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Grand Pharmaceutical Group Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025
Mar 18, 2025
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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遠大醫藥集團
GRAND PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP
GRAND PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP LIMITED
遠大醫藥集團有限公司
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00512)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Grand Pharmaceutical Group Limited (the "Company") will be held at Unit 3302, The Center, 99 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong on Thursday, 10 April 2025 at 11:00 a.m. for the following purposes:
- To adopt the audited financial statements together with the report of the directors and the report of the auditors for the year ended 31 December 2024.
- To declare a final dividend of HK$0.26 per share for the year ended 31 December 2024.
- (a) To re-elect Mr. Yang Guang as executive director of the Company;
(b) To re-elect Ms. Lam Chit Yee, Jessica as executive director of the Company;
(c) To re-elect Dr. Xing Li Na as independent non-executive director of the Company; and
(d) To authorise the board of directors to fix the remunerations of the Company's directors. -
To re-appoint HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited as auditors to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting and to authorise the board of directors to fix their remuneration.
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For identification purposes only
As special business to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions, with or without modification:
- “THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution, and pursuant to the Rules (the “Listing Rules”) Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”), the exercise by the directors of the Company (the “Directors”) during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all powers of the Company to allot, issue or otherwise deal with additional shares in the share capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options 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) of this resolution shall authorise the Directors 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;
(c) the aggregate number of shares in the share capital of the Company allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) and issued by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution, otherwise than by way of (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); or (ii) the exercise of or the grant of any option under any share option scheme of the Company or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the issue or grant to officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries of shares or options to subscribe for or rights to acquire shares of the Company; or (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares in accordance with the bye-laws of the Company in force from time to time, shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate number of shares of the Company in issue as at the date of passing of this resolution and the said approval be limited accordingly; and
(d) for the purposes of this resolution:
(aa) “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 the bye-laws of the Company or any applicable laws to be held; or
(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders in general meeting.
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(bb) “Rights Issue” means an offer of shares in the share capital of the Company or an offer or issue of warrants or options or similar instruments to subscribe for shares in the share capital of the Company open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of shares whose names appear on the register of members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares in the Company (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 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 applicable to the Company, or any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange applicable to the Company).
- “THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (b) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period as defined in Resolution 5(d)(aa) of all powers of the Company to repurchase issued shares in the share capital of the Company on the Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange on which the shares of the Company may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the “Securities and Futures Commission”) and the Stock Exchange for such purpose, and otherwise in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Futures Commission, the Stock Exchange or of any other stock exchange as amended from time to time and all applicable laws in this regard, be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(b) the aggregate number of shares of the Company which may be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of shares in 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
(c) for the purpose of this resolution, “Relevant Period” shall have the same meaning as in Resolution 5(d)(aa).”
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- “THAT conditional upon the ordinary resolutions set out in paragraphs 5 and 6 of the notice convening this meeting being passed, the general mandate granted to the Directors to allot, issue and deal in any unissued shares pursuant to the ordinary resolution set out in paragraph 5 of the notice convening this meeting be and is hereby extended by the addition to the total number of shares of the Company which may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the Directors pursuant to such general mandate of an amount representing the total number of shares of the Company repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to the ordinary resolution set out in paragraph 6 of the notice convening this meeting, provided that such extended amount shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares of the Company at the date of the passing of this resolution.”
Yours faithfully,
By order of the Board of
Grand Pharmaceutical Group Limited
Dr. Tang Weikun
Chairman
Hong Kong, 19 March 2025
Notes:
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Any member entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote on his behalf. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. If more than one proxy is so appointed, the appointment shall specify the number and class of shares in respect of which each such proxy is so appointed.
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The register of members of the Company will be closed on/during the following day/periods:
(i) from Monday, 7 April 2025 to Thursday, 10 April 2025 both days inclusive, for the purpose of ascertaining shareholders’ entitlement to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday, 10 April 2025. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, all share certificates with completed transfer forms either overleaf or separately must be lodged for registration with the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration no later than 4: 30 p.m. on Thursday, 3 April 2025; and
(ii) on Wednesday, 16 April 2025, for the purpose of ascertaining shareholders’ entitlement to the proposed final dividend. In order to establish entitlements to the proposed final dividend, all share certificates with completed transfer forms either overleaf or separately must be lodged for registration with the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration no later than 4: 30 p.m. on Tuesday, 15 April 2025. The final dividend will be paid on or about Wednesday, 30 April 2025 to the shareholders whose names appear on the register of members as on Wednesday, 16 April 2025.
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To be valid, the form of proxy and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power of attorney or authority must be deposited at the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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Where there are joint holders of a share of the Company, any one of such holders 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 holders be present at the meeting personally or by proxy, that one of such holders so presents whose name stands first on the register of members of the Company in respect of such share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.
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Delivery of an instrument appointing a proxy shall not preclude a member from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting and in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
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In relation to proposed resolution no. 3 above, Mr. Yang Guang, Ms. Lam Chit Yee, Jessica and Dr. Xing Li Na will retire from their offices of Director at the Annual General Meeting. Mr. Yang Guang, Ms. Lam Chit Yee, Jessica and Dr. Xing Li Na, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
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An explanatory statement containing further details regarding the proposed resolution no. 6 set out in the above notice will be contained in a circular to be despatched to shareholders together with the 2024 Annual Report of the Company.
As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises four executive directors, namely, Dr. Tang Weikun, Mr. Zhou Chao, Mr. Yang Guang and Ms. Lam Chit Yee, Jessica and four independent non-executive directors, namely, Ms. So Tosi Wan, Winnie, Dr. Xing Li Na, Dr. Pei Geng and Mr. Hu Yebi.
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