• Hong Kong exchange censured AustAsia Group over IPO forecast disclosures, citing failure to update financial information during listing vetting under Listing Rule 9.11A.
• FY2022 audited results published on March 1, 2023 showed net profit about US$42.4 million below profit forecast submitted in December 2022, a 64.4% drop.
• Exchange found forecast assumptions and figures remained outdated despite internal October and November management reports showing deteriorating performance, rising feed costs, weaker milk prices.
• Former CEO Edgar Dowse Collins, former CFO Chen Yuan, former financial controller Sun Lizhi received censures, with investor-prejudice statements issued against Collins and Chen.
• Four directors were ordered to complete 17 hours of Listing Rule and directors’ duties training within 90 days, with a similar requirement set as a condition for any future directorship for one former non-executive director.

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