The Grand Court Of The Cayman Islands Granted Blue Ocean's Application To Appoint Joint Provisional Liquidators For Global Cord Blood Corporation
Blue Ocean Structure Investment Company Ltd., ("Blue Ocean") a significant shareholder of Global Cord Blood Corporation (the "Company" or "Global Cord") (NYSE:CO), today announced the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the "Court") issued an order granting the appointment of joint provisional liquidators ("JPLs") for Global Cord, pursuant to section 104(2) of the Companies Act (2022 Revision) (the "Companies Act"), upon the application filed by Blue Ocean dated 22 August 2022.
Margot MacInnis and John Royle of Grant Thornton Specialist Services (Cayman) Limited, 2nd Floor, Century Yard, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands and Chow Tsz Nga Georgia have been appointed as JPLs of the Company. The JPLs have the power to conduct the ordinary, day-to-day business operations of the Company and to take such steps as, in their discretion, may be necessary or expedient: a) for the protection and preservation of the value of the Company's assets, rights and/or property of every description whether held by the Company, its subsidiaries or any other person and b) for preventing the dissipation or misuse of the Company's assets and those of its subsidiaries, in each case in accordance with the powers specified in the Order.