ICO Group Limited — AGM Information 2021

Aug 25, 2021

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ICO GROUP LIMITED 揚科集團有限公司[*]

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 1460)

NOTICE OF THE 2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting (the “ Meeting ”) of ICO Group Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held on Tuesday, 28 September 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Unit 2602–03, 26/F., BEA Tower, Millennium City 5, 418 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions of the Company:

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

1. To receive, consider and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the reports of the directors of the Company (the “ Directors ”) and auditors of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2021.

2. To appoint BDO Limited as the auditor of the Company to fill the vacancy following the retirement of Crowe (HK) CPA Limited and to hold office until conclusion of the next annual general meeting and that the board of directors of the Company be authorised to fix its remuneration.

3. (a) To re-elect Mr. Leong Yeng Kit as an executive Director.

4. (b) To re-elect Dr. Choi Chiu Fai Stanley as a non-executive Director.

5. (c) To re-elect The Hon. Ip Kwok Him, G.B.M., G.B.S., JP. as an independent non-executive Director.

6. (d) To re-elect Ms. Yvonne Low Win Kum as an independent non-executive Director.

7. For identification purpose only

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1. To authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the Directors.

2. “ THAT :

3. (a) subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution below and pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”), the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with authorised and unissued shares of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which might require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

4. (b) the Directors be and are hereby authorised during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which might or would require the exercise of such powers (including but not limited to the power to allot, issue and deal with additional shares of the Company) during or after the end of the Relevant Period;

5. (c) the aggregate number of shares of the Company allotted, issued or dealt with, or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued or dealt with (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this resolution above, otherwise than pursuant to:

   • (i) a Rights Issue (as defined below);

   • (ii) the exercise of the outstanding conversion rights attached to any convertible securities issued by the Company, which are convertible into shares of the Company;

   • (iii) the exercise of any options granted under the share option scheme(s) adopted by the Company or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries of shares or rights to subscribe for shares in the Company; or

   • (iv) any scrip dividend scheme or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares in the Company in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend in accordance with the Articles of the Company from time to time,

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shall not exceed the aggregate of 20% of the number of the issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

• (d) for the purposes of this resolution:

“Relevant Period” means the period from the time 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 laws of the Cayman Islands or the Company’s Articles to be held; or

• (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 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 any relevant jurisdiction, or the requirements of any recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange).”

6. “ THAT :

• (a) subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution below, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all powers of the Company to repurchase its shares on the Stock Exchange or on any other stock exchange recognized by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange, subject to and in accordance with the applicable laws, rules and regulations, be and is hereby, generally and unconditionally approved;

• (b) the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution above shall be in addition to any other authorization given to the Directors and shall authorise the Directors on behalf of the Company during the Relevant Period to procure the Company to repurchase its shares at a price determined by the Directors;

• (c) the aggregate number of shares of the Company to be repurchased pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of the issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

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(d) for the purposes of this resolution:

“Relevant Period” means the period from the time 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 laws of the Cayman Islands or the Company’s Articles to be held; or

  - (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.”

1. “ THAT conditional upon the passing of the ordinary resolutions 5 and 6 as set out in this notice convening the Meeting (the “ Notice ”), the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company pursuant to ordinary resolution 5 as set out in the Notice be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto of an amount representing the aggregate number of issued shares of the Company repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to ordinary resolution 6 as set out in this Notice, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing this resolution.”

2. “ THAT subject to and conditional upon the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting listing of, and permission to deal in, the shares of HK$0.025 each in the share capital of the Company (the “ Shares ”) (representing a maximum of 10% of the Shares in issue as at the date of the passing of this resolution) which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of options granted under the Company’s share option scheme adopted by the Company on 12 August 2016 (the “ Share Option Scheme ”), the refreshment of the 10% scheme mandate limit on grant of options under the Share Option Scheme of the Company be and is hereby approved provided that:

3. (a) the total number of Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of all options granted under the Share Option Scheme (excluding options previously granted, outstanding, cancelled, lapsed or exercised under the Share Option Scheme) shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of passing this resolution (the “ Refreshed Scheme Mandate Limit ”); and

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• (b) any director of the Company be and is hereby authorised, subject to compliance with the Listing Rules, to grant options under the Share Option Scheme up to the Refreshed Scheme Mandate Limit and to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with the Shares of the Company pursuant to the exercise of such options and to do such act and execute such document to effect the Refreshed Scheme Mandate Limit.”

Yours faithfully, By Order of the Board ICO Group Limited Lee Cheong Yuen

Chairman and Executive Director

Hong Kong, 26 August 2021

As at the date of this notice, the executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Lee Cheong Yuen, Mr. Leong Yeng Kit and Ms. Lee Pei Ling; the non-executive Director of the Company is Dr. Choi Chiu Fai Stanley; and the independent non-executive Directors of the Company are The Hon. Ip Kwok Him, G.B.M., G.B.S., JP., Mr. Gan Cheng Khuan, Ms. Yvonne Low Win Kum and Mr. Chiu King Yan.

Notes:

1. Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting shall be entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A member who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint more than one proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf at the Meeting. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. On a poll, votes may be given either personally or by proxy.

2. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointer or of his attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the appointer is a corporation, either under its seal or under the hand of an officer, attorney or other person authorised to sign the same.

3. In order to be valid, the instrument appointing a proxy and (if required by the Board) the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power or authority, shall be delivered to the office of the Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company, Union Registrars Limited, at Suites 3301–04, 33/F., Two Chinachem Exchange Square, 338 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Delivery of the form of proxy shall not preclude a member of the Company from attending and voting in person at the Meeting and, in such event, the form of proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.

4. No instrument appointing a proxy shall be valid after expiration of 12 months from the date named in it as the date of its execution, except at an adjourned Meeting or on a poll demanded at the Meeting or any adjournment thereof in cases where the Meeting was originally held within 12 months from such date.

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1. Where there are joint holders of any shares, any one of such joint holders may vote at the Meeting, 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 Meeting, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes 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 joint holding.

2. To ascertain shareholders’ eligibility to attend and vote at this Meeting, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 23 September 2021 to Tuesday, 28 September 2021 (both days inclusive), during which period no share transfer will be effected. In order to qualify for attending and voting at the Meeting, unregistered holders of shares of the Company should ensure that all completed transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company, Union Registrars Limited, at Suites 3301–04, 33/F., Two Chinachem Exchange Square, 338 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong for registration no later than 4:00 p.m., on Tuesday, 21 September 2021.

3. An explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable the members to make an informed decision as to whether to vote for or against the ordinary resolution 6 as set out in this notice is set out in Appendix I to the Company’s circular dated 26 August 2021.

4. Details of the directors proposed to be re-elected as Directors of the Company at the Meeting are set out in Appendix II to the Company’s circular dated 26 August 2021.

5. A form of proxy for use at the Meeting is enclosed with the Company’s circular dated 26 August 2021.

6. If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above, or a “black” rainstorm warning signal or “extreme conditions after super typhoons” announced by the HKSAR Government is/are in effect any time after 8:00 a.m. on the date of the Meeting, the Meeting will be postponed. The Company will post an announcement on the Company’s website at www.1460.hk and the Stock Exchange’s website at www.hkexnews.hk to notify shareholders of the date, time and place of the rescheduled meeting.

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