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Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Group Co., Ltd. — AGM Information 2021
Apr 23, 2021
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AGM Information
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JACOBIO PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP CO., LTD. 加科思藥業集團有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1167)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an annual general meeting of JACOBIO PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP CO., LTD. (the “ Company ”) will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Building F2, No. 88, Kechuang 6th Street, Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, Beijing, PRC for the following purposes:
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To receive and adopt the audited financial statements and the reports of the directors of the Company (the “ Directors ”) and auditor for the year ended December 31, 2020
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(i) To re-elect Dr. Yinxiang WANG as a Director.
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(ii) To re-elect Ms. Xiaojie WANG as a Director.
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(iii) To re-elect Ms. Yanmin TANG as a Director.
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(iv) To re-elect Dr. Dong LYU as a Director.
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(v) To authorize the board (the “ Board ”) of Directors to fix the remuneration of the Directors.
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To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor and to authorize the Board to fix its remuneration.
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“ THAT :
- (a) subject to the following provisions of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares of US$0.0001 each in the share capital of the Company (the “ Shares ”), and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds and debentures convertible into Shares) which would or might require the exercise of such powers, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(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 (including warrants, bonds and debentures convertible into Shares) which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(c) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital 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 pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); (ii) the exercise of the conversion rights attaching to any convertible securities issued by the Company or any existing securities of the Company which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into shares of the Company; (iii) the exercise of warrants to subscribe for Shares; (iv) the exercise of options granted under any share option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted by the Company; or (v) any scrip dividend scheme 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 Articles of Association of the Company in force from time to time; shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate nominal value of the share capital of the Company in issue 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 passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(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 law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
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(iii) the date on which such mandate is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.
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“Rights Issue” means an offer of Shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to the holders of Shares or any class of Shares whose names appear on the registers of members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such Shares as at that date (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 expense or delay which may be involved in determining the exercise or extent of any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory applicable to the Company).”
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5. “ THAT :
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase the Shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”) or any other stock exchange on which Shares may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange or those of any other recognised stock exchange as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution above shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors and shall authorise the Directors on behalf of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) to procure the Company to repurchase its shares at a price determined by the Directors;
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(c) the aggregate nominal value of the share capital of the Company in issue, which may be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal value of the share capital of the Company in issue 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 passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(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 law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
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(iii) the date on which such mandate is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”
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- “ THAT conditional upon resolutions numbered 4 and 5 above being passed, the unconditional general mandate granted to the Directors to allot, issue and deal with additional shares and to make or grant offers, agreements, and options which might require the exercise of such powers pursuant to resolution numbered 4 above be and is hereby extended by the additional thereto of an amount representing the aggregate number of Shares repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to resolution numbered 5 above, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal value of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing the resolution.”
By order of the Board JACOBIO PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP CO., LTD. Yinxiang WANG Chairman
Hong Kong, April 23, 2021
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Notes:
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For the purpose of determining the identity of the shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the meeting, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Thursday, May 20, 2021 to Tuesday, May 25, 2021 both dates inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be effected. All transfers accompanied by the relevant certificates must be lodged 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 not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.
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A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint one or, if he is the holder of two or more shares, more proxies to attend and vote instead of him. 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. The Company strongly recommends you to monitor the development of the situation with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to assess, based on the social distancing policies, the necessity for attending the above meeting in person, and the board of directors of the Company respectfully requests that, for the same reason, the shareholders to appoint the chairman of the above meeting as their proxy rather than a third party to attend and vote on their behalf at the above meeting (or any adjournment thereof).
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In the case of joint holders of shares in the Company, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the vote(s) of the other joint holder(s), seniority being determined by the order in which names stand in the register of members.
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In order to be valid, the form of proxy must be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorized in writing, or if the appointor is a corporation, either under seal, or under the hand of an officer or attorney or other person duly authorized, and must be deposited with the Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong (together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a certified copy thereof) not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for holding of the Meeting (i.e. not later than 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 23, 2021). 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.
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With respect to resolution numbered 2 of this notice, Dr. Yinxiang WANG, Ms. Xiaojie WANG, Ms. Yanmin TANG and Dr. Dong LYU shall retire from office of directorship and shall offer themselves for re-election in accordance with the articles of association of the Company. Details of their information which are required to be disclosed under the Listing Rules are set out in Appendix II to the circular of the Company dated April 23, 2021.
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With respect to resolution numbered 4 of this notice, the directors of the Company wish to state that they have no immediate plans to issue any new shares of the Company. Approval is being sought from the shareholders of the Company as a general mandate for the purposes of the Listing Rules.
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With respect to resolution numbered 5 of this notice, the directors of the Company wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred by the general mandate to repurchase shares of the Company in circumstances which they deem appropriate for the benefits of shareholders of the Company. The explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable shareholders to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the resolution to approve the repurchase by the Company of its own shares, as required by the Listing Rules, is set out in Appendix I to the accompanied circular dated April 23, 2021
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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. On a poll, votes may be given either personally or by proxy.
As at the date of this notice, the Board of the Company comprises Dr. Yinxiang WANG as Chairman and executive Director, Ms. Xiaojie WANG, Dr. Shaojing HU and Ms. Yunyan HU as executive Directors, Dr. Ting FENG, Ms. Yanmin TANG, Mr. Dong LYU and Dr. Te-li CHEN as non-executive Directors, and Dr. Ruilin SONG, Dr. Ge WU, Dr. Daqing CAI and Dr. Xiaoming WU as independent non-executive Directors.
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