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China Beststudy Education Group — AGM Information 2022
Jun 15, 2022
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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of this supplemental circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in China Beststudy Education Group, you should at once hand this supplemental circular, together with the enclosed revised form of proxy, to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this supplemental circular, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this supplemental circular.
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**China Beststudy Education Group 卓 越 教 育 集 團 ***
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 3978)
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
AND
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND PROPOSED CHANGE OF AUDITOR AND
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
This supplemental circular (the “ supplemental circular ”) should be read together with the circular of the annual general meeting of the Company dated 30 May 2022 and the notice convening the annual general meeting dated 30 May 2022 of China Beststudy Education Group to be held at 41/F, Xinde Business Centre, Zhongshan 4th Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PRC on Thursday, 30 June 2022 at 2:30 p.m..
A supplemental notice of the Annual General Meeting is set out on pages 54 to 55 of this supplemental circular.
Whether or not you are able to attend the Annual General Meeting, please complete and sign the enclosed revised form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to 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 as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the Annual General Meeting (i.e. before 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 28 June 2022) or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the revised form of proxy will not preclude shareholders from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting if they so wish. The Company strongly recommends you to monitor the development of the situation with the COVID-19 and to assess, based on the social distancing policies, the necessity for attending the Annual General Meeting in person.
16 June 2022
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CONTENTS
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| Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| Letter from the Board | ||
| 1. | Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
| 2. | Proposed Amendments to the Memorandum and Articles of Association and | |
| Adoption of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and | ||
| Articles of Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 | |
| 3. | Proposed Change of Auditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
| 4. | Annual General Meeting and Proxy Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
| 5. | Precautionary Measures for the Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
| 6. | Recommendation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
| Appendix I — Details of the Proposed Amendments to the Memorandum and |
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| Articles of Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| Supplemental Notice of Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 54 |
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DEFINITIONS
In this supplemental circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the following meanings:
“Annual General Meeting” the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at 41/F, Xinde Business Centre, Zhongshan 4th Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PRC on Thursday, 30 June 2022 at 2:30 p.m., to consider and, if appropriate, to approve the resolutions contained in the notice and supplemental notice of the meeting or any adjournments thereof
- “Board”
the board of Directors of the Company
- “Company”
China Beststudy Education Group 卓越教育集團*, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability on 27 August 2010, the Shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange
“Director(s)” the director(s) of the Company
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“Group” the Company and its subsidiaries
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“Hong Kong”
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
- “Listing Rules”
the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
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“Memorandum and Articles of the memorandum and articles of association of the Association” Company, as amended and restated, from time to time
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“PRC”
the People’s Republic of China
- “Shareholder(s)”
holder(s) of Share(s)
- “Stock Exchange”
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
- For identification purpose only
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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**China Beststudy Education Group 卓 越 教 育 集 團 ***
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 3978)
Executive Directors: Junjing Tang (Chairman) Junying Tang Gui Zhou Weiying Guan
Non-executive Director: Wenhui Xu
Independent Non-executive Directors: Yu Long Peng Xue Caihe Lin
Registered Office: 4th Floor, Harbour Place 103 South Church Street P.O. Box 10240 Grand Cayman, KY1-1002 Cayman Islands
Headquarters and Principal Place of Business in the PRC: 41/F, Xinde Business Centre Zhongshan 4th Road Yuexiu District, Guangzhou Guangdong, PRC
Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong: Room 1901, 19/F Lee Garden One 33 Hysan Avenue Causeway Bay Hong Kong
16 June 2022
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir/Madam,
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND PROPOSED CHANGE OF AUDITOR AND SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
1. INTRODUCTION
References are made to the circular of the Annual General Meeting and the notice of Annual General Meeting of the Company both dated 30 May 2022. This supplemental circular aims to give you the supplemental notice of Annual General Meeting and provide you with relevant information, to enable you to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against, among other things, the resolutions relating to the proposed amendments to the memorandum and articles of association and the propose change of auditor at the Annual General Meeting.
2. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
As disclosed in the announcement of the Company date 13 June 2022, the Board proposes to make certain amendments to the existing memorandum and articles of association of the Company (the “ Existing Memorandum and Articles ”) to conform to the Core Shareholder Protection Standards as set out in Appendix 3 to the Listing Rules which became effective on 1 January 2022 and to reflect certain updates in relation to the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands (such proposed amendments to the Existing Memorandum and Articles are collectively referred to as the “ Proposed Amendments ”). The Board also proposes to adopt the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association incorporating the Proposed Amendments, and to the exclusion of, the Existing Memorandum and Articles in their entirety.
The Proposed Amendments are set out in Appendix I to this supplemental circular. The Chinese translation of the Proposed Amendments is for reference only. In case of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the English and Chinese versions, the English version shall prevail.
The legal advisers of the Company as to Hong Kong law have confirmed to the Company that the Proposed Amendments comply with the requirements of the Listing Rules and the legal advisers of the Company as to Cayman Islands law have confirmed to the Company that the Proposed Amendments are not inconsistent with the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Company confirms that there is nothing unusual about the New Articles for a Cayman Islands company listed on the Stock Exchange.
The Proposed Amendments and adoption of amended and restated memorandum and articles of association incorporating the Proposed Amendments (“ New Memorandum and Articles ”) are subject to the approval of the Shareholders by way of a special resolution at the Annual General Meeting.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
3. PROPOSED CHANGE OF AUDITOR
Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 13 June 2022 in relation to the proposed change of auditor of the Company.
The Board, with the recommendation of the audit committee of the Company, proposes to appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants as the new auditor of the Company at the Annual General Meeting to fill the vacancy arising from the retirement of Ernst & Young at the close of the Annual General Meeting and to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company. This appointment is subject to the completion of the internal approval process by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants and the approval of the Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.
To the best of Directors’ knowledge, the decision on the change of auditor of the Company was taken as the Company and Ernst & Young could not reach a consensus on the audit remuneration for the financial year ending 31 December 2022.
Ernst & Young has confirmed in writing that there are no matters or circumstances that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders in relation to its retirement. The Company has also confirmed that the Company is not aware of any other matters in relation to the change of auditor that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
4. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND PROXY ARRANGEMENT
The supplemental notice of the Annual General Meeting is set out on pages 54 to 55 of this supplemental circular.
Pursuant to the Listing Rules and Article 72 of the Articles of Association, at any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting is to be decided by poll save that the chairman of the meeting may, pursuant to the Listing Rules, allow a resolution to be voted on by a show of hands. An announcement on the poll results will be published by the Company after the Annual General Meeting in the manner prescribed under the Listing Rules.
Since the original notice of Annual General Meeting and the form of proxy (the “ First Proxy Form ”) sent together with the circular dated 30 May 2022 do not contain the proposed resolutions in relation to the amendments to the memorandum and articles of association and the proposed change of auditor as set out in this supplemental circular, a supplemental notice of Annual General Meeting and revised form of proxy (the “ Revised Proxy Form ”) are enclosed with this supplemental circular. Such revised form of proxy is also published on the websites of the Stock Exchange (http://www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (http://www.beststudy.com). To be valid,
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
the revised form of proxy must be completed and signed in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and deposited, together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power of attorney or authority 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 as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Annual General Meeting (i.e. before 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 28 June 2022) or any adjournment thereof (the “ Closing Time ”). Completion and delivery of the revised form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the Annual General Meeting if you so wish. The Company strongly recommends you to monitor the development of the situation with the COVID-19 and to assess, based on the social distancing policies, the necessity for attending the Annual General Meeting in person.
A Shareholder who has not yet lodged the First Proxy Form with the Share Registrar is requested to lodge the Revised Proxy Form if he/she wishes to appoint proxy(ies) to attend the Annual General Meeting on his/her behalf. In this case, the First Proxy Form should not be lodged with the Share Registrar.
A Shareholder who has already lodged the First Proxy Form with the Share Registrar should note that:
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(i) subject to (iii) below, if no Revised Proxy Form is lodged with the Share Registrar, the First Proxy Form will be treated as a valid form of proxy lodged by him/her if correctly completed. The proxy so appointed by the Shareholder shall be required to vote in such manner as he/she may be directed under the First Proxy Form and, in respect of the resolutions for the Proposed Amendments and adoption of amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the proposed change of auditor as set out in the supplemental notice of the Annual General Meeting and Revised Proxy Form, the proxy will be entitled to vote at his/her discretion or to abstain from voting on such resolutions.
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(ii) if the Revised Proxy Form is lodged with the Share Registrar before the Closing Time, the First Proxy Form previously lodged by him/her will be revoked and superseded by the Revised Proxy Form. The Revised Proxy Form will be treated as a valid form of proxy lodged by the Shareholder if correctly completed.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
- (iii) if the Revised Proxy Form is lodged with the Share Registrar after the Closing Time, the Revised Proxy Form will be invalid. The proxy so appointed by the Shareholder under the First Proxy Form, if correctly completed, will be entitled to vote in the manner as mentioned in (i) above as if no Revised Proxy Form was lodged with the Share Registrar. Accordingly, Shareholders are advised to complete the Revised Proxy Form carefully and lodge the Revised Proxy Form with the Share Registrar before the Closing Time.
5. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Taking into account of the recent development of the situation with the COVID-19, the Company will implement the following prevention and control measures at the Annual General Meeting against the pandemic to protect the Shareholders from the risk of infection:
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(i) compulsory body temperature check will be conducted for every Shareholder or proxy at the entrance of the venue. Any person with a body temperature of over 37.3 degrees Celsius will not be permitted to access to the meeting venue;
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(ii) every Shareholder or proxy is required to wear surgical face mask throughout the meeting;
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(iii) no souvenirs will be provided; and
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(iv) no refreshments will be served.
6. RECOMMENDATION
The Directors consider that the Proposed Amendments and adoption of New Memorandum and Articles and the proposed change of auditor are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors recommend the Shareholders to vote in favor of the relevant resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
Yours faithfully,
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Junjing Tang
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
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APPENDIX I DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
The following are the Proposed Amendments to the Existing Memorandum and Articles. Unless otherwise specified, clauses, paragraphs and article numbers referred to herein are clauses, paragraphs and article numbers of the Existing Memorandum and Articles.
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||
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| No. | Memorandum of Association | No. | Memorandum of Association | |||
| 4.18 | To lend and advance moneys or give credit to | 4.18 | To lend and advance ~~moneysm~~onies or give credit | |||
| such persons and on such terms as may be thought | to such persons and on such terms as may be | |||||
| fit and to guarantee or stand surety for the |
thought fit and to guarantee or stand surety for the | |||||
| obligations of any third party whether such third | obligations of any third party whether such third | |||||
| party is related to the Company or otherwise and | party is related to the Company or otherwise | and | ||||
| whether or not such guarantee or surety is to | whether or not such guarantee or surety is to | |||||
| provide any benefits to the Company and for that | provide any benefits to the Company and for | that | ||||
| purpose to mortgage or charge the Company’s | purpose to mortgage or charge the Company’s | |||||
| undertaking, property and uncalled capital or any | undertaking, property and uncalled capital or | any | ||||
| part thereof, on such terms and conditions as may | part thereof, on such terms and conditions as | may | ||||
| be thought expedient in support of any such | be thought expedient in support of any such | |||||
| obligations binding on the Company whether |
obligations binding on the Company whether |
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| contingent or otherwise. | contingent or otherwise. | |||||
| 5 | The Company shall have the power, subject to the | 5 | The Company shall have the power, subject to the | |||
| provisions of the Cayman Islands Companies Law | provisions of the Cayman Islands Companies |
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| and with the approval of a special resolution, to transfer and be registered by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the |
~~Law~~Act and with the approval of a ~~special~~ ~~resolution~~Special Resolution, to transfer and be registered by way of continuation as a body |
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| laws of any jurisdiction outside of the Cayman | corporate limited by shares under the laws of | any | ||||
| Islands and to be de-registered in the Cayman | jurisdiction outside of the Cayman Islands and to | |||||
| Islands. | be de-registered in the Cayman Islands. | |||||
| — | — | 10 | The financial year end of the Company is 31 | |||
| December in each year or such other date as the | ||||||
| Directors may from time to time decide and annex | ||||||
| to this Memorandum. | ||||||
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DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||
| 1(a) | The Regulations contained in Table A in the First | 1(a) | The Regulations contained in Table A in the First | |||
| Schedule to the Companies Law do not apply the Company. |
to | Schedule to the Companies ~~Law~~Act do not apply to the Company. |
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| 1(b) | ⋯⋯ | 1(b) | ⋯⋯ | |||
| Companies Law means the Companies Law (Revised) of the Cayman Islands as amended from |
Companies ~~Law~~Act means the Companies ~~Law~~Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands as amended from |
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| time to time and every other act, order regulation | time to time and every other act, order regulation | |||||
| or other instrument having statutory effect | (as | or other instrument having statutory effect (as | ||||
| amended from time to time) for the time being in | amended from time to time) for the time being in | |||||
| force in the Cayman Islands applying to |
or | force in the Cayman Islands applying to or |
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| affecting the Company, the Memorandum |
of | affecting the Company, the Memorandum of |
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| Association and/or the Articles of Association; | Association and/or the Articles of Association; | |||||
| ⋯⋯ | ⋯⋯ | |||||
| Registered Office means the registered office | of | Registered Office means the registered office of | ||||
| the Company for the time being as required by the | the Company for the time being as required by the | |||||
| Companies Law; | Companies ~~Law~~Act; | |||||
| ⋯⋯ | ⋯⋯ |
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DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||||
| 1(c) | In these Articles, unless there be something in the | 1(c) | In these Articles, unless there be something in the | |||||||
| subject or context inconsistent herewith: | subject or context inconsistent herewith: | |||||||||
| (i) | words denoting the singular number shall | (i) words denoting the singular number shall |
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| include the plural number and vice versa; | include the plural number and vice versa; | |||||||||
| (ii) | words importing any gender shall include | (ii) words importing any gender shall include |
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| every gender and words importing persons | every gender and words importing persons | |||||||||
| shall include partnerships, firms, companies | shall include partnerships, firms, companies | |||||||||
| and corporations; | and corporations; | |||||||||
| (iii) | subject to the foregoing provisions of this | (iii) subject to the foregoing provisions of this |
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| Article, any words or expressions defined in | Article, any words or expressions defined in | |||||||||
| the Companies Law (except any statutory modification thereof not in force when |
the Companies ~~Law~~Act (except any statutory modification thereof not in force |
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| these Articles become binding on the |
when these Articles become binding on the | |||||||||
| Company) shall bear the same meaning in | Company) shall bear the same meaning in | |||||||||
| these Articles, save that company shall |
these Articles, save that company shall |
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| where the context permits include any |
where the context permits include any |
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| company incorporated in the Cayman |
company incorporated in the Cayman |
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| Islands or elsewhere; and | Islands or elsewhere; and | |||||||||
| (iv) | references to any statute or statutory |
(iv) references to any statute or statutory |
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| provision shall be construed as relating to | provision shall be construed as relating to | |||||||||
| any statutory modification or re-enactment | any statutory modification or re-enactment | |||||||||
| thereof for the time being in force. | thereof for the time being in force. | |||||||||
| 1(d) | At | all times during the Relevant Period a |
1(d) | At all times during the Relevant Period a |
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| resolution shall be a Special Resolution when it | resolution shall be a Special Resolution when it | |||||||||
| has | been passed by a majority of not less than | has been passed by a majority of not less than | ||||||||
| three-quarters of the votes cast by such Shareholders as, being entitled so to do, vote in |
three ~~quarters~~fourths of the ~~votes cast~~voting rights held by such Shareholders as, being entitled so to |
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| person | or by proxy or, in the case of any |
do, vote in person or by proxy or, in the case of | ||||||||
| Shareholder being a corporation, by its duly |
any Shareholder being a corporation, by its duly | |||||||||
| authorised representatives at a general meeting of | authorised representatives at a general meeting of | |||||||||
| which | notice specifying the intention to propose | which notice specifying the intention to propose | ||||||||
| the | resolution as a special resolution has been | the resolution as a special resolution has been | ||||||||
| duly | given. | duly given. | ||||||||
| — | — | 1(h) | Subject to Article 5(a), the provisions of Special | |||||||
| Resolutions and Ordinary Resolutions shall apply | ||||||||||
| mutatis mutandis to any resolutions passed by the | ||||||||||
| holders of any class of Shares. |
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DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||
| 5 | (a) | If at any time the share capital of the | 5 | (a) | If at any time the share capital of the | |||
| Company is divided into different classes of | Company is divided into different classes of | |||||||
| Shares, all or any of the special rights | Shares, all or any of the special rights | |||||||
| attached to any class (unless otherwise |
attached to any class (unless otherwise |
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| provided for by the terms of issue of the | provided for by the terms of issue of the | |||||||
| Shares of that class) may, subject to the | Shares of that class) may, subject to the | |||||||
| provisions of the Companies Law, be varied or abrogated either with the consent in |
provisions of the Companies ~~Law~~Act, be varied or abrogated ~~either ~~with the consent |
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| writing of the holders of not less than three-quarters in nominal value of the |
in writing of the holders of ~~not less than~~at least three-~~quarters in nominal value~~fourths |
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| issued Shares of that class or with the | of the issued Shares of that class, or with | |||||||
| sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. To every such |
the ~~sanction~~approval of a ~~Special~~ ~~Resolution~~resolution passed by at least three-fourths of the votes cast by the |
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| separate general meeting the provisions of | holders of the Shares of that class present | |||||||
| these Articles relating to general meetings | and voting in person or by proxy at a | |||||||
| shall mutatis mutandis apply, provided that: | separate ~~general ~~meeting of ~~the~~such holders ~~of the Shares of that class~~. To every such |
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| separate general meeting the provisions of | ||||||||
| (i) the necessary quorum (other than at an adjourned meeting) shall be not |
these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis ~~apply,~~ |
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| less than two persons holding (or, in | provided that: | |||||||
| the case of a Shareholder being a | ||||||||
| corporation, by its duly authorised | ||||||||
| representative) or representing by |
(i) the necessary quorum ~~(other than at~~ |
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| proxy one-third in nominal value of | ~~an adjourned meeting) ~~shall be ~~not~~ | |||||||
| the issued Shares of that class. In the | ~~less than ~~two persons holding (or, in | |||||||
| event of any adjourned meeting as a | the case of a Shareholder being a | |||||||
| result of a lack of quorum, two |
corporation, by its duly authorised | |||||||
| Shareholders present in person (or in the case of the Shareholder being a |
representative), or representing by proxy at least one-third ~~in nominal~~ |
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| corporation, by its duly authorised | ~~value ~~of the issued Shares of that | |||||||
| representative) or by proxy (whatever | class~~. In the event of any adjourned~~ | |||||||
| the number of Shares held by them) | ~~meeting as a result of a lack of~~ | |||||||
| shall be a quorum; and | ~~quorum, two Shareholders present in~~ | |||||||
| ~~person~~ ~~(or~~ ~~in~~ ~~the~~ ~~case~~ ~~of~~ ~~the~~ |
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| ⋯⋯ | ~~Shareholder being a corporation, by~~ | |||||||
| ~~its duly authorised representative) or~~ | ||||||||
| ~~by proxy (whatever the number of~~ | ||||||||
| ~~Shares~~ ~~held~~ ~~by~~ ~~them)~~ ~~shall~~ ~~be~~ ~~a~~ |
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| ~~quorum~~; and | ||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ||||||||
| 8 | Any | new Shares shall be issued upon such terms | 8 | Any | new Shares shall be issued upon such terms | |||
| and conditions and with such rights, privileges or | and conditions and with such rights, privileges or | |||||||
| restrictions attached thereto as the general meeting | restrictions attached thereto as the general meeting | |||||||
| resolving upon the creation thereof shall direct, | resolving upon the creation thereof shall direct, | |||||||
| and | if no direction be given, subject to the |
and | if no direction be given, subject to the |
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| provisions of the Companies Law and of these Articles, as the Board shall determine; and in |
provisions of the Companies ~~Law~~Act and of these Articles, as the Board shall determine; and in |
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| particular such Shares may be issued with a | particular such Shares may be issued with a | |||||||
| preferential or qualified right to participate in | preferential or qualified right to participate in | |||||||
| Dividends and in the distribution of assets of the | Dividends and in the distribution of assets of the | |||||||
| Company and with a special right or without any | Company and with a special right or without any | |||||||
| right | of voting. | right | of voting. |
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DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX I
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Existing in force Proposed to be amended as
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No. Articles of Association No. Articles of Association 11 (a) All unissued Shares and other securities of 11 (a) All unissued Shares and other securities of the Company shall be at the disposal of the the Company shall be at the disposal of the Board and it may offer, allot (with or Board and it may offer, allot (with or without conferring a right of renunciation), without conferring a right of renunciation), grant options over or otherwise dispose of grant options over or otherwise dispose of them to such persons, at such times, for them to such persons, at such times, for such consideration and generally on such such consideration and generally on such terms (subject to Article 9) as it in its terms (subject to Article 9) as it in its absolute discretion thinks fit, provided that absolute discretion thinks fit, provided that no Shares shall be issued at a discount. The no Shares shall be issued at a discount. The Board shall, as regards any offer or Board shall, as regards any offer or allotment of Shares, comply with the allotment of Shares, comply with the provisions of the Companies Law, if and so provisions of the Companies ~~Law~~ Act, if and far as such provisions may be applicable so far as such provisions may be applicable thereto. thereto.
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(b) Neither the Company nor the Board shall be (b) Neither the Company nor the Board shall be obliged, when making or granting any obliged, when making or granting any allotment of, offer of, option over or allotment of, offer of, option over or disposal of Shares or other securities of the disposal of Shares or other securities of the Company, to make, or make available, and Company, to make, or make available, and may resolve not to make, or make may resolve not to make, or make available, any such allotment, offer, option available, any such allotment, offer, option or Shares or other securities to Shareholders or Shares or other securities to Shareholders or others with registered addresses in any or others with registered addresses in any jurisdiction outside of the Relevant jurisdiction outside of the Relevant Territory, or in any particular territory or Territory, or in any particular territory or territories being a territory or territories territories being a territory or territories where, in the absence of a registration where, in the absence of a registration statement or other special formalities, this statement or other special formalities, would or might, in the opinion of the ~~this~~ doing so would or might, in the opinion Board, be unlawful or impracticable, or the of the Board, be unlawful or impracticable, existence or extent of the requirement for or the existence or extent of the such registration statement or special requirement for such registration statement formalities might be expensive (whether in or special formalities might be expensive absolute terms or in relation to the rights of (whether in absolute terms or in relation to the Shareholder(s) who may be affected) or the rights of the Shareholder(s) who may be time consuming to determine. The Board affected) or time consuming to determine. shall be entitled to make such arrangements The Board shall be entitled to make such to deal with fractional entitlements arising arrangements to deal with fractional on an offer of any unissued Shares or other entitlements arising on an offer of any securities as it thinks fit, including the unissued Shares or other securities as it aggregation and the sale thereof for the thinks fit, including the aggregation and the benefit of the Company. Shareholders who sale thereof for the benefit of the Company. may be affected as a result of any of the Shareholders who may be affected as a matters referred to in this paragraph (b) result of any of the matters referred to in shall not be, and shall be deemed not to be, this paragraph (b) shall not be, and shall be a separate class of Shareholders for any deemed not to be, a separate class of purposes whatsoever. Shareholders for any purposes whatsoever.
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Existing in force Proposed to be amended as
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No. Articles of Association No. Articles of Association 12 (a) The Company may at any time pay 12 (a) The Company may at any time pay commission to any person for subscribing commission to any person for subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or conditionally) for any Shares absolutely or conditionally) for any Shares or procuring or agreeing to procure or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions (whether absolute or subscriptions (whether absolute or conditional) for any Shares, provided that conditional) for any Shares, provided that the conditions and requirements of the the conditions and requirements of the Companies Law shall be observed and Companies ~~Law~~ Act shall be observed and complied with, and in each case the complied with, and in each case the commission shall not exceed ten per cent of commission shall not exceed ten per cent of the price at which the Shares are issued. the price at which the Shares are issued.
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(b) If any Shares are issued for the purpose of (b) If any Shares are issued for the purpose of raising money to defray the expenses of the raising money to defray the expenses of the construction of any works or buildings or construction of any works or buildings or the provision of any plant which cannot be the provision of any plant which cannot be made profitable within a period of one year, made profitable within a period of one year, the Company may pay interest on so much the Company may pay interest on so much of that share capital as is for the time being of that share capital as is for the time being paid up for the period and, subject to any paid up for the period and, subject to any conditions and restrictions mentioned in the conditions and restrictions mentioned in the Companies Law, may charge the sum so Companies ~~Law~~ Act, may charge the sum so paid by way of interest to capital as part of paid by way of interest to capital as part of the cost of construction of the works or the cost of construction of the works or buildings, or the provisions of the plant. buildings, or the provisions of the plant.
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||||||
| 13 | ⋯⋯ | 13 | ⋯⋯ | ||||||||||
| (b) | consolidate or divide all or any of its share | (b) | consolidate or divide all or any of its share | ||||||||||
| capital into Shares of larger or smaller | capital into Shares of a larger or smaller | ||||||||||||
| amount than its existing Shares; and on any | amount than its existing Shares; and on any | ||||||||||||
| consolidation of fully paid Shares into |
consolidation of fully paid Shares into |
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| Shares of larger amount, the Board may | Shares of a larger amount, the Board may | ||||||||||||
| settle any difficulty which may arise as it | settle any difficulty which may arise as it | ||||||||||||
| thinks expedient and in particular (but |
thinks expedient and in particular (but |
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| without prejudice to the generality of the | without prejudice to the generality of the | ||||||||||||
| foregoing) may as between the holders of | foregoing) may as between the holders of | ||||||||||||
| Shares to be consolidated determine which | Shares to be consolidated determine which | ||||||||||||
| particular Shares are to be consolidated into | particular Shares are to be consolidated into | ||||||||||||
| a consolidated Share, and if it shall happen | a consolidated Share, and if it shall happen | ||||||||||||
| that any person shall become entitled to | that any person shall become entitled to | ||||||||||||
| fractions of a consolidated Share or Shares, | fractions of a consolidated Share or Shares, | ||||||||||||
| such fractions may be sold by some person | such fractions may be sold by some person | ||||||||||||
| appointed by the Board for that purpose and | appointed by the Board for that purpose and | ||||||||||||
| the person so appointed may transfer the | the person so appointed may transfer the | ||||||||||||
| Shares so sold to the purchaser thereof and | Shares so sold to the purchaser thereof and | ||||||||||||
| the validity of such transfer shall not be | the validity of such transfer shall not be | ||||||||||||
| questioned, and so that the net proceeds of | questioned, and ~~so that ~~the net proceeds of | ||||||||||||
| such sale (after deduction of the expenses | such sale (after deduction of the expenses | ||||||||||||
| of such sale) may either be distributed | of such sale) may either be distributed | ||||||||||||
| among the persons who would otherwise be | among the persons who would otherwise be | ||||||||||||
| entitled to a fraction or fractions of a | entitled to a fraction or fractions of a | ||||||||||||
| consolidated Share or Shares rateably in | consolidated Share or Shares rateably in | ||||||||||||
| accordance with their rights and interest or | accordance with their rights and interest or | ||||||||||||
| may be paid to the Company for the |
may be paid to the Company for the |
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| Company’s benefit; | Company’s benefit; | ||||||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ⋯⋯ |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||
| (d) | sub-divide its Shares or any of them into | (d) | sub-divide its Shares or any of them into | ||||
| Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by | Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by | ||||||
| the Memorandum of Association, subject | the Memorandum of Association, subject | ||||||
| nevertheless to the provisions of the |
nevertheless to the provisions of the |
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| Companies Law, and so that the resolution whereby any Share is sub-divided may |
Companies ~~Law~~Act, and so that the resolution whereby any Share is |
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| determine that, as between the holders of | sub-divided may determine that, as between | ||||||
| the Shares resulting from such sub-division, | the holders of the Shares resulting from | ||||||
| one or more of the Shares may have any | such sub-division, one or more of the |
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| such preferred or other special rights over, | Shares may have any such preferred or | ||||||
| or may have such deferred rights or be | other special rights over, or may have such | ||||||
| subject to any such restrictions as compared | deferred rights or be subject to any such | ||||||
| with the others as the Company has power | restrictions as compared with the others as | ||||||
| to attach to unissued or new Shares; | the Company has power to attach to |
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| unissued or new Shares; | |||||||
| ⋯⋯ | |||||||
| ⋯⋯ | |||||||
| (g) | change the currency of denomination of its | ||||||
| share capital; and | (g) | change the currency of denomination of its | |||||
| share capital; and/or | |||||||
| ⋯⋯ | |||||||
| ⋯⋯ |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||||||
| 15 | (a) | Subject to the Companies Law, or any other law or so far as not prohibited by any law |
15 | (a) | Subject to the Companies ~~Law~~Act, or any other law or so far as not prohibited by any |
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| and subject to any rights conferred on the | law and subject to any rights conferred on | ||||||||||||
| holders of any class of Shares, the |
the holders of any class of Shares, the | ||||||||||||
| Company shall have the power to purchase | Company shall have the power to purchase | ||||||||||||
| or otherwise acquire all or any of its own | or otherwise acquire all or any of its own | ||||||||||||
| Shares (which expression as used in this | Shares (which expression as used in this | ||||||||||||
| Article includes redeemable Shares), |
Article includes redeemable Shares), |
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| provided that the manner and terms of | provided that the manner and terms of | ||||||||||||
| purchase have first been authorised by an | purchase have first been authorised by an | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary Resolution, and to purchase or | Ordinary Resolution, and to purchase or | ||||||||||||
| otherwise acquire warrants and other |
otherwise acquire warrants and other |
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| securities for the subscription or purchase | securities for the subscription or purchase | ||||||||||||
| of its own Shares, and shares and warrants | of its own Shares, and shares and warrants | ||||||||||||
| and other securities for the subscription or | and other securities for the subscription or | ||||||||||||
| purchase of any shares in any company | purchase of any shares in any company | ||||||||||||
| which is its Holding Company and may | which is its Holding Company and may | ||||||||||||
| make payment therefor in any manner and | make payment therefor in any manner and | ||||||||||||
| terms authorised or not prohibited by law, | terms authorised or not prohibited by law, | ||||||||||||
| including out of capital, or to give, directly | including out of capital, or to give, directly | ||||||||||||
| or indirectly, by means of a loan, a |
or indirectly, by means of a loan, a |
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| guarantee, an indemnity, the provision of | guarantee, an indemnity, the provision of | ||||||||||||
| security or otherwise howsoever, financial | security or otherwise howsoever, financial | ||||||||||||
| assistance for the purpose of or in |
assistance for the purpose of or in |
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| connection with a purchase or other |
connection with a purchase or other |
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| acquisition made or to be made by any | acquisition made or to be made by any | ||||||||||||
| person of any Shares or warrants or other | person of any Shares or warrants or other | ||||||||||||
| securities in the Company or any company | securities in the Company or any company | ||||||||||||
| which is a Holding Company of the |
which is a Holding Company of the |
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| Company. If the Company purchases or | Company. If the Company purchases or | ||||||||||||
| otherwise acquires its own Shares or |
otherwise acquires its own Shares or |
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| warrants or other securities, neither the |
warrants or other securities, neither the |
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| Company nor the Board shall be required to | Company nor the Board shall be required to | ||||||||||||
| select the Shares or warrants or other |
select the Shares or warrants or other |
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| securities to be purchased or otherwise |
securities to be purchased or otherwise |
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| acquired rateably or in any other manner | acquired rateably or in any other manner | ||||||||||||
| and terms as between the holders of Shares | and terms as between the holders of Shares | ||||||||||||
| or warrants or other securities of the same | or warrants or other securities of the same | ||||||||||||
| class or as between them and the holders of | class or as between them and the holders of | ||||||||||||
| Shares or warrants or other securities of | Shares or warrants or other securities of | ||||||||||||
| any other class or in accordance with the | any other class or in accordance with the | ||||||||||||
| rights as to Dividends or capital conferred | rights as to Dividends or capital conferred | ||||||||||||
| by any class of Shares, provided always | by any class of Shares, provided always | ||||||||||||
| that any such purchase or other acquisition | that any such purchase or other acquisition | ||||||||||||
| or financial assistance shall only be made | or financial assistance shall only be made | ||||||||||||
| in accordance with the relevant code, rules | in accordance with the relevant code, rules | ||||||||||||
| or regulations issued from time to time by | or regulations issued from time to time by | ||||||||||||
| the HK Stock Exchange and/or the |
the HK Stock Exchange and/or the |
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| Securities and Futures Commission of Hong | Securities and Futures Commission of Hong | ||||||||||||
| Kong from time to time in force. | Kong from time to time in force. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||||
| (b) | Subject to the provisions of the Companies | (b) | Subject to the provisions of the Companies | |||||||
| Law and the Memorandum of Association | ~~Law~~Act and the Memorandum of |
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| of the Company, and to any special rights | Association of the Company, and to any | |||||||||
| conferred on the holders of any Shares or | special rights conferred on the holders of | |||||||||
| attaching to any class of Shares, Shares | any Shares or attaching to any class of | |||||||||
| may be issued on the terms that they may, | Shares, Shares may be issued on the terms | |||||||||
| at the option of the Company or the holders | that they may, at the option of the Company | |||||||||
| thereof, be liable to be redeemed on such | or the holders thereof, be liable to be | |||||||||
| terms and in such manner, including out of | redeemed on such terms and in such |
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| capital, as the Board may deem fit. | manner, including out of capital, as the | |||||||||
| Board may deem fit. | ||||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ||||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ||||||||||
| (e) | The holder of the Shares being purchased | |||||||||
| or redeemed shall be bound to deliver to | (e) | The holder of the Shares being purchased | ||||||||
| the Company at the Head Office or such | or redeemed shall be bound to deliver ~~up ~~to | |||||||||
| other place as the Board shall specify | the | the Company at the Head Office or such | ||||||||
| certificate(s) thereof for cancellation | and | other place as the Board shall specify the | ||||||||
| thereupon the Company shall pay to him | certificate(s) thereof for cancellation and | |||||||||
| the purchase or redemption monies |
in | thereupon the Company shall pay to him | ||||||||
| respect thereof. | the purchase or redemption monies in |
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| respect thereof. | ||||||||||
| 17 | (a) | The Board shall cause to be kept |
the | 17 | (a) | The Board shall cause to be kept the |
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| Register and there shall be entered therein | Register and there shall be entered therein | |||||||||
| the particulars required under |
the | the particulars required under the |
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| Companies Law. | Companies ~~Law~~Act. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||||||
| (b) | Subject to the provisions of the Companies | (b) | Subject to the provisions of the Companies | ||||||||||
| Law, if the Board considers it necessary or appropriate, the Company may establish |
~~Law~~Act, if the Board considers it necessary or appropriate, the Company may establish |
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| and maintain a principal or branch register | and maintain a principal or branch register | ||||||||||||
| of Shareholders at such location as the | of Shareholders at such location as the | ||||||||||||
| Board thinks fit and, during the Relevant | Board thinks fit and, during the Relevant | ||||||||||||
| Period, the Company shall keep its |
Period, the Company shall keep its |
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| principal or a branch register of |
principal or a branch register of |
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| Shareholders in Hong Kong. | Shareholders in Hong Kong. | ||||||||||||
| (c) | During the Relevant Period (except when | (c) | During the Relevant Period (except when | ||||||||||
| the Register is closed), any Shareholder | the Register is closed in accordance with | ||||||||||||
| may inspect during business hours any |
the terms equivalent to the relevant section | ||||||||||||
| Register maintained in Hong Kong without | of the Companies Ordinance), any |
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| charge and require the provision to him of | Shareholder may inspect during business | ||||||||||||
| copies or extracts thereof in all respects as | hours any Register maintained in Hong |
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| if the Company were incorporated under | Kong without charge and require the |
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| and were subject to the Companies |
provision to him of copies or extracts |
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| Ordinance. | thereof in all respects as if the Company | ||||||||||||
| were incorporated under and were subject | |||||||||||||
| (d) | The Register may be closed at such time or | to the Companies Ordinance. | |||||||||||
| for such period not exceeding in the whole | |||||||||||||
| 30 days in each year as the Board may | (d) | The Register may be closed in accordance | |||||||||||
| determine (or such longer period as the | with the terms equivalent to the relevant | ||||||||||||
| members of the Company may by Ordinary | section of the Companies Ordinance at such | ||||||||||||
| Resolution determine, provided that such | time or for such period not exceeding in the | ||||||||||||
| period shall not be extended beyond 60 | whole 30 days in each year as the Board | ||||||||||||
| days in any year). | may determine (or such longer period as the | ||||||||||||
| members of the Company may by Ordinary | |||||||||||||
| Resolution determine, provided that such | |||||||||||||
| period shall not be extended beyond 60 | |||||||||||||
| days in any year). |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||||||
| 18 | (a) | Every person whose name is entered as | a | 18 | (a) | Every person whose name is entered as a | ||||||
| Shareholder in the Register shall be entitled | Shareholder in the Register shall be entitled | |||||||||||
| to receive within the relevant time limit as | to receive within the relevant time limit as | |||||||||||
| prescribed in the Companies Law or as the HK Stock Exchange may from time to time |
prescribed in the Companies ~~Law~~Act or as the HK Stock Exchange may from time to |
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| determine, whichever is shorter, after |
time determine, whichever is shorter, after | |||||||||||
| allotment or lodgement of a transfer (or | allotment or lodgement of a transfer (or | |||||||||||
| within such other period as the conditions | within such other period as the conditions | |||||||||||
| of issue shall provide or is required by the | of issue shall provide or is required by the | |||||||||||
| applicable rules of the stock exchange of | applicable rules of the stock exchange of | |||||||||||
| the Relevant Territory) one certificate for | the Relevant Territory) one certificate for | |||||||||||
| all his Shares, or, if he shall so request, in | a | all his Shares, or, if he shall so request, in a | ||||||||||
| case where the allotment or transfer is of | a | case where the allotment or transfer is of a | ||||||||||
| number of Shares in excess of the number | number of Shares in excess of the number | |||||||||||
| for the time being forming a stock |
for the time being forming a stock |
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| exchange board lot for the purposes of the | exchange board lot for the purposes of the | |||||||||||
| stock exchange of the Relevant Territory on | stock exchange of the Relevant Territory on | |||||||||||
| which the Shares are listed upon payment | which the Shares are listed upon payment | |||||||||||
| of such sum (in the case of a transfer, not | of such sum (in the case of a transfer, not | |||||||||||
| exceeding in the case of any share capital | exceeding in the case of any share capital | |||||||||||
| listed on a stock exchange in Hong Kong, | listed on a stock exchange in Hong Kong, | |||||||||||
| HK$2.50 or such other sum as may from | HK$2.50 or such other sum as may from | |||||||||||
| time to time be allowed or not prohibited | time to time be allowed or not prohibited | |||||||||||
| under the Listing Rules, and in the case of | under the Listing Rules, and in the case of | |||||||||||
| any other Shares, such sum in such |
any other Shares, such sum in such |
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| currency as the Board may from time to | currency as the Board may from time to | |||||||||||
| time determine to be reasonable in the | time determine to be reasonable in the | |||||||||||
| territory in which the relevant Register is | territory in which the relevant Register is | |||||||||||
| situated, or otherwise such other sum as the | situated, or otherwise such other sum as the | |||||||||||
| Company may by Ordinary Resolution |
Company may by Ordinary Resolution |
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| determine) for every certificate after the | determine) for every certificate after the | |||||||||||
| first as the Board may from time to time | first as the Board may from time to time | |||||||||||
| determine, such number of certificates for | determine, such number of certificates for | |||||||||||
| Shares in stock exchange board lots or | Shares in stock exchange board lots or | |||||||||||
| whole multiples thereof as he shall request | whole multiples thereof as he shall request | |||||||||||
| and one for the balance (if any) of the | and one for the balance (if any) of the | |||||||||||
| Shares in question, provided that in respect | Shares in question, provided that in respect | |||||||||||
| of a Share or Shares held jointly by several | of a Share or Shares held jointly by several | |||||||||||
| persons, the Company shall not be bound to | persons, the Company shall not be bound to | |||||||||||
| issue a certificate or certificates to each | issue a certificate or certificates to each | |||||||||||
| such person, and the issue and delivery of | a | such person, and the issue and delivery of a | ||||||||||
| certificate or certificates to one of the joint | certificate or certificates to one of the joint | |||||||||||
| holders shall be sufficient delivery to all | holders shall be sufficient delivery to all | |||||||||||
| such holders. | such holders. | |||||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ⋯⋯ |
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APPENDIX I
Existing in force Proposed to be amended as No. Articles of Association No. Articles of Association 23 The Company shall have a first and paramount 23 The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on every Share (not being a fully paid Share) lien on every Share (not being a fully paid Share) for all moneys, whether presently payable or not, for all ~~moneys~~ monies, whether presently payable called or payable at a fixed time in respect of that or not, called or payable at a fixed time in respect Share; and the Company shall also have a first of that Share; and the Company shall also have a and paramount lien and charge on all Shares first and paramount lien and charge on all Shares (other than fully paid-up Shares) standing (other than fully paid-up Shares) standing registered in the name of a Shareholder, whether registered in the name of a Shareholder, whether singly or jointly with any other person or persons, singly or jointly with any other person or persons, for all the debts and liabilities of such for all the debts and liabilities of such Shareholder or his estate to the Company and Shareholder or his estate to the Company and whether the same shall have been incurred before whether the same shall have been incurred before or after notice to the Company of any equitable or or after notice to the Company of any equitable or other interest of any person other than such other interest of any person other than such Shareholder, and whether the period for the Shareholder, and whether the period for the payment or discharge of the same shall have payment or discharge of the same shall have actually arrived or not, and notwithstanding that actually arrived or not, and notwithstanding that the same are joint debts or liabilities of such the same are joint debts or liabilities of such Shareholder or his estate and any other person, Shareholder or his estate and any other person, whether a Shareholder or not. The Company’s lien whether a Shareholder or not. The Company’s lien (if any) on a Share shall extend to all Dividends (if any) on a Share shall extend to all Dividends and bonuses declared in respect thereof. The and bonuses declared in respect thereof. The Board may at any time either generally or in any Board may at any time either generally or in any particular case waive any lien that has arisen, or particular case waive any lien that has arisen, or declare any Share to be exempt wholly or partially declare any Share to be exempt wholly or partially from the provisions of this Article. from the provisions of this Article. 24 The Company may sell, in such manner as the 24 The Company may sell, in such manner as the Board thinks fit, any Shares on which the Board thinks fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, but no sale shall be made Company has a lien, but no sale shall be made unless some sum in respect of which the lien unless some sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable or the liability or exists is presently payable or the liability or engagement in respect of which such lien exists is engagement in respect of which such lien exists is liable to be presently fulfilled or discharged, nor liable to be presently fulfilled or discharged, nor until the expiration of 14 days after a notice in until the expiration of 14 days after a notice in writing, stating and demanding payment of the writing, stating and demanding payment of the sum presently payable or specifying the liability sum presently payable or specifying the liability or engagement and demanding fulfilment or or engagement and demanding fulfilment or discharge thereof and giving notice of intention to discharge thereof and giving notice of intention to sell in default, shall have been given, in the sell in default, shall have been given, in the manner in which notices may be sent to manner in which notices may be sent to Shareholders of the Company as provided in these Shareholders of the Company as provided in these Articles, to the registered holder for the time Articles, to the registered holder for the time being of the Shares, or the person entitled by being of the Shares, or the person entitled to the reason of such holder’s death, bankruptcy or Shares by reason of such holder’s death, winding-up to the Shares. bankruptcy or winding-up ~~to the Shares~~ .
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association |
| 26 | The Board may from time to time make such calls | 26 | The Board may from time to time make such calls |
| as it thinks fit upon the Shareholders in respect of | as it thinks fit upon the Shareholders in respect of | ||
| any moneys unpaid on the Shares held by them respectively (whether on account of the nominal |
any ~~moneys~~monies unpaid on the Shares held by them respectively (whether on account of the |
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| value of the Shares or by way of premiums) and | nominal value of the Shares or by way of |
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| not by the conditions of allotment thereof made | premiums) and not by the conditions of allotment | ||
| payable at a fixed time. A call may be made | thereof made payable at a fixed time. A call may | ||
| payable either in one sum or by instalments. | be made payable either in one sum or by |
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| instalments. | |||
| 32 | The joint holders of a Share shall be severally as | 32 | The joint holders of a Share shall be severally as |
| well as jointly liable for the payment of all calls | well as jointly liable for the payment of all calls | ||
| and instalments due in respect of such Share or | and instalments due in respect of such Share or | ||
| other moneys due in respect thereof. | other ~~moneys~~monies due in respect thereof. | ||
| 38 | The Board may, if it thinks fit, receive from any | 38 | The Board may, if it thinks fit, receive from any |
| Shareholder willing to advance the same, and | Shareholder willing to advance the same, and | ||
| either in money or money’s worth, all or any part | either in money or money’s worth, all or any part | ||
| of the money uncalled and unpaid or instalments | of the money uncalled and unpaid or instalments | ||
| payable upon any Shares held by him, and in | payable upon any Shares held by him, and in | ||
| respect of all or any of the moneys so advanced may pay interest at such rate (if any) not |
respect of all or any of the ~~moneys~~monies so advanced may pay interest at such rate (if any) |
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| exceeding 20 per cent per annum, as the Board | not exceeding 20 per cent per annum, as the | ||
| may decide, but a payment in advance of a call shall not entitle the Shareholder to receive any |
Board may decide~~, but a~~. A payment in advance of a call shall not entitle the Shareholder to receive |
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| Dividend subsequently declared or to exercise any | any Dividend subsequently declared or to exercise | ||
| other rights or privileges as a Shareholder in | any other rights or privileges as a Shareholder in | ||
| respect of the Share or the due portion of the | respect of the Share or the due portion of the | ||
| Shares upon which payment has been advanced by | Shares upon which payment has been advanced by | ||
| such Shareholder before it is called up. The Board | such Shareholder before it is called up. The Board | ||
| may at any time repay the amount so advanced | may at any time repay the amount so advanced | ||
| upon giving to such Shareholder not less than one | upon giving to such Shareholder not less than one | ||
| Month’s notice in writing of its intention on that | Month’s notice in writing of its intention on that | ||
| behalf, unless before the expiration of such notice | behalf, unless before the expiration of such notice | ||
| the amount so advanced shall have been called up | the amount so advanced shall have been called up | ||
| on the Shares in respect of which it was advanced. | on the Shares in respect of which it was advanced. | ||
| 39 | Subject to the Companies Law, all transfers of Shares shall be effected by transfer in writing in |
39 | Subject to the Companies ~~Law~~Act, all transfers of Shares shall be effected by transfer in writing in |
| the usual or common form or in such other form | the usual or common form or in such other form | ||
| as the Board may accept, provided always that it | as the Board may accept, provided always that it | ||
| shall be in such a form prescribed by the HK | shall be in such a form prescribed by the HK | ||
| Stock Exchange and may be under hand only or, if | Stock Exchange and may be under hand only or, if | ||
| the transferor or transferee is a Clearing House (or | the transferor or transferee is a Clearing House (or | ||
| its nominee(s)), under hand or by machine |
its nominee(s)), under hand or by machine |
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| imprinted signature or by such other means of | imprinted signature or by such other means of | ||
| execution as the Board may approve from time to | execution as the Board may approve from time to | ||
| time. | time. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||
| 41 | ⋯⋯ | 41 | ⋯⋯ | ||||||
| (c) Notwithstanding anything contained in |
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in |
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| these Articles, the Company shall as soon | these Articles, the Company shall as soon | ||||||||
| as practicable and on a regular basis record | as practicable and on a regular basis record | ||||||||
| in the principal Register all removals of | in the principal Register all removals of | ||||||||
| Shares effected on any branch Register and | Shares effected on any branch Register and | ||||||||
| shall at all times maintain the principal | shall at all times maintain the principal | ||||||||
| Register and all branch Registers in all | Register and all branch Registers in all | ||||||||
| respects in accordance with the Companies | respects in accordance with the Companies | ||||||||
| Law. | ~~Law~~Act. | ||||||||
| 42 | Fully paid Shares shall be free from any |
42 | Fully paid Shares shall be free from any |
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| restriction with respect to the right of the holder | restriction with respect to the right of the holder | ||||||||
| thereof to transfer such Shares (except when |
thereof to transfer such Shares (except when |
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| permitted by the HK Stock Exchange) and shall | permitted by the HK Stock Exchange) and shall | ||||||||
| also be free from all liens. The Board may, | also be free from all liens. The Board may, | ||||||||
| however, in its absolute discretion, refuse to |
however, in its absolute discretion, refuse to |
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| register a transfer of any Share which is not fully | register a transfer of any Share which is not fully | ||||||||
| paid to a person of whom it does not approve or | paid to a person of whom it does not approve or | ||||||||
| any Share issued under any share option scheme | any Share issued under any share option scheme | ||||||||
| upon which a restriction on transfer imposed | upon which a restriction on transfer imposed | ||||||||
| thereby still subsists, and it may also refuse to | thereby still subsists, and it may also refuse to | ||||||||
| register a transfer of any Share (whether fully | register a transfer of any Share (whether fully | ||||||||
| paid up or not) to more than four joint holders or | paid up or not) to more than four joint holders or | ||||||||
| a transfer of any Shares (not being a fully paid up | a transfer of any Shares (not being a fully paid up | ||||||||
| Share) on which the Company has a lien. | Share) on which the Company has a lien. The | ||||||||
| Board may also decline to recognise any |
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| instrument of transfer if the proposed transfer | |||||||||
| does not comply with these Articles or any |
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| requirements of the Listing Rules. | |||||||||
| 45 | If the Board shall refuse to register a transfer of any Share, it shall, within two months after the |
45 | If the Board ~~shall refuse~~refuses to register a transfer of any Share, it shall, within two |
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| date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to each of the transferor and the |
~~months~~Months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to each of the |
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| transferee notice of such refusal and, except |
transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal | ||||||||
| where the subject Share is not a fully paid Share, | and, except where the subject Share is not a fully | ||||||||
| the reason(s) for such refusal. | paid Share, the reason(s) for such refusal. |
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APPENDIX I
Existing in force Proposed to be amended as No. Articles of Association No. Articles of Association 56 A person whose Shares have been forfeited shall 56 A person whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Shareholder in respect of the cease to be a Shareholder in respect of the forfeited Shares, but shall, nevertheless, remain forfeited Shares, but shall, nevertheless, remain liable to pay to the Company all moneys which, as liable to pay to the Company all ~~moneys~~ monies at the date of forfeiture, were payable by him to which, as at the date of forfeiture, were payable the Company in respect of the forfeited Shares, by him to the Company in respect of the forfeited together with (if the Board shall in its discretion Shares, together with (if the Board shall in its so require) interest thereon from the date of discretion so require) interest thereon from the forfeiture until the date of actual payment date of forfeiture until the date of actual payment (including the payment of such interest) at such (including the payment of such interest) at such rate not exceeding 20 per cent per annum as the rate not exceeding 20 per cent per annum as the Board may prescribe, and the Board may enforce Board may prescribe, and the Board may enforce the payment thereof if it thinks fit, and without the payment thereof if it thinks fit, and without any deduction or allowance for the value of the any deduction or allowance for the value of the Shares as at the date of forfeiture, but his liability Shares as at the date of forfeiture, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all such moneys in received payment in full of all such respect of the Shares. For the purposes of this ~~moneys~~ monies in respect of the Shares. For the Article any sum which by the terms of issue of a purposes of this Article any sum which by the Share, is payable thereon at a fixed time which is terms of issue of a Share, is payable thereon at a subsequent to the date of forfeiture, whether on fixed time which is subsequent to the date of account of the nominal value of the Share or by forfeiture, whether on account of the nominal way of premium, shall notwithstanding that such value of the Share or by way of premium, shall time has not yet arrived be deemed to be payable notwithstanding that such time has not yet arrived on the date of forfeiture, and the same shall be deemed to be payable on the date of forfeiture, become due and payable immediately upon the and the same shall become due and payable forfeiture, but interest thereon shall only be immediately upon the forfeiture, but interest payable in respect of any period between the said thereon shall only be payable in respect of any fixed time and the date of actual payment. period between the said fixed time and the date of actual payment.
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||
| 62 | At all times during the Relevant Period other than | 62 | At all times during the Relevant Period ~~other than~~ | ||||
| the year of the Company’s adoption | of these | ~~the year of the Company’s adoption of these~~ | |||||
| Articles, the Company shall in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting in |
~~Articles~~, the Company shall in each financial year hold a general meeting as its annual general |
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| addition to any other meeting in that | year and | meeting in addition to any other meeting in that | |||||
| shall specify the meeting as such in the notice | year and shall specify the meeting as such in the | ||||||
| calling it; and not more than 15 Months (or such longer period as may be authorised by the HK |
notice calling it~~;~~, and ~~not more than 15 Months~~ ~~(or such longer period as may be authorised by~~ |
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| Stock Exchange) shall elapse between the date of | ~~the HK Stock Exchange) shall elapse between the~~ | ||||||
| one annual general meeting of the Company and that of the next. The annual general meeting shall |
~~date of one~~such annual general meeting shall be held within six months after the end of the |
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| be held in the Relevant Territory or elsewhere as may be determined by the Board and at such time |
Company ~~and that of the next~~’s financial year. The annual general meeting shall be held in the |
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| and place as the Board shall appoint. A meeting of | Relevant Territory or elsewhere as may be |
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| the Shareholders or any class thereof may be held | determined by the Board and at such time and | ||||||
| by means of such telephone, electronic | or other | place as the Board shall appoint. A meeting of the | |||||
| communication facilities as permit all persons | Shareholders or any class thereof may be held by | ||||||
| participating in the meeting to communicate with | means of such telephone, electronic or other |
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| each other simultaneously and | instantaneously, | communication facilities as permit all persons | |||||
| and participation in such a |
meeting shall |
participating in the meeting to communicate with | |||||
| constitute presence at such meetings. | each other simultaneously and instantaneously, | ||||||
| and participation in such a meeting shall |
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| constitute presence at such meetings. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||
| 64 | The Board may, whenever it thinks fit, convene an | 64 | The Board may, whenever it thinks fit, convene an | ||
| extraordinary general meeting. Extraordinary |
extraordinary general meeting. ~~Extraordinary~~ |
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| general meetings shall also be convened on the | ~~general meetings shall also be convened on the~~ | ||||
| requisition of one or more Shareholders holding, as at the date of deposit of the requisition, not less |
~~requisition~~ ~~of~~ ~~one~~ One or more Shareholders holding, as at the date of deposit of the |
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| than one-tenth of the paid up capital of the | requisition, in aggregate not less than one-tenth of | ||||
| Company having the right of voting at general meetings. Such requisition shall be made in |
the ~~paid up~~voting rights (on a one vote per share basis) in the share capital of the Company |
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| writing to the Board or the Secretary for the purpose of requiring an extraordinary general meeting to be called by the Board for the |
~~having~~may also make a requisition to convene an extraordinary general meeting and/or add resolutions to the ~~right~~agenda of ~~voting at general~~ |
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| transaction of any business specified in such requisition. Such meeting shall be held within two |
~~meetings~~a meeting. Such requisition shall be made in writing to the Board or the Secretary for the |
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| Months after the deposit of such requisition. If | purpose of requiring an extraordinary general |
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| within 21 days of such deposit, the Board fails to | meeting to be called by the Board for the |
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| proceed to convene such meeting, the |
transaction of any business specified in such |
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| requisitionist(s) himself (themselves) may do so in | requisition. Such meeting shall be held within two | ||||
| the same manner, and all reasonable expenses | Months after the deposit of such requisition. If | ||||
| incurred by the requisitionist(s) as a result of the | within 21 days of such deposit, the Board fails to | ||||
| failure of the Board shall be reimbursed to the | proceed to convene such meeting, the |
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| requisitionist(s) by the Company. | requisitionist(s) himself (themselves) may do so in | ||||
| the same manner, and all reasonable expenses | |||||
| incurred by the requisitionist(s) as a result of the | |||||
| failure of the Board shall be reimbursed to the | |||||
| requisitionist(s) by the Company. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||
| 65 | An annual general meeting of the Company shall | 65 | An annual general meeting of the Company shall | |||||
| be called by at least 21 days’ (and not less than 20 | be called by at least 21 days~~’ (and not less than 20~~ | |||||||
| clear business days’) notice in writing, and a general meeting of the Company, other than an |
~~clear business days’)~~’ notice in writing, and a general meeting of the Company, other than an |
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| annual general meeting, shall be called by at least | annual general meeting, shall be called by at least | |||||||
| 14 days’ (and not less than 10 clear business | 14 days~~’ (and not less than 10 clear business~~ | |||||||
| days’) notice in writing. The notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is served or |
~~days’)~~’ notice in writing. The notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is served or |
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| deemed to be served and of the day for which it is | deemed to be served and of the day for which it is | |||||||
| given, and shall specify the place, the day, the | given, and shall specify the place, the day, the | |||||||
| hour and the agenda of the meeting and |
hour and the agenda of the meeting and |
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| particulars of the resolutions to be considered at | particulars of the resolutions to be considered at | |||||||
| that meeting and in case of special business (as | that meeting and in case of special business (as | |||||||
| defined in Article 67), the general nature of that | defined in Article 67), the general nature of that | |||||||
| business, and shall be given, in manner hereinafter | business, and shall be given, in manner hereinafter | |||||||
| mentioned or in such other manner, if any, as may | mentioned or in such other manner, if any, as may | |||||||
| be prescribed by the Company in general meeting, | be prescribed by the Company in general meeting, | |||||||
| to such persons as are, under these Articles, | to such persons as are, under these Articles, | |||||||
| entitled to receive such notices from the |
entitled to receive such notices from the |
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| Company, provided that a meeting of the |
Company, provided that a meeting of the |
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| Company shall notwithstanding that it is called by | Company shall notwithstanding that it is called by | |||||||
| shorter notice than that specified in this Article be | shorter notice than that specified in this Article, if | |||||||
| deemed to have been duly called if it is so agreed: | permitted by the Listing Rules, be deemed to have | |||||||
| been duly called if it is so agreed: | ||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ||||||||
| 70 | The chairman (if any) of the Company or if he is | 70 | The chairman (if any) of the Company or if he is | |||||
| absent or declines to take the chair at such | absent or declines to take the chair at such | |||||||
| meeting, the Vice chairman (if any) of the Company shall take the chair at every general |
meeting, the ~~Vice~~vice chairman (if any) of the Company shall take the chair at every general |
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| meeting, or, if there be no such chairman or Vice | meeting, or, if there be no such chairman or | |||||||
| chairman, or, if at any general meeting neither of such chairman or Vice chairman is present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for holding |
~~Vice~~vice chairman, or, if at any general meeting neither of such chairman or ~~Vice~~vice chairman is present within 15 minutes after the time appointed |
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| such meeting, or both such persons decline to take | for holding such meeting, or both such persons | |||||||
| the chair at such meeting, the Directors present | decline to take the chair at such meeting, the | |||||||
| shall choose one of their number as chairman of | Directors present shall choose one of their number | |||||||
| the meeting, and if no Director be present or if all | as chairman of the meeting, and if no Director be | |||||||
| the Directors present decline to take the chair or if | present or if all the Directors present decline to | |||||||
| the chairman chosen shall retire from the chair, | take the chair or if the chairman chosen shall | |||||||
| then the Shareholders present shall choose one of | retire from the chair, then the Shareholders |
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| their number to be chairman of the meeting. | present shall choose one of their number to be | |||||||
| chairman of the meeting. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||||
| 73 | Where a resolution is voted on by a show | of | 73 | Where a resolution is voted on by a show | of | ||||||
| hands, a declaration by the chairman of |
the | hands as permitted under the Listing Rules, | a | ||||||||
| meeting that a resolution has on a show of hands | declaration by the chairman of the meeting that a | ||||||||||
| been carried or carried unanimously, or by a | resolution has on a show of hands been carried | or | |||||||||
| particular majority, or not carried by a particular | carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, | ||||||||||
| majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect made | or not carried by a particular majority, or lost, and | ||||||||||
| in the minute book of the Company shall | be | an entry to that effect made in the minute book | of | ||||||||
| conclusive evidence of the facts without proof of | the Company shall be conclusive evidence of the | ||||||||||
| the number or proportion of the votes recorded in | facts without proof of the number or proportion | of | |||||||||
| favour of or against such resolution. | the votes recorded in favour of or against such | ||||||||||
| resolution. | |||||||||||
| 80 | Where the Company has knowledge that any Shareholder is, under the Listing Rules, required to abstain from voting on any particular resolution |
80 | ~~Where~~All Shareholders of the Company ~~has~~ ~~knowledge that~~(including a Shareholder which is a Clearing House (or its nominee(s))) shall have the |
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| or restricted to voting only for or only against any | right to (a) speak at a general meeting and (b) | ||||||||||
| particular resolution, any votes cast by or | on | vote at a general meeting except where |
a | ||||||||
| behalf of such Shareholder in contravention | of | Shareholder is required by the Listing Rules | to | ||||||||
| such requirement or restriction shall not |
be | abstain from voting to approve the matter under | |||||||||
| counted. No powers shall be taken to freeze | or | consideration. Where any Shareholder is, under | |||||||||
| otherwise impair any of the rights attaching to any | the Listing Rules, required to abstain from voting | ||||||||||
| share by reason only that the person or persons | on any particular resolution or restricted to voting | ||||||||||
| who are interested directly or indirectly therein | only for or only against any particular resolution, | ||||||||||
| have failed to disclose their interests to |
the | any votes cast by or on behalf of such Shareholder | |||||||||
| Company. | in contravention of such requirement or restriction | ||||||||||
| shall not be counted. No powers shall be taken | to | ||||||||||
| freeze or otherwise impair any of the rights |
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| attaching to any share by reason only that the | |||||||||||
| person or persons who are interested directly | or | ||||||||||
| indirectly therein have failed to disclose their | |||||||||||
| interests to the Company. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||
| 86 | Any Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at a | 86 | Any Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at a | |||||
| meeting of the Company shall be entitled to | meeting of the Company shall be entitled to | |||||||
| appoint another person as his proxy to attend and | appoint another person as his proxy to attend and | |||||||
| vote instead of him. A Shareholder who is the | vote instead of him. A corporation which is a | |||||||
| holder of two or more Shares may appoint more | Shareholder may execute a form of proxy under | |||||||
| than one proxy to represent him and vote on his | the hand of a duly authorised officer. A |
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| behalf at a general meeting of the Company or at | Shareholder who is the holder of two or more | |||||||
| a class meeting. A proxy need not be a |
Shares may appoint more than one proxy to | |||||||
| Shareholder. On a poll or a show of hands votes | represent him and vote on his behalf at a general | |||||||
| may be given either personally (or, in the case of | meeting of the Company or at a class meeting. A | |||||||
| a Shareholder being a corporation, by its duly | proxy need not be a Shareholder. On a poll or a | |||||||
| authorised representative) or by proxy. A proxy | show of hands votes may be given either |
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| shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on | personally (or, in the case of a Shareholder being | |||||||
| behalf of a Shareholder who is an individual and | a corporation, by its duly authorised |
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| for whom he acts as proxy as such Shareholder | representative) or by proxy. A proxy shall be | |||||||
| could exercise. In addition, a proxy shall be | entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of | |||||||
| entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of | a Shareholder who is an individual and for whom | |||||||
| a Shareholder which is a corporation and for | he acts as proxy as such Shareholder could |
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| which he acts as proxy as such Shareholder could | exercise. In addition, a proxy shall be entitled to | |||||||
| exercise if it were an individual Shareholder. | exercise the same powers on behalf of a |
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| Shareholder which is a corporation and for which | ||||||||
| he acts as proxy as such Shareholder could |
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| exercise as if it were an individual Shareholder | ||||||||
| present in person at any general meeting. | ||||||||
| 93 | (a) Any corporation which is a Shareholder |
93 | (a) Any corporation which is a Shareholder |
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| may, by resolution of its directors or other | may, by resolution of its directors or other | |||||||
| governing body or by power of attorney, | governing body or by power of attorney, | |||||||
| authorise such person as it thinks fit to act | authorise such person as it thinks fit to act | |||||||
| as its representative at any meeting of the | as its representative at any meeting of the | |||||||
| Company or of any class of Shareholders of | Company or of any class of Shareholders of | |||||||
| the Company, and the person so authorised | the Company, and the person so authorised | |||||||
| shall be entitled to exercise the same rights | shall be entitled to exercise the same rights | |||||||
| and powers on behalf of the corporation | and powers on behalf of the corporation | |||||||
| which he represents as that corporation |
which he represents as that corporation |
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| could exercise if it were an individual |
could exercise as if it were an individual | |||||||
| Shareholder. References in these Articles to | Shareholder. References in these Articles to | |||||||
| a Shareholder present in person at a |
a Shareholder present in person at a |
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| meeting shall, unless the context otherwise | meeting shall, unless the context otherwise | |||||||
| requires, include a corporation which is a | requires, include a corporation which is a | |||||||
| Shareholder represented at the meeting by | Shareholder represented at the meeting by | |||||||
| such duly authorised representative. | such duly authorised representative. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||||||
| (b) | Where a Shareholder is a Clearing House | (b) | Where a Shareholder is a Clearing House | ||||||||||
| (or its nominee(s)), it may (subject to |
(or its nominee(s)), it may (subject to |
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| Article 94) authorise such person or persons | Article 94) appoint proxies or authorise | ||||||||||||
| as it thinks fit to act as its representative or | such person or persons as it thinks fit to act | ||||||||||||
| representatives at any meeting of the |
as its representative or representatives, who | ||||||||||||
| Company or at any meeting of any class of | enjoy rights equivalent to the rights of other | ||||||||||||
| Shareholders, provided that if more than | Shareholders, at any meeting of the |
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| one person is so authorised, the |
Company (including but not limited to |
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| authorisation shall specify the number and | general meetings and creditors meetings) or | ||||||||||||
| class of Shares in respect of which each | at any meeting of any class of |
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| such representative is so authorised. A |
Shareholders, provided that if more than | ||||||||||||
| person so authorised pursuant to the |
one person is so authorised, the |
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| provisions of this Article shall be deemed | authorisation shall specify the number and | ||||||||||||
| to have been duly authorised without |
class of Shares in respect of which each | ||||||||||||
| further evidence of the facts and be entitled | such representative is so authorised. A |
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| to exercise the same rights and powers on | person so authorised pursuant to the |
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| behalf of the Clearing House (or its |
provisions of this Article shall be deemed | ||||||||||||
| nominee(s)) which he represents as that | to have been duly authorised without |
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| Clearing House (or its nominee(s)) could | further evidence of the facts and be entitled | ||||||||||||
| exercise as if such person were an |
to exercise the same rights and powers on | ||||||||||||
| individual Shareholder, including the right | behalf of the Clearing House (or its |
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| to vote individually on a show of hands. | nominee(s)) which he represents as that | ||||||||||||
| Clearing House (or its nominee(s)) could | |||||||||||||
| exercise as if such person were an |
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| individual Shareholder, including the right | |||||||||||||
| to speak and vote individually on a show of | |||||||||||||
| hands or on a poll. | |||||||||||||
| 97 | The number of Directors shall not be less than | 97 | The number of Directors shall not be less than | ||||||||||
| two. | The Company shall keep at its Registered | two. | The Company shall keep at its Registered | ||||||||||
| Office a register of its directors and officers in | Office a register of its directors and officers in | ||||||||||||
| accordance with the Companies Law. | accordance with the Companies ~~Law~~Act. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||||
| 98 | Director may at any time, by notice in writing | 98 | A Director may at any time, by notice in writing | |||||||
| signed by him delivered to the Registered Office | signed by him delivered to the Registered Office | |||||||||
| or at the Head Office or at a meeting of the | or at the Head Office or at a meeting of the | |||||||||
| Board, appoint any person (including another |
Board, appoint any person (including another |
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| Director) to act as alternate Director in his place | Director) to act as alternate Director in his place | |||||||||
| during his absence and may in like manner at any | during his absence and may in like manner at any | |||||||||
| time terminate such appointment. If such person is | time terminate such appointment. If such person is | |||||||||
| not another Director such appointment unless |
not another Director such appointment unless |
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| previously approved by the Board shall have |
previously approved by the Board shall have |
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| effect only upon and subject to being so approved. | effect only upon and subject to being so approved. | |||||||||
| The appointment of an alternate Director shall | The appointment of an alternate Director shall | |||||||||
| terminate on the happening of any event which, | terminate on the happening of any event which, | |||||||||
| were he a Director, would cause him to vacate | were he a Director, would cause him to vacate | |||||||||
| such office or if his appointor ceases to be a | such office or if his appointor ceases to be a | |||||||||
| Director. An alternate Director may act as |
Director. An alternate Director may act as |
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| alternate to more than one Director. | alternate to more than one Director. | |||||||||
| 101 | The Directors shall be entitled to receive by way | 101 | The Directors shall be entitled to receive by way | |||||||
| of ordinary remuneration for their services as | of ordinary remuneration for their services as | |||||||||
| Directors such sum as shall from time to time be | Directors such sum as shall from time to time be | |||||||||
| determined by the Company in general meeting or | determined by the Company in general meeting or | |||||||||
| by the Board, such sum (unless otherwise directed | by the Board, such sum (unless otherwise directed | |||||||||
| by the resolution by which it is voted) to be | by the resolution by which it is voted) to be | |||||||||
| divided amongst the Directors in such proportions and in such manner as they may agree, or failing |
divided ~~amongst~~among the Directors in such proportions and in such manner as they may |
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| agreement, equally, except that in such event any | agree, or failing agreement, equally, except that in | |||||||||
| Director holding office for less than the whole of | such event any Director holding office for less | |||||||||
| the relevant period in respect of which the |
than the whole of the relevant period in respect of | |||||||||
| ordinary remuneration is paid shall only rank in | which the ordinary remuneration is paid shall only | |||||||||
| such division in proportion to the time during | rank in such division in proportion to the time | |||||||||
| such period for which he has held office. Such | during such period for which he has held office. | |||||||||
| remuneration shall be in addition to any other | Such remuneration shall be in addition to any | |||||||||
| remuneration to which a Director who holds any | other remuneration to which a Director who holds | |||||||||
| salaried employment or office in the Company | any salaried employment or office in the Company | |||||||||
| may be entitled by reason of such employment or | may be entitled by reason of such employment or | |||||||||
| office. | office. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||
| 105 | ⋯⋯ | 105 | ⋯⋯ | |||||
| (b) | Except as would, if the Company were a | (b) | Except as would, if the Company were a | |||||
| company incorporated in Hong Kong, be | company incorporated in Hong Kong, be | |||||||
| permitted by the Companies Ordinance as | permitted by the Companies Ordinance as | |||||||
| in force as at the date of adoption of these | in force as at the date of adoption of these | |||||||
| Articles, and except as permitted under the | Articles, and except as permitted under the | |||||||
| Companies Law, the Company shall not directly or indirectly: |
Companies ~~Law~~Act, the Company shall not directly or indirectly: |
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| ⋯⋯ | ⋯⋯ | |||||||
| 106 | A Director shall vacate his office: | 106 | A Director shall vacate his office: | |||||
| ⋯⋯ | ⋯⋯ | |||||||
| (c) | if he absents himself from the meetings of | (c) | if he absents himself from the meetings of | |||||
| the Board during a continuous period of six | the Board during a continuous period of six | |||||||
| months, without special leave of absence from the Board, and his alternate Director |
~~months~~Months, without special leave of absence from the Board, and his alternate |
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| (if any) shall not during such period have | Director (if any) shall not during such |
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| attended in his stead, and the Board pass a | period have attended in his stead, and the | |||||||
| resolution that he has by reason of such | Board pass a resolution that he has by | |||||||
| absence vacated his office; | reason of such absence vacated his office; | |||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ⋯⋯ | |||||||
| (h) | if he shall be removed from the office by | (h) | if he shall be removed from the office by | |||||
| notice in writing served on him signed by | notice in writing served on him signed by | |||||||
| not less than three-quarters in number (or if that is not a round number, the nearest |
not less than three-~~quarters~~fourths in number (or if that is not a round number, |
|||||||
| lower round number) of the Directors |
the nearest lower round number) of the | |||||||
| (including himself) then in office. | Directors (including himself) then in office. | |||||||
| 108 | ⋯⋯ | 108 | ⋯⋯ | |||||
| (d) | A Director shall not vote (nor shall he be | (d) | A Director shall not vote (nor shall he be | |||||
| counted in the quorum) on any resolution of | counted in the quorum) on any resolution of | |||||||
| the Board in respect of any contract or | the Board in respect of any contract or | |||||||
| arrangement or proposal in which he or any | arrangement or proposal in which he or any | |||||||
| of his Close Associate(s) has/have a |
of his Close Associate(s) has/have a |
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| material interest, and if he shall do so his | material interest, and if he shall do so his | |||||||
| vote shall not be counted (nor shall he be | vote shall not be counted (nor shall he be | |||||||
| counted in the quorum for that resolution), | counted in the quorum for that resolution)~~,~~ | |||||||
| but this prohibition shall not apply to any of the following matters namely: |
~~but this~~. This prohibition shall not apply to any of the following matters namely: |
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| ⋯⋯ | ⋯⋯ |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||
| 112 | The Company may from time to time in general | 112 | The Company may from time to time in general | ||||
| meeting by Ordinary Resolution elect any person | meeting by Ordinary Resolution elect any person | ||||||
| to be a Director either to fill a casual vacancy or | to be a Director ~~either to fill a casual vacancy or~~ | ||||||
| as an additional Director. Any Director so |
~~as~~ ~~an~~ ~~additional~~ ~~Director.~~ ~~Any~~ ~~Director~~ ~~so~~ |
||||||
| appointed shall be subject to retirement by |
~~appointed~~ ~~shall~~ ~~be~~ ~~subject~~ ~~to~~ ~~retirement~~ ~~by~~ |
||||||
| rotation pursuant to Article 109. | ~~rotation~~ ~~pursuant~~ ~~to~~ ~~Article~~ ~~109~~(including a managing director or other executive director). |
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| 113 | The Board shall have power from time to time and | 113 | The Board shall have power from time to time and | ||||
| at any time to appoint any person as a Director | at any time to appoint any person as a Director | ||||||
| either to fill a casual vacancy or as an additional | either to fill a casual vacancy or as an additional | ||||||
| Director, provided that the number of Directors so | Director, provided that the number of Directors so | ||||||
| appointed shall not exceed the maximum number | appointed shall not exceed the maximum number | ||||||
| determined from time to time by the Shareholders | determined from time to time by the Shareholders | ||||||
| in general meeting. Any Director appointed by the | in general meeting or these Articles. Any Director | ||||||
| Board to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office | appointed by the Board to fill a casual vacancy or | ||||||
| only until the first general meeting of the |
as an addition to the existing Board shall hold | ||||||
| Company after his appointment and be subject to | office only until the first annual general meeting | ||||||
| re-election at such meeting. Any Director |
of the Company after his appointment and ~~be~~ | ||||||
| appointed by the Board as an addition to the | ~~subject~~ ~~to~~ ~~re-election~~ ~~at~~ ~~such~~ ~~meeting.~~ ~~Any~~ |
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| existing Board shall hold office only until the next | ~~Director appointed by the Board as an addition to~~ | ||||||
| following annual general meeting of the Company | ~~the existing Board shall hold office only until the~~ | ||||||
| and shall then be eligible for re-election. Any | ~~next following annual general meeting of the~~ | ||||||
| Director appointed under this Article shall not be | ~~Company~~ ~~and~~ shall then be eligible for |
||||||
| taken into account in determining the Directors or | re-election. Any Director appointed under this | ||||||
| the number of Directors who are to retire by | Article shall not be taken into account in |
||||||
| rotation at an annual general meeting. | determining the Directors or the number of |
||||||
| Directors who are to retire by rotation at an | |||||||
| annual general meeting. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||
| 114 | No person, other than a retiring Director, shall, | 114 | No person, other than a retiring Director, shall, | |||
| unless recommended by the Board for election, be | unless recommended by the Board for election, be | |||||
| eligible for election to the office of Director at | eligible for election to the office of Director at | |||||
| any general meeting, unless notice in writing of | any general meeting, unless notice in writing of | |||||
| the intention to propose that person for election as | the intention to propose that person for election as | |||||
| a Director and notice in writing by that person of | a Director signed by a Shareholder and notice in | |||||
| his willingness to be elected shall have been | writing signed by that person of his willingness to | |||||
| lodged at the Head Office or at the Registration | be elected shall have been lodged at the Head | |||||
| Office. The period for lodgement of the notices | Office or at the Registration Office. The ~~period~~ | |||||
| required under this Article will commence no | ~~for lodgement of the notices required under this~~ | |||||
| earlier than the day after the despatch of the | ~~Article will commence no earlier than the day~~ | |||||
| notice of the general meeting appointed for such | ~~after the despatch of the notice of the general~~ | |||||
| election and end no later than seven days prior to the date of such general meeting and the minimum |
~~meeting appointed for~~Company shall include the particulars of such proposed person for election |
|||||
| length of the period during which such notices to the Company may be given will be at least seven |
~~and~~ ~~end~~ ~~no~~ ~~later~~ ~~than~~as a Director in its announcement or supplementary circular, and shall |
|||||
| days. | give the Shareholders at least seven days to |
|||||
| consider the relevant information disclosed in | ||||||
| such announcement or supplementary circular |
||||||
| prior to the date of ~~such general~~the meeting ~~and~~ ~~the minimum length o~~f the ~~period during which~~ |
||||||
| ~~such notices to the Company may be given will be~~ | ||||||
| ~~at least seven days~~election. | ||||||
| 115 | The Company may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director (including a managing |
115 | ~~The~~ ~~Company~~Shareholders may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director (including a |
|||
| director or other executive director) before the | managing director or other executive director) | |||||
| expiration of his term of office notwithstanding | before the expiration of his term of office |
|||||
| anything in these Articles or in any agreement | notwithstanding anything in these Articles or in | |||||
| between the Company and such Director (but | any agreement between the Company and such | |||||
| without prejudice to any claim which such |
Director (but without prejudice to any claim |
|||||
| Director may have for damages for any breach of | which such Director may have for damages for | |||||
| any contract between him and the Company) and | any breach of any contract between him and the | |||||
| may by Ordinary Resolution elect another person | Company) and may by Ordinary Resolution elect | |||||
| in his stead. Any Director so appointed shall be | another person in his stead. Any Director so | |||||
| subject to retirement by rotation pursuant to |
appointed shall be subject to retirement by |
|||||
| Article 109. | rotation pursuant to Article 109. | |||||
| 117 | The Board may raise or secure the payment or | 117 | The Board may raise or secure the payment or | |||
| repayment of such sum or sums in such manner | repayment of such sum or sums in such manner | |||||
| and upon such terms and conditions in all respects | and upon such terms and conditions in all respects | |||||
| as it thinks fit and in particular but subject to the | as it thinks fit and in particular but subject to the | |||||
| provisions of the Companies Law, by the issue of debentures, debenture stock, bonds or other |
provisions of the Companies ~~Law~~Act, by the issue of debentures, debenture stock, bonds or other |
|||||
| securities of the Company, whether outright or as | securities of the Company, whether outright or as | |||||
| collateral security for any debt, liability or |
collateral security for any debt, liability or |
|||||
| obligation of the Company or of any third party. | obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||||
| 120 | The Directors shall cause a proper register to be | 120 | The Directors shall cause a proper register to be | ||||||||
| kept, in accordance with the provisions of | the | kept, in accordance with the provisions of the | |||||||||
| Companies Law, of all mortgages and charges specifically affecting the property of the Company |
Companies ~~Law~~Act, of all mortgages and charges specifically affecting the property of the Company |
||||||||||
| and shall duly comply with such provisions of the | and shall duly comply with such provisions of the | ||||||||||
| Companies Law with regard to the registration of mortgages and charges as may be specified or |
Companies ~~Law~~Act with regard to the registration of mortgages and charges as may be specified or |
||||||||||
| required. | required. | ||||||||||
| 123 | The Board may from time to time appoint any one | 123 | The Board may from time to time appoint any one | ||||||||
| or more of them to the office of managing director, joint managing director, deputy managing |
or more of ~~them~~the Directors to the office of managing director, joint managing director, deputy |
||||||||||
| director or other executive director and/or such | managing director or other executive director |
||||||||||
| other office in the management of the business of | and/or such other office in the management of the | ||||||||||
| the Company as it may decide for such period and | business of the Company as it may decide for | ||||||||||
| upon such terms as it thinks fit and upon such | such period and upon such terms as it thinks fit | ||||||||||
| terms as to remuneration as it may decide in | and upon such terms as to remuneration as it may | ||||||||||
| accordance with Article 104. | decide in accordance with Article 104. | ||||||||||
| 128 | The business of the Company shall be managed by | 128 | The business of the Company shall be managed by | ||||||||
| the Board who, in addition to the powers | and | the Board who, in addition to the powers and | |||||||||
| authorities by these Articles expressly conferred | authorities by these Articles expressly conferred | ||||||||||
| upon it, may exercise all such powers and do all | upon it, may exercise all such powers and do all | ||||||||||
| such acts and things as may be exercised or done | such acts and things as may be exercised or done | ||||||||||
| or approved by the Company and are not hereby | or approved by the Company and are not hereby | ||||||||||
| or by the Companies Law expressly directed or required to be exercised or done by the Company |
or by the Companies ~~Law~~Act expressly directed or required to be exercised or done by the |
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| in general meeting, but subject nevertheless to the | Company in general meeting, but subject |
||||||||||
| provisions of the Companies Law and of these | nevertheless to the provisions of the Companies | ||||||||||
| Articles and to any regulations from time to made by the Company in general meeting |
time not |
~~Law~~Act and of these Articles and to any regulations from time to time made by the |
|||||||||
| being inconsistent with such provisions or these | Company in general meeting not being |
||||||||||
| Articles, provided that no regulation so made shall | inconsistent with such provisions or these |
||||||||||
| invalidate any prior act of the Board which would | Articles, provided that no regulation so made shall | ||||||||||
| have been valid if such regulation had not been | invalidate any prior act of the Board which would | ||||||||||
| made. | have been valid if such regulation had not been | ||||||||||
| made. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||
| 129 | Without prejudice to the general powers conferred | 129 | Without prejudice to the general powers conferred | |||||
| by these Articles, it is hereby expressly declared | by these Articles, it is hereby expressly declared | |||||||
| that | the Board shall have the following powers: | that the Board shall have the following powers: | ||||||
| (a) | to give to any person the right or option | of | (a) to give to any person the right or option of |
|||||
| requiring at a future date that an allotment | requiring at a future date that an allotment | |||||||
| shall be made to him of any Share at par | or | shall be made to him of any Share at par or | ||||||
| at such premium and on such other terms | as | at such premium and on such other terms as | ||||||
| may be agreed; and | may be agreed; ~~and~~ | |||||||
| (b) | to give to any Directors, officers |
or | (b) to give to any Directors, officers or |
|||||
| employees of the Company an interest | in | employees of the Company an interest in | ||||||
| any particular business or transaction | or | any particular business or transaction or | ||||||
| participation in the profits thereof or in the | participation in the profits thereof or in the | |||||||
| general profits of the Company either | in | general profits of the Company either in | ||||||
| addition to or in substitution for a salary | or | addition to or in substitution for a salary or | ||||||
| other remuneration. | other remuneration; and | |||||||
| (c) to repay all expenses, including travel |
||||||||
| expenses, reasonably incurred by any |
||||||||
| Directors, officers or employees of the |
||||||||
| Company in connection with the discharge | ||||||||
| of their duties as Directors, officers or | ||||||||
| employees of the Company, and/or to |
||||||||
| receive fixed fees or allowances in respect | ||||||||
| thereof as may be determined by the Board. | ||||||||
| 133 | The | Board may from time to time elect |
or | 133 | The Board may from time to time elect or |
|||
| otherwise appoint one of them to the office of chairman of the Company and another to be the |
otherwise appoint one of ~~them~~the Directors to the office of chairman of the Company and another to |
|||||||
| vice | chairman of the Company (or two or more | be the vice chairman of the Company (or two or | ||||||
| vice | Chairmen) and determine the period for |
more vice Chairmen) and determine the period for | ||||||
| which each of them is to hold office. The |
which each of them is to hold office. The |
|||||||
| chairman of the Company or, in his absence, the | chairman of the Company or, in his absence, the | |||||||
| vice | chairman of the Company shall preside | as | vice chairman of the Company shall preside as | |||||
| chairman at meetings of the Board, but if no such | chairman at meetings of the Board, but if no such | |||||||
| chairman or vice chairman be elected |
or | chairman or vice chairman be elected or |
||||||
| appointed, or if at any meeting the chairman | or | appointed, or if at any meeting the chairman or | ||||||
| vice | chairman is not present within five minutes | vice chairman is not present within five minutes | ||||||
| after the time appointed for holding the same and | after the time appointed for holding the same and | |||||||
| willing to act, the Directors present shall choose | willing to act, the Directors present shall choose | |||||||
| one | of their number to be chairman of such | one of their number to be chairman of such | ||||||
| meeting. All the provisions of Articles 104, 109, | meeting. All the provisions of Articles 104, 109, | |||||||
| 124, | 125 and 126 shall mutatis mutandis apply | to | 124, 125 and 126 shall apply mutatis mutandis | |||||
| any | Directors elected or otherwise appointed | to | ~~apply~~ to any Directors elected or otherwise |
|||||
| any | office in accordance with the provisions | of | appointed to any office in accordance with the | |||||
| this Article. | provisions of this Article. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||
| 138 | The Board may delegate any | of its powers to | 138 | The Board may delegate any of its powers to | |||
| committees consisting of such member(s) of them | committees consisting of such member(s) of |
||||||
| and such other person(s) as it thinks fit, and it may from time to time revoke such delegation or |
~~them~~it and such other person(s) as it thinks fit, and it may from time to time revoke such |
||||||
| revoke the appointment of and discharge any such | delegation or revoke the appointment of and |
||||||
| committees either wholly or in | part, and either as | discharge any such committees either wholly or in | |||||
| to persons or purposes, but every committee so | part, and either as to persons or purposes, but | ||||||
| formed shall in the exercise | of the powers so | every committee so formed shall in the exercise of | |||||
| delegated conform to any regulations that may | the powers so delegated conform to any |
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| from time to time be imposed upon it by the | regulations that may from time to time be |
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| Board. | imposed upon it by the Board. | ||||||
| 141 | All acts bona fide done by any meeting of the Board or by any such committee or by any person |
141 | All ~~acts ~~bona fide acts done by any meeting of the Board or by any such committee or by any person |
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| acting as a Director shall, notwithstanding that it | acting as a Director shall, notwithstanding that it | ||||||
| shall be afterwards discovered that there was | shall be afterwards discovered that there was | ||||||
| some defect in the appointment of such Director | some defect in the appointment of such Director | ||||||
| or persons acting as aforesaid or that they or any | or persons acting as aforesaid or that they or any | ||||||
| of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every | of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every | ||||||
| such person had been duly appointed and was | such person had been duly appointed and was | ||||||
| qualified to be a Director or | member of such | qualified to be a Director or member of such | |||||
| committee. | committee. | ||||||
| 145 | The Secretary shall be appointed by the Board for | 145 | The Secretary shall be appointed by the Board for | ||||
| such term, at such remuneration and upon such | such term, at such remuneration and upon such | ||||||
| conditions as it may think fit, | and any Secretary | conditions as it may think fit, and any Secretary | |||||
| so appointed may, without prejudice to his right | so appointed may, without prejudice to his right | ||||||
| under any contract with the Company, be removed | under any contract with the Company, be removed | ||||||
| by the Board. Anything by the Companies Law or these Articles required or authorised to be done by |
by the Board. Anything by the Companies ~~Law~~Act or these Articles required or authorised to be done |
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| or to the Secretary, if the office is vacant or there | by or to the Secretary, if the office is vacant or | ||||||
| is for any other reason no Secretary capable of | there is for any other reason no Secretary capable | ||||||
| acting, may be done by or to any assistant or | of acting, may be done by or to any assistant or | ||||||
| deputy Secretary, or if there is no assistant or | deputy Secretary, or if there is no assistant or | ||||||
| deputy Secretary capable of acting, by or to any | deputy Secretary capable of acting, by or to any | ||||||
| officer of the Company authorised generally or | officer of the Company authorised generally or | ||||||
| specifically on behalf of the Board. | specifically on behalf of the Board. | ||||||
| 146 | The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the | 146 | The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the | ||||
| Shareholders and shall keep correct minutes of | Shareholders and shall keep correct minutes of | ||||||
| such meetings and enter the same in the proper | such meetings and enter the same in the proper | ||||||
| books provided for the purpose. He shall perform such other duties as are prescribed by the |
books provided for the purpose. ~~He ~~The Secretary shall perform such other duties as are prescribed |
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| Companies Law and these Articles, together with such other duties as may from time to time be |
by the Companies ~~Law~~Act and these Articles, together with such other duties as may from time |
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| prescribed by the Board. | to time be prescribed by the Board. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Articles of Association |
No. | Articles of Association | ||||||
| 147 A provision of the Companies Law or of these Articles requiring or authorising a thing to be |
147 | A provision of the Companies ~~Law~~Act or of these Articles requiring or authorising a thing to be |
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| done by or | to a Director and the Secretary shall | done by or to a Director and the Secretary shall | ||||||
| not be satisfied by its being done by or to the | not be satisfied by its being done by or to the | |||||||
| same person | acting both as Director and as, or in | same person acting both as Director and as, or in | ||||||
| place of the | Secretary. | place of the Secretary. | ||||||
| 148 (a) Subject to the Companies Law, the Company shall have one or more Seals as the Board may |
148 | (a) Subject to the Companies ~~Law~~Act, the Company shall have one or more Seals as the |
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| determine, and may have a Seal for use outside | Board may determine, and may have a Seal for | |||||||
| the Cayman | Islands. The Board shall provide for | use outside the Cayman Islands. The Board shall | ||||||
| the safe custody of each Seal, and no Seal shall be | provide for the safe custody of each Seal, and no | |||||||
| used without the authority of the Board or a | Seal shall be used without the authority of the | |||||||
| committee authorised by the Board in that behalf. | Board or a committee authorised by the Board in | |||||||
| ⋯⋯ | that behalf. | |||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ||||||||
| 149 All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of |
149 | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of | ||||||
| exchange and other negotiable instruments, and all | exchange and other negotiable instruments, and all | |||||||
| receipts for moneys paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise |
receipts for ~~moneys~~monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or |
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| executed, as | the case may be, in such | manner as | otherwise executed, as the case may be, in such | |||||
| the Board shall from time to time by | resolution | manner as the Board shall from time to time by | ||||||
| determine. The Company’s banking accounts shall | resolution determine. The Company’s banking |
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| be kept with such banker or bankers as the Board | accounts shall be kept with such banker or |
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| shall from time to time determine. | bankers as the Board shall from time to time | |||||||
| determine. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||
| 150 | (a) The Board may from time to time and at |
150 | (a) The Board may from time to time and at |
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| any time, by power of attorney under the Seal, appoint any company, firm or person |
any time, by power of attorney under ~~the~~its Seal, appoint any company, firm or person |
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| or any fluctuating body of persons, whether | or any fluctuating body of persons, whether | |||||||
| nominated directly or indirectly by the |
nominated directly or indirectly by the |
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| Board, to be the attorney or attorneys of the | Board, to be the attorney or attorneys of the | |||||||
| Company for such purposes and with such | Company for such purposes and with such | |||||||
| powers, authorities and discretions (not |
powers, authorities and discretions (not |
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| exceeding those vested in or exercisable by | exceeding those vested in or exercisable by | |||||||
| the Board under these Articles) and for such | the Board under these Articles) and for such | |||||||
| period and subject to such conditions as it | period and subject to such conditions as it | |||||||
| may think fit, and any such power of |
may think fit, and any such power of |
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| attorney may contain such provisions for | attorney may contain such provisions for | |||||||
| the protection and convenience of persons | the protection and convenience of persons | |||||||
| dealing with any such attorney as the Board | dealing with any such attorney as the Board | |||||||
| may think fit, and may also authorise any | may think fit, and may also authorise any | |||||||
| such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of | such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of | |||||||
| the powers, authorities and discretions |
the powers, authorities and discretions |
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| vested in him. | vested in him. | |||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ⋯⋯ | |||||||
| 151 | The Board may establish any committees, regional | 151 | The Board may establish any committees, regional | |||||
| or local boards or agencies for managing any of | or local boards or agencies for managing any of | |||||||
| the affairs of the Company, either in the Relevant | the affairs of the Company, either in the Relevant | |||||||
| Territory or elsewhere, and may appoint any |
Territory or elsewhere, and may appoint any |
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| persons to be members of such committees, |
persons to be members of such committees, |
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| regional or local boards or agencies and may fix | regional or local boards or agencies and may fix | |||||||
| their remuneration, and may delegate to any |
their remuneration, and may delegate to any |
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| committee, regional or local board or agent any of | committee, regional or local board or agent any of | |||||||
| the powers, authorities and discretions vested in | the powers, authorities and discretions vested in | |||||||
| the Board (other than its powers to make calls and | the Board (other than its powers to make calls and | |||||||
| forfeit Shares), with power to sub-delegate, and | forfeit Shares), with the power to sub-delegate, | |||||||
| may authorise the members of any regional or | and may authorise the members of any regional or | |||||||
| local board or any of them to fill any vacancies | local board or any of them to fill any vacancies | |||||||
| therein and to act notwithstanding vacancies, and | therein and to act notwithstanding vacancies, and | |||||||
| any such appointment or delegation may be upon | any such appointment or delegation may be upon | |||||||
| such terms and subject to such conditions as the | such terms and subject to such conditions as the | |||||||
| Board may think fit, and the Board may remove any person so appointed and may annul or vary |
Board may think fit~~, and the~~. The Board may remove any person so appointed and may annul or |
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| any such delegation, but no person dealing in | vary any such delegation, but no person dealing in | |||||||
| good faith and without notice of any such |
good faith and without notice of any such |
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| annulment or variation shall be affected thereby. | annulment or variation shall be affected thereby. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||||
| 153 | (a) | ⋯⋯ | 153 | (a) | ⋯⋯ | |||||
| (b) | A document purporting to be a document so | (b) | A document purporting to be a document so | |||||||
| authenticated or a copy of a resolution, or | authenticated or a copy of a resolution, or | |||||||||
| an extract from the minutes of a meeting, of | an extract from the minutes of a meeting, of | |||||||||
| the Company or of the Board or any local | the Company or of the Board or any local | |||||||||
| board or committee, or of any books, |
board or committee, or of any |
books, | ||||||||
| records, documents or accounts or extracts | records, documents or accounts or extracts | |||||||||
| therefrom as aforesaid, and which is |
therefrom as aforesaid, and which is |
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| certified as aforesaid, shall be conclusive | certified as aforesaid, shall be conclusive | |||||||||
| evidence in favour of all persons dealing | evidence in favour of all persons dealing | |||||||||
| with the Company upon the faith thereof | with the Company upon the faith thereof | |||||||||
| that the document authenticated (or, if this | that the document authenticated (or, | if this | ||||||||
| be authenticated as aforesaid, the matter so authenticated) is authentic or, as the case |
be authenticated as aforesaid, the matter so authenticated) is authentic, or~~, as the case~~ |
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| may be, that such resolution has been duly passed or, as the case may be, that any |
~~may be, ~~that such resolution has been duly passed, or~~, as the case may be, ~~that any |
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| minute so extracted is a true and accurate | minute so extracted is a true and accurate | |||||||||
| record of proceedings at a duly constituted meeting or, as the case may be, that the |
record of proceedings at a duly constituted meeting, or~~, as the case may be, ~~that the |
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| copies of such books, records, documents or | copies of such books, records, documents or | |||||||||
| accounts were true copies of their originals | accounts were true copies of their originals, | |||||||||
| or as the case may be, the extracts of such books, records, documents or accounts are |
or ~~as the case may be,~~that the extracts of such books, records, documents or accounts |
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| true and accurate records of the books, | are true and accurate records of the | books, | ||||||||
| records, documents or accounts from which | records, documents or accounts from | which | ||||||||
| they were extracted. | they were extracted, each as the case may | |||||||||
| be. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||||
| 154 | (a) | The Company in general meeting may, upon | 154 | (a) | The Company in general meeting may, upon | ||||||
| the recommendation of the Board, resolve | the recommendation of the Board, resolve | ||||||||||
| to capitalise any sum standing to the credit | to capitalise any sum standing to the credit | ||||||||||
| of any of the Company’s reserve accounts | of any of the Company’s reserve accounts | ||||||||||
| which are available for distribution |
which are available for distribution |
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| (including its share premium account and | (including its share premium account and | ||||||||||
| capital redemption reserve fund, subject to | capital redemption reserve fund, subject to | ||||||||||
| the Companies Law) and to appropriate such sums to the holders of Shares on the |
the Companies ~~Law~~Act) and to appropriate such sums to the holders of Shares on the |
||||||||||
| Register as at the close of business on the | Register as at the close of business on the | ||||||||||
| date of the relevant resolution (or such | date of the relevant resolution (or such | ||||||||||
| other date as may be specified therein or | other date as may be specified therein or | ||||||||||
| determined as provided therein) in the |
determined as provided therein) in the |
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| proportions in which such sum would have | proportions in which such sum would have | ||||||||||
| been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of |
been divisible ~~amongst~~among them had the same been a distribution of profits by way |
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| Dividend and to apply such sum on their | of Dividend and to apply such sum on their | ||||||||||
| behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares | behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares | ||||||||||
| for allotment and distribution credited as | for allotment and distribution credited as | ||||||||||
| fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. |
fully paid-up to and ~~amongst~~among them in the proportion aforesaid. |
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| (b) | Subject to the Companies Law, whenever such a resolution as aforesaid shall have |
(b) | Subject to the Companies ~~Law~~Act, whenever such a resolution as aforesaid |
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| been passed, the Board shall make all |
shall have been passed, the Board shall | ||||||||||
| appropriations and applications of the |
make all appropriations and applications of | ||||||||||
| reserves or profits and undivided profits | the reserves or profits and undivided profits | ||||||||||
| resolved to be capitalised thereby, and |
resolved to be capitalised thereby, and |
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| attend to all allotments and issues of fully | attend to all allotments and issues of fully | ||||||||||
| paid Shares, debentures, or other securities | paid Shares, debentures, or other securities | ||||||||||
| and generally shall do all acts and things | and generally shall do all acts and things | ||||||||||
| required to give effect thereto⋯⋯ | required to give effect thereto⋯⋯ | ||||||||||
| 155 | Subject to the Companies Law and these Articles, the Company in general meeting may declare |
155 | Subject to the Companies ~~Law~~Act and these Articles, the Company in general meeting may |
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| Dividends in any currency but no Dividends shall | declare Dividends in any currency but no |
||||||||||
| exceed the amount recommended by the Board. | Dividends shall exceed the amount recommended | ||||||||||
| by the Board. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||||||
| 157 | (a) | No Dividend shall be declared or paid or | 157 | (a) | No Dividend shall be declared or paid | or | ||||||
| shall be made otherwise than in accordance | shall be made otherwise than in accordance | |||||||||||
| with the Companies Law. | with the Companies ~~Law~~Act. | |||||||||||
| (b) | Subject to the provisions of the Companies | (b) | Subject to the provisions of the Companies | |||||||||
| Law but without prejudice to paragraph (a) of this Article, where any asset, business or |
~~Law~~Act but without prejudice to paragraph (a) of this Article, where any asset, business |
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| property is bought by the Company as from | or property is bought by the Company | as | ||||||||||
| a past date (whether such date be before or | from a past date (whether such date | be | ||||||||||
| after the incorporation of the Company), the | before or after the incorporation of the | |||||||||||
| profits and losses thereof as from such date | Company), the profits and losses thereof | as | ||||||||||
| may at the discretion of the Board in whole | from such date may at the discretion of the | |||||||||||
| or in part be carried to revenue account and | Board in whole or in part be carried | to | ||||||||||
| treated for all purposes as profits or losses | revenue account and treated for all purposes | |||||||||||
| of the Company, and be available for |
as profits or losses of the Company, and | be | ||||||||||
| Dividend accordingly. Subject as aforesaid, | available for Dividend accordingly. Subject | |||||||||||
| if any Shares or securities are purchased | as aforesaid, if any Shares or securities are | |||||||||||
| cum Dividend or interest, such Dividend or | purchased cum Dividend or interest, such | |||||||||||
| interest may at the discretion of the Board | Dividend or interest may at the discretion | |||||||||||
| be treated as revenue, and it shall not be | of the Board be treated as revenue, and | it | ||||||||||
| obligatory to capitalise the same or any part | shall not be obligatory to capitalise the | |||||||||||
| thereof or to apply the same towards |
same or any part thereof or to apply the | |||||||||||
| reduction of or writing down the book cost | same towards reduction of or writing down | |||||||||||
| of the asset, business or property acquired. | the book cost of the asset, business | or | ||||||||||
| property acquired | ||||||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ||||||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ||||||||||||
| 159 | No Dividend or other moneys payable on or in respect of a Share shall bear interest as against the |
159 | No Dividend or other ~~moneys~~monies payable or in respect of a Share shall bear interest |
on as |
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| Company. | against the Company. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||||
| 160 | Whenever the Board or the Company in general | 160 | Whenever the Board or the Company in general | |||||||
| meeting has resolved that a Dividend be paid or | meeting has resolved that a Dividend be paid or | |||||||||
| declared, the Board may further resolve that such | declared, the Board may further resolve that such | |||||||||
| Dividend be satisfied wholly or in part by the | Dividend be satisfied wholly or in part by the | |||||||||
| distribution of specific assets of any kind and in | distribution of specific assets of any kind and in | |||||||||
| particular of paid up shares, debentures or warrants to | particular of paid up shares, debentures or warrants to | |||||||||
| subscribe securities of any other company, or in any | subscribe for securities of any other company, or in | |||||||||
| one or more of such ways, with or without offering | any one or more of such ways, with or without | |||||||||
| any rights to Shareholders to elect to receive such | offering any rights to Shareholders to elect to receive | |||||||||
| Dividend in cash, and where any difficulty arises in | such Dividend in cash, and where any difficulty arises | |||||||||
| regard to the distribution, the Board may settle the | in regard to the distribution, the Board may settle the | |||||||||
| same as it thinks expedient, and in particular may | same as it thinks expedient, and in particular may | |||||||||
| disregard fractional entitlements or round the same up | disregard fractional entitlements or round the same up | |||||||||
| or down, and may fix the value for distribution of | or down, ~~and ~~may fix the value for distribution of | |||||||||
| such specific assets, or any part thereof, and may | such specific assets, or any part thereof, ~~and ~~may | |||||||||
| determine that cash payments shall be made to any | determine that cash payments shall be made to any | |||||||||
| Shareholders upon the footing of the value so fixed in | Shareholders upon the footing of the value so fixed in | |||||||||
| order to adjust the rights of all parties and may determine that fractional entitlements shall be |
order to adjust the rights of all partie~~s and~~, may determine that fractional entitlements shall be |
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| aggregated and sold and the benefit shall accrue to | aggregated and sold and the benefit shall accrue to | |||||||||
| the Company rather than to the Shareholders |
the Company rather than to the Shareholders |
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| concerned, and may vest any such specific assets in | concerned, and may vest any such specific assets in | |||||||||
| trustees as may seem expedient to the Board and may | trustees as may seem expedient to the Board and may | |||||||||
| authorise any person to sign any requisite instruments | authorise any person to sign any requisite instruments | |||||||||
| of transfer and other documents on behalf of all | of transfer and other documents on behalf of all | |||||||||
| Shareholders interested in the Dividend and such | Shareholders interested in the Dividend and such | |||||||||
| instrument and document shall be effective. The | instrument and document shall be effective. The | |||||||||
| Board may further authorise any person to enter into | Board may further authorise any person to enter into | |||||||||
| on behalf of all Shareholders having an interest in any | on behalf of all Shareholders having an interest in any | |||||||||
| agreement with the Company or other(s) providing | agreement with the Company or other(s) providing | |||||||||
| for such Dividend and matters in connection |
for such Dividend and matters in connection |
|||||||||
| therewith and any such agreement made under such | therewith and any such agreement made under such | |||||||||
| authority shall be effective. The Board may resolve | authority shall be effective. The Board may resolve | |||||||||
| that no such assets shall be made available or made to | that no such assets shall be made available or made to | |||||||||
| Shareholders with registered addresses in any |
Shareholders with registered addresses in any |
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| particular territory or territories being a territory or | particular territory or territories being a territory or | |||||||||
| territories where, in the absence of a registration | territories where, in the absence of a registration | |||||||||
| statement or other special formalities, this would or might, in the opinion of the Board, be unlawful or |
statement or other special formalities, ~~this~~doing so would or might, in the opinion of the Board, be |
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| impracticable or the legality or practicality of which | unlawful or impracticable or the legality or |
|||||||||
| may be time consuming or expensive to ascertain | practicality of which may be time consuming or | |||||||||
| whether in absolute terms or in relation to the value | expensive to ascertain whether in absolute terms or in | |||||||||
| of the holding of Shares of the Shareholder concerned | relation to the value of the holding of Shares of the | |||||||||
| and in any such event the only entitlement of the | Shareholder concerned and in any such event the only | |||||||||
| Shareholders aforesaid shall be to receive cash |
entitlement of the Shareholders aforesaid shall be to | |||||||||
| payments as aforesaid. Shareholders affected as | a | receive cash payments as aforesaid. Shareholders | ||||||||
| result of exercise by the Board of its discretion under | affected as a result of the exercise by the Board of its | |||||||||
| this Article shall not be, and shall be deemed not to | discretion under this Article shall not be, and shall be | |||||||||
| be, a separate class of Shareholders for any purposes | deemed not to be, a separate class of Shareholders for | |||||||||
| whatsoever. | any purposes whatsoever. |
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APPENDIX I
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Existing in force Proposed to be amended as
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No. Articles of Association No. Articles of Association 161 (a) Whenever the Board or the Company in 161 (a) Whenever the Board or the Company in general meeting has resolved that a general meeting has resolved that a Dividend be paid or declared on the share Dividend be paid or declared on the share capital of the Company, the Board may capital of the Company, the Board may further resolve, either: further resolve, either: (i) that such Dividend be satisfied (i) that such Dividend be satisfied wholly or in part in the form of an wholly or in part in the form of an allotment of Shares credited as fully allotment of Shares credited as fully paid on the basis that the Shares so paid on the basis that the Shares so allotted shall be of the same class or allotted shall be of the same class or classes as the class or classes already classes as the class or classes already held by the allottee, provided that the held by the allottee, provided that the Shareholders entitled thereto will be Shareholders entitled thereto will be entitled to elect to receive such entitled to elect to receive such Dividend (or part thereof) in cash in Dividend (or part thereof) in cash in lieu of such allotment. In such case, lieu of such allotment. In such case, the following provisions shall apply: the following provisions shall apply:
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||||||
| (D) | the Dividend (or that part of the Dividend | (D) | the Dividend (or that part of the Dividend | ||||||||||
| to be satisfied by the allotment of Shares as | to be satisfied by the allotment of Shares as | ||||||||||||
| aforesaid) shall not be payable in cash in | aforesaid) shall not be payable in cash in | ||||||||||||
| respect whereof the cash election has not | respect whereof the cash election has not | ||||||||||||
| been duly exercised (the non-elected |
been duly exercised (the non-elected |
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| Shares) and in lieu and in satisfaction |
Shares) and in lieu and in satisfaction |
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| thereof Shares shall be allotted credited as | thereof Shares shall be allotted credited as | ||||||||||||
| fully paid to the holders of the non-elected | fully paid to the holders of the non-elected | ||||||||||||
| Shares on the basis of allotment determined | Shares on the basis of allotment determined | ||||||||||||
| as aforesaid and for such purpose the Board | as aforesaid and for such purpose the Board | ||||||||||||
| shall capitalise and apply out of any part of | shall capitalise and apply out of any part of | ||||||||||||
| the undivided profits of the Company or | the undivided profits of the Company or | ||||||||||||
| any part of any of the Company’s reserve | any part of any of the Company’s reserve | ||||||||||||
| accounts (including any special account, or | accounts (including any special account, or | ||||||||||||
| share premium account (if there be any | share premium account (if there be any | ||||||||||||
| such reserve)) as the Board may determine, | such reserve)) as the Board may determine, | ||||||||||||
| a sum equal to the aggregate nominal |
a sum equal to the aggregate nominal |
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| amount of the Shares to be allotted on such | amount of the Shares to be allotted on such | ||||||||||||
| basis and apply the same in paying up in | basis and apply the same in paying up in | ||||||||||||
| full the appropriate number of Shares for | full the appropriate number of Shares for | ||||||||||||
| allotment and distribution to and amongst | allotment and distribution to and |
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| the holders of the non- elected Shares on such basis; |
~~amongst~~among the holders of the non- elected Shares on such basis; |
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| or | or | ||||||||||||
| (ii) that Shareholders entitled to such |
(ii) that Shareholders entitled to such |
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| Dividend will be entitled to elect to | Dividend will be entitled to elect to | ||||||||||||
| receive an allotment of Shares |
receive an allotment of Shares |
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| credited as fully paid in lieu of the | credited as fully paid in lieu of the | ||||||||||||
| whole or such part of the Dividend as | whole or such part of the Dividend as | ||||||||||||
| the Board may think fit on the basis | the Board may think fit on the basis | ||||||||||||
| that the Shares so allotted shall be of | that the Shares so allotted shall be of | ||||||||||||
| the same class or classes as the class | the same class or classes as the class | ||||||||||||
| or classes of Shares already held by | or classes of Shares already held by | ||||||||||||
| the allottee. In such case, the |
the allottee. In such case, the |
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| following provisions shall apply: | following provisions shall apply: | ||||||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ⋯⋯ |
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| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||||
| (D) | the Dividend (or that part of the Dividend | (D) | the Dividend (or that part of the Dividend | ||||||||
| in respect of which a right of election has | in respect of which a right of election has | ||||||||||
| been accorded) shall not be payable on | been accorded) shall not be payable on | ||||||||||
| Shares in respect whereof the Share |
Shares in respect whereof the Share |
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| election has been duly exercised (the |
election has been duly exercised (the |
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| elected Shares) and in lieu thereof Shares | elected Shares) and in lieu thereof Shares | ||||||||||
| shall be allotted credited as fully paid to the | shall be allotted credited as fully paid to the | ||||||||||
| holders of the elected Shares on the basis of | holders of the elected Shares on the basis of | ||||||||||
| allotment determined as aforesaid and for | allotment determined as aforesaid and for | ||||||||||
| such purpose the Board shall capitalise and | such purpose the Board shall capitalise and | ||||||||||
| apply out of any part of the undivided | apply out of any part of the undivided | ||||||||||
| profits of the Company or any part of any | profits of the Company or any part of any | ||||||||||
| of the Company’s reserve accounts |
of the Company’s reserve accounts |
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| (including any special account, contributed | (including any special account, contributed | ||||||||||
| surplus account, share premium account and | surplus account, share premium account and | ||||||||||
| capital redemption reserve fund (if there be | capital redemption reserve fund (if there be | ||||||||||
| any such reserve)) as the Board may |
any such reserve)) as the Board may |
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| determine, a sum equal to the aggregate | determine, a sum equal to the aggregate | ||||||||||
| nominal amount of the Shares to be allotted | nominal amount of the Shares to be allotted | ||||||||||
| on such basis and apply the same in paying | on such basis and apply the same in paying | ||||||||||
| up in full the appropriate number of Shares | up in full the appropriate number of Shares | ||||||||||
| for allotment and distribution to and |
for allotment and distribution to and |
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| amongst the holders of the elected Shares on such basis. |
~~amongst~~among the holders of the elected Shares on such basis. |
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| (b) ⋯⋯ |
(b) ⋯⋯ |
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| 164(a) | The Board may retain any Dividends or other | 164(a) | The Board may retain any Dividends or other | ||||||||
| moneys payable on or in respect of a Share upon which the Company has a lien, and may apply the |
~~moneys~~monies payable on or in respect of a Share upon which the Company has a lien, and may |
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| same | in or towards satisfaction of the debts, | apply | the same in or towards satisfaction of the | ||||||||
| liabilities or engagements in respect of which the | debts, | liabilities or engagements in respect of | |||||||||
| lien exists. | which | the lien exists. | |||||||||
| 167 | If two or more persons are registered as joint | 167 | If two or more persons are registered as joint | ||||||||
| holders of any Share, any one of such persons | holders of any Share, any one of such persons | ||||||||||
| may give effectual receipts for any Dividends and | may give effectual receipts for any Dividends and | ||||||||||
| other other |
moneys payable and bonuses, rights and distributions in respect of such Shares. |
other ~~moneys~~monies payable and bonuses, rights and other distributions in respect of such Shares. |
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Existing in force Proposed to be amended as No. Articles of Association No. Articles of Association 168 Unless otherwise directed by the Board, any 168 Unless otherwise directed by the Board, any Dividend or other moneys payable or bonuses, Dividend or other ~~moneys~~ monies payable or rights or other distributions in respect of any bonuses, rights or other distributions in respect of Share may be paid or satisfied by cheque or any Share may be paid or satisfied by cheque or warrant or certificate or other documents or warrant or certificate or other documents or evidence of title sent through the post to the evidence of title sent through the post to the registered address of the Shareholder entitled, or, registered address of the Shareholder entitled, or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of that one whose name stands first in the address of that one whose name stands first in the Register in respect of the joint holding or to such Register in respect of the joint holding or to such person and to such address as the holder or joint person and to such address as the holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every cheque, holders may in writing direct. Every cheque, warrant, certificate or other document or evidence warrant, certificate or other document or evidence of title so sent shall be made payable to the order of title so sent shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent or, in the case of of the person to whom it is sent or, in the case of certificates or other documents or evidence of title certificates or other documents or evidence of title as aforesaid, in favour of the Shareholder(s) as aforesaid, in favour of the Shareholder(s) entitled thereto, and the payment on any such entitled thereto, and the payment on any such cheque or warrant by the banker upon whom it is cheque or warrant by the banker upon whom it is drawn shall operate as a good discharge to the drawn shall operate as a good discharge to the Company in respect of the Dividend and/or other Company in respect of the Dividend and/or other moneys represented thereby, notwithstanding that ~~moneys~~ monies represented thereby, it may subsequently appear that the same has been notwithstanding that it may subsequently appear stolen or that any endorsement thereon has been that the same has been stolen or that any forged. Every such cheque, warrant, certificate or endorsement thereon has been forged. Every such other document or evidence of title as aforesaid cheque, warrant, certificate or other document or shall be sent at the risk of the person entitled to evidence of title as aforesaid shall be sent at the the Dividend, money, bonus, rights and other risk of the person entitled to the Dividend, money, distributions represented thereby. bonus, rights and other distributions represented thereby.
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Existing in force Proposed to be amended as No. Articles of Association No. Articles of Association 170 Subject to the Listing Rules, any resolution 170 Subject to the Listing Rules, any resolution declaring a Dividend or other distribution on declaring a Dividend or other distribution on Shares of any class, whether a resolution of the Shares of any class, whether a resolution of the Company in general meeting or a resolution of the Company in general meeting or a resolution of the Board, may specify that the same shall be payable Board, may specify that the same shall be payable or made to the persons registered as the holder of or made to the persons registered as the holder of such Shares as at the close of business on a such Shares as at the close of business on a particular date or at a particular time on a particular date or at a particular time on a particular date, and thereupon the Dividend or particular date, and thereupon the Dividend or other distribution shall be payable or made to other distribution shall be payable or made them in accordance with their respective holdings payable to them in accordance with their so registered, but without prejudice to the rights respective holdings so registered, but without inter se in respect of such Dividend or other prejudice to the rights inter se in respect of such distribution between the transferors and Dividend or other distribution between the transferees of any such Shares. The provisions of transferors and transferees of any such Shares. this Article shall mutatis mutandis apply to The provisions of this Article shall apply mutatis determining the Shareholders entitled to receive mutandis ~~apply~~ to determining the Shareholders notice and vote at any general meeting of the entitled to receive notice and vote at any general Company, bonuses, capitalisation issues, meeting of the Company, bonuses, capitalisation distributions of realised and unrealised capital issues, distributions of realised and unrealised profits or other distributable reserves or accounts capital profits or other distributable reserves or of the Company and offers or grants made by the accounts of the Company and offers or grants Company to the Shareholders. made by the Company to the Shareholders. 171 The Company in general meeting may at any time 171 The Company in general meeting may at any time and from time to time resolve that any surplus and from time to time resolve that any surplus moneys in the hands of the Company representing ~~moneys~~ monies in the hands of the Company capital profits arising from moneys received or representing capital profits arising from recovered in respect of or arising from the ~~moneys~~ monies received or recovered in respect of realisation of any capital assets of the Company or arising from the realisation of any capital or any investments representing the same and not assets of the Company or any investments required for the payment or provision of any fixed representing the same and not required for the preferential Dividend instead of being applied in payment or provision of any fixed preferential the purchase of any other capital assets or for Dividend instead of being applied in the purchase other capital purposes be distributed amongst its of any other capital assets or for other capital Shareholders on the footing that they receive the purposes be distributed ~~amongst~~ among its same as capital and in the Shares and proportions Shareholders on the footing that they receive the in which they would have been entitled to receive same as capital and in the Shares and proportions the same if it had been distributed by way of in which they would have been entitled to receive Dividend, provided that no such surplus moneys the same if it had been distributed by way of as aforesaid shall be so distributed unless the Dividend, provided that no such surplus Company will remain solvent after the ~~moneys~~ monies as aforesaid shall be so distributed distribution, or the net realisable value of the unless the Company will remain solvent after the assets of the Company will after the distribution distribution, or the net realisable value of the be greater than the aggregate of its liabilities, assets of the Company will after the distribution share capital and share premium account. be greater than the aggregate of its liabilities, share capital and share premium account.
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||
| 172 | The Board shall make or cause to be made such | 172 | The Board shall make or cause to be made such | ||||||
| annual or other returns or filings as may be | annual or other returns or filings as may be | ||||||||
| required to be made in accordance with the |
required to be made in accordance with the |
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| Companies Law. | Companies ~~Law~~Act. | ||||||||
| 173 | The Board shall cause proper books of account to | 173 | The Board shall cause proper books of account to | ||||||
| be kept of the sums of money received and | be kept of the sums of money received and | ||||||||
| expended by the Company, and the matters in | expended by the Company, and the matters in | ||||||||
| respect of which such receipts and expenditure | respect of which such receipts and expenditure | ||||||||
| take place; and of the assets and liabilities of the | take place; and of the assets and liabilities of the | ||||||||
| Company and of all other matters required by the | Company and of all other matters required by the | ||||||||
| Companies Law necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company’s affairs and to |
Companies ~~Law~~Act necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company’s affairs and |
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| show and explain its transactions. | to show and explain its transactions. | ||||||||
| 175 | No Shareholder (not being a Director) or other | 175 | No Shareholder (not being a Director) or other | ||||||
| person shall have any right of inspecting any | person shall have any right of inspecting any | ||||||||
| account or book or document of the Company | account or book or document of the Company | ||||||||
| except as conferred by the Companies Law or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or |
except as conferred by the Companies ~~Law~~Act or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or |
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| authorised by the Board or the Company in |
authorised by the Board or the Company in |
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| general meeting. | general meeting. | ||||||||
| 176 | ⋯⋯ | 176 | ⋯⋯ | ||||||
| (c) Subject to the Listing Rules, the Company |
(c) Subject to the Listing Rules, the Company |
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| may send summarised financial statements | may send summarised financial statements | ||||||||
| to Shareholders who has, in accordance | to Shareholders who ~~has~~have, in accordance | ||||||||
| with the Listing Rules, consented and |
with the Listing Rules, consented and |
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| elected to receive summarised financial |
elected to receive summarised financial |
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| statements instead of the full financial |
statements instead of the full financial |
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| statements. The summarised financial |
statements. The summarised financial |
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| statements must be accompanied by any | statements must be accompanied by any | ||||||||
| other documents as may be required under | other documents as may be required under | ||||||||
| the Listing Rules and must be sent to the | the Listing Rules and must be sent ~~to the~~ | ||||||||
| Shareholders not less than 21 days before | ~~Shareholders ~~not less than 21 days before | ||||||||
| the general meeting to those Shareholders | the general meeting to those Shareholders | ||||||||
| that have consented and elected to receive | that have consented and elected to receive | ||||||||
| the summarised financial statements. | the summarised financial statements. |
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||||
| 177 | (a) | The Company shall at each annual general meeting appoint one or more firms of |
177 | (a) | The ~~Company~~Shareholders shall at each annual general meeting appoint one or more |
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| auditors to hold office until the conclusion | firms of auditors to hold office by Ordinary | ||||||||||
| of the next annual general meeting on such | Resolution until the conclusion of the next | ||||||||||
| terms and with such duties as may be | annual general meeting on such terms and | ||||||||||
| agreed with the Board, but if an |
with such duties as may be agreed with the | ||||||||||
| appointment is not made, the Auditors in | Board, but if an appointment is not made, | ||||||||||
| office shall continue in office until a |
the Auditors in office shall continue in | ||||||||||
| successor is appointed. A Director, officer | office until a successor is appointed. A | ||||||||||
| or employee of any such Director, officer or | Director, officer or employee of any such | ||||||||||
| employee shall not be appointed Auditors of | Director, officer or employee shall not be | ||||||||||
| the Company. The Board may fill any |
appointed Auditors of the Company. ~~The~~ | ||||||||||
| casual vacancy in the office of Auditors, | Subject to compliance with the Listing |
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| but while any such vacancy continues the | Rules, the Board may fill any casual |
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| surviving or continuing Auditors (if any) | vacancy in the office of Auditors, but while | ||||||||||
| may act. The remuneration of the Auditors | any such vacancy continues the surviving or | ||||||||||
| shall be fixed by or on the authority of the | continuing Auditors (if any) may act. The | ||||||||||
| Company in the annual general meeting | remuneration of the Auditors shall be fixed | ||||||||||
| except that in any particular year the |
by or on the authority of the |
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| Company in general meeting may delegate the fixing of such remuneration to the |
~~Company~~Shareholders in the annual general meeting by Ordinary Resolution except that |
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| Board and the remuneration of any Auditors | in any particular year the |
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| appointed to fill any casual vacancy may be fixed by the Board. |
~~Company~~Shareholders in general meeting may by Ordinary Resolution delegate the |
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| fixing of such remuneration to the Board | |||||||||||
| and, subject to compliance with the Listing | |||||||||||
| Rules, the remuneration of any Auditors | |||||||||||
| appointed to fill any casual vacancy may be | |||||||||||
| fixed by the Board. | |||||||||||
| (b) | The Shareholders may, at any general |
(b) | The Shareholders may, at any general |
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| meeting convened and held in accordance | meeting convened and held in accordance | ||||||||||
| with these Articles, remove the Auditors by | with these Articles, remove the Auditors by | ||||||||||
| Special Resolution at any time before the expiration of the term of office and shall, |
~~Special~~Ordinary Resolution at any time before the expiration of the term of office |
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| by Ordinary Resolution, at that meeting | and shall, by Ordinary Resolution, at that | ||||||||||
| appoint new auditors in its place for the remainder of the term. |
meeting appoint new ~~auditors~~Auditors in ~~its~~their place for the remainder of the term. |
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Existing in force Proposed to be amended as
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No. Articles of Association No. Articles of Association 181 (a) Except where otherwise expressly stated, 181 (a) Except where otherwise expressly stated, any notice or document to be given to or by any notice or document to be given to or by any person pursuant to these Articles shall any person pursuant to these Articles shall be in writing or, to the extent permitted by be in writing or, to the extent permitted by the Companies Law and the Listing Rules the Companies ~~Law~~ Act and the Listing from time to time and subject to this Rules from time to time and subject to this Article, contained in an electronic Article, contained in an electronic communication. A notice calling a meeting communication. A notice calling a meeting of the Board need not be in writing. of the Board need not be in writing.
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(b) Except where otherwise expressly stated, (b) Except where otherwise expressly stated, any notice or document to be given to or by any notice or document to be given to or by any person pursuant to these Articles any person pursuant to these Articles (including any corporate communications (including any corporate communications within the meaning ascribed thereto under within the meaning ascribed thereto under the Listing Rules) may be served on or the Listing Rules) may be served on or delivered to any Shareholder either delivered to any Shareholder either personally or by sending it through the post personally or by sending it through the post in a prepaid envelope or wrapper addressed in a prepaid envelope or wrapper addressed to such Shareholder at his registered to such Shareholder at his registered address as appearing in the register or by address as appearing in the register or by leaving it at that address addressed to the leaving it at that address addressed to the Shareholder or by any other means Shareholder or by any other means authorised in writing by the Shareholder authorised in writing by the Shareholder concerned or (other than share certificate) concerned or (other than share by publishing it by way of advertisement in ~~certificate~~ certificates) by publishing it by the Newspapers. In case of joint holders of way of advertisement in the Newspapers. In a share, all notices shall be given to that case of joint holders of a share, all notices one of the joint holders whose name stands shall be given to that one of the joint first in the register and notice so given shall holders whose name stands first in the be sufficient notice to all the joint holders. register and notice so given shall be Without limiting the generality of the sufficient notice to all the joint holders. foregoing but subject to the Companies Without limiting the generality of the Law and the Listing Rules, a notice or foregoing but subject to the Companies document may be served or delivered by ~~Law~~ Act and the Listing Rules, a notice or the Company to any Shareholder by document may be served or delivered by electronic means to such address as may the Company to any Shareholder by from time to time be authorised by the electronic means to such address as may Shareholder concerned or by publishing it from time to time be authorised by the on a website and notifying the Shareholder Shareholder concerned or by publishing it concerned that it has been so published. on a website and notifying the Shareholder concerned that it has been so published.
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APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||
| 184 | A notice or document may be given by the |
184 | A notice or document may be given by the |
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| Company to the person entitled to a Share in | Company to the person entitled to a Share in | ||||||||
| consequence of the death, mental disorder, |
consequence of the death, mental disorder, |
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| bankruptcy or liquidation of a Shareholder by | bankruptcy or liquidation of a Shareholder by | ||||||||
| sending it through the post in a prepaid envelope | sending it through the post in a prepaid envelope | ||||||||
| or wrapper addressed to him by name, or by the | or wrapper addressed to him by name, or by the | ||||||||
| title of representative of the deceased, the trustee | title of representative of the deceased, the trustee | ||||||||
| of the bankrupt or the liquidator of the |
of the bankrupt or the liquidator of the |
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| Shareholder, or by any like description, at the | Shareholder, or by any like description, at the | ||||||||
| address, if any, supplied for the purpose by the | address, if any, supplied for the purpose by the | ||||||||
| person claiming to be so entitled, or (until such an | person claiming to be so entitled, or (until such an | ||||||||
| address has been so supplied) by giving the notice | address has been so supplied) by giving the notice | ||||||||
| or document in any manner in which the same | or document in any manner in which the same | ||||||||
| might have been given if the death, metal disorder, bankruptcy or winding up had not |
might have been given if the death, ~~metal~~mental disorder, bankruptcy or winding up had not |
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| occurred. | occurred. | ||||||||
| 186 | Any notice or document delivered or sent by post | 186 | Any notice or document delivered or sent by post | ||||||
| to, or left at the registered address of any |
to, or left at the registered address of any |
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| Shareholder in pursuance of these Articles, shall | Shareholder in pursuance of these Articles, ~~shall~~ | ||||||||
| notwithstanding that such Shareholder be then | notwithstanding that such Shareholder be then | ||||||||
| deceased, bankrupt or wound up and whether or | deceased, bankrupt or wound up and whether or | ||||||||
| not the Company has notice of his death, |
not the Company has notice of his death, |
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| bankruptcy or winding up, be deemed to have | bankruptcy or winding up, shall be deemed to | ||||||||
| duly served in respect of any registered Shares | have been duly served in respect of any registered | ||||||||
| whether held solely or jointly with other persons | Shares whether held solely or jointly with other | ||||||||
| by such Shareholder until some other person be | persons by such Shareholder until some other | ||||||||
| registered in his stead as the holder or joint holder | person be registered in his stead as the holder or | ||||||||
| thereof, and such service shall for all purposes of | joint holder thereof, and such service shall for all | ||||||||
| these Articles be deemed a sufficient service of | purposes of these Articles be deemed a sufficient | ||||||||
| such notice or document on his personal |
service of such notice or document on his |
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| representatives and all persons (if any) jointly | personal representatives and all persons (if any) | ||||||||
| interested with him in any such Shares. | jointly interested with him in any such Shares. | ||||||||
| 189 | Subject to the Companies Law, a resolution that the Company be wound up by the Court or be |
189 | Subject to the Companies ~~Law~~Act, a resolution that the Company be wound up by the Court or be |
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| wound up voluntarily shall be passed by way of a | wound up voluntarily shall be passed by way of a | ||||||||
| Special Resolution. | Special Resolution. |
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Existing in force Proposed to be amended as No. Articles of Association No. Articles of Association 191 If the Company shall be wound up (in whatever 191 If the Company shall be wound up (in whatever manner) the liquidator may, with the sanction of a manner) the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution and any other sanction Special Resolution and any other sanction required by the Companies Law, divide among the required by the Companies ~~Law~~ Act, divide among Shareholders in specie or kind the whole or any the Shareholders in specie or kind the whole or part of the assets of the Company whether the any part of the assets of the Company whether the assets shall consist of property of one kind or assets shall consist of property of one kind or shall consist of properties of different kinds and shall consist of properties of different kinds and the liquidator may, for such purpose, set such the liquidator may, for such purpose, set such value as he deems fair upon any one or more class value as he deems fair upon any one or more class or classes of property to be divided as aforesaid or classes of property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Shareholders or carried out as between the Shareholders or different classes of Shareholders and the different classes of Shareholders and the Shareholders within each class. The liquidator Shareholders within each class. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest any part of the may, with the like sanction, vest any part of the assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of Shareholders as the liquidator, with the like of Shareholders as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, provided that no sanction, shall think fit, provided that no Shareholder shall be compelled to accept any Shareholder shall be compelled to accept any Shares or other assets upon which there is a Shares or other assets upon which there is a liability. liability.
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| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | |||||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | |||||||
| 192 | The Directors, managing directors, alternate 192 |
The Directors, managing directors, alternate |
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| Directors, Auditors, Secretary and other officers | Directors, Auditors, Secretary and other officers | |||||||||
| for the time being of the Company and the | for the time being of the Company and the | |||||||||
| trustees (if any) for the time being acting in | trustees (if any) for the time being acting in | |||||||||
| relation to any of the affairs of the Company, and | relation to any of the affairs of the Company, and | |||||||||
| their respective executors or administrators, shall | their respective executors or administrators, shall | |||||||||
| be indemnified and secured harmless out of the | be indemnified and secured harmless out of the | |||||||||
| assets of the Company from and against all |
assets of the Company from and against all |
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| actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and |
actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and |
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| expenses which they or any of them, their or any | expenses which they or any of them, their or any | |||||||||
| of their executors or administrators, shall or may | of their executors or administrators, shall or may | |||||||||
| incur or sustain by reason of any act done, | incur or sustain by reason of any act done, | |||||||||
| concurred in or omitted in or about the execution | concurred in or omitted in or about the execution | |||||||||
| of their duty or supposed duty in their respective | of their duty or supposed duty in their respective | |||||||||
| offices or trusts, except such (if any) as they shall | offices or trusts, except such (if any) as they shall | |||||||||
| incur or sustain through their own fraud or |
incur or sustain through their own fraud or |
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| dishonesty, and none of them shall be answerable | dishonesty, and none of them shall be answerable | |||||||||
| for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any | for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any | |||||||||
| other of them, or for joining in any receipt for the | other of them, or for joining in any receipt for the | |||||||||
| sake of conformity, or for any bankers or other | sake of conformity, or for any bankers or other | |||||||||
| persons with whom any moneys or effects of the Company shall be lodged or deposited for safe |
persons with whom any ~~moneys~~monies or effects of the Company shall be lodged or deposited for |
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| custody, or for the insufficiency or deficiency of | safe custody, or for the insufficiency or deficiency | |||||||||
| any security upon which any moneys of the Company shall be placed out or invested, or for |
of any security upon which any ~~moneys~~monies of the Company shall be placed out or invested, or |
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| any other loss, misfortune or damage which may | for any other loss, misfortune or damage which | |||||||||
| arise in the execution of their respective offices or | may arise in the execution of their respective | |||||||||
| trusts, or in relation thereto, except as the same | offices or trusts, or in relation thereto, except as | |||||||||
| shall happen by or through their own fraud, |
the same shall happen by or through their own | |||||||||
| dishonesty or recklessness. The Company may | fraud, dishonesty or recklessness. The Company | |||||||||
| take out and pay the premium and other moneys | may take out and pay the premium and other | |||||||||
| for the maintenance of insurance, bonds and other instruments for the benefit either of the Company |
~~moneys~~monies for the maintenance of insurance, bonds and other instruments for the benefit either |
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| or the Directors (and/or other officers) or any of | of the Company or the Directors (and/or other | |||||||||
| them to indemnify the Company and/or Directors | officers) or any of them to indemnify the |
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| (and/or other officers) named therein for this | Company and/or Directors (and/or other officers) | |||||||||
| purpose against any loss, damage, liability and | named therein for this purpose against any loss, | |||||||||
| claim which they may suffer or sustain in |
damage, liability and claim which they may suffer | |||||||||
| connection with any breach by the Directors |
or sustain in connection with any breach by the | |||||||||
| (and/or other officers) or any of them of their | Directors (and/or other officers) or any of them of | |||||||||
| duties to the Company. | their duties to the Company. |
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DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX I
| Existing in force | Proposed to be amended as | Proposed to be amended as | Proposed to be amended as | ||||||||||||
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| No. | Articles of Association | No. | Articles of Association | ||||||||||||
| 194 | (a) | The | Company shall have the power to sell, | 194 | (a) | The | Company shall have the power to sell, | ||||||||
| in such manner as the Board thinks fit, any | in such manner as the Board thinks fit, any | ||||||||||||||
| Shares of a Shareholder who is untraceable, | Shares of a Shareholder who is untraceable, | ||||||||||||||
| but no such sale shall be made unless: | but | no such sale shall be made unless: | |||||||||||||
| (i) | during the period of 12 years prior to | (i) | during the period of 12 years prior to | ||||||||||||
| the date of the advertisements |
the date of the advertisements |
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| referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) |
referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) |
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| below (or, if published more than | below (or, if published more than | ||||||||||||||
| once, the first thereof) at least three | once, the first thereof) at least three | ||||||||||||||
| Dividends or other distributions in | Dividends or other distributions in | ||||||||||||||
| respect of the Shares in question |
respect of the Shares in question |
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| have become payable or been made | have become payable or been made | ||||||||||||||
| and no Dividend or other distribution | and no Dividend or other distribution | ||||||||||||||
| in respect of the Shares during that | in respect of the Shares during that | ||||||||||||||
| period has been claimed; | period has been claimed; | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | the Company has caused an |
(ii) | the Company has caused an |
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| advertisement to be inserted in the | advertisement to be inserted in the | ||||||||||||||
| Newspapers of its intention to sell | Newspapers of its intention to sell | ||||||||||||||
| such Shares and a period of three | such Shares and a period of three | ||||||||||||||
| months has elapsed since the date of such advertisement (or, if published |
~~months~~Months has elapsed since the date of such advertisement (or, if |
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| more than once, the first thereof); | published more than once, the first | ||||||||||||||
| thereof); | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | the Company has not at any time | ||||||||||||||
| during the said periods of 12 years | (iii) | the Company has not at any time | |||||||||||||
| and three months received any |
during the said periods of 12 years | ||||||||||||||
| indication of the existence of the | and three ~~months~~Months received |
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| holder of such Shares or of a person | any indication of the existence of the | ||||||||||||||
| entitled to such Shares by death, |
holder of such Shares or of a person | ||||||||||||||
| bankruptcy or operation of law; and | entitled to such Shares by death, |
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| bankruptcy or operation of law; and | |||||||||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | |||||||||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | |||||||||||||||
| 196 | The | following provisions shall have effect to the | 196 | The | following provisions shall have effect to the | ||||||||||
| extent that they are not prohibited by and are in | extent that they are not prohibited by and are in | ||||||||||||||
| compliance with the Companies Law: | compliance with the Companies ~~Law~~Act: | ||||||||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ⋯⋯ | ||||||||||||||
| 197 | The | following provisions shall have effect at any | 197 | The | following provisions shall have effect at any | ||||||||||
| time | and from time to time, provided that they are | time | and from time to time, provided that they are | ||||||||||||
| not | prohibited by or inconsistent with the |
not | prohibited by or inconsistent with the |
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| Companies Law: | Companies ~~Law~~Act: | ||||||||||||||
| ⋯⋯ | ⋯⋯ |
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SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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**China Beststudy Education Group 卓 越 教 育 集 團 ***
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 3978)
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Reference is made to the Notice of Annual General Meeting of China Beststudy Education Group (the “ Company ”) dated 30 May 2022 (the “ Original Notice of AGM ”) which sets out the resolutions to be considered by shareholders at the 2021 annual general meeting to be held at 41/F, Xinde Business Centre, Zhongshan 4th Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PRC on Thursday, 30 June 2022 at 2:30 p.m (the “ Annual General Meeting ”). This supplemental notice shall be read together with the Original Notice of AGM.
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:
The Annual General Meeting, which will be held as originally scheduled, will consider the following matters in addition to the resolutions set out in the Original Notice of AGM.
ORDINARY RESOLUTION
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“To appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants as the auditor of the Company to fill the vacancy following the retirement of Ernst & Young and 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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For identification purpose only
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SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
SPECIAL RESOLUTION
- To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modification the following resolution as a special resolution:
“ THAT the amendments to the memorandum and articles of association of the Company (the “ Memorandum and Articles of Association ”) set out in Appendix I to the supplemental circular of the Company dated 16 June 2022 of which this supplemental notice forms part be and are hereby approved and the amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (a copy of which having been produced before the Meeting and signed by the chairman of the Meeting for the purpose of identification) be and are hereby adopted as the new memorandum and articles of association of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of the existing Memorandum and Articles of Association, and any director, registered office provider or company secretary of the Company be and is hereby authorized severally to do all such acts, deeds and things and execute all such documents and make all such arrangements that he/she shall, in his/her absolute discretion, deem necessary or expedient to give effect and implement the adoption of the amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.”
By Order of the Board
Junjing Tang
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Hong Kong, 16 June 2022
Notes:
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A revised form of proxy (the “ Revised Proxy Form ”) in connection with the above resolutions is enclosed with the supplemental circular of the Company dated 16 June 2022 (the “ supplemental circular ”). Please refer to the section headed “ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND PROXY ARRANGEMENT” on pages 4 to 6 of the supplemental circular for arrangements on the completion and submission of the Revised Proxy Form.
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Please refer to Notice of AGM for details of the other ordinary resolutions to be considered at the Annual General Meeting, closure of the register of members of the Company and eligibility for attending the Annual General Meeting, proxy and other relevant matters.
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