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Arrail Group Limited — AGM Information 2022
Jul 27, 2022
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AGM Information
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Arrail Group Limited 瑞爾集團有限公司
(Incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability and continued in the Cayman Islands)
(Stock Code: 6639)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 2022 Annual General Meeting (the “ AGM ”) of Arrail Group Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at Conference Room, Arrail Group, 5th Floor, Building 11, No. 18 Ziyue Road, Chaolai Science Park, Chaoyang District, Beijing, PRC at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, September 26, 2022 for considering and, if thought fit, passing, with or without amendments, the following resolutions:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
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To receive, consider and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries and VIE entities and the reports of the directors of the Company (the “ Directors ”) and auditors of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2022.
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(A) To re-elect the following persons as Directors:
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(i) To re-elect Mr. Zou Qifang as an executive Director;
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(ii) To re-elect Ms. Qin Jessie Xin as an executive Director; and
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(iii) To re-elect Mr. Zou Jianlong as an executive Director.
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(B) To authorize the board of Directors (the “ Board ”) to fix remuneration of the Directors.
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To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers, Certified Public Accountants, as the auditor of the Company and authorize the Board to fix remuneration of auditor.
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To consider and, if thought fit, pass, with or without amendments, the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:
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(A) “ THAT :
- (i) subject to paragraph (iii) below, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (iv) below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue or otherwise deal with additional shares in the capital of the Company or securities convertible into shares, or options,
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warrants or similar rights to subscribe for shares or such convertible securities of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and/or options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which may require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(ii) the approval in paragraph (i) above shall be in addition to any other authorization given to the Directors and shall authorize the Directors during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and/or options which may require the exercise of such power after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(iii) the aggregate number of shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to options or otherwise) by the Directors during the Relevant Period pursuant to the approval in paragraph (i) above, otherwise than pursuant to (a) a Rights Issue (as defined in paragraph (iv) below); or (b) the grant or exercise of any option under the option scheme of the Company or any other option scheme or similar arrangements for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries of shares or rights to acquire shares of the Company; or (c) any scrip dividend or similar arrangements providing for the allotment of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares of the Company in accordance with the articles of association of the Company in force from time to time; or (d) any issue of shares in the Company upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any existing convertible notes issued by the Company or any existing securities of the Company which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into shares of the Company, shall not exceed 20 per cent of the number of the issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
(iv) for the purpose of this resolution:
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(a) “Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(1) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; or
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(2) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable laws or the articles of association of the Company to be held; or
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(3) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting; and
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- (b) “Rights Issue” means an offer of shares in the capital of the Company, or issue of warrants, options or other securities giving rights to subscribe for shares of the Company, open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of shares in the capital of the Company whose name appear on the register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares (subject to such exclusion or other arrangements as the 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 exercise or extent of any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, any jurisdiction applicable to the Company, any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange applicable to the Company).”
(B) “ THAT :
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(i) subject to paragraph (iii) below, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (v) below) of all the powers of the Company to purchase issued shares in the capital of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”) or on any other stock exchange on which the shares of the Company may be listed and recognised for this purpose by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange and, 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 “ Listing Rules ”) as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(ii) the approval in paragraph (i) above shall be in addition to any other authorization given to the Directors and shall authorize the Directors on behalf of the Company during the Relevant Period to procure the Company to purchase its shares at a price determined by the Directors;
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(iii) the aggregate number of shares of the Company which are authorized to be purchased by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (i) above shall not exceed 10 per cent of the number of the issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly;
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(iv) subject to the passing of each of the paragraphs (i) to (iii) of this resolution, any prior approvals of the kind referred to in paragraphs (i) to (iii) of this resolution which had been granted to the Directors and which are still in effect be and are hereby revoked; and
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- (v) 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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(a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; or
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(b) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable law or the articles of association of the Company to be held; or
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(c) 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 upon the resolutions numbered 4(A) and 4(B) set out in the notice convening this meeting being passed, the general mandate granted to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and otherwise deal with additional shares of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers pursuant to the ordinary resolution numbered 4(A) set out in the notice convening this meeting be and is hereby extended by the addition to the number of the issued shares of the Company which may be allotted by the Directors pursuant to such general mandate an amount representing the number of the issued shares of the Company repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to ordinary resolution numbered 4(B) set out in the notice convening this meeting, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10 per cent of the number of the issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of the said resolutions.”
By Order of the Board Arrail Group Limited Mr. Zou Qifang Chairman
Hong Kong, July 28, 2022
Registered office:
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Harneys Fiduciary (Cayman) Limited 4th Floor, Harbour Place 103 South Church Street P.O. Box 10240 Grand Cayman KY1-1002 Cayman Islands
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Head Office and Principal Principal place of business in Place of business in the Hong Kong: PRC: 40/F, Dah Sing Financial
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6F, Building 11, No. 18, Centre Ziyue Road, Chaolai 248 Queen’s Road East Science Park Wan Chai, Hong Kong Chaoyang District, Beijing, the PRC
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Notes:
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(i) The ordinary resolution numbered 4(C) above will be proposed to the shareholders for approval provided that the ordinary resolutions numbered 4(A) and 4(B) above are passed by the shareholders.
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(ii) Any shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the AGM is entitled to appoint one or, if he is the holder of two or more shares, more proxies to attend and vote in his stead. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
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(iii) In order 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 thereof, shall be deposited at the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of a form of proxy will not preclude a shareholder from attending and voting in person if he is subsequently able to be present.
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(iv) A form of proxy must be signed by you or your attorney duly authorized in writing or, in the case of a corporation, must be either executed under seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorized to sign the same.
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(v) In the case of joint holders of any shares, any one of such joint holders may vote at the AGM, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such shares as if he was solely entitled thereto. However, if more than one of such joint holders is present at the meeting, either personally or by proxy, the joint holder whose name stands first in the register of members of the Company will alone be entitled to vote in respect of such shares.
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(vi) On a poll, every shareholder present at the AGM shall be entitled to one vote for every fully paid-up share of which he is the holder. The result of such poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the AGM at which the poll was so required or demanded.
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(vii) For determining the entitlement to attend and vote at the AGM, the transfer books and register of members of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, September 21, 2022 to Monday, September 26, 2022, both days inclusive, during which period no share transfers can be registered. In order to qualify for attending and voting at the AGM, all share transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
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(viii) In respect of the ordinary resolution numbered 2 above, Mr. Zou Qifang, Ms. Qin Jessie Xin and Mr. Zou Jianlong shall retire and, being eligible, offered themselves for re-election at the AGM. Details of the above retiring Directors are set out in Appendix I to the accompanied circular of the Company dated July 28, 2022.
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(ix) In respect of the ordinary resolution numbered 4(A) above, the Directors wish to state that they have no immediate plans to issue any new shares of the Company pursuant to such general mandate, other than shares which may fall to be allotted and issued. Approval is being sought from the shareholders as a general mandate for the purposes of the Listing Rules.
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(x) In respect of ordinary resolution numbered 4(B) above, the Directors wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred by the general mandate to repurchase shares of the Company in circumstances which they deem appropriate for the benefits of shareholders. An explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable shareholders to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the resolution to approve the repurchase by the Company of its own shares, as required by the Listing Rules, is set out in Appendix II to the accompanied circular of the Company dated July 28, 2022.
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(xi) Shareholders attending the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy shall bear their own transportation and accommodation expenses, and shall produce their identity documents.
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(xii) References to dates and time in this notice are to Hong Kong dates and time.
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(xiii) As at the date of this notice, the executive Directors are Mr. Zou Qifang, Ms. Qin Jessie Xin, Mr. Zhang Jincai and Mr. Zou Jianlong; and the independent non-executive Directors are Ms. Liu Xiaomei Michelle, Mr. Sun Jian and Mr. Zhang Bang.
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