Nov 28 (Reuters) - Investment holding company Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd (0241.HK) said on Tuesday it would buy entire stake in AJK Technology Holding Ltd from a unit of Alibaba Group Holding (9988.HK) for HK$13.51 billion ($1.73 billion).
Alibaba Health would issue 2.56 billion consideration shares at an issue price of HK$4.50 and pay the U.S. dollar equivalent of HK$2 billion in cash to the Alibaba Group unit, Taobao Holding Ltd.AJK Technology is an offshore holding vehicle incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
The completion of the deal is subject to approvals from independent shareholders and the stock exchange.
($1 = 7.7957 Hong Kong dollars)Reporting by John Biju in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi MajumdarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
John Biju, Shilpi Majumdar
Organizations:
Investment, Health, Technology, HK, AJK Technology Holding, Alibaba, Taobao Holding, AJK Technology, Thomson
Locations:
Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Bengaluru