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FIT Hon Teng Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2019
Apr 29, 2019
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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 about this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in FIT Hon Teng Limited, you should at once hand this circular to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale 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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FIT Hon Teng Limited 鴻騰六零八八精密科技股份有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability under the name Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited and carrying on business in Hong Kong as FIT Hon Teng Limited)
(Stock Code: 6088)
PROPOSALS FOR
(1) GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE SHARES AND REPURCHASE SHARES; (2) RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS; (3) DECLARATION OF A FINAL DIVIDEND;
AND
(4) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A notice convening the annual general meeting of FIT Hon Teng Limited to be held at 66-1, Chungshan Road, Tucheng District, New Taipei City 23680, Taiwan on Friday, June 21, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. is set out on pages 14 to 18 of this circular. A form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting is also enclosed. Such form of proxy is also published on the websites of the Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (www.fit-foxconn.com). Whether or not you are able to attend the Annual General Meeting, you are requested to complete the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Hong Kong share registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the Annual General Meeting (i.e. before 2:30 p.m. on June 19, 2019) or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude Shareholders from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) if they so wish.
April 30, 2019
CONTENTS
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| DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 |
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| LETTER FROM THE BOARD | |
| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 |
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| General Mandate to Issue Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 |
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| Repurchase Mandate to Repurchase Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 |
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| Re-election of Retiring Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 |
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| Declaration of a Final Dividend and Closure of Register of Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 |
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| Notice of Annual General Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 |
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| Form of Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 |
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| Voting by Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 |
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| Recommendation | 6 |
| APPENDIX I — DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 |
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| APPENDIX II — EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 |
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| NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 |
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the followings meanings:
| “Annual General Meeting” | the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at 66-1, Chungshan |
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| Road, Tucheng District, New Taipei City 23680, Taiwan on Friday, June | |
| 21, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. or any adjournment thereof and notice of which is | |
| set out on pages 14 to 18 of this circular | |
| “Articles of Association” | the articles of association of the Company |
| “Board” | the board of Directors |
| “Company” | FIT Hon Teng Limited (鴻騰六零八八精密科技股份有限公司), a |
| company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability under | |
| the name Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited and carrying on | |
| business in Hong Kong as FIT Hon Teng Limited, the Shares of which are | |
| listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange | |
| “Companies Law” | the Companies Law, Cap. 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) |
| of the Cayman Islands as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified | |
| from time to time | |
| “Director(s)” | the director(s) of the Company |
| “General Mandate” | a general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors at the Annual |
| General Meeting to allot, issue and/or deal with Shares not exceeding | |
| 20% of the number of issued Shares as at the date of passing of the | |
| relevant resolution granting the General Mandate | |
| “Group” | the Company and its subsidiaries |
| “Hong Kong” | the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic |
| of China | |
| “Latest Practicable Date” | April 17, 2019, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of |
| this circular for the purpose of ascertaining certain information contained | |
| in this circular | |
| “Listing Rules” | the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange, as |
| amended from time to time | |
| “NT$” | New Taiwan dollars, the lawful currency of Taiwan |
| “Repurchase Mandate” | a general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors at the Annual |
| General Meeting to repurchase Shares not exceeding 10% of the number | |
| of the issued Shares as at the date of passing of the relevant resolution | |
| granting the Repurchase Mandate |
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DEFINITIONS
“Securities and Futures Securities and Futures Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Ordinance” Kong, as amended from time to time “Shareholder(s)” the holder(s) of the Share(s) “Share(s)” the ordinary share(s) with nominal value of US$0.01953125 each of the Company “Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “Takeovers Code” the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers, as amended from time to time “US$” United States dollars, the lawful currency of the United States “%” per cent
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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FIT Hon Teng Limited 鴻騰六零八八精密科技股份有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability under the name Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited and carrying on business in Hong Kong as FIT Hon Teng Limited)
(Stock Code: 6088)
Executive Directors:
LU Sung-Ching (Chairman) LU Pochin Christopher PIPKIN Chester John
Non-executive Director:
Registered office: Cricket Square Hutchins Drive P.O. Box 2681 Grand Cayman KY1-1111 Cayman Islands
CHEN Ga-Lane
Independent Non-executive Directors:
CURWEN Peter D TANG Kwai Chang CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert
Headquarters in Taiwan: 66-1, Chungshan Road Tucheng District New Taipei City 23680 Taiwan
Principal place of business in Hong Kong: 31/F, Tower Two Times Square 1 Matheson Street Causeway Bay Hong Kong
April 30, 2019
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir or Madam
PROPOSALS FOR
(1) GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE SHARES AND REPURCHASE SHARES;
(2) RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS;
(3) DECLARATION OF A FINAL DIVIDEND;
AND
(4) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this circular is to give you the notice of Annual General Meeting and the following proposals to be put forward at the Annual General Meeting: (a) granting of the General Mandate to issue Shares and the Repurchase Mandate to repurchase Shares; (b) the re-election of the retiring Directors; and (c) the declaration of a final dividend.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES
In order to ensure flexibility and give discretion to the Directors, in the event that it becomes desirable for the Company to issue any new Shares, approval is to be sought from the Shareholders, pursuant to the Listing Rules, for the General Mandate to issue Shares. At the Annual General Meeting, an ordinary resolution numbered 5(A) will be proposed to grant the General Mandate to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with the additional Shares not exceeding 20% of the number of issued Shares as at the date of passing of the resolution in relation to the General Mandate.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, 6,743,748,888 Shares have been fully paid. Subject to the passing of the ordinary resolution numbered 5(A) and on the basis that no further Shares are issued or repurchased after the Latest Practicable Date and up to the date of the Annual General Meeting, the Company will be allowed to issue a maximum of 1,348,749,777 Shares.
In addition, subject to a separate approval of the ordinary resolution numbered 5(C), the number of Shares purchased by the Company under ordinary resolution numbered 5(B) will also be added to extend the General Mandate as mentioned in ordinary resolution numbered 5(A) provided that such additional value shall represent up to 10% of the number of issued Shares as at the date of passing the resolutions in relation to the General Mandate and Repurchase Mandate.
REPURCHASE MANDATE TO REPURCHASE SHARES
In addition, an ordinary resolution will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting to approve the granting of the Repurchase Mandate to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to repurchase Shares representing up to 10% of the number of issued Shares as at the date of passing of the resolution in relation to the Repurchase Mandate.
An explanatory statement required by the Listing Rules to be sent to the Shareholders in connection with the proposed Repurchase Mandate is set out in Appendix II to this circular. This explanatory statement contains all information reasonably necessary to enable the Shareholders to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the relevant resolution at the Annual General Meeting.
RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS
Pursuant to articles 83(3) and 84 of the Articles of Association, Mr. PIPKIN Chester John, Mr. CURWEN Peter D, Mr. TANG Kwai Chang and Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert shall retire, and being eligible, offer themselves for re-election as the Directors at the Annual General Meeting.
In respect of the proposed re-election of Mr. CURWEN Peter D, Mr. TANG Kwai Chang and Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert, the independent non-executive directors of the Company, the Company has received from each of Mr. CURWEN Peter D, Mr. TANG Kwai Chang and Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert a confirmation of independence pursuant to Rule 3.13 of the Listing Rules. Mr. CURWEN Peter D, Mr. TANG Kwai Chang and Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert are not involved in any executive management of the Group. Taking into account the above, the Board considers Mr. CURWEN Peter D, Mr. TANG Kwai Chang and Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert to be independent under the Listing Rules.
The Board is also of the view that Mr. CURWEN Peter D, Mr. TANG Kwai Chang and Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert would bring to the Board his own perspective, skills and experience, as further described in the details set out in Appendix I to this circular.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Based on the board diversity policy adopted by the Company, the Board considers that Mr. CURWEN Peter D, Mr. TANG Kwai Chang and Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert can contribute to the diversity of the Board, in particular, with their strong educational background and professional expertise in the areas of connector, accounting or business management.
Details of the above retiring Directors who are subject to re-election at the Annual General Meeting are set out in Appendix I to this circular in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Listing Rules.
DECLARATION OF A FINAL DIVIDEND AND CLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS
The Board has recommended the payment of a final dividend of HK$0.07 per Share in respect of the year ended December 31, 2018. Conditional upon the passing of ordinary resolution numbered 2 by the Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting, the register of members of the Company will be closed from June 27, 2019 to July 2, 2019 (both dates inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares will be registered and the final dividend is expected to be paid on July 19, 2019. Shareholders whose names appear on the Company’s register of members on July 2, 2019 will be entitled to the final dividend. The final dividend will be paid in Hong Kong dollars. In order to be eligible for receiving the final dividend, all transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on June 26, 2019.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Set out on pages 14 to 18 of this circular is the notice of the Annual General Meeting at which, inter alia, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to Shareholders to consider and approve the granting of the General Mandate to issue Shares and the Repurchase Mandate to repurchase Shares, the re-election of the retiring Directors, and the declaration of a final dividend.
FORM OF PROXY
A form of proxy is enclosed for use at the Annual General Meeting. Such form of proxy is also published on the website of the Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.hk). Whether or not you intend to attend the Annual General Meeting, you are requested to complete the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Hong Kong Share Registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for holding the Annual General Meeting (i.e. before 2:30 p.m. on June 19, 2019) or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting if they so wish and in such event the form of proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
VOTING BY POLL
There is no Shareholder who has any material interest in the proposed resolutions regarding the General Mandate and Repurchase Mandate, therefore none of the Shareholders is required to abstain from voting on such resolutions.
Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules and article 66(1) of the Articles of Association, any resolution put to the vote of the Shareholders at a general meeting shall be decided on a poll except where the chairman of the general meeting, 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. Accordingly, each of the resolutions set out in the notice of the Annual General Meeting will be taken by way of poll.
On a poll, every Shareholder present in person or by proxy or, in the case of a Shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative, shall have one vote for every fully paid Share of which he/she is the holder. A Shareholder entitled to more than one vote need not use all his/her votes or cast all the votes he/she uses in the same way.
RECOMMENDATION
The Directors consider that the proposed resolutions for the granting of the General Mandate to issue Shares, the Repurchase Mandate to repurchase Shares, the re-election of the retiring Directors and the declaration of the final dividend are in the interests of the Group and the Shareholders as a whole. The Directors therefore recommend the Shareholders to vote in favour of all the resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
Yours faithfully By order of the Board FIT Hon Teng Limited* LU Sung-Ching Chairman of the Board
- Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability under the name Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited and carrying on business in Hong Kong as FIT Hon Teng Limited
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APPENDIX I DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION
The following are the particulars of the Directors (as required by the Listing Rules) proposed to be re-elected at the Annual General Meeting .
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the following Directors, save as disclosed herein, had any interest in the Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
Save as disclosed herein, none of the following Directors holds any position with the Company or any other member of the Group, or any directorships in other public companies, the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas in the last three years. Save as disclosed herein, the following Directors are not otherwise related to any Directors, senior management, substantial Shareholders or controlling Shareholders (as defined in the Listing Rules).
Save as disclosed herein, there is no other matter in relation to the following Directors that needs to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders and there is no other information relating to the following Directors which is required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules.
Executive Director
Mr. PIPKIN Chester John , aged 58, was appointed as our executive Director with effect from April 1, 2019. He is currently the chief executive officer of FIT CHB Holdo, Inc. and Belkin International, Inc. (“ Belkin ”), subsidiaries of the Company, in charge of the Group’s smart home and smart accessories businesses. Mr. Pipkin founded Belkin in 1983 and has been responsible for the strategy and operations of Belkin since then.
Mr. Pipkin attended the University of California, Los Angeles (“ UCLA ”), in 1978 and 1979. Mr. Pipkin has been listed as one of the 500 most influential people in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal since 2016. He has served on the UCLA History Advisory Committee since 2011. Mr. Pipkin was inducted into the Dealerscope Magazine Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame in 2006. He was a regional recipient of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 1996. He has served as a board member for YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles since 2008 and served as a board member and board chairman for the California YMCA Model Legislature and Court from 1980 to 2000. He is also a founding board member and the founding board chairman for both Da Vinci Schools from 2008 to 2019 and RISE high schools from 2017 to 2019.
Mr. Pipkin has entered into a director service contract with the Company for a term of 3 years commencing from April 1, 2019. Mr. Pipkin is entitled to an annual director’s fee of US$1 pursuant to the director service contract. Mr. Pipkin has also entered into an employment agreement with FIT CHB US, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to which he is currently entitled to a base annual salary of US$850,000. Mr. Pipkin’s remuneration has been determined with reference to his duties and responsibilities in the Company and its subsidiaries, the prevailing market rate and the remuneration policy of the Company and has been reviewed and approved by the remuneration committee of the Company.
As of the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Pipkin is interested in: (i) 1,790,000 Shares; (ii) 200,000 share options of the Company granted on December 28, 2018, pursuant to a share option scheme adopted by the Company on December 19, 2017; and (iii) 450,000 shares of FIT CHB Holdco, Inc., a direct subsidiary of the Company, representing approximately 9.57% of the total number of issued shares of FIT CHB Holdco, Inc.
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APPENDIX I DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION
Independent Non-executive Directors
Mr. CURWEN Peter D , aged 61, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on November 4, 2016. He is primarily responsible for providing strategic advice and making recommendations on the operations and management of our Company. Mr. Curwen has over 30 years of experience in the connector industry. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Curwen worked at Amphenol FCI (previously known as E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Berg Electronics Group Inc. and FCI), a company engaged in the connector and cable assembly solutions business, since May 1981, and he served as a vice president and general manager of various business divisions of FCI from 2007 to 2011, and the president of the electronics division from August 2011 to September 2012. From 2012 to 2013, he was a Strategy adviser of FCI Holding S.A.S., a company engaged in the electronic connectors and cable assemblies business. In addition, Mr. Curwen was appointed as the President of Conesys, a company engaged in the industrial electronic connectors business, in February 2013.
Mr. Curwen obtained a bachelor’s degree in physics from Hartwick College in the United States, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University in the United States, both in 1981.
Mr. Curwen has entered into a letter of appointment with the Company for a term of 3 years commencing from November 4, 2016. Pursuant to the service contract, Mr. Curwen is entitled to an annual director’s fee of US$75,000, which has been determined with reference to his duties and responsibilities in the Company, the prevailing market condition and the remuneration policy of the Company and has been reviewed and approved by the remuneration committee of the Company.
Mr. TANG Kwai Chang (鄧貴彰), aged 66, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on November 4, 2016. He is primarily responsible for supervising and providing independent judgment for the Board. Mr. Tang is a fellow member of both the Chartered Association of Accountants (admitted on November 8, 1984) and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (certified on February 23, 1988).
Mr. Tang has over 35 years of experience in accounting, auditing and audit risk management, including holding senior management positions as vice chairman of Deloitte China and a member of the board of Deloitte Global. He joined Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) as an audit trainee in 1976, and left in July 1980 as a senior accountant. Mr. Tang joined GPI (Holdings) Limited, a company engaged in the manufacturing and trading of electronics and electrical products, as an assistant finance manager in August 1980. Mr. Tang re-joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in January 1982 as a senior accountant and became a partner in April 1988, and practiced as a certified public accountant. During his 35 years at Deloitte, Mr. Tang was responsible for providing audit and audit related services as well as undertaking management and governance roles within the firm, until he retired in May 2013.
Mr. Tang obtained his diploma in accounting from Hong Kong Baptist College (currently known as Hong Kong Baptist University) in June 1976. He was an honorary member of the Court of Hong Kong Baptist University from January 2007 to December 2011, has been a member of the Court of Hong Kong Baptist University since November 2011. Mr. Tang has also been a member of the disciplinary panel of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since August 2008.
Mr. Tang has been an independent non-executive director of HKR International Limited (香港興 業國際集團有限公司), a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 480) since September 24, 2014 and is also the chairman of its audit committee. In addition, since April 1, 2017, Mr. Tang has been a director of Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) Limited (交通銀行 (香港) 有限公司), a company
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DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION
APPENDIX I
involved in the financial services industry. Furthermore, Mr. Tang is also currently a director for the following two subsidiaries under China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited (中國寶武鋼鐵集團有限 公司), a company involved in the steel manufacturing industry: Baosteel Resources Co., Ltd (as of July 21, 2016) and Baosteel Resources International Company Limited (as of August 16, 2016). In addition, since December 15, 2017, Mr. Tang has been an independent non-executive director and also a chairman of the audit committee of Tsit Wing International Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 2119) and a leading provider of integrated B2B coffee and black tea solutions.
Mr. Tang has entered into a letter of appointment with the Company for a term of 3 years commencing from November 4, 2016. Pursuant to the service contract, Mr. Tang is entitled to an annual director’s fee of US$75,000, which has been determined with reference to his duties and responsibilities in the Company, the prevailing market condition and the remuneration policy of the Company and has been reviewed and approved by the remuneration committee of the Company.
Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert (陳永源), aged 61, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on November 4, 2016. As of the Latest Practicable Date, he is engaged with the following listed companies in Hong Kong:
| Company Name and | Date of | Roles and | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Business | Stock Code | Position | Appointment | Responsibilities |
| Zhong Fa Zhan Holdings Limited | 475 | Executive director | November 2011 | Formulating and |
| (中發展控股有限公司) | and chief executive | executing business | ||
| (previously known as Noble Jewelry | policies for the | |||
| Holdings Limited (億鑽珠寶有限公司)), | company | |||
| engaging in the jewelry wholesale and | ||||
| solar energy businesses | ||||
| Northern New Energy Holdings Limited | 8246 | Executive director | August 2014 | Overall corporate |
| (北方新能源控股有限公司) | and chief executive | development and | ||
| (previously known as Noble House | officer | strategic planning | ||
| (China) Holdings Limited | for the company | |||
| (名軒(中國)控股有限公司)), engaging in | ||||
| the new energy development and catering | ||||
| businesses | ||||
| Tian Ge Interactive Holdings Limited | 1980 | Independent non- | June 2014 | As an independent |
| (天鴿互動控股有限公司), engaging in | executive director | director | ||
| providing live social video platforms and | ||||
| the mobile games business | ||||
| Shanghai La Chapelle Fashion Co., Ltd | 6116 | Independent non- | July 2016 | As an independent |
| (上海拉夏貝爾服飾股份有限公司), | (also listed on | executive director | director | |
| engaging in the design, marketing and | the Shanghai | |||
| selling apparel products in mainland | Stock Exchange | |||
| China | (stock code: | |||
| 603157)) |
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APPENDIX I
DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION
He spent over ten years with the Stock Exchange from February 1987 to August 1997 and his last position was director of the listing division (China Listing Affairs Department) and was responsible for formulating the policy of the Stock Exchange in dealing with mainland China listing related matters and providing support to the Corporate Finance Department in handling listing matters with mainland China issues (e.g. H share listing applications). In addition, Mr. Chan held various positions with companies listed in Hong Kong, including: as an executive director of Softpower International Limited (冠力國際有 限公司) (previously known as China Pipe Group Limited (中國管業集團有限公司)) (stock code: 380) from June 2007 to February 2009, as an executive director and the chief executive officer of EverChina Int’l Holdings Company Limited (潤中國際控股有限公司) (previously known as Interchina Holdings Company Limited (國中控股有限公司)) (stock code: 202) from March 2002 to June 2009, as an independent non-executive director of China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Limited (中國智慧能源集團 控股有限公司) (previously known as Rising Development Holdings Limited (麗盛集團控股有限公司)) (stock code: 1004) from September 1999 to September 2007, and as a director and deputy general manager of Guangdong Investment Limited (粵海投資有限公司) (stock code: 270) from August 1997 to January 2000.
Mr. Chan obtained a higher diploma in company secretaryship and administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic (now known as The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) in November 1982. Mr. Chan has been an associate member of both The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries since February 1986 and August 1994 respectively, and has also been a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors and the Hong Kong Securities and Investments Institute since 1998 and April 1999 respectively. In addition, he has been a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference — Heilongjiang Province Committee (中國人民政治協商會議黑龍江省委員 會) since January 2008.
Mr. Chan has entered into a letter of appointment with the Company for a term of 3 years commencing from November 4, 2016. Pursuant to the service contract, Mr. Chan is entitled to an annual director’s fee of US$75,000, which has been determined with reference to his duties and responsibilities in the Company, the prevailing market condition and the remuneration policy of the Company and has been reviewed and approved by the remuneration committee of the Company.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
APPENDIX II
The following is an explanatory statement required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules in connection with the proposed Repurchase Mandate .
SHARE CAPITAL
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the number of issued Shares was 6,743,748,888 Shares of nominal value of US$0.01953125 each which have been fully paid. Subject to the passing of the resolution granting the Repurchase Mandate and on the basis that no further Shares are issued or repurchased before the Annual General Meeting, the Company will be allowed to repurchase a maximum of 674,374,888 Shares which represent 10% of the issued Shares during the period ending on the earlier of (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; or (ii) the expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable laws or the Articles of Association to be held; or (iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by Shareholders in general meeting of the Company revoking or varying such mandate.
REASONS FOR AND FUNDING OF REPURCHASES
The Directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders to have a general authority from the Shareholders to enable the Company to repurchase its Shares in the market. Such repurchases may, depending on market conditions and funding arrangements at the time, lead to an enhancement of the Company’s net asset value and/or its earnings per Share and will only be made when the Directors believe that such repurchases will benefit the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.
Repurchase of the Shares must be funded out of funds legally available for such purpose in accordance with the Articles of Association and the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands. The Directors may not repurchase the Shares on the Stock Exchange for a consideration other than cash or for settlement otherwise than in accordance with the trading rules of the Stock Exchange. Subject to the foregoing, the Directors may make repurchases with profits of the Company or out of a new issuance of shares made for the purpose of the repurchase or, if authorized by the Articles of Association and subject to the Companies Law, out of capital and, in the case of any premium payable on the repurchase, out of profits of the Company or from sums standing to the credit of the share premium account of the Company or, if authorized by the Articles of Association and subject to the Companies Law, out of capital.
The Directors have no present intention to repurchase any Shares and they would only exercise the power to repurchase in circumstances where they consider that the repurchase would be in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. The Directors believe that if the Repurchase Mandate is exercised in full, it may not have a material adverse impact on the working capital and/or gearing position of the Company, as compared with the positions disclosed in the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as at December 31, 2018, being the date to which the latest published audited consolidated financial statements of the Company were made up. However, the Directors do not propose to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such an extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital requirements of the Company or its gearing levels which, in the opinion of the Directors, are from time to time appropriate for the Company.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
APPENDIX II
GENERAL
None of the Directors nor, to the best of their knowledge, having made all reasonable enquiries, their respective close associates (as defined in the Listing Rules), have any present intention if the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders, to sell any Shares to the Company.
The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange that, so far as the same may be applicable, they will exercise the Repurchase Mandate in accordance with the Listing Rules, the Articles of Association and the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands.
No core connected person of the Company (as defined in the Listing Rules) has notified the Company that he or she has a present intention to sell any Shares to the Company, or has undertaken not to do so, if the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.
TAKEOVERS CODE
If as a result of a repurchase of Shares 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 of voting rights for the purposes of the Takeovers Code. Accordingly, a Shareholder, or a group of Shareholders acting in concert (within the meaning under the Takeovers Code), depending on the level of increase in the Shareholder’s interest, could obtain or consolidate control of the Company and thereby become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code. Save as aforesaid, the Directors are not aware of any consequences which would arise under the Takeovers Code as a result of any repurchase of Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, to the best knowledge and belief of the Directors, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (“ Hon Hai ”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary of Foxconn (Far East) Limited (a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands) which in turn owns all the issued shares of Foxconn (Far East) Limited (a company incorporated in Hong Kong), was interested in 5,179,557,888 Shares, respectively approximately 76.81% of the issued Shares.
In the event that the Directors should exercise in full the Repurchase Mandate, the shareholding of Hon Hai in the Company will be increased to approximately 85.34% of the issued Shares. To the best knowledge and belief of the Directors, such increase would not give rise to an obligation to make a mandatory offer under the Takeovers Code. The Directors have no present intention to repurchase the Shares to the extent that will trigger the obligations under the Takeovers Code for Hon Hai to make a mandatory offer. The Directors are not aware of any other consequences which may arise under the Takeovers Code as a result of any purchase by the Company of its Shares.
The Listing Rules prohibit a company from making repurchase on the Stock Exchange if the result of the repurchase would be that less than 25% (or such other prescribed minimum percentage as determined by the Stock Exchange) of the total number of issued shares of the Company would be in public hands. The Directors do not propose to repurchase Shares which would result in less than the prescribed minimum percentage of Shares in public hands.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
APPENDIX II
SHARE REPURCHASE MADE BY THE COMPANY
Save for the Shares purchased by the trustee of the restricted share award schemes of the Company, no repurchases of Shares have been made by the Company during the six months prior to the Latest Practicable Date (whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise).
SHARE PRICES
The highest and lowest prices at which the Shares were traded on the Stock Exchange during the 12 months preceding the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:
| Highest | Lowest | |
|---|---|---|
| prices | prices | |
| Month | HK$ | HK$ |
| 2018 | ||
| April | 3.59 | 2.81 |
| May | 3.86 | 2.98 |
| June | 3.90 | 3.26 |
| July | 3.64 | 3.27 |
| August | 4.05 | 3.18 |
| September | 4.05 | 3.58 |
| October | 3.91 | 3.11 |
| November | 3.70 | 3.23 |
| December | 3.57 | 3.29 |
| 2019 | ||
| January | 3.65 | 3.28 |
| February | 4.36 | 3.51 |
| March | 4.30 | 3.63 |
| April (up to the Latest Practicable Date) | 4.53 | 3.60 |
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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FIT Hon Teng Limited
鴻騰六零八八精密科技股份有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability under the name Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited and carrying on business in Hong Kong as FIT Hon Teng Limited)
(Stock Code: 6088)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the annual general meeting (the “ Annual General Meeting ”) of FIT Hon Teng Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at 66-1, Chungshan Road, Tucheng District, New Taipei City 23680, Taiwan on Friday, June 21, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. for the following purposes:
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To receive and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended December 31, 2018.
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To declare a final dividend for the year ended December 31, 2018.
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(a) To re-elect the following persons as directors of the Company (the “ Directors ”)
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(i) Mr. PIPKIN Chester John as an executive Director;
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(ii) Mr. CURWEN Peter D as an independent non-executive Director;
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(iii) Mr. TANG Kwai Chang as an independent non-executive Director; and
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(iv) Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert as an independent non-executive Director.
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(b) To authorise the board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the Directors.
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To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditors of the Company and to authorise the board of Directors to fix their remuneration.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
- To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:
(A) “That:
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(i) subject to paragraph (iii) below, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined hereinafter) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and/or otherwise deal with additional shares of the Company or securities convertible into shares, or options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe for shares or such convertible securities of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and/or options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which may require the exercise of such powers, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(ii) the approval in paragraph (i) above shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the directors of the Company and shall authorise the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined hereinafter) to make or grant offers, agreements and/or options which may require the exercise of such power after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(iii) the aggregate number of shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to options or otherwise) by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined hereinafter) pursuant to paragraph (i) above, otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (i) of this resolution, otherwise than pursuant to:
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(1) any Rights Issue (as defined hereinafter);
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(2) the grant or exercise of any option under any share option scheme of the Company (if applicable) or any other option, scheme or similar arrangements for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to the directors of the Company, officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or other eligible participants specified thereunder of options to subscribe for shares or rights to acquire shares;
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(3) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment and issue of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the articles of association of the Company; or
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(4) any issue of Shares upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any existing convertible notes issued by the Company or any existing securities of the Company which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into Shares, shall not exceed the aggregate of:
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(a) 20% of the number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing this resolution; and
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(b) (if the Board is so authorised by resolution numbered 5(C)) the aggregate number of shares of the Company repurchased by the Company subsequent to the passing of resolution numbered 5(B) (up to a maximum equivalent to 10% of the number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing resolution numbered 5(B)),
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and the approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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(iv) for the purpose of this resolution:
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(a) “ Relevant Period ” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(1) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(2) the expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable laws or the articles of association of the Company to be held; and
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(3) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the directors of the Company by this resolution; and
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(b) “ Rights Issue ” means an offer of shares of the Company or an issue of warrants, options or other securities giving rights to subscribe for shares of the Company, open for a period fixed by the directors of the Company to holders of shares of the Company on the register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares of the Company (subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the directors of the Company may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or, having regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, or the expense or delay which may be involved in determining the exercise or extent of any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, any jurisdiction applicable to the Company, any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange applicable to the Company).”
(B) “That:
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(i) subject to paragraph (ii) of this resolution, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined hereinafter) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase shares of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”) or on any other stock exchange on which the shares of the Company may be listed and which is recognised for this purpose by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange under the Code on Share Buy-backs and, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange (the “ Listing Rules ”), be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(ii) the aggregate number of the shares to be repurchased pursuant to the approval in paragraph (i) of this resolution shall not exceed 10% of the number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly;
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(iii) subject to the passing of each of the paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this resolution, any prior approvals of the kind referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this resolution which had been granted to the directors of the Company and which are still in effect be and are hereby revoked; and
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
- (iv) for the purpose of this resolution:
“ Relevant Period ” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(b) the expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable laws or the articles of association of the Company to be held; and
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(c) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the directors of the Company by this resolution.”
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(C) “ That conditional upon the resolutions numbered 5(A) and 5(B) set out in this notice being passed, the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and/or otherwise deal with new shares of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers pursuant to the resolution numbered 5(A) set out in this notice be and is hereby extended by the addition to the number of the issued shares of the Company which may be allotted or agreed conditional or unconditionally to be allotted by the directors of the Company pursuant to such general mandate of an amount representing the number of the issued shares of the Company repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to resolution numbered 5(B) set out in this notice, provided that such extended amount shall represent up to 10% of the number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution.”
By order of the Board FIT Hon Teng Limited* LU Sung-Ching Chairman of the Board
Hong Kong, April 30, 2019
Registered office: Cricket Square Hutchins Drive P.O. Box 2681 Grand Cayman KY1-1111 Cayman Islands
Headquarters in Taiwan: 66-1, Chungshan Road Tucheng District New Taipei City 23680 Taiwan
Principal place of business in Hong Kong: 31/F, Tower Two Times Square 1 Matheson Street Causeway Bay Hong Kong
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notes:
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(i) Resolution numbered 5(C) will be proposed to the shareholders for approval provided that resolutions numbered 5(A) and 5(B) are passed by the shareholders of the Company.
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(ii) The register of members of the Company will be closed from June 18, 2019 to June 21, 2019, both dates 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 accompanied by the relevant share certificates and properly completed and signed transfer forms must be lodged with the branch share registrar of the Company in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. on June 17, 2019.
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(iii) The register of members of the Company will be closed from June 27, 2019 to July 2, 2019, both days inclusive, in order to determine the entitlement of shareholders to receive the final dividend of the Company, during which period no share transfers will be registered. To qualify for the final dividend, all properly completed transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged for registration with the Hong Kong share registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on June 26, 2019.
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(iv) Any member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. If more than one proxy is appointed, the appointment shall specify the number of shares in respect of which each such proxy is appointed.
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(v) Form of proxy together with 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 branch share registrar of the Company in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding of the Annual General Meeting (i.e. before 2:30 p.m. on June 19, 2019) or any adjourned meeting.
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(vi) In respect of the resolution numbered 3 above, Mr. PIPKIN Chester John, Mr. CURWEN Peter D, Mr. TANG Kwai Chang and Mr. CHAN Wing Yuen Hubert shall retire, and being eligible, offer themselves for re-election as the Directors at the above meeting. Details of the above retiring Directors are set out in Appendix I to the circular dated April 30, 2019.
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(vii) In respect of the resolution numbered 5(A) above, approval is being sought from the shareholders of the Company for a general mandate to issue shares to be given to the Directors.
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(viii) In respect of the resolution numbered 5(B) above, approval is being sought from the shareholders of the Company for a general mandate to repurchase shares to be given to the Directors. The explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable shareholders to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the resolution to approve the repurchase by the Company of its own shares, as required by the Listing Rules, is set out in Appendix II to the circular dated April 30, 2019.
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(ix) In respect of the resolution numbered 5(C) above, approval is being sought from the shareholders of the Company for an extension of the general mandate to be granted to the Directors pursuant to resolution 5(A) to allot shares by adding to it the number of shares repurchased by the Company under the authority granted to the Directors pursuant to resolution 5(B).
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(x) The ordinary resolutions set out above will be determined by way of poll.
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Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability under the name Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited and carrying on business in Hong Kong as FIT Hon Teng Limited
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