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Luen Thai Holdings Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025
Apr 16, 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.
Luenthai
LUEN THAI HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 311)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Luen Thai Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at the Boardroom, 10th Floor, Nanyang Plaza, 57 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Thursday, 29 May 2025 at 3:00 p.m. for the following purposes:
- To receive, consider and adopt the audited consolidated accounts and the reports of the directors and of the auditors for the year ended 31 December 2024;
- To re-elect Mr. Wang Weimin as an executive director of the Company;
- To re-elect Mr. Zhang Min as an executive director of the Company;
- To re-elect Mr. Jin Xin as an executive director of the Company;
- To re-elect Mr. Lee Cheuk Yin Dannis as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
- To re-elect Ms. Shi Min as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
- To authorize the board of directors of the Company to fix the directors’ remuneration;
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To re-appoint Messrs. PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditors of the Company and to authorize the board of directors of the Company to fix their remuneration;
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- To consider as special business, and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as Ordinary Resolution:
“THAT:
(A) subject to paragraph (C) below and pursuant to the Rules (the “Listing Rules”) Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”), the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in the paragraph (D) below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue or otherwise deal with additional shares in the Company, including any sale and transfer of Shares out of treasury that are held as treasury shares (which shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules from time to time), and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby approved generally and unconditionally;
(B) the approval in paragraph (A) above shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the directors of the Company and shall authorize the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such power after the end of the Relevant Period;
(C) the aggregate number of shares allotted, issued and dealt with or transferred out of treasury, or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued and dealt with or transferred out of treasury (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (A) of this resolution, otherwise than pursuant to:
(i) a Rights Issue (as defined below); or
(ii) the exercise of any option under the Company’s share option scheme(s); 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 pursuant to the Articles of Association of the Company from time to time,
shall not exceed 20% of the number of shares of the Company in issue (excluding treasury shares, if any) as at the date of the passing of this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
(D) for the purpose 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;
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(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required either by any applicable laws or by the Articles of Association of the Company to be held; and
(iii) the date upon which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by way of an ordinary resolution of the shareholders in general meeting.
“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the directors of the Company to the holders of shares on the register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares, subject 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 any relevant jurisdiction, or the requirements of any recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange, in any territory outside Hong Kong.”
- To consider as special business, and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“THAT:
(A) subject to paragraph (B) below, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period of all powers of the Company to repurchase issued shares in the capital of the Company, in accordance with all applicable laws and the requirements set out in the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, be and is hereby approved generally and unconditionally;
(B) the aggregate number of shares authorized to be repurchased or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be repurchased by the directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (A) above shall not exceed 10% of the number of shares of the Company in issue (excluding treasury shares, if any) as at the date of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
(C) for the purpose 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 expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required either by any applicable laws or by the Articles of Association of the Company to be held; and
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(iii) the date upon which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by way of an ordinary resolution of the shareholders in general meeting.”
- To consider as special business, and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“THAT conditional upon the passing of resolutions numbered 9 and 10 as set out in the notice convening this meeting, the aggregate number of shares of the Company that shall have been repurchased by the Company after the date thereof pursuant to and in accordance with the said resolution 10 shall be added to the aggregate number of shares of the Company that may be allotted, issued (or transferred out of treasury) and disposed of or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted and issued (or transferred out of treasury) by the directors of the Company pursuant to the general mandate to allot and issue shares (or transfer out of treasury) granted to the directors of the Company by the said resolution 9.”
By order of the Board
Luen Thai Holdings Limited
Wang Weimin
Chairman
Hong Kong, 16 April 2025
Notes:
i. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting convened is entitled to appoint another person(s) as his proxy to attend and vote in his stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
ii. If a member of the Company wishes to nominate a person to stand for election as a director of the Company, (i) a notice in writing signed by the shareholder (other than the person to be proposed) duly qualified to attend and vote at the meeting for which such notice is given of his intention to propose such person for election; and (ii) a notice in writing signed by the person to be proposed of his willingness to be elected must accompany with (a) that nominated candidate’s information as required to be disclosed under Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules, and (b) the nominated candidate’s written consent to the publication of his/her personal data, must be validly lodged no later than 23 April 2025 at the head office of the Company at Rooms 1001–1005, 10/F, Nanyang Plaza, 57 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong or the Hong Kong Branch Share Registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
iii. 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 shall be deposited at Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding of the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of a form of proxy will not preclude a member from attending in person and voting at the meeting or any adjournment thereof should he so wish.
iv. The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 27 May 2025 to 29 May 2025 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfers of shares will be registered. To determine the entitlement to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting of the Company, all transfer documents, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Company's Branch Share Registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on 26 May 2025.
v. If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, or “black” rainstorm warning is on the date of the meeting, shareholders are advised to visit the Company’s website (www.luenthai.com) or to contact the Company’s Branch Share Registrar in Hong Kong at (852) 2862 8555 for arrangement of the meeting. Shareholders should make their own decision as to whether they would attend the Annual General Meeting under bad weather conditions bearing in mind their own situation and if they should choose to do so, they are advised to exercise care and caution.
As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises Mr. Wang Weimin, Dr. Tan Siu Lin, Mr. Tan Cho Lung, Raymond, Mr. Zhang Min and Mr. Jin Xin as executive directors; Ms. Fok Yue San, Sandy as non-executive director; Mr. Chan Henry, Mr. Lee Cheuk Yin, Dannis and Ms. Shi Min as independent non-executive directors.
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