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Green Tea Group Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025
Jun 3, 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.
Green Tea Group Limited
綠茶集團有限公司
(Incorporated in Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock code: 6831)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Green Tea Group Limited (the "Company") will be held at Conference Room 1, 3/F, Building 2, Yunqi Center, No. 369, Qingchuan Street, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PRC on Thursday, 26 June 2025 at 1:00 p.m. for the following purposes:
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To receive and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024 as disclosed in the prospectus of the Company dated 8 May 2025.
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(a) To re-elect the following persons who are due to retire at the Annual General Meeting as the directors of the Company (the "Directors"):
(i) Mr. Wang Qinsong as an executive Director;
(ii) Ms. Yu Liying as an executive Director;
(iii) Mr. Wang Jiawei as an executive Director;
(iv) Ms. Lu Changmei as a non-executive Director;
(v) Mr. Liu Sheng as a non-executive Director;
(vi) Ms. Xu Ruijie as a non-executive Director;
(vii) Mr. Shao Xiaodong as an independent non-executive Director;
(viii) Mr. Bruno Robert Mercier as an independent non-executive Director; and
(ix) Mr. Fan Yongkui as an independent non-executive Director.
(b) To authorize the board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") to fix the Directors' remuneration.
- To re-appoint KPMG as auditor of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix its remuneration.
- To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolutions:
(A) “THAT:
(i) subject to paragraph (iii) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined hereinafter) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and/or otherwise deal with additional shares of the Company (the “Shares”) (including any sale or transfer of treasury shares (as defined under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) out of treasury) or securities convertible into Shares, or options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe for Shares or such convertible securities of the Company, and to make or grant offers, agreements, options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into Shares) and other rights which may require the exercise of such powers, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(ii) the approval in paragraph (i) of this resolution shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors and shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements, options and other rights which may require the exercise of such power after the end of the Relevant Period;
(iii) the aggregate number of shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to options or otherwise, and including any sale or transfer of Treasury Shares) by the Directors during the Relevant Period pursuant to paragraph (i) of this resolution, otherwise than pursuant to:
(1) any Rights Issue (as defined hereinafter);
(2) the grant or exercise of any option under any share option scheme of the Company (if applicable) or any other option, scheme or similar arrangements for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to the Directors, officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or other eligible participants specified thereunder of options to subscribe for Shares or rights to acquire Shares;
(3) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment and issue of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the articles of association of the Company; or
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(4) any issue of Shares upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any existing convertible notes issued by the Company or any existing securities of the Company which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into Shares, shall not exceed the aggregate of:
(a) 20% of the total number of issued Shares of the Company as at the date of passing this resolution; and
(b) (if the Board is so authorised by resolution numbered 4(C)) the aggregate number of Shares bought back by the Company subsequent to the passing of resolution numbered 4(B) (up to a maximum equivalent to 10% of the number of issued Shares (excluding treasury Shares, if any) as at the date of passing resolution numbered 4(B)),
and the approval shall be limited accordingly; and
(iv) for the purpose of this resolution:
(1) "Relevant Period" means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
(a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
(b) the expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable laws or the Articles of Association of the Company to be held; and
(c) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying the authority granted by this resolution; and
(2) "Rights Issue" means an offer of Shares or an 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 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 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 exercise or extent of any restrictions or obligations under the laws
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of, or the requirements of, any jurisdiction applicable to the Company, any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange applicable to the Company)."
(B) "THAT:
(i) subject to paragraph (ii) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined hereinafter) of all the powers of the Company to buy-back Shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") or on any other stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed and which is recognised for this purpose by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange under the Code on Share Buy-backs and, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and the Listing Rules, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(ii) the aggregate number of the shares to be bought back pursuant to the approval in paragraph (i) above shall not exceed 10% of the number of issued Shares (excluding Treasury Shares, if any) as at the date of passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly;
(iii) subject to the passing of each of the paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this resolution, any prior approvals of the kind referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this resolution which had been granted to the Directors and which are still in effect be and are hereby revoked; and
(iv) for the purpose of this resolution:
"Relevant Period" means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
(a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
(b) the expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable laws or the articles of association of the Company to be held; and
(c) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying the authority granted by this resolution."
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(C) “That conditional upon the resolutions numbered 4(A) and 4(B) set out in this notice being passed, the general mandate granted to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and/or otherwise deal with additional Shares (including any sale or transfer of Treasury Shares) and to make or grant offers, agreements, options and other rights which might require the exercise of such powers pursuant to the resolution numbered 4(A) set out in this notice be and is hereby extended by the addition of an amount representing the number of the issued Shares bought back under the authority granted pursuant to resolution numbered 4(B) set out in this notice, provided that such extended amount shall represent up to 10% of the number of issued Shares (excluding Treasury Shares, if any) as at the date of passing of the said resolutions.”
Yours faithfully,
By order of the Board
Green Tea Group Limited
Mr. Wang Qinsong
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director
Hong Kong, 4 June 2025
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Notes:
(i) Resolution numbered 4(C) will be proposed to the shareholders for approval provided that ordinary resolutions numbered 4(A) and 4(B) are passed by the shareholders of the Company.
(ii) A shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend, speak and vote in his/her stead. The proxy does not need to be a shareholder of the Company.
(iii) Where there are joint registered holders of any shares, any one of such persons may vote at the above meeting (or at any adjournment of it), either personally or by proxy, in respect of such shares as if he/she were solely entitled thereto but the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, will be accepted to the exclusion of the vote(s) of the other joint holders and, for this purpose, seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the relevant joint holding.
(iv) In order to be valid, the completed form of proxy must be lodged at the Hong Kong branch share registrar of the Company, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong, together with 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 (such certification to be made by either a notary public or a solicitor qualified to practice in Hong Kong), at least 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the above meeting (i.e. before 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 24 June 2025) or any adjournment thereof. The completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude shareholders of the Company from attending and voting in person at the above meeting (or any adjourned meeting thereof) if they so wish.
(v) The register of members of the Company will be closed from Monday, 23 June 2025 to Thursday, 26 June 2025, both days inclusive, in order to determine the identity of the shareholders who are entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting, during which period no share transfers will be registered. To be eligible to attend the above meeting, all properly completed transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged for registration with the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 20 June 2025.
(vi) In respect of the ordinary resolution numbered 2(a) above, Mr. Wang Qinsong, Ms. Yu Liying, Mr. Wang Jiawei, Ms. Lu Changmei, Mr. Liu Sheng, Ms. Xu Ruijie, Mr. Shao Xiaodong, Mr. Bruno Robert Mercier and Mr. Fan Yongkui shall retire by rotation and being eligible, offered themselves for re-election at the above meeting. Details of the above retiring Directors are set out in Appendix I to the circular dated 4 June 2025.
(vii) In respect of the ordinary resolution numbered 4(A) above, the Directors hereby state that they have no immediate plans to issue any new shares of the Company referred therein. Approval is being sought from the shareholders of the Company as a general mandate for the purposes of the Listing Rules.
(viii) In respect of the ordinary resolution numbered 4(B) above, the Directors hereby state that they will exercise the powers conferred by the general mandate to buy-back shares of the Company in circumstances which they deem appropriate and for the benefits of shareholders of the Company. The explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable the shareholders to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the resolution to approve the purchase by the Company of its own shares is set out in Appendix II to the circular dated 4 June 2025.
(ix) Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, voting for all the resolutions set out in this notice will be taken by poll at the above meeting.
As at the date of this notice, the directors of the Company are: (i) Mr. Wang Qinsong, Ms. Yu Liying and Mr. Wang Jiawei as executive Directors; (ii) Ms. Lu Changmei, Mr. Liu Sheng and Ms. Xu Ruijie as non-executive Directors; and (iii) Mr. Shao Xiaodong, Mr. Bruno Robert Mercier and Mr. Fan Yongkui as independent non-executive Directors.