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Minth Group Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025

Apr 28, 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.

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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 (the "Meeting") of Minth Group Limited ("Company") will be held at 7/F., K11 Atelier, Victoria Dockside, No. 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 30 May 2025 to consider and, if thought fit, transact the following 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 2024;
  2. to declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2024;
  3. to re-elect Ms. Chin Chien Ya as a non-executive director of the Company;
  4. to re-elect Mr. Ye Guo Qiang as an executive director of the Company;
  5. to appoint Mr. William Chin as an executive director of the Company;
  6. to appoint Mr. Chan Pak Hung as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
  7. to appoint Mr. Hu Ting Wu as an independent non-executive director of the Company;

  1. to authorise the board of directors of the Company to approve and confirm the service contract (including remuneration) of Ms. Chin Chien Ya, further details of which are set out in the circular of the Company dated 28 April 2025 (the "Circular");

  2. to authorise the board of directors of the Company to approve and confirm the service contract (including remuneration) of Mr. Ye Guo Qiang, further details of which are set out in the Circular;

  3. to authorise the board of directors of the Company to approve and confirm the service contract (including remuneration) of Mr. William Chin, further details of which are set out in the Circular;

  4. to authorise the board of directors of the Company to approve and confirm the terms of appointment (including remuneration) of Mr. Mok Kwai Pui Bill, further details of which are set out in the Circular;

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

  6. to authorise the board of directors of the Company to approve and confirm the terms of appointment (including remuneration) of Professor Meng Li Qiu, 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. Chan Pak Hung, further details of which are set out in the Circular;

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

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

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  1. 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

18. "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 additional shares (each, a "Share") of HK$0.10 each in the capital of the Company (including any sale or transfer of treasury shares (which shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules from time to time) out of treasury) 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) together with the treasury shares of the Company resold 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 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) 10% of the aggregate number of shares of the Company in issue (excluding any treasury shares) on the date of the passing of this resolution; and

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(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 (excluding any treasury shares) 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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  1. "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 Act Cap. 22 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 (excluding any treasury shares) 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."

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  1. “THAT conditional on the passing of resolutions numbered 18 and 19 above, the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company pursuant to paragraph (a) of resolution numbered 18 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 19 above.”

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

Hong Kong, 28 April 2025

As of the date of this notice, the Board comprises Ms. Wei Ching Lien, Mr. Ye Guo Qiang and Ms. Zhang Yuxia being executive Directors; Ms. Chin Chien Ya, being non-executive Director; and Dr. Wang Ching, Mr. Mok Kwai Pui Bill, Mr. Tatsunobu Sako and Professor Meng Li Qiu 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 Tuesday, 27 May 2025 to Friday, 30 May 2025 (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 Monday, 26 May 2025 for registration.

  4. 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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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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