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China Electronics Huada Technology Company Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2014
Jan 23, 2014
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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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 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 Neway Group Holdings Limited, you should at once hand this circular and the accompanying form of proxy to the purchaser, the 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 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 circular.
NEWAY GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 中星集團控股有限公司[*]
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00055)
ADOPTION OF SHARE OPTION SCHEME
AND
NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
A notice convening a special general meeting of the Company to be held at 11:00 a.m. (and immediately after the special general meeting of the Company convened to be held on the same day shall have been concluded or adjourned) on Thursday, 13 February 2014 at Camomile Room, Lower Level II, Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel, 64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong is set out on pages 22 to 23 of this circular. Whether or not you are able to attend and vote at the meeting, you are requested to complete and return the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof to the office of the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Secretaries Limited at 26/F, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the meeting or any adjournment thereof should you so wish.
24 January 2014
- For identification purpose only
CONTENTS
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| Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| Letter from the Board | |
| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
| Adoption of the Share Option Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
| SGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 8 |
| Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 9 |
| Responsibility Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 9 |
| Appendix – Summary of the principal terms of | |
| the rules of the Share Option Scheme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 10 |
| Notice of Special General Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 22 |
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
“associate(s)”
has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
“Board”
the board of Directors
- “Business Day”
any day on which the Stock Exchange is open for the business of dealing in securities
- “Bye-Laws”
the bye-laws of the Company, as amended from time to time
- “Companies Act”
the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda (as amended)
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“Company”
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Neway Group Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability and the Shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange
“Director(s)”
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director(s) of the Company
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“Eligible Employee”
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any employee (whether full time or part time, including any executive Director but excluding any non-executive Director) of the Company, any subsidiary or any Invested Entity
“Eligible Participant(s)”
the persons who may be offered by the Directors to take up Options including:
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(a) any Eligible Employee;
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(b) any non-executive directors (including independent non-executive directors) of the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any Invested Entity;
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(c) any supplier of goods or services to any member of the Group or any Invested Entity;
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(d) any customer of any member of the Group or any Invested Entity;
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DEFINITIONS
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(e) any person or entity that provides research, development or other technological support to any member of the Group or any Invested Entity;
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(f) any shareholder of any member of the Group or any Invested Entity or any holder of any securities issued by any member of the Group or any Invested Entity;
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(g) any adviser (professional or otherwise) or consultant to any area of business or business development of any member of the Group or any Invested Entity; and
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(h) any other group or classes of participants who have contributed or may contribute by way of joint venture, business alliance or other business arrangements to the development and growth of the Group
“Expired Share Option Scheme” the expired share option scheme adopted by the Company on 17 August 1992 and expired on 16 August 2002 “Group” the Company and its subsidiaries from time to time and “member(s) of the Group” shall be construed accordingly “Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China “inside information” has the meaning defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) as amended from time to time “Invested Entity” any entity in which any member of the Group holds any equity interest “Latest Practicable Date” 20 January 2014, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this circular for ascertaining certain information contained herein “Listing Rules” the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange
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DEFINITIONS
“Offer”
“Offer Date”
“Option(s)”
“Option Period”
“SGM”
“Share(s)”
“Shareholder(s)”
an offer for the grant of an Option made in accordance with the Share Option Scheme
the date, which must be a Business Day, on which an Offer is made to an Eligible Participant or, in the case of an Offer for a further grant of Option made subject to Shareholders’ approval in accordance with the Share Option Scheme, the date, which must be a Business Day, of the meeting of the Directors for proposing such further grant
as the context may require, any option(s) granted or (as the case may be) to be granted to Eligible Participant(s) to subscribe for Share(s) under the Share Option Scheme
in respect of any particular Option, a period (which may not expire later than 10 years from the Offer Date of that Option) to be determined and notified by the Directors to the grantee thereof and, in the absence of such determination, from the Offer Date to the earlier of (i) the date on which such Option lapses under the provisions of the Share Option Scheme; and (ii) 10 years from the Offer Date of that Option
a special general meeting of the Company convened to be held at 11:00 a.m. (and immediately after the special general meeting of the Company convened to be held on the same day shall have been concluded or adjourned) on Thursday, 13 February 2014 at Camomile Room, Lower Level II, Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel, 64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong, and any adjournment thereof
share(s) of HK$0.05 each in the share capital of the Company
holder(s) of the issued Share(s)
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DEFINITIONS
“Share Option Scheme” the share option scheme proposed to be adopted by the Company at the SGM for the benefit of the Group, its employees, directors, subsidiaries and other Eligible Participants, a summary of the principal terms of which is set out in the Appendix to this circular “Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “Termination Date” the date which falls ten (10) years after the date of adoption (subject to the passing of a resolution by Shareholders at the SGM to so approve) of the Share Option Scheme “HK$” Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong “%” per cent.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
NEWAY GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 中星集團控股有限公司[*]
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00055)
Executive Directors: Mr. SUEK Ka Lun, Ernie (Chairman) Mr. SUEK Chai Hong (Chief Executive Officer)
Non-Executive Directors:
Dr. NG Wai Kwan Mr. CHAN Kwing Choi, Warren Mr. WONG Sun Fat
Independent non-executive Directors: Mr. TSE Tin Tai Ms. LUI Lai Ping, Cecily Mr. LEE Kwok Wan
Registered office: Clarendon House Church Street Hamilton, HM11 Bermuda
Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong: Chung Tai Printing Group Building 11 Yip Cheong Street On Lok Tsuen, Fanling New Territories Hong Kong
Alternate Director:
Mr. LAU Kam Cheong (alternate to Dr. NG Wai Kwan)
24 January 2014
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir or Madam
ADOPTION OF SHARE OPTION SCHEME
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this circular is to provide you with information relating to the proposal for adoption of the Share Option Scheme and to give you notice of the SGM. At the SGM, an ordinary resolution relating to the adoption of the Share Option Scheme will be proposed.
- For identification purpose only
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
ADOPTION OF THE SHARE OPTION SCHEME
The Expired Share Option Scheme
The adoption date of the Expired Share Option Scheme was 17 August 1992. Pursuant to the terms of the Expired Share Option Scheme, it was valid and effective until 16 August 2002, being 10 years after the adoption date of the Expired Share Option Scheme. As at the Latest Practicable Date, there was no outstanding share option granted under the Expired Share Option Scheme.
The Share Option Scheme
Since expiry of the Expired Share Option Scheme on 16 August 2002, no new share option scheme has been adopted by the Company. The Board now proposes to adopt the Share Option Scheme pursuant to Chapter 17 of the Listing Rules, and a resolution will be proposed at the SGM for the adoption of the Share Option Scheme.
The Directors consider that the Share Option Scheme will enable the Group to incentivise and reward its employees, directors and other Eligible Participants for their contribution to the Group and will also assist the Group in its recruitment and retention of high calibre professionals, executives and employees who are instrumental to the growth and development of the Group. Given that the Directors are entitled to determine any performance targets to be achieved as well as the minimum period that an Option must be held before an Option can be exercised on a case by case basis, and that the subscription price of an Option cannot in any event fall below the price stipulated in the Listing Rules or such higher price as may be fixed by the Directors, it is expected that grantees of an Option will make an effort to contribute to the development of the Group so as to bring about an increased market price of the Shares in order to capitalise on the benefits of the Options granted.
Pursuant to the terms of the Share Option Scheme, the Board shall have the right to determine and select Eligible Participants to whom the Options shall be granted. The eligibility of any of the Eligible Participants to an Offer shall be determined by the Directors from time to time on the basis of their contribution to the development and growth of the Group.
The Eligible Participants include, among others, persons who are suppliers, customers, shareholders, advisers and persons providing research and other technical support to any Invested Entity of the Group (i.e. persons under categories (c) to (g) in the paragraph headed “Who May Join” in the Appendix) (“ Invested Entity Eligible Participants ”). The Company is of the view that the success of Invested Entity is conducive to the financial performance of the Group and will be reflected on the price of the Shares. As such, grant of Options to the Invested Entity Eligible Participants can motivate them to contribute to the development of the Invested Entity as well as the Group as their financial interest become aligned with that of the Group by subscribing for Shares themselves.
In determining the eligibility of Invested Entity Eligible Participants, the Directors will have regard to their contribution to the Invested Entity, the Group’s shareholding in the Invested Entity and whether the grant of Options will serve to promote the development of the Group.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
As at the Latest Practicable Date, there were 1,019,354,560 Shares in issue. Assuming that there is no change in the issued share capital of the Company between the period from the Latest Practicable Date and the date of the adoption of the Share Option Scheme, the initial maximum number of Shares that may be allotted and issued upon exercise of all Options to be granted under the Share Option Scheme will be 101,935,456 Shares, being 10% of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of approval of the Share Option Scheme by the Shareholders at the SGM, which maximum number may however be refreshed as detailed in paragraph (3) of the Appendix to this circular provided that the maximum number of Shares in respect of which Options may be granted under the Share Option Scheme together with any Options outstanding and yet to be exercised under the Share Option Scheme and any other schemes shall not exceed 30% of the issued share capital of the Company from time to time.
None of the Directors is a trustee of the Share Option Scheme nor has a direct or indirect interest in the trustee. With respect to the operation of the Share Option Scheme, the Company will, where applicable, comply with the relevant requirements under Chapter 17 of the Listing Rules.
Unless otherwise determined by the Directors and stated in the Offer to a grantee, there is no performance target and no minimum period for which an Option must be held before it can be exercised under the Share Option Scheme. The subscription price for Shares on exercise of Options under the Share Option Scheme as determined by the Board, subject to any adjustments made pursuant to the Share Option Scheme, shall be no less than the highest of: (i) the closing price of the Shares as stated in the Stock Exchange’s daily quotations sheet on the date of the offer for the grant; (ii) the average closing prices of the Shares as stated in the Stock Exchange’s daily quotations sheets for the five Business Days immediately preceding the date of the offer for the grant; and (iii) the nominal value of a Share.
Value of Options that can be granted under the Share Option Scheme
The Directors consider that it is not appropriate to state the value of all Options that can be granted pursuant to the Share Option Scheme as if they had been granted on the Latest Practicable Date. The Directors believe that any statement regarding the value of the Options as at the Latest Practicable Date prior to the approval of the Share Option Scheme at the SGM will not be meaningful to the Shareholders, since the Options will be personal to the grantee and shall not be transferable or assignable and no grantee shall in any way sell, transfer, charge, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of or create any interest whatsoever in favour of any third party over or in relation to any Option or enter into any agreement so to do. In addition, the calculation of the value of the Options is based on a number of variables such as subscription price, exercise period, interest rate, expected volatility and other relevant variables. As Options have not been granted
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
under the Share Option Scheme, certain variables are not available for calculating the value of the Options. The Directors believe that any calculation of the value of the Options as at the Latest Practicable Date based on a great number of speculative assumptions would not be meaningful and would even be misleading to the Shareholders.
Conditions of the adoption of the Share Option Scheme
The adoption of the Share Option Scheme is conditional upon:
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(a) the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting approval of the listing of, and permission to deal in, any Shares which may fall to be allotted and issued upon the exercise of Options in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Share Option Scheme (up to 10% of the Shares in issue as at the date of the SGM); and
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(b) the passing of the necessary resolution by the Shareholders at the SGM to approve and adopt the Share Option Scheme.
A summary of the principal terms of the rules of Share Option Scheme which is proposed to be approved and adopted by the Company at the SGM is set out in the Appendix to this circular on pages 10 to 21. A copy of the rules of the Share Option Scheme is available for inspection at the Company’s principal place of business in Hong Kong at Chung Tai Printing Group Building, 11 Yip Cheong Street, On Lok Tsuen, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong during normal business hours for the period from 24 January 2014 to 13 February 2014 (inclusive of both dates) and at the SGM.
Application will be made to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the approval of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of the Options granted under the Share Option Scheme (up to 10% of the Shares in issue as at the date of the SGM).
As at the Latest Practicable Date, no Option has been granted or agreed to be granted under the Share Option Scheme.
SGM
The SGM will be held at 11:00 a.m. (and immediately after the special general meeting of the Company convened to be held on the same day shall have been concluded or adjourned) on Thursday, 13 February 2014 at Camomile Room, Lower Level II, Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel, 64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong, the notice of which is set out on pages 22 to 23 of this circular, for the Shareholders to consider and, if thought fit, pass the resolution to approve the adoption of the Share Option Scheme, which is proposed as an ordinary resolution.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
No Shareholder is required to abstain from voting at the SGM under the Listing Rules. The resolution put to vote at the SGM will be decided by way of poll as required by the Listing Rules.
Enclosed is a form of proxy for use at the SGM. Whether or not you are able to attend and vote at the SGM, you are requested to complete and return the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting to the office of the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Secretaries Limited at 26/F, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the SGM in person should you so wish.
RECOMMENDATION
The Directors consider that the resolution to approve the adoption of the Share Option Scheme as set out in the notice of the SGM are in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors recommend the Shareholders to vote in favour of the resolution to be proposed at the SGM.
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
This circular, for which the Directors collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the Listing Rules for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Company. The Directors, having made all reasonable enquiries, confirm that to the best of their knowledge and belief the information contained in this circular is accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading or deceptive, and there are no other matters the omission of which would make any statement herein or this circular misleading.
On behalf of the Board NEWAY GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Suek Ka Lun, Ernie Chairman
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SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL TERMS OF THE RULES OF THE SHARE OPTION SCHEME
APPENDIX
The following is a summary of the principal terms of the Share Option Scheme proposed to be adopted at the SGM:
(1) PURPOSE OF THE SHARE OPTION SCHEME
The purpose of the Share Option Scheme is to enable the Group to grant Options to Eligible Participants as incentives or rewards for their contribution to the Group and/or to enable the Group to recruit and retain high-calibre employees and attract human resources that are valuable to the Group and any Invested Entity.
(2) WHO MAY JOIN
The Directors (which expression shall, for the purpose of this Appendix, include a duly authorised committee thereof) may subject to the provisions of the Share Option Scheme and the Listing Rules, invite any person belonging to any of the following classes of participants, to take up Options to subscribe for Shares:
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(a) any Eligible Employee;
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(b) any non-executive directors (including independent non-executive directors) of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any Invested Entity;
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(c) any supplier of goods or services to any member of the Group or any Invested Entity;
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(d) any customer of any member of the Group or any Invested Entity;
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(e) any person or entity that provides research, development or other technological support to any member of the Group or any Invested Entity;
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(f) any shareholder of any member of the Group or any Invested Entity or any holder of any securities issued by any member of the Group or any Invested Entity;
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(g) any adviser (professional or otherwise) or consultant to any area of business or business development of any member of the Group or any Invested Entity; and
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(h) any other group or classes of participants who have contributed or may contribute by way of joint venture, business alliance or other business arrangements to the development and growth of the Group.
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APPENDIX
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL TERMS OF THE RULES OF THE SHARE OPTION SCHEME
and, for the purposes of the Share Option Scheme, the Offer may be made to any company wholly owned by one or more persons belonging to any of the above classes of Eligible Participants. For the avoidance of doubt, the grant of any options by the Company for the subscription of Shares or other securities of the Group to any person who fall within any of the above classes of Eligible Participants shall not, by itself, unless the Directors otherwise determined, be construed as a grant of Option under the Share Option Scheme.
The basis of eligibility of any of the Eligible Participants to the grant of any Options shall be determined by the Directors from time to time on the basis of the Directors’ opinion as to his/her contribution to the development and growth of the Group.
(3) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES AVAILABLE FOR SUBSCRIPTION
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(a) The maximum number of Shares which may be allotted and issued upon exercise of all outstanding Options granted and yet to be exercised under the Share Option Scheme and any other share option scheme of the Group must not in aggregate exceed 30% of the share capital of the Company (or the subsidiaries) in issue from time to time.
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(b) The total number of Shares which may be allotted and issued upon exercise of all options (excluding, for this purpose, options which have lapsed in accordance with the terms of the Share Option Scheme and any other share option scheme of the Group) to be granted under the Share Option Scheme and any other share option scheme of the Group must not in aggregate exceed 10% of the Shares in issue at the day on which the Share Option Scheme is adopted which is 101,935,456 Shares (assuming there will be no change in the number of issued Shares between the Latest Practicable Date and the date of approval of the Share Option Scheme) (“ General Scheme Limit ”).
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APPENDIX
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL TERMS OF THE RULES OF THE SHARE OPTION SCHEME
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(c) Subject to (a) above and without prejudice to (d) below, the Company may seek approval of the Shareholders in general meeting to refresh the General Scheme Limit provided that the total number of Shares which may be allotted and issued upon exercise of all options to be granted under the Share Option Scheme and any other share option scheme of the Group must not exceed 10% of the Shares in issue as at the date of approval of the refreshed limit and for the purpose of calculating the refreshed limit, options (including those outstanding, cancelled, lapsed or exercised in accordance with the Share Option Scheme and any other share option scheme of the Group) previously granted under the Share Option Scheme and any other share option scheme of the Group will not be counted. The circular to be sent by the Company to the Shareholders shall contain, among other information, the information required under Rule 17.02(2)(d) of the Listing Rules and the disclaimer required under Rule 17.02(4) of the Listing Rules.
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(d) Subject to (a) above and without prejudice to (c) above, the Company may seek separate Shareholders’ approval in general meeting to grant Options beyond the General Scheme Limit or, if applicable, the refreshed limit referred to in (c) above to Eligible Participants specifically identified by the Company before such approval is sought. In such event, the Company must send a circular to the Shareholders containing a generic description of the specified participants, the number and terms of Options to be granted, the purpose of granting Options to the specified participants with an explanation as to how the terms of the Options serve such purpose and such other information required under Rule 17.02(2)(d) of the Listing Rules and the disclaimer required under Rule 17.02(4) of the Listing Rules.
(4) MAXIMUM ENTITLEMENT OF EACH ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT
The total number of Shares issued and which may fall to be issued upon exercise of the options granted under the Share Option Scheme and any other share option scheme of the Group (including both exercised, cancelled or outstanding options) to each participant in any 12-month period shall not exceed 1% of the issued share capital of the Company for the time being (“ Individual Limit ”). Any further grant of Options to an Eligible Participant in excess of the Individual Limit in any 12-month period up to and including the date of such further grant shall be subject to the issue of a circular to the Shareholders and the Shareholders’ approval in general meeting of the Company with such participant and his/her associates abstaining from voting. The number and terms (including the subscription price) of the Options to be granted to such participant must be fixed before Shareholders’ approval and the date of Board meeting for proposing such further grant should be taken as the date of grant for the purpose of calculating the exercise price under note (1) to Rule 17.03(9) of the Listing Rules.
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SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL TERMS OF THE RULES OF THE SHARE OPTION SCHEME
APPENDIX
(5) GRANT OF OPTIONS TO CONNECTED PERSONS
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(a) Any grant of Options under the Share Option Scheme to a director, chief executive or substantial shareholder of the Company or any of their respective associates must be approved by independent non-executive Directors (excluding independent nonexecutive Director who is the grantee of the Options).
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(b) Where any grant of Options to a substantial Shareholder or an independent non-executive Director, or any of their respective associates, would result in the Shares issued and to be issued upon exercise of all options already granted and to be granted (including options exercised, cancelled and outstanding) to such person in the 12-month period up to and including the date of such grant:
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(i) representing in aggregate over 0.1% of the Shares in issue; and
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(ii) having an aggregate value, based on the closing price of the Shares at the date of each grant, in excess of HK$5 million;
such further grant of Options must be approved by the Shareholders in general meeting. The Company must send a circular to the Shareholders containing, among other things, information required under Rule 17.04(3) of the Listing Rules. All connected persons of the Company must abstain from voting at such general meeting, except that any such connected person may vote against the relevant resolution at the general meeting provided that his/her intention to do so has been stated in the said circular to the Shareholder. Any vote taken at the general meeting to approve the grant of such Options must be taken on a poll. Any change in the terms of Options granted to a substantial Shareholder or an independent non-executive Director or any of their respective associates must be approved by the independent Shareholders in general meeting.
(6) TIME OF ACCEPTANCE OF AN OFFER OF THE GRANT OF OPTION AND EXERCISE OF OPTION
An offer of the grant of the Option may be accepted by a participant within such time as may be specified in the Offer (which shall not be later than 21 days from the Offer Date) and the Option in respect of the number of Shares in respect of which the Offer was so accepted will be deemed to have been granted on the Offer Date.
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SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL TERMS OF THE RULES OF THE SHARE OPTION SCHEME
APPENDIX
An Option may be exercised in accordance with the terms of the Share Option Scheme at any time during a period to be determined and notified by the Directors to each grantee, which period may commence on a day upon which the offer for the grant of Option is made but shall end in any event not later than 10 years from the date of grant of the Option subject to the provisions for early termination thereof.
(7) MINIMUM PERIOD AND PERFORMANCE TARGETS
Unless the Directors otherwise determined and stated in the Offer to a grantee, a grantee is not required to hold an Option for any minimum period nor achieve any performance targets before any Options granted under the Share Option Scheme can be exercised.
(8) SUBSCRIPTION PRICE FOR SHARES
The subscription price for Shares under the Share Option Scheme shall be a price determined by the Directors, but shall not be less than the highest of (i) the closing price of Shares as stated in the Stock Exchange’s daily quotations sheet for trade in one or more board lots of the Shares on the Offer Date, which must be a Business Day; (ii) the average closing price of Shares as stated in the Stock Exchange’s daily quotations sheets for trade in one or more board lots of the Shares for the five Business Days immediately preceding the Offer Date; and (iii) the nominal value of a Share. A nominal consideration of HK$1.00 is payable on acceptance of the grant of an Option.
(9) RANKING OF SHARES
- (a) Shares allotted upon the exercise of an Option will be subject to all the provisions of the Bye-laws of the Company and will rank pari passu in all respects with the fully paid Shares in issue on the date on which the Option is duly exercised or, if that date falls on a day when the register of members of the Company is closed, the first day of the re-opening of the register of members (“ Exercise Date ”) and accordingly will entitle the holders thereof to participate in all dividends or other distributions paid or made on or after the Exercise Date other than any dividend or other distribution previously declared or recommended or resolved to be paid or made if the record date thereof shall be before the Exercise Date. No dividend (including distributions made upon the liquidation of the Company) will be payable and no voting rights will be exercisable in relation to an Option that has not been exercised. A Share allotted upon the exercise of an Option shall not carry voting rights until the completion of the registration of the grantee on the register of members of the Company as the holder thereof.
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SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL TERMS OF THE RULES OF THE SHARE OPTION SCHEME
APPENDIX
- (b) Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Shares” in this paragraph include references to shares in the ordinary equity share capital of the Company of such nominal amount as shall result from a sub-division, consolidation, re-classification or reduction of the share capital of the Company from time to time.
(10) RESTRICTIONS ON THE TIME OF GRANT OF OPTIONS
For so long as the Shares are listed on the Stock Exchange, the Company may not grant any Options after inside information has come to its knowledge until it has announced the information. In particular, the Company may not grant any Option during the period commencing one month immediately before the earlier of (a) the date of the meeting of the Directors (as such date is first notified to the Stock Exchange under the Listing Rules) for approving the Company’s results for any year, half-year, quarterly or any other interim period (whether or not required under the Listing Rules), and (b) the last date on which the Company must announce its results for any year, halfyear, quarterly or any other interim period (whether or not required under the Listing Rules), including any period of delay in publishing the results announcement and ending on the date of the results announcement. The Directors may not make any Offer to an Eligible Participant who is subject to the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Companies prescribed by the Listing Rules or any corresponding code or securities dealing restrictions adopted by the Company during the period or times in which such Eligible Participants is prohibited from dealing in Shares pursuant in such code.
(11) PERIOD OF THE SHARE OPTION SCHEME
The Share Option Scheme will remain in force for a period of 10 years commencing on the date on which the Share Option Scheme is adopted.
(12) RIGHTS ON CEASING EMPLOYMENT
If the grantee of an Option is an Eligible Employee and ceases to be an Eligible Employee for any reason other than death, ill-health or retirement in accordance with his/her contract of employment or for persistent or serious misconduct or other grounds referred to in sub-paragraph (15) below before exercising his/her Option in full, the Option (to the extent not already exercised) will lapse on the date of cessation and will not be exercisable unless the Directors otherwise determine in which event the grantee may exercise the Option (to the extent not already exercised) in whole or in part within such period as the Directors may determine following the date of such cessation, which will be taken to be the last day on which the grantee was at work with the Group or the Invested Entity whether salary is paid in lieu of notice or not.
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(13) RIGHTS ON DEATH, ILL-HEALTH OR RETIREMENT
If the grantee of an Option is an Eligible Employee and ceases to be an Eligible Employee by reason of his/her death, ill-health or retirement in accordance with his/her contract of employment before exercising the Option in full, his/her personal representative(s), or, as appropriate, the grantee may exercise the Option (to the extent not already exercised) in whole or in part within a period of 12 months following the date of cessation which date shall be the last day on which the grantee was at work with the Group or the Invested Entity whether salary is paid in lieu of notice or not or such longer period as the Directors may determine.
(14) RIGHTS ON DISMISSAL
If the grantee of an Option is an Eligible Employee and ceases to be an Eligible Employee by reason that he/she has been guilty of serious misconduct or has committed any act of bankruptcy or has become insolvent or has made any arrangements or composition with his/her creditors generally, or has been convicted of any criminal offence (other than an offence which in the opinion of the Directors does not bring the grantee or the Group or the Invested Entity into disrepute), or (if so determined by the Directors) on any other ground on which an employer would be entitled to terminate his/her employment at common law or pursuant to any applicable laws or under the Eligible Employee’s service contract with the Company or the relevant subsidiary of the Company or the relevant Invested Entity, his/her Option will lapse automatically and will not in any event be exercisable on or after the date of cessation to be an Eligible Employee.
(15) RIGHTS ON BREACH OF CONTRACT
If the Directors shall at their absolute discretion determine that (a)(i) the grantee of any Option (other than an Eligible Employee) or his/her associate has committed any breach of any contract entered into between the grantee or his/her associate on the one part and the Group or any Invested Entity on the other part; or (ii) that the grantee has committed any act of bankruptcy or has become insolvent or is subject to any winding-up, liquidation or analogous proceedings or has made any arrangement or composition with his/her creditors generally; or (iii) the grantee could no longer make any contribution to the growth and development of the Group by reason of the cessation of his/her relations with the Group or by other reason whatsoever; and (b) the Option granted to the grantee under the Share Option scheme shall lapse, his/her Option will lapse automatically and will not in any event be exercisable on or after the date on which the Directors have so determined.
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(16) RIGHTS ON A GENERAL OFFER, A COMPROMISE OR ARRANGEMENT
If a general or partial offer, whether by way of take-over offer, share repurchase offer, or scheme of arrangement or otherwise in like manner is made to all the holders of Shares, or all such holders other than the offeror and/or any person controlled by the offeror and/or any person acting in association or concert with the offeror, the Company shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure that such offer is extended to all the grantees on the same terms, mutatis mutandis, and assuming that they will become, by the exercise in full of the Options granted to them, Shareholders. If such offer becomes or is declared unconditional, a grantee shall be entitled to exercise his/her Option (to the extent not already exercised) to its full extent or to the extent specified in the grantee’s notice to the Company in exercise of his/her Option at any time before the close of such offer (or any revised offer). Subject to the above, an Option will lapse automatically (to the extent not exercised) on the date on which such offer (or, as the case may be, revised offer) closes.
In the event of a compromise or arrangement between the Company and its creditors (or any class of them) or between the Company and the Shareholders (or any class of them), in connection with a scheme for the reconstruction or amalgamation of the Company, the Company shall give notice thereof to all grantees on the same day as it gives notice of the meeting to the Shareholders or creditors to consider such scheme or arrangement, and thereupon any grantee may forthwith and until the expiry of the period commencing with such date and ending with the earlier the date falling two calendar months thereafter or the date on which such compromise or arrangement is sanctioned by the Court be entitled to exercise his/her Option (to the extent not already exercised), but the exercise of the Option shall be conditional upon such compromise or arrangement being sanctioned by the Court and becoming effective. The Company may thereafter require such grantee to transfer or otherwise deal with the Shares issued as a result of such exercise of his/her Option so as to place the grantee in the same position as nearly as would have been the case had such Shares been subject to such compromise or arrangement. Subject to the above, an Option will lapse automatically (to the extent not exercised) on the date the proposed compromise or arrangement becomes effective.
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SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL TERMS OF THE RULES OF THE SHARE OPTION SCHEME
(17) RIGHTS ON WINDING UP
In the event of a resolution being proposed for the voluntary winding-up of the Company during the Option Period, the grantee may, subject to the provisions of all applicable laws, by notice in writing to the Company at any time not less than two Business Days prior to the date on which such resolution is to be considered and/or passed, exercise his/her Option (to the extent not already exercised) either to its full extent or to the extent specified in such notice in accordance with the provisions of the Share Option Scheme and the Company shall allot and issue to the grantee of the Shares in respect of which such grantee has exercised his/her Option not less than one Business Day before the date on which such resolution is to be considered and or/passed whereupon the grantee shall accordingly be entitled, in respect of the Shares allotted and issued to him in the aforesaid manner, to participate in the distribution of the assets of the Company available in liquidation pari passu with the holders of the Shares in issue on the day prior to the date of such resolution. Subject thereto, all Options then outstanding shall lapse and determine on the commencement of the winding-up of the Company.
(18) GRANTEE BEING A COMPANY WHOLLY OWNED BY ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS
If the grantee is a company wholly-owned by one or more Eligible Participants:
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(a) paragraphs (12), (13), (14) and (15) shall apply to the grantee and to the Options to such grantee, mutatis mutandis, as if such Options had been granted to the relevant Eligible Participant, and such Options shall accordingly lapse or fall to be exercisable after the event(s) referred to in paragraphs (12), (13), (14) and (15) shall occur with respect to the relevant Eligible Participant; and
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(b) the Options granted to the grantee shall lapse and determine on the date the grantee ceases to be wholly owned by the relevant Eligible Participant provided that the Directors may in their absolute discretion decide that such Options or any part thereof shall not so lapse or determine subject to such conditions or limitations as they may impose.
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(19) ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
In the event of a capitalisation issue, rights issue, sub-division or consolidation of Shares or reduction of capital of the Company whilst an Option remains exercisable or the Share Option Scheme remains in effect, such corresponding alterations (if any) certified by the auditors of the Company for the time being of or an independent financial adviser to the Company as fair and reasonable will be made to the number or nominal amount of Shares, the subject matter of the Share Option Scheme and the Option so far as unexercised and/or the subscription price of the Option concerned, provided that (i) any adjustments shall give a grantee the same proportion of the issued share capital to which he/she was entitled prior to such alteration; (ii) the issue of Shares or other securities of the Group as consideration in a transaction may not be regarded as a circumstance requiring adjustment; and (iii) no alteration shall be made the effect of which would be to enable a Share to be issued at less than its nominal value, and in each case, any adjustment must be made in compliance with the Listing Rules and such rules, codes and guidance notes of the Stock Exchange from time to time. In addition, in respect of any such adjustments, other than any made on a capitalisation issue, such auditors or independent financial adviser of the Company must confirm to the Directors in writing that the adjustments satisfy the requirements of the relevant provision of the Listing Rules.
Unless otherwise stipulated by the applicable laws, the effective date of any adjustment in accordance with the provisions of the Share Option Scheme shall be the triggering event effective date, which for this purpose, shall refer to, in respect of each relevant event resulting in alteration in the capital structure of the Company referred to above, the day on which the Shares relating to such event are allotted or, as the case may be, created.
(20) CANCELLATION OF OPTIONS
Save as to breach of paragraph (22) and subject to Chapter 17 of the Listing Rules, any cancellation of Options granted but not exercised must be subject to the consent of the relevant grantee and the approval of the Directors.
When the Company cancels any Option granted to a grantee but not exercised and issues new Options to the same grantee, the issue of such new Option(s) may only be made with available unissued Options (excluding the Options so cancelled) within the General Scheme Limit or the new limits approved by the Shareholders pursuant to sub-paragraphs (3)(c) and (d) above.
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(21) TERMINATION OF THE SHARE OPTION SCHEME
The Company may by resolution in general meeting at any time terminate the Share Option Scheme and in such event no further Options shall be offered but in all other respects the provisions of the Share Option Scheme shall remain in force to the extent necessary to give effect to the exercise of any Options (to the extent not already exercised) granted prior to the termination or otherwise as may be required in accordance with the provisions of the Share Option Scheme. Options (to the extent not already exercised) granted prior to such termination shall continue to be valid and exercisable in accordance with the Share Option Scheme.
(22) RIGHTS ARE PERSONAL TO THE GRANTEE
An Option is personal to the grantee and shall not be transferable or assignable.
(23) LAPSE OF OPTION
An Option shall lapse automatically (to the extent not already exercised) on the earliest of (a) the expiry of the Option Period in respect of such Option; (b) the expiry of the periods or dates referred to in paragraphs (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17) and (18); or (c) the date on which the Directors exercise the Company’s right to cancel the Option by reason of a breach of paragraph (22) above by the grantee.
(24) OTHERS
- (a) The Share Option Scheme is conditional on the passing of the necessary resolution to approve and adopt the Share Option Scheme in the SGM and the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting approval of the listing of, and permission to deal in, such number of Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of any options which may be granted under the Share Option Scheme, such number being not less than that of the General Scheme Limit.
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(b) The Share Option Scheme may be altered in any respect by a resolution of the Directors except that the provisions of the Share Option Scheme as to (i) the definitions of “Eligible Participants”, “Grantee”, “Option Period” and “Termination Date” and (ii) the provisions of the Share Option Scheme relating to the matters governed by Rule 17.03 of the Listing Rules, shall not be altered to the advantage of grantees or prospective grantees except with the prior sanction of a resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting, provided that no such alteration shall operate to affect adversely the terms of issue of any Option granted or agreed to be granted prior to such alteration except with the consent or sanction of such majority of the grantees as would be required of the Shareholders under the bye-laws of the Company for a variation of the rights attached to the Shares.
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(c) Any alterations to the terms and conditions of the Share Option Scheme which are of a material nature or any change to the terms of Options granted must be approved by the Shareholders in general meeting, except where the alterations take effect automatically under the existing terms of the Share Option Scheme.
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(d) The amended terms of the Share Option Scheme or the Options shall comply with the relevant requirements of Chapter 17 of the Listing Rules.
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(e) Any change to the authority of the Directors or the scheme administrators in relation to any alteration to the terms of the Share Option Scheme shall be approved by the Shareholders in general meeting.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
NEWAY GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 中星集團控股有限公司[*]
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00055)
NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special general meeting of Neway Group Holdings Limited (“ Company ”) will be held at 11:00 a.m. (and immediately after the special general meeting of the Company convened to be held on the same day shall have been concluded or adjourned) on Thursday, 13 February 2014 at Camomile Room, Lower Level II, Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel, 64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
ORDINARY RESOLUTION
“ THAT conditional upon the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“ Stock Exchange ”) granting the approval for the listing of, and permission to deal in, such number of shares of HK$0.05 each (“ Shares ”) in the capital of the Company to be issued pursuant to the exercise of options which may be granted under the share option scheme of the Company (“ Share Option Scheme ”, the rules of which are summarised in the circular of the Company dated 24 January 2014) (“ Circular ”), such number being not less than that of the General Scheme Limit (as defined in the Circular), the rules of the Share Option Scheme be and are hereby approved and adopted and that the Directors be and are hereby authorised to:
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(a) administer the Share Option Scheme under which options will be granted to eligible participants under the Share Option Scheme to subscribe for Shares;
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(b) modify and/or amend the rules of the Share Option Scheme from time to time subject to the provisions of such rules;
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(c) allot and issue from time to time such number of Shares as may be required to be issued pursuant to the exercise of the options under the Share Option Scheme; and
- For identification purpose only
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
- (d) make application at the appropriate time to the Stock Exchange, and any other stock exchange upon which the Shares may for the time being be listed, for listing of, and permission to deal in, the Shares which may thereafter from time to time be allotted and issued pursuant to the exercise of the options under the Share Option Scheme.”
On behalf of the Board NEWAY GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Suek Ka Lun, Ernie Chairman
Hong Kong, 24 January 2014
Registered office Principal Place of Business Clarendon House in Hong Kong: Church Street Chung Tai Printing Group Building Hamilton, HM11 11 Yip Cheong Street Bermuda On Lok Tsuen, Fanling New Territories Hong Kong
Notes:
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(1) A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the special general meeting convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or more proxy to attend and, subject to the provisions of the bye-laws of the Company, to vote on his/her behalf. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must be present in person at the special general meeting to represent the member. If more than one proxy is so appointed, the appointment shall specify the number and class of shares in respect of which each such proxy is so appointed.
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(2) In order to be valid, the form of proxy must be deposited together with a power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power or authority, at the office of the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Secretaries Limited at 26/F, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a member of the Company from attending and voting in person at the special general meeting or any adjournment thereof, should he/she so wish.
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(3) Completion and return of an instrument appointing a proxy will not preclude a member of the Company from attending and voting in person at the meeting and/or any adjournment thereof and in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
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(4) As required under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, the above resolution will be decided by way of poll.
As at the date of this notice, the directors of the Company are Mr. Suek Ka Lun, Ernie (Chairman) and Mr. Suek Chai Hong (Chief Executive Officer) being the executive Directors; Dr. Ng Wai Kwan, Mr. Chan Kwing Choi, Warren and Mr. Wong Sun Fat being the non-executive Directors; and Mr. Tse Tin Tai, Ms. Lui Lai Ping, Cecily and Mr. Lee Kwok Wan being the independent nonexecutive Directors; and Mr. Lau Kam Cheong being the alternate Director to Dr. Ng Wai Kwan.
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