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Dida Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2006
Nov 13, 2006
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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CHINA SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock code: 1138)
PROXY FORM FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING AND CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF H SHARES TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, 28 DECEMBER 2006
I/We
of
am/are the shareholder(s) of China Shipping Development Company Limited (the “Company”),
holding
H Shares. I/We hereby appoint
of
as my/our proxy/proxies, failing which, I/we hereby appoint the chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) and class meeting for holders of H Shares (“Class Meeting”) as my/our
proxy/proxies (please delete where appropriate) for
H Shares which I/we hold in the share capital of the Company to attend and vote at the EGM and Class Meeting to be held at 700 Dong Da Ming Road, Shanghai, The People’s Republic of China at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, 28 December 2006 or at any adjournment thereof. The proxy/proxies is/are authorised to vote on the resolutions according to the following instructions. In the absence of instructions, the proxy/proxies shall vote for or against the resolutions or abstain at their discretion.
| Ordinary Resolution | Ordinary Resolution | Ordinary Resolution | Ordinary Resolution | For | Against | Abstain | Abstain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | To approve, ratify and confirm the Acquisition | ||||||||
| Agreement dated 31 October 2006 | |||||||||
| Special Resolutions | |||||||||
| 2. | To approve the issue of Convertible | Bonds | |||||||
| 3. | To approve the terms of the | Bond concerning: | |||||||
| type of debt securities to be | issued | ||||||||
| 4. | total issuing amount | ||||||||
| 5. | face value | ||||||||
| 6. | issue price | ||||||||
| 7. | bond maturity | ||||||||
| 8. | coupon rate | ||||||||
| 9. | payment of interest | ||||||||
| 10. | conversion period | ||||||||
| 11. | determination of conversion | price and adjustment | |||||||
| method |
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| Special Resolutions | Special Resolutions | For | Against | Against | Abstain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | downward adjustment of conversion price | ||||||
| 13. | mechanism for rounding off fractions into nearest | ||||||
| figures | |||||||
| 14. | redemption at the option of the Company | ||||||
| 15. | redemption at the option of the bond holder | ||||||
| 16. | vesting of dividends for the conversion year | ||||||
| 17. | issuing method and targets for the issue | ||||||
| 18. | placing arrangement for existing shareholders | ||||||
| 19. | use of the funds raised from Convertible Bonds | ||||||
| issue to acquire dry bulk cargo vessels | |||||||
| 20. | To approve the feasibility of the proposed use of | ||||||
| proceeds from the issue of the Convertible Bonds | |||||||
| 21. | To approve the approval and/or authority to issue | ||||||
| the Convertible Bonds within 1 year from the date | |||||||
| of this resolution | |||||||
| 22. | To approve the Company’s report on the issue of | ||||||
| 350,000,000 new A shares on 23 May 2002 and the | |||||||
| use of proceeds arising therefrom | |||||||
| 23. | To authorise the board of Directors to do such acts | ||||||
| and things and execute such documents which in | |||||||
| their opinion may be | necessary or desirable to | ||||||
| implement the issue of the Convertible Bonds | |||||||
| Ordinary Resolutions | |||||||
| 24. | To approve, ratify and confirm the New Services | ||||||
| Agreement dated 31 October 2006 | |||||||
| 25. | To approve the establishment of the nomination | ||||||
| committee of the Company | |||||||
| 26. | To approve the adoption of the implementation rules | ||||||
| for the nomination committee of the Company | |||||||
| 27. | To approve, ratify and confirm the four construction | ||||||
| agreements all dated 28 October 2006 | |||||||
| Special Resolution | |||||||
| 28. | To approve the amendments to the Group’s articles | ||||||
| of association to increase number of Directors to 9 | |||||||
| to 15 | |||||||
| Ordinary Resolutions | |||||||
| 29. | To approve the appointment of Mr. Lin Jianqing as | ||||||
| an executive director | of the Company | ||||||
| 30. | To approve the appointment of Mr. Ma Xun as | ||||||
| independent non-executive director of the Company |
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Class meeting for holders of H Shares
| Special Resolutions | Special Resolutions | For | For | Against | Abstain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. To approve the issue of the |
Convertible Bonds | ||||||
| 2. To approve the terms of the |
Bonds | ||||||
| type of debt securities to be | issued | ||||||
| 3. total issuing amount |
|||||||
| 4. face value |
|||||||
| 5. issue price |
|||||||
| 6. bond maturity |
|||||||
| 7. coupon rate |
|||||||
| 8. payment of interest |
|||||||
| 9. conversion period |
|||||||
| 10. determination |
of conversion | price and adjustment | |||||
| method | |||||||
| 11. downward adjustment of conversion price |
|||||||
| 12. mechanism for rounding off |
fractions into nearest | ||||||
| figures | |||||||
| 13. redemption at |
the option of | the Company | |||||
| 14. redemption at |
the option of | the bond holder | |||||
| 15. vesting of dividends for the |
conversion year | ||||||
| 16. issuing method and targets for the issue |
|||||||
| 17. placing arrangement for existing shareholders |
|||||||
| 18. use of the funds raised from this convertible bonds |
|||||||
| issue to acquire dry bulk cargo vessels | |||||||
| 19. To approve the feasibility of the proposed use of the |
|||||||
| proceeds from | the Convertible Bonds | ||||||
| 20. To approve the approval and/or authority to issue |
|||||||
| the Convertible Bonds within 1 year from the date | |||||||
| of this resolution | |||||||
| 21. To approve the Company’s report on the issue of |
|||||||
| 350,000,000 new A shares on 23 May 2002 and the | |||||||
| use of proceeds arising therefrom | |||||||
| 22. To authorise the board of Directors to do such acts |
|||||||
| and things and execute such | documents which in | ||||||
| their opinion may be necessary or desirable to | |||||||
| implement the | issue of the Convertible Bonds |
2006
Signature:
Date:
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Notes:
- (A) The H Share register of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 29 November 2006 to Thursday, 28 December 2006 (both days inclusive), during which no transfer of H Shares will be effected. Any holders of H Shares of the Company, whose names appear on the Company’s Register of Members at the close of business on Tuesday, 28 November 2006 are entitled to attend and vote at the EGM and the Class Meeting after completing the registration procedures for attending the meeting. In order to be entitled to attend and vote at the EGM and the Class Meeting, share transfer documents should be lodged with the Company’s H share registrar not later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 28 November 2006.
The address of the share registrar (for share transfer) for the Company’s H Shares is as follows:
Hong Kong Registrars Limited Rooms 1712-1716 17th Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Wanchai Hong Kong
- (B) Holders of H Shares and A Shares, who intend to attend the EGM and the relevant class meetings, must complete the reply slips for attending the EGM and the relevant class meetings and return them to the Office of the Secretary to the Board of Directors of the Company not later than 20 days before the date of the EGM and the relevant class meetings, i.e. no later than Friday, 8 December 2006.
Details of the Office of the Secretary to the Board of Directors of the Company are as follows:
Room 1601, 700 Dong Da Ming Road, Shanghai, The People’s Republic of China Postal Code: 200080 Tel: 86(21) 6596 6666 Fax: 86(21) 6596 6160
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(C) Each holder of H Shares who has the right to attend and vote at the EGM and the Class Meeting is entitled to appoint in writing one or more proxies, whether a shareholder or not, to attend and vote on his behalf at the EGM and the Class Meeting. A proxy of a shareholder who has appointed more than one proxy may only vote on a poll.
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(D) The instrument appointing a proxy must be in writing under the hand of the appointor or his attorney duly authorised in writing. If that instrument is signed by an attorney of the appointor, the power of attorney authorising that attorney to sign, or other documents of authorisation, must be notarially certified.
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(E) To be valid, the form of proxy, and if the form of proxy is signed by a person under a power of attorney or other authority on behalf of the appointor, a notarially certified copy of that power of attorney or other authority, must be delivered to the Company’s H Shares share registrar, Hong Kong Registrars Limited, Rooms 1702-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, not less than 24 hours before the time for holding the EGM and the Class Meeting or any adjournment thereof in order for such documents to be valid.
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(F) Each holder of A Shares is entitled to appoint in writing one or more proxies, whether a shareholder or not, to attend and vote on its behalf at the EGM and the relevant class meetings. Notes (C) to (D) also apply to holders of A Shares, except that the proxy form or other documents of authority must be delivered to the Office of the Secretary to the Board of Directors, the address of which is set out in Note (B) above, not less than 24 hours before the time for holding the EGM and the relevant class meetings or any adjournment, thereof in order for such documents to be valid.
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(G) If a proxy attends the EGM and the relevant class meetings on behalf of a shareholder, he should produce his identity card and the instrument signed by the proxy or his legal representative, which specifies the date of its issuance. If the legal representative of a legal person share shareholder attends the EGM and the relevant class meetings, such legal representative should produce his identity card and valid documents evidencing his capacity as such legal representative. If a legal person share shareholder appoints a representative of a company other than its legal representative to attend the EGM and the relevant class meetings, such representative should produce his identity card and an authorization instrument affixed with the seal of the legal person share shareholder and duly signed by its legal representative.
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(H) The EGM and the relevant class meetings is expected to last for half a day. Shareholders attending the EGM and the relevant class meetings are responsible for their own transportation and accommodation expenses.
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