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National Electronics Holdings 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 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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CHINESE ESTATES HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 127)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Chinese Estates Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at The Air, L16, The ONE, 100 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Friday, 23 May 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (the "Meeting") for the following purposes:

AS ORDINARY BUSINESS

  1. To receive and consider the audited consolidated Financial Statements, Directors' Report and Auditors' Report for the year ended 31 December 2024.
  2. To approve payment of final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2024.
  3. To re-elect retiring Directors and to authorise the Board to fix the remuneration of the Directors.
  4. To re-appoint Auditors and to authorise the Board to fix the remuneration of the Auditors.

AS SPECIAL BUSINESS

  1. To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution of the Company:

“THAT:

(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period of all powers of the Company to buy-back issued shares of HK$0.10 each in the capital of the Company subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited as amended from time to time be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

(b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors of the Company and shall authorise the Directors on behalf of the Company during the Relevant Period to procure the Company to buy-back its shares at a price determined by the Directors;

(c) the aggregate number of the shares which are authorised to be bought back by the Directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above shall not exceed 10 per cent. of the total number of shares in issue of the Company 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 date of passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:

(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; or

(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by laws and/or the Company’s Bye-laws to be held; or

(iii) the date upon which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by ordinary resolution of the Company in general meeting.”

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  1. To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution of the Company:

“THAT:

(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period of all powers of the Company to issue, allot and deal with new shares in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements, options and rights of exchange or conversion which might require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

(b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors of the Company and shall authorise the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements, options and rights of exchange or conversion which might require the exercise of such powers 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) by the Directors of the Company pursuant to the approval granted in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue, or (ii) the share award scheme or the share option scheme of the Company approved by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, or (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares of the Company in accordance with the Bye-laws of the Company, shall not exceed 20 per cent. of the total number of shares in issue of the Company 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” shall have the same meaning as ascribed to it under resolution no. 5(d) as set out in the notice convening the Meeting of which this resolution forms part; and

“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the Directors of the Company to holders of shares on the register on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares (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 any relevant jurisdiction, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange, in any territory outside Hong Kong).”

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  1. To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution of the Company:

“THAT conditional upon the passing of the resolutions nos. 5 and 6 as set out in the notice convening the Meeting, the general mandate granted to the Directors of the Company pursuant to the resolution no. 6 as set out in the notice convening the Meeting be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto of a number representing the total number of shares of the Company to be bought back by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to the resolution no. 5 as set out in the notice convening the Meeting, provided that such number shall not exceed 10 per cent. of the total number of shares in issue of the Company as at the date of passing this resolution.”

By Order of the Board
Mak, Kai-yee
Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 29 April 2025


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Notes:

  1. For the purpose of ascertaining the members' eligibility to attend and vote at the Meeting, and entitlement to the recommended final dividend, the register of members will be closed during the following periods respectively:

(1) For ascertaining eligibility to attend and vote at the Meeting:

Latest time to lodge transfers documents for registration
19 May 2025 4:30 p.m.

Closure of register of members
20 May 2025 to 23 May 2025
(both days inclusive)

(2) For ascertaining entitlement to the recommended final dividend:

Latest time to lodge transfers documents for registration
28 May 2025 4:30 p.m.

Closure of register of members
29 May 2025 to 30 May 2025
(both days inclusive)

Record date
30 May 2025

To be eligible to attend and vote at the Meeting, and to qualify for the recommended final dividend, all properly completed share transfers documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged for registration with the Company's branch registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, namely Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than the respective latest time as stated above.

  1. Any shareholder of the Company (the "Shareholder(s)") entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint one or more separate proxies to attend and to vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a Shareholder.

  2. To be valid, a form of proxy in the prescribed form together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed (or a notarially certified copy thereof) must be deposited at the Company's branch registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for holding the Meeting or at any adjournment thereof.

  3. All resolutions as set out in this notice will be taken by poll at the Meeting.

  4. With respect to the resolution no. 5 of this notice, approval is being sought from the Shareholders for a general mandate to be given to the Directors to buy-back shares of the Company in accordance with all applicable laws and the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules").

  5. With respect to the resolutions nos. 6 and 7 of this notice, approval is being sought from the Shareholders for general mandates to be given to the Directors to issue, allot and deal with shares of the Company in accordance with all applicable laws and the Listing Rules.

  6. A circular containing the information with respect to certain resolutions and this notice have been sent to the Shareholders together with the annual report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024.

  7. As at the date hereof, the Board comprised Ms. Chan, Hoi-wan and Ms. Chan, Lok-wan as Executive Directors, Mr. Lau, Ming-wai and Ms. Amy Lau, Yuk-wai as Non-executive Directors, and Mr. Chan, Kwok-wai, Mr. Leung, Yun-fai and Mr. Ma, Tsz-chun as Independent Non-executive Directors.

Website: https://www.chineseestates.com