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Glorious Sun Enterprises Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2010
Mar 31, 2010
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
If you are in any doubt about this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold all your shares in Shenyin Wanguo (H.K.) Limited , you should at once hand this circular and the accompanying form of proxy to the purchaser or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale was effected for transmission to the purchaser.
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 however arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this circular.
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SHENYIN WANGUO (H.K.) LIMITED 申銀萬國(香港)有限公司
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock code: 218)
PROPOSALS INVOLVING RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A notice convening the Annual General Meeting of Shenyin Wanguo (H.K.) Limited to be held at the Dragon Room, The Hong Kong Bankers Club at 43rd Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 11 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong on Friday, 14 May 2010 at 9:00 a.m. is set out on pages 12 to 16 of this circular. Whether or not you are able to attend the meeting, you are advised to complete the accompanying proxy form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Company’s registered office at 28th Floor, Citibank Tower, Citibank Plaza, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong, as soon as possible and in any event not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof. Completion and return of the proxy form will not preclude you from attending and voting at the meeting or any adjourned meeting if you so wish.
1 April 2010
DEFINITIONS
In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
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“Annual General Meeting” the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at the Dragon Room, The Hong Kong Bankers Club at 43rd Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 11 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong on 14 May 2010 at 9:00 a.m.
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“Articles of Association” the articles of association of the Company “Board” the Directors of the Company or (as the context may require) the majority of Directors present and voting at a meeting of the Directors
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“Company” Shenyin Wanguo (H.K.) Limited, whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange
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“Companies Ordinance” the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong)
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“Director(s)” director(s) of the Company “General Mandate” the general authority to the Directors to allot, issue and deal with Shares in accordance with the terms set out in Ordinary Resolutions 5 and 7 in the notice convening the Annual General Meeting dated 1 April 2010
“Group” the Company and its subsidiaries “HK$” Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region “Latest Practicable Date” 26 March 2010, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this circular
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DEFINITIONS
“Listing Rules” Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange “Repurchase Mandate” the authority to the Directors to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase Shares of the Company in accordance with the terms set out in Ordinary Resolution 6 in the notice convening the Annual General Meeting dated 1 April 2010 “SFO” Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) “Share(s)” share(s) of HK$0.50 each in the capital of the Company “Shareholder(s)” holder(s) of Shares “Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “Takeovers Code” Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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SHENYIN WANGUO (H.K.) LIMITED 申銀萬國(香港)有限公司
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock code: 218)
Directors: Registered Office: Executive 28th Floor Feng Guorong (Chairman) Citibank Tower Lu Wenqing Citibank Plaza Lee Man Chun Tony (Chief Executive Officer) 3 Garden Road Guo Chun Central Ying Niankang Hong Kong
Non-executive
Chang Pen Tsao Huang Gang
Independent Non-executive
Ng Wing Hang Patrick Kwok Lam Kwong Larry Zhuo Fumin
1 April 2010
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir or Madam,
PROPOSALS INVOLVING RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
INTRODUCTION
At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 15 May 2009, resolutions were passed (1) granting to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate (a) to issue further Shares representing up to 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company, and (b) to issue Shares not exceeding the aggregate nominal amount of share capital repurchased; and (2) granting to the Directors all the powers to repurchase up to 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company. These general mandates will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on 14 May 2010.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
The purpose of this circular is to give you information regarding the following resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting to enable the Shareholders to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the resolutions.
The resolutions include (i) re-election of Directors; (ii) granting to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate (a) to issue further Shares representing up to 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing of the resolution, and (b) to issue Shares not exceeding the aggregate nominal amount of share capital repurchased pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate; and (iii) granting to the Directors the Repurchase Mandate.
RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
All the retiring Directors set out below are not appointed for specific terms. In accordance with Article 104(A) of the Articles of Association, at each annual general meeting, one-third of the Directors for the time being or, if their number is not three or a multiple of three, then the number nearest to but not less than one-third, shall retire from office by rotation, provided that every Director shall be subject to retirement by rotation at least once every three years.
Accordingly, Messrs. Feng Guorong, Lu Wenqing, Chang Pen Tsao and Zhuo Fumin shall retire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting and are eligible for re-election.
Brief biography, as at the Latest Practicable Date, of each of the Directors to be re-elected at the Annual General Meeting is set out below:
Mr. Feng Guorong , aged 59, was appointed as an Executive Director and Chairman of the Company in February 2004. He is also the Vice Chairman and President of Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co., Ltd. He holds a PhD in Economics and obtained high-ranking securities management recognition from the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Prior to joining the Group, he worked as an officer at the President’s Affairs Office of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Shanghai Branch as well as the People’s Bank of China, Shanghai Branch. He had also participated in the founding of China Everbright Bank, Shanghai Branch and worked as the Governor. He also worked as the Managing Director and Deputy Governor at China Everbright Bank, Head Office. He also participated in the drafting of early securities rules and regulations in the new China and had more than 28 years’ experience in financial management. He also has in-depth study in risk management of financial enterprises.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Feng did not hold any other directorship in listed public company in the last three years.
Mr. Feng also holds directorships in certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. Save as disclosed above, he does not have any relationship with any other Director, senior management, controlling shareholder or substantial shareholder of the Company.
Mr. Feng does not have interests in the Shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO. In addition, there is no service contract between the Company and Mr. Feng. Mr. Feng did not receive any remuneration in respect of his directorship in the Company for the year ended 31 December 2009.
In relation to the re-election of Mr. Feng as Director, there is no information to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of rules 13.51(2)(h) to 13.51(2)(v) of the Listing Rules. Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
Mr. Lu Wenqing , aged 51, was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company in August 1996 and was re-designated as an Executive Director of the Company in September 2004. He is also the Vice President of Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co., Ltd. He graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from The Asia (Macau) International Open University and W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Prior to joining the former Shanghai Shenyin Securities Co., Ltd., he served as a senior officer in Shanghai Trust & Investment Corporation of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and as an attache’ of the Chinese Embassy in Gabon.
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Lu did not hold any other directorship in listed public company in the last three years.
Mr. Lu also holds directorships in certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. Save as disclosed above, he does not have any relationship with any other Director, senior management, controlling shareholder or substantial shareholder of the Company.
Mr. Lu does not have interests in the Shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO. In addition, there is no service contract between the Company and Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu did not receive any remuneration in respect of his directorship in the Company for the year ended 31 December 2009.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
In relation to the re-election of Mr. Lu as Director, there is no information to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of rules 13.51(2)(h) to 13.51(2)(v) of the Listing Rules. Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
Mr. Chang Pen Tsao , aged 70, is a Non-executive Director of the Company. He is the Founder and Chairman of Taiwan International Securities Group, The Business Development Foundation of The Chinese Straits, Unitech Printed Circuit Board Corp. and Ideal Bike Corp. Both Unitech Printed Circuit Board Corp. and Ideal Bike Corp. are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Mr. Chang served as a Senator in Taiwan for 9 years and was the Chairman of Kwang Hua Securities Investment & Trust Co., Ltd. He has more than 20 years’ experience in legal practice as a lawyer, prosecutor and district judge, as well as in business management, and has more than 10 years’ experience in securities investment. He received his LL.B. Degree from Chung Hsin University, Taiwan in 1967.
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Chang did not hold any other directorship in listed public company in the last three years.
Mr. Chang has no financial or family relationships with any other Director, senior management, controlling shareholder or substantial shareholder of the Company.
Mr. Chang does not have interests in the Shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO. In addition, there is no service contract between the Company and Mr. Chang. Mr. Chang did not receive any remuneration in respect of his directorship in the Company for the year ended 31 December 2009.
In relation to the re-election of Mr. Chang as Director, there is no information to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of rules 13.51(2)(h) to 13.51(2)(v) of the Listing Rules. Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Mr. Zhuo Fumin , aged 58, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company. He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University’s Electrical Engineering School and holds a Master’s Degree in Economics conferred by Fudan University. Mr. Zhuo has more than 34 years of experience in running joint stock companies and in corporate management and has extensive capital market experience. Mr. Zhuo currently serves as a General Partner in SIG Capital Limited and as Managing Partner in GGV Capital. He also serves as an Independent Director of China Cable Network Company Limited and an Independent Director of Focus Media Holding Ltd, a company listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market. He had been a Chairman of SIIC Medical Science and Technology (Group) Limited, the Vice Chairman and an Executive Director of Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited, a Non-executive Director of Imagi International Holdings Limited, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vertex China Investment Limited as well as an Independent Director of China Enterprise Company Limited, a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange until he resigned on 25 January 2002, 30 June 2002, 8 April 2004, 30 June 2005 and 8 April 2009 respectively.
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Zhuo did not hold any other directorship in listed public company in the last three years.
Mr. Zhuo has no financial or family relationships with any other Director, senior management, controlling shareholder or substantial shareholder of the Company.
Mr. Zhuo does not have interests in the Shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO. In addition, there is no service contract between the Company and Mr. Zhuo. The emoluments of the Directors are determined by the Board with reference to the Company’s performance and profitability, as well as remuneration benchmark in the industry and the prevailing market conditions. Mr. Zhuo received a sum of HK$150,000 being remuneration in respect of his directorship in the Company for the year ended 31 December 2009.
In relation to the re-election of Mr. Zhuo as Director, there is no information to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of rules 13.51(2)(h) to 13.51(2)(v) of the Listing Rules. Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES
At the Annual General Meeting, it will be proposed that the Directors be granted a general mandate to allot, issue and deal with Shares not exceeding 20 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date when the relevant ordinary resolution is passed. As such, the maximum number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to the General Mandate will be 106,151,825. The total number of Shares subject to the General Mandate will be increased by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased by the Company under the proposed Repurchase Mandate.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
REPURCHASE MANDATE
The Repurchase Mandate will enable the Directors to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase its own Shares at any time until the earlier of the conclusion of the next annual general meeting (unless the mandate is renewed at such meeting), the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting is required by the Articles of Association or by law to be held, and the revocation or variation of the authority given under the Repurchase Mandate by an ordinary resolution of Shareholders in general meeting. The total number and description of Shares which may be repurchased pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate is limited to a maximum of 10 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date when the Repurchase Mandate is granted.
Exercise of The Repurchase Mandate
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company was 530,759,126 Shares.
Subject to the passing of the ordinary resolution to approve the Repurchase Mandate, and on the basis that no further Shares will be issued or repurchased prior to the Annual General Meeting, the Company would be allowed under the Repurchase Mandate to purchase a maximum of 53,075,912 Shares.
Reasons for Repurchases
The Directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders to have a general authority from Shareholders to enable the Directors to repurchase Shares in the market. Such repurchases may, depending on market conditions and funding arrangements at the time, lead to an enhancement of the net asset value per Share of the Company and will only be made when the Directors believe that such repurchases will benefit the Company and the Shareholders.
Funding of Repurchases
In repurchasing Shares, the Company may only apply funds legally available for such purpose in accordance with its memorandum and Articles of Association, the laws of Hong Kong and the Listing Rules. It is envisaged that the funds required for any repurchase would be derived from the distributable profits of the Company.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
The Directors do not propose to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital requirements of the Group or the gearing levels which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Group. However, there might be a material adverse impact on the working capital requirements of the Company (as compared with the position disclosed in its latest published audited consolidated financial statements) in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is exercised in full.
Share Prices
The highest and lowest prices at which the Shares have been traded on the Stock Exchange in the previous twelve months from 1 March 2009 to 28 February 2010 and up to the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:
| Share Price | Highest | Lowest |
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| (HK$) | (HK$) | |
| 2009 | ||
| March | 3.43 | 2.60 |
| April | 4.10 | 3.12 |
| May | 5.04 | 3.45 |
| June | 4.95 | 4.09 |
| July | 4.97 | 3.78 |
| August | 4.94 | 3.74 |
| September | 4.26 | 3.49 |
| October | 3.95 | 3.42 |
| November | 4.27 | 3.49 |
| December | 4.18 | 3.45 |
| 2010 | ||
| January | 4.88 | 3.80 |
| February | 4.25 | 3.78 |
| March (up to the Latest Practicable Date) | 4.28 | 3.88 |
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Disclosure of Interests
None of the Directors or, to the best of their knowledge having made all reasonable enquiries, any of their associates (as defined in the Listing Rules) has any present intention to sell Shares to the Company in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.
No connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company have notified the Company that they have a present intention to sell the Shares to the Company, or have undertaken not to do so in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.
Directors’ Undertaking
The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange that they will exercise the Repurchase Mandate in accordance with the Listing Rules and the laws of Hong Kong.
Share Repurchases made by the Company
No repurchases of the Shares were made by the Company, whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise, in the previous six months.
Takeovers Code Consequences
If, as a result of a repurchase of the Shares, a Shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting rights of the Company increases, such increase will be treated as an acquisition for the purpose of the Takeovers Code. As a result, a Shareholder, or a group of Shareholders acting in concert, 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.
In the event that the Repurchase Mandate is exercised in full, the interest of Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co., Ltd. (“SWSC”), the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company, in the issued Shares would increase from 50.94%, as at the Latest Practicable Date, to 56.6% approximately. Therefore, SWSC shall not be subject to any obligation under Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code. Besides, the Directors are not aware of any Shareholder, or any group of Shareholders acting in concert, who may become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code in the event that the Directors exercise the power to repurchase Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Set out on pages 12 to 16 of this circular is the notice convening the Annual General Meeting at which ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, to grant to the Directors the general mandates to issue and repurchase Shares.
Whether or not you are able to attend the meeting, you are advised to complete the accompanying proxy form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Company’s registered office at 28th Floor, Citibank Tower, Citibank Plaza, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong, as soon as possible and in any event not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof. Completion and return of the proxy form will not preclude you from attending and voting at the meeting or any adjourned meeting if you so wish.
VOTING BY POLL
All the resolutions set out in the notice of the Annual General Meeting shall be decided by poll in accordance with the Listing Rules. An explanation of the detailed procedures of conducting a poll will be provided to Shareholders at the commencement of the Annual General Meeting, to ensure that Shareholders are familiar with such procedures.
After the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, the poll results shall be published on the website of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited at www.hkexnews.hk and the Company’s website at http://www.sywg.com.hk.
RECOMMENDATION
The Directors believe that the re-election of Directors, the General Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders. Accordingly, the Directors recommend that all Shareholders should vote in favour of all the relevant resolutions to be proposed in the Annual General Meeting as they intend to do themselves in respect of the Shares controlled by them.
Yours faithfully,
On behalf of the Board Feng Guorong Chairman
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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SHENYIN WANGUO (H.K.) LIMITED 申銀萬國(香港)有限公司
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock code: 218)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the members of Shenyin Wanguo (H.K.) Limited (the “Company”) will be held at the Dragon Room, The Hong Kong Bankers Club at 43rd Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 11 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong, on Friday, 14 May 2010 at 9:00 a.m. for the following purposes:
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To receive and consider the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the Reports of Directors and Independent Auditors for the year ended 31 December 2009;
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To declare a final dividend;
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To re-elect Directors and authorize the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration;
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To re-appoint Auditors and authorize the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration;
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As special business to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“ THAT :
- (a) subject to sub-paragraph (c) of this Resolution, 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 or otherwise deal with additional shares or securities convertible into shares, or options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe for any shares, and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such powers, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in sub-paragraph (a) of this Resolution shall authorise the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(c) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in sub-paragraph (a) of this Resolution, otherwise than pursuant to:
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(i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined);
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(ii) the exercise of rights of subscription or conversions attaching to any warrants issued by the Company or any securities which are convertible into shares;
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(iii) any option scheme or similar arrangements for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to officers and/or employees of the Company and/or its subsidiaries of shares or rights to acquire shares of the Company; or
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(iv) any scrip dividend scheme or similar arrangements providing for the allotment of shares of the Company in lieu of the whole or a part of a dividend on such shares in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company;
shall not exceed 20 per cent of the aggregate nominal value of the share capital of the Company in issue at the date of the passing of this Resolution, and this approval shall be limited accordingly; and
- (d) for the purpose of this Resolution:
“Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this Resolution until whichever is the earlier of:
- (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 the Articles of Association of the Company or any applicable law to be held; and
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(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this Resolution by ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.
“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the Directors of the Company to holders of shares whose names appear on the register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares (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 recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange in any territory applicable to the Company).”
- As special business to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“ THAT:
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(a) subject to sub-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 repurchase shares of HK$0.50 each in the capital of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) or any other stock exchange on which the securities of the Company may be listed and is recognized by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, in accordance with all applicable laws and the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the aggregate nominal amount of shares of the Company to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in sub-paragraph (a) above shall not exceed 10 per cent of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing of this Resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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- (c) for the purpose of this Resolution:
“Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this Resolution until whichever is the earlier of:
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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 the Articles of Association of the Company or any applicable law to be held; and
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(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this Resolution by ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”
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As special business to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“ THAT conditional upon the passing of Ordinary Resolutions 5 and 6, the general mandate granted to the Directors of the Company to exercise the power of the Company to allot, issue and deal with shares pursuant to Ordinary Resolution 5 set out in the notice convening this Meeting be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto of an amount representing the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to Ordinary Resolution 6 set out in the notice convening this Meeting, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10 per cent of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company at the date of passing of this Ordinary Resolution.”
By order of the Board Wong Che Keung Leslie Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 1 April 2010
As at the date of this notice, the Board of the Company comprises 10 directors, of which Mr. Feng Guorong, Mr. Lu Wenqing, Mr. Lee Man Chun Tony, Mr. Guo Chun and Mr. Ying Niankang are the executive directors, Mr. Chang Pen Tsao and Mr. Huang Gang are the non-executive directors, Mr. Ng Wing Hang Patrick, Mr. Kwok Lam Kwong Larry and Mr. Zhuo Fumin are the independent non-executive directors.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notes:
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The register of members of the Company will be closed from Monday, 10 May 2010 to Friday, 14 May 2010, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to qualify for the proposed final dividend (which is described in the 2009 annual report of the Company), all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s Registrars, Tricor Tengis Limited, at 26/F Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 7 May 2010.
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A member entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote on his behalf and such proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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In order to be valid, a form of proxy together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of the power of attorney or authority, must be deposited at the registered office of the Company not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting (or the adjourned meeting as the case may be).
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Concerning Ordinary Resolutions 5 to 7, the Directors of the Company wish to state that they have no immediate plans to issue any new shares of the Company or repurchase any existing shares of the Company.
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An explanatory statement as required by the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in connection with the proposed repurchase mandate under Ordinary Resolution 6 above is set out on pages 8 to 10 of this circular.
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