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Enterprise Development Holdings Limited — AGM Information 2020
Apr 21, 2020
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AGM Information
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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 a 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 Enterprise Development Holdings Limited, you should at once hand this circular and the accompanying form of proxy to the purchaser or 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 and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this circular, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this circular.
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ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED 企展控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1808)
PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE SHARES AND TO REPURCHASE SHARES, RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A notice convening the Annual General Meeting of Enterprise Development Holdings Limited (the “Company”) to be held at Pacific Room, 2/F, Island Pacific Hotel Hong Kong, 152 Connaught Road West, Hong Kong on Thursday, 28 May 2020 at 10:30 a.m. is set out on pages 12 to 15 of this circular.
Whether or not you intend to attend and/or vote at the Annual General Meeting in person, you are requested to complete and return the accompanying form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Union Registrars Limited at Suites 3301-04, 33/F., Two Chinachem Exchange Square, 338 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for holding the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof should you so wish.
In compliance with the Hong Kong Government’s directive on social distancing, personal and environmental hygiene, and the guidelines issued by the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health on the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), the Company will implement the following precautionary measures at the Annual General Meeting including, without limitation: – compulsory body temperature screening; – wearing of surgical face masks; – no distribution of corporate gift or refreshment; and – appropriate seating arrangement in line with the guidance from the Hong Kong Government will be made. The Company strongly advises Shareholders to appoint the chairman of the Annual General Meeting as their proxy to vote on the relevant resolution(s) as an alternative to attending the Annual General Meeting in person. Shareholders are advised to read page (ii) of this circular for further details and monitor the development of COVID-19. Subject to the development of COVID-19, the Company may implement further changes and precautionary measures and may issue further announcement on such measures as appropriate.
22 April 2020
CONTENTS
| Page | ||
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| Precautionary Measures for the Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . | ii |
| Responsibility Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . | iii |
| Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| Letter from the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
. . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
| Appendix I – Explanatory Statement on Repurchase Mandate |
. . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
| Appendix II – Details of the Directors proposed to be re-elected |
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| at the Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . | 10 |
| Notice of Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . | 12 |
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PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
In compliance with the Hong Kong Government’s directive on social distancing, personal and environmental hygiene, and the guidelines issued by the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health (“CHP”) on the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), the Company will implement precautionary measures at the Annual General Meeting in the interests of the health and safety of our shareholders, investors, directors, staff and other participants of the Annual General Meeting (the “Stakeholders”) which include without limitation:
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(1) Every attendee will be required to wear a surgical face mask throughout the Annual General Meeting and inside the Annual General Meeting venue. Attendees are advised to maintain appropriate social distance with each other at all times when attending the Annual General Meeting.
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(2) There will be compulsory body temperature screening for all persons before entering the Annual General Meeting venue. Any person with a body temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius or above or any person which exhibits any flu-like symptoms may be denied entry to the Annual General Meeting venue or be required to promptly leave the Annual General Meeting venue.
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(3) No refreshment will be served, and there will be no corporate gift.
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(4) Attendees may be asked (i) if he/she has travelled outside of Hong Kong within 14 days immediately before the Annual General Meeting; AND (ii) if he/she is subject to any Hong Kong Government prescribed quarantine requirement. Any person who responds positively to any of these questions will be denied entry into the Annual General Meeting venue.
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(5) Anyone attending the Annual General Meeting is reminded to observe good personal hygiene at all times.
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(6) Appropriate seating arrangement at the Annual General Meeting venue in line with the guidance from the Hong Kong Government will be made.
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(7) In light of the continuing risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the interests of protecting the Stakeholders, the Company is supportive of the precautionary measures being adopted and reminds Shareholders that physical attendance in the Annual General Meeting is not necessary for the purpose of exercising voting rights. The Company strongly advises Shareholders to appoint the chairman of the Annual General Meeting as their proxy to vote on the relevant resolution(s) as an alternative to attending the Annual General Meeting in person.
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(8) Shareholders are advised to monitor the development of COVID-19. Subject to the development of COVID-19, the Company may implement further changes and precautionary measures and may issue further announcement on such measures as appropriate.
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(9) Health education materials and up-to-date development on COVID-19 can be found on the CHP website ( www.chp.gov.hk ) and the website of the Hong Kong Government on COVID-19 ( www.coronavirus.gov.hk ).
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RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
This circular, for which the 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 Group. 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.
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
- “AGM”
the annual general meeting of the Company to be convened and held at Pacific Room, 2/F, Island Pacific Hotel Hong Kong, 152 Connaught Road West, Hong Kong on Thursday, 28 May 2020 at 10:30 a.m. and any adjournment thereof
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“Articles”
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the articles of association of the Company
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“associate(s)”
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has the meaning ascribed to it under Chapter 1 of the Listing Rules
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“Auditors”
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the auditors of the Company, as appointed from time to time
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“Board” the board of Directors
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“Company”
Enterprise Development Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, the Shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange
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“Director(s)” director(s) of the Company
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“Group”
the Company and its subsidiaries
- “Hong Kong”
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC
- “Issue Mandate”
a general unconditional mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors at the AGM to allot, issue and deal with Shares of the Company of up to 20% of the aggregate number of the issued Shares of the Company as at the date of passing of the relevant resolution granting such mandate and adding thereto any Shares representing the aggregate number of the Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the authority granted under the Repurchase Mandate
- “Latest Practicable Date”
16 April 2020, 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
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DEFINITIONS
| “PRC” | the People’s Republic of China which, for | the purpose |
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| of this circular, excludes Hong Kong, Macau Special | ||
| Administrative Region of the PRC and Taiwan | ||
| “Repurchase Mandate” | a general and unconditional mandate proposed to be | |
| granted to the Directors at the AGM to repurchase such | ||
| number of issued and fully paid Shares of | up to 10% | |
| of the aggregate number of the issued Shares of the | ||
| Company as at the date of passing of the relevant | ||
| resolution granting such mandate | ||
| “SFO” | Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter | 571, Laws |
| of Hong Kong) | ||
| “Share(s)” | ordinary shares of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of | |
| the Company | ||
| “Shareholder(s)” | holder(s) of the Shares | |
| “Stock Exchange” | The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited | |
| “Takeovers Code” | the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers |
and Share |
| Buy-backs | ||
| “HK$” and “HK cents” | Hong Kong dollars and cents, the lawful | currency of |
| Hong Kong | ||
| “%” | per cent |
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED 企展控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1808)
Executive Directors: Mr. Lam Kai Tai (Chairman) Mr. Bai Xuefei
Independent Non-Executive Directors:
Ms. Hu Gin Ing Mr. Liu Jian Mr. Li Wai Kwan
Registered Office: Cricket Square Hutchins Drive P.O. Box 2681 Grand Cayman KY1-1111 Cayman Islands
Principal Place of
Business in Hong Kong: Flat B, 11/F Hing Lung Commercial Building 68-74 Bonham Strand Sheung Wan Hong Kong 22 April 2020
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir or Madam,
PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE SHARES AND TO REPURCHASE SHARES AND RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this circular is to provide you with information in respect of the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM including, among other matters, (i) the ordinary resolutions granting to the Directors the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate; and (ii) the ordinary resolutions for re-election of the retiring Directors.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
GENERAL MANDATES
At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 22 May 2019 (“2019 AGM”), the Directors were granted by the then Shareholders (i) a general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue and deal with Shares of the Company not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the issued Shares of the Company as at the date of passing such resolution (i.e. 105,301,796 Shares); (ii) a general and unconditional mandate to repurchase Shares of the Company with an aggregate number not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the issued Shares of the Company as at the date of passing such resolution; and (iii) to extend the general mandate mentioned in (i) above by an amount representing the aggregate number of the Shares of the Company repurchased by the Company pursuant to the mandate to repurchase Shares of the Company referred to (ii) above.
The above general mandates will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM. It is therefore proposed to seek your approval by way of ordinary resolutions to be proposed at the AGM to approve the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate. The Directors wish to state that they have no immediate plan to issue any Shares or repurchase any Shares pursuant thereto. Please refer to resolutions numbered 4 to 6 set out in the notice of AGM on pages 12 to 15 of this circular for details of the proposed Issue Mandate and Repurchase Mandate.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the number of issued Shares was 631,810,778 Shares, assume no further Shares are to be issued or repurchased prior to the AGM, the Issue Mandate will grant to the Directors an authority to issue up to 126,362,155 Shares.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
An explanatory statement containing all relevant information relating to the proposed Repurchase Mandate is set out in the Appendix I to this circular. The explanatory statement is to provide you with information reasonably necessary to enable you to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors the Repurchase Mandate at the AGM.
RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board currently consists of five Directors, namely Mr. Lam Kai Tai, Mr. Bai Xuefei, Ms. Hu Gin Ing, Mr. Liu Jian and Mr. Li Wai Kwan.
In accordance with Article 87 of the Articles, Mr. Lam Kai Tai and Mr. Liu Jian shall retire from office as Directors by rotation and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the AGM.
Details of the retiring Directors proposed for re-election at the AGM are set out in Appendix II to this circular.
The Nomination Committee of the Company has reviewed the biographical information of the retiring Directors, and considered that notwithstanding Mr. Liu Jian is currently independent non-executive director of another listed company, the re-election of Mr. Liu as an independent non-executive Director would be in the best interests of the Company and its
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Shareholders as a whole by taking into account that Mr. Liu has extensive experience in economics, finance and investment banking, his working profile and other experience and factors as set out in Appendix II to this circular. Though Mr. Liu is independent non-executive director of different listed companies, his depth of knowledge and experience can support his roles and he actively participated in the Group’s board meetings and board committee meetings, and made valuable contributions to the Group. The Nomination Committee is satisfied that Mr. Liu has the required character, integrity and experience to continuously fulfil his role as an independent non-executive Director effectively.
The Nomination Committee has also assessed the independence of the Mr. Liu based on reviewing his annual written confirmations of independence to the Company pursuant to Rule 3.13 of the Listing Rules and confirmed that he remain independent.
Accordingly, with the recommendation of the Nomination Committee, the Board has proposed that all the retiring Directors stand for re-election as Directors at the annual general meeting.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Set out on pages 12 to 15 of this circular is a notice convening the AGM to consider and, if appropriate, to approve the ordinary resolutions relating to the proposals for the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, and the re-election of Directors.
A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed herewith. Whether or not you intend to attend and/or vote at the AGM in person, you are requested to complete the form of proxy and return it to the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Union Registrars Limited at Suites 3301-04, 33/F., Two Chinachem Exchange Square, 338 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for holding the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the AGM or any adjournment thereof should you so wish.
Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, any vote of shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll except where the chairman, 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. As such, all the resolutions set out in the notice of the AGM will be voted by poll.
On a poll, every Shareholder present in person (or, in the case of a Shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy shall have one vote for every fully paid Share held. A Shareholder present in person (or, in the case of a Shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy who is entitled to more than one vote need not use all his/its votes or cast all his/its votes in the same way. As at the Latest Practicable Date, to the best knowledge of the Directors, none of the Shareholders shall be required to abstain from voting at the AGM.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
RECOMMENDATION
The Directors consider that the proposed ordinary resolutions are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. The Directors recommend the Shareholders to vote in favour of such resolutions at the AGM.
GENERAL
Your attention is also drawn to the appendices to this circular.
MISCELLANEOUS
The English text of this circular shall prevail over the Chinese text for the purpose of interpretation.
By Order of the Board Enterprise Development Holdings Limited Lam Kai Tai Chairman
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APPENDIX I EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON REPURCHASE MANDATE
This appendix serves as an explanatory statement, as required by the Listing Rules, to provide the Shareholders with all the information reasonably necessary to enable them to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the ordinary resolution at the AGM to approve the Repurchase Mandate.
1. LISTING RULES RELATING TO THE REPURCHASE OF SHARES
The Listing Rules permit companies whose primary listings are on the Stock Exchange to repurchase their shares on the Stock Exchange subject to certain restrictions.
2. SHARE CAPITAL
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company comprised 631,810,778 Shares. Subject to the passing of the resolution for repurchase of Shares and on the basis of no further new Shares will be issued or repurchased up to the date of the AGM, the Company would be allowed under the Repurchase Mandate to repurchase a maximum of 63,181,077 Shares, representing 10% of the aggregate number of the issued Shares as at the date of AGM.
3. REASONS FOR REPURCHASES
The Directors believe that the Repurchase Mandate is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders. Such repurchases may, depending on market conditions and funding arrangements at the time, lead to an enhancement of the net assets per Share and/or the earnings per Share and will only be made when the Directors believe that such a repurchase will benefit the Company and the Shareholders.
4. FUNDING OF REPURCHASES
Any repurchase will be made out of funds which are legally available for the purpose in accordance with the memorandum of association and the Articles and the laws of the Cayman Islands. Such repurchases may only be effected out of profits of the Company or a fresh issue of Shares made for the purpose of the repurchase or, subject to the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands, out of capital and, in the case of any premium payable on a repurchase, out of the profits of the Company or from sums standing the credit of the share premium account of the Company or, subject to the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands, out of capital.
As compared with the financial position of the Company as at 31 December 2019 (being the date to which the latest audited financial statements of the Company have been made up), the Board does not propose to exercise the Repurchase Mandate nor does it consider that there would be any material adverse impact on the working capital and on the gearing position of the Company in the event the proposed repurchases were to be exercised in full during the proposed repurchase period.
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APPENDIX I EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON REPURCHASE MANDATE
5. GENERAL
There might be a material adverse impact on the working capital or gearing position of the Company as compared with the position disclosed in the audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2019 in the event that the Repurchase Mandate were to be carried out in full at any time during the proposed repurchase period. However, 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 of the Company or the gearing levels which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Company.
6. SHARE PRICES
The highest and lowest prices at which the Shares have traded on the Stock Exchange in each of the previous twelve months up to the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:
| **Share ** | Prices | |
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| Highest | Lowest | |
| HK$ | HK$ | |
| 2019 | ||
| April | 1.000 | 0.590 |
| May | 0.740 | 0.570 |
| June | 0.610 | 0.350 |
| July | 0.365 | 0.270 |
| August | 0.325 | 0.270 |
| September | 0.390 | 0.270 |
| October | 0.345 | 0.300 |
| November | 0.320 | 0.270 |
| December | 0.350 | 0.265 |
| 2020 | ||
| January | 0.430 | 0.280 |
| February | 0.380 | 0.310 |
| March | 0.340 | 0.210 |
| April (up to the Latest Practicable Date) | 0.219 | 0.185 |
7. UNDERTAKING
None of the Directors nor, to the best of their knowledge having made all reasonable enquiries, their associates, have any present intention to sell any Shares to the Company under the Repurchase Mandate if the same is approved by the Shareholders.
The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange that, so far as the same may be applicable, they will exercise the Repurchase Mandate pursuant to the proposed resolution in accordance with the Listing Rules and the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands and in accordance with the Articles.
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APPENDIX I EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON REPURCHASE MANDATE
8. CORE CONNECTED PERSON
No core connected person (as defined in the Listing Rules) has notified the Company that he has a present intention to sell Shares to the Company, or has undertaken not to do so, in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.
9. TAKEOVERS CODE
If on exercise of the powers of repurchase pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate, 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 Rule 32 of the Takeovers Code. As a result, a Shareholder or group of Shareholders acting in concert, could 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, according to the register kept by the Company pursuant to section 336 of the SFO and so far as is known to, or can be ascertained after reasonable enquiry by the Directors, Mr. King Pak Fu (“Mr. King”) is deemed to be interested in 278,351,792 Shares, representing approximately 44.06% of the issued Shares of the Company, among which, (i) 60,435,500 Shares are held through Affluent Start Holdings Investment Limited; (ii) 186,672,292 Shares are held through Luck Success Development Limited (“Luck Success”); (iii) 17,182,000 Shares are held through Sino Wealthy Limited (“Sino Wealthy”); (iv) 3,846,000 Shares are held through Mystery Idea Limited; and (v) 10,216,000 Shares are held through Elite Mile Investments Limited pursuant to the SFO. Sino Wealthy is wholly-owned by Bremwood Holdings Limited, both of Bremwood Holdings Limited and Luck Success are wholly-owned by Gauteng Focus Limited, which is wholly-owned by Rentian Technology Holdings Limited, the latter is owned indirectly as to 41.16% by Mr. King. In the event that the Directors exercise in full the power to repurchase Shares under the Repurchase Mandate, then the aggregate attributable interest of Mr. King would be increased from 44.06% to approximately 48.95% of the issued Shares of the Company. As a result, Mr. King and persons acting in concert with him are required to make a mandatory offer under Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code. However, the Directors have no present intention to exercise the power to repurchase Shares to an extent that an obligation to make a general offer under the Takeovers Code will be triggered.
10. SHARE REPURCHASE MADE BY THE COMPANY
The Company has not repurchased any of the Shares (whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the six months preceding the Latest Practicable Date.
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APPENDIX II DETAILS OF THE DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The following set out the details of the Directors who will retire and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the AGM.
Executive Director
Mr. Lam Kai Tai (“Mr. Lam”) , aged 52, was appointed as an executive Director on 1 June 2015 and further appointed as the chairman of the Board on 3 July 2015. Mr. Lam is a member of each of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee. He was educated at U.C. Berkeley and University of San Francisco as Finance major. In 1997, Mr. Lam joined First Yuanta Securities Ltd. In 2003, Mr. Lam joined Galaxy Entertainment Group (Macau) as Project Manager to oversee the construction and development of Waldo Hotel, Grand Waldo Hotel, Starworld Hotel and Galaxy Macau. Mr. Lam was an independent non-executive director of Hao Wen Holdings Limited, a company listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 8019) for the period from April 2011 to November 2014. Mr. Lam has more than 18 years of experience in project management and merger and acquisition. Save as aforesaid, Mr. Lam did not hold any directorship in any listed public companies during the past three years.
There is no service contract entered into between the Company and Mr. Lam. He is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at least once in every three years in accordance with the Articles. Mr. Lam is entitled to a director’s remuneration of HK$38,000 per month which is determined by the Board with reference to the recommendation of the remuneration committee of the Company (“Remuneration Committee”) based on his qualifications, experience, duties and responsibilities in the Company.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Lam does not have any interest in the shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.
Mr. Lam does not have any relationship with any Directors, senior management, substantial Shareholders (as defined under the Listing Rules) or controlling Shareholders (as defined under the Listing Rules) of the Company and does not hold any other position with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
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APPENDIX II DETAILS OF THE DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Liu Jian (“Mr. Liu”) , aged 66, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 19 January 2017. He is also the chairman of each of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee, and also a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Liu studied in Computer Sciences(電子計算機專業)and graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University(上海交通大學), PRC in August, 1978. Mr. Liu has over 14 years of investment banking experience, during the period from 1995 to 2009, he held senior management position in the investment banking division or initial public offering projects in various investment banks including DBS Asia Capital Limited, CITIC Capital Market Holdings Limited and CITIC Securities International Company Limited. Prior to that, Mr. Liu worked for China Resources Holdings Company Limited and the then Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of the PRC (中華人民共和國對外經濟貿易部). Mr. Liu is currently an independent non-executive director of China Art Financial Holdings Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1572). Save as aforesaid, Mr. Liu did not hold any directorship in any other listed companies during the past three years.
Upon the expiry of the service agreement entered into with the Company on 18 January 2020, Mr. Liu entered into a service agreement with the Company on 19 January 2020 for a term of three years commencing from 19 January 2020. Mr. Liu is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at least once in every three years in accordance with the Articles. Mr. Liu is entitled to a director’s remuneration of HK$20,000 per month which is determined by the Board with reference to the recommendation of the Remuneration Committee of the Company based on his qualifications, experience and the prevailing market conditions.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Liu does not have any interest in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.
Mr. Liu does not have any relationship with any Directors, senior management, substantial (as defined in the Listing Rules) or controlling shareholders (as defined in the Listing Rules) shareholders of the Company and does not hold any other position with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Save as disclosed above, there are no information to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules (particularly in relation to subparagraphs (h) to (v) therein) nor are there any other matters need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders in respect of each of the above Directors.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED 企展控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1808)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Annual General Meeting of Enterprise Development Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Pacific Room, 2/F, Island Pacific Hotel Hong Kong, 152 Connaught Road West, Hong Kong on Thursday, 28 May 2020 at 10:30 a.m. for the following purposes:
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To receive and consider the audited financial statements and the reports of the Directors and auditors of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31 December 2019.
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(a) To re-elect Mr. Lam Kai Tai as Director.
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(b) To re-elect Mr. Liu Jian as Director.
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(c) To authorize the board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company to fix the Directors’ remuneration.
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To re-appoint Mazars CPA Limited as auditors of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration.
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“ THAT:
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(A) subject to paragraph (C) of this resolution below, the exercise by the Directors 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 (including warrants, bonds and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which might require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(B) the Directors be and are hereby authorised during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which might require the exercise of such powers during or after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(C) the aggregate number of shares of the Company allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this resolution above, otherwise than pursuant to a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined) or pursuant to the exercise of any options granted
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
under the share option scheme adopted by the Company or an issue of shares upon the exercise of subscription rights attached to the warrants which might be issued by the Company or an issue of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares or any scrip dividend scheme or similar arrangement in accordance with the articles of association of the Company, shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate number of shares of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this resolution; and
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(D) for the purposes of this resolution, “Relevant Period” means the period from the time of the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; or
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(ii) 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 law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
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(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 to 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 may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or having regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction, or the requirements of any recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange).”
5. “ THAT:
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(A) subject to paragraph (C) of this resolution below, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period of all powers of the Company to repurchase issued 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 shares of the Company may be listed and recognized by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, and that the exercise by the Directors of all powers of the Company to repurchase such shares are subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange, be and is hereby, generally and unconditionally approved;
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(B) the approval in paragraph (A) of this resolution above shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors and shall authorise the Directors on behalf of the Company during the Relevant Period to procure the Company to repurchase its shares at a price determined by the Directors;
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(C) the aggregate number of shares of the Company repurchased or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (A) of this resolution above during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of shares of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this resolution; and
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(D) for the purposes of this resolution, “Relevant Period” means the period from the time of the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; or
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(ii) 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 law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
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(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.”
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“ THAT conditional upon the passing of ordinary resolutions no. 4 and 5 above, the aggregate number of the shares of the Company which are repurchased by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the said ordinary resolution no. 5 shall be added to the aggregate number of the shares of the Company that may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the directors of the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the said ordinary resolution no. 4.”
By Order of the Board Enterprise Development Holdings Limited Lam Kai Tai Chairman
Hong Kong, 22 April 2020
Notes:
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For the purpose of determining the identity of the shareholders of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Friday, 22 May 2020 to Thursday, 28 May 2020, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be effected. All transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Union Registrars Limited at Suites 3301-04, 33/F., Two Chinachem Exchange Square, 338 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, 21 May 2020.
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Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting convened by this notice shall be entitled to appoint proxy to attend and vote instead of him in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company. A proxy need not be a member of the Company, but must be present in person to represent the member.
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In the case of joint holders of shares in the Company any one of such joint holder may vote either in person or by proxy in respect of such share as if he/she were solely entitled thereto; but if more than one of such joint holders be present at the meeting, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or
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by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the vote(s) of the other joint holder(s), seniority being determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint holding.
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To be valid, the form of proxy, together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a certified copy thereof, must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Union Registrars Limited at Suites 3301-04, 33/F., Two Chinachem Exchange Square, 338 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for holding of the meeting.
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With respect to resolutions no. 2 (a) to (b) of this notice, Mr. Lam Kai Tai and Mr. Liu Jian shall retire from office of directorship and shall offer themselves for re-election in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company. Details of the retiring Directors which are required to be disclosed under the Listing Rules are set out in the circular of the Company dated 22 April 2020.
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If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above, or a “black” rainstorm warning is in effect any time after 7:30 a.m. on the date of the Meeting, the Meeting will be postponed. The Company will post an announcement on the websites of the Company at www.1808.com.hk and the Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk to notify shareholders of the date, time and venue of the rescheduled meeting.
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As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises two executive Directors, namely Mr. Lam Kai Tai (Chairman) and Mr. Bai Xuefei, and three independent non-executive Directors, namely Ms. Hu Gin Ing, Mr. Liu Jian and Mr. Li Wai Kwan.
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In compliance with the Hong Kong Government’s directive on social distancing, personal and environmental hygiene, and the guidelines issued by the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health on the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), the Company will implement precautionary measures at the Meeting. Shareholders are advised to read page (ii) of this circular for details of the precautionary measures and monitor the development of COVID-19. Subject to the development of COVID-19, the Company may implement further changes and precautionary measures and may issue further announcement on such measures as appropriate.
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In light of the continuing risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company strongly advises Shareholders to appoint the chairman of the Meeting as their proxy to vote on the relevant resolution(s) as an alternative to attending the meeting in person.
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In case the venue is being closed on the date of Meeting due to COVID-19, the Meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week or at such other time and place as the chairman of the Meeting may determine. The Company will post an announcement on the Stock Exchange and the Company’s website notifying Shareholders of the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting.
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