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Dawnrays Pharmaceutical (Holdings) Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2013

Apr 12, 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 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 Dawnrays Pharmaceutical (Holdings) Limited, you should at once hand this circular to the purchaser or other 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 & Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this circular, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this circular.

DAWNRAYS PHARMACEUTICAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 東 瑞 製 葯( 控 股 )有 限 公 司 (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 2348)

PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES; RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; PROPOSAL FOR ADOPTION OF THE NEW SHARE OPTION SCHEME AND

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The notice convening the annual general meeting of Dawnrays Pharmaceutical (Holdings) Limited to be held at Plaza 1–2, Novotel Century Hong Kong Hotel, 238 Jaffe Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on 24 May 2013 at 10:00 a.m. is set out on pages 24 to 28 of this circular.

Whether or not you are able to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete the accompanying form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Abacus Limited, at 26/F, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time of the AGM. Completion and delivery of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wish.

12 April 2013

CONTENTS

Page
Definitions
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1
Letter from the Board
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
General mandate to repurchase Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
General mandate to issue Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Re-election of directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Proposed adoption of New Share Option Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Annual general meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Voting at the annual general meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Appendix I
— Particulars of Directors proposed to be re-elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Appendix II
— Explanatory Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Appendix III — Summary of the principal terms of the
New Share Option Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Notice of Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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DEFINITIONS

In this circular, the following expressions have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires:

  • ‘‘2012 Annual Report’’

  • the annual report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2012;

  • ‘‘AGM’’

  • the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at Plaza 1–2, Novotel Century Hong Kong Hotel, 238 Jaffe Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on 24 May 2013 at 10:00 a.m., notice of which is set out on pages 24 to 28 of this circular or any adjournment thereof;

  • ‘‘Articles’’

the existing articles of association of the Company;

  • ‘‘associate(s)’’ the meaning ascribed thereto in the Listing Rules;

  • ‘‘Board’’ the board of Directors;

  • ‘‘Business Day’’ any day (except Saturday and Sunday) on which banks are open for business in Hong Kong;

  • ‘‘Companies Law’’ the Companies Law, Cap 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands;

  • ‘‘Company’’

  • Dawnrays Pharmaceutical (Holdings) Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability and the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange;

  • ‘‘Date of Grant’’ in respect of an Option unless otherwise specified in the letter of grant, the Business Day on which the Board resolves to make an Offer to a Participant, whether or not the Offer is subject to Shareholders’ approval on terms of the New Share Option Scheme;

  • ‘‘Directors’’ the directors of the Company;

  • ‘‘Existing Share Option Scheme’’

  • the share option scheme adopted by the Company on 21 June 2003;

  • ‘‘Grantee’’

  • any Participant who accepts the Offer in accordance with the terms of the New Share Option Scheme or (where the context so permits) any person who is entitled to any such Option in consequence of the death of the original Grantee or the legal personal representative of such person;

  • ‘‘Group’’ the Company and its subsidiaries;

  • ‘‘Hong Kong’’

the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;

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DEFINITIONS

  • ‘‘Latest Practicable Date’’ 8 April 2013, 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;

  • ‘‘New Share Option Scheme’’

  • a share option scheme of the Company to be adopted by the Company and to be approved by Shareholders at the AGM;

  • ‘‘Offer’’ the offer of the grant of an Option under the New Share Option Scheme;

  • ‘‘Option’’ an option to subscribe for Shares pursuant to the New Share Option Scheme and for the time being subsisting;

  • ‘‘Option Period’’ in respect of any particular Option, the period to be determined and notified by the Board to the Grantee at the time of making an Offer which shall not expire later than 10 years from the Date of Grant;

  • ‘‘Participants’’ any directors (including executive directors, non-executive directors and independent non-executive directors), employees, staffs (whether or not working under secondment), any holder of securities, investors, consultants, contractors, suppliers, service providers, customers, licensees (including any sub-licensees), wholesalers, retailers, traders, distributors, business partners, joint venture business partners, agents of any member of the Group and any individual or company whom the Board considers, in its sole discretion, have contributed or will contribute to the Group;

  • ‘‘SFO’’

  • the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong);

  • ‘‘Share(s)’’

  • ordinary share(s) of HK$0.10 each in the issued share capital of the Company;

  • ‘‘Shareholder(s)’’ or ‘‘Member(s)’’

the holder(s) of Shares;

  • ‘‘Stock Exchange’’

  • The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

  • ‘‘Subscription Price’’ the price per Share at which a Grantee may subscribe for Shares on the exercise of an Option under the New Share Option Scheme;

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DEFINITIONS

‘‘subsidiary’’ a subsidiary within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong); ‘‘Takeover Code’’ the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers, as amended from time to time; and ‘‘%’’ or ‘‘per cent’’ percentage or per centum

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

DAWNRAYS PHARMACEUTICAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 東 瑞 製 葯( 控 股 )有 限 公 司 (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 2348)

Executive Directors: Ms. LI Kei Ling (Chairman) Mr. HUNG Yung Lai Mr. LI Tung Ming Mr. GAO Yi

Non-Executive Director: Mr. LEUNG Hong Man

Independent Non-executive Directors: Mr. PAN Xue Tian Mr. CHOI Tat Ying Jacky Mr. LO Tung Sing Tony

Registered office: Cricket Square Hutchins Drive P.O. Box 2681 Grand Cayman KY1-1111 Cayman Islands

Head office and principal place of business in Hong Kong: Units 3001–02, 30/F CNT Tower 338 Hennessy Road Wanchai Hong Kong 12 April 2013

To the Shareholders

Dear Sir or Madam,

PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES; RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; PROPOSAL FOR ADOPTION OF THE NEW SHARE OPTION SCHEME AND

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

I. INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this circular is to provide you information regarding the proposals for the granting of the general mandates to issue and repurchase Shares, adoption of the new share option scheme and re-election of directors to enable you to make a decision on whether to vote for or against the resolutions in connection with such matters to be proposed at the AGM.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

II. GENERAL MANDATE TO REPURCHASE SHARES

At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 18 May 2012, a general mandate was given to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to repurchase Shares up to a maximum of 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of the ordinary resolution granting the general mandate. Such mandate will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM. Therefore, an ordinary resolution (‘‘Repurchase Resolution’’) will be proposed at the AGM to grant a general mandate to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to repurchase, at any time until the next annual general meeting of the Company following the passing of the Repurchase Resolution or such earlier date as stated therein, Shares up to a maximum of 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company at the date of passing of the Repurchase Resolution (‘‘Repurchase Mandate’’).

An explanatory statement, as required under the Listing Rules to provide the requisite information in connection with the Repurchase Mandate, is set out in Appendix II to this circular.

III. GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES

An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the AGM to grant a general mandate to the Directors to allot, issue and deal with Shares not exceeding 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company at the date of passing such resolution (‘‘Issue Mandate’’). At the Latest Practicable Date, the total issued share capital of the Company is 801,492,000 shares. Subject to the passing of the resolution granting the Issue Mandate and on the basis that no further Shares are issued or repurchased before the AGM, the Company will be allowed to issue a maximum of 160,298,400 Shares.

In addition, if the Repurchase Mandate and Issue Mandate are granted, an ordinary resolution will also be proposed at the AGM to extend the Issue Mandate by adding to it the number of Shares repurchased by the Company under the Repurchase Mandate.

The Repurchase Mandate and the Issue Mandate would continue in force until (a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (b) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Articles or any applicable laws to be held; or (c) the Repurchase Mandate and/or the Issue Mandate is/are revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Company in general meeting, whichever is the earliest.

IV. RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

In accordance with article 87 of the Articles, Mr. Hung Yung Lai, Mr. Leung Hong Man and Mr. Lo Tung Sing Tony will retire by rotation and being eligible, offer themselves for reelection at the AGM.

The nomination committee of the Company has assessed the independence of Mr. Lo Tung Sing Tony and considered that he has satisfied the independence guidelines set out in Rule 3.13 of the Listing Rules.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

Particulars required to be disclosed under the Listing Rules of the retiring directors who will offer themselves for re-election at the AGM are set out in the Appendix I of this circular.

V. PROPOSED ADOPTION OF NEW SHARE OPTION SCHEME

The Company adopted the Existing Share Option Scheme on 21 June 2003, pursuant to which the Directors were authorised to grant options to subscribe for Shares to any director or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries and other eligible persons specified therein during the ten-year period from 21 June 2003. As the ten-year period shall come to an end on 20 June 2013, the Board proposes to adopt the New Share Option Scheme effective from 21 June 2013.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, options carrying the rights to subscribe for 93,560,000 Shares have been granted to the grantees under the Existing Share Option Scheme, 31,104,000 share options have been exercised, 34,712,000 share options have been cancelled, 16,452,000 share options have lapsed, and 11,292,000 share options remain unexercised. Upon expiry of the Existing Share Option Scheme, no further options will be granted under the Existing Share Option Scheme but the provisions of the Existing Share Option Scheme will 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 such termination. Options which are granted during the life of the Existing Share Option Scheme and not exercised immediately prior to the termination of the operation of the Existing Share Option Scheme will continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms of issue after the termination of the Existing Share Option Scheme.

The adoption of the New Share Option Scheme is conditional upon:

  • (i) the passing of the resolution by the Shareholders to approve and adopt the New Share Option Scheme and to authorise the Board to grant Options thereunder and to allot and issue Shares pursuant to the exercise of any Options; and

  • (ii) the Stock Exchange granting approval of the listing of and permission to deal in the Shares to be issued and allotted pursuant to the exercise of the Options granted under the New Share Option Scheme up to 10% of the total number of Shares in issue as at 24 May 2013, being the date of the AGM.

Application will be made to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the grant of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the Options granted under the New Share Option Scheme representing up to 10% of the total number of Shares in issue as at 24 May 2013, being the date of the AGM.

The Directors consider that the New Share Option Scheme, which will be valid for 10 years from the date of its adoption, will continue to provide the Group with a platform to reward Participants who have contributed or will contribute to the Group and to encourage Participants to work towards enhancing the value of the Company and its Shares for the benefit of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole.

The New Share Option Scheme does not specify a minimum period for which an Option must be held nor a performance target which must be achieved before an Option can be exercised. However, the rules of the New Share Option Scheme provide that the Board may

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

determine, at its discretion, such term(s) on the grant of an Option, which decision may vary on a case by case basis. The basis for determination of the Subscription Price is also specified in the rules of the New Share Option Scheme. The Directors consider that the aforesaid criteria and rules will serve to protect the value of the Company and to achieve such purpose of retaining and motivating high quality personnel to contribute to the Group.

The Directors consider that it is not appropriate to value the Options that can be granted under the New Share Option Scheme on the assumption that they had been granted at the Latest Practicable Date, as various determining factors (such as the subscription price of such Options, the timing of granting of such Options, exercise period and performance targets which the Directors may set under the New Share Option Scheme) for the calculation of such value cannot be reasonably fixed at this stage. It would not be meaningful and to a certain extent be misleading to the Shareholders if the value of the Options is calculated based on a set of speculated assumptions.

On the basis of 801,492,000 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming that no further Shares are allotted, issued or repurchased by the Company prior to the AGM and taking no account of further refreshments of scheme mandate limit going forward, the maximum number of Shares to be issued upon the exercise of Options that may be granted under the New Share Option Scheme and any other schemes of the Company must not exceed 80,149,200 Shares, representing 10% of the Shares in issue as at the date of the AGM.

A summary of the principal terms of the New Share Option Scheme is set out in Appendix III to this circular. The full terms of the New Share Option Scheme are available for inspection at the principal place of business of the Company at Units 3001–02, 30/F, CNT Tower, 338 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong from the date of this circular to and including the date of the AGM.

At the AGM, an ordinary resolution will be proposed to approve the adoption of the New Share Option Scheme and authorise the Directors to grant Options thereunder and to allot and issue Shares pursuant to the New Share Option Scheme.

None of the Directors is a trustee of the New Share Option Scheme or has any direct or indirect interest in such trustee, if any.

VI. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Notice of AGM is set out on pages 24 to 28 of this circular. Resolutions will be proposed to approve, inter alia, the re-election of retiring Directors, adoption of New Share Option Scheme and the general mandates as referred to above at the AGM.

A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you are able to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete the accompanying form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return the same to the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Abacus Limited, at 26/F, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

later than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the above meeting. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude Shareholders from attending and voting in person at the AGM if they so wish.

VII. VOTING AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Pursuant to the Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, at any general meeting, a resolution put to the vote of shareholders shall be decided by poll except where the chairman of the AGM, 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. The chairman of the AGM will request for voting by poll on all the proposed resolutions in the Notice pursuant to article 66 of the Articles. The results of the poll will be published on the websites of the Company and the Stock Exchange after closure of the AGM.

VIII. RECOMMENDATION

The Directors consider that the proposed resolutions in relation to the proposals for the granting of the Repurchase Mandate, Issue Mandate, the extension of the Issue Mandate, adoption of New Share Option Scheme and re-election of Directors are in the best interests to the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors recommend Shareholders to vote in favour of all the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM.

So far as the Directors are aware and having made all reasonable enquiries, as at the Latest Practicable Date, no Shareholder is required to abstain from voting in favour of the adoption of the New Share Option Scheme.

IX. GENERAL

This circular, for which 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.

Your attention is also drawn to the additional information set out in Appendix III to this circular.

By Order of the Board LI Kei Ling Chairman

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PARTICULARS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED

APPENDIX I

Mr. HUNG, Yung Lai (熊融禮先生), aged 68, is an Executive Director of the Company and one of the founders of the Group. Mr. Hung holds a degree from 上海音樂學院 (Shanghai Conservatory of Music). He has over twenty years of experience in corporate management and corporate development, and has participated in founding and managing of pharmaceutical and high-tech enterprises. Mr. Hung founded the Group in December 1995 and was appointed to the Board in October 2002. Mr. Hung also holds directorship in Dawnrays International Co. Ltd., Dawnrays International Co. Ltd. (東瑞國際股份有限公司), Suzhou Dawnrays Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Su Zhou Dawnrays Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Dawnrays (Nantong) Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Guangdong Dawnrays Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Dawnrays Pharma (Hong Kong) Ltd., which are all subsidiaries of the Company.

Mr. Hung is an executive director and the chairman of Sing Lee Software (Group) Ltd., a company listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange since 23 November 2000.

Save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Hung (i) does not hold any positions in the Company or its subsidiaries; (ii) did not hold in the last three years other directorship in any public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas.

Mr. Hung Yung Lai and Ms. Li Kei Ling are both directors and ultimate shareholders of Goldcorp Industrial Ltd., a substantial shareholder of Sing Lee Software (Group) Limited. Mr. Hung and Ms. Li Kei Ling are both shareholders and directors of three private companies incorporated in Hong Kong and British Virgin Islands. In addition, both Ms. Li and Mr. Hung are directors of a private company registered in the PRC. All these companies are involved in investment holding and other businesses including but not limited to trade and manufacture of fertilizers.

Pursuant to Part XV of the SFO, as at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Hung is interested in the 294,072,000 shares of the Company held by Fortune United Group Limited. The issued capital of Fortune United Group Limited is equally beneficially owned by Keysmart Enterprises Limited and Hunwick International Limited, which are in turn, wholly owned by Ms. Li Kei Ling and Mr. Hung Yung Lai respectively, both executive directors of the Company.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Hung does not have any relationship with any directors, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company.

Mr. Hung Yung Lai entered into a service contract with the Company for a term of two years which commenced on 1 July 2003. Mr. Hung’s service contract was revised to a term of three years which commenced on 1 July 2005 and will continue thereafter for successive terms of three years. His appointment is subject to termination by either party giving not less than three months’ written notice. The current annual remuneration including director’s fee, other emoluments and pension scheme contribution, of Mr. Hung is HK$739,800. Mr. Hung’s remuneration is determined by the Board with reference to the prevailing market practice, the Company’s remuneration policy, his duties, responsibilities, contribution and his personal interest in the Company’s shareholding.

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APPENDIX I

Save as disclosed above, there is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to the requirements of Rule 13.51(2) (h) to (v) contained in the Listing Rules.

There are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of holders of securities of the Company in connection with Mr. Hung’s appointment.

Mr. Leung, Hong Man (梁康民先生), aged 38, is a Non-executive Director of the Company. He joined the Group in November 2005. Mr. Leung is the shareholder and director of Toyo International Investment Ltd., which is one of the Company’s substantial shareholders (as required to be disclosed under Part XV of the SFO). Mr. Leung has started his business career in knitting machinery since 1993. He has over 10 years’ experience in sales and management and over 10 years’ experience in finance and property investments. In recent years, Mr. Leung has strived to exploit business in hi-tech agriculture and arts and cultural industries.

Save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Leung (i) does not hold any positions in the Company or its subsidiaries; (ii) did not hold in the last three years other directorships in any public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas.

Pursuant to Part XV of the SFO, as at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Leung is interested in the 60,000,000 shares of the Company held by Toyo International Investment Ltd. and 5,000,000 shares of the Company held by Union Link Industrial Limited. Both companies, Toyo International Investment Ltd. and Union Link Industrial Limited, are equally beneficially owned by Mr. Leung and his father, Mr. Leung Yiu Sing.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Leung does not have any relationship with any directors, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company.

Mr. Leung’s appointment commenced on 1 November 2005 and will continue thereafter for successive terms of two years. The appointment is subject to termination by either party giving not less than one month written notice, pursuant to an agreement entered into between Mr. Leung and the Company in the form of an appointment letter. Under the terms of the appointment letter, Mr. Leung is currently entitled to an annual remuneration of HK$120,000 or such other sum as the Board may from time to time decide and this was determined based on prevailing market practice, his duties and responsibilities with the Company and the remuneration of other directors of the Company at the time the agreement was entered into.

Save as disclosed above, there is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to the requirements of Rule 13.51(2) (h) to (v) contained in the Listing Rules.

There are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of holders of securities of the Company in connection with Mr. Leung’s appointment.

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PARTICULARS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED

APPENDIX I

Mr. Lo Tung Sing, Tony (勞同聲先生), aged 44, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company. Mr. Lo joined the Group in October 2010. He is a member of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company respectively. Mr. Lo has extensive experience in financial management and business development in Hong Kong and multinational companies. He currently holds the position of the Financial Controller (Customer & Marketing, Betting and IT) at The Hong Kong Jockey Club. Mr. Lo obtained his Bachelor degree in Business Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Master of Science in Financial Management from The University of London. He is also an associate member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a full member of CPA Australia.

Save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Lo (i) does not hold any positions in the Company or its subsidiaries; (ii) did not hold in the last three years other directorships in any public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Lo does not have any interest in shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO and he does not have any relationship with any directors, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company.

Mr. Lo entered into a letter of appointment with the Company for a term of two years which commenced on 1 October 2010 and will continue thereafter for successive terms of two years. His appointment is subject to termination by either party giving not less than one month’s written notice. Under the terms of the appointment letter, Mr. Lo is currently entitled to an annual remuneration of HK$150,000 or such other sum that the Board may from time to time decide based on prevailing market practice, his duties, responsibilities, contribution to the Company and the remuneration of other independent non-executive directors of the Company at the time the agreement was entered into.

Save as disclosed above, there is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to the requirements of Rule 13.51(2) (h) to (v) contained in the Listing Rules.

There are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of holders of securities of the Company in connection with Mr. Lo’s appointment.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

APPENDIX II

This Appendix serves as an explanatory statement, as required by Rule 10.06 (1)(b) of the Listing Rules, to provide the requisite information to you to enable you to make an informed decision as to whether to vote for or against the Repurchase Resolution.

SHARE CAPITAL

As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company comprised 801,492,000 Shares. Subject to the passing of the Repurchase Resolution at the AGM and on the basis that no further Shares are issued or repurchased prior to the AGM, the Company would be allowed under the Repurchase Mandate to repurchase a maximum of 80,149,200 Shares during the period which the Repurchase Mandate remains in force.

REASONS FOR REPURCHASE

The Directors believe that the Repurchase Mandate is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders. Whilst it is not possible to anticipate in advance any specific circumstance in which the Directors might think it appropriate to repurchase Shares, they believe that an ability to do so would give the Company additional flexibility that would be beneficial to the Company and the Shareholders as 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.

FUNDING OF REPURCHASE

In repurchasing securities, the Company may only apply funds legally available for such purpose in accordance with its memorandum and articles of association, the Listing Rules and the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands. Purchases and redemptions may only be effected out of the profits of the Company or out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made for the purpose, or, if so authorised by its articles of association and subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, out of capital. Any premium payable on a redemption or purchase over the par value of the shares to be purchased must be provided for out of profits of the Company or out of the Company’s share premium account, or, if so authorised by its articles of association and subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, out of capital.

There may be a material adverse impact on the working capital or gearing position of the Company (as compared with the position disclosed in the audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2012 contained in the 2012 Annual Report) in the event that repurchases of Shares under the Repurchase Mandate were to be carried out in full during the period which the Repurchase Mandate remains in force.

The Directors do not propose to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital requirements or the gearing levels of the Company, which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Company.

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SHARE PRICES

The highest and lowest prices at which the Shares had been traded on the Stock Exchange during each of the previous 12 months preceding the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:

Month Price
Highest Lowest
HK$ HK$
April 2012 2.03 1.61
May 2012 1.98 1.66
June 2012 1.90 1.65
July 2012 1.90 1.66
August 2012 1.97 1.57
September 2012 1.92 1.60
October 2012 1.71 1.55
November 2012 1.64 1.45
December 2012 1.69 1.53
January 2013 2.01 1.64
February 2013 1.99 1.73
March 2013 2.15 1.77
April 2013 (up to the Latest Practicable Date) 2.35 2.06

DIRECTORS, THEIR ASSOCIATES AND CONNECTED PERSONS

None of the Directors nor, to the best of their knowledge having made all reasonable enquiries, their associates (as defined in the Listing Rules), have any present intention, in the event that the proposed Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders, to sell any Shares to the Company.

No connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company have notified the Company that they have any present intention to sell Shares to the Company, or have undertaken not to do so, in the event that the Company is authorised to make repurchase of its own Shares.

UNDERTAKING OF THE DIRECTORS

The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange to exercise the power of the Company to make repurchases pursuant to the proposed resolution in accordance with the Listing Rules and the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands.

TAKEOVERS CODE

If as a result of repurchase(s) of Shares by the Company, 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 the Takeovers Code. As a result, a Shareholder or a group of

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Shareholders acting in concert could, depending on the level of increase of his or their interest, obtain or consolidate control of the Company and become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code.

As at the Latest Practicable Date and insofar as the Directors are aware, the following Shareholders beneficially own 10% or more of the voting rights in the Company:

Approximate Approximate
percentage of percentage of total
Number of Shares held total issued issued Shares if
Directly Through Shares as at the the Repurchase
Beneficially controlled Latest Practicable Mandate is
Name owned corporation Total Date exercised in full
Ms. Li Kei Ling (‘‘Ms. Li’’) 48,000,000 294,072,000 342,072,000 42.68% 47.42%
Fortune United Group 294,072,000 294,072,000 36.69% 40.77%
Limited (‘‘Fortune
United’’)

Fortune United is owned as to 50% by Keysmart Enterprises Limited (‘‘Keysmart’’) and 50% by Hunwick International Limited (‘‘Hunwick’’). Keysmart is wholly-owned by Ms. Li and Hunwick is wholly-owned by Mr. Hung Yung Lai (‘‘Mr. Hung’’). Both Ms. Li and Mr. Hung are directors of the Company. Ms. Li, Mr. Hung, Fortune United, Keysmart and Hunwick (together, the ‘‘Concert Group’’) are presumed to be parties acting in concert with each other under the Takeovers Code in connection with their voting rights in the Company.

On the assumption that the issued share capital of Company remains at 801,492,000 Shares and there is no alteration to the existing shareholdings of the members of the Concert Group, if the Directors exercise the power to repurchase Shares in full pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate, the percentage of total issued Shares of Ms. Li and Fortune United will increase to approximately the respective percentage shown in the last column above. As a result, the Concert Group (and parties acting in concert with them) may be required to make a mandatory offer under Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code absent any waiver to do so being obtained. The Directors have no present intention to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to an extent such that an obligation to make a general offer under the Takeovers Code will be triggered.

SHARE REPURCHASE BY THE COMPANY

The Company had not purchased any of its Shares (whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the six months preceding the Latest Practicable Date.

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The following is a summary of the principal terms of the New Share Option Scheme:

(a) Purpose

The purpose of the New Share Option Scheme is to reward Participants who have contributed or will contribute to the Group and to encourage Participants to work towards enhancing the value of the Company and its Shares for the benefit of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole.

(b) Who May Join

Participants of the New Share Option Scheme comprise any directors (including executive directors, non-executive directors and independent non-executive directors), employees, staffs (whether or not working under secondment), any holder of securities, investors, consultants, contractors, suppliers, service providers, customers, licensees (including any sub-licensees), wholesalers, retailers, traders, distributors, business partners, joint venture business partners, agents of any member of the Group and any individual or company whom the Board considers, in its sole discretion, have contributed or will contribute to the Group.

The Board may, at its absolute discretion, shall be entitled to make an Offer to any Participant to take up Options at a price calculated in accordance with paragraph (d) below. The Offer shall specify the terms on which the Option is granted. Such terms may at the discretion of the Board, include among either things, (i) the minimum period for which an Option must be held before it can be exercised; and/or (ii) a performance target that must be reached before the Option can be exercised in whole or in part; and (iii) any other terms, all of which may be imposed (or not imposed) either on a case-by-case basis or generally. An Offer shall remain open for acceptance by the Participant concerned for a period of 21 days from the Date of Grant provided that no such Offer shall be open for acceptance after the expiry of the Option Period or after the New Share Option Scheme is terminated or after the Participant has ceased to be a Participant. An Option shall be regarded as having been accepted when the Company receives from the Grantee the duplicate of the offer letter, comprising acceptance of the Offer, duly signed by the Grantee together with a remittance in favour of the Company of HK$10.00 as consideration for the grant of Option. Such remittance is not refundable in any circumstances.

(c) Grant of Options to Connected Persons or any of their Associates

Any grant of Options to any Director, chief executive or substantial shareholder (as such term as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company, or any of their respective associates under the New Share Option Scheme or any other share option schemes of the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall be subject to the prior approval of the independent non-executive Directors (excluding independent non-executive Directors who are the proposed Grantees of the Options in question). Where any grant of Options to a substantial shareholder or an independent non-executive director of the Company, or any of their respective associates, would result in the Shares issued and to be issued upon

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exercise of all Options already granted and to be granted (including Options exercised, cancelled or outstanding) to such person in the 12-month period up to and including the date of such grant:

  • (i) representing in aggregate over 0.1% of the Shares in issue on the date of such grant; and

  • (ii) having an aggregate value, based on the closing price of the Shares as stated in the daily quotations sheets issued by the Stock Exchange on the Date of Grant, in excess of HK$5 million,

such further grant of Options shall be subject to prior approval by resolution of the Shareholders (voting by way of poll). The Company shall send a circular to the Shareholders in accordance with the Listing Rules and all connected persons of the Company shall abstain from voting in favour of the resolution at such general meeting of the Shareholders.

Any proposed change in the terms of Options granted to a Participant who is a substantial shareholder or an independent non-executive director of the Company, or any of their respective associates, must first be approved by the Shareholders in general meeting at which meeting all the connected persons of the Company shall abstain from voting on the relevant resolution, except that any such connected person may vote against the relevant resolution at the general meeting provided that his intention to do so has been stated in the circular required to be issued pursuant to the Listing Rules. Any vote taken at the meeting to approve the proposed change to the terms of such Options must be taken on a poll.

(d) Subscription Price

The Subscription Price shall be determined by the Board in its absolute discretion but in any event shall not be less than the highest of:

  • (i) the closing price of the Shares as stated in the daily quotations sheets issued by the Stock Exchange on the Date of Grant which must be a Business Day;

  • (ii) the average closing price of the Shares as stated in the daily quotations sheets issued by the Stock Exchange for the five Business Days immediately preceding the Date of Grant; and

(iii) the nominal value of the Shares.

(e) Maximum Number of Shares

  • (i) The maximum number of Shares which may be issued upon exercise of all Options to be granted under the New Share Option Scheme and any other share option schemes of the Company shall not, in the absence of Shareholders’ approval, in aggregate exceed 10% in nominal amount of the aggregate of

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Shares in issue on the date of Shareholders’ approval of the New Share Option Scheme (the ‘‘Scheme Mandate Limit’’). Options lapsed in accordance with the terms of the New Share Option Scheme and (as the case may be) such other share option schemes of the Company will not be counted for the purpose of calculating the Scheme Mandate Limit.

  • (ii) The Company may renew the Scheme Mandate Limit at any time subject to prior Shareholders’ approval but in any event, the total number of Shares which may be issued upon exercise of all Options to be granted under the New Share Option Scheme and any other share option schemes of the Company under the limit as refreshed must not exceed 10% of the Shares in issue as at the date of the Shareholders’ approval of the renewed limit. Options previously granted under the New Share Option Scheme or any other share option schemes of the Company (including those outstanding, cancelled, lapsed in accordance with the terms or exercised options) will not be counted for the purpose of calculating the limit as renewed.

  • (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may grant Options beyond the Scheme Mandate Limit to Participants if:

  • (1) separate Shareholders’ approval has been obtained for granting Options beyond the Scheme Mandate Limit to Participants specifically identified by the Company before such Shareholders’ approval is sought; and

  • (2) the Company, in connection with the seeking of such separate Shareholders’ approval, has first sent a circular to Shareholders containing such information as may be required by the Listing Rules then prevailing to be included in such circular.

  • (iv) Subject to paragraph (v) below, the maximum number of Shares issued and to be issued upon exercise of the Options granted to each Grantee under the New Share Option Scheme (including both exercised and outstanding Options) in any 12-month period shall not (when aggregated with any Shares subject to options granted during such period under any other share option scheme(s) of the Company other than those options granted pursuant to specific approval by the Shareholders in a general meeting) exceed 1% of the Shares in issue for the time being (the ‘‘Individual Limit’’).

  • (v) Where any further grant of Options to a Participant would result in the Shares issued and to be issued upon exercise of all Options granted and to be granted to such person (including exercised, cancelled and outstanding Options) in the 12-month period up to and including the date of such further grant representing in aggregate over 1% of the Shares in issue, such further grant must be separately approved by Shareholders in general meeting with such Participant and his associates abstaining from voting. The Company must send a circular to the Shareholders disclosing the identity of the Participant in question, the

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number and terms of the Options to be granted (and Options previously granted to such Participant) and such other information required under the Listing Rules.

  • (vi) At any time, the maximum number of Shares which may be issued upon exercise of all Options which then have been granted and have yet to be exercised under the New Share Option Scheme and any other share option schemes of the Company shall not in aggregate exceed 30% of the Shares in issue from time to time.

The Options do not carry any right to vote in general meeting of the Company, or any right, dividend, transfer or any other rights, including those arising on the liquidation of the Company.

(f) Time of Exercise of Option

An Option may be exercised in accordance with the terms of the New Share Option Scheme at any time during the Option Period.

(g) Rights are Personal to Grantees

An Option is personal to the Grantee and shall not be assignable or transferable and no Grantee shall in any way sell, transfer, charge, mortgage, encumber or create any interest in favour of any other person over or in relation to any Option.

(h) Rights on Termination of Employment by Dismissal

  • (i) If the Grantee ceases to be a Participant by reason of the termination of his employment or directorship on the grounds of serious misconduct, or appears either to be unable to pay or to have no reasonable prospect of being able to pay his debts or has committed any act of bankruptcy or has become insolvent or has made any arrangements or compromise with his creditors generally, or has been convicted of any criminal offence involving his integrity or honesty or on any other grounds on which an employer would be entitled to terminate his employment summarily, his Option will lapse automatically (to the extent not already exercised) and not be exercisable on or after the date of termination of his employment.

  • (ii) If the Grantee who is an employee or a director of the Company or another member of the Group ceases to be a Participant for any reason other than his death or termination of his employment or directorship on one or more of the grounds specified in paragraph (h)(i) above, the Option (to the extent not already exercised) shall lapse on the date of cessation or termination of his employment (which date shall be the Grantee’s last actual working day with the Company or the relevant subsidiary whenever salary is paid in lieu of notice or not) and shall on that day cease to be exercisable.

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(i) Rights on ceasing to be a Participant

If the Grantee who is not an employee or a director of the Company or another member of the Group ceases to be a Participant as and when determined by the Board by resolution for any reason other than his death, the Board may by written notice to such Grantee within one month from the date of such cessation determine the period within which the Option (or such remaining part thereof) shall be exercisable following the date of such cessation.

(j) Rights on Death

If the Grantee ceases to be a Participant by reason of his death before exercising his Option in full and none of the events which would be a ground for termination of his employment as described in paragraph (h)(i) above have arisen, his legal personal representative(s) may exercise the Option up to the Grantee’s entitlement as at the date of death (to the extent not already exercised) within a period of 12 months following the date of his death.

(k) Effect of Alterations to Share Capital

In the event of an alteration in the capital structure of the Company, whilst any Option remains exercisable, by way of capitalisation of profits or reserves, bonus issue, rights issue, open offer, subdivision or consolidation of Shares, or reduction of the share capital of the Company in accordance with legal requirements and requirements of the Stock Exchange (other than any alteration in the capital structure of the Company as a result of an issue of Shares as consideration in a transaction to which the Company is a party), such corresponding adjustments (if any) shall be made to:

  • (i) the number or nominal amount of Shares subject to the Option so far as unexercised; or

  • (ii) the Subscription Price,

or any combination thereof, provided that:

  • (a) any such adjustments give a Grantee the same proportion of the equity capital of the Company as that to which that Grantee was previously entitled; and

  • (b) notwithstanding paragraph (k)(a) above, any adjustments as a result of an issue of securities with a price-dilutive element, such as a rights issue, open offer or capitalisation issue, should be based on a scrip factor similar to the one used in accounting standards in adjusting the earnings per share figures (referred to in Hong Kong Accounting Standards 33) and the acceptable adjustments set out in the Supplementary Guidance on Rule 17.03(13) of the Listing Rules issued by the Stock Exchange on 5 September 2005 and any future guidance/interpretation of the Listing Rules issued by the Stock Exchange from time to time;

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but no such adjustments shall be made to the extent that a Share would be issued at less than its nominal value. In respect of any such adjustments, an independent financial advisor or the auditor of the Company must certify in writing that the adjustments satisfy the requirements in paragraphs (k) (a) and (k)(b) above.

(l) Rights on a General Offer by way of Takeover

In the event of a general offer by way of takeover (other than by way of scheme of arrangement) being made to all the Shareholders (or all such Shareholders other than the offeror and/or any person controlled by the offeror and/or any person acting in association or concert with the offeror) and such offer becomes or is declared unconditional prior to the expiry date of the relevant Option, the Company shall forthwith notify all the Grantees and any Grantee (or his legal personal representative) shall be entitled to exercise the Option in full (to the extent not already exercised) or to the extent as notified by the Company at any time within such period as shall be notified by the Company.

(m) Rights on a general offer by way of scheme of arrangement

In the event of a general offer by way of scheme of arrangement being made to all the Shareholders and has been approved by the necessary number of Shareholders at the requisite meetings, the Company shall forthwith notify all the Grantees and any Grantee (or his legal personal representative) may at any time thereafter (but before such time as shall be notified by the Company) exercise the Option either to its full extent or to the extent notified by the Company.

(n) Rights on Winding-up

In the event a notice is given by the Company to the Shareholders to convene a Shareholders’ meeting to consider and, if thought fit, approve a resolution to voluntarily wind-up the Company, the Company shall forthwith give notice thereof to all Grantees and any Grantee (or his legal personal representative) may at any time thereafter (but before such time as shall be notified by the Company) exercise the Option either to its full extent or to the extent notified by the Company, and the Company shall as soon as possible and in any event no later than three days prior to the date of the proposed Shareholders’ meeting, allot, issue and register in the name of the Grantee such number of Shares to the Grantee which fall to be issued on such exercise.

(o) Rights on a Compromise or Arrangement

In the event a compromise or arrangement (other than a scheme of arrangement) between the Company and its members or creditors is proposed in connection with a scheme for the reconstruction or amalgamation of the Company, the Company shall give notice to all the Grantees on the same date as it gives notice of the meeting to its members or creditors to consider such a compromise or arrangement, and the Grantee (or his legal personal representative) may at any time thereafter but before such time as shall be notified by the Company exercise the Option either to its full extent or to the extent notified by the Company and the Company shall as soon as possible and in any event no

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later than three days prior to the date of the proposed Shareholders’ meeting, allot, issue and register in the name of the Grantee such number of Shares which fall to be issued on such exercise.

(p) Ranking of Shares

The Shares to be allotted upon the exercise of an Option shall be subject to all the provisions of the memorandum and articles of association of the Company for the time being in force and shall rank pari passu in all respects with the existing fully paid Shares in issue on the date on which those Shares are allotted on exercise of the Option and accordingly shall entitle the holders to participate in all dividends or other distributions paid or made after the date on which the Shares are allotted other than any dividends or distributions previously declared or recommended or resolved to be paid or made if the record date thereof shall be on or before the date on which the Shares are allotted.

(q) Period of the New Share Option Scheme

The New Share Option Scheme shall be valid and effective for a period of 10 years commencing on the adoption date (i.e. 21 June 2013), after which period no further Options shall be offered or granted but the provisions of the Scheme shall remain in full force and effect in all other respects.

(r) Alterations to the New Share Option Scheme

  • (i) The specific provisions of the New Share Option Scheme which relate to the matters set out in Rule 17.03 of the Listing Rules cannot be altered to the advantage of Participants and changes to the authority of the Board in relation to any alteration of the terms of the New Share Option Scheme shall not be made without the prior approval of Shareholders in general meeting.

  • (ii) Any alterations to the terms and conditions of the New 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 New Share Option Scheme. The New Share Option Scheme so altered must comply with Chapter 17 of the Listing Rules.

(s) Conditions of the New Share Option Scheme

The New Share Option Scheme shall take effect subject to:

  • (i) the passing of the resolution by the Shareholders to approve and adopt the New Share Option Scheme and to authorise the Board to grant Options thereunder and to allot and issue Shares pursuant to the exercise of any Options; and

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  • (ii) the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the approval of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Shares which fall to be issued pursuant to the exercise of any Options (subject to an initial limit of 10% of the aggregate number of Shares in issue on the date of such Shareholders’ resolution to approve and adopt the New Share Option Scheme).

(t) Lapse of Option

An Option shall lapse automatically and shall not be exercisable, to the extent not already exercised, on the earliest of:

  • (i) the expiry of the Option Period;

  • (ii) the expiry of the periods referred to in paragraphs (h), (i), (j), (l) to (o) above respectively;

  • (iii) the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph (l) above, subject to any court of competent jurisdiction making an order to prohibit the offeror from acquiring the remaining Shares in the Offer;

  • (iv) subject to the scheme of arrangement becoming effective, the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph (m) above;

  • (v) the date of commencement of the winding-up of the Company;

  • (vi) the date on which the Grantee ceases to be a Participant as referred to in paragraphs (h)(i) and (ii) above;

  • (vii) the date on which the Grantee commits a breach by selling, transferring, charging, mortgaging, encumbering or creating any interest in favour of any third party over or in relation to any Option; and

  • (viii)subject to paragraph (h)(ii), the date the Grantee ceases to be a Participant for any other reason.

(u) Termination of the New Share Option Scheme

The Company may, by ordinary resolution in general meeting, or the Board may at anytime terminate the New Share Option Scheme and in such event no further Options may be granted but in all other respects the provisions of the New Share Option Scheme shall remain in full force and effect in respect of Options which are granted during the life of the New Share Option Scheme and which remain unexpired immediately prior to termination of the operation of the New Share Option Scheme.

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(v) Restriction on Grant of Option

A grant of Options may not be made after inside information (as defined under Part XIVA of the SFO) has come to the Company’s knowledge until it has announced the information. In particular, during the period commencing one month immediately before the earlier of:

  • (i) the date of the meeting of the Board (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

  • (ii) the deadline for the Company to announce for any year or half-year under the Listing Rules, or quarterly or any other interim period (whether or not required under the Listing Rules);

and ending on the date of the results announcement, no Option may be granted.

(w) Cancellation

  • (i) The Board may effect the cancellation of any Options granted but not exercised on such terms as may be agreed with the relevant Grantee, as the Board may in its absolute discretion see fit and in a manner that complies with all applicable legal requirements for such cancellation, except that where the Grantee is in breach of paragraph (g), the Board may cancel any outstanding Option without the relevant Grantee’s agreement.

  • (ii) Where the Company cancels Options and issues new ones to the same Grantee, the issue of such new options may only be made under a scheme with available unissued Shares (excluding the Shares which were the subject of cancelled options) under the Scheme Mandate Limit.

(x) Present Status of the New Share Option Scheme

As at the date of this circular, no Option has been granted or agreed to be granted pursuant to the New Share Option Scheme.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

DAWNRAYS PHARMACEUTICAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 東 瑞 製 葯( 控 股 )有 限 公 司 (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 2348)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of Dawnrays Pharmaceutical (Holdings) Limited (the ‘‘Company’’) will be held at Plaza 1–2, Novotel Century Hong Kong Hotel, 238 Jaffe Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Friday, 24 May 2013 at 10:00 a.m. for the following purposes:

AS ORDINARY BUSINESS

  1. To receive and consider the audited consolidated financial statements and the reports of the directors and the auditors for the financial year ended 31 December 2012.

  2. To declare a final dividend.

  3. To:

  4. (I) re-elect Mr. Hung Yung Lai as an executive director of the Company;

  5. (II) re-elect Mr. Leung Hong Man as a non-executive director of the Company;

  6. (III) re-elect Mr. Lo Tung Sing Tony as an independent non-executive director of the Company;

  7. (IV) authorise the board of directors of the Company (the ‘‘Board’’) to fix the remuneration of the directors.

  8. To re-appoint auditors and to authorise the Board to fix their remuneration.

AS SPECIAL BUSINESS

To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments the following resolutions as Ordinary Resolutions of the Company:

  1. ‘‘THAT

  2. (i) subject to paragraph (iii) of this resolution, 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, options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) and rights of

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exchange or conversion which might require the exercise of such powers, in accordance with all applicable laws and requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

  • (ii) the approval in paragraph (i) of this resolution above shall authorise the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements, options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) and rights of exchange or conversion which would or might require the exercise of such powers or shares to be allotted, issued or dealt with either during or after the end of the Relevant Period;

  • (iii) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued or dealt with (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the directors of the Company pursuant to the approval granted in paragraph (i) and (ii) of this resolution above, otherwise than pursuant to (a) a Rights Issue, (as hereinafter defined), or (b) the exercise of options under any share option scheme or similar arrangement adopted by the Company, or (c) an issue of shares of the Company as scrip dividend or similar arrangement 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 the passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

  • (iv) 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:

  • (a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

  • (b) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the articles of association of the Company or any applicable laws to be held; and

  • (c) the date on which the authority sets out in this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Company in general meeting.

‘‘Rights Issue’’ means an offer of shares or other equity securities of the Company open for a period fixed by the directors of the Company to holders of shares on the register of Members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their holdings of such shares (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).’’

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  1. ‘‘THAT

  2. (i) subject to paragraph (iii) of this resolution below, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all powers of the Company to purchase or otherwise acquire shares in the capital of the Company on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ‘‘Stock Exchange’’) or any other stock exchange on which the securities of the Company may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange for this purpose and that the exercise by the directors of the Company of all powers of the Company to purchase such securities shall be subject to and 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 as amended from time to time be is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

  3. (ii) the approval in sub-paragraph (i) shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the directors of the Company and shall authorise the directors of the Company on behalf of the Company during the Relevant Period to procure the Company to purchase its shares at a price determined by the directors of the Company;

  4. (iii) the aggregate nominal amount of shares of the Company which are authorised to be purchased or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be purchased pursuant to the approval in paragraph (i) of this resolution above shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of the passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

  5. (iv) 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:

  • (a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

  • (b) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the articles of association of the Company or any applicable laws to be held; and

  • (c) the date on which the authority sets out for this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Company in general meeting.’’

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7. ‘‘THAT

conditional upon the passing of the resolutions set out in paragraphs 5 and 6 of the notice convening this meeting, the aggregate nominal amount of shares in the capital of the Company which may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted pursuant to the resolution set out in paragraph 5 of the notice convening this meeting be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto of up to an amount representing the aggregate nominal amount of shares of the Company purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company pursuant to the authority granted to the directors of the Company under the resolution set out in paragraph 6 above of the notice convening this meeting.’’

8. ‘‘THAT

subject to and conditional upon the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the approval of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the shares of the Company which may fall to be allotted and issued pursuant to the exercise of options granted under the proposed share option scheme of the Company (the ‘‘New Share Option Scheme’’) (a copy of which has been produced to this meeting marked ‘‘A’’ and signed by the chairman of this meeting for identification purpose), the rules of the New Share Option Scheme be and are hereby approved with effect from 21 June 2013 and the directors of the Company (the ‘‘Directors’’) be authorised to grant options and allot and issue shares of the Company pursuant to the New Share Option Scheme, and that Directors be and are hereby authorised to do all such acts and to enter into all such transactions and arrangements as may be necessary and expedient in order to give effect to the New Share Option Scheme.’’

By Order of the Board Li Kei Ling Chairman

Hong Kong, 12 April 2013

Notes:

  • (a) For determining the entitlement to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, the register of Members of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 22 May 2013 to Friday, 24 May 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 Annual General Meeting, all transfers of shares of the Company accompanied by the relevant share certificates and the appropriate share transfer forms must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Abacus Limited, at 26/F, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 21 May 2013.

  • (b) For determining the entitlement to the proposed final dividend, the register of Members of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 30 May 2013 to Friday, 31 May 2013, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to qualify for the proposed final dividend, all transfer of shares of the Company accompanied by the relevant share certificates and the appropriate share transfer forms must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Abacus Limited, at 26/F, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 29 May 2013.

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  • (c) A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to attend and vote on his behalf. A member who is the holder of two or more shares of the Company may appoint more than one proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. 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.

  • (d) To be valid, the instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power or authority, must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Abacus Limited, at 26/F, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

  • (e) Delivery of an instrument appointing a proxy should not preclude a member from attending and voting in person at the meeting and, in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.

  • (f) Further details regarding resolutions set out in paragraphs 3, and 5 to 8 of this notice of the annual general meeting of the Company will be sent to the shareholders of the Company together with this Notice of Annual General Meeting.

As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises eight Directors, of which four are Executive Directors, namely Ms. Li Kei Ling, Mr. Hung Yung Lai, Mr. Li Tung Ming and Mr. Gao Yi; one is Non-executive Director, Mr. Leung Hong Man; three are Independent Nonexecutive Directors, namely Mr. Pan Xue Tian, Mr. Choi Tat Ying Jacky and Mr. Lo Tung Sing Tony.

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