Dah Sing Banking Group Limited — AGM Information 2021

Apr 22, 2021

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(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability under the Companies Ordinance) The holding company of Dah Sing Bank, Limited

(Stock Code: 2356)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting (“AGM”) of Dah Sing Banking Group Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Meeting Room S421 (Harbour Road Entrance), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong on Wednesday, 2 June 2021 at 5:00 p.m. for the following purposes:

As ordinary businesses:

1. To receive and adopt the audited financial statements together with the Report of the Directors and Independent Auditor’s Report for the year ended 31 December 2020.

2. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2020.

3. To re-elect Directors

4. (a) Mr. Hon-Hing Wong (Derek Wong)

5. (b) Mr. Blair Chilton Pickerell

6. To fix the fees of the Directors for the year ended 31 December 2020.

7. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditors of the Company and to authorize the Directors to fix their remuneration.

As special businesses:

As special businesses, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modifications the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions of the Company:

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

1. “ THAT :

2. (a) subject to the following provisions of this resolution and pursuant to section 141 of the Companies Ordinance, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) 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 is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

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4. (b) the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution 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;

5. (c) the total number of shares allotted, issued and dealt with or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued and dealt with (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); or (ii) the exercise of options under any share option scheme or similar arrangement adopted by the Company for the grant or issue to the employees and directors of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or other eligible participants specified thereunder of options to subscribe for or rights to acquire shares of the Company; or (iii) an issue of shares upon the exercise of the subscription rights attaching to any warrants which may be issued by the Company; or (iv) an issue of shares of the Company as scrip dividend or similar arrangement in accordance with the articles of association of the Company; or (v) pursuant to any existing specific authority, shall not exceed 20% of the total number of shares of the Company in issue as at the date of the passing of this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

6. (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 Companies Ordinance to be held; and

• (iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an 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 the holders of shares on the register of members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares (subject to such exclusions 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).”

7. “ THAT :

• (a) subject to the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the laws of Hong Kong), the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the terms and conditions of the share option scheme of the Company adopted on 27 May 2014 (“Share Option Scheme”), a mandate be and is hereby unconditionally given to the Directors to exercise all the powers of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) (i) to grant options under the Share Option Scheme and (ii) to allot and issue shares of the Company pursuant to the exercise of options which are granted under the Share Option Scheme (the “Issue Mandate”), and after the Relevant Period, to allot and issue shares of the Company pursuant to the exercise of options granted under the Issue Mandate during the Relevant Period; and

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• (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 Companies Ordinance to be held; and

• (iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders in general meeting.”

By Order of the Board Dah Sing Banking Group Limited Doris Wai Nar Wong Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 23 April 2021

Notes:

• (a) A shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the AGM is entitled to appoint one or, under particular case, more proxies to attend and vote on his behalf. A proxy needs not be a shareholder of the Company.

• (b) Where there are joint registered holders of any share, any one of such persons may vote at the AGM, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such shares as if he were solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders are present at the AGM personally or by proxy, that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the register of shareholders of the Company shall, in respect of such share, be entitled alone to vote in respect thereof.

• (c) For the purpose of determining shareholders’ eligibility to attend and vote at the AGM, the register of shareholders of the Company will be closed from Friday, 28 May 2021 to Wednesday, 2 June 2021 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares of the Company will be registered. To be entitled to attend and vote at the 2021 AGM, all transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 27 May 2021.

• (d) In order to be valid, the instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed must be lodged at the Company’s share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding of the AGM (or the adjourned meeting as the case may be).

• (e) Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a shareholder from attending and voting in person at the AGM or any adjourned meeting, if he/she so wishes. If such shareholder attends and votes at the AGM, his/her form of proxy is to be regarded as revoked.

• (f) Particulars of the Directors to be re-elected or elected (as the case may be) at the AGM are set out in the Appendix to the circular of the Company dated 23 April 2021 which forms part of this notice.

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• (g) The translation into Chinese language of this notice is for reference only. In case of any inconsistency, the English version shall prevail.

• (h) If Typhoon Signal no. 8 or above, or a “black” rainstorm warning is expected to be hoisted any time after 12 noon on the AGM date, the AGM will be postponed. The Company will publish an announcement on the websites of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (www.hkexnews.hk) and Dah Sing Bank (www.dahsing.com) to notify shareholders of the date, time and place of the rescheduled meeting.

Special Notice

To prevent the spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company will implement the following preventive and control measures at the AGM to safeguard the health and safety of shareholders, staff and other stakeholders:

• (i) Compulsory body temperature checks will be conducted for every shareholder or proxy at the entrance of the AGM venue

• (ii) All persons who attend the AGM are required to wear surgical facial masks before they are permitted to attend the AGM, and during their attendance of the AGM

• (iii) All persons who attend the AGM are required to complete a health declaration form

• (iv) No refreshments or drinks will be provided

• (v) No gifts/souvenirs will be distributed

Furthermore, the Company wishes to advise the shareholders that they may consider appointing the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy to vote on the resolutions and to return their proxy forms by the time specified in the notice of AGM, instead of attending the AGM in person. Any person who does not comply with the precautionary measures referred to in (i) to (iii) above may be denied entry to the AGM venue, at the absolute discretion of the Company as permitted by law.

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Company comprises Messrs. David Shou-Yeh Wong (Chairman), Hon-Hing Wong (Derek Wong) (Vice Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive), Gary Pak-Ling Wang (Group Chief Financial and Operating Officer) and Nicholas John Mayhew (Deputy Chief Executive) as Executive Directors; Messrs. Robert Tsai-To Sze, Seng-Lee Chan and Blair Chilton Pickerell as Independent Non-Executive Directors.

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