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Nexion Technologies Limited — AGM Information 2019
Mar 29, 2019
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AGM Information
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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this circular, 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 circular.
If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of this circular and as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional advisers.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Nexion Technologies Limited, you should at once hand this circular and the accompanying form of proxy to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.
NEXION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 8420)
PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE NEW SHARES AND REPURCHASE SHARES,
RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS, AND
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Capitalised terms used in the lower portion of this cover page and the insider cover page of this circular shall have the same respective meanings as those defined in the section headed ‘‘Definitions’’ of this circular.
A notice convening the Annual General Meeting (‘‘AGM’’) of the Company to be held at 17/F, WorldWide House, 19 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong on Monday, 20 May 2019 at 10: 30 a.m. is set out on pages 14 to 18 of this circular.
Whether or not you are able to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and sign the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return the same to the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the meeting if they so wish. If you attend and vote at the AGM, the authority of your proxy will be revoked.
This circular will remain on the ‘‘Latest Company Announcements’’ page of the GEM website at www.hkgem.com for at least 7 days from the date of its posting. This circular will also be posted on the Company’s website at http://nexion.com.hk.
29 March 2019
CHARACTERISTICS OF GEM
GEM has been positioned as a market designed to accommodate small and mid-sized companies to which a higher investment risk may be attached than other companies listed on the Stock Exchange. Prospective investors should be aware of the potential risks of investing in such companies and should make the decision to invest only after due and careful consideration.
Given that the companies listed on GEM are generally small and mid-sized companies, there is a risk that securities traded on GEM may be more susceptible to high market volatility than securities traded on the Main Board and no assurance is given that there will be a liquid market in the securities traded on GEM.
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CONTENTS
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| DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
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| LETTER | FROM THE BOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
| 1. | Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
| 2. | Issue Mandate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
| 3. | Repurchase Mandate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| 4. | Extension of Issue Mandate to Issue Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| 5. | Re-election of Retiring Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| 6. | AGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
| 7. | Voting by Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
| 8. | Responsibility Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| 9. | Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
| APPENDIX I — BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF RETIRING |
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| DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 | |
| APPENDIX II — EXPLANATORY STATEMENT | ||
| ON THE REPURCHASE MANDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| NOTICE | OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 14 |
This circular is prepared in both English and Chinese. In the event of any inconsistency, the English text of this circular will prevail.
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expression have the following meanings:
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‘‘AGM’’ the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at 17/F, World-Wide House, 19 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong on Monday, 20 May 2019 at 10: 30 a.m., the notice of which is set out on pages 14 to 18 of this circular
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‘‘Articles of the articles of association of the Company as amended, modified Association’’ or otherwise supplemented from time to time
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‘‘Audit Committee’’ the audit committee of the Company ‘‘Board’’ the Company’s board of Directors
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‘‘close associates’’ has the same meaning ascribed thereto in the GEM Listing Rules
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‘‘Company’’ Nexion Technologies Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability with its shares listed on GEM (Stock Code: 8420)
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‘‘Controlling has the meaning ascribed thereto under the GEM Listing Rules, Shareholder(s)’’ and in the context of this circular refers to Mr. Foo Moo Teng and Alpha Sense Investments Limited
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‘‘Core Connected has the meaning ascribed thereto under the GEM Listing Rules Person’’
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‘‘Director(s)’’ the director(s) of the Company
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‘‘GEM’’ GEM of the Stock Exchange
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‘‘GEM Listing Rules’’ the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on GEM, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
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‘‘Group’’ the Company and its subsidiaries
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‘‘HK$’’ Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong
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‘‘Hong Kong’’ the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
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‘‘Issue Mandate’’ the general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors at the AGM to allot, issue and deal with additional Shares not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the issued Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution granting such mandate
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DEFINITIONS
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‘‘Latest Practicable 22 March 2019, being the latest practicable date prior to the Date’’ printing of this circular for the purpose of ascertaining certain information in this circular prior to its publication
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‘‘Listing Date’’ 16 June 2017, on which dealings in the Shares first commenced on GEM
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‘‘Nomination the nomination committee of the Company Committee’’
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‘‘PRC’’ the People’s Republic of China
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‘‘Remuneration the remuneration committee of the Company Committee’’
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‘‘Repurchase Mandate’’ the general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors at the AGM to repurchase shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the issued Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution granting such mandate
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‘‘SFO’’ the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
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‘‘Share(s)’’ ordinary share(s) of HK$0.01 each in the share capital of the Company
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‘‘Shareholder(s)’’ holder(s) of the Share(s)
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‘‘Share Option Scheme’’ the share option scheme of the Company adopted on 31 May 2017
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‘‘Stock Exchange’’ The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
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‘‘subsidiary(ies)’’ has the same meaning ascribed to it in the GEM Listing Rules
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‘‘substantial has the same meaning ascribed to it in the GEM Listing Rules shareholder(s)’’
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‘‘Takeovers Code’’ the Code on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs published by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
‘‘%’’
per cent
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
NEXION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 8420)
Executive Directors:
Mr. Foo Moo Teng (Chairman) Mr. Edgardo Osillada Gonzales II
Independent Non-executive Directors: Mr. Chan Ming Kit Ms. Lim Joo Seng Mr. Park Jee Ho
Registered Office: P.O. Box 309 Ugland House Grand Cayman KY1-1104 Cayman Islands
Principal place of business in Hong Kong: Room 2622-5, Tower 1, Admiralty Centre 18 Harcourt Road, Admiralty Hong Kong
Headquarter and principal place of business in Singapore: 12 Tannery Road 08-03, HB Centre 1 Singapore 347722
29 March 2019
To the Shareholders
Dear Sirs or Madams,
PROPOSALS FOR
GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE NEW SHARES AND REPURCHASE SHARES,
RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS
AND
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
1. INTRODUCTION
The Directors will propose at the AGM the resolutions for, among other matters, (i) the grant of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate; (ii) the extension of the Issue Mandate to include Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate; and (iii) the reelection of retiring Directors.
The purpose of this circular is to give you notice of the AGM and provide you with the information regarding the above resolutions to be proposed at the AGM to enable you to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against those resolutions.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
2. ISSUE MANDATE
Given that the general mandate granted to the Directors to issue Shares pursuant to the annual general meeting held on 18 May 2018 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, an ordinary resolution will be proposed at the AGM to grant the Issue Mandate to the Directors. Based on 600,000,000 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming that no further Shares will be issued or no Shares will be repurchased and cancelled after the Latest Practicable Date and up to the date of the AGM, the Directors will be authorised to allot, issue and deal with up to a total of 120,000,000 Shares, being 20% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of the resolution in relation thereto if the Issue Mandate is granted at the AGM. The Issue Mandate will end at the earliest of (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting; (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required to be held by the Articles of Association or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands; or (iii) the date upon which such authority is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in a general meeting of the Company.
With reference to the Issue Mandate, the Directors wish to state that they have no immediate plan to issue any new Shares pursuant thereto.
3. REPURCHASE MANDATE
Given that the general mandate granted to the Directors to repurchase Shares pursuant to the annual general meeting held on 18 May 2018 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, an ordinary resolution will be proposed at the AGM to grant the Repurchase Mandate to the Directors. Subject to the passing of the proposed ordinary resolution approving the grant of the Repurchase Mandate and based on 600,000,000 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date, and assuming that no further Shares will be issued or no Shares will be repurchased and cancelled after the Latest Practicable Date and up to the date of the AGM, the Company would be allowed to repurchase a maximum of 60,000,000 Shares, being 10% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of the resolution in relation thereto if the Repurchase Mandate is granted at the AGM. The Repurchase Mandate will end at the earliest of (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting; (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting is required to be held by the Articles of Association or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands; or (iii) the date upon which such authority is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting of the Company.
With reference to the Repurchase Mandate, the Directors wish to state that they have no immediate plan to repurchase any Shares pursuant thereto.
An explanatory statement on the Repurchase Mandate is set out in Appendix II to this circular. The explanatory statement on the Repurchase Mandate contains all the requisite information required under the GEM Listing Rules to be given to the Shareholders to enable them to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the resolution approving the Repurchase Mandate.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
4. EXTENSION OF ISSUE MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES
Subject to the passing of the ordinary resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution will be proposed at the AGM to extend the Issue Mandate by the addition to the total number of the share capital of the Company which may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the Directors pursuant to such general mandates of an amount representing the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate provided that such extended amount shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate of the total nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company in issue on the date of passing the resolution for approving the Issue Mandate.
5. RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS
In accordance with the Article 16.18 of Articles of Association, Mr. Edgardo Osillada Gonzales II and Mr. Park Jee Ho will retire from office and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the AGM.
The biographical details of each retiring Directors proposed to be re-elected at the AGM are set out in Appendix I to this circular in accordance with the relevant requirements under the GEM Listing Rules.
The Nomination Committee has reviewed the re-election of such Directors and recommended to the Board that the re-election be proposed for the Shareholders’ approval at the AGM. The Nomination Committee has also assessed and reviewed each of the independent non-executive Directors’ annual written confirmation of independence based on the independence criteria as set out in Rule 5.09 of the GEM Listing Rules and confirmed that all of them, namely Mr. Chan Ming Kit, Ms. Lim Joo Seng and Mr. Park Jee Ho remain independent. The Board is of the view that they will make contributions to the Group in promoting the Board diversity. To the best knowledge of the Directors, as at the date of this circular, the Company is not aware of any matters or events that may occur and affect the independence of all independent non-executive Directors. Therefore, with the recommendation of the Nomination Committee, the Board has proposed that the above retiring Directors, stand for re-election as Directors at the AGM.
6. AGM
The Company will convene the AGM on Monday, 20 May 2019 at 10: 30 a.m. at 17/F World-Wide House, 19 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, at which the resolutions will be proposed for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, approving, among others, (i) the grant of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate; (ii) the extension of the Issue Mandate to include Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate; and (iii) the reelection of retiring Directors. The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 14 to 18 of this circular.
A form of proxy for use in connection with the AGM is enclosed with this circular. If you are not able to attend the AGM and wish to exercise your right as a Shareholder, please complete and sign the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
thereon and return the completed form of proxy to the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, as soon as possible and in any event not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the AGM or its adjournment. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude any Shareholder from attending and voting in person at the AGM or its adjournment should he/she/it so wishes. If the Shareholders attends and votes at the AGM, the authority of the proxy will be revoked.
7. VOTING BY POLL
Pursuant to Rule 17.47(4) of the GEM Listing Rules, any vote of the Shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll except where the chairman, in good faith, decides to allow a resolution which relates purely to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands. Therefore, all resolutions to be proposed at the AGM and contained in the notice of the AGM will be voted by way of a poll by the Shareholders. An announcement on the poll results will be published by the Company after the AGM in the manner prescribed under Rule 17.45(5) of the GEM Listing Rules.
8. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
This circular, for which the Directors collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the GEM Listing Rules for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Company. The Directors, having made all reasonable enquiries, confirm that to the best of their knowledge and belief, the information contained in this circular is accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading or deceptive, and there are no other matters the omission of which would make any statement herein or this circular misleading.
9. RECOMMENDATION
The Directors consider that (i) the grant of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate; (ii) the extension of the Issue Mandate to include Shares repurchased under the Repurchased Mandate; and (iii) the re-election of retiring Directors as set out in the notice of AGM are in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors recommend the Shareholders to vote in favour of all the relevant resolutions to be proposed at the AGM as set out in the notice of the AGM on pages 14 to 18 of this circular.
By order of the Board Nexion Technologies Limited Foo Moo Teng Chairman and Executive Director
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APPENDIX I
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF RETIRING DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION
The following are the biographical details of the Directors who will retire as required by the Articles of Association and the GEM Listing Rules and are proposed to be re-elected at the AGM.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr. Edgardo Osillada Gonzales II
Mr. Edgardo Osillada Gonzales II (‘‘Mr. Gonzales’’), aged 40, is the executive Director of the Company and the chief technology officer of the Group. He is primarily responsible for overseeing the IT functions of the Group as well as providing marketing, sales and products support.
Mr. Gonzales has over 18 years of experience in the IT industry. From February 2001 to November 2005, Mr. Gonzales was a network engineer in Primeworld Digital System, Inc., a provider of internet protocol communication services, and was responsible for maintaining and managing computer networks. From October 2005 to October 2008, Mr. Gonzales joined Commverge Solutions Philippines, Inc. (‘‘Commverge Philippines’’), a company which provides professional services and network solutions to carriers and service providers in the telecommunications industry in the Asia Pacific region, as a technical manager. He also worked at Commverge Solutions (Singapore) Pte Ltd in Singapore as a technical manager from November 2008 to May 2009. He managed the technical operations for pre-sales and post-sales in Singapore and the Philippines. From May 2009 to June 2010, Mr. Gonzales was holding the position of technical manager at Commverge Philippines. In July 2010, Mr. Gonzales joined Systex SouthAsia Pte Ltd., a Taiwan-based IT services provider in the Asia Pacific region, as product support engineer where he was responsible for implementing, maintaining and administering network and servers. Since September 2010, Mr. Gonzales joined Netsis Technology (S) Pte. Ltd. as an internet service provider consultant.
Mr. Gonzales graduated with a bachelor degree in science (computer engineering) from the AMA Computer College in Manila, the Philippines in April 2000. Mr. Gonzales was recognised as a Cisco Routing and Switching Solutions Specialist in August 2007; Cisco Certified Network Professional in April 2012; and Cisco Certified Design Professional by Cisco Systems, Inc. in April 2015 and such certification was renewed in April 2018. Mr. Gonzales was also recognised as a Certified Engineer for Application Delivery by A10 Networks and VMware Certified Professional by VMware.
Mr. Gonzales has entered into a service contract with the Company for a term of three years commencing from the 31 May 2017, which may be terminated by not less than three months’ notice in writing served by either party on the other and is subject to termination provisions therein and provisions on retirement by rotation of the directors as set out in the Articles of Association.
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APPENDIX I
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF RETIRING DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION
Mr. Gonzales’ emoluments and discretionary bonus for the financial year ended 31 December 2018 amounted to approximately US$147,000. Such emolument will be determined annually by the remuneration committee of the Company by reference to his relevant experience, responsibilities, workload and time devoted to the Group and performance of the Group.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Gonzales did not have any interest or short position in the Shares, underlying Shares or debentures of the Company or its associated corporations within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr. Park Jee Ho
Mr. Park Jee Ho (‘‘Mr. Park’’), aged 48, was appointed as an independent nonexecutive director on 31 May 2017. Mr. Park was employed by KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp., an international accounting firm from November 2000 to December 2003 as a senior associate. He joined Webzen Inc., an online game company listed on the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations and National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations from July 2006 to August 2010 as a finance and administration manager. Thereafter from January 2012 to September 2012, he commenced a role as finance manager in TmaxSoft, a software development company in Korea. He then joined DMX Technologies Korea Co. Ltd. (wholly owned by DMX Technologies Group Ltd. which is listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited) as chief financial officer from May 2014 to December 2015. In April 2016, he became a regional chief financial officer in DMX Technologies Group Ltd. and is presently engaged in this role. In October 2018, he joined SungJee Accounting Corp. as a director.
Mr. Park graduated with a bachelor of commerce (with a major in accounting) from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada in May 1998.
Mr. Park has entered into a service contract with the Company for a term of three years commencing from the 31 May 2017, which may be terminated by not less than three months’ notice in writing served by either party on the other and is subject to termination provisions therein and provisions on retirement by rotation of the directors as set out in the Articles of Association.
Mr. Park’s emoluments for the financial year ended 31 December 2018 amounted to approximately US$21,000. Such emolument will be determined annually by the remuneration committee of the Company by reference to his relevant experience, responsibilities, workload and time devoted to the Group and performance of the Group.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Park did not have any interest or short position in the Shares, underlying Shares or debentures of the Company or its associated corporations within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.
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APPENDIX I
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF RETIRING DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION
Save as disclosed above, none of the above Directors (i) has held any directorships during the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date in any public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas; (ii) has any relationship with any other Directors, senior management or substantial or Controlling Shareholders of the Company; (iii) holds any positions in the Company or other members of the Group; and (iv) has any interests in the Shares within the meaning of Part XV of SFO.
Save as disclosed above, there is no other information in relation to the appointment of the Directors which is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17.50(2)(h) to (w) of the GEM Listing Rules, and there is no other matter that needs to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
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APPENDIX II
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
This appendix serves as an explanatory statement on the Repurchase Mandate, as required by Rule 13.08 of the GEM Listing Rules to be given to all Shareholders relating to the resolution to be proposed at the AGM authorising the Repurchase Mandate.
The GEM Listing Rules permit companies whose primary listing on the Stock Exchange to repurchase their fully-paid shares on the Stock Exchange subject to certain restrictions, the most important of which are summarised below:
1. SHAREHOLDERS’ APPROVAL
The GEM Listing Rules provide that all proposed repurchase of securities by a company with its primary listing on the Stock Exchange must be approved in advance by an ordinary resolution, either by way of a general mandate or by a specific approval.
2. SHARE CAPITAL
As at the Latest Practicable Date, 600,000,000 Shares were in issue and fully paid. Subject to the passing of the relevant ordinary resolution for the Repurchase Mandate and assuming that no further Shares will be issued or no Shares are repurchased and cancelled after the Latest Practicable Date and up to the date of the AGM of passing such resolution, the Directors would be authorised to repurchase up to a maximum of 60,000,000 Shares, representing 10% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution. The Repurchase Mandate will end on the earliest of (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting; (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting is required to be held by the Articles of Association or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands; or (iii) the date on which such authority is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders at a general meeting of the Company.
3. REASONS FOR REPURCHASE
The Directors have no present intention for any repurchase of Shares but are seeking the granting of the Repurchase Mandate to give the Company the flexibility to do so if and when appropriate. The Directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders for the Directors to have a general authority from Shareholders to enable the Company to repurchase Shares in the market. Repurchase of Shares will only be made when the Directors believe that such a repurchase will benefit the Company and its Shareholders as a whole. Such repurchase may, depending on the market conditions and funding arrangements at the time, lead to an enhancement of the net asset value of the Company and/or its earnings per Share.
4. FUNDING OF REPURCHASE
Pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate, any repurchase would be funded entirely from the Company’s funds legally available in accordance with the applicable law and regulations of the Cayman Islands, the Articles of Association and the memorandum of association of the Company for such purpose.
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APPENDIX II
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
5. IMPACT ON WORKING CAPITAL OR GEARING POSITION
An exercise of the Repurchase Mandate in full would not have a material adverse impact on the working capital or gearing position of the Company when compared with that as at 31 December 2018, being the date of its latest published audited consolidated financial statements. However, the Directors do not propose to exercise the repurchase of Shares to such extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital requirements of the Company or the gearing levels which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Company.
6. DIRECTORS AND CORE CONNECTED PERSONS
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors nor, to the best of their knowledge having made all reasonable enquiries, their respective close associates have any present intention, if the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders at the AGM, to sell any Share to the Company or its subsidiaries.
As at the Latest Practicable Date and to the best knowledge of the Directors having made all reasonable enquiries, no Core Connected Persons have notified the Company that they have a present intention to sell Shares to the Company or its subsidiaries, or have undertaken not to do so, in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders at the AGM.
7. UNDERTAKING OF THE DIRECTORS
The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange that so far as the same may be applicable, they will exercise the powers of the Company to make repurchase pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate in accordance with the GEM Listing Rules and the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands.
8. EFFECT OF THE TAKEOVERS CODE
If, as a result of the repurchase of the Shares by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate, a Shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting rights of the Company increases, such increases will be treated as an acquisition for the purposes of Rule 32 of the Takeovers Code. As a result, a Shareholder, or group of Shareholders acting in concert (within the meaning under the Takeovers Code) could obtain or consolidate control of the Company and thereby become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code.
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APPENDIX II
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the following Shareholders had interests representing 5% or more of the issued share capital of the Company:
| Approximate | percentage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of total issued Shares | |||||
| As at the | If Repurchase | ||||
| Latest | Mandate is | ||||
| Number of | Practicable | exercised in | |||
| Name of shareholders | Shares held | Nature of interest | Date | full | |
| Mr. Foo Moo Teng | 194,838,000 | Interest in a controlled | 32.5% | 36.1% | |
| (chairman, executive | corporation | ||||
| Director and chief | |||||
| executive officer) | |||||
| (‘‘Mr. Foo’’) (Note) | |||||
| Alpha Sense Investments | 194,838,000 | Beneficial owner | 32.5% | 36.1% | |
| Limited (‘‘Alpha Sense | |||||
| (BVI)’’) |
Note: Alpha Sense (BVI) is an investment holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (‘‘BVI’’) and is held as to 100% by Mr. Foo. By virtue of the SFO, Mr. Foo is deemed to be interested in the Shares held by Alpha Sense (BVI).
On the basis of the aforesaid increase of shareholding held by the Shareholders set out above, in the event that the Directors should exercise in full the power to repurchase Shares under the Repurchase Mandate (if so approved), the shareholdings of Alpha Sense (BVI) in the Company would be increased to approximately 36.1% of the total issued share capital of the Company. The repurchase will not be treated as an acquisition for the purposes of Rule 32 of the Takeovers Code.
The Directors are not aware of any consequences of such repurchases of Shares that would result in any Shareholder, or group of Shareholders acting in concert, becoming obliged to make a mandatory offer under Rules 26 and 32 of the Takeovers Code if the Repurchase Mandate was exercised in full.
The Directors will not repurchase the Shares on GEM if the repurchase would result in the number of the listed securities which are in the hands of the public falling below 25%, being the relevant minimum prescribed percentage for the Company as required by the Stock Exchange.
9. SHARE REPURCHASE MADE BY THE COMPANY
No repurchase of Shares has been made by the Company (whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise) since 16 June 2017, being the Listing Date, up to and including the Latest Practicable Date.
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APPENDIX II
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
10. SHARE PRICES
The highest and lowest prices at which the Shares were traded on the Stock Exchange during each of the previous twelve months immediately before, and in the current month up to the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:
| Share | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | Highest | |
| HK$ | HK$ | |
| 2018 | ||
| March | 0.510 | 0.590 |
| April | 0.520 | 0.630 |
| May | 0.385 | 0.630 |
| June | 0.240 | 0.415 |
| July | 0.177 | 0.239 |
| August | 0.170 | 0.189 |
| September | 0.171 | 0.181 |
| October | 0.154 | 0.180 |
| November | 0.136 | 0.148 |
| December | 0.101 | 0.135 |
| 2019 | ||
| January | 0.130 | 0.168 |
| February | 0.140 | 0.150 |
| March (up to the Latest Practicable Date) | 0.135 | 0.160 |
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NEXION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 8420)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the annual general meeting (the ‘‘AGM’’) of Nexion Technologies Limited (the ‘‘Company’’) will be held at 17/F, World-Wide House, 19 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong on Monday, 20 May 2019 at 10: 30 a.m. (or an adjournment thereof) for the following purposes:
AS ORDINARY BUSINESSES
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To receive, consider and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the reports of the directors and independent auditor of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2018;
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(a) (i) To re-elect Mr. Edgardo Osillada Gonzales II as an executive director of the Company;
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(ii) To re-elect Mr. Park Jee Ho as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
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(b) To authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the directors;
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To re-appoint Mazars CPA Limited, Certified Public Accountants as the independent auditor of the Company and authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix its remuneration; and
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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 below, and pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on GEM (‘‘GEM Listing Rules’’) of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ‘‘Stock Exchange’’) the exercise by the directors of the Company (the ‘‘Directors’’) during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the capital of the Company (the ‘‘Shares’’) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares, or options or warrants, for similar rights to subscribe for any Shares and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution above shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors and shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(c) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued or dealt with (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as defined below); or (ii) the exercise of any options granted under the share option scheme of the Company; or (iii) any issue of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the Articles of Association in force from time to time, shall not exceed the aggregate of 20% of the aggregate number of the Shares in issue as at the date of the passing of this resolution and such approval 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:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required to be held by the articles of association of the Company, the Companies Law, Cap. 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated or revised from time to time) of the Cayman Islands or any other applicable laws; or
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(iii) the date on which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked and varied by way of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting;
‘‘Rights Issue’’ means an offer of Shares, or offer or issue of warrants, options or other similar instruments giving the rights to subscribe for Shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of Shares on the register 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 applicable to the Company or any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange applicable to the Company).’’
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
- To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
‘‘THAT:
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(a) subject to paragraph (b) of this resolution below, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to purchase the issued Shares of the Company on the 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 (the ‘‘Commission’’) and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, subject to and in accordance with the Companies Law, Cap. 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated or revised from time to time) of the Cayman Islands or any other applicable laws, the Code on Share Buy-backs issued by the Commission and the requirements of the GEM Listing Rules, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved and authorised;
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(b) the aggregate number of the Shares which may be purchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution above during the Relevant Period (as defined below) shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of the issued 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
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(c) for the purpose of this resolution:
‘‘Relevant Period’’ means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required to be held by the Articles of Association, the Companies Law, Cap. 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated or revised from time to time) of the Cayman Islands or any other applicable laws; or
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(iii) the date on which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked and varied by way of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.’’
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
- ‘‘THAT conditional upon the passing of resolution nos. 4 and 5 set out in the notice convening this meeting (the ‘‘Notice’’) being passed, the general mandate granted to the Directors pursuant to resolution no. 4 set out above be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto of an amount representing the aggregate nominal value of the Shares in the capital of the Company repurchased under the authority granted pursuant to resolution no. 5 set out in the Notice, provided that such number of Shares shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of the issued Shares as at the date of passing this Resolution.’’
By order of the Board Nexion Technologies Limited Foo Moo Teng Chairman and Executive Director
Hong Kong, 29 March 2019
Notes:
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Any member of the Company (the ‘‘Member’’) entitled to attend and vote at the AGM or its adjourned meeting (as the case may be) is entitled to appoint one (or, if he/she/it holds two or more Shares, more than one) proxy to attend and vote, on a poll, instead of him/her/it. A proxy need not be a Member but must be present in person at the AGM to represent the Member. If more than one proxy is so appointed, the appointment shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which such proxy is so appointed.
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Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a Member from attending and voting in person at the AGM or poll concerned if he/she/it so wishes. In the event of a Member who has lodged a form of proxy attending the AGM, his form of proxy will be deemed to have been revoked.
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In order to be valid, the duly completed and, signed form of proxy must be deposited together with a power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power or authority, at the office of the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event no later than 48 hours before the time for holding the AGM or adjourned meeting.
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For determining the entitlement of the Shareholders to attend and vote at the AGM, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 15 May 2019 to Monday, 20 May 2019 (both dates inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares will be effected. To qualify for attending the AGM, all transfer documents, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong no later than 4: 30 p.m. on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 for registration.
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In relation to the proposed resolution no. 4 above, approval is being sought from the Members for the grant to the Directors of a general mandate to authorise the allotment and issue of Shares under the GEM Listing Rules. The Directors have no immediate plans to issue any new Shares.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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In relation to the proposed resolution no. 5 above, the Directors wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred thereby to repurchase Shares only in the circumstances which they consider appropriate for the benefit of the Members. An explanatory statement on the Repurchase Mandate containing the information necessary to enable the Members to make an informed decision to vote on the proposed resolution as required by the GEM Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to the Company’s circular dated 29 March 2019.
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In compliance with Rule 17.47(4) of the GEM Listing Rules, voting on all proposed resolutions set out in this notice will be decided by way of a poll.
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In case of joint holders of a share, any one of such joint holders may vote, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he/she were solely entitled thereto; but if more than one of such joint holders are present at the AGM personally or by proxy, 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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(a) Subject to paragraph (b) below, if a tropical cyclone warning signal No. 8 or above is expected to be hoisted or a black rainstorm warning signal is expected to be in force at any time between 8: 00 a.m. and 5: 00 p.m. on the date of the AGM, the AGM will be postponed and Members will be informed of the date, time and venue of the postponed AGM by an announcement posted on the respective websites of the Company and the Stock Exchange.
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(b) If a tropical cyclone warning signal No. 8 or above or a black rainstorm warning signal is lowered or cancelled at or before three hours before the time for holding the AGM and where conditions permit, the AGM will be held as scheduled.
The AGM will be held as scheduled when an amber or red rainstorm warning signal is in force.
After considering their own situations, Members should decide on their own whether or not they would attend the AGM under any bad weather condition and if they do so, they are advised to exercise care and caution.
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