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Esprit Holdings Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2026

Apr 29, 2026

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, 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 announcement.

ESPRIT

ESPRIT HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

STOCK CODE: 00330

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting of Esprit Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at 29th Floor, China United Centre, 28 Marble Road, North Point, Hong Kong on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 at 11:00 a.m. (the "Annual General Meeting") for the purpose of transacting the following businesses:

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

As ordinary business:

  1. To receive and consider the audited consolidated financial statements and the Reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31 December 2025;

  2. (a) To re-elect Ms. LI Hui as a director of the Company (the "Director");

(b) To re-elect Ms. LIU Jianyi as a Director;

(c) To re-elect Ms. LIU Hang-so as a Director;

(d) To re-elect Mr. WRIGHT Bradley Stephen as a Director; and

(e) To authorise the board of Directors the ("Board") to fix the respective Directors' remuneration;

  1. To re-appoint Crowe (HK) CPA Limited as auditor of the Company and authorise the Board to fix their remuneration;

To consider as special business and, if thought fit, pass with or without modification, the following resolutions 4 and 5 as ordinary resolutions:


  1. “THAT:

(a) subject to paragraph 4(c) below, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph 4(d) below) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase shares in the capital of the Company (the “Shares”) in issue and any securities which carry a right to subscribe for or purchase Shares, 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, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

(b) the approval in paragraph 4(a) 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 (as defined in paragraph 4(d) below) to procure the Company to repurchase its Shares and any securities which carry a right to subscribe for or purchase Shares at a price determined by the Directors;

(c) the aggregate number of Shares which may be purchased pursuant to the approval in paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b) above shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Shares in issue, and the aggregate number of any securities which carry a right to subscribe for or purchase Shares which may be purchased pursuant to the approval in paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b) above shall not exceed 10% of the total number of such securities of the Company (or any relevant class thereof), in each case in issue as at the date of passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

(d) for the purpose of this resolution, “Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earlier of:

(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the bye-laws of the Company or any applicable laws to be held; and

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

  1. “THAT:

(a) subject to paragraphs 5(b) and 5(c) below, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph 5(d) below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional Shares, to grant rights to subscribe for, or convert any security into, Shares (including but not limited to the issue of any securities converted into shares, or options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe for any Shares) and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such power during or after the end of the Relevant Period, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;


(b) the aggregate number of Shares allotted, issued or dealt with or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued or dealt with, pursuant to the approval in paragraph 5(a) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as defined in paragraph 5(d) below); (ii) any option scheme or similar arrangement of the Company for the granting or issuance of Shares or rights to acquire Shares; (iii) the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants issued or to be issued by the Company or any securities which are convertible into Shares; or (iv) any scrip dividend scheme or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend in accordance with the bye-laws of the Company, shall not exceed 20% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of passing of this resolution;

(c) where the Shares are being issued for cash consideration pursuant to the approval in paragraph 5(a) above, the Company may not issue any additional Shares at a discount of 20% or more to the Benchmarked Price (as defined in paragraph 5(d) below); and any refreshments of the approval in paragraph 5(a) above before the next annual general meeting of the Company is subject to the prior approval of the shareholders of the Company in a general meeting, and that this resolution shall be limited by the applicable rules and requirements of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited as amended from time to time, including the restrictions for using the general mandate to issue (i) securities convertible into new share of the Company for cash consideration, if the initial conversion price of such convertible securities is lower than the Benchmarked Price (as defined below) of the shares of the Company at the time of the relevant placing; and (ii) warrants, options or similar rights to subscribe for new shares or securities of the Company convertible into new shares of the Company for cash consideration; and

(d) for the purposes of this resolution:

"Benchmarked Price" means the higher of:

(i) the closing price of Shares as quoted on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on the date of the agreement involving the relevant proposed issue of Shares; and

(ii) the average closing price of Shares as quoted on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited for the five trading days immediately preceding the earlier of: (aa) the date of announcement of the transaction or arrangement involving the relevant proposed issue of Shares; (bb) the date of the agreement involving the relevant proposed issue of Shares; and (cc) the date on which the price of Shares proposed to be issued is fixed.

"Relevant Period" means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earlier of:

(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the bye-laws of the Company or any applicable laws to be held; and

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(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meetings.

“Rights Issue” means an offer of Shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to the holders of Shares or any class thereof whose names stand on the registers of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their holdings of such Shares or class thereof (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 relevant jurisdiction, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange).”

By order of the Board
Esprit Holdings Limited
WRIGHT Bradley Stephen
Acting Chairman

Hong Kong, 29 April 2026

Principal place of business in Hong Kong:
13th Floor
China United Centre
28 Marble Road
North Point
Hong Kong

Registered office:
Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton HM 11
Bermuda

As at the date of this notice, the board of directors of the Company comprises the following directors:

Executive Directors:
Mr. WRIGHT Bradley Stephen (Acting Chairman)
Ms. LI Hui
Ms. LIU Jianyi

Independent Non-executive Directors:
Ms. LIU Hang-so
Ms. LIU Tsui Fong
Mr. LO Kin Ching Joseph
Mr. YU Chung Leung

Notes:

(a) A shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment meeting thereof (as the case may be) is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his/her stead. A proxy needs not be a shareholder of the Company. If more than one proxy is appointed, the appointment shall specify the number of shares of the Company in respect of which each such proxy is appointed. A form of proxy for use in connection with the Annual General Meeting is enclosed with the circular to the shareholders of the Company dated 29 April 2026.

(b) Where there are joint registered holders of any share of the Company, any one of such joint registered holders may vote at the Annual General Meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof (as the case may be), either personally or by proxy, in respect of such share(s) as if he/she/it was solely entitled thereto; but if more than one of such joint registered holders, whether in person or by proxy, be present at the Annual General Meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof (as the case may be), that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the Registers of Members of the Company in respect of such share(s) shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.


(c) In order to be valid, the instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a certified copy of such power of attorney or authority, must be lodged with the Company's branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding of the Annual General Meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof (as the case may be). You may also submit your form of proxy electronically by scanning the QR code or visiting the designated website (https://evoting.vistra.com), through using the username and password provided on the notification letter dated 29 April 2026 sent to you by the Company.

(d) For the purpose of determining the eligibility of the shareholders of the Company to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, the Registers of Members of the Company will be closed as set out below:

Latest time to lodge transfer documents for registration At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Closure of Registers of Members Thursday, 21 May 2026 to Wednesday, 27 May 2026
(both dates inclusive)
Record date Wednesday, 27 May 2026

During the above closure period, no transfer of shares of the Company will be effected. To be eligible to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, all transfer forms, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Company's branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong no later than the aforementioned latest time.

(e) At the Annual General Meeting, the chairman of the meeting will exercise his/her power under bye-law 66 of the Bye-laws of the Company to put each of the resolutions set out in the notice of the Annual General Meeting to be voted by way of poll. On a poll, every shareholder present in person (or in the case of a corporation by its authorised representative) or by proxy shall have one vote for every share of which he/she/it is the holder.

(f) Upon arrival at the venue of the Annual General Meeting, voting slip(s) will be given to every shareholder present in person (or in the case of a corporation by its authorised representative) or by proxy to access to the e-Meeting System voting page by scanning the QR Code provided on the voting pass and cast his/her vote(s) on the e-Meeting System.

(g) Director(s) may attend the Annual General Meeting through telephone/video conference or similar electronic means.

(h) No distribution of corporate gifts and/or refreshments at the Annual General Meeting.

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

(j) Reference to times and dates in this notice are to Hong Kong times and dates.

(k) In case Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, or a Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or "extreme conditions caused by a super typhoon" announced by the Government is/are in force in Hong Kong at or at any time after 9:00 a.m. on the date of the meeting, the meeting will be adjourned. The Company will post an announcement on its website (www.espritholdings.com) and the HKEXnews website (www.hkexnews.hk) to notify shareholders of the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting. The meeting will be held as scheduled when an Amber or a Red Rainstorm Warning Signal is in force. Shareholders should decide on their own whether they would attend the meeting under bad weather conditions bearing in mind their own situation.

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