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Minth Group Limited AGM Information 2022

Apr 25, 2022

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AGM Information

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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 announcement, 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 announcement.

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MINTH GROUP LIMITED 敏實集團有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 425)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting of Minth Group Limited (‘‘Company’’) will be held at No. 55 Fengshu 2nd Road, Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hubei Province, China at 10: 00 a.m. on Tuesday, 31 May 2022 to consider and, if thought fit, transact the following ordinary business:

  1. to receive and consider the audited consolidated financial statements, the reports of the directors of the Company and the auditors of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2021;

  2. to declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2021;

  3. to re-elect Ms. Chin Chien Ya as an executive director of the Company;

  4. to appoint Mr. Ye Guo Qiang as an executive director of the Company;

  5. to authorise the board of directors of the Company to approve and confirm the terms of appointment (including remuneration) of Mr. Ye Guo Qiang, further details of which are set out in the Company’s circular to which this notice forms part (the ‘‘Circular’’);

  6. to authorise the board of directors of the Company to approve and confirm the terms of appointment (including remuneration) of Dr. Wang Ching, further details of which are set out in the Circular;

  7. to authorise the board of directors of the Company to approve and confirm the terms of appointment (including remuneration) of Mr. Wu Tak Lung, further details of which are set out in the Circular;

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  1. to authorise the board of directors of the Company to approve and confirm the terms of appointment (including remuneration) of Professor Chen Quan Shi, further details of which are set out in the Circular;

  2. to authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of its executive directors;

  3. to re-appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as the Company’s auditors and to authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix their remuneration,

and, as special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

11. ‘‘THAT:

  • (a) subject to paragraph (c) below, pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (‘‘Listing Rules’’), the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with the unissued shares (each, a ‘‘Share’’) of HK$0.10 each in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options, including warrants to subscribe for Shares, which would or might require the exercise of such powers, 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 to make or grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the expiry 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 of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as defined in paragraph (d) below); or (ii) the exercise of any options granted under all share option 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 in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares or similar arrangement in accordance with the articles of association of the Company in force from time to time; or (iv) any

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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:

  • (i) 20% of the aggregate number of shares of the Company in issue on the date of the passing of this resolution; and

  • (ii) (if the directors of the Company are so authorised by a separate ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company) the aggregate number of shares of the Company purchased by the Company subsequent to the passing of this resolution (up to a maximum equivalent to 10% of the aggregate number of shares of the Company in issue on the date of the passing of this resolution), 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;

  • (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 or the applicable law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or

  • (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 of the Company 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 of the Company 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 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, 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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12. ‘‘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 purchase shares (each, a ‘‘Share’’) of HK$0.10 each in the capital of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (‘‘Stock Exchange’’), or 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 Law, 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 of the Company 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 of association of the Company or the applicable law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or

    • (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 of the Company by this resolution.’’

  • ‘‘THAT conditional on the passing of resolutions numbered 11 and 12 above, the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company pursuant to paragraph (a) of resolution numbered 11 above be and is hereby extended by the addition to the aggregate number of shares which may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the directors of the Company pursuant to or in accordance with such general mandate of a number representing the aggregate number of shares of the Company purchased or agreed to be purchased by the Company pursuant to or in accordance with the authority granted under paragraph (a) of resolution numbered 12 above.’’

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  1. ‘‘THAT subject to and conditional upon the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited granting the approval of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the shares of the Company which fall to be allotted and issued pursuant to the exercise of options granted under the proposed share option scheme of the Company (the ‘‘New Share Option Scheme’’) (a copy of which has been produced to this meeting marked ‘‘A’’ and initialled by the chairman of the meeting for the purpose of identification), the terms of the New Share Option Scheme (of which summary is stated in the Company’s circular for the annual general meeting for the year ended 31 December 2021) be and are hereby approved and the directors of the Company be authorised to grant options and allot and issue shares of the Company pursuant to the New Share Option Scheme, and that the directors of the Company be and are hereby authorised to do all such acts and to enter into all such transactions and arrangements as may be necessary and expedient in order to give effect to the New Share Option Scheme’’

Yours faithfully For and on behalf of the Board MINTH GROUP LIMITED Wei Ching Lien Chairperson

Hong Kong, 25 April 2022

As of the date of this notice, the Board comprises Ms. Wei Ching Lien, Mr. Chen Bin Bo and Ms. Chin Chien Ya, being executive Directors; and Dr. Wang Ching, Mr. Wu Tak Lung and Professor Chen Quan Shi being independent non-executive Directors.

Notes:

  1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or, if he is the holder of two or more shares, more than one proxy to attend and, subject to the provisions of the articles of association of the Company, vote in his stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.

  2. 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 certified copy of such power or authority must be deposited at the offices of the Company’s Hong Kong branch registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 48 hours before the time of the above meeting.

  3. The transfer books and register of members of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 26 May 2022 to Tuesday, 31 May 2022 (both days inclusive) during which no transfer of Shares will be effected. In order to qualify for attending the annual general meeting, all transfers of Shares, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Company’s branch register in Hong Kong at Shops 1712–1716, 17/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong not later than 4: 30 p.m. on Wednesday, 25 May 2022 for registration.

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  1. 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.

  2. 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 and 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.

  3. If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above, or a ‘‘black’’ rainstorm warning is in effect any time after 8: 00 a.m. on the date of the meeting, the meeting will be postponed. The Company will publish an announcement on the website of the Company at www.minthgroup.com and on the website of the Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk to notify the Company’s shareholders of the date, time and venue of the rescheduled meeting.

  4. In light of the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, to safeguard the health and safety of Shareholders and other participants of the annual general meeting and to prevent the spreading of COVID-19, the Company will implement the following precautionary measures at the annual general meeting including, without limitation:

  5. . compulsory body temperature screening/checks;

  6. . mandatory use of surgical face masks;

  7. . mandatory submission of health declaration form/mandatory health declaration — anyone subject to quarantine, has any flu-like symptoms, or has travelled overseas within 14 days immediately before the annual general meeting (‘‘recent travel history’’), or has close contact with any person under quarantine or with recent travel history will not be permitted to attend the annual general meeting;

  8. . appropriate distancing and spacing will be maintained and as such, the Company may limit the number of attendees at the annual general meeting as may be necessary to avoid over-crowding; and

  9. . no refreshment or drinks will be provided at the annual general meeting.

  10. For the health and safety of Shareholders, the Company encourages Shareholders to appoint the Chairman of the annual general meeting as their proxy to vote according to their indicated voting instructions as an alternative to attending the annual general meeting in person. Subject to the development of COVID-19, the Company may implement further changes and precautionary measures and may issue further announcement on such measures as appropriate.

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Online participation

  1. In addition to the physical meeting, to facilitate participation in the AGM by the Shareholders who cannot attend the AGM in person, Shareholders or their duly appointed proxies or corporate representatives may view and listen to the AGM through a live webcast of the AGM which can be accessed via http://meetings.computershare.com/MGPH2022AGM on a smartphone, computer, tablet device or other browser enabled device, and submit questions in near real-time through functions to be offered by such online platform. Please follow the instructions on the landing page on how to access the webcast. The online platform will be opened for registered Shareholders and non-registered Shareholders to log in approximately 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the AGM. Shareholders will be able to access the live webcast at the beginning of the AGM until its conclusion.

  2. However, in accordance with the Articles, if a Shareholder participates in the AGM online only (i.e. neither the Shareholder nor its proxy attends the AGM physically and votes), the Shareholder will not be counted as quorum and his/her vote will not be counted. Where the Shareholder will not be attending the AGM in person but wishes to vote, please refer to the vote by proxy arrangement referred to above.

Login details

  1. Details regarding the AGM arrangements including login details to access the online platform are included in the Company’s notification letter to registered Shareholders sent together with this circular.

  2. Non-registered Shareholders who wish to attend the AGM online should (1) contact and instruct their banks, brokers, custodians, nominees or the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited through which their shares are held (together, the ‘‘Intermediary’’) to appoint themselves as proxy to attend the AGM online and (2) provide their e-mail address to their Intermediary at least 5 business days before the date of AGM (i.e. by 24 May 2022). Details regarding the AGM arrangements including login details to access the online platform will be sent at least 2 business days before the date of AGM (i.e. by 27 May 2022) by the Company’s Hong Kong share registrar to the e-mail addresses of the non-registered Shareholders provided by the Intermediary.

  3. Registered and non-registered Shareholders should note that only one device is allowed per login. Please also keep the login details in safe custody for use at the AGM and do not disclose them to anyone else.

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