Melbourne Enterprises Limited — AGM Information 2021

Dec 30, 2021

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(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability) (Stock Code: 158)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of Melbourne Enterprises Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Salon II, Mezzanine Floor, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong on Friday, 28 January 2022 at 3:00 p.m. for the following purposes:

1. To consider and adopt the audited financial statements and the Reports of Directors and the Independent Auditors for the year ended 30 September 2021.

2. To declare a final dividend.

3. To re-elect Directors and authorise the board of Directors to fix their remuneration.

4. To re-appoint Messrs. PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor and authorize the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration.

5. As special business to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modifications, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:

ORDINARY RESOLUTION

“ THAT:

• (a) subject to paragraph (c) below and pursuant to Sections 140 and 141 of the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong), 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 of the Company and to make or grant offers,

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agreements and options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which would or might require the exercise of such power 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 (as hereinafter defined) to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which would or might require the exercise of such power to issue shares of the Company 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 an option or otherwise) and issued by the Directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue, (ii) an issue of shares as scrip dividends pursuant to the articles of association of the Company from time to time; (iii) an issue of shares under any option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries of shares or rights to acquire shares of the Company; or (iv) an issue of shares upon conversion by the bondholders of their bonds into shares of the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of an issue of convertible guaranteed bonds by the Company or a special purpose subsidiary wholly owned by the Company, shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate number of the issued shares of the Company (subject to adjustment in the case of subdivision or consolidation of shares) as at the date of passing 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 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 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 in general meeting; and

“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the Directors of the Company to the holders of shares of the Company on the

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register on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares as at that date (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, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory outside Hong Kong applicable to the Company).”

By Order of the Board Chung Yin Shu, Frederick Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 30 December 2021

Notes:

• (1) Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and, on a poll, vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.

• (2) To be valid, a proxy form, together with any power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy thereof, must be lodged with the registered office of the Company at Rooms 2102-4, Melbourne Plaza, 33 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or the adjourned meeting (as the case may be).

• (3) The register of members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 25 January 2022 to Friday, 28 January 2022, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be effected. In order to determine the entitlement to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, all share transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Company’s Share Registrars, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, Shops 1712-1716, 17/F., Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 24 January 2022.

• (4) Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, at any general meeting, a resolution put to the vote of the meeting must be taken by poll.

• (5) In accordance with Article 103(A) of the Company’s Articles of Association, Mr. Chung Yin Shu, Frederick, Mr. Lo Pak Shiu and Mr. Yuen Sik Ming, Patrick retire by rotation and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

• (6) Details of all retiring Directors, their interests in the shares of the Company and their remuneration are set out under the headings “Management Profile”, “Directors’ Interests in Shares, Underlying Shares and Debentures” and “Directors’ Emoluments” in the Annual Report 2021.

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Company comprises (a) three executive directors, namely Mr. Chung Ming Fai, Mr. Chung Yin Shu, Frederick and Mr. Tsang On Yip, Patrick (Mr. Kenneth Lau as his alternate); (b) one non-executive director, namely Mr. Chung Wai Shu, Robert; and (c) four independent non-executive directors, namely Dr. Fong Yun Wah, G.B.S., J.P., Mr. Lo Pak Shiu, Mr. Yuen Sik Ming, Patrick and Mr. Wong Kai Tung, Tony.

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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

1. In light of COVID-19 pandemic, to safeguard the health and safety of Shareholders, the Company not recommend physical attendance for Shareholders at Annual General Meeting. Shareholders are encouraged to exercise their votes by appointing the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting as their proxy to cast their votes and view a live webcast of Annual General Meeting.

2. Details of how to access the webcasting will be included in a letter sent to all Shareholders together with this notice despatched on 30 December 2021. Please however, note that Shareholders joining the webcast will not be counted towards a quorum nor will be able to cast their votes online.

3. If Shareholders choose to attend in person, please contact the Company by phone for registration, on a first come first serve basis. In view of the size of the Venue, not more than 50 attendees shall be admitted to attend the Annual General Meeting.

4. Attendees should note and observe the following arrangements: -

5. i) There will be body temperature checks for all attendees.

6. ii) All attendees are required to wear surgical face mask.

7. iii) To ensure appropriate social distancing and contact tracing, all attendees will be assigned seats in partitioned meeting rooms at the Annual General Meeting Venue with video link up.

8. iv) No refreshments or drinks will be provided.

9. v) No distribution of coupons for subsequent consumption.

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