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Cowell e Holdings Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025
Apr 23, 2025
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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COWELL
Cowell e Holdings Inc.
高偉電子控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock code: 1415)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting (the "AGM") of Cowell e Holdings Inc. (the "Company") will be held by way of virtual meeting on 29 May, 2025 at 10 a.m. for considering and, if thought fit, passing, with or without modifications, the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions of the Company:
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To receive and approve the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the reports of the directors (the "Directors") and the auditor of the Company for the year ended 31 December, 2024;
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(a) To re-elect the following retiring Directors:
(i) Mr. Meng Yan as an executive Director.
(ii) Mr. Chen Han-Yang as a non-executive Director.
(iii) Mr. Tsai Chen-Lung as an independent non-executive Director.
(b) To authorize the board of Directors (the "Board") to fix the Directors' remuneration.
- To re-appoint Messrs. KPMG, Certified Public Accountants, as the auditor of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration.
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, a general mandate be and is hereby unconditionally granted to Directors to exercise during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) below) all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements, options or warrants which would or might require the exercise of such powers;
(b) the mandate in paragraph (a) shall authorize the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) below) to make or grant offers, agreements, options and warrants which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) below);
(c) the shares of the Company allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the mandate in paragraph (a), otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as defined in paragraph (d) below); or (ii) any option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted by the Company for the purpose of granting or issuing shares or rights to acquire shares of the Company to the directors, employees, officers, agents, consultants or representatives of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries; or (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement pursuant to the Articles of Association of the Company from time to time, shall not exceed 20% of the shares of the Company in issue as at the date of the passing of this Resolution and the said mandate shall be limited accordingly; and
(d) for the purpose of this Resolution:
“Relevant Period” means the period from 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 Company’s Articles of Association or any applicable law to be held; and
(iii) the date on which authority set out in this Resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.
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"Rights Issue" means an offer of Shares or issue of options, warrants, or other securities giving the right to subscribe for shares of the Company, open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of Shares whose names appear on the register of members of the Company (and, where appropriate, to holders of other securities entitled to the offer) on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares of the Company (or, where appropriate, such other securities), subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or having regard to any restrictions or having regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of or any recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory outside Hong Kong.
- "THAT:
(a) a general mandate be and is hereby unconditionally given to the directors of the Company to exercise during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (b) below) all the powers of the Company to repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of US$0.004 each in the capital of the Company in accordance with all applicable laws and the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, provided that the shares so repurchased or otherwise acquired shall not exceed 10% of the shares of the Company in issue as at the date of the passing of this Resolution;
(b) for the purpose of this Resolution:
"Relevant Period" means the period from 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 Company's Articles of Association or any applicable law to be held; and
(iii) the date on which the authority set out in this Resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting."
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- “THAT, conditional upon the passing of the Resolutions No. 4 and No. 5 of the notice of the AGM, the general mandate granted to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and otherwise deal with shares of the Company pursuant to the Resolution No. 4 of the notice of the AGM be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto of an amount representing the shares of the Company purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company pursuant to the authority granted to the Directors under the Resolution No. 5 above of the notice of the AGM, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing this Resolution.”
By order of the Board
Cowell e Holdings Inc.
Meng Yan
Chairman
Hong Kong, 24 April, 2025
Notes:
- The Company will conduct the Annual General Meeting by way of a virtual meeting. Both registered Shareholders and non-registered Shareholders can (i) attend the AGM and vote by way of electronic means; or (ii) exercise their right to vote at the AGM by appointing their own proxy or the Company's designated proxy(ies), to act as their proxy. By logging in the dedicated online platform, Shareholders will be able to view a live webcast of the AGM, submit questions, and cast vote in real-time.
The online platform will be opened for registered Shareholders and non-registered Shareholders to log in 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting, and only those Shareholders who logged in 5 minutes before the start of the Online AGM will be entitled to attend and vote at the Online AGM. The online platform can be accessed from any location with internet connection by a smart phone, tablet device or computer. Shareholders should allow ample time to check into the online platform to complete the login procedure and remain logged in until the commencement of and during the Online AGM. For online voting, Shareholders can refer to the enclosed notification letter and the Online Meeting User Guide for details. Any missed contents as a result of connection issues arise from the Shareholders will not be repeated.
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A member entitled to attend and vote at the AGM is entitled to appoint one or more proxy to attend and, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Association of the Company, vote in his stead. A proxy need to be a member of the Company.
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A form of proxy for use at the AGM (or at any adjournment thereof) is despatched together with this notice of meeting. In order to be valid, the form of proxy, 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, must be completed and lodged with the offices of the Company's branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 27 May, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (Hong Kong Time).
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Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude members from attending and voting at the AGM or any adjournment thereof, and in such event, the relevant form of proxy shall be deemed revoked.
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Where there are joint registered holders of any Share, any one of such joint holders may attend and vote at the AGM, either in personal or by proxy, in respect of such Share(s) as if he/she were solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint registered holders are present at the AGM or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be), the most senior shall alone be entitled to vote, whether in person or by proxy. For this purpose, seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint holding.
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For determining the entitlement to attend and vote at the AGM, the register of members of the Company will be closed from 26 May, 2025 to 29 May, 2025, both dates inclusive, during which period no transfers of shares of the Company will be registered. In order to qualify for attending and voting at the AGM, shareholders must complete and lodge all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates with the Share Registrar at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on 23 May, 2025.
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If typhoon signal no. 8 or above remains hoisted or a black rainstorm warning signal is in force at 8:00 a.m. at the date of the AGM, the AGM will be postponed. Members are requested to visit the website of the Company at www.cowelleholdings.com for details of alternative meeting arrangements. The AGM will be held as scheduled when an amber or red rainstorm warning signal is in force. Shareholders should make their own decision as to whether they would attend the AGM under the bad weather conditions bearing in mind their own situation and if they should choose to do so, they are advised to exercise care and caution.
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As at the date hereof, the Board comprises Mr. Meng Yan and Mr. Wu Ying-Cheng as executive Directors; Mr. Chen Han-Yang and Mr. Yang Li as non-executive Directors; and Ms. Su Yen-Hsueh, Mr. Tsai Chen-Lung and Ms. Liu Xia as independent non-executive Directors.
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