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Fufeng Group Limited — AGM Information 2022
Apr 22, 2022
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AGM Information
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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 on Friday, 27 May 2022 at 9:30 a.m. at Orchid Room, Level 4, Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, No. 3 Canton Road, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong for the following purposes:
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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 2021;
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to consider and approve a final dividend of HK11.7 cents per share of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2021;
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to re-elect Directors and to authorise the board of Directors (the “ Board ”) to fix their remuneration;
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to re-appoint the retiring auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor of the Company, and to authorise the Board to fix its remuneration;
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as special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions of the Company:
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(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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(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;
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(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:
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(i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined);
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(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;
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(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
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(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:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(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
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(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting,
whichever is the earliest;
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“ 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 :
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(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;
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(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
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(c) for the purpose of this resolution:
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“ Relevant Period ” means the period from the passing of this resolution up to:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(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
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(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting,
whichever is the earliest.”
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(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.”
SPECIAL RESOLUTION
- as special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as special resolution of the Company:
“ THAT :
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(a) the proposed amendments (the “ Proposed Amendments ”) to the articles of association of the Company, the details of which are set forth in Appendix III to the circular of the Company dated 22 April 2022 (the “ Circular ”), be and are hereby approved;
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(b) the amended and restated articles of association of the Company (incorporating the Proposed Amendments) (the “ Amended and Restated Articles of Association ”) in the form of the document marked “A” and produced to this meeting (for the purpose of identification initialed by the chairman of the meeting), be and is hereby approved and adopted as the articles of association of the Company in substitution for, and to the exclusion of, the existing articles of association of the Company with immediate effect; and
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(c) any one director of the Company be and is hereby authorised to do all such acts and things and execute all such documents, deeds and make all such arrangements that he shall, in his absolute discretion, deem necessary or expedient to give effect to the Proposed Amendments and the adoption of the Amended and Restated Articles of Association and to make relevant registrations and filings in accordance with the relevant requirements of the applicable laws, rules and regulations in the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.”
By Order of the Board Fufeng Group Limited Li Xuechun Chairman
Hong Kong, 22 April 2022
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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:
- The register of members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 24 May 2022 to Friday, 27 May 2022 (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 Friday, 27 May 2022, 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 Monday, 23 May 2022.
The register of members of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 8 June 2022 to Friday, 10 June 2022 (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 Tuesday, 7 June 2022.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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To safeguard the health and safety of the Shareholders, staff and stakeholders from the risk of infection of COVID-19, the following precautionary and control measures will be implemented at the AGM, without limitation:
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(i) the Company will take the following precautionary measures to safeguard the health and well-being of Shareholders (or their proxies) who are attending the AGM in person, including temperature screening, requiring all participants to wear surgical face mask, plus safe distancing measures for queue management and seating at the meeting venue. To reduce close contact between attendees at the physical AGM, no food or beverages will be served at the venue and no souvenirs would be distributed. The Company may also deny any person who refuses to co-operate with the above precautionary measure or is detected to have a fever (i.e. over 37.3 C) or exhibiting flu-like symptoms from entering the meeting venue to the extent permissible under the applicable laws and regulations;
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(ii) the number of attendees will be limited to the minimum number of persons present as is legally required to form a quorate meeting by Directors or other staff members who are Shareholders or proxies. Shareholders attend the AGM in person will be arranged on first-come-first-served basis. For so long as the reduced gathering restrictions are in place, he or she may not be legally allowed to attend the AGM in person. As such, all Shareholders are strongly encouraged to appoint the chairman of the AGM as their proxy by completing and signing the accompanying proxy form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and returning it to the Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company, 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; and
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(iii) a live webcast of the AGM through Tricor e-Meeting System at the designated website will be arranged for Shareholders to view and participate in the AGM. Shareholders that intend to participate in the AGM via the Tricor e-Meeting System can visit the designated website and enter the login credentials which has been posted to Shareholders together with the AGM notice, Circular and Proxy Form to attend the AGM online.
All resolutions at the AGM will be decided on a poll. Shareholders will not be able to vote online on the resolutions to be tabled for approval at the AGM and their presence at the live webcast will not be counted as quorum or attendance at the AGM. However, shareholders will still be able to vote by doing so in advance of the AGM by proxy in accordance with the instructions stated in the proxy stated therein. Shareholders who wish to vote on any resolution at the AGM should appoint the chairman of the AGM as his/her/its proxy to exercise the right to vote at the AGM in accordance with as his/her/its instructions. If Shareholders appoint a person who is not the chairman of the AGM as his/her/its proxy, that person may not be permitted entry to the meeting venue and may not be able to exercise his/her/its vote for so long as the reduced gathering restrictions are in place.
Subject to the development of COVID-19, the Company may implement further changes and precautionary measures and may issue further announcement on such measures as appropriate. Shareholders are advised to check the latest announcements published by the Company for future updates on the AGM arrangements.
If you have any queries on the above, please contact the Company’s Branch Share Registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, via their hotline at (852) 2975 0928 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday, excluding Hong Kong public holidays).
- 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.
As at the date of this notice, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. Li Xuechun, Mr. Li Deheng and Mr. Li Guangyu and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Mr. Lau Chung Wai, Mr. Zhang You Ming and Ms. Li Ming.
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