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BOC Aviation Limited — AGM Information 2021
May 5, 2021
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AGM Information
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BOC AVIATION LIMITED 中銀航空租賃有限公司[*]
(Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore with limited liability)
Stock code: 2588
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting (the “Meeting”) of shareholders of BOC Aviation Limited (the “Company”) will be held on Thursday, 3 June 2021 at 2 p.m. by electronic means for the purpose of transacting the following business:
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To receive and adopt the financial statements together with the Directors’ statement and Auditor’s report for the year ended 31 December 2020.
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To declare a final dividend of US$0.1173 per Share for the year ended 31 December 2020.
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To re-elect Directors.
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To authorise the Board of Directors or any duly authorised Board Committee to fix the remuneration of the Directors for the year ending 31 December 2021.
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To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor and to authorise the Board of Directors or any duly authorised Board Committee to fix their remuneration for the year ending 31 December 2021.
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as Ordinary Resolutions:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
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“THAT
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(A) subject to paragraph (B) below, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to purchase shares in the capital of the Company (the “Shares”) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) or any other stock exchange recognised for this purpose by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange in accordance with all applicable laws including the Code on Share Buy-backs and 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;
* For identification purpose only
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(B) the aggregate number of Shares which may be purchased or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be purchased by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (A) above shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Shares in issue at the date of passing this Resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly;
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(C) the purchase price may be determined by the Directors provided the purchase price shall not be more than 105% of the average closing market price for the five preceding trading days on which the Shares were traded on the Stock Exchange, and otherwise in accordance with all applicable laws and the requirements of the Listing Rules; and
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(D) for the purpose of this Resolution:
“Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this Resolution until the earliest of:
- (1) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
- (2) the expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Company’s Constitution (the “Constitution”) or any applicable laws to be held; and
- (3) the revocation or variation of the authority given to the Directors under this Resolution by ordinary resolution of the Company’s shareholders in general meeting.”
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“THAT:
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(A) subject to paragraph (C) below, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with Shares or securities convertible into Shares or options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe for Shares or such convertible securities and to make or grant offers, agreements or options which would or might require the exercise of such powers during or after the end of the Relevant Period be and are hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(B) (notwithstanding that the authority conferred by this Resolution may have ceased to be in force) the approval in paragraph (A) shall authorise the Directors to allot, issue and deal with Shares in pursuance to securities, offers, agreements or options allotted, issued, dealt with, made or granted by the Directors during the Relevant Period;
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(C) the aggregate number of Shares allotted, issued and dealt with or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued and dealt with (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (A), otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as defined below), (ii) the exercise of options granted under any share option scheme adopted by the Company (if any), (iii) any scrip dividend or similar
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arrangement providing for the allotment of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the Constitution or (iv) a specific authority granted by the Shareholders in general meeting, shall not exceed the aggregate of (aa) 10% of the total number of Shares in issue at the date of passing this Resolution, plus (bb) (if the Directors are so authorised by a separate ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company) the aggregate number of Shares repurchased by the Company subsequent to the passing of this Resolution (up to a maximum number equivalent to 10% of the total number of Shares in issue at the date of passing this Resolution), and the said approval shall be limited accordingly;
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(D) the issue price of any Shares allotted, issued and dealt with or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued and dealt with (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to paragraphs (A) and (C)(iv)(aa) may be determined by the Directors provided the such Shares shall not be at a discount of more than 20% to the average closing market price for the five preceding trading days on which the Shares were traded on the Stock Exchange, and otherwise in accordance with all applicable laws and the requirements of the Listing Rules; and
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(E) for the purposes of this resolution:
“Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this resolution until the earliest of:
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(1) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(2) the expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Constitution or any applicable laws to be held; and
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(3) the revocation or variation of the authority given to the Directors under this Resolution by ordinary resolution of the Company’s shareholders in general meeting; and
“Rights Issue” means an offer of Shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of Shares on the register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such Shares on such record date (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 legal or practical 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) and an offer, allotment or issue of Shares by way of rights shall be construed accordingly.”
- “THAT the Directors be and are hereby authorised to exercise the powers of the Company referred to in paragraph (A) of Resolution 7 in respect of the share capital of the Company referred to in sub-paragraph (bb) of paragraph (C) of such resolution.”
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Special measures for the Annual General Meeting
Given the evolving Covid-19 situation including the social distancing measures and travel restrictions in Singapore and Hong Kong, the Board considers it to be in the interests of the Company and our Shareholders to convene the Meeting by electronic means in order to help ensure the health and well-being of our Shareholders and employees.
The arrangements for the Meeting, which are in line with the Singapore Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 with regards alternative arrangements for general meetings of companies, are as follows:
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The Meeting will be held by electronic means.
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The Meeting will only include the formal business of the Meeting.
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It will not be possible for Shareholders to attend the Meeting in person.
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Shareholders will only be able to vote by submitting a proxy form in advance of the Meeting. To ensure that their vote counts, Shareholders should only appoint the Chairman of the Meeting to act as their proxy. If a Shareholder appoints a person other than the Chairman of the Meeting as their proxy, that other proxy will not be able to vote at the Meeting. Details of how to submit a proxy form, and the deadline for doing so, are set out on page 10. We strongly encourage all Shareholders to submit their proxies as early as possible.
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Shareholders are invited to join the Meeting via a conference call or live webcast facility. To participate in the Meeting, Shareholders are required to pre-register their attendance.
Pre-registration for registered Shareholders
Registered Shareholders should pre-register their attendance by email to [email protected]. Please quote your full name and contact details in the email. After successful verification, authenticated Shareholders will receive details of the conference call and live webcast facility.
Pre-registration for non-registered Shareholders
Non-registered Shareholders should (1) contact and instruct their banks, brokers, custodians, nominees or any other intermediary through which their shares are held (together, “Intermediary”) to appoint themselves as proxy or corporate representative to attend the Meeting and (2) provide their e-mail address to their Intermediary before the time limit required by the relevant Intermediary. The Intermediary should liaise with HKSCC Nominees Limited or the Company’s Hong Kong Share Registrar, as the case may be, for details of the conference call and live webcast facility.
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The conference call and live webcast facility is exclusively for Shareholders. Please do not share the details of the conference call and live webcast facility with anyone who is not a Shareholder. Shareholders can enter the conference call or live webcast from 1:30 p.m.
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Shareholders are invited to submit any questions for the Board in advance of the Meeting by email to [email protected]. The Board will endeavour, where appropriate, to address such questions at or prior to the Meeting. Questions should be received by 27 May 2021. Please quote your full name and contact details in the email.
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A video recording of the Meeting will be made available on the website of the Company at www.bocaviation.com as soon as practicable after the Meeting.
The Board will continue to monitor the situation and may, if necessary, need to make further changes to the arrangements for the Meeting. Shareholders are encouraged to continue to monitor the Company’s announcements and the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.bocaviation.com which we will use to update our Shareholders. You are also welcome to send any enquiries to [email protected].
By Order of the Board BOC Aviation Limited Zhang Yanqiu Juliana Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 5 May 2021
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Notes:
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Pursuant to the Listing Rules, any vote of members at the Meeting will be taken by poll (except where the chairman decides to allow a resolution relating to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands). The results of the poll will be published on the websites of the Stock Exchange and the Company in accordance with the Listing Rules.
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On a poll, every Shareholder present by proxy shall have one vote for each Share which he or she holds or represents.
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In order to be valid, the form of proxy shall be signed by the appointor or by his attorney or authorised signatory, and if it is signed by an attorney or authorised signatory, the power of attorney or other authority, under which it is signed or a certified copy thereof must be registered with the Company or deposited at the Company’s Hong Kong Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Delivery of the form of proxy shall not preclude a Shareholder of the Company from attending the Meeting.
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The register of members of the Company will be closed, for the purpose of determining Shareholders’ entitlement to attend and vote at the Meeting, from 31 May 2021 to 3 June 2021 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares will be registered. In order to qualify for attending and voting at the Meeting, Shareholders should ensure that all transfer documents, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, are lodged with the Company’s Share Registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 p.m. on 28 May 2021.
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The register of members of the Company will be closed, for the purpose of determining Shareholders’ entitlement to the proposed final dividend, from 9 June 2021 to 11 June 2021 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares will be registered. In order to qualify for the proposed final dividend, Shareholders should ensure that all transfer documents, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, are lodged with the Company’s Share Registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 p.m. on 8 June 2021.
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The full text of all Resolutions and all relevant information is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is included in the circular despatched to Shareholders of the Company on 5 May 2021 (the “ Circular ”). The Circular can also be viewed and downloaded from the website of the Company at www.bocaviation.com or the website of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited at www.hkexnews.hk.
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In case of joint shareholding, the vote of the senior joint shareholder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint shareholder(s) and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint shareholding. Accordingly, investors who wish to have joint shareholding in the Company should bear in mind the above provision when they decide the way in which their names being provided for share registration.
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises Mr. Chen Huaiyu as Chairman and Non-executive Director, Mdm. Zhang Xiaolu and Mr. Robert James Martin as Executive Directors, Mr. Li Mang, Mr. Liu Chenggang, Mr. Wang Zhiheng and Mdm. Zhu Lin as Non-executive Directors and Mr. Dai Deming, Mr. Fu Shula, Mr. Antony Nigel Tyler and Dr. Yeung Yin Bernard as Independent Non-executive Directors
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