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HKBN Ltd. — AGM Information 2018
Nov 14, 2018
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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker or other licensed dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in HKBN Ltd., you should at once hand this circular with the enclosed form of proxy to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank or stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or the transferee.
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 howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this circular.
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HKBN Ltd.
香 港 寬 頻 有 限 公 司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) Stock Code: 1310
PROPOSALS FOR RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A notice convening the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, 14 December 2018 at WOW Land, 16th Floor, Trans Asia Centre, 18 Kin Hong Street, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong is set out on pages 11 to 14 in this circular. Whether or not you are able to attend the meeting, you are requested to complete and return the accompanying form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the office of the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the annual general meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the meeting, or any adjournment thereof, should you so wish.
15 November 2018
CONTENTS
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| DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| LETTER FROM THE BOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2 |
| APPENDIX I —— PARTICULARS OF DIRECTORS SUBJECT TO |
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| RE-ELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
| APPENDIX II —— EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE | |
| REPURCHASE MANDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 8 |
| NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 11 |
This circular is published in both English and Chinese. Where the English and the Chinese texts conflict, the English text prevails.
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
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‘‘Annual General Meeting’’ or the annual general meeting of the Company to be convened ‘‘AGM’’ at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 14 December 2018 at WOW Land, 16th Floor, Trans Asia Centre, 18 Kin Hong Street, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong
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‘‘Articles’’ the articles of association of the Company, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
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‘‘Board’’ the board of Directors
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‘‘Company’’ HKBN Ltd., a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, the Shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange
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‘‘Director(s)’’ director(s) of the Company
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‘‘Group’’ the Company and its subsidiaries
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‘‘HK$’’ Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong
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‘‘Latest Practicable Date’’ 6 November 2018, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this circular ascertaining certain information referred to in this circular
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‘‘Listing Rules’’ the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange
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‘‘Repurchase Mandate’’ a general and unconditional mandate enabling Directors to repurchase Shares as described in the section headed ‘‘General Mandates to Issue and to Repurchase Shares’’ in the Letter from the Board in this circular
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‘‘SFO’’ Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong)
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‘‘Shareholder(s)’’ holder(s) of the Shares
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‘‘Shares’’ ordinary share(s) of HK$0.0001 each in the capital of the Company
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‘‘Shares Issue Mandate’’ a general and unconditional mandate enabling Directors to issue Shares as described in the section headed ‘‘General Mandates to Issue Shares and Repurchase Shares’’ in the Letter from the Board in this circular
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‘‘Stock Exchange’’ The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
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‘‘Takeovers Code’’ the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers
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‘‘%’’ per cent
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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HKBN Ltd. 香 港 寬 頻 有 限 公 司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) Stock Code: 1310
Board of Directors:
Chairman and Independent Non-executive Director Mr. Bradley Jay HORWITZ
Executive Directors Mr. Chu Kwong YEUNG Mr. Ni Quiaque LAI
Non-executive Director Ms. Deborah Keiko ORIDA
Independent Non-executive Directors Mr. Stanley CHOW Mr. Yee Kwan Quinn LAW, SBS, JP
Registered Office:
P.O. Box 309 Ugland House Grand Cayman KY1-1104 Cayman Islands
Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong:
12th Floor, Trans Asia Centre 18 Kin Hong Street, Kwai Chung New Territories Hong Kong
15 November 2018
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir or Madam,
PROPOSALS FOR RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND
GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
1. INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this circular is to provide you with information reasonably necessary to enable you to make a decision on whether to vote for or against the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM for the approval of, inter alia:
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(a) re-election of Directors; and
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(b) the grant of the Shares Issue Mandate and Repurchase Mandate to the Directors to issue new Shares and repurchase Shares.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
2. RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant to Article 16.18 of the Articles, at every annual general meeting of the Company, 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 (including those appointed for a specific term) shall be subject to retirement by rotation at least once every three years.
According to the above provision, Mr. Bradley Jay HORWITZ, an Independent Nonexecutive Director of the Company, and Ms. Deborah Keiko ORIDA, a Non-executive Director of the Company, shall retire from office at the AGM and shall be eligible for re-election.
Details of the Directors proposed to be re-elected at the AGM are set out in Appendix I to this circular.
3. GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES
An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the AGM which, if passed, will give the Directors the Shares Issue Mandate to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and otherwise deal with additional Shares up to a maximum of 10% of the number of the Shares in issue at the date of passing of the resolution, details of which are set out in the ordinary resolution no. 5 in the Notice of AGM. In addition, conditional upon the proposed ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors the Repurchase Mandate being passed, an ordinary resolution will be proposed to authorise the Directors to allot, issue and otherwise deal with new Shares up to an amount equal to the aggregate number of the Shares repurchased by the Company in order to provide flexibility for issuing new Shares when it is in the interests of the Company.
The Company had an aggregate of 1,005,666,666 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date. Subject to the passing of the ordinary resolution no. 5 for the approval of the Shares Issue Mandate, the Company will therefore be allowed to allot and issue up to a maximum of 100,566,666 Shares, representing 10% of the number of the Shares in issue.
The Shares Issue Mandate will expire on the day being 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 or any applicable laws of Hong Kong to be held; and (iii) the date on which the authority set out in such resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting.
In addition, ordinary resolution no. 7 will be proposed to extend the Shares Issue Mandate by adding to it the number of Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate (the ‘‘Extension’’).
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
4. GENERAL MANDATE TO REPURCHASE SHARES
An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the AGM to grant to the Directors the Repurchase Mandate, details of which are set out in the ordinary resolution no. 6 in the Notice of AGM. The Shares which may be repurchased pursuant to Repurchase Mandate is limited to a maximum of 10% of the number of the Shares in issue at the date of passing of the resolution approving the Repurchase Mandate.
The Company had an aggregate of 1,005,666,666 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date. Subject to the passing of the ordinary resolution no. 6 for the approval of the Repurchase Mandate, the Company will therefore be allowed to repurchase up to a maximum of 100,566,666 Shares, representing 10% of the number of the Shares in issue.
The Repurchase Mandate will expire on the day being 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 or any applicable laws of Hong Kong to be held; and (iii) the date on which the authority set out in such resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting.
The explanatory statement to provide the Shareholders with all the information reasonably necessary to enable them to make an informed decision whether to vote for or against the resolution concerning the Repurchase Mandate as required by the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to this circular.
5. RECOMMENDATIONS
The Directors consider that the re-election of Directors, the grant of the Shares Issue Mandate and Repurchase Mandate and the Extension are in the best interest of the Company and the Shareholders. Accordingly, the Directors recommend that the Shareholders vote in favour of all resolutions to be proposed at the AGM.
6. ACTION TO BE TAKEN
A form of proxy at the AGM is enclosed herewith. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete the form of proxy and return it to the office of the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of a form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the AGM, or any adjournment thereof, should you so wish.
7. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice of the Annual General Meeting is set out on pages 11 to 14 of this circular. The AGM to be held on Friday, 14 December 2018 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the resolutions set out therein.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
According to Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, any vote of shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll. Therefore, all the resolutions put to the vote at the AGM will be taken by way of poll.
8. RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTORS
This circular includes particulars given in compliance with the Listing Rules for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Group. The Directors collectively and individually accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this circular and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge and belief, there are no facts the omission of which would make any statement contained herein misleading.
Yours faithfully, For and on behalf of HKBN Ltd. Bradley Jay HORWITZ Chairman
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PARTICULARS OF DIRECTORS SUBJECT TO RE-ELECTION
APPENDIX I
Pursuant to the Listing Rules, particulars of retiring Directors subject to re-election at the AGM according to the Articles and will be proposed to be re-elected at the AGM are set out below:
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr. Bradley Jay HORWITZ
Mr. Bradley Jay HORWITZ, aged 63, is an Independent Non-executive Director, the Chairman of the Board and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company. Mr. Horwitz has over 30 years of experience in the wireless and telecommunication industry. Mr. Horwitz founded Trilogy International Partners in 2005 and has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company since it was founded. Trilogy International Partners was established to acquire wireless international assets in Haiti and Bolivia and to develop additional international wireless assets, primarily in South America and the Caribbean. Prior to establishing Trilogy International Partners, Mr. Horwitz served as the President of Western Wireless International, having founded the company in 1995 while also serving as the Executive Vice President of Western Wireless Corporation. Previously, Mr. Horwitz was the founder and the Chief Operating Officer of SmarTone Mobile Communications Limited. Mr. Horwitz also worked in various management capacities for McCaw Cellular including serving as the Vice President of International Operations and the Director of Business Development. Mr. Horwitz presently serves as the Director of the Center for Global Development and the Mobile Giving Foundation. Mr. Horwitz graduated from San Diego State University, U.S. with a Bachelor of Science Degree in August 1978.
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Horwitz did not hold any directorship in other listed public companies in the last three years up to the Latest Practicable Date and does not hold any other position with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Mr. Horwitz is not connected with any Director, senior management, substantial shareholders or controlling shareholders of the Company. As at Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Horwitz is interested in 250,000 Shares.
Mr. Horwitz has signed a letter of appointment issued by the Company on 6 February 2015. He is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election in accordance with the Articles and the Listing Rules. According to the letter of appointment, Mr. Horwitz is entitled to a director’s fee of HK$388,000 per annum for services as an Independent Non-executive Director.
Mr. Horwitz has confirmed in writing his independence in accordance with the Listing Rules. Based on such confirmation and Mr. Horwitz’s past performance, the Board believes that Mr. Horwitz continues to be independent. Given the qualifications and business experience of Mr. Horwitz and in light of his past contributions to the Group, the Board is of the view that the continuing service of Mr. Horwitz in the Group is beneficial to the Group and thus considers that Mr. Horwitz should be re-elected at the AGM.
There is no information which is required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of the provisions under Rules 13.51(2)(h) to 13.51(2)(v) of the Listing Rules.
There is no other matter that needs to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders in respect of Mr. Horwitz’s re-election.
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PARTICULARS OF DIRECTORS SUBJECT TO RE-ELECTION
APPENDIX I
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ms. Deborah Keiko ORIDA
Ms. Deborah Keiko ORIDA, aged 51, is a Non-executive Director and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company. Ms. Orida is the Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Active Equities at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘‘CPPIB’’), a substantial shareholder (as defined in Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance) of the Company. Ms. Orida joined CPPIB in 2009 in Toronto and has held senior leadership roles, including Managing Director, Head of Relationship Investments International, covering Europe and Asia, and was most recently Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Asia. Ms. Orida is responsible for leading Active Fundamental Equities, Relationship Investments, Thematic Investing, Fundamental Equities Asia and Sustainable Investing. Prior to joining CPPIB, Ms. Orida was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York and Toronto where she advised management teams and boards on mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions. Prior to Goldman Sachs & Co., Ms. Orida was a securities lawyer at Blake, Cassels & Graydon in Toronto. Ms. Orida previously served on the Board of Directors of Nord Anglia Education and the Board of Directors of the Investment Committee of the Bridgepoint Health Foundation and was the Chair of the Board of Directors of Vitalhub Corp., a mobile healthcare startup company. Ms. Orida holds a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School and a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University, Canada.
Save as disclosed above, Ms. Orida did not hold any directorship in other listed public companies in the last three years up to the Latest Practicable Date and does not hold any other position with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Ms. Orida (i) does not have any relationship with any other director, senior management, substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company; (ii) is not interested or deemed to be interested in any shares or underlying shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO as at the Latest Practicable Date.
Ms. Orida has signed a letter of appointment issued by the Company on 20 November 2015. She is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election in accordance with the Articles and the Listing Rules. Under the letter of appointment, Ms. Orida will not receive any emoluments for her service as a Non-executive Director from the Company.
There is no information which is required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of the provisions under Rules 13.51(2)(h) to 13.51(2)(v) of the Listing Rules.
There is no other matter that needs to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders in respect of Ms. Orida’s re-election.
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APPENDIX II EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
This appendix contains information required under the Listing Rules to be included in an explanatory statement to accompany the notice of a general meeting at which a resolution in relation to the repurchase by the Company of its own Shares is to be proposed. Its purpose is to provide Shareholders with all the information reasonably necessary for them to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the ordinary resolution approving the Repurchase Mandate at the AGM.
REPURCHASE MANDATE
At the AGM, an ordinary resolution will be proposed to approve the Repurchase Mandate. Under the Repurchase Mandate, the number of Shares that the Company may repurchase shall not exceed 10% of the share capital of the Company in issue on the date the resolution granting the Repurchase Mandate is passed. As at the Latest Practicable Date, there were in issue an aggregate of 1,005,666,666 Shares. Exercise in full of the Repurchase Mandate, on the basis that no further Shares are issued or repurchased prior to the date of the AGM, would accordingly result in up to 100,566,666 Shares being repurchased by the Company.
The Listing Rules permit companies with a primary listing on the Stock Exchange to repurchase their shares on the Stock Exchange subject to certain restrictions, the most important of which are summarized below:
(a) Shareholders’ approval
The Listing Rules provide that all proposed repurchases of Shares by a company with a primary listing on the Stock Exchange must be approved in advance by an ordinary resolution, either by way of general mandate or by specific approval of a specific transaction. The Shares to be repurchased must be fully paid up.
(b) Source of funds
Repurchases must be funded out of funds legally available for the purpose in accordance with the Company’s memorandum of association and Articles and the applicable laws in the Cayman Islands. A listed company may not repurchase its own shares on the Stock Exchange for a consideration other than cash or for settlement otherwise than in accordance with the trading rules of the Stock Exchange from time to time.
It is presently proposed that any repurchase of Shares would be made out of capital paid up on the repurchased Shares, funds of the Company which would otherwise be available for dividend or distribution or out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of Shares made for the purpose and, in the case of any premium payable on such repurchase, from funds of the Company otherwise available for dividend or distribution or from the Company’s share premium account.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
APPENDIX II
(c) Impact on working capital or gearing position
There might be a material adverse impact on the working capital requirements of the Company or the gearing level (as compared with the position disclosed in the audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 August 2018 as set out in the Company’s 2018 annual report) in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is exercised in full. However, the Directors do not propose to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such an extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital requirements of the Company or the gearing levels which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Company.
(d) Reasons for repurchases
The Directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders for the Directors to have a general authority from Shareholders to enable the Company 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 its earnings per Share and will only be made when the Directors believe that such repurchases will benefit the Company and its Shareholders.
(e) General
None of the Directors or, to the best of their knowledge having made all reasonable enquiries, any of their associates have any present intention to sell any Shares to the Company or its subsidiaries if the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders of the Company.
(f) Undertaking of the Directors
The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange that they will exercise the Repurchase Mandate in accordance with the Listing Rules and the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands.
(g) Effect of the Takeovers Code
If as a result of a repurchase of Shares an ordinary 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. Accordingly, a Shareholder or a group of Shareholders acting in concert, depending on the level of increase of ordinary shareholders’ interest, could obtain or consolidate control of the Company and become obliged to make a mandatory general offer in accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code. If the Company were to repurchase Shares up to the permitted maximum of 10% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company, such parties may together with any other parties acting in concert with them become obliged to make a mandatory general offer in accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
APPENDIX II
The Directors are not aware of any such consequences which would arise under the Takeovers Code as a consequence of any exercise of the Repurchase Mandate. In the event that any exercise of the Repurchase Mandate would, to the knowledge of the Directors, have such a consequence, the Directors do not propose to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such an extent as would trigger a mandatory general offer obligation for any Shareholder or group of Shareholders.
Assuming that no further Shares are issued between the Latest Practicable Date and the date of repurchase under the Repurchase Mandate, the Directors exercise in whole or in part the Repurchase Mandate will not result in less than 25% of the issued share capital of the Company being held by the public as required by Rule 8.08 of the Listing Rules. The Directors have no intention to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to an extent as may result in a public shareholding of less than such prescribed percentage.
No core connected person (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company has notified the Company that he/she/it has a present intention to sell Shares in the Company, nor has he/she/it undertaken not to do so if the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders of the Company.
(h) Share repurchase made by the Company
During each of the six months preceding the Latest Practicable Date, no Share has been repurchased by the Company.
(i) Share prices
The highest and lowest prices at which for the Shares were traded on the Stock Exchange during each of the twelve months preceding the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:
| Traded price | per Share | ||
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| Highest | Lowest | ||
| HK$ | HK$ | ||
| 2017 | |||
| November | 9.98 | 7.94 | |
| December | 10.46 | 9.43 | |
| 2018 | |||
| January | 10.14 | 9.69 | |
| February | 9.85 | 8.74 | |
| March | 9.42 | 8.90 | |
| April | 11.48 | 9.24 | |
| May | 11.24 | 10.30 | |
| June | 12.70 | 10.66 | |
| July | 13.00 | 11.10 | |
| August | 12.56 | 11.36 | |
| September | 13.60 | 11.46 | |
| October | 13.42 | 10.54 | |
| November | * | 12.48 | 11.30 |
- Up to and including the Latest Practicable Date
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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HKBN Ltd.
香 港 寬 頻 有 限 公 司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
Stock Code: 1310
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting (the ‘‘AGM’’) of HKBN Ltd. (the ‘‘Company’’) will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, 14 December 2018 at WOW Land, 16th Floor, Trans Asia Centre, 18 Kin Hong Street, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong for the following purposes:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
As ordinary business:
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To receive and adopt the audited financial statements of the Company and the reports of the Directors and auditors for the year ended 31 August 2018.
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To declare the final dividend of 30 HK cents per share for the year ended 31 August 2018.
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3.(a) (i) To re-elect Mr. Bradley Jay HORWITZ as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company.
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(ii) To re-elect Ms. Deborah Keiko ORIDA as a Non-executive Director of the Company.
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3.(b) To authorise the board of Directors to fix the Directors’ remuneration for the year ended 31 August 2018.
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To re-appoint KPMG as the independent auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting and to authorise the board of Directors to fix their remuneration.
As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass, with or without amendments, the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:
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‘‘That:
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) below) of all the powers of the Company to allot and issue additional shares in the share capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and
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options which might require the exercise of such powers either during or after the Relevant Period be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) shall authorise the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such power after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(c) the total number of shares of the Company allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the mandate in paragraph (a), otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as defined in paragraph (d) below); or (ii) an issue of shares under any options granted under the share option schemes adopted by the Company; (iii) an issue of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend pursuant to any scrip dividend scheme or similar arrangement in accordance with the articles of association of the Company, shall not exceed 10% of the total number of shares of the Company in issue at the date of passing of this resolution (subject to adjustment in the case of any subdivision and consolidation of shares after passing of this resolution) and the said mandate shall be limited accordingly; and
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(d) for the purposes of this resolution:
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‘‘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; or
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(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required to be held under the laws of the Cayman Islands or the Articles of the Company or any applicable laws to be held; or
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(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 open for a period fixed by the Directors of the Company to holders of shares, or any class of shares, 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 recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in any territory outside Hong Kong).’’
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(a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period of all the powers of the Company to repurchase issued shares in the capital of the Company, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the total number of shares to be purchased by the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited or on any other stock exchange recognised for this purpose by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the Hong Kong Code on Share Repurchases pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) during the Relevant Period, shall be no more than 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the existing issued share capital of the Company at the date of passing this Resolution, and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be limited accordingly; and
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(c) for the purposes 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; or
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(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required to be held under the laws of the Cayman Islands or the Articles of the Company or any applicable laws to be held; or
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(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.’’
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- ‘‘That conditional upon ordinary resolution numbered 6 set out above being duly passed, the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with shares pursuant to ordinary resolution numbered 5 be and is hereby extended by the addition to the total number of shares which may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted and issued by the directors of the Company 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 ordinary resolution numbered 6, provided that such an amount shall not exceed 10% of the total number of shares of the Company in issue as at the date of the passing of this ordinary resolution.’’
By Order of the Board HKBN Ltd. Bradley Jay HORWITZ Chairman
Hong Kong, 15 November 2018
Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong:
12th Floor, Trans Asia Centre
18 Kin Hong Street, Kwai Chung New Territories Hong Kong
Notes:
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(1) Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting may appoint another person as his/her/ its proxy to attend and vote instead of him/her/it. A member may appoint more than one proxy to attend on the same occasion. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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(2) Where there are joint registered holders of any share, any one of such persons may vote at the meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such share of the Company as if he/she/it 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 in the register of members of the Company in respect of such share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders.
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(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 notarially certified copy thereof or, in the case of a member which is a corporation, under its seal or the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised, must be delivered to the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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(4) The register of members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 11 December 2018 to Friday, 14 December 2018, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be effected. All transfers, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 10 December 2018 in order to establish the identity of the shareholders who are entitled to attend and vote at the 2018 AGM (‘‘Entitlement to AGM’’). The record date for the Entitlement to AGM will be on Friday, 14 December 2018.
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