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Furniweb Holdings Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025

Apr 17, 2025

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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

FURNIWEB HOLDINGS LIMITED

飛霓控股有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 8480)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting (the “Meeting”) of FURNIWEB HOLDINGS LIMITED (飛霓控股有限公司) (the “Company”) will be held at Lot 1883, Jalan KPB 9, Kg. Bharu Balakong, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia on Thursday, 15 May 2025 at 10:00 a.m. to consider, if thought fit, transact the following businesses:

As Ordinary Business

  1. To receive and approve the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the reports of the directors (the “Directors”) and the auditor (the “Auditor”) of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024.

  2. To re-elect the following Directors, each as a separate resolution:

(a) Dato’ Lim Heen Peok, as a non-executive Director;

(b) Mr. Ho Ming Hon, as an independent non-executive Director;

(c) Dato’ Lee Chee Leong, as an independent non-executive Director; and

(d) Ms. Tai Lung Hsing, as an independent non-executive Director,

and to authorise the board (the “Board”) of Directors to fix the remuneration of the Directors.

  1. To declare a final dividend of HK$0.01 per share of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024.

  2. To re-appoint BDO Limited as the Auditor for the year ending 31 December 2025 and to authorise the Board to fix the remuneration of the Auditor.


As Special Business

  1. To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:

“THAT:

(a) subject to paragraphs (c) and (d) below, pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the GEM of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “GEM Listing Rules”) and all other applicable laws, the exercise by the directors (the “Directors”) of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (e) below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with the unissued shares (the “Shares”) of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company, and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds, notes and other securities which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into Shares) which would or 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 to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds, notes and other securities which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into Shares) which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;

(c) the aggregate number of Shares of the Company allotted and issued or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted and issued (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to:

(i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined in paragraph (e) below);

(ii) the exercise of options granted under the share option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted by the Company from time to time;

(iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangements providing for allotment and issue of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the articles of association (the “Articles”) of the Company and other relevant regulations in force from time to time; or

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(iv) any issue of Shares upon 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;

shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate number of Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares, if any) as at the date of the passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly;

(d) the Company may not issue securities convertible into new Shares for cash consideration unless the initial conversion price is not lower than the Benchmarked Price (as hereinafter defined in paragraph (e) below) of the Shares at the time of the relevant placing, and the Company may not issue warrants, options or similar rights to subscribe for (i) any new Shares; or (ii) any securities convertible into new Shares, for cash consideration pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above; and

(e) for the purpose of this resolution:

"Benchmarked Price" means the higher of:

(i) the closing price on the date of the relevant placing agreement or other agreement involving the proposed issue of securities pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above;

(ii) the average closing price in the 5 trading days immediately prior to the earlier of:

(1) the date of announcement of the placing or the proposed transaction or arrangement involving the proposed issue of securities pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above;

(2) the date of the placing agreement or other agreement involving the proposed issue of securities pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above; and

(3) the date on which the placing is fixed.

"Relevant Period" means the period from the date of passing of this resolution until whichever is 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 or any applicable law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or

(iii) the date on which such mandate granted under this resolution is revoked or varied 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 the holders of Shares or any class of Shares whose names appear on the registers of members of the Company 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 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 expenses 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, jurisdiction outside Hong Kong or any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange outside Hong Kong).

  1. To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:

"THAT:

(a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the directors (the "Directors") of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (c) below) of all the powers of the Company to buy back the shares (the "Shares") of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company on the GEM of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") or any other stock exchange on which Shares may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the "SFC") and the Stock Exchange for such purpose, and subject to and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SFC, the Stock Exchange, the Companies Law, Cap. 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands and all other applicable laws as amended from time to time in this regard, be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

(b) the aggregate number of Shares which may be bought back or agreed to be bought back by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares, if any) as at the date of the passing of 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 date of passing of this resolution until whichever is 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 or any other applicable law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or

(iii) the date on which such mandate granted under this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting."

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  1. To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:

“THAT conditional upon resolutions numbered 5 and 6 above being passed, the unconditional general mandate granted to the directors (the “Directors”) of the Company to allot, issue and deal with the unissued shares of the Company pursuant to resolution numbered 5 above be and it is hereby extended by the addition to the aggregate number of the ordinary shares (the “Shares”) of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company which may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the Director pursuant to or in accordance with such general mandate of an amount representing the aggregate number of Shares bought back by the Company pursuant to or in accordance with the authority granted under paragraph (a) of resolution numbered 6 above.”

Yours faithfully
By order of the Board
FURNIWEB HOLDINGS LIMITED
Dato’ Lim Heen Peok
Chairman

Hong Kong, 22 April 2025

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

Headquarters:
Lot 1883, Jalan KPB 9
Kg. Bharu Balakong
43300 Seri Kembangan Selangor
Malaysia

Principal place of business
in Hong Kong:
31st Floor, 148 Electric Road
North Point
Hong Kong

Notes:

  1. A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to attend and vote in his stead. A member who is the holder of two or more shares (the “Shares”) in the Company may appoint more than one proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf at the Meeting. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.

  2. In the case of joint registered holders of any Share, any one of such joint holders may vote at the Meeting (or any adjournment thereof), either personally or by proxy, in respect of such Share as if he was solely entitled thereto; but if more than one of such joint holders are present at the Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) personally or by proxy, that one of the said joint holders so presents whose name stands first on the register in respect of such Share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.

  3. In order to be valid, the form of proxy together with any 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 Branch Share Registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours (i.e. 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 13 May 2025) before the time for holding the Meeting or at any adjournment thereof (as the case may be).

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  1. Completion and delivery of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) if you so wish, and in such event, the form of proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.

  2. The record date for determining the entitlement of the holders of Shares to attend and vote at the Meeting will be Thursday, 15 May 2025. The Company's register of members will be closed from Monday, 12 May 2025 to Thursday, 15 May 2025 (both days inclusive). All transfer of Shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Branch Share Registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong, for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 9 May 2025.

  3. The record date for determining the entitlement of the holders of Shares to receive the proposed final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2024 (subject to and upon approval of the Meeting) will be Friday, 30 May 2025. The Company's register of members will be closed from Wednesday, 28 May 2025 to Friday, 30 May 2025 (both days inclusive). All transfer of Shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Branch Share Registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong, for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 27 May 2025.

  4. In relation to the proposed resolution numbered 2 above, the biographical information and other details of the directors of the Company proposed to be re-elected are set out in Appendix II to the circular of the Company of which this notice of annual general meeting forms part.

  5. In relation to resolutions numbered 5 and 7 above, approval is being sought from the shareholders of the Company for the grant to the Directors of a general mandate to authorise the allotment and issue of Shares in accordance with all applicable laws and the GEM Listing Rules. The Directors have no immediate plans to issue any new Shares other than Shares which may fall to be allotted and issued upon exercise of the subscription rights attached to options granted under the share option scheme of the Company or any scrip dividend scheme which may be approved by the shareholders of the Company.

  6. In relation to resolution numbered 6 above, approval is being sought from shareholders of the Company for the grant to the Directors of a general mandate to buy back Shares in accordance with all applicable laws and the GEM Listing Rules. The Directors wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred thereby to buy back the Company's shares in circumstances which they deem appropriate for the benefit of the shareholders of the Company. An explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable the shareholders of the Company to make an informed decision to vote on the proposed resolution as required by the GEM Listing Rules is set out in Appendix I to the circular of the Company of which this notice of annual general meeting forms part.

  7. In compliance with Rule 17.47(4) of the GEM Listing Rules, voting on each of the proposed resolutions set out in this notice of the Meeting will be taken by way of a poll.

As at the date of this notice, the non-executive Directors are Dato' Lim Heen Peok (the chairman) and Mr. Ng Tzee Penn, the executive Directors are Er. Kang Boon Lian, Mr. Andrew Chan Lim-Fai and Mr. Tan Chuan Dyi, and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Ho Ming Hon, Dato' Sri Dr. Hou Kok Chung, Dato' Lee Chee Leong and Ms. Tai Lung Hsing.

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This notice, for which the directors (the “Directors”) of the Company collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on GEM of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited 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 notice 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 notice misleading.

This notice will remain on the “Latest Listed Company Information” page of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited website at www.hkexnew.hk for at least 7 days from the date of its posting. This notice will also be posted on the Company’s website at www.furniweb.com.my.

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