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LH Group Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025

May 8, 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 notice, 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 notice.

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LHGROUP

叙福樓集團

LH GROUP LIMITED

叙福樓集團有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 1978)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting of LH Group Limited (the "Company") will be held at Hong Kong Playground Association — I+Plus Development and Exchange Centre at 3/F., MacPherson Place, 38 Nelson Street, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Thursday, 5 June 2025 at 3:30 p.m. for the following purposes:

  1. To receive and consider the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, report of directors (each a "Director") and the independent auditor's report for the year ended 31 December 2024;

  2. (a) To re-elect Mr. Wong Kit Lung Simon as an executive Director;

(b) To re-elect Mr. Sin Yat Kin as an independent non-executive Director;

(c) To authorise the board of Directors to fix the remuneration of Directors;

  1. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as the auditors of the Company and to authorise the board of Directors to fix their remuneration;

To, as special business, consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modifications, the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:

  1. "THAT:

(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") (the "Listing Rules"), the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and/or deal with shares of the Company (the "Shares") and to make or grant offers, agreements and


options, including warrants to subscribe for Shares, which might require the exercise of such powers be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

(b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;

(c) the aggregate number of Shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to options or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as defined below); or (ii) the exercise of any options granted under the existing share option scheme of the Company; or (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangements providing for the allotment and issue of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the articles of association of the Company in force from time to time; or (iv) any issue of Shares upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants of the Company or any securities which are convertible into Shares, shall not exceed the aggregate of:

(aa) 20% of the total number of shares of the Company in issue on the date of the passing of this resolution (excluding treasury Shares); and

(bb) (if the Directors are so authorised by a separate ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company) the number of shares of the Company repurchased by the Company subsequent to the passing of this resolution (up to a maximum equivalent to 10% of the number of shares of the Company in issue on the date of the passing of resolution no. 5), and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be limited accordingly; and

(d) for the purposes of this resolution:

"Relevant Period" means the period from the date of the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest 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, the Companies Act (as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands (the "Companies Act") or any other applicable law of Cayman Islands to be held; and

(iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution.

"Rights Issue" means an offer of Shares, or offer or issue of warrants, options or other securities giving rights to subscribe for Shares, open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of Shares on the register on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of Shares (subject to such exclusion or other arrangements as the Directors 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, or the expense or delay which may be involved in determining the existence or extent of any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, any jurisdiction outside Hong Kong or any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange outside Hong Kong).

(e) 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."

  1. "THAT:

(a) the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all powers of the Company to purchase the Shares on the Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange for such purpose, and otherwise in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Futures Commission, the Stock Exchange, the Companies Act and all other applicable laws in this regard, be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

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(b) the number of Shares which may be purchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of shares of the Company in issue as at the date of the passing of this resolution (excluding treasury Shares) and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be limited accordingly; and

(c) for the purposes of this resolution, “Relevant Period” means the period from the date of 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 expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the articles of association of the Company, the Companies Act or any other applicable law of Cayman Islands to be held; and

(iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution.”

  1. “THAT the Directors be and they are hereby authorised to exercise the authority referred to in paragraph (a) of resolution no. 4 above in respect of the number of shares of the Company in issue referred to in sub-paragraph (bb) of paragraph (c) of such resolution.”

By order of the Board

LH Group Limited

Wong Kit Lung Simon Prof, BBS, JP

Chairman

Hong Kong, 9 May 2025

Registered office:
Walkers Corporate Limited
190 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman KY1-9008
Cayman Islands

Principal place of business in Hong Kong:
Unit 03, L22, Tower 1
Enterprise Square Five
38 Wang Chiu Road
Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
Hong Kong


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Notes:

  1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the annual general meeting convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one proxy or, if the member holds two or more Shares, to appoint more than one proxy, to attend and, subject to the provisions of the articles of association of the Company, to vote on his behalf. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must be present in person at the annual general meeting (the “AGM”) to represent the member. If more than one proxy is so appointed, the appointment shall specify the number and class of Shares in respect of which each such proxy is so appointed.

  2. In order to be valid, the form of proxy must be deposited together with a power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of that power or authority, at the office of the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the AGM (i.e. not later than 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 3 June 2025 (Hong Kong time)) or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of a form of proxy will not preclude a shareholder of the Company from attending in person and voting at the AGM or any adjournment thereof, should he so wish.

  3. In relation to proposed resolutions nos. 4 and 6 above, approval is being sought from the shareholders for the grant to the Directors of a general mandate to authorise the allotment and issue of shares of the Company under the Listing Rules.

  4. In relation to proposed resolution no. 5 above, the Directors wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred thereby to repurchase Shares in circumstances which they deem appropriate for the benefit of the shareholders of the Company. An explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable the shareholders to make an informed decision to vote on the proposed resolution as required by the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix I to the circular of the Company dated 9 May 2025.

  5. For the purpose of determination of eligibility to attend and vote at the AGM, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Monday, 2 June 2025 to Thursday, 5 June 2025, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to be entitled to attend the AGM, all completed transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 30 May 2025.

As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises Mr. Wong Kit Lung Simon Prof, BBS, JP and Ms. Ko Sau Chee Grace as executive Directors; and Mr. Sin Yat Kin SBS, CSDSM, JP, Mr. Hung Wai Man Prof, JP and Mr. Mak Kam Chiu as independent non-executive Directors.