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Melco International Development Limited — AGM Information 2007
Nov 27, 2007
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AGM Information
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CROCODILE
Crocodile Garments Limited
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 122)
Notice of Annual General Meeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Company will be held at The Chater Room I, Function Room Level (B1), The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong, 3 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong on Friday, 21 December 2007 at 11:45 a.m. for the following purposes:
- To receive and consider the audited financial statements and the reports of the directors and of the auditor for the year ended 31 July 2007;
- To declare a final dividend;
- To re-elect retiring directors and to fix the directors’ remuneration;
- To appoint the auditor and to authorise the directors to fix its remuneration, notice having been received of a member’s intention to propose the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution of the Company:
“THAT Shu Lun Pan Horwath Hong Kong CPA Limited be hereby re-appointed auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting at a fee to be agreed with the directors of the Company.”
- As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (c) of this Resolution, the exercise by the directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to issue, allot and deal with additional ordinary shares in the Company, and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds, debentures, notes and any securities which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into ordinary shares in 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) of this Resolution shall authorise the directors during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds, debentures, notes and any securities which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into ordinary shares in the Company) which would or might require the exercise of such power after the end of the Relevant Period;
(c) the aggregate nominal amount of ordinary share capital allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) and issued by the directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this Resolution, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); or (ii) an issue of ordinary shares in the Company upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any of the securities which are convertible into shares of the Company; or (iii) an issue of ordinary shares in the Company as scrip dividends pursuant to the Articles of Association of the Company from time to time; or (iv) an issue of ordinary shares in the Company under any option scheme or similar arrangement for the grant or issue of ordinary shares in the Company or rights to acquire ordinary shares in the Company, shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at the date of this Resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
(d) 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 revocation or variation of the authority given under this Resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting; or
(iii) the expiration of the period within which the next Annual General Meeting of the Company is required by law to be held; and
“Rights Issue” means an offer of ordinary shares of the Company open for a period fixed by the directors to the holders of ordinary shares, whose names appear on the Register of Members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such ordinary shares as at that date (subject to such exclusions 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 any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory applicable to the Company).
By Order of the Board Crocodile Garments Limited Yeung Kam Hoi Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 28 November 2007
Notes:
- A member entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and, on a poll, vote on his behalf. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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To be valid, a form of proxy and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power or authority, must be lodged with the Company's Registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited, at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Annual General Meeting or its adjourned meeting (as the case may be). Completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude members from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting or at any of its adjourned meeting should they so wish.
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The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 18 December 2007 to 21 December 2007, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to qualify for the proposed final dividend, all completed transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company's Registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:00 p.m. on 17 December 2007.
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Concerning item 3 of this Notice, Ms. Cheng Suet Fei, Sophia was appointed an executive director of the Company on 1 February 2007 and Ms. Lam Suk Ying, Diana and Mr. Tong Ka Wing, Carl were appointed non-executive directors of the Company on 22 December 2006 and 1 February 2007 respectively. In accordance with Article 94 of the Articles of Association of the Company, Ms. Cheng, Ms. Lam and Mr. Tong will retire at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. Mr. Wan Yee Hwa, Edward, Mr. Yeung Sui Sang and Mr. Chow Bing Chiu will retire by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting pursuant to Article 100 of the Articles of Association of the Company and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. Details of the above directors are set out in the "Biographical Details of Directors and Senior Management" section of the Annual Report 2006-2007 of the Company.
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Concerning item 4 of this Notice, Shu Lun Pan Horwath Hong Kong CPA Limited, formerly known as Horwath Hong Kong CPA Limited, was appointed auditor of the Company to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Ernst & Young in June 2007, to hold office until the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. A resolution to re-appoint Shu Lun Pan Horwath Hong Kong CPA Limited will be proposed at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
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Item 5 relates to the granting of a general mandate to the directors of the Company to issue new shares of up to a maximum of 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the said resolution. The Company has no immediate plan to issue such new shares under the general mandate.
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In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, at any general meeting of members of the Company, a resolution shall be decided on a show of hands unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands or on the withdrawal of any other demand for a poll) demanded by:
(i) the Chairman of the Meeting; or (ii) at least three members present in person or by proxy for the time being entitled to vote at the meeting; or (iii) any member or members present in person or by proxy and representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting; or (iv) a member or members present in person or by proxy and holding shares in the Company conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all the shares conferring that right.
As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. Lam Kin Ming (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Ms. Lam Wai Shan, Vanessa (Deputy Chief Executive Officer), Mr. Lam Kin Ngok, Peter, Mr. Lam Kin Hong, Matthew and Ms. Cheng Suet Fei, Sophia; the non-executive directors are Ms. Lam Suk Ying, Diana and Mr. Tong Ka Wing, Carl; and the independent non-executive directors are Mr. Wan Yee Hwa, Edward, Mr. Yeung Sui Sang and Mr. Chow Bing Chiu.
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