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K. H. Group Holdings Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2006

May 16, 2006

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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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 registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.

If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Techtronic Industries Company Limited (the “Company”), you should at once hand this circular with the accompanying form of proxy to the purchaser or other transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this circular, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this circular.

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability) (Stock Code : 669)

PROPOSALS INVOLVING GRANT OF GENERAL MANDATES TO REPURCHASE SHARES AND TO ISSUE NEW SHARES, RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The notice convening the annual general meeting of the Company (the “Annual General Meeting”) to be held at Harbour Room, 3rd Floor, The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, 3 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong on 22nd May 2006 at 9:30 a.m, at which, among other things, the above proposals will be considered is set out on pages 13 to 17 of this circular.

Whether or not you propose to attend the Annual General Meeting, you are requested to complete the accompanying form of proxy enclosed with the annual report of the Company for the year ended 31st December 2005 sent together with this circular in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return the same to the registered office of the Company at 24th Floor, CDW Building, 388 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the Annual General Meeting or any adjourned meeting if you so wish.

28th April 2006

CONTENTS

Pages
Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Letter from the Board
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General Mandate to repurchase Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General Mandate to issue new Shares and repurchase Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Re-election of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Amendments to the Articles of Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Procedure for demanding a poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Appendix I

Explanatory Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
Appendix II

Details of Directors proposed to be re-elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Appendix III

Notice of Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13

DEFINITIONS

In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

“Annual General Meeting” the annual general meeting of the Company to be held
at Harbour Room, 3rd Floor, The Ritz-Carlton, Hong
Kong, 3 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong on 22nd
May 2006 at 9:30 a.m.
“Articles of Association” the articles of association of the Company
“associates” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Listing Rules
“Board” the board of Directors
“business day” a day (excluding Saturday) on which banks are open for
general banking business in Hong Kong
“Companies Ordinance” Companies Ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong
Kong)
“Company” Techtronic Industries Company Limited, a company
incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability, the
Shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange
“Directors” the directors of the Company
“Group” the Company and its subsidiaries
“Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the
People’s Republic of China
“Latest Practicable Date” 25th April 2006, being the latest practicable date prior
to the printing of this circular
“Listing Rules” the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock
Exchange as amended from time to time
“Repurchase Resolution” the proposed ordinary resolution as referred to in
Resolution no.6 as set out in the notice of the Annual
General Meeting
“SFO” Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the
Laws of Hong Kong)
“Share(s)” share(s) of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the
Company

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DEFINITIONS

“Shareholder(s)”

holder(s) of Shares

“Stock Exchange”

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

  • “Takeovers Code”

the Code on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Repurchases published by the Securities and Futures Commission

“HK$” Hong Kong dollars

“%”

per cent.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability) (Stock Code : 669)

Group Executive Directors: Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) Mr. Roy Chi Ping Chung, JP (Group Managing Director) Mr. Patrick Kin Wah Chan Mr. Frank Chi Chung Chan

Registered Office: 24th Floor CDW Building 388 Castle Peak Road Tsuen Wan New Territories Hong Kong

Non-executive Director:

Mr. Vincent Ting Kau Cheung

Independent Non-executive Directors: Mr. Joel Arthur Schleicher Mr. Christopher Patrick Langley

Mr. Manfred Kuhlmann

28th April 2006

To the Shareholders

Dear Sir or Madam,

PROPOSALS INVOLVING GRANT OF GENERAL MANDATES TO REPURCHASE SHARES AND TO ISSUE NEW SHARES, RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this circular is to provide you with information regarding the proposals involving the grant of general mandates to repurchase and issue new Shares, re-election of Directors and amendments to the Articles of Association.

GENERAL MANDATE TO REPURCHASE SHARES

At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 30th May 2005, a general mandate was given by the Company to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to repurchase Shares. Such mandate will lapse at the conclusion of the Annual General

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Meeting. The Directors, therefore, propose to seek your approval of the Repurchase Resolution to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting. An explanatory statement as required under the Listing Rules to provide the requisite information of the Repurchase Resolution is set out in the Appendix I to this circular.

GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE NEW SHARES AND REPURCHASE SHARES

At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 30th May 2005, general mandates were granted by the Company to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to issue new Shares and repurchase Shares. Such mandates will lapse at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. The Directors, therefore, propose to seek your approval of two ordinary resolutions respectively granting to the Directors a general mandate to allot, issue and deal with Shares not exceeding, (i) in the case of an allotment and issue of Shares for cash, 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue at the date of passing the resolution; and (ii) in the case of an allotment and issue of Shares for a consideration other than cash, 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue at the date of passing the resolution (less any Shares allotted and issued for cash) and adding to such general mandate so granted to the Directors any Shares representing the aggregate nominal amount of the Shares repurchased by the Company after the granting of the general mandate to repurchase up to 10% of the issued share capital of the Company at the date of passing the Repurchase Resolution.

The Directors have no present intention to issue new Shares or repurchase Shares pursuant to the mandates proposed to be granted to them at the Annual General Meeting.

RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Board comprised four Group Executive Directors, namely, Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Mr. Roy Chi Ping Chung, JP (Managing Director), Mr. Patrick Kin Wah Chan and Mr. Frank Chi Chung Chan, one Non-executive Director, namely, Mr. Vincent Ting Kau Cheung and three Independent Non-executive Directors, namely, Mr. Joel Arthur Schleicher, Mr. Christopher Patrick Langley and Mr. Manfred Kuhlmann.

Pursuant to article 103 of the Articles of Association, Mr. Patrick Kin Wah Chan, Mr. Frank Chi Chung Chan and Mr. Joel Arthur Schleicher, shall retire from office at the Annual General Meeting and they being eligible, will offer themselves for re-election at the Annual General Meeting. Details of the Directors proposed to be re-elected at the Annual General Meeting are set out in Appendix II to this circular.

AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

The Stock Exchange has revised the Listing Rules relating to corporate governance practices and Appendix 3 of the Listing Rules relating to articles of association which, subject to certain transitional arrangements, took effect on 1st January 2005 and 1st March 2006 respectively. In line with the Listing Rules amendments, the Directors therefore propose to

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

make certain amendments to the Articles of Association by way of a special resolution to reflect that (a) the chairman of a general meeting and/or Directors attending a meeting must demand a poll whenever voting by poll is required under the Listing Rules (pursuant to Rule 13.39(3) and Appendix 14 Code Provision E.2.1); (b) all Directors will be subject to retirement by rotation at least once every three years (pursuant to Appendix 14 Code Provision A.4.2); and (c) a Director may be removed by an ordinary resolution in general meeting instead of a special resolution (pursuant to Appendix 3 paragraph 4(3)).

Accordingly, a special resolution will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting to amend the existing Articles of Association of the Company. The proposed amendments are set out as resolution 8 in Appendix III to this circular.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice of the Annual General Meeting to be held on 22nd May 2006 has been set out on pages 13 to 17 of this circular, at which, inter alia,

  • an ordinary resolution will be proposed to grant to the Directors a general mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to purchase on the Stock Exchange Shares representing up to a maximum of 10% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing the Repurchase Resolution;

– an ordinary resolution will be proposed to grant to the Directors a general mandate to authorise the Directors to issue, allot and deal with Shares with an aggregate nominal value not exceeding 20% of the issued share capital as at the date of passing the resolution;

– an ordinary resolution will be proposed to extend the general mandate to issue Shares which will be granted to the Directors to issue, allot and deal with additional Shares by adding to it the number of Shares purchased under the Repurchase Resolution after the granting of the above general mandates; and

  • a special resolution will be proposed to amend the Articles of Association.

A form of proxy is enclosed with the annual report for the year ended 31st December 2005 sent together with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the meeting, you are requested to complete the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return the same to the registered office of the Company at 24th Floor, CDW Building, 388 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong as soon as possible but in any event not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the Annual General Meeting or any adjourned meeting. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the Annual General Meeting if you so wish.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

PROCEDURE FOR DEMANDING A POLL

Pursuant to article 74 of the Articles of Association, at any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands or on the withdrawal of any other demand for a poll) demanded:

  • (i) by the chairman of the meeting; or

  • (ii) by at least three members present in person or by proxy for the time being entitled to vote at the meeting; or

  • (iii) by any member of members present in person or by proxy and representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting; or

  • (iv) by a member or members present in person or by proxy and holding shares in the Company conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all the shares conferring that right.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The Board considers that the proposals mentioned above, including the proposals for the grant of general mandates to repurchase the Shares and to issue new Shares and the amendments to the Articles of Association are in the interest of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole and recommend that the Shareholders to vote in favour of the resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.

Yours faithfully,

By order of the Board of

Techtronic Industries Company Limited

Chi Chung Chan

Company Secretary

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

APPENDIX I

This appendix serves as an explanatory statement, as required under Rule 10.06(b) of the Listing Rules, to provide requisite information to you for your consideration of the proposal to permit the repurchase of Shares up to a maximum of 10% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing the Repurchase Resolution. This appendix also constitutes the memorandum required under Section 49BA(3) of the Companies Ordinance.

(1) REPURCHASE PROPOSAL

Resolution no. 6 to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting relates to the granting of a general mandate to the Directors to repurchase Shares representing up to a maximum of 10% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing the Repurchase Resolution.

The Shares to be purchased by the Company are fully paid up. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the number of Shares in issue was 1,464,974,652. Subject to the passing of the Repurchase Resolution and on the assumption that no additional Shares will be issued and/or repurchased between the Latest Practicable Date and the Annual General Meeting, the Company would be allowed under the mandate to repurchase a maximum of 146,497,465, representing approximately 10% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The Directors believe that the Repurchase Resolution is in the interest of the Company and its Shareholders. Trading conditions on the Stock Exchange have sometimes been volatile in recent years and there have been occasions when Shares were trading at a substantial discount to their underlying net asset value. Repurchases of Shares may enhance the Company’s net asset value per Share and earnings per Share. In these circumstances, the ability of the Company to repurchase Shares can be beneficial to those Shareholders who retain their investment in the Company since their possible percentage interest in the assets of the Company would increase in proportion to the number of Shares repurchased by the Company.

(2) FUNDING OF REPURCHASES

Repurchases of Shares would be financed entirely from the Company’s available cashflow or working capital facilities. Any repurchases of Shares will be made out of funds of the Company legally available for such purpose in accordance with its memorandum and articles of association and the laws of Hong Kong, including profits otherwise available for distribution. Under the Companies Ordinance, a company’s profits available for distribution are its accumulated, realised profits, so far as not previously utilised by distribution or capitalisation, less its accumulated, realised losses, so far as not previously written off in a reduction or reorganisation of capital duly made.

There might be an adverse impact on the working capital or gearing position of the Company as compared with the position disclosed in the audited accounts for the year ended 31st December 2005 in the event that the Repurchase Resolution was to be carried out in full at any time during the proposed repurchase period. However, the Directors do not propose to exercise the Repurchase Resolution to such extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital requirements of the Company or the

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

APPENDIX I

gearing levels which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Company.

(3) UNDERTAKING OF DIRECTORS

The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange to exercise the powers of the Company to make purchases pursuant to the Repurchase Resolution and in accordance with the Listing Rules and the applicable laws of Hong Kong.

(4) DIRECTORS, THEIR ASSOCIATES AND CONNECTED PERSONS

None of the Directors nor, to the best of their knowledge having made all reasonable enquiries, any of their associates presently intend to sell Shares to the Company under the Repurchase Resolution in the event that the Repurchase Resolution is approved by the Shareholders.

The Company has not been notified by any connected persons of the Company that they have a present intention to sell any Shares, nor that they have undertaken not to sell any Shares held by them to the Company in the event that the Repurchase Resolution is approved by the Shareholders.

(5) EFFECT OF TAKEOVERS CODE

If on the exercise of the power to repurchase Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Resolution, a shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting capital of the Company increases, such increase will be treated as an acquisition for the purposes of Rule 32 of the Takeovers Code. As a result, a shareholder or group of shareholders acting in concert could 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, Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill together with his associates were beneficially interested in 327,461,794 Shares representing approximately 22.35% of the issued share capital of the Company and Mr. Roy Chi Ping Chung, JP together with his associates (excluding the 37,075,030 Shares held by Cordless Industries Company Limited, which is a company beneficially owned by Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill and Mr. Roy Chi Ping Chung, JP and which Shares were included in the shareholdings of Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill and his associates as aforesaid) were beneficially interested in 127,501,948 Shares representing approximately 8.70% of the issued share capital of the Company. In the event that the Directors should exercise in full the power to repurchase Shares under the Repurchase Resolution, the shareholdings of Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill and Mr. Roy Chi Ping Chung, JP, together with their respective associates, in the Company would be increased to approximately 24.84% and 9.67% of the issued share capital of the Company respectively. In the absence of any special circumstances, no obligation to make a mandatory offer as referred to above as a result of a repurchase of Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Resolution would arise for so long as the aggregate shareholding of Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill, Mr. Roy Chi Ping Chung, JP and their respective associates remain in the range of 30% to less than 35% of the issued share capital of the Company and until 10 years after 19th October 2001 on the basis of Rule

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26.6 of the Takeovers Code. Save as aforesaid, the Directors are not aware of any consequences which may arise under the Takeovers Code as a result of any purchases made under the Repurchase Resolution.

(6) MARKET PRICES

The highest and lowest prices at which the Shares have traded on the Stock Exchange during each of the previous twelve months are as follows:

Prices of Shares Prices of Shares
Highest Lowest
HK$ HK$
2005
April 18.20 16.80
May 17.80 16.80
June 19.70 17.10
July 20.20 18.15
August 19.95 18.65
September 20.30 18.90
October 20.05 18.20
November 20.00 18.85
December 20.30 18.20
2006
January 19.25 14.50
February 14.80 13.20
March 15.20 13.40
April (up to the Latest Practicable Date) 14.45 12.40

(7) PURCHASES OF SHARES MADE BY THE COMPANY

No purchase of Shares has been made by the Company during the last six months prior to the date of this circular, whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise.

The Directors have no present intention to exercise the power to purchase the Shares under the Repurchase Resolution in the event that the Repurchase Resolution is approved by the Shareholders to such extent as to result in the amount of Shares held by the public being reduced to less than 25%.

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DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED

APPENDIX II

Details of Directors proposed to be re-elected at the Annual General Meeting are as follows:

Mr. Patrick Kin Wah Chan

Mr. Patrick Kin Wah Chan, aged 46, joined the Group in 1988 and was appointed as Executive Director in 1990. He is now in charge of the manufacturing operations of the Group.

Mr. Chan is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, an associate of The Professional Validation Council of Hong Kong Industries, and an Executive Committee Member of the Hong Kong Electrical Appliances Manufacturers Association. Save as disclosed herein, Mr. Chan had not held any directorship in any other listed companies during the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Chan had personal interests in share options to subscribe for 1,000,000 Shares. Such interests are required to be notified to the Stock Exchange pursuant to Part XV of the SFO. Mr. Chan does not have any relationship with any other directors, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company.

There is no service contract between the Company and Mr. Chan. He is not appointed for a specific term since he is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election in accordance with the Articles of Association. The director’s remuneration payable to Mr. Chan as an executive director of the Company is to be determined by the Board after recommendation by the Remuneration Committee with reference to his experience and the Company’s performance. For the year ended 31st December 2005, Mr. Chan received a director’s emoluments of HK$5,504,615.

Save for the information disclosed above, Mr. Chan has indicated that there is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements under Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules.

There are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention to the Shareholders.

Mr. Frank Chi Chung Chan

Mr. Frank Chi Chung Chan, aged 52, joined the Group in 1991 and was appointed as Executive Director in 1992. He is now responsible for corporate affairs and financial management of the Group.

Mr. Chan is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, an associate of the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong and qualified to practise as a Certified Public Accountant in Hong Kong. He is currently an Independent Non-executive Director of Gold Peak Industries (Holdings) Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange and an Independent Director of Tsit Wing International Holdings Limited, a company listed on The Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.

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DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED

APPENDIX II

Save as disclosed herein, Mr. Chan had not held any directorship in any other listed companies during the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Chan had personal interests in share options to subscribe for 3,000,000 Shares. Such interests are required to be notified to the Stock Exchange pursuant to Part XV of the SFO. Mr. Chan does not have any relationship with any other directors, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company.

There is no service contract between the Company and Mr. Chan. He is not appointed for a specific term since he is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election in accordance with the Articles of Association. The director’s remuneration payable to Mr. Chan as an executive director of the Company is to be determined by the Board after recommendation by the Remuneration Committee with reference to his experience and the Company’s performance. For the year ended 31st December 2005, Mr. Chan received a director’s emoluments of HK$5,467,636.

Save for the information disclosed above, Mr. Chan has indicated that there is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements under Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules.

There are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention to the Shareholders.

Mr. Joel Arthur Schleicher

Mr. Joel Arthur Schleicher, aged 54, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director in 1998. He has 28 years of management experience in manufacturing and the technology/telecom services sectors.

Mr Schleicher is currently the Chairman and CEO for Integrated Solutions, Inc. and previously served as Chairman and CEO of Interpath Communications, Inc.; CEO for Expanets, Inc. and President and COO for Nextel Communications, Inc.. He presently serves on the Board of Directors of several domestic and international companies. He is also involved with private equity firms, serving as their consultant and advisor. Save as disclosed herein, Mr. Schleicher had not held any directorship in any other listed companies during the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Schleicher had personal interests of 100,000 Shares, deemed interests in 60,000 Shares and personal interests in share options to subscribe for 300,000 Shares. Such interests are required to be notified to the Stock Exchange pursuant to Part XV of the SFO. Mr. Schleicher does not have any relationship with any other directors, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company.

There is no service contract between the Company and Mr. Schleicher. He is not appointed for a specific term since he is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election in accordance with the Articles of Association. The director’s fee payable to Mr. Schleicher will be fixed by the Board after recommendation by the Remuneration Committee with reference to his experience and the prevailing market conditions of director’s fee for independent non-

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APPENDIX II DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED

executive director. For the year ended 31st December 2005, Mr. Schleicher received a director’s fee of HK$156,000.

Save for the information disclosed above, Mr. Schleicher has indicated that there is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements under Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules.

There are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention to the Shareholders.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

APPENDIX III

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability) (Stock Code : 669)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held at Harbour Room, 3rd Floor, The Ritz Carlton, Hong Kong, on 22nd May 2006 at 9:30 a.m. for the following purposes:

  • (1) To receive and consider the Statement of Accounts and the Reports of the Directors and Auditors for the year ended 31st December 2005.

  • (2) To declare a final dividend of HK12.60 cents per share to shareholders whose names appear on the Register of Members of the Company on 16th June 2006.

  • (3) To re-elect retiring Directors and fix the Directors’ remuneration.

  • (4) To appoint Auditors and fix their remuneration.

As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass, with or without amendments, the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions, as indicated below:

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

(5) “ THAT :

  • (a) subject to paragraph (c) below, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and securities convertible into shares of the Company) which would or might require the exercise of such powers be and it is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

  • (b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorise the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and securities convertible into shares of the Company) which would or might require the exercise of such powers during and after the end of the Relevant Period;

  • (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 of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); or (ii) the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants issued by the Company or any bonds, notes, debentures and securities

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which are convertible into shares of the Company; or (iii) the exercise of any options granted under any share option scheme 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 options to subscribe for, or rights to acquire, shares of the Company; or (iv) an issue of shares by way of scrip dividends pursuant to the articles of association of the Company from time to time, shall not exceed:

  • (A) in the case of an allotment and issue of shares for cash, 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue at the date of passing this resolution; and

  • (B) in the case of an allotment and issue of shares for a consideration other than cash, 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue at the date of passing this resolution (less any shares allotted and issued pursuant to sub-paragraph (A) above),

provided that any shares to be allotted and issued pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above shall not be issued at a discount of more than 5% to the Benchmarked Price (as hereinafter defined) of the shares, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

  • (d) for the purposes of this resolution:

“Benchmarked Price” shall be a price which is the higher of:

  • (i) the closing price of the shares of the Company as stated in the Stock Exchange’s (as hereinafter defined) daily quotations sheet on the date of signing of the agreement to which the transaction relates; and

  • (ii) the average closing price of the shares of the Company as stated in the Stock Exchange’s daily quotations sheet for the five trading days immediately preceding the earliest of:

  • (A) the date of signing of the agreement to which the transaction relates;

  • (B) the date on which the relevant transaction is announced; or

  • (C) the date on which the price of the shares of the Company to be issued pursuant to the transaction is fixed;

“Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earlier of:

  • (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 laws to be held; and

  • (iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting; and

“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the directors of the Company to holders of shares of the Company or any class thereof on the register on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares of the Company or any class thereof (subject to such exclusion or other arrangements as the directors of the Company may deem necessary or expedient in relation to overseas shareholders or fractional entitlement 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); and

“Stock Exchange” means The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.”

(6) “ THAT :

  • (a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase shares of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company on the Stock Exchange (as hereinafter defined) or on any other exchange on which the shares of the Company 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 regulations, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

  • (b) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital of the Company purchased or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above 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 passing this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

  • (c) for the purposes of this resolution:

“Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earlier of:

  • (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

  • (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the articles of association of the Company or any applicable laws to be held; and

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  • (iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting; and

  • “Stock Exchange” means The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.”

  • (7) “ THAT conditional upon the passing of the ordinary resolutions numbered 5 and 6 in the notice convening the annual general meeting of the Company at which this resolution is proposed, the aggregate nominal amount of the shares in the capital of the Company which are purchased by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the said resolution numbered 6 shall be added to the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company that may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the directors of the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the said resolution numbered 5.”

  • (8) As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as a special resolution:

SPECIAL RESOLUTION

  • THAT the Articles of Association of the Company be and are hereby amended by:

  • (a) with respect to Article 74,

  • (i) deleting the full stop at the end of 74 (iv) and replacing it with a semicolon and inserting the word “or” after the semi-colon.

  • (ii) inserting the following new Article 74 (v) after Article 74 (iv):–

    • “74 (v) by the Chairman of the Meeting or any director in circumstances where voting by poll is required by the rules promulgated from time to time by the designated stock exchange on which the Company is listed or as the laws of such jurisdiction applicable to the Company may require.”;
  • (b) with respect to Article 103 (A),

deleting the existing Article 103 (A) in its entirely and substituting therefor the following new Article 103 (A):–

“103. (A) Notwithstanding any other provisions in these Articles, at each annual general meeting 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 one-third, shall retire from office by rotation provided that every Director (including those appointed for a specified term or holding office as chairman of the Board and/or the managing director of the Company) shall be subject to retirement by rotation at least once every three years or within such other period as the designated stock exchange that the Company is listed on may from time to time prescribe or within such

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other period as the laws of such jurisdiction applicable to the Company. The Directors to retire in every year shall be those who have been longest in office since their last election but as between persons who became Directors on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree between themselves) be determined by lot. The retiring Directors shall be eligible for re-election.”; and

  • (c) with respect to Article 109,

deleting the existing Article 109 in its entirely and substituting therefor the following new Article 109:–

“109. The Company in general meeting may by ordinary resolution remove any Director before the expiration of his period of office notwithstanding anything in these Articles or in any agreement between the Company and such Director (but without prejudice to any claim which such Director may have for damages for any breach of any contract of service between him and the Company).”

By Order of the Board Chi Chung Chan Company Secretary

Hong Kong 28th April 2006

Notes:

  1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and, on a poll, vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a member.

  2. A form of proxy for the meeting is enclosed. In order to be valid, the form of proxy, together with a power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power of attorney or authority, must be deposited at the registered office of the Company at 24/F., CDW Building, 388 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

  3. The register of members of the Company will be closed from 12th June 2006 to 16th June 2006 both days inclusive, during which period no transfers of shares will be effected. In order to qualify for the proposed final dividend, all transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s share registrars, Secretaries Limited at 26/F., Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:00 p.m. on 9th June 2006.

  4. The retiring Directors standing for re-election under item 3 are Mr. Patrick Kin Wah Chan, Mr. Frank Chi Chung Chan and Mr. Joel Arthur Schleicher.

  5. An explanatory statement containing further details regarding item 5 will be sent to shareholders of the Company together with the annual report of the Company for the year ended 31st December 2005.

As at the date hereof, the Board comprised four Group Executive Directors, namely, Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Mr. Roy Chi Ping Chung, JP (Managing Director), Mr. Patrick Kin Wah Chan and Mr. Frank Chi Chung Chan, one Nonexecutive Director, namely, Mr. Vincent Ting Kau Cheung and three Independent Non-executive Directors, namely, Mr. Joel Arthur Schleicher, Mr. Christopher Patrick Langley and Mr. Manfred Kuhlmann.

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