Smaller international sport shoe brand without presence inChina. Such as Diadora, Reebok, Puma, New Balance. Would no doubt love the opportunity to getinto the Chinese market.
They could just take over XPD. rebadge the existing linesand instantly capture a huge chunk of the Chinese sport shoe market,specifically the soccer shoe market.
If Jiameng don’t yield to shareholders demand. Then I thinkthe Aussie directors should look at approaching competitors to sell XPD inorder to unlock the value for shareholders.