Dallas-based UTV distributor acquired by Kandi
Jinhua, China-base Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. today announced that Kandi entered into a Membership Interests Transfer Agreement with the two members of Sportsman Country, LLC under which Kandi will acquire 100 percent of the ownership of Sportsman Country. The Transfer Agreement was signed on May 31, 2018.
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Sportman Country distributes Massimo, Bennche and Linhai side-by-sides to the U.S. market from its assembly facility in Garland, Texas. Sportsman Country is primarily engaged in the wholesale of off-road vehicle products, with a small percentage of business in off-road vehicle parts wholesale and retail. Currently, Sportsman Country has a seasoned management team and a distribution force averaging over 10 years of sales experience. With countrywide sales channels in the U.S., its off-road vehicle products are particularly popular to American consumers.
According to the terms of the Transfer Agreement, the Transferors promised that Sportsman Country will achieve pre-tax profit totaling over $10.0 million from 2017 to 2020. The pre-tax profit in 2017 was $1.02 million and Sportsman Country is targeting a pre-tax profit of more than $2.0 million, $3.0 million, $4.0 million for 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Kandi will transfer $10.0 million worth of corresponding restricted shares to acquire 100 percent membership interests in Sportsman Country. Kandi is required to issue $1.0 million worth of corresponding restricted shares within 30 days from the signing date of the Transfer Agreement, the remaining $9.0 million worth of corresponding restricted shares will be released from escrow based on its pre-tax profit performance, i.e., $2.0 million worth of corresponding restricted shares will be released from escrow if pre-tax profit of $2.0 million is achieved for the full year of 2018, $3.0 million worth of corresponding restricted shares will be released from escrow if pre-tax profit of $3.0 million is achieved for the full year of 2019, $4.0 million worth of corresponding restricted shares will be released from escrow if pre-tax profit of $4.0 million is achieved for the full year of 2020.
For more details on the terms of the purchase, please refer to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the same day of this press release.
Mr. Hu Xiaoming, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kandi commented, “The powersports market is improving and is expected to continue to grow in the near future. After conducting a thorough due diligence on Sportsman Country, we determined that the company had strong performance in terms of business execution, sales network, marketing cost controls, and profitability. The acquisition is an entry point to gain a compelling opportunity for business integration and market expansion in America which will provide Kandi a solid foundation for the future strategic business development.”
Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. ( KNDI ), headquartered in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, is engaged in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of various vehicle products. Kandi has established itself as one of China’s leading manufacturers of pure electric vehicle products (through its joint venture), EV parts and off-road vehicles. Kandi conducts its primary business operations through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Zhejiang Kandi Vehicles Co., Ltd. and the partially and wholly-owned subsidiaries of Kandi Vehicles.
More information can be viewed at the Company’s corporate website at http://www.kandivehicle.com.
