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Broncus Holding Corporation — AGM Information 2022
Apr 21, 2022
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AGM Information
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Broncus Holding Corporation 堃博 醫療 控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 2216)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the annual general meeting of Broncus Holding Corporation (the “ Company ”) will be convened and held at Room 801, 8/F, Building 8, No. 88 Jiangling Road, Xixing Street, Binjiang District, Hangzhou, China on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions of the Company:
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To receive and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the reports of the directors and auditor for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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(a) To re-elect the following retiring directors of the Company:
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(i) Mr. Michael Yi Wei ZHAO as non-executive director;
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(ii) Mr. Zhenjun ZI as non-executive director; and
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(iii) Mr. Ao ZHANG as non-executive director.
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(b) To authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the directors of the Company.
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To re-appoint Ernst & Young as the auditor of the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, and to authorize the board of directors of the Company to fix their remuneration.
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To consider and, if thought fit, to 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 of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue or otherwise deal with additional
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shares of the Company or securities convertible into shares, or options, 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 authorisation given to the directors of the Company and shall authorise the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) 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 of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to paragraph (i) above, otherwise than pursuant to (1) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined) or (2) 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 the directors, officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries of shares or rights to acquire shares of the Company; or (3) 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 (4) 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 the aggregate of 20 per cent of the total number of 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) 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;
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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 law 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 of the Company, or offer or issue of warrants, options or other securities giving rights to subscribe for shares open for a period fixed by the directors of the Company to holders of shares of the Company whose names appear on the register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their holdings of shares (subject to such exclusion 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, 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 (ii) below, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to buy back shares of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited 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 of Hong Kong Limited under the Code on Share Buy-backs and, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Listing Rules ”), be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(ii) the aggregate number of shares of the Company, which may be bought back pursuant to the approval in paragraph (i) above shall not exceed 10 per cent of the total number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly;
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(iii) subject to the passing of each of the paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this resolution, any prior approvals of the kind referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this resolution which had been granted to the directors of the Company and which are still in effect be and are hereby revoked; and
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- (iv) 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;
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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 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 of the Company 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 thereto of such number of shares of the Company bought back 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 of shares of the Company shall not exceed 10 per cent of the total number of issued shares of the Company at the date of passing of the said resolutions.”
By order of the Board Broncus Holding Corporation ZHAO Michael Yi Wei Chairman
Hong Kong, April 22, 2022
Registered office: PO Box 309, Ugland House Grand Cayman, KY1-1104 Cayman Islands
Principal place of business in Hong Kong: 40/F, Dah Sing Financial Centre 248 Queen’s Road East Wanchai Hong Kong
Head office and principal place of business in PRC:
Room 801, 8/F, Building 8 No. 88 Jiangling Road Xixing Street, Binjiang District Hangzhou China
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Notes:
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(i) A shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint another person as his/her/its proxy to attend and vote instead of him/her/it; a proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
- In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, will be accepted to the exclusion of the vote(s) of the other joint holder(s) and for this purpose seniority shall be determined as that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the register in respect of such share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.
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(ii) In order to be valid, a form of proxy must 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 together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed (or a notarially certified copy thereof) not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the above meeting (i.e. before 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2022) or any adjournment thereof. The completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude shareholders of the Company from attending and voting in person at the above meeting (or any adjourned meeting thereof) if they so wish.
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(iii) For the purpose of determining the shareholders’ eligibility to attend and vote at the above meeting to be held on Friday, May 13, 2022, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, May 10, 2022 to Friday, May 13, 2022 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfers of shares will be registered. In order to qualify for attending and voting at the above meeting, 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 not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 6, 2022. The record date for determining the entitlement of the Shareholders to attend and vote at the meeting will be Friday, May 13, 2022.
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(iv) In respect of ordinary resolution numbered 2(a) above, Mr. Michael Yi Wei ZHAO, Mr. Zhenjun ZI and Mr. Ao ZHANG shall retire and, being eligible, have offered themselves for re-election as directors of the Company. The biographical details of the retiring directors are set out in Appendix I to the circular of the Company dated April 22, 2022.
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(v) In respect of ordinary resolution numbered 4(B) above, the directors of the Company wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred by the general mandate to buy back shares of the Company in circumstances where they consider that the buy back would be in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders. An explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable shareholders of the Company to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the resolution to approve the general mandate to buy back shares of the Company, as required by the Listing Rules, is set out in Appendix II to the circular of the Company dated April 22, 2022.
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(vi) To enable Shareholders to participate in the AGM and to speak and observe in relation to the resolution(s) to be resolved at the AGM, Shareholders not attending the AGM in person may join a live streaming webcast of the AGM where they can both speak and see during the discussion session at the AGM via Tencent Meeting at https://meeting.tencent.com/dm/sBjD8qXKc310. Shareholders that intend to participate in the AGM via Tencent Meeting shall contact the Company before 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 to obtain a passcode to join the AGM via the following means:
By email: [email protected]
Shareholders should note that viewing the live streaming webcast of the AGM via Tencent Meeting will not be counted towards a quorum nor will they be able to cast their votes online. Shareholders who wish to vote are strongly encouraged to appoint the chairman of the AGM as their proxy to vote on the relevant resolution(s) at the AGM by completing and returning the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions therein by a time not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the AGM (i.e. 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2022), if they have not already done so.
Shareholders are reminded that physical attendance in person at the AGM is not necessary for the purpose of exercising voting rights. Shareholders may appoint the chairperson of the AGM as their proxy to vote on the relevant resolution(s) at the AGM instead of attending the AGM in person, by completing and return the form of proxy attached to this circular. If any Shareholder chooses not to attend the AGM in person but has any question about any resolution or about the Company, or has any matter for communication with the Board, he/she is welcome to send such question or matter in writing to our head office and principal place of business in PRC at Room 801, 8/F, Building 8, No. 88 Jiangling Road, Xixing Street, Binjiang District, Hangzhou, China or principal place of business in Hong Kong at 40th Floor, Dah Sing Financial Centre, No. 248 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. ZHAN Guowei and Mr. XU Hong as executive Directors, Mr. ZHAO Michael Yi Wei as Chairman and non-executive Director, Mr. ZI Zhenjun and Mr. ZHANG Ao as non-executive Directors, and Dr. KAM Pok Man, Professor LAU Joseph Wan Yee and Dr. JI Jian as independent non-executive Directors.
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