Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited — AGM Information 2022

Oct 25, 2022

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(incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 0017)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of New World Development Company Limited (新世界發展有限公司) (the “Company”) will be held at Meeting Room N201 (Expo Drive Entrance), Level 2, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Tuesday, 22 November 2022 at 11:45 a.m. for the following purposes:

1. To consider and adopt the audited Financial Statements and the Reports of the Directors and the Independent Auditor for the year ended 30 June 2022.

2. To declare a final dividend.

3. To re-elect Directors and authorise the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration, including:

4. (a) to re-elect Dr. Cheng Chi-Kong, Adrian as Director;

5. (b) to re-elect Ms. Cheng Chi-Man, Sonia as Director;

6. (c) to re-elect Mr. Cheng Kar-Shing, Peter as Director;

7. (d) to re-elect Mr. Doo Wai-Hoi, William as Director;

8. (e) to re-elect Mr. Lee Luen-Wai, John as Director;

9. (f) to re-elect Mr. Ma Siu-Cheung as Director; and

10. (g) to authorise the Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the Directors.

11. To re-appoint Messrs. PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and authorise the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration.

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1. As special business to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modifications, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

ORDINARY RESOLUTION

“ THAT :

• (a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to buy back shares of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Stock Exchange”) or any other stock exchange on which the securities of the Company may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, subject to and in connection with all applicable laws and the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange or of any other stock exchange as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

• (b) the total number of shares of the Company which the Directors of the Company is authorised to buy back pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above shall not exceed 10% of the total number of the issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing this resolution, 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 bought back under the mandate in paragraph (a) above as a percentage of the total number of issued shares of the Company at the date immediately before and after such consolidation or subdivision shall be the same and such maximum number of shares shall be adjusted accordingly; and

• (c) for the purposes of this resolution,

“Relevant Period” means the period from the 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 law to be held; and

• (iii) the date on which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”

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1. As special business to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modifications, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

ORDINARY RESOLUTION

“ THAT :

• (a) subject to paragraph (c) below and pursuant to Sections 140 and 141 of the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong), the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which would or might require the exercise of such power to issue shares of the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

• (b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorise the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which would or might require the exercise of such power to issue shares of the Company after the end of the Relevant Period;

• (c) the total number of shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) and issued by the Directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined), (ii) an issue of shares as scrip dividends pursuant to the articles of association of the Company from time to time; (iii) an issue of shares under any option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries of shares or rights to acquire shares of the Company; or (iv) an issue of shares upon conversion by the bondholders of their bonds into shares of the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of an issue of convertible guaranteed bonds by the Company or a special purpose subsidiary wholly owned by the Company, shall not exceed 10% of the total number of the issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing this resolution, 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 and allotted under the mandate in paragraph (a) above as a percentage of the total number of issued shares of the Company at the date immediately before and after such consolidation or subdivision shall be the same and such maximum number of shares shall be adjusted accordingly;

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• (d) any shares of the Company to be allotted and issued (whether wholly or partly for cash or otherwise) pursuant to the mandate in the above paragraphs of this resolution shall not be at a discount of more than 15% to the Benchmarked Price (as hereinafter defined) of such shares of the Company; and

• (e) for the purpose of this resolution,

“Benchmarked Price” means the price which is the higher of:

• (i) the closing price of the shares of the Company as quoted on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on the date of the agreement involving the relevant proposed issue of shares of the Company; and

• (ii) the average closing price as quoted on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited of the shares of the Company for the five trading days immediately preceding the earliest of:

• (A) the date of announcement of the transaction or arrangement involving the relevant proposed issue of shares of the Company;

• (B) the date of the agreement involving the relevant proposed issue of shares of the Company; and

• (C) the date on which the price of shares of the Company that are proposed to be issued is fixed;

“Relevant Period” means the period from the 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 law to be held; and

• (iii) the date on which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting; and

“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the Directors of the Company to the holders of shares of the Company on the register 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 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 any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory outside Hong Kong applicable to the Company).”

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1. As special business to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modifications, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

ORDINARY RESOLUTION

“ THAT :

• (a) subject to the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong), The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the terms and conditions of the share option scheme adopted by the shareholders of the Company on 22 November 2016 (the “Share Option Scheme”), a mandate be and is hereby unconditionally given to the Directors of the Company to exercise during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (c) below) all the powers of the Company to grant options to subscribe for shares of the Company and/or to make or grant offers of options under the Share Option Scheme that would or might require shares of the Company to be allotted and/or options to be granted under the Share Option Scheme;

• (b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorise the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) to grant options and/or make offers of options under the Share Option Scheme which would or might require shares of the Company to be allotted and/or options to be granted under the Share Option Scheme after the end of the Relevant Period;

• (c) for the purpose of this resolution,

“Relevant Period” means the period from the 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 law to be held; and

• (iii) the date on which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”

By Order of the Board Wong Man-Hoi Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 26 October 2022

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Notes:

1. Hybrid Annual General Meeting

The Company will conduct a hybrid Annual General Meeting with the combination of in-room meeting and virtual meeting using the Tricor e-Meeting System which allows shareholders to participate the Annual General Meeting online in a convenient and efficient way from anywhere with an internet connection. Shareholders will be able to view the live video broadcast of the Annual General Meeting and participate in voting and submit questions online via their mobile phones, tablet, or computers. The live broadcast option can also broaden the reach of the Annual General Meeting to shareholders who do not wish to attend physically due to concerns on attending large scale events under the current COVID-19 situation, or for other overseas shareholders who are unable to attend in person physically.

How to attend and vote?

Shareholders who wish to attend the Annual General Meeting and exercise their voting rights can be achieved in one of the following ways:

• (1) attend the Annual General Meeting in person physically and vote at the Annual General Meeting venue; OR

• (2) attend the Annual General Meeting via an online platform, namely, the Tricor e-Meeting System which enables live streaming and interactive platform for Q&A and submission of their votes online; OR

• (3) appoint the chairman of the Annual General Meeting or other persons as their proxies to vote on their behalf (whether physically or via Tricor e-Meeting System).

Your proxy’s authority and instruction will be revoked if you attend and vote in person physically at the Annual General Meeting or via the Tricor e-Meeting System.

For the beneficial owners whose shares of the Company are held through banks, brokers, custodians or the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited would like to attend the Annual General Meeting in person physically or online, they should consult directly with their banks or brokers or custodians (as the case may be) for the necessary arrangements.

For corporate shareholders who wish to (1) appoint proxy electronically to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting on their behalf or (2) appoint the corporate representative to attend the Annual General Meeting and to vote online, please contact the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited, hotline at (852) 2975 0928 by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, 17 November 2022 for the necessary arrangements (including the activation of the password provided on the notification letter sent to the shareholders by the Company on 26 October 2022 (the “ Notification Letter ”)).

1. Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and, on a poll, vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.

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1. To be valid, a proxy form, together with any power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy thereof, must be lodged with the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours (excluding a public holiday) before the time appointed for holding the meeting (i.e. not later than Saturday, 19 November 2022 at 11:45 a.m.) or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be).

In the case of appointment of proxies submitted in electronic form, the proxy forms must be electronically submitted via Tricor e-Meeting System not less than 48 hours (excluding a public holiday) before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting (i.e. not later than Saturday, 19 November 2022 at 11:45 a.m.) or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be) by scanning the QR code provided on the Notification Letter or visiting the designated URL (https://spot-emeeting.tricor.hk/#/17). Please use the username and password provided on the Notification Letter.

If your proxy (except when the chairman of the meeting is appointed as proxy) wishes to attend the Annual General Meeting and vote online, you must provide a valid email address of your proxy to the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited, by calling its hotline at (852) 2975 0928 by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, 17 November 2022 for the necessary arrangements. If no email address is provided, your proxy cannot attend the Annual General Meeting and vote online. The email address so provided will be used by the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited, for providing the login details for attending and voting at the Annual General Meeting via Tricor e-Meeting System. If your proxy has not received the login details by email by 11:45 a.m. on Monday, 21 November 2022, you should contact the Company’s Share Registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited, hotline at (852) 2975 0928 for the necessary arrangements.

1. The register of members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 15 November 2022 to Tuesday, 22 November 2022, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be effected. In order to determine the entitlement to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, all share transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 14 November 2022.

2. If a tropical cyclone warning signal no. 8 or above is hoisted, or a black rainstorm warning signal or “extreme conditions caused by a super typhoon” announced by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is/are in force in Hong Kong at any time between 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, 22 November 2022, the Annual General Meeting will not be held on that day but will be automatically postponed. The Company will publish an announcement on its website and on the website of the Stock Exchange to notify members of the Company of the date, time and location of the rescheduled meeting.

3. The translation into Chinese language of this notice is for reference only. In case of any inconsistency, the English version shall prevail.

4. As at the date of this notice, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises (a) eight Executive Directors, namely Dr. Cheng Kar-Shun, Henry, Dr. Cheng Chi-Kong, Adrian, Mr. Cheng Chi-Heng, Ms. Cheng Chi-Man, Sonia, Mr. Sitt Nam-Hoi, Ms. Huang Shaomei, Echo, Ms. Chiu Wai-Han, Jenny and Mr. Ma Siu-Cheung; (b) two Non-executive Directors, namely, Mr. Doo Wai-Hoi, William and Mr. Cheng Kar-Shing, Peter; and (c) six Independent Non-executive Directors, namely Mr. Yeung Ping-Leung, Howard, Mr. Ho Hau-Hay, Hamilton, Mr. Lee Luen-Wai, John, Mr. Liang Cheung-Biu, Thomas, Mr. Ip Yuk-Keung, Albert and Mr. Chan Johnson Ow.

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PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Please refer to page 3 of the circular of the Company dated 26 October 2022 for the measures being taken to prevent and control the spread of the COVID-19 at the Annual General Meeting, including but not limited to:

(1) Compulsory body temperature check (2) Compulsory wearing of surgical face mask (3) Maintaining a safe distance between seats (4) No provision of refreshments or beverages (5) No distribution of coupons for subsequent consumption

Any person who does not comply with the precautionary measures will be denied entry into or be required to leave the Annual General Meeting venue.

In light of the continuing risks posed by the COVID-19 and as part of the Company’s control measures to safeguard the health and safety of the Shareholders, the Company strongly encourages the Shareholders to exercise their right to vote at the Annual General Meeting online or by appointing the chairman of the Annual General Meeting as their proxy and to return their proxy forms by the time specified above, instead of attending the Annual General Meeting in person physically.

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