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3SBio Inc. — AGM Information 2011
Apr 28, 2011
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AGM Information
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
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HONGKONG CHINESE LIMITED 香 港 華 人 有 限 公 司[*]
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 655)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Hongkong Chinese Limited (the ‘‘Company’’) will be held at Harcourt Room, Lower Lobby, Conrad Hong Kong, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong on Wednesday, 8th June, 2011 at 10: 30 a.m. for the following purposes:
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To receive and adopt the audited Financial Statements of the Company, the Report of the Directors and the Independent Auditors’ Report for the year ended 31st December, 2010.
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To consider the re-election of the retiring Directors and to authorise the Board of Directors to fix the Directors’ remuneration.
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To consider the re-appointment of Ernst & Young as Auditors of the Company and to authorise the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration.
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As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as Ordinary Resolutions:
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A. ‘‘THAT:
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds, debentures and other securities which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into shares of the Company), which would or might require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors of the Company and shall authorise the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds, debentures and other securities which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into shares of the Company), which might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(c) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors of the Company pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above, otherwise than pursuant to: (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); (ii) the exercise of any options granted under any share option scheme of the Company; (iii) an issue of shares upon exercise of subscription rights pursuant to warrants (if any) issued by the Company; or (iv) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares of the Company, shall not exceed 20 per cent. of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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(d) for the purpose of this resolution:
‘‘Relevant Period’’ means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable law or the Bye-laws of the Company to be held; or
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(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.
‘‘Rights Issue’’ means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the Directors of the Company to holders of shares whose names appear on the Register of Members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares (subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors of the Company may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or having regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory applicable to the Company).’’
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B. ‘‘THAT:
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(a) subject to paragraph (b) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase issued shares in the capital of the Company and warrants to subscribe for shares in the capital of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ‘‘Stock Exchange’’), or any other stock exchange on which the shares and warrants of the Company are or may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and/or the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange or of any other stock exchange as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the aggregate nominal amounts of shares and warrants to subscribe for shares of the Company which may be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10 per cent. of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing of this resolution and 10 per cent. of the aggregate amount of warrants of the Company outstanding as at the date of passing of this resolution respectively, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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(c) for the purpose of this resolution:
‘‘Relevant Period’’ means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable law or the Bye-laws of the Company to be held; or
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(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.’’
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- C. ‘‘THAT conditional on the passing of the resolutions set out in paragraphs 4A and 4B of the notice convening this meeting, the general mandate granted to the Directors of the Company and for the time being in force to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares pursuant to the resolution set out in paragraph 4A of the notice convening this meeting be and is hereby extended by the addition to the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company which may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the Directors of the Company pursuant to such general mandate of an amount representing the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to the resolution set out in paragraph 4B of the notice convening this meeting, provided that such extended amount shall not exceed 10 per cent. of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing of this resolution.’’
By Order of the Board HONGKONG CHINESE LIMITED Andrew Hau Secretary
Hong Kong, 29th April, 2011
Registered Office:
Clarendon House Church Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda
Principal Place of Business:
24th Floor Tower One Lippo Centre 89 Queensway Hong Kong
Note:
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A member entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his stead in accordance with the Bye-laws of the Company. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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To be valid, a form of proxy, together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of that power or authority, must be deposited at the principal place of business of the Company at 24th Floor, Tower One, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a member from attending and voting in person at the meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof should he so wishes.
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The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 2nd June, 2011 to Wednesday, 8th June, 2011 (both dates inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares will be registered and no share which will fall to be allotted and issued on the exercise of the subscription rights attaching to the outstanding warrants of the Company will be registered. In order to qualify for the proposed final distribution and be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting, (i) all transfers of shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates and transfer forms and (ii) all subscription forms accompanied by the relevant warrant certificates and subscription monies relating to the exercise of outstanding warrants of the Company in respect of which holders of such warrants wish to exercise their rights must be lodged with Tricor Tengis Limited, the Company’s Branch Share Registrars in Hong Kong, at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4: 30 p.m. on Wednesday, 1st June, 2011.
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At the meeting, the Chairman of the meeting will exercise his power under Bye-law 66(a) of the Bye-laws of the Company to put each of the above resolutions to the vote by way of a poll as required under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors of the Company are Messrs. Stephen Riady (Chairman), John Lee Luen Wai (Chief Executive Officer) and Kor Kee Yee; the nonexecutive Director of the Company is Mr. Leon Chan Nim Leung; and the independent nonexecutive Directors of the Company are Messrs. Albert Saychuan Cheok, Victor Yung Ha Kuk and Tsui King Fai.
- For identification purpose only
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