted through its subsidiaries. The group has expanded its activities by acquiring Gold Vantage Group, which has become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary and whose financial results are consolidated into the company’s accounts.
Average Trading Volume: 51,680
Technical Sentiment Signal: Hold
Current Market Cap: HK$644.9M
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