Skip to main content

AI assistant

Sign in to chat with this filing

The assistant answers questions, extracts KPIs, and summarises risk factors directly from the filing text.

GoFintech Quantum Innovation Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2007

Nov 23, 2007

49098_rns_2007-11-23_e7808453-2b86-4b9a-8f70-3e4a616f865a.pdf

Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

Open in viewer

Opens in your device viewer

NEW TIMES GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (新時代集團控股有限公司)[*]

(incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 166)

NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special general meeting of New Times Group Holdings Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 12 December 2007 at Unit 2003–06, Shui On Centre, 6–8 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong for the following purposes:

  1. To re-elect retiring directors and to authorise the board of directors to fix their remuneration.

  2. As special business, to consider and, if though fit, pass the following resolutions with or without amendments as ordinary resolutions:

    • (A) “ THAT , to the extent not already exercised, the mandate to allot and issue shares of the Company given to the directors (the “ Directors ”) of the Company at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 29 June 2007 be and is hereby revoked and replaced by the mandate THAT :

      • (a) subject to paragraph (c) below, pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with unissued shares of HK$0.10 each (the “ Shares ”) in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options, including warrants to subscribe for Shares, which 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 which might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;

      • (c) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to options or otherwise), issued or dealt with by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); or (ii) the exercise of any options granted under the share option scheme of the Company; or (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangements providing for the allotment and issue of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the bye-laws (the “ Bye-laws ”) of the Company in force from time to time; or (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 the aggregate of 20 per cent. of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue on the date of the passing of this resolution; and

* For identification purpose only

– 1 –

  • (d) for the purpose of this resolution:

Relevant Period ” means the period from the date of 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 the Bye-laws, the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda or any other applicable law of Bermuda to be held; or

  • (iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution;

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 holders of Shares on the register on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of Shares (subject to such exclusion 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 expense 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, any jurisdiction outside Hong Kong or any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange outside Hong Kong).”

  • (B) “ THAT , the authorised share capital of the Company be and is hereby increased from HK$300,000,000 divided into 3,000,000,000 shares of HK$0.10 each (the “ Shares ”) to HK$2,000,000,000 divided into 20,000,000,000 Shares by the creation of an additional 17,000,000,000 Shares.”

By order of the Board New Times Group Holdings Limited Tse On Kin Chairman

Hong Kong, 26 November 2007

Registered Office: Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM11 Bermuda

Head office and principal place of Business in Hong Kong: Unit 2003–06, Shui On Centre 6–8 Harbour Road Wanchai Hong Kong

– 2 –

Notes:

  1. A shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting may appoint one or more than one proxy to attend and to vote in his stead. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.

  2. Where there are joint registered holders of any Share, any one such persons may vote at the meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such Share as if he were solely entitled thereto; but if more than one of such joint holders be present at the meeting personally or by proxy, that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the register of members of the Company in respect of such Shares shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.

  3. In order to be valid, the form of proxy duly completed and signed in accordance with the instructions printed thereon together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a certified copy thereof must be delivered to the office of the share registrar of the Company in Hong Kong, Tricor Tengis Limited at 26/F., Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises ten Directors, of which four are executive Directors, namely Mr. Tse On Kin, Mr. Wu Jian Feng, Mr. Zhang Cheng Jie and Mr. Li Guoping; three non-executive Directors, namely Mr. Tsang Kwong Fook, Andrew, Mr. Chan Chi Yuen and Mr. Chan Chung Yin; and three independent non-executive Directors, namely Mr. Fung Chi Kin, Mr. Qian Zhi Hui and Mr. Chiu Wai On.

– 3 –