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Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited AGM Information 2024

Apr 24, 2024

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AGM Information

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this notice, 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 notice.

COMBA TELECOM SYSTEMS HOLDINGS LIMITED 京信通信系統控股有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Hong Kong Stock Code: 2342) (Singapore Stock Code: STC)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting of Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at Unit 611, Building 8W, Hong Kong Science Park, Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong on Thursday, 23 May 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time), (or, in case tropical cyclone warning signal no. 8 or above is hoisted, or a black rainstorm warning signal or “extreme conditions caused by super typhoons” announced by the Hong Kong Government is in force in Hong Kong at any time between 9:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) and 11:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on that day, at the same time and place on Friday, 24 May 2024) to transact the following businesses and for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions of the Company with or without amendments:

  1. to receive and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements and the reports of the directors (the “ Director(s) ”) and the auditor of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023;

  2. (a) to re-elect Mr. Xu Huijun as Director;

    • (b) to re-elect Mr. Chang Fei Fu as Director;

    • (c) to re-elect Ms. Ng Yi Kum as Director;

    • (d) to re-elect Mr. Chong Chee Keong, Chris as Director; and

    • (e) to authorize the board of Directors (the “ Board ”) to fix the Directors’ remuneration;

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  1. to re-appoint Ernst & Young as the auditor of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration;

  2. THAT :

    • (a) subject to paragraph (c) below, pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities (the “ Hong Kong Listing Rules ”) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Hong Kong Stock Exchange ”), the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company of and to make or grant offers and/or agreements to subscribe for Shares, which might require the exercise of such powers be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

    • (b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorize the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) to make or grant offers and/or agreements which might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period (as defined below);

    • (c) the aggregate number of Shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as defined below); or (ii) the exercise of any options granted under the existing and the new share option schemes of the Company; or (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangements providing for the allotment and issue of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the articles of association of the Company (the “ Articles ”) in force from time to time; or (iv) any issue of Shares upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants of the Company or any securities which are convertible into Shares, shall not exceed the aggregate of:

      • (aa) 20% of the number of issued Shares as at the date of the passing of this resolution; and

      • (bb) (if the Directors are so authorized by a separate ordinary resolution of the shareholders (the “ Shareholder(s) ”) of the Company) the number of Shares repurchased by the Company subsequent to the passing of this resolution (up to a maximum equivalent to 10% of the number of issued Shares as at the date of the passing of the resolution no. 5),

and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be limited accordingly; and

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  • (d) for the purpose of this resolution:

Relevant Period ” means the period from the date of passing of this resolution until whichever is 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 the Articles or any other applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; or

  • (iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the Shareholders in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution;

Rights Issue ” means an offer of Shares, or offer or issue of warrants, options or other securities giving rights to subscribe for Shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of Shares on the register on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of Shares (subject to such exclusion or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements, or having regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, or the expense or delay which may be involved in determining the existence or extent of any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, any jurisdiction outside Hong Kong or any recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange outside Hong Kong).”

5. “ THAT :

  • (a) the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all powers of the Company to purchase the Shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the “ SGX-ST ”), or any other stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed and recognized by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for such purpose, and otherwise in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Futures Commission, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the SGX-ST and all other applicable laws in this regard, be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved subject to paragraph (b) below;

  • (b) the aggregate number of Shares which may be purchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above during the Relevant Period (as defined below) shall not exceed 10% of the number of issued Shares as at the date of the passing of this resolution and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be limited accordingly; and

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  • (c) for the purpose of this resolution:

Relevant Period ” means the period from the date of the passing of this resolution until whichever is 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 the Articles or any other applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; or

  • (iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the Shareholders in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution.

  1. THAT conditional upon the passing of the resolution nos. 4 and 5 above, the general mandate granted to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and otherwise deal with additional Shares pursuant to the resolution no. 4 above be and is hereby extended (as referred to in sub-paragraph (bb) of paragraph (c) of that resolution) by the addition to the aggregate number of Shares which may be allotted and issued or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted and issued by the Directors pursuant to such general mandate above an amount representing the aggregate share capital of the Company repurchased or agreed to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the authority granted to the Directors under resolution no. 5 above, since the granting of the general mandate pursuant to resolution no. 4 above.”

By order of the Board Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited Fok Tung Ling Chairman

Hong Kong, 25 April 2024

Registered office: Head office and principal place of Cricket Square business in Hong Kong: Hutchins Drive Unit 611 P.O. Box 2681 Building 8W Grand Cayman KY1-1111 Hong Kong Science Park Cayman Islands Pak Shek Kok New Territories Hong Kong

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Notes:

  1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the annual general meeting convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or more proxy to attend and, subject to the provisions of the Articles, to vote on his behalf. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must be present in person at the annual 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.

  2. For Hong Kong Shareholders, in order to be valid, the proxy form must be deposited together with a power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of that power or authority, at the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong no later than Tuesday, 21 May 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) or not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding of any adjourned meeting. Completion and return of a proxy form will not preclude a Shareholder from attending in person and voting at the annual general meeting or any adjournment thereof, should he/she so wish.

  3. For Singapore Shareholders, in order to be valid, the depositor proxy form must be deposited together with a power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of that power or authority, at the Company’s Singapore share transfer agent, In.Corp Corporate Services Pte. Ltd., at 30 Cecil Street, #19-08 Prudential Tower, Singapore 049712 or or by email to [email protected], no later than Tuesday, 21 May 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) or not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding of any adjourned meeting. Completion and return of a proxy form will not preclude a Shareholder from attending in person and voting at the annual general meeting or any adjournment thereof, should he/she so wish.

  4. For the purpose of determination of the Shareholders registered under the Company’s register of members in Hong Kong and register of members in Singapore for submission of proxy forms to the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited or Singapore share transfer agent, In.Corp Corporate Services Pte. Ltd. respectively, any removal of the Shares between the Company’s register of members in Hong Kong and register of members in Singapore has to be made by the Shareholders no later than 4:00 p.m. (both Hong Kong and Singapore times) on Monday, 6 May 2024.

For Hong Kong Shareholders, for the purpose of determining Hong Kong Shareholders’ entitlements to attend and vote at the annual general meeting, the register of members of the Company in Hong Kong will be closed from Monday, 20 May 2024 to Thursday, 23 May 2024 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares will be registered. The record date for determination of entitlements of the Hong Kong Shareholders to attend and vote at the annual general meeting will be on Thursday, 23 May 2024. Hong Kong Shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of the Company in Hong Kong on Thursday, 23 May 2024 will be entitled to attend and vote at the annual general meeting. In order to qualify for attending and voting at the annual general meeting, all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712–1716, 17/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on Friday, 17 May 2024.

For Singapore Shareholders, in order to qualify for attending and voting at the annual general meeting, all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s Singapore share transfer agent, In.Corp Corporate Services Pte. Ltd. at 30 Cecil Street, #19-08 Prudential Tower, Singapore 049712 for registration no later than 5:00 p.m. (Singapore time) on Friday, 17 May 2024.

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  1. In relation to the proposed resolution nos. 4 and 6 above, approval is being sought from the Shareholders for the grant to the Directors of a general mandate to authorize the allotment and issue of Shares under the Hong Kong Listing Rules. The Directors have no immediate plans to issue any new Shares other than Shares which may fall to be issued under the share option scheme and the share award scheme of the Company or any scrip dividend scheme which may be approved by Shareholders.

  2. In relation to the proposed resolution no. 5 above, the Directors wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred thereby to repurchase Shares in circumstances which they deem appropriate for the benefit of the Shareholders. An explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable the Shareholders to make an informed decision to vote on the proposed resolution as required by the Hong Kong Listing Rules is set out in Appendix I to the circular of the Company dated 25 April 2024.

  3. In case tropical cyclone warning signal no. 8 or above is hoisted, or a black rainstorm warning signal or “extreme conditions after super typhoons” announced by the Hong Kong Government is in force in Hong Kong at any time between 9:00 a.m. (Hong Kong Time) and 11:00 a.m. (Hong Kong Time) on the date of the annual general meeting, the meeting will be automatically postponed and, by virtue of this notice, be held at the same time and place on Friday, 24 May 2024 instead.

The annual general meeting will be held as scheduled when an amber or a red rainstorm warning signal or a tropical cyclone warning signal no. 3 or below is in force. Shareholders should make their own decision whether they would attend the annual general meeting under bad weather conditions. If they choose to do so, they are advised to exercise due care and caution.

  1. The Chinese translation of this notice is for reference only, and in case of any inconsistency, the English version shall prevail.

As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises the following executive Directors: Mr. FOK Tung Ling, Mr. ZHANG Yue Jun, Mr. XU Huijun, Mr. CHANG Fei Fu and Ms. HUO Xinru; and the following independent non-executive Directors: Ms. NG Yi Kum, Ms. WONG Lok Lam and Mr. CHONG Chee Keong, Chris.

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