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KLN Logistics Group Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025
Apr 28, 2025
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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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.

KLN Logistics Group Limited
(Incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and continued into Bermuda as an exempted company with limited liability)
Stock Code 636
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the annual general meeting (the "Annual General Meeting") of KLN Logistics Group Limited (the "Company") will be held as a hybrid meeting at Kowloon Room, Mezzanine Floor, Kowloon Shangri-La, 64 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong (the "Principal Meeting Place") with online access via the eVoting Portal on Monday, 26 May 2025 at 2:30 p.m. for the following purposes:
- To receive and consider the audited financial statements of the Company and the reports of the directors and the auditor for the year ended 31 December 2024.
- To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2024.
- To re-elect Ms CHEN Keren as a non-executive director of the Company.
- To re-elect Dr CHEUNG Wai Man as an independent non-executive director of the Company.
- To re-elect Mr LAI Sau Cheong Simon as an independent non-executive director of the Company.
- To re-elect Mr TAN Chuen Yan Paul as an independent non-executive director of the Company.
- To authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the directors.
- To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor of the Company and authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix its remuneration.
- To consider as special business, and if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions with or without amendments:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
A. THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (c) below and in substitution for all previous authorities, the exercise by the directors of the Company (the "Directors") during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the share capital of the Company (including any sale or transfer of shares out of treasury that are held as treasury shares (which shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") as amended from time to time) (the "Listing Rules") (the "Treasury Shares")) 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;
(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;
(c) the aggregate number of shares allotted or to be allotted (including any sale or transfer of Treasury Shares) or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (including any sale or transfer of Treasury Shares) (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:
(i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); or
(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
(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 (the "Bye-laws"); or
(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:
(aa) 10 per cent. of the number of issued shares of the Company (excluding any Treasury Shares) as at the date of passing of this Resolution; and that this Resolution shall be limited by the applicable rules and requirements of the Stock Exchange as amended from time to time, including the restrictions for using the general mandate for the issuance and allotment of shares of the Company to issue (i) securities convertible into new shares of the Company for cash consideration, if the initial conversion price of such convertible securities is lower than the Benchmarked Price (as hereinafter defined) of the shares of the Company at the time of the relevant placing; and (ii) warrants, options or similar rights to subscribe for new shares of the Company or securities convertible into new shares for cash consideration; and
(bb) (if the Directors of the Company are so authorised by a separate ordinary resolution of the Shareholders) the number of 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 number of issued shares of the Company (excluding any Treasury Shares) as at the date of passing of this Resolution),
and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
(d) for the purposes of this Resolution:
"Benchmarked Price" means the higher of (a) the closing price on the date of the relevant placing agreement or other agreement involving the proposed issue of securities under the general mandate to be approved under this Resolution; and (b) the average closing price in the 5 trading days immediately prior to the earlier of: (i) the date of announcement of the placing or the proposed transaction or arrangement involving the proposed issue of securities under the general mandate to be approved under this Resolution; (ii) the date of the placing agreement or other agreement involving the proposed issue of securities under the general mandate to be approved under this Resolution; and (iii) the date on which the placing or subscription price is fixed.
"Relevant Period" means the period from the passing of this Resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
(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
(iii) the revocation, variation or renewal of this Resolution by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting.
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"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).
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 Listing Rules and applicable laws and regulations from time to time.
B. THAT:
(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 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;
(b) the 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 number of issued shares of the Company (excluding any Treasury Shares) as at the date of passing of this Resolution and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) above 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 earliest of:
(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
(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
(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. 9B, the general mandate granted to the Directors of the Company (pursuant to Resolution No. 9A 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 number of 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 number of issued shares of the Company repurchased by the Company under the authority granted by the resolution set out as Resolution No. 9B.
By Order of the Board
KLN Logistics Group Limited
LEE Pui Nee
Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 29 April 2025
Corporate Headquarters and
Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong:
16/F, Kerry Cargo Centre
55 Wing Kei Road
Kwai Chung
New Territories
Hong Kong
Notes:
- The Annual General Meeting will be a hybrid meeting. All registered Shareholders have the option of attending, participating and voting at the Annual General Meeting physically at the Principal Meeting Place or electronically via the eVoting Portal. Shareholders attending and participating in the Annual General Meeting electronically will also be counted towards the quorum and they will be able to cast their votes and submit questions through the eVoting Portal.
Registered Shareholders are requested to provide a valid email address of himself/herself or his/her proxy (except for the appointment of the chairman of the Annual General Meeting) for the proxy to receive the log-in username and password to participate online in the eVoting Portal where applicable.
All registered Shareholders will be able to join the Annual General Meeting via the eVoting Portal. The eVoting Portal can be accessed from any location with access to the internet via any smartphone, tablet device or computer. All non-registered Shareholders may consult directly with their banks, brokers, custodians or Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (as the case may be) for necessary arrangement to attend and vote via the eVoting Portal at the Annual General Meeting if they wish.
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Every member entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting (or at any adjournment thereof) 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, only ONE PAIR of log-in username and password for the eVoting Portal will be provided to the joint holders. Any one of such joint holders may attend or vote in respect of such share(s) as if he/she was solely entitled thereto.
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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 Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong, or submitted via the designated URL (https://evoting.vistra.com/#/636) by using the log-in username and password provided on the notification letter sent by the Company, not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the Annual General Meeting, i.e. by no later than 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, 24 May 2025. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a member from attending the Annual General Meeting and voting physically at the Principal Meeting Place or electronically via the eVoting Portal if he so wishes.
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The registers of members of the Company (the "Registers of Members") will be closed from Wednesday, 21 May 2025 to Monday, 26 May 2025, during which period no transfer of shares will be effected. In order to be entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, all transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged for registration with Tricor Investor Services Limited at the above address before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
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The Registers of Members will also be closed on Friday, 30 May 2025 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 Investor Services Limited at the above address before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 29 May 2025.
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All the resolutions set out in this notice shall be decided by poll.
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If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above is expected to be hoisted or a Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is expected to be in force or Extreme Conditions are announced any time after 9:00 a.m. on the date of the Annual General Meeting, then the Annual General Meeting will be postponed and the Shareholders will be informed of the date, time and venue of the rescheduled meeting by a supplementary notice posted on the websites of the Company and the Stock Exchange.
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The Annual General Meeting will be held as scheduled when an Amber or Red Rainstorm Warning Signal is in force.
As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are:
Chairman, Non-executive Director:
Mr WANG Wei
Vice Chairman, Non-executive Director:
Mr KUOK Khoon Hua
Executive Directors:
Mr CHEUNG Ping Chuen Vicky, Mr CHENG Chi Wai and Mr HO Chit
Non-executive Directors:
Ms CHEN Keren and Ms OOI Bee Ti
Independent Non-executive Directors:
Dr CHEUNG Wai Man, Mr LAI Sau Cheong Simon, Mr TAN Chuen Yan Paul and Ms WONG Yu Pok Marina