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Fufeng Group Limited AGM Information 2020

Apr 23, 2020

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AGM Information

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THE CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

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.

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 Fufeng Group Limited (the “ Company ”), 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.

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Fufeng Group Limited 阜豐集團有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 546)

PROPOSED GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

A notice convening the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at Orchid room, 4/F, Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, No. 3 Canton Road, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Thursday, 28 May 2020 at 9:30 a.m. is set out on pages 12 to 16 of this circular. A form of proxy for use at the annual general meeting of the Company is enclosed with this circular.

Whether or not you are able to attend the annual general meeting of the Company, you are requested to complete the form of proxy enclosed with this circular in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for the annual general meeting of the Company. Completion and return of a form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the annual general meeting of the Company or at any adjourned meeting in person.

24 April 2020

CONTENTS

Pages
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Letter from the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General mandates to issue and repurchase shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Re-election of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
AGM and proxy arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Voting by way of poll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Responsibility Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Recommendation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
General information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Appendix I

Explanatory statement for the Repurchase Mandate. . . . . . .
7
Appendix II

Particulars concerning re-election of Directors . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Notice of AGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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DEFINITIONS

In this circular, the following expressions have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires:

  • “AGM” the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at Orchid room, 4/F, Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, No. 3 Canton Road, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Thursday, 28 May 2020 at 9:30 a.m. or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be)

  • “AGM Notice” the notice dated 24 April 2020 for convening the AGM as set out on pages 12 to 16 of this circular

  • “Articles of Association” the articles of association of the Company, as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time

  • “Board” the board of Directors “Company” Fufeng Group Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with its issued Shares listed on the Stock Exchange

  • “Director(s)” the director(s) of the Company

  • “Group” the Company and its subsidiaries

  • “Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC “Latest Practicable Date” 17 April 2020, 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

  • “Post-IPO Share Option Scheme” the share option scheme of the Company adopted on 10 January 2007

  • “PRC” the People’s Republic of China, which for the purpose of this circular shall exclude Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC and Taiwan

  • “SFO” the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong)

  • “Share(s)” share(s) in the share capital of the Company

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DEFINITIONS

“Shareholder(s)” holder(s) of the Share(s) “Stock Exchange” the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “HK$” Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong “%” per cent

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

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Fufeng Group Limited 阜豐集團有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 546)

Executive Directors: Li Xuechun (chairman) Zhao Qiang Li Deheng Yu Yao Ming Li Guangyu

Independent non-executive Directors: Lau Chung Wai (appointed on 12 June 2019) Zheng Yu Xu Zheng Hong Xiao Jian Lin (resigned on 12 June 2019)

Registered office: Cricket Square Hutchins Drive, P.O. Box 2681 Grand Cayman KY1-1111 Cayman Islands

Head office and principal place of business in the PRC: Western section of Huahai Road Junan Shandong PRC, 276600

Principal place of business in Hong Kong: Suite 1204B–7A, 12/F Tower 3, China Hong Kong City 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon, Hong Kong

24 April 2020

  • To the Shareholders, and for information only, holders of Options

Dear Sir or Madam,

PROPOSED GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

INTRODUCTION

At the forthcoming AGM, resolutions will be proposed to seek the Shareholders’ approval for, among other things, (i) the granting of the General Mandates to Issue and Repurchase Shares; and (ii) the re-election of Directors.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

The purpose of this circular is to provide you with information relating to the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM for the granting of the General Mandates to Issue and Repurchase Shares, the re-election of Directors and the notice of the AGM.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES

Resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to approve the grant of general mandates to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively, as well as to extend the former mandate to allot shares by adding to it such nominal amount of Shares repurchased by the Company by exercise of the repurchase mandate. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are:

  • an ordinary resolution to give the Directors a general unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with the Shares (including, among others, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 506,727,807 Shares or approximately 20% of the aggregate nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier date as stated in the resolution) (the “ Issue Mandate ”);

  • an ordinary resolution to give the Directors a general mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier date as stated in the resolution) (the “ Repurchase Mandate ”); and

  • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers to allot, issue, and deal with additional Shares under the Issue Mandate by adding to the Issue Mandate the aggregate nominal value of those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate.

The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix I to this circular.

RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Pursuant to Articles 87(1) of the Articles of Association, the executive Directors, Mr. Zhao Qiang and Mr. Li Deheng shall retire by rotation at the AGM. All retiring Directors, being eligible, will offer themselves for re-election at the AGM.

By virtue of Article 86(3) of the Articles of Association, the office of Mr. Lau Chung Wai will end at the AGM. Mr. Lau Chung Wai will, being eligible, offer himself for re-election.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

Particulars of Directors proposed to be re-elected at the AGM as required to be disclosed pursuant to the Listing Rules are set out in Appendix II to this circular.

AGM AND PROXY ARRANGEMENT

A notice convening the AGM to be held on 28 May 2020 is set out on pages 12 to 16 of this circular. Ordinary resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to approve, among other things, (i) the granting of the General Mandates to Issue and Repurchase Shares; and (ii) the re-election of Directors.

A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Such form of proxy is also published on the website of the Stock Exchange (www.hkex.com.hk). Whether or not you are able to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete the form of proxy enclosed with this circular in accordance with instructions printed thereon and return it to the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for the AGM. The completion and return of a form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM or at any adjourned meeting in person.

VOTING BY WAY OF POLL

Pursuant to Rule 13.39 of the Listing Rules, all votes of the Shareholders at the general meetings must be taken by poll. The chairman of the meeting will therefore demand a poll for every resolution put to the vote of the AGM pursuant to Article 66 of the Articles of Association.

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 Company. 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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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

RECOMMENDATION

The Directors consider the proposed grant of the General Mandates to Issue and Repurchase Shares and the proposed re-election of Directors are in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors recommend the Shareholders to vote in favour of the relevant resolutions to be proposed at the AGM.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Your attention is drawn to the additional information set out in the appendices to this circular.

The English text of this document shall prevail over the Chinese text for the purpose of interpretation.

Yours faithfully, For and on behalf of the Board of Fufeng Group Limited Li Xuechun Chairman

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APPENDIX I EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR THE REPURCHASE MANDATE

This appendix serves as an explanatory statement required by the Listing Rules to be given to all Shareholders to enable the Shareholders to make an informed view on whether to vote for or against the resolution to be proposed at the AGM authorising the Repurchase Mandate.

1. EXERCISE OF THE REPURCHASE MANDATE

Exercise in full of the Repurchase Mandate, on the basis of 2,533,639,037 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM, could result in up to 253,363,903 Shares being repurchased by the Company during the period from the date of passing of the resolution relating to the Repurchase Mandate up to the earliest 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 Articles of Association or any applicable laws to be held; or (iii) the revocation, variation or renewal of the Repurchase Mandate by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting.

2. REASONS FOR REPURCHASES

Repurchases of the Shares will only be made when the Directors believe that such repurchases will benefit the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. While it is not possible to anticipate in advance any specific circumstances in which the Directors might think it appropriate to repurchase Shares, they believe that an ability to do so would give the Company additional flexibility that would be beneficial to the Company and its Shareholders as such repurchases may, depending on market conditions and funding arrangements at the time, lead to an enhancement of the net asset value per Share and/or its earnings per Share.

3. FUNDING OF REPURCHASES

In repurchasing Shares, the Company may only apply funds legally available for such purpose in accordance with the Articles of Association and the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands. Such funds legally available for repurchasing Shares include:

  • (i) such funds made out of profits of the Company or out of a fresh issue of Shares made for the purpose of the repurchase or, subject to the Companies Law, out of capital; and

  • (ii) in the case of any premium payable on the repurchase, such funds made 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, out of capital.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR THE REPURCHASE MANDATE

APPENDIX I

4. IMPACT OF REPURCHASES

There might be a material adverse impact on the working capital or gearing position of the Company in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is exercised in full. 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 on the gearing levels which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Company.

5. DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

As at the Latest Practicable Date, to the best knowledge of the Directors having made all reasonable enquiries, none of the Directors and their respective associates has a present intention, in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is approved and exercised, to sell any Shares to the Company. No connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules) have notified the Company that they have a present intention to sell any Shares to the Company, or have undertaken not to do so, in the event that the Repurchase Mandate has been approved and exercised.

6. DIRECTORS’ UNDERTAKING

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.

7. THE HONG KONG CODES ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS AND SHARE BUY-BACKS

If as a result of the repurchase of Shares, 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 the Hong Kong Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs (the “ Takeovers Code ”). As a result, 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 interests, 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.

The Directors are not aware of any Shareholder or a group of Shareholders acting in concert who will become obliged to make a mandatory offer under the Takeovers Code as a result of a repurchase pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate, except that Motivator Enterprises Limited (“ Motivator Enterprises ”) (in which Mr. Li Xuechun, an executive Director and the chairman of the Company, is beneficially interested in the entire issued share capital) may be required to make a mandatory offer if as a result of the exercise of the Repurchase Mandate, the interests of Motivator Enterprises in the Company over a 12-month period is increased by more than 2%. As at the Latest Practicable Date, Motivator Enterprises held 995,217,461 Shares, representing approximately 39.28% of the issued capital of the Company. If the Repurchase

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR THE REPURCHASE MANDATE

APPENDIX I

Mandate is exercised in full, the interests of Motivator Enterprises in the Company will be increased by approximately 4.36% to approximately 43.64%.

8. SHARES REPURCHASES MADE BY THE COMPANY

No repurchases of Shares have been made by the Company (whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the six months prior to the date of this circular.

9. SHARE PRICES

The highest and lowest prices at which the Shares have been traded on the Stock Exchange in each of the twelve months prior to the date of this circular were as follows:

Per Share
Highest Lowest
(HK$) (HK$)
2019
April 4.38 3.98
May 4.23 3.55
June 4.38 3.75
July 4.39 3.83
August 3.92 3.46
September 4.01 3.52
October 3.88 3.47
November 3.64 3.38
December 3.55 3.20
2020
January 3.78 3.01
February 3.28 3.00
March 3.14 2.23
April (up to the Latest Practicable Date) 2.66 2.31

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PARTICULARS CONCERNING RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

APPENDIX II

In relation to the re-election of retiring Directors as referred to in resolution no. 3 of the AGM Notice, Mr. Zhao Qiang and Mr. Li Deheng, will retire by rotation in accordance with Article 87 of the Articles of Association. The retiring Directors, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the AGM.

By virtue of Article 86(3) of the Articles of Association, the office of Mr. Lau Chung Wai will end at the AGM. Mr. Lau Chung Wai will, being eligible, offer himself for re-election.

The following are the particulars of the above mentioned retiring Directors as required to be disclosed under the Listing Rules:

趙強 (Zhao Qiang), aged 52, is an executive Director and a chief executive officer of the Group. Mr. Zhao has over 24 years of experience in sales and operation in the food and beverage industry with a strong track record of leading and developing successful food businesses in Greater China and across Asia Pacific. Before joining the Company, Mr. Zhao was the Chief Operation Officer and the Chief Executive Officer of Lee Kum Kee Sauce Group since 2011 to 2015. During a career spanning more than 22 years, Mr. Zhao has held a range of senior leadership, strategy development and operation management positions with PepsiCo Group and Kraft Foods International in Greater China, and the Asia Pacific Region. Mr. Zhao would be responsible for the Group’s operation management and business strategy, implementing decisions and plans approved by the Board, making day-to-day operational and management decision and coordinating overall business operations. Mr. Zhao did not hold any directorship in other listed public companies in the last three years. Mr. Zhao is entitled to an annual salary of RMB3,150,000 and a discretionary bonus with maximum amount of RMB1,350,000 which are determined according to his responsibilities and contribution to the Group. Mr. Zhao was granted an option to subscribe the 5,000,000 Shares pursuant to the Post-IPO Share Option Scheme, represented 0.20% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date.

李德衡 (Li Deheng), aged 51, is an executive Director and a deputy executive general manager of the Group who is responsible for the general operation of production and purchasing of the Group. Mr. Li is also a director of Shandong Fufeng, Baoji Fufeng, IM Fufeng and Hulunbeir Fufeng, all being subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Li graduated from 山東聊城師範 學院 (Shandong Liaocheng Teacher’s College) in 1992 and obtained a bachelor’s degree in chemistry education. Mr. Li joined the Group in January 2001 and was appointed as a director of Shandong Fufeng in November 2003 and has over 19 years of experience in business management. Mr. Li did not hold any directorship in other listed public companies in the last three years. Mr. Li is entitled to an annual salary of RMB1,120,000 and a discretionary bonus with maximum amount of RMB280,000 which are determined according to his responsibilities and contribution to the Group. Mr. Li Deheng is the brother-in-law of Mr. Li Xuechun. Mr. Li is interested in 100% of the issued share capital of Empire Spring Investments Limited, which in turn is interested in 33,320,160 Shares, representing approximately 1.32% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date.

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PARTICULARS CONCERNING RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

APPENDIX II

劉仲緯 (Lau Chung Wai), aged 37, was appointed as an Independent non-executive Director on 12 June 2019. Mr. Lau Chung Wai has over 14 years’ experience in the field of accounting and financial management. Mr. Lau graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a bachelor of business administration in accounting in November 2004 and is a fellow practising member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Lau has been the chief financial officer and company secretary of Kwung’s Holdings Limited, a company primarily engaged in original design manufacturer and supplier of home decoration product, since March 2019 and was responsible for overseeing the investment, legal and financial affairs. From August 2015 to March 2019, Mr. Lau served in Da Sen Holdings Group Limited (stock code: 1580) as the chief financial officer and company secretary. Mr. Lau also served as an independent non-executive director of Metropolis Capital Holdings Limited (stock code: 8621) since November 2018. Mr. Lau does not have any relationship with any directors, senior management, substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company. Save as disclosed above, Mr. Lau did not have any directorships in other listed public companies in the last three years nor has held any other position with the Company and any of its subsidiaries. Mr. Lau does not have any interests in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. Mr. Lau has entered into a service agreement with the Company commencing from 12 June 2019 for a term of two years and Mr. Lau is entitled to a director’s fee of HKD180,000 per annum.

All the retiring executive Directors, Mr. Zhao Qiang and Mr. Li Deheng, have entered into a service contract with the Company for an initial term of three years commencing from 5 June 2017 and 8 February 2007, respectively. All service contracts of the above mentioned executive Directors are renewable automatically for successive terms of one year each commencing from the day following the expiry of the then current term, unless and until (i) terminated by either party thereto giving not less than three months’ prior written notice with the last day of the notice falling on the last day of the initial term or any time thereafter; or (ii) the Director not being re-elected as a Director or being removed by the Shareholders at general meeting of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association.

The new independent non-executive Director, Mr. Lau Chung Wai has entered into a service contract with the Company for an initial term of two years commencing from 12 June 2019 and is subject to the requirement on rotation, removal, vacation or termination of office according to the Articles of Association, the relevant laws and the Listing Rules.

Save as disclosed above, there is no information in relation to Rules 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules nor other matters regarding the retiring Directors that have to be brought to the attention of the holders of securities of the Company.

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NOTICE OF AGM

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Fufeng Group Limited 阜豐集團有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 546)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting of Fufeng Group Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at Orchid room, 4/F, Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, No. 3 Canton Road, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Thursday, 28 May 2020 at 9:30 a.m. for the following purposes:

  1. to receive, consider and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the reports of the directors of the Company (the “ Directors ”) and of the auditor of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2019;

  2. to consider and approve a final dividend of HK8.0 cents per share of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2019;

  3. to re-elect Directors and to authorise the board of Directors (the “ Board ”) to fix their remuneration;

  4. to re-appoint the retiring auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor of the Company, and to authorise the Board to fix its remuneration;

  5. as special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions of the Company:

  6. (A) “ THAT :

    • (a) subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution, the Board be and is hereby granted an unconditional general mandate to exercise during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) of this resolution) all powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares of the Company (the “ Shares ”) or securities convertible or exchangeable into Shares, and to make or grant offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof;

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NOTICE OF AGM

  • (b) the mandate referred to in paragraph (a) above shall authorise the Board during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements, options and rights of exchange or conversion which might require the exercise of such power after the end of the Relevant Period;

  • (c) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted, issued or dealt with or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted or issued or dealt with (whether pursuant to options or otherwise) by the Board pursuant to the mandate referred to in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to:

  • (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined);

  • (ii) the exercise of the subscription rights under options granted under any option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted by the Company for the grant or issue to eligible persons of Shares or rights to subscribe for Shares;

  • (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment and issue of Shares or other securities of the Company in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the articles of association of the Company; or

  • (iv) any issue of Shares pursuant to the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any existing warrants, bonds, debentures, notes and other securities of the Company which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into Shares,

shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this resolution and the said approval in paragraph (a) shall be limited accordingly;

  • (d) for the purpose of this resolution:

Relevant Period ” means the period from the passing of this resolution up to:

  • (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 any applicable law or the articles of association of the Company to be held; or

  • (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,

whichever is the earliest;

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NOTICE OF AGM

Rights Issue ” means an offer of Shares, or an offer of warrants, options or other securities of the Company giving rights to subscribe for Shares, open for a period fixed by the Board to holders of Shares on the register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such Shares as at that date (subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Board 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 any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory applicable to the Company).”

(B) “ THAT :

  • (a) subject to paragraph (b) of this resolution, the exercise by the Board of all powers of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (c) of this resolution) to repurchase Shares be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

  • (b) the aggregate nominal amount of Shares which may be repurchased by the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”) or any other stock exchange recognised for this purpose by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange under the Hong Kong Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

  • (c) for the purpose of this resolution:

  • Relevant Period ” means the period from the passing of this resolution up to:

  • (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 any applicable law or the articles of association of the Company to be held; or

  • (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,

whichever is the earliest.”

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NOTICE OF AGM

(C) “ THAT :

conditional upon the passing of resolutions Nos. 5(A) and 5(B) set out in this notice, of which this resolution forms part, the aggregate nominal amount of share capital of the Company that may be allotted, issued or dealt with or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued or dealt with by the Board pursuant to and in accordance with the mandate granted under resolution No. 5(A) be and is hereby increased and extended by the addition thereto of the aggregate nominal amount of Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the mandate granted under resolution No. 5(B), provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this resolution.”

By Order of the Board Fufeng Group Limited Li Xuechun Chairman

Hong Kong, 24 April 2020

Registered office:

Cricket Square Hutchins Drive, P.O. Box 2681 Grand Cayman KY1-1111 Cayman Islands

Principal place of business in Hong Kong:

Suite 1204B–7A, 12/F Tower 3, China Hong Kong City 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon, Hong Kong

Notes:

  1. The register of members of the Company will be closed from Monday, 25 May 2020 to Thursday, 28 May 2020 (both dates inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to determine the identity of members who are entitled to attend and vote at the annual general meeting to be held on Thursday, 28 May 2020, all transfers of shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s branch register in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 22 May 2020.

The register of members of the Company will be closed from Monday, 8 June 2020 to Wednesday, 10 June 2020 (both dates inclusive), during which no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to qualify for the proposed final dividend, all transfers of shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s branch registrar in Hong Kong. Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 5 June 2020.

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NOTICE OF AGM

  1. Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the annual general meeting convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or, if he holds two or more Shares, more proxies to attend and vote on his behalf. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.

  2. To be valid, a form of proxy and 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 deposited at the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the annual general meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a member from attending and voting in person.

  3. If two or more persons are joint holders of a Share, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, will be accepted to the exclusion of the other joint holder(s). For this purpose, seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the principal or branch register of members of the Company in respect of the joint holding.

  4. If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above, or “extreme conditions” caused by super typhoons, or a “black” rainstorm warning is in effect any time after 6:30 a.m. on the date of the Annual General Meeting, the meeting will be postponed. The Company will post an announcement on the website of Company at http://www.fufeng-group.com and on the HKExnews website of the Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk to notify Shareholders of the date, time and place of the rescheduled meeting.

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