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Kantone Holdings Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025
Nov 20, 2025
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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 licensed securities dealer or other registered institution in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your Shares in Kantone Holdings Limited, you should at once hand this circular with the accompanying form of proxy to the purchaser(s) or the transferee(s) or to the bank manager, licensed securities dealer, registered institution in securities or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser(s) or transferee(s).
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.
KANTONE HOLDINGS LIMITED
看通集團有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1059)
(1) PROPOSALS FOR RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
(2) GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND BUY BACK SHARES;
AND
(3) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A notice for convening the AGM of Kantone Holdings Limited to be held at Room 3601, Level 36, Tower 1, Enterprise Square Five, 38 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Monday, 15 December 2025 at 5:00 p.m. is set out on pages AGM-1 to AGM-5 of this circular. Whether you are able to attend the AGM or not, you are requested to complete the accompanying form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM (i.e. at or before 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, 13 December 2025 (Hong Kong time) or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be)). Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the AGM or any adjourned meeting (as the case may be) if you so wish and in such event, the form of proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
References to time and dates in this circular are to Hong Kong time and dates.
20 November 2025
CONTENTS
Page
Definitions 1
Letter from the Board 4
Appendix I — Details of Directors Proposed for Re-election I-1
Appendix II — Explanatory Statement II-1
Notice of AGM AGM-1
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
"AGM"
the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at Room 3601, Level 36, Tower 1, Enterprise Square Five, 38 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Monday, 15 December 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
"AGM Notice"
the notice convening the AGM as set out on pages AGM-1 to AGM-5 of this circular
"associates"
having the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
"Board"
the board of directors of the Company
"Buy-back Mandate"
a general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors at the AGM to buy back Shares not exceeding 10% of the total number of the issued Shares (excluding Treasury Shares) as at the date of the passing of the relevant resolution
"CCASS"
the Central Clearing and Settlement System established and operated by HKSCC
"close associate(s)"
has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
"Company"
Kantone Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 1059), a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability and whose Shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange
"connected person(s)"
has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
"core connected person(s)"
has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
"Director(s)"
director(s) of the Company
"Extension Mandate"
a general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors at the AGM to the effect that the aggregate number of issued Shares repurchased under the Buy-back Mandate will be added to the total number of shares of the Company which may be allotted, issued and dealt with under the Issue Mandate
"Group"
collectively, the Company and its subsidiaries
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DEFINITIONS
"HK$"
Hong Kong dollar(s), the lawful currency of Hong Kong
"Hong Kong"
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
"HKSCC"
Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchanges and Clearing Limited
"Issue Mandate"
a general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors at the AGM to allot, issue and deal with additional Shares, not exceeding 20% of the total number of the issued Shares (excluding Treasury Shares) as at the date of the passing of the relevant resolution
"Latest Practicable Date"
14 November 2025, being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this circular for the purpose of ascertaining certain information contained in this circular
"Listing Rules"
the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
"Nomination Committee"
the nomination committee of the Company
"PRC"
the People's Republic of China which for the purpose of this circular, shall exclude Hong Kong, Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan
"SFO"
the Securities and Futures Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong
"Share(s)"
ordinary share(s) with par value of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company
"Shareholder(s)"
holder(s) of the Shares
"Stock Exchange"
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
"substantial shareholder(s)"
has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
"Takeovers Code"
the Code on Takeovers and Mergers
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DEFINITIONS
“Treasury Share(s)”
shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules. For the purposes of the Share Award Scheme, new Shares include Treasury Shares and the issue of new Shares includes the transfer of Treasury Shares
“%”
per cent.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
KANTONE HOLDINGS LIMITED
看通集團有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1059)
Executive Director:
Mr. CHAN Koon Wa (Chairman)
Independent non-executive Directors:
Mr. LEUNG Man Fai
Ms. CHUNG Sau Wai Ada
Mr. IP Wai Lun William
Registered office:
Cricket Square
Hutchins Drive
PO Box 2681
Grand Cayman KY1-1111
Cayman Islands
Head office and principal place of business in Hong Kong:
Unit 27A,
9/F, Block B,
Focal Industrial Centre,
No. 21 Man Lok Street,
Hung Hom,
Kowloon, Hong Kong
20 November 2025
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir or Madam,
(1) PROPOSALS FOR RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
(2) GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND BUY BACK SHARES;
AND
(3) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this circular is to provide you with the AGM Notice and the information in respect of (i) the re-election of Directors; (ii) the granting to the Directors of the Issue Mandate; (iii) the granting to the Directors of the Buy-back Mandate; and (iv) the granting to the Directors of the Extension Mandate.
LETTER FROM THE BOARD
This circular contains an explanatory statement and gives all the information reasonably necessary to enable you to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the resolutions to approve the Buy-back Mandate.
PROPOSED RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board currently consists of four Directors, namely Mr. Chan Koon Wa, Mr. Leung Man Fai, Ms. Chung Sau Wai Ada and Mr. Ip Wai Lun William.
According to article 87(2) of the Articles of Association, the Directors to retire by rotation shall include (so far as necessary to ascertain the number of Directors to retire by rotation) any Director who wishes to retire and not to offer himself for re-election. Any further Directors so to retire shall be those of the other Directors subject to retirement by rotation who have been longest in office since their last re-election or appointment and so that as between persons who became or were last re-elected Directors on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot.
Pursuant to article 87(1) of the Articles of Association, Mr. Chan Koon Wa and Mr. Ip Wai Lun William will retire by rotation at the AGM and each of them, being eligible, will offer themselves for re-election at the AGM.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE
The nomination committee of the Company ("Nomination Committee") had evaluated the performance of each of the retiring Directors and found each of them valuable to the Board. In reviewing the structure of the Board, the Nomination Committee had also considered a range of diversity perspectives including but not limited to gender, age, cultural and educational background, ethnicity, professional experience, skills, knowledge and length of service, as set out in the board diversity policy of the Company for nominating talented and capable person(s) to lead the Company. It is believed that the continuous directorships of Mr. Chan Koon Wa and Mr. Ip Wai Lun William can keep bringing valuable contribution to the Board and its diversity. Mr. Ip Wai Lun William has also provided a written confirmation of independence based on the independence criteria as set out in Rule 3.13 of the Listing Rules and confirmed that he remains independent. Accordingly, the Board, on the recommendation of the Nomination Committee, proposed that the above retiring Directors to stand for re-election as Directors at the AGM respectively.
Details of the Directors proposed to be re-elected are set out in Appendix I to this circular.
GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND BUY BACK SHARES
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the total number of Shares in issue was 375,033,506 Shares. Subject to the passing of the proposed ordinary resolution approving the grant of the Issue Mandate and assuming that no further Shares are issued or bought back from the Latest Practicable Date up
LETTER FROM THE BOARD
to the date of the AGM, the Company would be allowed under the Issue Mandate to issue a maximum of 75,006,701 Shares, being 20% of the issued Shares (excluding Treasury Shares) as at the date of passing of the resolution.
Subject to the passing of the proposed ordinary resolution approving the grant of the Buy-back Mandate and assuming that no further Shares are issued or bought back from the Latest Practicable Date up to the date of the AGM, the Company would be allowed under the Buy-back Mandate to buy back a maximum of 37,503,350 Shares, being 10% of the issued Shares (excluding Treasury Shares) as at the date of passing of the resolution.
Conditional upon the above resolutions being passed, the Extension Mandate will be proposed as an ordinary resolution to extend the number of Shares under the Issue Mandate by including the number of Shares bought back under the Buy-back Mandate. Details of these resolutions are contained in the AGM Notice.
Each of the Issue Mandate, the Buy-back Mandate and the Extension Mandate will expire at the earliest of: (a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company following the AGM; (b) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting is required by the Articles of Association or any applicable law to be held; or (c) the date on which the authority given to the Directors thereunder is revoked or varied by ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in a general meeting.
An explanatory statement containing the information relating to the Buy-back Mandate as required by the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to this circular.
AGM
The AGM Notice is set out on pages AGM-1 to AGM-5 of this circular. All the resolutions as set out in the AGM Notice will be proposed at the AGM.
A form of proxy for the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether you are able to attend the AGM or not, you are requested to complete the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong, as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM (i.e. at or before 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, 13 December 2025 (Hong Kong time) or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be). Completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the AGM or any adjourned meeting (as the case may be) should you so wish and in such event, the form of proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
The chairperson of the AGM will demand that all resolutions as set out in the AGM Notice be voted upon by way of poll at the AGM and an announcement will be made by the Company after the AGM on the results of the AGM.
LETTER FROM THE BOARD
CLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS
The register of members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 9 December 2025 to Monday, 15 December 2025 (both days inclusive) for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the Shareholders to attend and vote at the AGM. During the closure of the register of members of the Company, no transfer of Shares will be effected. In order to qualify for attending and voting at the AGM, all transfers of the Shares accompanied by the relevant certificates, must be lodged with the branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 8 December 2025. The record date for the purpose of ascertaining Shareholders' right to attend and vote at the AGM will be on Monday, 15 December 2025.
VOTING BY WAY OF POLL
Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, any vote of shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll except where the chairperson, in good faith, decides to allow a resolution which relates purely to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands. The chairperson of the AGM will therefore demand a poll for every resolution put to the vote at the AGM pursuant to the Articles of Association and the Company will announce the results of the poll in the manner prescribed under Rule 13.39(5) of the Listing Rules.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Directors consider that the proposed resolutions as set out in the AGM Notice are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole, and accordingly, recommend the Shareholders to vote in favour of all the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM.
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
This circular, for which the Directors collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the Listing Rules for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Company. The Directors, 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.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
GENERAL INFORMATION
Your attention is drawn to the additional information set out in the Appendices to this circular. The English text of this circular shall prevail over the Chinese text.
Yours faithfully,
For and on behalf of the Board
KANTONE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Chan Koon Wa
Chairman
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APPENDIX I
DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION
The biographical details of the Directors proposed to be re-elected at the AGM are set out as follows:
Mr. Chan Koon Wa ("Mr. Chan"), executive Director
Mr. Chan is the executive Director, Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Company. Mr. Chan, aged 63, has over 30 years of experience in the trading and distribution business. In 1990, he started his own business in the automotive industry. From 2008 to 2010, he held around 90% equity interest in Richard Mille Macau Limited, which was the sole agent for Richard Mille in Macau. From 2011 to 2014, he held 55% equity interest in Symphony Lotus Limited, which was an automotive wholesaler and distributor for sports cars and the sole agent for Lotus Cars in the PRC. Apart from actively participating in the trading and distribution industry, Mr. Chan also ventured into the hotel and property development industry. He is currently the director of Golden Bauhinia International Hotel, a 4-star hotel located in Nanning City of Guangxi Province in the PRC. His first venture into property development in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur is a residential development project known as Pavilion Ceylon Hill in which he owns 49% equity stake. He is also a director of and owns 20% equity interest in Sering Manis Sdn Bhd, which owns 280 acres of freehold land at Pahang, Malaysia, which is about 11 kilometres away from the peak of Genting Highlands. The project is currently in its planning stage. He is also a director of Buddhist Li Chong Yuet Ming Nursing Home for the Elderly, a nursing home in Hong Kong.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Chan, through his controlled corporation Innovative City Investments Limited, is interested in 68,628,444 Shares, representing approximately 18.29% of the issued share capital of the Company.
Mr. Chan entered into a letter of appointment with the Company to act as an executive Director and has no fixed term of service with the Company. The letter of appointment may be terminated by either party by written notice of not less than three months. Mr. Chan is subjected to retirement by rotation of Directors in the annual general meeting of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association and the Listing Rules. Mr. Chan is entitled to a director's fee of HK$10,000 per month, which has been reviewed and approved by the remuneration committee of the Company and the Board and is determined with reference to his duties and responsibilities, the Company's performance and the prevailing market conditions.
Mr. Ip Wai Lun William ("Mr. Ip"), independent non-executive Director
Mr. Ip has been an independent non-executive Director since December 2021. Mr. Ip, aged 69, has over 26 years of investment banking experience in Asia, with a focus on Greater China and Japan. Mr. Ip was the executive director in the mergers and acquisitions department of SMBC Nikko Securities (Hong Kong) Limited from April 2012 to January 2021. He served as the managing director and head of the investment banking department of Cantor Fitzgerald (HK) Capital Markets Ltd from 2010 to 2012. Prior to 2010, Mr. Ip has also worked at several major investment banks of Chinese and European background. Mr. Ip is a Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder of the CFA Institute, USA. Mr. Ip has been a Responsible Officer for Type 6 (including giving advice on matters falling within the ambit of The Codes on Takeovers and
APPENDIX I
DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION
Mergers and Share Buy-backs (as amended from time to time)) regulated activities under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the "SFO"). Mr. Ip obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and a Master of Science Degree in Economics from London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London. He also earned a Master Degree of Business Administration (MBA) from the Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Ip has been an independent non-executive director of Hopson Development Holdings Limited (Stock code: 754), a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, since May 2021.
Mr. Ip entered into a letter of appointment with the Company to act as an independent non-executive Director and has no fixed term of service with the Company. The letter of appointment may be terminated by either party by written notice of not less than three months. Mr. Ip is subject to retirement by rotation of directors in the annual general meeting of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association and the Listing Rules. Mr. Ip is entitled to a director's fee of HK$120,000 per annum, which has been reviewed and approved by the remuneration committee of the Company and the Board and is determined with reference to the prevailing range of fees for independent non-executive directors of listed companies in Hong Kong.
As confirmed by the above retiring Directors and save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, the above retiring Directors (i) do not have, and are not deemed to have any interests or short positions in any Shares, underlying Shares or debentures (as defined under Part XV of the SFO) of the Company; (ii) have no other relationship with any director, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholder of the Company (each as respectively defined in the Listing Rules); (iii) have not held any directorship in other Hong Kong or overseas listed public companies in the last three years; and (iv) there is no other information that should be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules, nor any other matter that needs to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
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APPENDIX II
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
The following is an explanatory statement required by Rule 10.06(1)(b) of the Listing Rules to provide the Shareholders with all the information reasonably necessary to enable them to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the ordinary resolution to be proposed at the AGM in relation to the granting of the Buy-back Mandate.
1. SHARE CAPITAL
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the total number of Shares in issue was 375,033,506 Shares. Subject to the passing of the proposed ordinary resolution approving the grant of the Buy-back Mandate and assuming that no further Shares are issued or bought back from the Latest Practicable Date up to the date of the AGM, the Company would be allowed under the Buy-back Mandate to buy back a maximum of 37,503,350 Shares, being 10% of the issued Shares (excluding Treasury Shares) as at the date of passing of the resolution.
If the Company purchases any Shares pursuant to the Buy-back Mandate, the Company will either (i) cancel the Shares bought back; and/or (ii) hold such Shares in treasury, subject to market conditions and the Company's capital management needs at the relevant time any buy back of Shares are made. To the extent that any Treasury Shares are deposited with CCASS pending resale on the Stock Exchange, the Company will adopt appropriate measures to ensure that it does not exercise any shareholders' rights or receive any entitlements which would otherwise be suspended under the applicable laws if those shares were registered in the Company's own name as Treasury Shares. These measures may include approval by the Board that (i) the Company would not (or would procure its broker not to) give any instructions to HKSCC to vote at general meetings for the Treasury Shares deposited with CCASS; and (ii) in the case of dividends or distributions, the Company will withdraw the Treasury Shares from CCASS, and either re-register them in its own name as Treasury Shares or cancel them, in each case before the record date for the dividends or distributions.
The Buy-back Mandate will expire on the earlier of (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 to be held by the Articles of Association and the applicable laws; and (c) the date on which such authority given to the Directors thereunder is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting.
APPENDIX II
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
2. SOURCE OF FUNDS
The Company is empowered by its Memorandum and Articles of Association to repurchase its Shares. The Cayman Islands law provides that the amount of capital repaid in connection with a share repurchase may only be paid out of profits or share premium of the Company or out of a fresh issue of shares made for the purpose of the repurchase or, subject to the Company remaining solvent in compliance with the Companies Act, out of capital and, in the case of any premium payable on the repurchase, out of the profits of the Company or from sums standing to the credit of the share premium account of the Company or, subject to the Company remaining solvent in compliance with the Companies Act, out of capital. Under the Cayman Islands law, the repurchased shares may be cancelled and if cancelled, they will remain part of the authorised but unissued share capital of the Company.
The Company will only apply the capital paid up on the relevant Shares or the profit that would otherwise be available for distribution by way of dividend for any purchase of its shares, if necessary.
3. REASONS FOR BUY-BACKS
The Directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole to seek a general authority from the Shareholders to enable the Company to buy back its Shares on the Stock Exchange. Such buy-backs may, depending on the market conditions and funding arrangements at the time, lead to an enhancement of the net asset value of the Company and/or earnings per Share and will only be made when the Directors believe that such buy-backs will benefit the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.
4. IMPACT OF BUY-BACK
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 audited accounts contained in the annual report of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2025) in the event that the proposed buy-back of Shares were to be carried out in full at any time during the proposed buy-back period. However, the Directors do not propose to exercise the Buy-back Mandate to buy back Shares to such an extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital or the gearing position of the Company which, in the opinion of the Directors, are from time to time appropriate for the Company.
APPENDIX II
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
5. SHARES PRICES
The following table shows the highest and lowest prices at which the Shares have been traded on the Stock Exchange in each of the last twelve months before the Latest Practicable Date:
| Price per Share | ||
|---|---|---|
| Highest HK$ | Lowest HK$ | |
| 2024 | ||
| November | 0.335 | 0.315 |
| December | 0.360 | 0.320 |
| 2025 | ||
| January | 0.320 | 0.189 |
| February | 0.250 | 0.219 |
| March | 0.230 | 0.190 |
| April | 0.218 | 0.162 |
| May | 0.221 | 0.187 |
| June | 0.295 | 0.190 |
| July | 0.400 | 0.280 |
| August | 0.425 | 0.315 |
| September | 0.390 | 0.290 |
| October | 0.395 | 0.355 |
| November (up to the Latest Practicable Date) | 0.385 | 0.355 |
6. EFFECT OF THE TAKEOVERS CODE
A buy-back of Shares by the Company may result in an increase in the proportionate interest of a substantial shareholder in the voting rights of the Company.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the Directors, Mr. Chan Koon Wa, through Innovative City Investments Limited, held 68,628,444 Shares, representing approximately $18.29\%$ of the issued Shares, was the largest shareholder of the Company. On the basis that no further Shares are issued or bought back by the Company prior to the AGM and in the event that the Directors exercise in full the power to buy back Shares which is proposed to be granted pursuant to the resolution, its shareholding in the Company would be increased to approximately $20.33\%$ of the issued Shares. Such increase would not give rise to an obligation to make a mandatory offer under Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code. The Directors do not intend to exercise the power to buy-back Shares to such extent that would give rise to an obligation to make a mandatory offer under Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code.
APPENDIX II
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
7. DIRECTORS, THEIR CLOSE ASSOCIATES AND CORE CONNECTED PERSONS
To the best of the knowledge of the Directors, having made all reasonable enquiries, none of the Directors nor any of their respective close associates (as defined in the Listing Rules) have any present intention to sell any Shares to the Company in the event that the Buy-back Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.
The Company has not been notified by any core connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company that they have a present intention to sell any Shares to the Company, or that they have undertaken not to sell any Shares held by them to the Company in the event that the granting of the Buy-back Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.
8. DIRECTORS' OBLIGATIONS
The Directors will exercise the power of the Company to make repurchases under the Buy-back Mandate in accordance with the Listing Rules and the applicable laws and regulations of the Cayman Islands and in accordance with the regulations set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. Neither the explanatory statement set out in this Appendix II nor the Buy-back Mandate has any unusual features.
9. BUY-BACK OF SHARES MADE BY THE COMPANY
The Company has not bought back any Shares whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise in the six months preceding the Latest Practicable Date.
10. GENERAL
The Listing Rules prohibit a company from making buy-back on the Stock Exchange if the result of the buy-back would be that less than 25% (or such other prescribed percentage as determined by the Stock Exchange) of the company's issued share capital would be in public hands. The Directors do not intend to buy back Shares which would result the number of Shares held in the public hands falling below the prescribed limit as approved by the Stock Exchange.
NOTICE OF AGM
KANTONE HOLDINGS LIMITED
看通集團有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1059)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting (the “AGM”) of Kantone Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Room 3601, Level 36, Tower 1, Enterprise Square Five, 38 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Monday, 15 December 2025 at 5:00 p.m. for the following purposes:
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To receive and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements and the reports of the directors of the Company (the “Directors”) and independent auditor of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2025.
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(i) To re-elect Mr. Chan Koon Wa as an executive Director;
(ii) To re-elect Mr. Ip Wai Lun William as an independent non-executive Director; and
(iii) To authorise the board of Directors to fix the Directors’ remuneration.
- To re-appoint Cheng & Cheng Limited as the auditor of the Company and to authorise the board of Directors to fix their remuneration.
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions (with or without modification) as ordinary resolutions of the Company:
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares of the Company (the “Shares”), to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any securities (including bonds, warrants, debentures, notes) into Shares and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(b) the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors and shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
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NOTICE OF AGM
(c) the total number of Shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution, otherwise pursuant to:
(i) a Rights Issue (as defined below);
(ii) the grant or exercise of options under any share option scheme of the Company;
(iii) the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any securities issued by the Company which are convertible or exercisable into Shares; or
(iv) 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 from time to time,
shall not exceed 20% of the total number of the issued Shares (excluding treasury shares) as at the date of the passing of this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly, provided that if any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of Shares is effected, the maximum number of Shares that may be allotted and issued under the mandate in paragraph (a) of this resolution as a percentage of the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares) as at the date immediately before and after such consolidation or subdivision shall be the same and such maximum number of Shares shall be adjusted accordingly; and
(d) for the purposes of this resolutions:
“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 law to be held; and
(iii) the date on which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.
“Rights Issue” means an offer of Shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of Shares or any class thereof on the register of members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such Shares or class thereof (subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors
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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 regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory outside Hong Kong).
Any reference to an allotment, issue, grant, offer or disposal of Shares shall include the sale or transfer of treasury shares in the capital of the Company (including to satisfy any obligation upon the conversion or exercise of any convertible securities, options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe for Shares) to the extent permitted by, and subject to the provisions of, the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and applicable laws.
5. "THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (b) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all powers of the Company to buy back its own 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 (the "SFC") and the Stock Exchange for such purpose, and subject to and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SFC, the Stock Exchange, the Companies Act, Chapter 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands and all other applicable laws as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(b) the total number of Shares which may be bought back by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution during the Relevant Period (as defined below) shall not exceed 10% of the total number of the issued Shares (excluding treasury shares) as at the date of the passing of this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly, provided that if any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of Shares is effected, the maximum number of Shares that may be bought back under the mandate in paragraph (a) of this resolution as a percentage of the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares) as at the date immediately before and after such consolidation or subdivision shall be the same and such maximum number of Shares shall be adjusted 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 law to be held; and
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(iii) the date on which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”
- “THAT conditional upon the passing of resolutions numbered 4 and 5 above, the general mandate referred to in the resolution numbered 4 above be and is hereby extended by the addition to the total number of Shares which may be allotted and issued by the Directors pursuant to such general mandate of an amount representing the total number of the Shares bought back by the Company pursuant to the general mandate referred to in the resolution numbered 5 above, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the total number of the issued Shares (excluding treasury share) as at the date of the passing of this resolution.”
By Order of the Board
KANTONE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Chan Koon Wa
Chairman
Hong Kong, 20 November 2025
Registered office:
Cricket Square
Hutchins Drive
PO Box 2681
Grand Cayman KY1-1111
Cayman Islands
Head office and principal place of business in Hong Kong:
Unit 27A,
9/F, Block B,
Focal Industrial Centre,
No. 21 Man Lok Street,
Hung Hom,
Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Notes:
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The register of members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 9 December 2025 to Monday, 15 December 2025 (both days inclusive) for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the shareholders of the Company to attend and vote at the AGM (or at any adjournment thereof). During the closure of the register of members of the Company, no transfer of Shares will be effected. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the AGM (or at any adjournment thereof), all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 8 December 2025. The record date for the purpose of ascertaining Shareholders’ right to attend and vote at the AGM will be on Monday, 15 December 2025.
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A member entitled to attend and vote at the AGM (or at any adjournment thereof) is entitled to appoint one proxy or, if he/she/it is a holder of two or more Shares, may appoint more than one proxy to attend and vote instead of him/her/it. A proxy needs not be a member of the Company.
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Where there are joint holders of any Share, any one of such joint holder may vote at the AGM (or at any adjournment thereof), either personally or by proxy, in respect of such Share as if he/she/it was solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders be present at the AGM (or at any adjournment thereof) personally or by proxy, that the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint holding.
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To be valid, the instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a certified copy of such power or authority, must be lodged with the branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong for registration not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the AGM (i.e. at or before 5:00 p.m., on Saturday, 13 December 2025 (Hong Kong time)) or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be).
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Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a member of the Company from attending and voting in person at the AGM or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be) if he/she/it so desires. If a member of the Company attends the AGM after having deposited the form of proxy, his/her/its form of proxy will be deemed to have been revoked.
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If a tropical cyclone warning signal number 8 or above is hoisted, or “extreme conditions” caused by super typhoons or a black rainstorm warning is/are in force at 5:00 p.m. on 15 December 2025, the AGM will not be held on 15 December 2025 but will be postponed to a later date and if postponed, the Company will as soon as practicable post an announcement on the websites of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Company.
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References to time and dates in this notice are to Hong Kong time and dates.
As at the date of this notice, the board of Directors comprises Mr. Chan Koon Wa as executive Director and Mr. Leung Man Fai, Ms. Chung Sau Wai Ada and Mr. Ip Wai Lun William as independent non-executive Directors.
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