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Evergrande founder jailed for life

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Evergrande Property Services Says Found That Deposits Of About RMB13.4 Bln As Security For Third Party Pledge Guarantees Had Been Enforced By Relevant Banks

* TRADING IN SHARES OF COMPANY WILL REMAIN SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

* WAS FOUND THAT DEPOSITS OF ABOUT RMB13.4 BILLION AS SECURITY FOR THIRD PARTY PLEDGE GUARANTEES HAD BEEN ENFORCED BY RELEVANT BANKS

* WILL ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE AND ARRANGE FOR EXPERTS TO BE APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE PLEDGE GUARANTEES Further

On Wednesday (Mar 30) China Evergrande will sell its Crystal City Project in the eastern city of Hangzhou for 3.66 billion yuan (S$780.3 million) to 2 state-owned firms as the group's liquidity issues dampen the progress of its projects.

The firm is selling the land-use and building ownership rights for the project, which is under construction, to Zhejiang Zhejian Real Estate Group and Zhejiang Construction Engineering Group.

It will use the proceeds to repay construction fees of 920.7 million yuan owed to Zhejiang Construction Engineering and the rest for its own general working capital. The deal is expected to post a gain of about 216 million yuan.

Saddled with over US$300 billion in liabilities, Evergrande has been struggling to repay suppliers, creditors and complete projects. State-owned enterprises have stepped in to help with the debt restructuring process and taken over some of its assets to quell market concerns about a disorderly collapse.

In a separate filing late on Tuesday, Evergrande said it had set up an independent committee to investigate how banks seized 13.4 billion yuan in deposits of its property services arm, Evergrande Property Services Group, that had been pledged as security for third-party guarantees.

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