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Hingtex Holdings Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025
Apr 30, 2025
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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HINGTEX HOLDINGS LIMITED
興紡控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1968)
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting of Hingtex Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at 24th Floor, Admiralty Centre I, 18 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong on Friday, 30 May 2025 at 10:00 a.m. for the following purposes:
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To receive, consider and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the reports of the Directors of the Company and the independent auditors for the year ended 31 December 2024.
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To consider and approve, each as a separate resolution, if thought fit, the following resolutions:
(a) to re-elect Mr. TUNG Cheuk Ming Stanley as an executive Director of the Company; and
(b) to re-elect Mr. WONG Ming Bun David as an independent non-executive Director of the Company.
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To authorise the board of Directors to fix the Directors' remuneration.
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To re-appoint Ernst & Young as the auditors of the Company and to authorise the board of Directors to fix their remuneration.
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- To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
“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 and deal with additional shares (including any sale or transfer of treasury shares, if any, out of treasury) in the capital of the Company or securities convertible into such shares or options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe for any shares or any convertible securities and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds and securities convertible into shares of the Company) which might require the exercise of such powers, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and the articles of association of the Company, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(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 (including warrants, bonds and securities convertible into shares of the Company) which might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
(c) the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital 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 sub-paragraph (a) of this resolution, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); (ii) any issue of Shares upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants of the Company to subscribe for shares of the Company or any securities which are convertible into shares of the Company or the terms of any warrants issued by the Company or any securities which are convertible into shares of the Company from time to time outstanding; (iii) the exercise of any option granted under the share option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted by the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries for shares or rights to acquire shares of the Company; or (iv) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares of the Company in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares of the Company (including the sale and/or transfer of any Shares out of treasury and are held as treasury shares) in accordance with the articles of association of the Company in force from time to time, shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue (excluding treasury shares) as at the date of the passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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(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 articles of association of the Company or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; and
(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.
“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 of the Company to holders of Shares on the Company’s register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such Shares (subject to such exclusion 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, 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 in any territory outside Hong Kong).
- To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
“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 purchase issued Shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”), subject to and in accordance with the rules, regulations and requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange (the “Listing Rules”) or the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong as amended from time to time, the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands and all other applicable laws in this regard, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors of the Company and shall authorise the Directors on behalf of the Company during the Relevant Period to procure the Company to purchase its Shares at a price determined by the Directors of the Company;
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(c) the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company which the Directors of the Company are authorised to repurchase pursuant to the approval in sub-paragraph (a) of this resolution shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue (excluding treasury shares) as at the date of the passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
(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 articles of association of the Company or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; and
(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”
- To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
“THAT conditional upon the resolutions numbered 5 and 6 in the notice convening this meeting being passed, the aggregate nominal amount of the issued shares in the capital of the Company which are repurchased by the Company under the authority granted to the Directors of the Company as mentioned in the resolution numbered 6 in the notice convening this meeting shall be added to the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital that may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the Directors of the Company pursuant to the resolution numbered 5 in the notice convening this meeting, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue (excluding treasury shares) as at the date of the passing of this resolution.”
By order of the Board
HINGTEX HOLDINGS LIMITED
LAU Chung Chau
Chairlady and non-executive Director
Hong Kong, 30 April 2025
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Notes:
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All resolutions at the annual general meeting will be taken by poll pursuant to the Listing Rules and the results of the poll will be published on the website of the Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk and on the website of the Company at www.hwtextiles.com.hk in accordance with the Listing Rules.
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A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the annual general meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his stead. A proxy can vote on a poll. 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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Where there are joint holders of a Share, any one of such joint holders may vote, either in person or by proxy, in respect of such Share as if he/she were solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders be present at the annual general meeting, the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders. 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 joint holding.
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A form of proxy for use at the meeting is enclosed. In order to be valid, the form of proxy together with a power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power or authority, must be deposited at the offices of 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 less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the annual general meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a member from attending and voting in person at the annual general meeting or any adjournment thereof, and in such event, the authority of the member's proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
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For the purpose of determining members who are qualified for attending the annual general meeting, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 27 May 2024 to Friday, 30 May 2025, both days inclusive, during which no transfer of Shares will be effected. In order to qualify for attending the annual general meeting, all transfer of Shares, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged 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 for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 26 May 2025.
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In relation to proposed resolution numbered 5 above, approval is being sought from the Shareholders for the grant to the Directors of the Company of a general mandate to authorise the allotment and issue of Shares under the Listing Rules. The Directors wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred thereby to allot and issue shares of the Company in circumstances which they deem appropriate for the benefit of the Company and its shareholders as a whole.
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In relation to proposed resolution numbered 6 above, the Directors wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred thereby to purchase the shares of the Company in circumstance which they deem appropriate for the benefit of the Company and its shareholders as a whole. An explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable the shareholders of the Company to make an informed decision to vote on the proposed resolution as required by the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix I to this circular of which this notice of the annual general meeting forms part.
As at the date of this notice, the executive Directors are Mr. Tung Wai Ting Stephen and Mr. Tung Cheuk Ming Stanley, the chairlady and non-executive Director is Ms. Lau Chung Chau, and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Tsang Ling Biu Gilbert, Mr. Cheung Che Kit Richard and Mr. Wong Ming Bun David.