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Affluent Foundation Holdings Limited — AGM Information 2022
Jul 15, 2022
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AGM Information
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Affluent Foundation Holdings Limited 俊裕地基集團有限公司
(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1757)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the annual general meeting of Affluent Foundation Holdings Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at Function Room 1, 3/F, The Mira Hong Kong, 118–130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Wednesday, 10 August 2022 at 2:00 p.m. (the “ Meeting ”) for the following purposes:
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To receive, consider and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements and the reports of the directors and independent auditors of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31 March 2022;
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(i) To re-elect Mr. Ho Chi Wai as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
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(ii) To re-elect Mr. Lau Leong Ho as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
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(iii) To authorise the board (the “ Board ”) of directors (the “ Directors ”) of the Company to fix the remuneration of the Directors;
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To re-appoint Grant Thornton Hong Kong Limited as the independent auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company and to authorise the Board to fix its remuneration;
and as special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following proposed resolutions numbered 4 to 6 as ordinary resolutions of the Company and proposed resolution numbered 7 as a special resolution of the Company:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
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“ THAT :
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares of HK$0.01 each in the share capital of the Company (the “ Shares ”), securities convertible into Shares or options,
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warrants or similar rights to subscribe for any Shares and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds and debentures convertible into Shares) which would or might require the exercise of such powers, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors and shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds and debentures convertible into Shares) which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined);
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(c) the total number of Shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued or dealt with (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); (ii) the exercise of the conversion rights attaching to any convertible securities issued by the Company; (iii) the exercise of warrants to subscribe for Shares; (iv) the exercise of options granted under any share option scheme of the Company or similar arrangement for the time being adopted by the Company; or (v) any issue of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the articles of association (the “ Articles ”) of the Company in force from time to time, shall not exceed 20% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of the 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 the Articles or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; and
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(iii) the date on which such mandate is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting of the Company.
“ Rights Issue ” means an offer of Shares other securities giving rights to subscribe for Shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to the holders of Shares or any class of shares whose names appear on the registers of members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such Shares as at that date (subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the
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Directors 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, or the expense or delay which may be involved in determining the existence of any restrictions obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, any jurisdiction applicable to the Company, or any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange applicable to the Company).”;
5. “ THAT :
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(a) subject to paragraph (b) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase the Shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”) or any other stock exchange on which Shares may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“ SFC ”) and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange, the SFC or those of any other recognised stock exchange as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the total number of Shares which may be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of the passing of this resolution, 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 the Articles or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; and
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(iii) the date on which such mandate is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting of the Company.”; and
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“ THAT conditional upon resolutions numbered 4 and 5 above being passed, the unconditional general mandate granted to the Directors pursuant to resolution numbered 4 above be and is hereby extended by the additional thereto of an amount representing the total number of Shares repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to resolution numbered 5 above, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of passing the resolution.”.
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SPECIAL RESOLUTION
7. “ THAT :
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(a) the proposed amendments to the existing memorandum and articles of association of the Company (“ Proposed Amendments ”), details of which are set out in Appendix III to the circular of the Company dated 15 July 2022 (“ Circular ”) be and are hereby approved;
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(b) the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of the Company, a copy of which is produced to the AGM, in the form of the document marked “A” and initialed by the chairman of the AGM for the purpose of identification, which contains all the Proposed Amendments mentioned in the Circular, be and is hereby approved and adopted as the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of the existing memorandum and articles of association of the Company with immediate effect after the close of the AGM; and
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(c) any one Director or the company secretary of the Company be and is hereby authorised to do all things necessary to give effect to the foregoing.”
By Order of the Board Affluent Foundation Holdings Limited Chan Siu Cheong Chairman
Hong Kong, 15 July 2022
Registered Office: P.O. Box 1350 Windward 3 Regatta Office Park Grand Cayman KY1-1108 Cayman Islands
Principal place of business in Hong Kong: Unit 903–905, 9/F The Octagon No. 6 Sha Tsui Road Tsuen Wan New Territories Hong Kong
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Notes:
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For the purpose of determining the eligibility of the shareholders of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Friday, 5 August 2022 to Wednesday, 10 August 2022, both dates inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be effected. In order to qualify for attending and voting at the Meeting, all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant certificates must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 4 August 2022.
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A shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint another person as his/her proxy to attend and to vote on his/her behalf. A shareholder of the Company who is the holder of two or more shares in the Company may appoint, more than one proxy to represent him/her/it to attend and vote on his/her/its behalf. A proxy needs not be a shareholder of the Company.
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In case of joint registered holders, this form of proxy may be signed by any joint holder, but if more than one joint holder is present at the Meeting, the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, will be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders. For this purpose, seniority will be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint holding.
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This form of proxy must be completed and signed in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or in case of a corporation, either under its common seal, or under the hand of an officer, attorney or other person authorised. In order to be valid, this form of proxy together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a certified copy thereof, must be deposited at the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before (i.e. Monday, 8 August 2022 at 2:00 p.m.) the time fixed for holding of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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With respect to resolution no. 2 of this notice, Mr. Ho Chi Wai and Mr. Lau Leong Ho shall retire from office of directorship and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election in accordance with the Articles. Details of their information are set out in the circular of the Company dated 15 July 2022.
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As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises Mr. Chan Siu Cheong and Mr. Sin Ka Pong as executive Directors; and Mr. Ho Chi Wai, Mr. Cheung Kwok Yan Wilfred and Mr. Lau Leong Ho as independent non-executive Directors.
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Completion and return of this form of proxy will not preclude a shareholder of the Company from attending and voting in person at the Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) if he/she/it so wishes and in such event, the instrument appoint a proxy shall be deemed to have been revoked.
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Any voting at the Meeting shall be taken by poll.
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If tropical cyclone warning signal no. 8 or above, “extreme conditions” caused by super typhoons or a black rainstorm warning is in effect any time after 12:00 noon on the date of the meeting, the meeting will be postponed. The Company will post an announcement on the Company’s website (https://www.hcho.com.hk) and the Stock Exchange’s website (www.hkexnews.hk) to notify Shareholders of the date, time and venue of the rescheduled meeting.
As at the date of this notice, the executive Directors are Mr. Chan Siu Cheong and Mr. Sin Ka Pong, and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Ho Chi Wai, Mr. Cheung Kwok Yan Wilfred and Mr. Lau Leong Ho.
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