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    JBM (Healthcare) Limited to Be Spun Off from Jacobson Pharma Corporation Limited

    Announces Details of Proposed Listing on Main Board of SEHK

    Highlights


    • The fourth largest brand operator that carries
      both over-the-counter (“OTC”) proprietary medicines and OTC proprietary Chinese
      medicines in Hong Kong in 2019 by revenue[1]
    • As a subsidiary of Jacobson Pharma Corporation
      Limited (“Jacobson Pharma”; Stock Code: 2633), JBM Healthcare is a unique field
      player with drug expertise and a heritage that continues to foster a corporate
      culture of prioritizing product efficacy and quality
    • Notable and growing brand portfolio along with a
      proven brand management capability. As at March 31, 2020, JBM Healthcare
      carried a total of 20 principal brands, including 11 third-party brands and 9
      own brands
    • Extensive sales and distribution network in Hong
      Kong, with a geographical reach spanning over China, Macau, Taiwan and select
      countries in Southeast Asia, Europe, North America and the Caribbean Islands








     


    HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 25 January
    2021 – JBM (Healthcare) Limited (“JBM Healthcare” or “Company
    and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group“),
    a Hong Kong-based company that markets and distributes branded healthcare
    products with product footprint across Greater China, Southeast Asia and
    certain other countries, today announced details of the proposed listing of its
    shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”).


    Mr. Patrick Wong,
    Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of JBM Healthcare (left) and Dr.
    Chu Ka Wing, President of the Proprietary Chinese Medicine Business and
    Executive Director of JBM Healthcare (right)


     


    Jacobson Pharma indirectly holds 85.04% of JBM Shares. Upon
    completion of the proposed spin-off, Jacobson Pharma will hold not less than
    50% of the shares of JBM Healthcare (“JBM
    Shares
    “) and that JBM Healthcare will remain a subsidiary of Jacobson
    Pharma with its results continue to be consolidated into the accounts of
    Jacobson Parma. Jacobson Pharma will effect a distribution in specie of a
    portion of its JBM Shares if the spin-off proceeds, where each qualifying
    shareholder of Jacobson Pharma will be entitled to one JBM Share for every
    eight shares of Jacobson Pharma held.

    JBM Healthcare has received pre-IPO Investments from three strategic
    investors, namely New Heritage Healthcare Limited, who was one of the cornerstone
    investors of Jacobson Pharma during its global offering in 2016 and an existing
    shareholder of Jacobson Pharma; Gold Century Assets Limited, which its
    wholly-owned subsidiary Kin Fung Weisen-U Company Limited, a joint venture
    partner of the Group; and Profit Cape Limited, an indirect wholly-owned
    subsidiary of Tycoon Group Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 3390), a company
    listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange who is also JBM Healthcare’s
    Hong Kong distributor and the parent company of its joint venture partner in a
    jointly controlled entity. A total of 97,000,000 JBM Shares were issued
    pursuant to the pre-IPO investments, representing approximately 11.43% of the
    total issued JBM Shares immediately after completion of the pre-IPO investments,
    with an aggregate consideration of HK$97.0 million,


     


    Offering Details


    The Group intends to offer a total of 44,686,000 JBM Shares
    for the Public Offer. After deducting underwriting commissions and estimated
    expenses payable in connection with the Public Offer and assuming an offer
    price of HK$1.2 per Offer Share, net proceeds from the Public Offer are
    estimated to be approximately HK$10.6 million. China Galaxy International Securities
    (Hong Kong) Co., Limited is the Sole Sponsor of the listing.


     


    The Hong Kong Public Offer will begin at 9:00 am on 26
    January 2021 (Tuesday) and will end at 12:00 noon on 29 January 2021 (Friday).
    The allotment results will be announced on 4 February 2021 (Thursday). Dealing
    in JBM Healthcare’s Shares will commence on the Main Board of SEHK on 5
    February 2021 (Friday) under the stock code 2161. The shares will be traded in
    board lots of 2,000 shares each.




    Investment
    Highlights


    A leading Hong
    Kong-based brand operator with a notable and growing brand portfolio and proven
    brand management capability


    The Group was the fourth largest brand operator that carries
    both OTC proprietary medicines and OTC proprietary Chinese medicines in Hong
    Kong in 2019 by revenue1. As at March 31, 2020, the Group carried a
    total of 20 principal brands, including 11 third-party brands and 9 own brands.
    Besides, the Group has established a track record of introducing
    category-leading overseas branded healthcare products to local markets and
    revitalized the brand positioning of its heritage household brands based on
    changing demographics and consumer behaviors. It is believed that its brand
    management capability is among the core competitive advantages in the branded
    healthcare market.


     


    A unique field player
    with a heritage of pharmaceutical background and quality-driven culture of
    Jacobson Pharma


    As a subsidiary of Jacobson Pharma, a leading generic drug
    company in Hong Kong in 20191, the Group is a unique field player
    with drug expertise and a heritage that continues to foster a corporate culture
    of prioritizing product efficacy and quality. It is believed that, leveraged on
    the ethical and trustworthy reputation and high market standing of the Jacobson
    Pharma in the pharmaceutical sector, it makes third-party brand owners and
    product originators are more inclined to choose to partner with the Group. In
    addition, with the high standard of quality control inherited from an ethical pharmaceutical
    company, JBM Healthcare is one of
    the few GMP-accredited proprietary Chinese medicine manufacturers in Hong Kong1.
    It is believed the long track record of providing reliable and quality products
    position the Group to capture any future market opportunities.


     


    Dual engines of
    growth through sourcing and development of category-leading products and
    acquisitions of synergetic brands


    Backed by a specialized product development team with
    relevant regional industry knowledge, the Group has a long proven track record
    of deploying dual engines to support its business developments. Not only
    organically growing its business through the in-depth understanding and clear
    vision of healthcare trends and categories with market space, as well as
    identifying product candidates or development with fitting allure and efficacy
    attributes. The Group also demonstrated the consistent ability to realize
    synergies through strategic acquisitions and investments, which are in line
    with its growth and business directions. It enables JBM Healthcare to expand its
    own brand portfolio successfully through acquisition and integration of
    attractive branded healthcare products.


     


    Extensive sales and
    distribution network in Hong Kong with multi-region geographical reach


    The Group has established an extensive sales and
    distribution network in Hong Kong, with a geographical reach spanning over
    China, Macau, Taiwan and select countries in Southeast Asia, Europe, North
    America and the Caribbean Islands. The stable business relationships with key
    retailers and the Hong Kong distributor, coupled with its reputation in delivering
    high quality products and the wide distribution network, have enabled JBM
    Healthcare to generate effective retail penetration and commercialization of its
    new products. Armed with a hybrid of sales and distribution models tailored for
    different products and geographic markets, It is believed that JBM Healthcare
    is well-positioned to leverage its geographical presence and develop a
    sustainable regional platform in Asia for branded healthcare products.


     


    Seasoned management
    team with in-depth industry knowledge and regional experience


    The Group’s core management team comprises a group of
    technically seasoned industry veterans with a strong track record and proven
    execution capabilities. Vast majority of its directors and senior management
    team, who on average has approximately 25 years of relevant industry experience,
    are registered pharmacists or have pharmaceutical or medical academic
    backgrounds. It is believed that the experienced senior management team has
    been and will continue to be key to its success in deployment of its dual
    engines of growth, allowing the Group to further integrate its regional
    resources and take advantage of new opportunities.


    Business Strategies


    The PRC cross-border e-commerce market has grown rapidly as
    a result of the rising demand for overseas healthcare products and an
    increasingly structured and formalized cross-border e-commerce channel in the
    PRC market. According to Frost & Sullivan Report, the gross merchandise
    volume of pharmaceutical products e-commerce market in China is forecasted to
    reach HK$452.2 billion by 2024. The Group intends to expand its product
    offerings and deepen product penetration in China through cross-border
    e-commerce initiatives. In order to increase its product penetration to end
    consumers across all provinces, cities and counties in China and shorten its
    product launch time, the Group will continue to actively deploy efforts and
    resources in the development of cross-border e-commerce initiatives by
    broadening presence in cross-border e-commerce channels across a variety of
    popular platforms and engaging different cross-border e-commerce models.
    Besides, the Group intends to offer eligible branded health products through
    cross-border e-commerce channels while formulating integrated brand strategies
    to raise consumer awareness and profile of its brands and its own online store
    to support product launches and improve sales performance. The Group aims to
    optimize its online presence and enhance the visibility of its brand and
    products through multi-channel performance marketing initiatives, with the goal
    to increase the product penetration in the PRC market.


     


    In addition, the Group will further expand its portfolio
    through organic growth and mergers and acquisitions in order to maintain its
    competitive position and ensure its future growth and success. While the Group
    will continue to seek organic growth for its product portfolio and adapt its
    product offerings and develop product line extensions by building on existing
    own brand products and their brand appeal, it also intends to pursue suitable
    opportunities to acquire synergistic businesses in line with its growth and
    business directions to enhance existing product portfolio and increase local
    presence in other key markets for its products and business.


     


    Leveraging the Group’s established local business
    relationships and networks, JBM Healthcare intends to develop a branded
    healthcare product sourcing and distribution platform in Asia through the
    integration of its regional resources and foothold. The Group sources
    third-party brand products and secure third-party manufacturing arrangements
    for selected products in Greater China and other select countries in Southeast
    Asia. In the short-term, the Group intends to leverage its established local
    business relationships and networks to further enhance the on-the-ground
    presence of its products through the establishment of joint venture and
    expansion of existing relationship. In particular, JBM Healthcare has established
    a joint venture with a renowned PRC state-owned conglomerate through a jointly
    controlled entity with its Hong Kong distributor and intend to increase its
    product penetration and explore other collaborative opportunities in China. For
    the long-term, the Group aims to strengthen its geographical reach in Southeast
    Asia and capture the growing demand for health and wellness products. The Group
    will seek to leverage on its track record in those strategic locations to
    further source and introduce new third-party brand products and eventually
    develop into a sustainable branded healthcare product sourcing and distribution
    platform in Asia.


     


    Backed by an extensive network in Hong Kong, the Group
    intends to unleash the sales and distribution potential of its Chinese medicine
    practitioner network. It is believed that the direct access and frequent interaction
    with Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong enables the Group to gain
    specific insights and understanding of their practices, preferences and
    operational environment. JBM Healthcare will seek to utilize such insights to
    capture new business opportunities and capitalize on this distribution channel.


    Use of Proceeds


    Assuming the Offer Price
    is HK$1.2 per Offer Share, the net proceeds are expected to be approximately
    HK$10.6 million, and the Group will apply such net proceeds for the following
    purposes:






    Item

    Percentage

    • To fund the portfolio development and brand
      management of proprietary Chinese medicines

    47.2%

    • To fund payments (upfront, in stages or
      otherwise) for obtaining additional distribution rights from third-party
      brand owners, as part of the strategy to grow third-party brand product
      portfolio

    43.4%

    • To
      supplement working capital and for general corporate purposes

    9.4%

     


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