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Joy Spreader Group Inc. — AGM Information 2014
Mar 28, 2014
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AGM Information
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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
If you are in doubt as to any aspect of this circular, you should consult your stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in AGTech Holdings Limited, you should at once hand this circular to the purchaser or transferee or the bank, licensed securities dealer 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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AGTech Holdings Limited 亞博科技控股有限公司[*]
(incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 8279)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES, RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
This circular, for which the directors of AGTech Holdings Limited (the “Company”) collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Company. The directors of the Company, having made all reasonable enquiries, confirm that to the best of their knowledge and belief the information contained in this circular is accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading or deceptive, and there are no other matters the omission of which would make any statement herein or this circular misleading.
A notice convening the AGM (as defined herein) of the Company to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 5 May 2014 at the conference room of HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited at 31/F., Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 11 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong is set out on pages 11 to 14 of this circular. Whether or not shareholders are able to attend the AGM, they are requested to complete the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and deposit it with the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Abacus 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 AGM. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude shareholders of the Company from attending and voting in person at the AGM (or any adjournment thereof) should they so desire.
This circular will remain at www.hkgem.com on the “Latest Company Announcements” page of the GEM website for at least 7 days from the date of its posting and will be published on the website of the Company at http://www.agtech.com.
31 March 2014
* For identification purpose only
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GROWTH ENTERPRISE MARKET (“GEM”) OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LIMITED (THE “STOCK EXCHANGE”)
GEM has been positioned as a market designed to accommodate companies to which a high investment risk may be attached than other companies listed on the Stock Exchange. Prospective investors should be aware of the potential risks of investing in such companies and should make the decision to invest only after due and careful consideration. The greater risk profile and other characteristics of GEM mean that it is a market more suited to professional and other sophisticated investors.
Given the emerging nature of companies listed on GEM, there is a risk that securities traded on GEM may be more susceptible to high market volatility than securities traded on the Main Board and no assurance is given that there will be a liquid market in the securities traded on GEM.
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CONTENTS
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| DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| LETTER FROM THE BOARD | |
| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
| General mandates to issue and repurchase Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
| Re-election of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
4 |
| Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
| Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
5 |
| APPENDIX I – EXPLANATORY STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
6 |
| APPENDIX II – DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED |
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| TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE AGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 9 |
| NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 11 |
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, the following expressions have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:
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“AGM” the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 5 May 2014 at the conference room of HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited at 31/F., Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 11 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong;
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“associates” bears the same meaning ascribed thereto in the GEM Listing Rules;
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“Board” the board of Directors; “Bye-law(s)” the bye-law(s) of the Company as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time;
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“Company” AGTech Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability and the issued Shares of which are listed on GEM;
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“Director(s)” the director(s) of the Company;
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“GEM” the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange; “GEM Listing Rules” the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on GEM; “Group” the Company and its subsidiaries;
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“HK$” Hong Kong Dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong; “HLB” HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited; “Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC; “Latest Practicable Date” 25 March 2014, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this circular for ascertaining certain information for inclusion in this circular;
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“Notice” the notice convening the AGM; “PRC” the People’s Republic of China;
“Repurchase Mandate” a general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors to exercise the power of the Company to repurchase Shares on the terms set out in the Notice;
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DEFINITIONS
| “RMB” | Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC; |
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| “SFO” | the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the |
| Laws of Hong Kong); | |
| “Share(s)” | ordinary share(s) of HK$0.002 each in the share capital of |
| the Company; | |
| “Shareholder(s)” | holder(s) of the Share(s); |
| “Stock Exchange” | The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited; |
| “Takeovers Code” | the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers; and |
| “%” | per cent. |
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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AGTech Holdings Limited 亞博科技控股有限公司[*]
(incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 8279)
Executive Directors: Mr. Sun Ho (Chairman & CEO) Mr. Robert Geoffrey Ryan Mr. Bai Jinmin Mr. Liang Yu
Registered office: Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda
Non-executive Directors: Ms. Yang Yang Mr. Ho King Fung, Eric
Independent non-executive Directors: Ms. Monica Maria Nunes Mr. Wang Ronghua Mr. Hua Fengmao
Head office and principal place of business: Unit 3912, 39th Floor, Tower Two Times Square Causeway Bay Hong Kong
31 March 2014
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir or Madam,
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES AND RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this circular is to provide you with information regarding resolutions to be proposed at the AGM to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 5 May 2014 at the conference room of HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited at 31/F., Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 11 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong, which upon approval, would enable the Company to, among other things:
- (a) repurchase Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate nominal value of the Shares in issue as at the date of passing such resolution;
* For identification purpose only
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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(b) issue new Shares equivalent to 20% of the Shares in issue on the date of the relevant resolution and those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate set out in (a) above; and
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(c) re-elect Directors.
GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES
At the AGM, it will be proposed, by way of ordinary resolutions, that the Directors be given general mandates to (i) repurchase Shares, the aggregate nominal amount of which shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing the relevant ordinary resolution; and (ii) allot, issue and otherwise deal with the Shares not exceeding 20% (equivalent to 876,006,172 Shares, assuming that no further Shares will be issued or repurchased prior to the AGM) of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing the relevant ordinary resolution and the nominal amount of any Shares repurchased by the Company (up to a maximum of 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant ordinary resolution). Any issue of new Shares is subject to approval from the Stock Exchange for the listing of, and permission to deal in, such new Shares.
An explanatory statement containing information relating to the Repurchase Mandate as required under Rules 13.08 and 13.09 of the GEM Listing Rules is set out in Appendix I to this circular. This explanatory statement provides you with information to enable you to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the resolution relating to the Repurchase Mandate.
RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
In accordance with Bye-law 87, at each annual general meeting one-third of the Directors for the time being (or, if their number is not a multiple of three, the number nearest to but not less than one-third) shall retire from office by rotation but shall be eligible for re-election. Accordingly, certain Directors (namely, Mr. Bai Jinmin, Mr. Liang Yu and Ms. Yang Yang) will retire by rotation at the forthcoming AGM. But, Mr. Bai Jinmin and Mr. Liang Yu, being eligible, shall offer themselves for re-election, whereas Ms. Yang Yang shall retire from the Board following the conclusion of the forthcoming AGM.
Brief biographical details relating to Mr. Bai Jinmin and Mr. Liang Yu are set out in Appendix II to this circular.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The following are the details of the AGM:
Date: 5 May 2014 Time: 10:00 a.m. Venue: Conference Room of HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited at 31/F., Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 11 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong
The Notice is set out on pages 11 to 14 of this circular. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and deposit it with the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Abacus 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 AGM. The 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 desire. The voting in respect of the proposed resolutions contained in the Notice will be conducted by way of a poll at the AGM prescribed under the GEM Listing Rules. An announcement on the poll vote results will be made by the Company after the AGM.
RECOMMENDATION
The Directors consider that the resolutions proposed in relation to granting a general mandate to issue new Shares, to repurchase Shares, extension to the general mandate to issue Shares and the re-election of retiring Directors in this circular are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors recommend that all Shareholders vote in favour of all the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM.
Yours faithfully, By order of the Board AGTech Holdings Limited Sun Ho
Chairman & CEO
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
APPENDIX I
This is an explanatory statement given to all Shareholders relating to a resolution to be proposed at the AGM authorising the Repurchase Mandate.
This explanatory statement contains information required pursuant to Rules 13.08 and 13.09 of the GEM Listing Rules which is set out as follows:
1. EXERCISE OF THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company comprised 4,380,030,864 Shares.
Subject to the passing of resolution no. 4(ii) at the AGM and on the basis that no further Shares are issued or repurchased prior to the AGM, the Company would be allowed under the Repurchase Mandate to repurchase a maximum of 438,003,086 Shares equivalent to 10% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the AGM. The authority conferred on the Directors by the Repurchase Mandate would continue in force until (a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (b) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Bye-laws or any applicable law to be held; or (c) the revocation or variation of the resolution regarding the Repurchase Mandate by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in a general meeting, whichever is the earliest.
2. REASONS FOR REPURCHASES
The Directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole for the Directors to have a general authority from Shareholders to enable the Company to repurchase Shares in the market. Repurchases of Shares will only be made when the Directors believe that such a repurchase will benefit the Company and Shareholders as a whole. Such repurchases may, depending on the market conditions and funding arrangements at the time, lead to an enhancement of the net asset value and/or earnings per share of the Company.
3. FUNDING OF REPURCHASES
Any repurchases will only be funded out of funds of the Company legally available for the purposes in accordance with the Company’s memorandum of association and Bye-laws and the applicable laws of Bermuda. A listed company may not repurchase its own shares on GEM for a consideration other than cash or for settlement otherwise than in accordance with the trading rules of GEM from time to time.
It is presently proposed that any repurchases of Shares would be made out of capital paid up on the repurchased Shares, profits of the Company 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 profits of the Company or from the Company’s share premium account. The repurchases of Shares made out of capital will be conditional upon the fact that immediately following the date on which payment out of capital is proposed to be made, the Company shall be able to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
APPENDIX I
4. STATUS OF REPURCHASED SHARES
The GEM Listing Rules provide that the listing of all repurchased shares is automatically cancelled and that the certificates for those shares must be cancelled and destroyed. Under the law of Bermuda, a company’s repurchased shares shall be treated as cancelled and its issued share capital (but not the authorised share capital) will be reduced accordingly.
5. EFFECT OF EXERCISE OF THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
There might be a material adverse impact on the working capital or gearing position of the Company (as compared with the position disclosed in the Company’s annual report for the year ended 31 December 2013) 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.
6. DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS
None of the Directors and, to the best of their knowledge, having made all reasonable enquiries, none of their respective associates, have any present intention, if the Repurchase Mandate is exercised, to sell any Shares to the Company. No connected person of the Company (as defined in the GEM Listing Rules) has notified the Company that he/she has a present intention to sell any Shares to the Company if the Repurchase Mandate is exercised and neither has any of the connected persons undertaken not to sell his/her Shares to the Company in the event the Repurchase Mandate is exercised.
7. DIRECTORS’ UNDERTAKING
The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange that, so far as the same may be applicable, they will exercise the Repurchase Mandate in accordance with the GEM Listing Rules and the applicable laws of Bermuda.
8. TAKEOVERS CODE CONSEQUENCES
If as a result of a repurchase of Shares, a shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting rights of the Company increases, such increase will be treated as an acquisition for the purposes of the Takeovers Code. As a result, a Shareholder, or a group of Shareholders acting in concert, depending on the level of increase in the Shareholder’s interests, may obtain or consolidate control of the Company and become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rules 26 and 32 of the Takeovers Code.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, MAXPROFIT GLOBAL INC (being the controlling shareholder of the Company) and parties acting in concert with it held approximately 46.42% of the Shares issued by the Company. Should the Directors exercise the Repurchase Mandate in full, the shareholding of MAXPROFIT GLOBAL INC and parties acting in concert with it will be increased to approximately 51.58% of the issued share capital of the Company (assuming they do
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
APPENDIX I
not sell any Shares before the repurchase). In the opinion of the Directors, such increase may give rise to an obligation to make a mandatory offer under Rules 26 and 32 of the Takeovers Code. However, the Directors have no present intention to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such an extent as would trigger any obligation on the part of MAXPROFIT GLOBAL INC and parties acting in concert with it to make a mandatory offer under the Takeovers Code.
9. SHARE REPURCHASE MADE BY THE COMPANY
No repurchases of Shares have been made by the Company in the previous 6 months prior to the Latest Practicable Date, whether on GEM or otherwise.
10. SHARE PRICES
The highest and lowest prices of the Shares as quoted by the Stock Exchange in each of the previous 12 months before the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:
| Highest | Lowest | |
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| HK$ | HK$ | |
| 2013 | ||
| March | 0.400 | 0.285 |
| April | 0.455 | 0.320 |
| May | 0.620 | 0.400 |
| June | 0.540 | 0.445 |
| July | 0.610 | 0.465 |
| August | 0.670 | 0.580 |
| September | 0.780 | 0.610 |
| October | 0.900 | 0.590 |
| November | 0.910 | 0.700 |
| December | 1.250 | 0.880 |
| 2014 | ||
| January | 1.440 | 1.050 |
| February | 1.980 | 1.210 |
| March (up to the Latest Practicable Date) | 2.280 | 1.680 |
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DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE AGM
APPENDIX II
Details of the Directors who are required to retire at the AGM according to the Bye-laws and who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the AGM are as follows:
Mr. Bai Jinmin (“Mr. Bai”) – Executive Director
Mr. Bai, aged 47, is the executive director of the Company. He is also the director of various subsidiaries of the Company in the PRC, responsible for their business development, strategic planning and operational supervision.
Mr. Bai has over 19 years of experience in business development, investment, corporate management and strategic planning. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Bai was the director of Louis DreFus Energy (SPEC) Pte Ltd., managing director of SPEC Overseas (Holdings) Pte Ltd., vice president of Shenzhen Petrochemical Industry (Holdings) Co., Ltd., chairman of Shenzhen GETOS Fine Silicons Co., Ltd., director of Sinoying Logistics Pte Ltd. and executive director of STAR Pharmaceutical Limited, the issued shares of which are listed on Singapore Exchange Limited. Mr. Bai holds a bachelor degree in Engineering from 杭州電子工業學院 (the Electronics Institute of Hangzhou), the PRC (now known as Hangzhou Dianzi University (杭州電子科技大學)) and a master degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.
Mr. Bai is currently appointed as a Director under a service contract for a term of three years, expiring on 18 September 2014, and during the said three-year period, the contract may be terminated by either party thereto giving the other party not less than three months’ notice in writing. Mr. Bai is entitled to a fixed basic salary of HK$100,000 per month under the aforesaid service contract (which was mutually agreed with reference to his duties and responsibilities) plus a discretionary bonus which shall be determined based on the business performance of the Company and his own performance. He also entered into an employment contract with a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in the PRC with no fixed term of service. He is entitled to a fixed pre-tax monthly salary of RMB20,000 under such contract. Mr. Bai may also be granted share options by the Company from time to time pursuant to the share option scheme of the Company adopted on 18 November 2004.
Mr. Bai did not hold any directorship in any other listed companies in the past three years. He is not connected with any Director, senior management and management, substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company.
In accordance with the meaning of Part XV of the SFO, as at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Bai is interested in an aggregate of 84,449,600 Shares (representing approximately 1.93% of the existing issued share capital of the Company) as he held 3,000,000 Shares in his name and 44,876,600 Shares in his indirectly wholly-owned company, Fine Bridge International Limited, together with his interest in share options which entitle him to subscribe for up to 36,573,000 Shares at an exercise price ranging from HK$0.1006 each to HK$1.31 each (subject to adjustments).
Save as disclosed above, the Board is not aware of any other matters in relation to Mr. Bai that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17.50(2)(h) to (v) of the GEM Listing Rules or need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
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DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE AGM
APPENDIX II
Mr. Liang Yu (“Mr. Liang”) – Executive Director
Mr. Liang Yu, aged 41, has approximately 18 years of law practice experience. Before joining the Company, Mr. Liang was a partner with Haiwen & Partners, a law firm in the PRC. He has been advising clients on a variety of legal issues involving foreign direct investment and private equity investment in the PRC as well as other forms of foreign trade and economic cooperation activities. In addition, Mr. Liang has extensive experience in the area of dispute resolution in respect of international commercial transactions. He received his LL.B degree from the University of International Business & Economics in Beijing, the PRC in 1994 and his LL.M degree from the New York University Law School in New York, the United States of America in 2003.
Mr. Liang is currently appointed as an executive Director and the director of various subsidiaries of the Company under a service contract for a term of two years, expiring on 22 April 2014 and such contract may be terminated by either party thereto giving the other party not less than 3 months’ notice in writing. Mr. Liang is entitled to a fixed basic salary of HK$90,000 per month under the aforesaid service contract (which was mutually agreed with reference to his duties and responsibilities) plus a discretionary bonus which is determined based on the business performance of the Company and his own performance. He also entered into an employment contract with a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in the PRC with no fixed term of service. Mr. Liang is entitled to a fixed pre-tax monthly salary of RMB10,000 under such contract. Mr. Liang may also be granted share options by the Company from time to time pursuant to the share option scheme of the Company adopted on 18 November 2004.
Mr. Liang did not hold any directorship in any other listed companies in the past three years. He is not connected with any director, senior management, management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company.
In accordance with the meaning of Part XV of the SFO, as at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Liang is interested in an aggregate of 32,295,250 Shares (representing approximately 0.74% of the existing issued share capital of the Company) as he held 8,038,250 Shares, together with his interest in share options which entitle him to subscribe for up to 24,257,000 Shares at an exercise price ranging from HK$0.1006 each to HK$1.31 each (subject to adjustments).
Save as disclosed above, the Board is not aware of any other matters in relation to Mr. Liang that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17.50(2)(h) to (v) of the GEM Listing Rules or need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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AGTech Holdings Limited 亞博科技控股有限公司[*]
(incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 8279)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of AGTech Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 5 May 2014 at the conference room of HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited at 31/F., Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 11 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong for the following purposes:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
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As ordinary business, to receive and consider the audited financial statements and the reports of the directors (the “Directors”) and auditors of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2013;
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as ordinary business, to consider and if thought fit, pass the following resolutions:
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(i) to re-elect Mr. Bai Jinmin as executive Director;
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(ii) to re-elect Mr. Liang Yu as executive Director;
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(iii) to authorise the board of Directors (the “Board”) to fix the remuneration of all Directors who are re-elected at the AGM;
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as ordinary business, to re-appoint HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited as the auditors of the Company and its subsidiaries for the ensuing year and authorise the Board to fix the remuneration of the appointed auditors;
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as special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions of the Company:
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(i) “ THAT :
- (a) subject to paragraph (c), the exercise by the Board during the Relevant Period of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such power be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) shall authorise the Board 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 aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Board pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a), otherwise than pursuant to a Rights Issue or the exercise of the subscription rights under the share option scheme of the Company adopted on 18 November 2004, shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date 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 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 bye-laws of the Company or any applicable law to be held; or
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(III) the revocation or variation of this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in a general meeting.
“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the Board to shareholders of the Company on the register on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares (subject to such exclusion or other arrangements as the Board 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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(ii) “ THAT :
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(a) the exercise by the Board during the Relevant Period of all powers of the Company to purchase its own shares, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock
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Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the aggregate nominal amount of shares of the Company to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of the passing of this resolution and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be limited accordingly; and
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(c) for the purpose of this resolution,
“Relevant Period” means the period from the date of 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 bye-laws of the Company or any applicable law to be held; or
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(III) the revocation or variation of this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in a general meeting.”
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(iii) “ THAT conditional upon resolution number 4(ii) above being passed, the aggregate nominal amount of the number of shares in the capital of the Company which are repurchased by the Company under the authority granted to the Board as mentioned in resolution number 4(ii) above shall be added to the aggregate nominal amount of share capital that may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the Board pursuant to resolution number 4(i) above.”
Yours faithfully, By order of the Board AGTech Holdings Limited Sun Ho Chairman & CEO
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, 31 March 2014
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Registered office:
Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda
Head office and principal place of business:
Unit 3912, 39th Floor, Tower Two Times Square, Causeway Bay Hong Kong
As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises (i) Mr. Sun Ho, Mr. Robert Geoffrey Ryan, Mr. Bai Jinmin and Mr. Liang Yu as executive Directors; (ii) Ms. Yang Yang and Mr. Ho King Fung, Eric as non-executive Directors; and (iii) Ms. Monica Maria Nunes, Mr. Wang Ronghua and Mr. Hua Fengmao as independent non-executive Directors.
Notes:
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Any member entitled to attend and vote at the AGM is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his/her stead in accordance with the Bye-laws of the Company. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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Where there are joint registered holders of any share, any one of such persons may vote at any the meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he were solely entitled thereto; but if more than one of such joint holders shall be present at the meeting personally or by proxy, that one of the holders so present whose name stands first on the register of members of the Company in respect of such share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.
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The form of proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a certified copy of such power of attorney or authority must be deposited at the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Abacus Limited, at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the AGM, and in default the form of proxy shall not be treated as valid. The completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude members from attending and voting in person at the AGM (or any adjournment thereof) should they so desire.
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