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China Everbright Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2013
Apr 15, 2013
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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 licensed securities dealer, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Shougang Concord Century Holdings Limited, you should at once hand this circular, together with the enclosed form of proxy, to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, licensed securities dealer 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.
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PROPOSALS FOR GRANTING OF GENERAL MANDATES FOR THE ISSUANCE AND REPURCHASE OF SHARES, EXTENSION OF GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES AND
RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A letter from the board of directors of the Company (as defined herein) is set out on pages 3 to 6 of this circular.
A notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at The Residence, Mezzanine Floor, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 at 10:20 a.m. is set out on pages 14 to 17 of this circular. Whether or not you are able to attend the said meeting, you are requested to complete the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the said meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the said meeting or any adjourned meeting should you so wish.
16 April 2013
CONTENTS
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| DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| LETTER FROM THE BOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| APPENDIX I – EXPLANATORY STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| APPENDIX II – DETAILS OF DIRECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 14 |
DEFINITIONS
In this circular, except where the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the following meanings:
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“Annual General Meeting”
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the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at The Residence, Mezzanine Floor, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 at 10:20 a.m., the notice of which is set out on pages 14 to 17 of this circular, or where the context so admits, any adjournment of such annual general meeting
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“Articles” the articles of association of the Company as from time to time altered in accordance with the Companies Ordinance
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“Board” the board of Directors for the time being or a duly authorised committee thereof
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“Companies Ordinance” the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong), as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time
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“Company” Shougang Concord Century Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability and the Shares of which are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange
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“Connected Person(s)” has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
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“Director(s)” the director(s) of the Company
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“Group” the Company and/or its Subsidiaries
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“HK$”
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Hong Kong dollar, the lawful currency of Hong Kong
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“Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
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“Latest Practicable Date” 10 April 2013, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this circular for ascertaining certain information for inclusion in this circular
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“Listing Rules”
the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange, as amended from time to time
- “SFO”
Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong), as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time
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DEFINITIONS
“Share(s)” ordinary share(s) of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company “Shareholder(s)” holder(s) of the Shares “Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “Subsidiary” a subsidiary for the time being of the Company within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance whether incorporated in Hong Kong or elsewhere and “Subsidiaries” shall be construed accordingly “Takeovers Code” the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers “%” per cent.
References to times and dates in this circular are to Hong Kong times and dates.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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Directors: Registered office: Li Shaofeng (Chairman) 5th Floor Yang Kaiyu (Managing Director) Bank of East Asia Harbour View Centre Leung Shun Sang, Tony[#] 51-57 Gloucester Road Zhang Wenhui[#] Wanchai Tang Cornor Kwok Kau (Deputy Managing Director) Hong Kong Zhang Zhong (Executive Director) Yip Kin Man, Raymond[] Law, Yui Lun[] Chan Chung Chun[*]
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Non-executive Director
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Independent Non-executive Director
16 April 2013
To Shareholders
Dear Sir or Madam,
PROPOSALS FOR GRANTING OF GENERAL MANDATES FOR THE ISSUANCE AND REPURCHASE OF SHARES, EXTENSION OF GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES AND RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
1. INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this circular is to provide the Shareholders with details regarding the proposed granting of general mandates for the issuance and repurchase of Shares and extension of general mandate to issue Shares, and re-election of retiring Directors. Such proposals will be dealt at the Annual General Meeting.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
2. GENERAL MANDATES FOR THE ISSUANCE AND REPURCHASE OF SHARES AND EXTENSION OF GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES
At the 2012 annual general meeting held on 25 May 2012, general mandates were granted by the Company to the Board to exercise the powers of the Company to issue new Shares and repurchase Shares and extension of general mandate to issue Shares. These general mandates will lapse at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. The Directors propose to seek your approval to renew the general mandates.
(A) GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES
An ordinary resolution will be proposed as resolution 4 at the Annual General Meeting to grant a general mandate to the Directors to issue new Shares of up to a maximum of 20% of the issued share capital of the Company at the date of passing the said resolution at the Annual General Meeting. The general mandate to issue Shares, if granted, will remain in effect until the earliest of (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by law to be held; and (iii) the revocation or variation of resolution 4 by any ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company comprised 1,922,900,556 fully paid-up Shares. If there is no allotment or repurchase of the Shares between the Latest Practicable Date and the date of the Annual General Meeting, the fresh general mandate to allot, issue and deal with additional Shares shall not exceed 384,580,111 Shares. The Directors have no present intention to issue and allot any new Shares. Approval is being sought from the Shareholders for a general mandate for the purposes of section 57B of the Companies Ordinance and the Listing Rules.
(B) GENERAL MANDATE TO REPURCHASE SHARES
Another ordinary resolution will be proposed as resolution 5A at the Annual General Meeting to grant a general mandate to the Directors to repurchase Shares (the “Repurchase Mandate”) on the Stock Exchange of up to a maximum of 10% of the issued share capital of the Company at the date of passing the said resolution at the Annual General Meeting. The Repurchase Mandate, if granted, will remain in effect until the earliest of (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by law to be held; and (iii) the revocation or variation of resolution 5A by any ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting. An explanatory statement as required under Rule 10.06(1)(b) of the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix I to this circular. The purpose of the explanatory statement is to provide you with all the information reasonably necessary for you to make an informed decision as to whether or not to vote in favour of the resolution approving the Repurchase Mandate and it also forms the memorandum of the terms of the proposed repurchases required under section 49BA(3)(b) of the Companies Ordinance. The Directors have no present intention to repurchase any existing Shares under the Companies Ordinance and the Listing Rules.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
(C) EXTENSION OF GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES
A separate ordinary resolution, as required by the Listing Rules, to add the aggregate amount of the Shares which may be repurchased pursuant to the authority granted by the aforesaid resolution 5A to the general mandate to the Directors to allot new Shares of up to 20% of the issued share capital of the Company will be proposed as resolution 5B at the Annual General Meeting.
3. RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS
At the Annual General Meeting, resolution 2 will be proposed to re-elect the retiring Directors, Messrs. Li Shaofeng (Chairman and Executive Director), Yang Kaiyu (Managing Director and Executive Director) and Law, Yui Lun (Independent Non-executive Director) will retire from office by rotation, and Mr. Zhang Wenhui (Non-executive Director) will retire from office and, being eligible for re-election pursuant to the Articles, offer themselves for re-election. Details of the above Directors who are required to be disclosed by the Listing Rules are set out in Appendix II to this circular.
Under the resolution 2, the re-election of the above Directors will be individually voted on by Shareholders.
4. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The notice of Annual General Meeting is set out in this circular. In addition to the ordinary business of the meeting including re-election of retiring Directors, resolutions 4 to 5 will be proposed to approve the general mandates for the issue of Shares and the repurchase by the Company of its own Shares and extension of general mandate to issue Shares.
A form of proxy for the Annual General Meeting is enclosed herewith. Whether or not you intend to be present at the Annual General Meeting, you are requested to complete the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the said meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the said meeting or any adjourned meeting should you so wish.
5. VOTING BY POLL AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, any vote of Shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll except where the Chairman, in good faith, decides to allow a resolution which relates purely to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands. Therefore, each of the resolutions set out in the notice of the Annual General Meeting will be taken by way of poll. The Chairman would explain the detailed procedures for conducting a poll at the Annual General Meeting. The results of the poll will be published on the websites of the Stock Exchange and the Company subject to the Listing Rules.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
6. RECOMMENDATION
The Board is of the opinion that the proposals referred to above are in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole and therefore recommend you to vote in favour of the resolutions in respect of the proposals for granting of general mandates for the issuance and repurchase of Shares, extension of general mandate to issue Shares, and re-election of retiring Directors to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
Yours faithfully, For and on behalf of the Board Li Shaofeng Chairman
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
APPENDIX I
This appendix serves as the explanatory statement required under Rule 10.06(1)(b) of the Listing Rules to provide you with the information necessary for your consideration of the proposed Repurchase Mandate to be granted to the Directors. It also forms the memorandum of the terms of the proposed repurchases required under section 49BA(3)(b) of the Companies Ordinance.
1. SHARE CAPITAL
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company comprised 1,922,900,556 Shares of HK$0.10 each. On the basis that no further Shares are repurchased before the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting and that no further Shares are issued prior to the Annual General Meeting, the Company would be allowed to repurchase a total of 192,290,055 Shares, representing 10% of the Shares in issue.
2. REASONS FOR REPURCHASES
The Directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders to have a general authority from Shareholders to enable the Directors to repurchase Shares in the market. Such repurchases may, depending on market conditions and funding arrangements at the time, lead to an enhancement of the net asset value of the Company and/or its earnings per Share and will only be made when the Directors believe that such repurchases will benefit the Company and the Shareholders.
3. FUNDING OF REPURCHASES
In repurchasing Shares, the Company may only apply funds legally available for such purpose in accordance with it memorandum and articles of association and the applicable laws of Hong Kong. The Companies Ordinance provides that the amount of capital repaid in connection with a Share repurchase may only be paid from the distributable profits of the Company and/or the proceeds of a new issue of Shares made for the purpose of the repurchase to such an extent allowable.
The Directors propose that repurchases of Shares be financed from the Company’s internal resources or existing banking facilities.
4. IMPACT ON THE WORKING CAPITAL OR GEARING POSITION
There might be material adverse impact on the working capital or gearing position of the Company as compared with the position as disclosed in the audited financial statements contained in the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2012 in the event that the proposed Shares repurchase was to be carried out in full at any time during the proposed repurchase period. However, the Directors do not propose to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such an extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital requirements of the Company or the gearing levels which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Company unless the Directors consider that such repurchases are in the best interests of the Company notwithstanding such material adverse effect.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
APPENDIX I
5. SHARE PRICES
The highest and lowest prices at which Shares have been traded on the Stock Exchange during each of the previous twelve months were as follows:
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| 2012 | ||
| April | 0.370 | 0.300 |
| May | 0.330 | 0.265 |
| June | 0.320 | 0.265 |
| July | 0.320 | 0.265 |
| August | 0.295 | 0.255 |
| September | 0.290 | 0.245 |
| October | 0.315 | 0.250 |
| November | 0.325 | 0.275 |
| December | 0.335 | 0.280 |
| 2013 | ||
| January | 0.380 | 0.320 |
| February | 0.345 | 0.300 |
| March | 0.310 | 0.285 |
| April (Up to the Latest Practicable Date) | 0.320 | 0.265 |
6. UNDERTAKING
The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange that, so far as the same may be applied, they will exercise the Repurchase Mandate in accordance with the Listing Rules and the applicable laws of Hong Kong.
None of the Directors nor, to the best of their knowledge having made all reasonable enquiries, any of their associates has any present intention to sell any Shares to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
No other Connected Persons of the Company have notified the Company that they have a present intention to sell Shares to the Company, or have undertaken not to do so, in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
APPENDIX I
7. THE TAKEOVERS CODE
If on exercise of the powers to repurchase Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate, a Shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting rights of the Company increases, such increase will be treated as an acquisition for the purposes of rule 32 of the Takeovers Code. As a result, a Shareholder or group of Shareholders acting in concert, could obtain or consolidate control of the Company and become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with rules 26 and 32 of the Takeovers Code.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the Directors, Shougang Holding (Hong Kong) Limited (“Shougang HK”) was deemed to be interested in approximately 47.04% of the issued share capital of the Company. In the event that the Repurchase Mandate is exercised in full and no further Shares are issued or repurchased during the proposed repurchase period, the beneficial interest of Shougang HK in the issued share capital of the Company will increase by more than 2% to approximately 52.27% and therefore Shougang HK may be required under the Takeovers Code to make an offer for all the issued Shares of the Company. The Directors have no present intention to exercise the power to repurchase Shares to such extent as would result in a takeover obligation on the part of Shougang HK.
The Directors have no present intention to execute the power to repurchase Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate to such an extent as to result in the amount of Shares held by the public being reduced to less than 25%.
8. REPURCHASE OF SHARES BY THE COMPANY
During the six months immediately preceding the Latest Practicable Date, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries otherwise purchased, sold or redeemed any of the Company’s listed Shares.
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DETAILS OF DIRECTORS
APPENDIX II
The following are the particulars of the four Directors proposed to be elected at the Annual General Meeting.
- Mr. Li Shaofeng – Chairman and executive Director, aged 46, Mr. Li holds a Bachelor Degree in Automation from University of Science and Technology Beijing. He joined Shougang Corporation in 1989. Mr. Li joined the Group in March 2000 and was appointed as deputy managing director of the Company. He was subsequently appointed as the managing director of the Company and deputy managing director of Shougang Holding (Hong Kong) Limited (“Shougang HK”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Shougang Corporation, in September 2003 and September 2007 respectively. At present, he holds directorship in certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. In addition to above, he also is a non-executive director of Sinocop Resources (Holdings) Limited, a company listed in Hong Kong.
Mr. Li is currently the chairman and executive director of the Company and the chairman and executive director of each of Shougang Concord Technology Holdings Limited, Shougang Concord Grand (Group) Limited, Global Digital Creations Holdings Limited, the managing director of Shougang Concord International Enterprises Company Limited (“Shougang International”) and deputy managing director of China Shougang International Trade and Engineering Corporation and also re-designated as the vice chairman and managing director of Shougang HK since 10 May 2010. Besides, Mr. Li acts as the chairman and vice-chairman of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company respectively.
Mr. Li was appointed as the chairman and executive director of Shougang Fushan Resources Group Limited (“Shougang Fushan”) on 20 October 2011. He also became a non-executive director of Mount Gibson Iron Limited (“MGIL”), a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange on 23 February 2012 (Mr. Li previously acted an alternate director to Mr. Cao Zhong (ex-director) of MGIL with effect from 7 November 2011). In all, Mr. Li has extensive experience in management of, and investments in, listed companies, sino-foreign joint ventures and steel industry.
Other than his directorship disclosed above, Mr. Li does not hold any directorship in the last three years in public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas and does not have any relationship with any other Directors, senior management or substantial Shareholders or controlling Shareholders. At the Latest Practicable Date, he beneficially owns 7,652,000 Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO. In addition, he has a personal interest of 44,414,000 underlying Shares attached to the share options granted by the Company. Mr. Li is entitled to receive a HK$250,000 monthly salary at present under his service contract with the Company but he has waived to receive his salaries for the year of 2013. The service contract may be terminated by either party by giving to other party not less than three months’ notice without payment of any compensation (other than statutory compensation). His total emoluments (including discretionary bonus) was approximately HK$3,335,000 for the year ended 31 December 2012. There is no specified or proposed length of service for Mr. Li with the Company. However, he is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual general meetings of the Company in accordance with the Articles. The emoluments of Directors are determined by reference to the Company’s performance and profitability, as well as remuneration benchmark in the industry and the prevailing market conditions.
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DETAILS OF DIRECTORS
APPENDIX II
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Li confirmed that there are no other matters relating to his re-election that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders and there is no other information which is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules.
- Mr. Yang Kaiyu – Managing Director and executive Director, aged 51, was appointed as the deputy general manager of the Company on 15 July 2008 and re-designated as the deputy managing director and managing director on 10 May 2010 and 1 April 2011 respectively. At present, he holds directorship in certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. He holds a Bachelor Diploma in Engineering Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a Master Degree in Industry Management and Engineering from The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. He also had attended the General Management Development and Operation Management Programs organised by INSEAD, France and Creative Leadership Development Programme organised by CCL Institute, the United States. Mr. Yang has over 15 years of experience in operation management and worldwide procurement in steel wire and steel cord industries. Prior to joining the Company, he held various positions in Bekaert Group, a substantial Shareholder within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO, since 1993.
Other than his directorship disclosed above, Mr. Yang does not hold any directorship in the last three years in public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas and does not have any relationship with any other Directors, senior management or substantial Shareholders or controlling Shareholders. At the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Yang’s spouse beneficially owns 3,596,000 Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO. In addition, he has a personal interest of 18,000,000 underlying Shares attached to the share options granted by the Company. A service contract was entered into between Mr. Yang and the Company for a term of three years commencing from 1 January 2013. The service contract may be terminated by either party by giving to other party not less than three months’ notice without payment of any compensation (other than statutory compensation). However, he is also subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual general meetings of the Company in accordance with the Articles. Mr. Yang is entitled to receive a HK$220,000 monthly salary at present under his service contract with the Company. His total emoluments (including discretionary bonus) was approximately HK$2,860,000 for the year ended 31 December 2012. The emoluments of Directors are determined by reference to the Company’s performance and profitability, as well as remuneration benchmark in the industry and the prevailing market conditions.
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Yang confirmed that there are no other matters relating to his re-election that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders and there is no other information which is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules.
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DETAILS OF DIRECTORS
APPENDIX II
- Mr. Law, Yui Lun – Independent Non-executive Director, aged 50, Mr. Law is a Certified Public Accountant (Practising) of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“HKICPA”). He is also an associate member of each of the HKICPA and the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the United Kingdom. Mr. Law holds a Master Degree in Business Administration from Oklahoma City University (USA). He was appointed as the independent non-executive director and a member of each of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company in April 2005. Apart from this, he also acted as the independent non-executive director of China Boon Holdings Limited, a company listed in Hong Kong during the period from 10 June 2009 to 15 December 2011. At present, Mr. Law is the sole proprietor of a Certified Public Accountants firm in Hong Kong. Prior to setting up his own practice, Mr. Law had worked for the audit department of KPMG and the China Division of the Hong Kong office of Ernst & Young for a total of 8 years. He had also been a partner in a medium-sized local accounting firm in Hong Kong for over 3 years. In all, Mr. Law has substantial professional experience in the fields of auditing, accounting, corporate taxation, company liquidation and insolvency, financial advisory and management.
Other than the directorship disclosed above, Mr. Law has not previously held any position with the Group, and is independent of and not connected with the Directors, chief executives and substantial shareholders or controlling shareholders of the Company or its subsidiaries or an associate of any of them. He does not hold any directorship in the last three years in public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas. At the Latest Practicable Date, he has a personal interest of 2,816,000 underlying Shares attached to the share options granted by the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO. A service contract was entered into between Mr. Law and the Company for a term of three years commencing from 1 January 2011. However, he will also be subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual general meetings of the Company in accordance with the Articles. He will receive a director’s fee as the Company may determine from time to time. At present, he receives a director’s fee of HK$240,000 per annum. His total emoluments was HK$240,000 for the year ended 31 December 2012. The emoluments of Directors are determined by reference to the Company’s performance and profitability, as well as remuneration benchmark in the industry and the prevailing market conditions.
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Law confirmed that there are no other matters relating to his re-election that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders and there is no other information which is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules.
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DETAILS OF DIRECTORS
APPENDIX II
- Mr. Zhang Wenhui – Non-executive Director, aged 57, Mr. Zhang graduated from the University of Science and Technology Beijing. Mr. Zhang was appointed a non-executive director of the Company on 21 December 2012. He is an executive director and a deputy managing director of Shougang International. He is also a deputy managing director of Shougang HK. Mr. Zhang acted as the non-executive director of Shougang Fushan during the period from 10 May 2010 to 19 December 2012. He joined Shougang Corporation in 1982 and had been working in various companies under Shougang Corporation during the period from 1990 to 2001. Mr. Zhang has extensive experience in management and company operations.
Other than his directorship disclosed above, he has not previously held any position with the Group. Mr. Zhang does not hold any directorship in the last three years in public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas and does not have any relationship with any other Directors, senior management or substantial Shareholders or controlling Shareholders. At the Latest Practicable Date, he has not have any interest in the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO. A service contract was entered into between Mr. Zhang and the Company for a term commencing from 21 December 2012 and ending on 31 December 2014. However, he will also be subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual general meetings of the Company in accordance with the Articles. He will receive a director’s fee as the Company may determine from time to time. At present, he receives a director’s fee of HK$190,000 per annum. His total emoluments was approximately HK$5,700 for the year ended 31 December 2012. The emoluments of Directors are determined by reference to the Company’s performance and profitability, as well as remuneration benchmark in the industry and the prevailing market conditions.
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Zhang confirmed that there are no other matters relating to his re-election that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders and there is no other information which is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (the “Meeting”) of Shougang Concord Century Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at The Residence, Mezzanine Floor, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 at 10:20 a.m. for the following purposes:
AS ORDINARY BUSINESS
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To receive and adopt the audited financial statements and the report of the directors and independent auditor’s report for the year ended 31 December 2012.
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To re-elect the retiring directors (note 2).
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To re-appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting and to authorize the board of directors to fix their remuneration.
AS SPECIAL BUSINESS
- To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“ THAT :
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such power be and it is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorize the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such power after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(c) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue; (ii) the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants issued by the
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Company or any securities which are convertible into shares of the Company; (iii) any option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or any of its associated companies and/or any of its jointly controlled entities or any eligible participant/qualifying grantee pursuant to the scheme of shares or rights to acquire shares of the Company; or (iv) any scrip dividend on shares of the Company in accordance with the articles of association of the Company, shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this resolution; and
- (d) for the purpose of this resolution:
“Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earlier of:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by law to be held; and
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(iii) the revocation or variation of this resolution by any ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.
“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the directors of the Company to holders of shares of the Company or any class thereof on the register on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares or any class thereof (subject to such exclusion or other arrangements as the directors of the Company may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or having regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory outside Hong Kong applicable to the Company).”
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To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
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A. “ THAT :
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, the exercise by the directors during the Relevant Period of all the powers of the Company to repurchase issued shares in the capital of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”), and that the exercise by the directors of the Company of all the powers of the Company to repurchase such shares subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws or the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange, be and it is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) in addition, the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorize the directors on behalf of the Company during the Relevant Period to procure the Company to purchase its shares at a price determined by the directors;
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(c) the aggregate nominal amount of shares of the Company repurchased or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this resolution, and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be limited accordingly; and
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(d) for the purpose of this resolution:
“Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earlier of:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by law to be held; and
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(iii) the revocation or variation of this resolution by any ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”
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B. “ THAT conditional upon the passing of the ordinary resolution 5A above, the aggregate nominal amount of the shares in the Company which are repurchased by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the said ordinary resolution 5A shall be added to the aggregate nominal amount of the shares in the Company that may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the directors of the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the ordinary resolution 4 above.”
By order of the Board Chan Lai Yee Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 16 April 2013
Notes:
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A shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. Forms of proxy must be lodged at the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting.
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With respect to resolution 2, Messrs. Li Shaofeng, Yang Kaiyu and Law, Yui Lun will retire from office by rotation, and Mr. Zhang Wenhui will retire from office, pursuant to the articles of association of the Company and being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the above meeting.
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The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 17 June 2013 to 18 June 2013, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to be entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting, all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:00 p.m. on 14 June 2013.
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As at the date of this notice, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Li Shaofeng (Chairman), Mr. Yang Kaiyu (Managing Director), Mr. Leung Shun Sang, Tony (Non-executive Director), Mr. Zhang Wenhui (Non-executive Director), Mr. Tang Cornor Kwok Kau (Deputy Managing Director), Mr. Zhang Zhong (Executive Director), Mr. Yip Kin Man, Raymond (Independent Non-executive Director), Mr. Law, Yui Lun (Independent Non-executive Director) and Mr. Chan Chung Chun (Independent Non-executive Director).
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