Ascletis Pharma Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024

May 23, 2024

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世界（集團）有限公司 WORLD HOUSEWARE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 713)

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting (the “ EGM ”) of World Houseware (Holdings) Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at the Jade Room, 6th Floor, The Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, Harbour City, Kowloon, Hong Kong at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, 13 June 2024 (or immediately after the conclusion or adjournment of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at 3:30 p.m. on the same date and at the same place) for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing, with or without modification, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

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“ THAT :

• (a) subject to and conditional upon the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited granting approval for the listing of, and permission to deal in, the shares of the Company which may fall to be issued and allotted pursuant to the exercise of any options which may be granted under the new share option scheme of the Company (the “ Share Option Scheme ”), the rules of which have been produced to the EGM and marked “ A ” and initialed by the chairman of the EGM for identification purpose, the rules of the Share Option Scheme be and are hereby approved and adopted and the directors of the Company (the “ Directors ”) be and are hereby authorised to grant options to allot, issue and deal in the shares of the Company as may be required to be allotted and issued upon the exercise of any option granted thereunder and to take all such steps and attend all such matters, approve and execute (whether under hand or under seal) such documents and do such other things, for and on behalf of the Company, as the Directors may consider necessary, desirable or expedient to effect and implement the Share Option Scheme; and

• (b) the total number of shares of the Company to be allotted and issued pursuant to (a) above, together with any issue of shares of the Company upon the exercise of any options and awards granted under any other share schemes of the Company as may from time to time be adopted by the Company, shall not exceed such number of shares of the Company as equals to 10 per cent of the shares of the Company in issue as at the date of passing of this resolution.”

By Order of the Board WORLD HOUSEWARE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Lee Tat Hing Chairman

Hong Kong, 24 May 2024

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Registered office: P.O. Box 309 Ugland House Grand Cayman KY1-1104 Cayman Islands

Principal place of business in Hong Kong:

Flat A, 18th Floor Bold Win Industrial Building 16-18 Wah Sing Street Kwai Chung New Territories Hong Kong

Notes:

1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint one or (if he/she is a holder of two or more shares) more proxies to attend and to vote in his/her stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must be present in person at the meeting to represent the member. If more than one proxy is so appointed, the appointment shall specify the number and class of Shares in respect of which such proxy is so appointed.

2. A form of proxy for use at the meeting is enclosed. To be valid, the completed form of proxy, together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a certified copy of such power or authority, must be deposited at the office of the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Secretaries Limited at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof. The proxy form will be published on the websites of the Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (www.worldhse.com).

3. Completion and return of the proxy form will not preclude a member from attending and voting in person at the meeting or any adjournment thereof if the member so desires and in such event, the authority of your proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.

4. For determining the entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Friday, 7 June 2024 to Thursday, 13 June 2024, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares in the Company will be registered. In order to qualify for the entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting, all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Secretaries Limited at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 6 June 2024. Members whose names appear on the register of members of the Company on Thursday, 13 June 2024 are entitled to attend and vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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1. In the case of joint holders of a share, any one of such joint holders may vote, either in person or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he/she/it was solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders are present at the meeting, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holder(s). For this purpose, seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand first in the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint holding.

2. Any voting at the meeting shall be taken by poll pursuant to the Listing Rules and the results of the poll will be published on the websites of the Stock Exchange and the Company in accordance with the Listing Rules.

3. BAD WEATHER ARRANGEMENTS:

If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above, or a “black” rainstorm warning is in effect any time after 11:00 a.m. on the date of the EGM, the meeting will be postponed. The Company will post an announcement on the websites of the Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (www.worldhse.com) to notify Shareholders of the date, time and venue of the rescheduled meeting.

As at the date of this announcement, the Executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Lee Tat Hing, Ms. Fung Mei Po, Mr. Lee Chun Sing, Mr. Lee Kwok Sing Stanley, Mr. Leung Cho Wai, Mr. Tsui Chi Yuen and Mr. Lee Hon Sing Alan; the Non-executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Cheung Tze Man Edward and Ms. Lee Ka Yee; the Independent Non-executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Tsui Chi Him Steve, Mr. Ho Tak Kay, Mr. Hui Chi Kuen Thomas, Ms. Tsang Wing Yee and Ms. Hong Ting.

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