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Meta Media Holdings Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025
Apr 30, 2025
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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Meta Media Holdings Limited
超媒體控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 72)
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting of Meta Media Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 7/F, Global Trade Square, 21 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong on Friday, 27 June 2025 at 3:00 p.m., to consider and, if thought fit, transact the following business:
- to receive and approve the audited consolidated financial statements and the reports of the directors (the “Directors”) and independent auditor of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31 December 2024;
- to re-elect Mr. Li Jian as an executive Director;
- to re-elect Mr. Yick Wing Fat Simon as an independent non-executive Director;
- to authorise the board (the “Board”) of the Directors to fix (which authority may be further delegated to its duly authorised committee) the respective Director’s remuneration;
- to re-appoint ZHONGHUI ANDA CPA Limited as the independent auditor of the Company and to authorise the Board to fix its remuneration;
- to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modification, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
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ORDINARY RESOLUTION
"THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, 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 during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with the additional shares (the “Share(s)”) of HK$0.01 each in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options, and/or to sell or transfer treasury Shares out of treasury, 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 (as defined in paragraph (d) below) 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 and issued or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted and issued (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 in paragraph (d) below); or (ii) the exercise of any option or awards granted under any share schemes of the Company adopted from time to time in accordance with the Listing Rules; or (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangements providing for the allotment and issue of Shares (including any sale or transfer of treasury Shares out of treasury) in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the articles of association of the Company (the “Articles”) 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 aggregate number of the Shares in issue (excluding treasury Shares, if any) on the date of the passing of this resolution; and
(bb) (if the Directors are so authorised by a separate ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”)) the aggregate number of Shares purchased by the Company subsequent to the passing of this resolution (up to a maximum equivalent to 10% of the aggregate number of Shares in issue (excluding treasury Shares, if any) on the date of the passing of this resolution),
and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be limited accordingly; and
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(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;
(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Articles or the applicable law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
(iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the Shareholders in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution;
“Rights Issue” means an offer of Shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of Shares on the Company’s register of members 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).
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to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modification, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
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ORDINARY RESOLUTION
"THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (c) below) of all powers of the Company to purchase Shares on the Stock Exchange, or on any other stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed, and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange for such purpose, and otherwise in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, the Stock Exchange, the Companies Act (Chapter 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands) and all other applicable laws in this regard, be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(b) the aggregate number of Shares which may be purchased or agreed to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (c) below) shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of Shares in issue (excluding treasury Shares, if any) as at the date of the passing of this resolution 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 or the applicable law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
(iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the Shareholders in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution.”;
- to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modification, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
ORDINARY RESOLUTION
“THAT conditional on the passing of resolutions numbered 6 and 7 above, the general mandate granted to the Directors pursuant to resolution numbered 6 above to allot, issue and deal with additional Shares (including any sale or transfer of treasury Shares out of treasury) be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto of the aggregate number of Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to or in accordance with the authority granted under resolution numbered 7 above.”
By order of the Board
Meta Media Holdings Limited
Shao Zhong
Chairman
Hong Kong, 30 April 2025
As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises the following members: (a) as executive Directors, Mr. SHAO Zhong, Ms. YANG Ying and Mr. LI Jian; and (b) as independent non-executive Directors, Mr. YICK Wing Fat, Simon, Ms. WEI Wei and Mr. WAN Jie.
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Notes:
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All resolutions at the meeting will be taken by poll pursuant to the Listing Rules. The results of the poll will be published on the websites of the Stock Exchange and the Company in accordance with the Listing Rules.
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A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint one or more than one proxy to attend and, subject to the provisions of the Articles, vote in his/her stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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To be valid, the form of proxy together with a 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 deposited at the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time of the meeting (i.e. on or before 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 (Hong Kong time)) or any adjourned meeting.
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The register of members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 24 June 2025 to Friday, 27 June 2025, both days inclusive, during which period no transfers of Shares shall be effected. In order to qualify for attending and voting at the forthcoming annual general meeting, all transfers of Shares, accompanied by the relevant share certificates and transfer forms, must be lodged with the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 23 June 2025. The record date for determining the entitlement of Shareholders to attend and vote at the AGM is 27 June 2025.
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In relation to the proposed resolutions numbered 2 and 3, each of Mr. Li Jian and Mr. Yick Wing Fat Simon will retire from their office of Directors at the above meeting pursuant to the Articles and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
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In relation to the proposed resolution numbered 5 above, the Board concurs with the view of the audit committee of the Company and has recommended that ZHONGHUI ANDA CPA Limited be re-appointed as the independent auditor of the Company.
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In relation to the proposed resolution numbered 6 above, approval is being sought from the Shareholders for granting to the Directors of a general mandate to authorise the allotment and issue of the Shares under the Listing Rules. The Directors have no immediate plans to issue any new Shares other than Shares which may fall to be issued under any scrip dividend scheme which may be approved by the Shareholders.
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In relation to the proposed resolution numbered 7 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. 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 II to the circular of the Company dated 30 April 2025 of which this notice of the Annual General Meeting forms part.
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Delivery of an instrument appointing a proxy should not preclude a member from attending and voting in person at the above meeting or any adjournment thereof and in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
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In the case of joint holders of a Share, any one of such joint holders may vote, either in person or by proxy, in respect of such Share as if he/she were solely entitled thereto. If more than one of such joint holders are present at the above meeting, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders. For this purpose, seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint holding.
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If Typhoon Signal No.8 or above, “extreme conditions” caused by super typhoons or a Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is in effect any time within 3 hours before the meeting time on the date of the meeting, then the meeting will be postponed. The Company will post an announcement on the website of the Company (www.metamediahldg.com) and HKEXnews website (www.hkexnews.hk) to notify the Shareholders of the date, time and place of the rescheduled meeting. The meeting will be held as scheduled when an Amber or a Red Rainstorm Warning Signal is in force. Shareholders should decide on their own whether they would attend the meeting under bad weather condition bearing in mind their own situations.
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References to time and dates in this notice are to Hong Kong time and dates.