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Kerry Properties Limited — AGM Information 2021
Apr 15, 2021
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AGM Information
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, 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 announcement.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Kerry Properties Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at Atrium Room, Level 39, Island Shangri-La Hotel, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central, Hong Kong on Thursday, 27 May 2021 at 2:30 p.m. for the following purposes:
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To receive and consider the audited financial statements and the reports of the directors and the auditor for the year ended 31 December 2020.
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To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2020.
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To re-elect retiring Directors.
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To fix Directors’ fees.
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To re-appoint the retiring auditor and to authorise the Directors of the Company to fix its remuneration.
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To consider as special business, and if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as Ordinary Resolutions with or without amendments:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
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A. THAT :
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) below and in substitution for all previous authorities, 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 in the shares of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements, options and other rights, or issue warrants and other securities including bonds, debentures and notes convertible into shares of the Company, which would or might require the exercise of such powers, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorise the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements, options and other rights, or issue warrants and other securities, which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(c) the aggregate number of shares allotted or to be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to or in consequence of:
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(i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); or
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(ii) the exercise of any option under any share option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to option holders of shares in the Company; or
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(iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares of the Company in accordance with the Bye-laws of the Company; or
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(iv) any adjustment, after the date of grant or issue of any options, rights to subscribe or other securities referred to above, in the price at which shares in the Company shall be subscribed, and/or in the number of shares in the Company which shall be subscribed, on exercise of relevant rights under such options, warrants or other securities, such adjustment being made in accordance with, or as contemplated by, the terms of such options, rights to subscribe or other securities; or
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(v) a specified authority granted by the shareholders of the Company (the “ Shareholders ”) in general meeting,
shall not exceed the aggregate of:
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(aa) 20 per cent. of the aggregate number of issued shares of the Company at the date of passing of this Resolution; and
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(bb) (if the Directors of the Company are so authorised by a separate ordinary resolution of the Shareholders) the number of any issued shares of the Company repurchased by the Company subsequent to the passing of this Resolution (up to a maximum equivalent to 10 per cent. of the aggregate number of issued shares of the Company at the date of passing of this Resolution),
and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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(d) for the purposes of this Resolution:
“Relevant Period” means the period from the 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 expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Bye-laws of the Company or any other applicable laws of Bermuda to be held; or
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(iii) the revocation, variation or renewal of this Resolution by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting.
“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares in the Company, or an offer of warrants, options or other securities giving rights to subscribe for shares, open for a period fixed by the Directors of the Company to holders of shares in the Company on the registers of members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares (subject in all cases to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors of the Company may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or having regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory outside Hong Kong).
B. THAT :
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(a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all powers of the Company to repurchase its own shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”) or on any other stock 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, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the aggregate number of issued shares of the Company to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to paragraph (a) above during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10 per cent. of the aggregate number of issued shares of the Company at the date of passing of this Resolution and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) above shall be limited accordingly; and
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(c) for the purposes of this Resolution:
“Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this Resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(ii) the expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Bye-laws of the Company or any other applicable laws of Bermuda to be held; or
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(iii) the revocation, variation or renewal of this Resolution by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting.
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C. THAT , conditional upon the passing of Resolution No. 6B, the general mandate granted to the Directors of the Company (pursuant to Resolution No. 6A or otherwise) and for the time being in force to exercise the powers of the Company to allot shares be and is hereby extended by the addition to the aggregate number of the issued Shares which may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the Directors of the Company pursuant to such general mandate of an amount representing the aggregate number of the issued shares of the Company repurchased by the Company under the authority granted by the resolution set out as Resolution No. 6B.
By Order of the Board Wong Siu Kong Chairman
Hong Kong, 16 April 2021
Head Office and Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong:
25/F, Kerry Centre 683 King’s Road Quarry Bay Hong Kong
Notes:
- In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, certain precautionary measures will be implemented at the above meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) (the “ AGM ”) to safeguard the health and safety of every attendee, including, without limitation: (a) compulsory body temperature check; (b) health declaration; (c) wearing of surgical mask; (d) no admission of attendees who are subject to quarantine prescribed by the Department of Health of Hong Kong; (e) designated seating arrangement to ensure social distancing; and (f) no provision of refreshment or drink.
The Company reminds the Shareholders that physical attendance in person at the AGM is not necessary for the purpose of exercising their voting rights and strongly recommends that the Shareholders appoint the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy and submit their form of proxy as early as possible.
The Company will limit the attendance in person at the AGM subject to compliance with the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation and/or any other law or regulations from time to time. The admission to the AGM venue will be allocated on first-come-first-served basis or such other basis as considered appropriate by the Company.
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Every member entitled to attend and vote at the AGM is entitled to appoint up to two individuals as his proxies. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. The number of proxies appointed by a clearing house (or its nominee) is not subject to the aforesaid limitation.
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Where there are joint holders of any share, any one of such persons may vote at the AGM, 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 be present at the AGM personally or by proxy, that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the registers of members of the Company in respect of such share will alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.
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To be valid, a form of proxy, together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed (or a notarially certified copy of that power or authority), must be deposited at the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Abacus Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the AGM. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not be preclude a member from attending the AGM and voting in person if he so wishes.
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The registers of members of the Company (the “ Registers of Members ”) will be closed from Monday, 24 May 2021 to Thursday, 27 May 2021, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be effected. In order to be entitled to attend and vote at the AGM, all transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged for registration with Tricor Abacus Limited at the above address not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 21 May 2021.
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The Registers of Members will also be closed on Wednesday, 2 June 2021 and no transfer of shares will be effected on that date. In order to qualify for the proposed final dividend, all transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged for registration with Tricor Abacus Limited at the above address not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 1 June 2021.
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All the resolutions set out in this notice shall be decided by poll.
As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are :
Executive Directors: Messrs. Wong Siu Kong, Kuok Khoon Hua, Bryan Pallop Gaw and Wong Chi Kong, Louis Independent Nonexecutive Directors: Ms. Wong Yu Pok, Marina, JP, Mr. Chang Tso Tung, Stephen and Mr. Hui Chun Yue, David
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