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FSM Holdings Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2020
Apr 23, 2020
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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FSM Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1721)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the annual general meeting of FSM Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, 8 June 2020 at 7/F, Nexxus Building, 77 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong for the following purposes:
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To receive, consider and adopt the audited financial statements, the report of the directors and the independent auditor's report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2019.
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(A) To re-elect Mr. Li Thet as an executive director of the Company;
(B) To re-elect Mr. Toe Tiong Hock as an executive director of the Company;
(C) To re-elect Mr. Bau Siu Fung as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
(D) To re-elect Mr. Wong Po Keung as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
(E) To re-elect Mr. Lau Chun Ho Edward as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
(F) To authorise the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") to fix the directors' remuneration.
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To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as the auditor of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration.
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To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:
(A) “THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, pursuant to Rules Governing the Listing of Securities (the “Listing Rules”) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”), the exercise by the directors of the Company (the “Directors”) during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the share capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which might require the exercise of such powers be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, warrants 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 (as defined below);
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(c) the aggregate number of shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to options or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as defined below); or (ii) the exercise of any options granted under the share option scheme or similar arrangements of the Company; or (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangements providing for the allotment and issue of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares in accordance with the amended and restated articles of association of the Company in force from time to time; or (iv) the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants of the Company or any securities which are convertible into shares of the Company, shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate number of shares of the share capital of the Company in issue on the date of the passing of this resolution and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be limited accordingly, provided that if any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of shares of the Company is effected, the maximum number of shares of the Company that may be issued as a percentage of the total number of issued shares of the Company immediately before and after such consolidation or subdivision shall be the same and such maximum number of shares of the Company shall be adjusted accordingly; and
(d) for the purposes of this resolution, “Relevant Period” means the period from the date of the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; or
(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the amended and restated articles of association of the Company or any applicable law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given to the Directors under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting;
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"Rights Issue" means an offer of shares, or offer or issue of warrants, options or other securities giving rights to subscribe for shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of shares of the Company on the register on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of shares (subject to such exclusion 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, or the requirements of, or the expense or delay which may be involved in determining the existence or extent of any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, any jurisdiction outside Hong Kong or any recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange outside Hong Kong).
(B) "THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period of all powers of the Company to purchase the shares of the Company on the Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange on which the shares of the Company may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange for such purpose, and otherwise in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Futures Commission, the Stock Exchange, the Companies Law and all other applicable laws in this regard, be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(b) the aggregate number of shares of the Company which may be purchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above during the Relevant Period (as defined below) shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of the passing of this resolution and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be limited accordingly, provided that if any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of shares of the Company is effected, the maximum number of shares of the Company that may be purchased as a percentage of the total number of issued shares of the Company immediately before and after such consolidation or subdivision shall be the same and such maximum number of shares of the Company shall be adjusted accordingly; and
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(c) for the purposes of this resolution, “Relevant Period” means the period from the date of the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; or
(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the amended and restated articles of association of the Company or any applicable law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given to the Directors under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”
(C) “THAT subject to the passing of resolutions numbered 4(A) and 4(B) as set out in the notice convening this meeting (the “Notice”), the general mandate referred to in the resolution numbered 4(A) as set out in the Notice be extended by the addition to the aggregate number of the shares of the Company which may be allotted and issued or agreed to be allotted and issued by the Directors pursuant to such general mandate of an amount representing the aggregate number of shares of the Company purchased by the Company pursuant to the mandate to purchase shares of the Company referred to in the resolution numbered 4(B) as set out in the Notice, provided that such extended amount shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of shares of the Company in issue as at the date of passing of this resolution.”
By Order of the Board
FSM Holdings Limited
Li Thet
Chairman
Hong Kong, 24 April 2020
Headquarters and Principal Place of Business in Singapore:
12 Tuas Link 1
Singapore 638595
Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong:
Unit B, 17/F
United Centre
95 Queensway
Hong Kong
Notes:
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Any member of the Company (“Member”) entitled to attend and vote at the meeting of the Company is entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A Member who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint more than one proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf at the meeting of the Company. A proxy need not be a Member. In addition, a proxy or proxies representing either a Member who is an individual or a Member which is a corporation shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the Member which he or they represent as such Member could exercise.
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Where there are joint holders of any share any one of such joint holders may vote, either in person or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he were solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders be present at any meeting the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be 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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In order to be valid, the form of proxy must be deposited together with a power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power or authority, at the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not later than 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, 6 June 2020 or not less than 48 hours before the time for holding any adjourned meeting. Completion and return of a form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the meeting or any adjournment thereof, should you so wish.
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In relation to the proposed resolutions no. 4(A) and 4(C) above, approval is being sought from the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") for the grant to the Directors of a general mandate to authorize the allotment and issue of shares of the Company ("Shares") under the Listing Rules.
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In relation to the proposed resolution no. 4(B) above, the Directors wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred thereby to repurchase Shares in circumstances which they deem appropriate for the benefit of the Shareholders. An explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable the Shareholders to make an informed decision to vote on the proposed resolution as required by the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix I to this circular.
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For the purpose of determining the rights to attend and vote at the annual general meeting of the Company (the "AGM"), the register of members of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 3 June 2020 to Monday, 8 June 2020 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares of the Company will be effected. In order to be entitled to attend and vote at the AGM, unregistered holders of the shares of the Company should ensure that all share transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company's share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong, for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 2 June 2020.
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises two executive Directors, namely Mr. Li Thet and Mr. Toe Tiong Hock; and three independent non-executive Directors, namely Mr. Bau Siu Fung, Mr. Wong Po Keung and Mr. Lau Chun Ho Edward.
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