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China Cablecom Holdings and
Jaguar Acquisition Corporation Close Business Combination
This merger will be the first of its kind for a U.S. public company.
New York, NY & Conshohocken, PA, April
9, 2008 (MARKET WIRE) – China Cablecom Holdings, Ltd. (OTCBB:
JGACU.OB, JGAC.OB, JGACW.OB) and Jaguar Acquisition Corporation
(“Jaguar”), a special purpose acquisition company,
completed both the previously announced redomestication merger
of Jaguar in the British Virgin Islands as China Cablecom Holdings
and the concurrent business combination merger with China Cablecom
Ltd. ("China Cablecom"), an emerging consolidated cable
network operator and acquirer in the highly-populated Shandong
province in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Following closing, approximately 74% of
the ordinary shares of China Cablecom Holdings will be owned by
the previous stockholders of Jaguar. Initially the units, ordinary
shares and warrants of China Cablecom Holdings will continue to
be traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the ticker symbols JGACU.OB,
JGAC.OB and JGACW.OB, respectively. Additional information concerning
the conversion of Jaguar securities to China Cablecom Holdings
securities can be found in the registration statement on Form
S-4/A filed by China Cablecom Holdings with the SEC on March 21,
2008. This information is also available in the Jaguar proxy statement
mailed to shareholders on March 24, 2008.
“This transaction marks a historic
new chapter for China Cablecom,” says Clive Ng, founder
and Executive Chairman of China Cablecom. “As a result of
the merger we now have a strong foundation in place which should
enable us to create long lasting partnerships while providing
us with a platform for consolidating additional municipal and
county cable network operators in China’s Shandong province.”
“We are confident that the merger
will help us to further strengthen our position as the only U.S.
publicly traded company focused on acquiring, consolidating and
managing cable systems in the People's Republic of China,”
says Jonathan Kalman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Jaguar Acquisition Corporation. “We are now poised to capitalize
on the upgrade to digital, in addition to offering premium services,
which collectively is expected to drive higher operating margins
and cash flow and enhance the long term value of China Cablecom
Holdings for its shareholders."
ABOUT JAGUAR ACQUISITION CORPORATION
Jaguar Acquisition Corporation is a special
purpose acquisition company formed in June 2005 for the purpose
of acquiring, through a merger, asset acquisition or other similar
business combination, or controlling, through contractual arrangements,
an operating business.
In April 2006, Jaguar Acquisition Corporation
raised $28.3 million and its common stock and warrants began trading
separately on June 26, 2006. Pursuant to the terms of its IPO
documentation, the management team has until April 13, 2008 to
complete a business combination. Jaguar Acquisition Corporation's
principal offices are in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. On October
31, 2007, Jaguar Acquisition Corporation signed an Agreement and
Plan of Merger that will result in the acquisition of the issued
and outstanding shares of China Cablecom Ltd., a British Virgin
Islands company.
ABOUT CHINA CABLECOM
China Cablecom is a joint-venture provider
of cable television services in the People's Republic of China,
operating in partnership with a local state-owned enterprise authorized
by the PRC government to control the distribution of cable TV
services ("SOE"). China Cablecom acquired operating
rights of the network it currently operates in Binzhou, Shandong
Province in September 2007 by entering into a series of asset
purchase and services agreements with a company organized by SOEs
owned directly or indirectly by local branches of SARFT in five
different municipalities to serve as a holding company of the
relevant businesses. Binzhou Broadcasting operates a cable network
with 442,900 paying subscribers as of September 30, 2007. China
Cablecom's strategy is to replicate the acquisition by operating
partnership models in other municipalities in Shandong Province
in the PRC and then introducing operating efficiencies and increasing
service offerings in the networks it has acquired.
China Cablecom's website is www.chinacablecom.net
Safe Harbor Statement
Any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity,
and developments in the industry may differ materially from those
made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained
in this press release. These forward-looking statements are subject
to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The forward-looking
statements in this press release speak only as of the date of
this press release and might not occur in light of these risks,
uncertainties, and assumptions. Jaguar Acquisition Corporation
undertakes no obligation and disclaims any obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Available Information
In connection with the pending transaction, China Cablecom Holdings,
Ltd. ("China Cablecom Holdings") has filed with the
SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4, which includes a Proxy
Statement/Prospectus for the stockholders of Jaguar Acquisition
Corporation. The stockholders of Jaguar Acquisition Corporation
are urged to read the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus,
when it is available, as well as all other relevant documents
filed or to be filed with the SEC, because they will contain important
information about China Cablecom Holdings, Jaguar Acquisition
Corporation and the proposed transaction. The final Proxy Statement/Prospectus
will be mailed to stockholders of Jaguar Acquisition Corporation
after the Registration Statement is declared effective by the
SEC. Jaguar stockholders will be able to obtain the Registration
Statement, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and any other relevant
filed documents for free at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). These
documents can also be obtained for free from Jaguar Acquisition
Corporation by directing a request Eight Tower Bridge, Suite 1050,
161 Washington Street, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428.
Investor Relation Company Contact
Hayden Communications International,
Inc.
Ted Haberfield, Executive VP
Phone: +1-760-755-2716
E-mail: thaberfield@HCInternational.net
Contact:
China Cablecom Limited
Clive Ng
Phone: +1-212-888-8890
Email: clive@chinacablecom.net
Web Site: www.chinacablecom.net
Jaguar Capital Partners
Jonathan Kalman
Phone: +1-610-825-0288
E-mail: jkalman@jaguar-capital.com
Web Site: www.jaguar-capital.com
OTCBB: JGAC.OB, JGACW.OB
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