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Noble Engineering Group Holdings Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025
Jul 24, 2025
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
If you are in doubt as to any aspect of this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your licensed securities dealer or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Noble Engineering Group Holdings Limited, you should at once hand this circular with the enclosed form of proxy to the purchaser or the transferee or to the bank, licensed securities dealer or other agent through whom the sale was effected for transmission to the purchaser(s) or transferee(s).
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") 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.
This circular, for which the directors of the Company (the "Directors") collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on GEM of the Stock Exchange 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.
NOBLE ENGINEERING GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
怡康泰工程集團控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 8445)
PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES, RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS, RE-APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A notice convening the annual general meeting ("AGM") of Noble Engineering Group Holdings Limited (the "Company") to be held at 2102, 21/F, World Wide House, 19 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong on Tuesday, 30 September 2025 at 10:00 a.m. is set out on pages 15 to 18 of this circular.
A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend and vote at the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company's branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong as soon as possible but in any event not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be) Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be) should you so desire.
This circular will remain on the "Latest Listed Company Information" page of the Stock Exchange's website at www.hkexnews.hk for 7 days from the date of its posting. This circular will also be posted on the Company's website at www.nobleengineering.com.hk.
24 July 2025
CHARACTERISTICS OF GEM OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE
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
Page
Characteristics of GEM of the Stock Exchange i
Definitions 1
Letter from the Board 3
Appendix I - Explanatory Statement 9
Appendix II - Details of Directors Proposed to be Re-elected at the AGM 13
Notice of AGM 15
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
"AGM"
the annual general meeting of the Company to be convened and held at 2102, 21/F, World Wide House, 19 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong on Tuesday, 30 September 2025 at 10:00 a.m., or any adjournment thereof, the notice of which is set out on pages 15 to 18 of this circular
"AGM Notice"
the notice convening the AGM set out on pages 15 to 18 of this circular
"Articles of Association"
the articles of association of the Company as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and “Article” shall mean an article of the Articles of Association
"Board"
the board of Directors
"close associate(s)"
has the same meaning ascribed to it under the GEM Listing Rules
"Company"
Noble Engineering Group Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, the Shares of which are listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange
"core connected person(s)"
has the same meaning ascribed to it under the GEM Listing Rules
"Director(s)"
the director(s) of the Company
"GEM"
GEM operated by the Stock Exchange
"GEM Listing Rules"
the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on GEM
"Group"
the Company and its subsidiaries
"HK$"
Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong
"Hong Kong"
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
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DEFINITIONS
"Issue Mandate"
a general and unconditional mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors to exercise all power of the Company to allot, issue and otherwise deal with Shares of up to 20% of the issued share capital of the Company on the date of AGM as set out in resolution no. 4 in the AGM Notice
"Latest Practicable Date"
22 July 2025, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this circular for the purpose of ascertaining certain information contained herein
"Nomination Committee"
the nomination committee of the Company
"Repurchase Mandate"
a general and unconditional mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors to exercise all powers of the Company to repurchase Shares up to 10% of the issued share capital of the Company on the date of AGM, as set out in resolution no. 5 in the AGM Notice
"SFO"
the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the laws of Hong Kong), as amended and supplemented from time to time
"Share(s)"
share(s) of nominal value of HK$0.05 each in the share capital of the Company
"Shareholder(s)"
the holder(s) of Share(s)
"Stock Exchange"
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
"Takeovers Code"
the Code on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs as approved by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time
"%"
per cent.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
NOBLE ENGINEERING GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
怡康泰工程集團控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 8445)
Executive Directors:
Mr. Tse Chun Yuen (Chairman)
Mr. Tse Chun Kuen (Chief executive officer)
Non-executive Director:
Ms. Dang Hongying
Independent non-executive Directors:
Mr. Wong Yiu Kwong Kenji
Ms. Chung Lai Ling
Mr. Tang Chi Wai
Registered office:
Windward 3, Regatta Office Park
PO Box 1350
Grand Cayman KY1-1108
Cayman Islands
Headquarters and principal place of
business in Hong Kong:
Room 9, 25/F, CRE Centre
889 Cheung Sha Wan Road
Cheung Sha Wan
Kowloon, Hong Kong
24 July 2025
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir/Madam,
PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES
TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES,
RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS,
RE-APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR
AND
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this circular is to: (i) provide you with details of the proposed Issue Mandate and the proposed Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by addition thereto of the number of Shares repurchased pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate; (ii) set out an explanatory statement regarding the Repurchase Mandate; (iii) furnish you with details of the proposed re-election of Directors; (iv) furnish you with details of re-appointment of auditor; and (v) give you the AGM Notice.
LETTER FROM THE BOARD
GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES
The Company’s existing mandate to issue Shares was approved by ordinary resolutions at the annual general meeting held on 30 September 2024. The existing mandate to issue Shares will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM. At the AGM, an ordinary resolution will be proposed to grant to the Directors new general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue and otherwise deal with Shares of up to 20% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of passing of the relevant resolution.
In addition, a separate ordinary resolution will be proposed at the AGM to add to the Issue Mandate those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate (if so granted to the Directors at the AGM).
The Issue Mandate allows the Company to allot, issue and otherwise deal with Shares only during the period ending on the earliest of (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (ii) the date by which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required to be held by the Articles of Association or the laws of the Cayman Islands; or (iii) the date upon which such authority is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders at a general meeting of the Company (the “Relevant Period”).
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company comprised 276,380,000 Shares. Subject to the passing of the relevant resolution to approve the Issue Mandate and on the basis that no further Shares are allotted and issued or repurchased prior to the date of the AGM, the Directors would be authorised to allot, issue and otherwise deal with a maximum of 55,276,000 new Shares under the Issue Mandate, representing 20% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of the AGM.
GENERAL MANDATE TO REPURCHASE SHARES
The Company’s existing mandate to repurchase Shares was approved by ordinary resolutions at the annual general meeting held on 30 September 2024. Unless otherwise renewed, the existing mandate to repurchase Shares will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM.
At the AGM, an ordinary resolution will be proposed to grant to the Directors new general and unconditional mandate to repurchase Shares of up to 10% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of passing of the relevant resolution. The Repurchase Mandate will allow the Company to make repurchases only during the Relevant Period.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company comprised 276,380,000 Shares. Subject to the passing of the relevant resolution to approve the Repurchase Mandate and on the basis that no further Shares are allotted and issued or repurchased prior to the date of the AGM, the Company would be allowed to repurchase a maximum of 27,638,000 Shares under the Repurchase Mandate, representing 10% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of the AGM.
LETTER FROM THE BOARD
An explanatory statement required to be sent to the Shareholders under the GEM Listing Rules is set out in Appendix I to this circular to provide the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate to the Shareholders.
Subject to the passing of the ordinary resolutions of the general mandate to repurchase shares and issue shares, an ordinary resolution will be proposed to extend the general mandate granted. Details are set out in the ordinary resolution as referred to in resolution no. 6 of the notice of the Annual General Meeting.
RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Board consisted of six (6) Directors, namely:
Executive Directors
Mr. Tse Chun Yuen
Mr. Tse Chun Kuen
Non-executive Director
Ms. Dang Hongying
Independent non-executive Directors
Mr. Wong Yiu Kwong Kenji
Ms. Chung Lai Ling
Mr. Tang Chi Wai
In accordance with Article 108 of the Articles of Association, at each annual general meeting of the Company, one-third of the Directors for the time being (or, if their number is not three or a multiple of three, then the number nearest to but not less than one-third) shall retire from office by rotation provided that every Director, including those appointed for a specific term, shall be subject to retirement by rotation at least once every three years.
Further, according to Article 112 of the Articles of Association, any Director appointed by the Board either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Board shall hold office only until the next following annual general meeting of the Company.
At the AGM, Mr. Tse Chun Yuen (“Mr. Eric Tse”) and Mr. Wong Yiu Kwong Kenji (“Mr. Wong”) will retire and, being eligible, will offer themselves for re-election.
Biographical details of the retiring Directors are set out in Appendix II to this circular.
LETTER FROM THE BOARD
PROCESS FOR NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS
The Nomination Committee will recommend to the Board for the appointment of a Director in accordance with the following procedures and process:
(a) The Nomination Committee will, giving due consideration to the current composition and size of the Board, develop a list of desirable skills, perspectives and experience at the outset to focus the search effort;
(b) The Nomination Committee may consult any source it deems appropriate in identifying or selecting suitable candidates, such as referrals from existing Directors, advertising, recommendations from an independent agency firm and proposals from Shareholders of the Company with due consideration given to the criteria set forth in the nomination policy of the Company;
(c) The Nomination Committee may adopt any process it deems appropriate in evaluating the suitability of the candidates, such as interviews, background checks, presentations and third-party reference checks;
(d) Upon considering a candidate suitable for the directorship, the Nomination Committee will hold a meeting and/or by way of written resolutions to, if thought fit, approve the recommendation to the Board for appointment;
(e) The Nomination Committee will thereafter make the recommendation to the Board in relation to the proposed appointment and the proposed remuneration package; and
(f) The Board will have the final authority on determining the selection of nominees and all appointment of Directors will be confirmed by the filing of the consent to act as Director of the relevant Director (or any other similar filings requiring the relevant Director to acknowledge or accept the appointment as Director, as the case may be) to be filed with the Companies Registry of Hong Kong.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE
Each of the above retiring Directors has abstained from voting on his own re-election when it was being considered.
The Nomination Committee has considered Mr. Wong’s extensive experience in business management and operation supervision, his working profile and other perspectives, skills and experience as set out in Appendix II to this circular. The Nomination Committee is satisfied that Mr. Wong has the required character, integrity and experience to continuously fulfil his role as independent non-executive Director effectively.
Mr. Wong brings to the Board a diversity of perspectives, including but not be limited to gender, age, cultural and educational background, experience (professional or otherwise), skills and knowledge.
LETTER FROM THE BOARD
The Board has assessed and reviewed the written confirmations of independence from Mr. Wong based on the independence criteria as set out in the GEM Listing Rules. The Board is of the view that there is nothing that would affect the exercise of independent judgement by Mr. Wong as retiring independent non-executive Director standing for re-election.
The Board has accepted the recommendation of re-appointment of Mr. Eric Tse as an executive Director made by the Nomination Committee following a review of Mr. Eric Tse’s overall contribution and service to the Company.
Accordingly, with the recommendations of the Nomination Committee, the Board believes the re-election of (i) Mr. Eric Tse as an executive Director; and (ii) Mr. Wong as independent non-executive Director would be in the best interests of the Company and Shareholders as a whole and has proposed that (i) Mr. Eric Tse stands for re-election as an executive Director; and (ii) Mr. Wong stands for re-election as independent non-executive Directors at the AGM.
PROPOSED RE-APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR
Beijing Xinghua Caplegend CPA Limited will retire as the independent auditor of the Company at the AGM and, being eligible, offer itself for re-appointment.
Upon the recommendation of the audit committee of the Company (the “Audit Committee”), the Board proposes to re-appoint Beijing Xinghua Caplegend CPA Limited as the independent auditor of the Company and to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company.
CLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS
The forthcoming AGM is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 30 September 2025. For determining the entitlement to attend and vote at the AGM, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 25 September 2025 to Tuesday, 30 September 2025, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares of the Company will be registered. In order to attend and vote at the AGM, all share transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the share registrar of the Company in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong, for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 24 September 2025. The record date for determining the eligibility of shareholders to attend and vote at the AGM will be 30 September 2025.
AGM
A notice convening the AGM to be held at 2102, 21/F, World Wide House, 19 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong on Tuesday, 30 September 2025 at 10:00 a.m. is set out on pages 15 to 18 of this circular.
LETTER FROM THE BOARD
A form of proxy for use by Shareholders at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend and vote at the AGM in person, you are requested to complete and return the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, 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 (as the case may be). Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from subsequently attending and voting at the AGM or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be) should you so desire.
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 of the meeting, 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 as set out in the notice convening the AGM will be voted by poll and, after being verified by the scrutineer, the results of the poll will be published in the manner prescribed under Rule 17.47(5) of the GEM Listing Rules.
RECOMMENDATION
The Directors consider that the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors recommend the Shareholders to vote in favour of the relevant resolutions to be proposed at the AGM and as set out in the AGM Notice.
MISCELLANEOUS
The English text of this circular shall prevail over the Chinese text for the purpose of interpretation.
By Order of the Board
Noble Engineering Group Holdings Limited
Tse Chun Yuen
Chairman and Executive Director
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APPENDIX I
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This appendix serves as an explanatory statement as required under the GEM Listing Rules to provide the requisite information to the Shareholders for consideration of the Repurchase Mandate pursuant to Rule 13.08 of the GEM Listing Rules.
1. SHARE CAPITAL
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company comprised 276,380,000 Shares. Subject to the passing of the relevant resolution to approve the Repurchase Mandate and on the basis that no further Shares are allotted and issued or repurchased between the Latest Practicable Date and the date of AGM, the Company will be allowed to repurchase a maximum of 27,638,000 Shares during the Relevant Period.
2. SOURCE OF FUNDS
The Directors propose that the repurchase of Shares under the Repurchase Mandate would be financed from the Company’s internal resources.
In repurchasing the Shares, the Company may only apply funds which are legally available for such purposes in accordance with the constitutive documents of the Company, the GEM Listing Rules and the applicable laws and regulations of the Cayman Islands. The Company will not purchase the Shares on GEM for a consideration other than cash or for settlement otherwise than in accordance with the trading rules of the Stock Exchange from time to time.
3. REASONS FOR SHARE REPURCHASE
Although the Directors have no present intention of exercising the proposed Repurchase Mandate, the Directors believe that the flexibility afforded by the proposed Repurchase Mandate would be beneficial to the Company and the Shareholders. An exercise of the Repurchase Mandate may, depending on market conditions at the time, lead to an enhancement of the net asset value and/or earnings per Share and will only be made when the Directors believe that repurchase of Shares will benefit the Company and Shareholders as a whole.
APPENDIX I
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
4. SHARE PRICES
The highest and lowest prices at which the Shares have traded on the Stock Exchange in each of the 12 months immediately preceding the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:
| Share Price | ||
|---|---|---|
| Highest | ||
| HK$ | Lowest | |
| HK$ | ||
| 2024 | ||
| June | 0.215 | 0.213 |
| July | 0.211 | 0.205 |
| August | 0.200 | 0.199 |
| September | 0.196 | 0.196 |
| October | 0.237 | 0.156 |
| November | 0.201 | 0.200 |
| December | 0.200 | 0.200 |
| 2025 | ||
| January | 0.238 | 0.238 |
| February | 0.220 | 0.207 |
| March | 0.200 | 0.175 |
| April | 0.175 | 0.175 |
| May | 0.175 | 0.140 |
| June | 0.130 | 0.119 |
| July (up to the Latest Practicable Date) | 0.132 | 0.116 |
5. UNDERTAKING
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 repurchases pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate and in accordance with the GEM Listing Rules, the Articles of Association, and the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands.
6. EFFECT OF THE TAKEOVERS CODE
If as a result of a repurchase of Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate, a Shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting rights of the Company increases, such increase will be treated as an acquisition for the purposes of the Takeovers Code. As a result, a Shareholder, or a group of Shareholders acting in concert (as defined in the Takeovers Code), depending on the level of increase of the Shareholder’s interest, could obtain or consolidate control of the Company and become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rule 26 or Rule 32 of the Takeovers Code.
APPENDIX I
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Land Noble Holdings Limited (“Land Noble”), which is legally and beneficially owned as to 50% by Mr. Tse Chun Yuen and 50% by Mr. Tse Chun Kuen, was interested in 105,000,000 Shares, representing approximately 37.99% of all issued Shares.
In the event that the Repurchase Mandate is exercised in full, assuming that the present shareholdings and capital structure of the Company remain the same, the interest in the Company held by Land Noble would be increased to approximately 46.43% of the issued share capital of the Company and such increase would not give rise to an obligation to make a mandatory offer under Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code. Except as disclosed above, the Directors are not aware of any consequence which will arise under the Takeovers Code as a result of any repurchase of Shares under the Proposed Repurchase Mandate.
Currently, the Directors have no intention of exercising the powers of the Company to make any repurchases of the Shares. In any event, the Directors do not intend to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to an extent which will trigger the mandatory offer requirement under the Takeovers Code or which will result in the amount of Shares held by the public being reduced to less than 25%, the minimum prescribed percentage for the Shares to be held by the public after listing of the Shares on GEM.
- DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS, THEIR CLOSE ASSOCIATES AND CORE CONNECTED PERSONS
As at the Latest Practicable Date, none of the Directors nor, to the best of their respective knowledge and belief and having made all reasonable enquiries, any of their close associates (as defined under the GEM Listing Rules), have any present intention, if the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders and is exercised, to sell any Shares to the Company or any of its subsidiaries under the Repurchase Mandate.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, no core connected person of the Company (i) has notified the Company that he/she/it has a present intention to sell any Shares; and (ii) has undertaken to the Company that he/she/it will not sell any Shares held by he/she/it to the Company, in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.
- MATERIAL ADVERSE IMPACT
As compared with the financial position of the Company as at 31 March 2025 (being the date to which the latest audited accounts of the Company have been made up), the Directors consider that there would not be a material adverse impact on the working capital and on the gearing position of the Company in the event that the proposed repurchases were to be carried out in full during the proposed repurchase period.
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APPENDIX I
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
The Directors do not propose to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital of the Company or the gearing position which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Company.
- SHARE REPURCHASE MADE BY THE COMPANY
The Company had not purchased any of the Shares (whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the six months immediately preceding the Latest Practicable Date.
- NO UNUSUAL FEATURES
The Directors are of the view that neither the Explanatory Statement nor the proposed Repurchase Mandate has any unusual features.
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APPENDIX II
DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE AGM
The following are particulars of the Directors proposed to be re-elected at the AGM:
RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Tse Chun Yuen ("Mr. Eric Tse")
Mr. Eric Tse, aged 75, is the chairman of the Board, an executive Director, compliance officer, authorised representative and one of our controlling shareholders. He was appointed as a Director on 12 April 2017 and redesignated as an executive Director and appointed as the chairman of the Board on 14 September 2017. Mr. Eric Tse is the co-founder of Eric Tse Cement Works Company Limited ("Eric Tse Cement Works"), a principal operating and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and has been a Director of that company since 9 October 1997. He is also the chairman of the Nomination Committee. Mr. Eric Tse is responsible for the overall strategic planning, business development, and corporate management, sales and marketing and quality control of our Group. Mr. Eric Tse is a Director of Land Noble Holdings Limited, a controlling shareholder of the Company.
Mr. Eric Tse has over 41 years of experience in the wet trades industry. Mr. Eric Tse obtained a plasterer trade certificate, tiler trade certificate and bricklayer trade certificate in 1996 from the Construction Industry Training Authority.
Mr. Eric Tse is the founding president of Hong Kong Construction Sub-Contractors Association Limited (香港建造業分包商聯會有限公司) and had acted as the president of the association until he retired in 2011. Mr. Eric Tse was named permanent honorary president of Hong Kong Construction Sub-Contractors Association Limited in 2011. Mr. Tse was a course instructor of bricklaying, plastering and tiling course organised by Construction Industry Training Authority from 1977 to 1978. Mr. Eric Tse has been the president of Association of Plastering Sub-Contractors Limited (泥水商協會有限公司) since 1997 and has held the role of founding president since 2015.
Mr. Eric Tse is the elder brother of Mr. Tse Chun Kuen.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Eric Tse was deemed to be interested in 105,000,000 Shares (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO), representing approximately 37.99% of the issued shares of the Company.
Mr. Eric Tse has entered into a director's service agreement with the Company for a term of three years commencing from 14 September 2020 subject to rotation and re-election at annual general meetings of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association. The director's fee of Mr. Eric Tse is HK$600,000 per annum which is determined with reference to his experience, duties and responsibilities within the Company.
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Eric Tse does not hold any directorship in other public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas in the last three years or any other position with the Company and other members of the Group or other major appointments and professional qualifications.
Save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Eric Tse does not have any relationship with other Directors, senior management, substantial or controlling Shareholder and he had no interests in the Shares which are required to be disclosed pursuant to Part XV of the SFO.
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APPENDIX II
DETAILS OF DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE AGM
Save as disclosed above, the Company considers that in relation to the re-election of Mr. Eric Tse as an executive Director, there is no information to be disclosed pursuant to paragraphs (h) to (v) of Rule 17.50(2) of the GEM Listing Rules and there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
Mr. Wong Yiu Kwong Kenji (“Mr. Wong”)
Mr. Wong, aged 44, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on 11 September 2017. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee. He is responsible for providing independent judgement and advising on the issues of strategy, performance, resources and standard of conduct of the Group.
Mr. Wong has extensive experience in business management and operation supervision. Mr. Wong has been employed by Champway Technology Ltd. since November 2005 and became its operation Director since January 2013. Mr. Wong was a technical manager in Champway Technology Ltd. from November 2005 to December 2012 where he was in charge of various projects. Mr. Wong oversaw the daily operation, quality control and research development of a biodiesel pilot plant from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Wong was in charge of designing an industrial scale biodiesel refinery plant from 2008 to 2010 and he was responsible for sourcing equipment, coordinating with contractors, vendors and consultants. Furthermore, in the period of 2010 to 2012, Mr. Wong was in charge of leading the production team in carrying out testing and commissioning of the biodiesel plant and the daily production operation after finishing the testing and commissioning and was responsible for maintaining production related licenses. In his current position as the operation Director, Mr. Wong is responsible for overseeing the daily operation, fleet supervision, local biodiesel promotion and liaison with government bodies and other external communications. Also, Mr. Wong is currently the sole Director of Fai Yeung Trading Company Limited.
Mr. Wong graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a bachelor of science degree in May 2003 and was placed on the Dean’s List for the academic year 2002/2003. He then obtained a master of philosophy degree in December 2005. Mr. Wong also obtained a Certificate of Competence in Safety Management of Dangerous Substances from the Occupational Safety & Health Council in March 2006.
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Wong does not hold any directorship in other public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas in the last three years or any other position with the Company and other members of the Group or other major appointments and professional qualifications.
Save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Wong does not have any relationship with other Directors, senior management, substantial or controlling Shareholders and he had no interests in the Shares which are required to be disclosed pursuant to Part XV of the SFO.
Save as disclosed above, the Company considers that in relation to the re-election of Mr. Wong as an independent non-executive Director, there is no information to be disclosed pursuant to paragraphs (h) to (v) of Rule 17.50(2) of the GEM Listing Rules and there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
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NOTICE OF AGM
NOBLE ENGINEERING GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
怡康泰工程集團控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 8445)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting (the “Meeting”) of shareholders of Noble Engineering Group Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 2102, 21/F, World Wide House, 19 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong on Tuesday, 30 September 2025 at 10:00 a.m., to consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendments, the following resolutions:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
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To receive, consider and adopt the audited financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the reports of the directors of the Company (the “Directors”) and the auditors of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025;
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To re-appoint Beijing Xinghua Caplegend CPA Limited as auditors of the Company and to authorise the board of Directors to fix their remuneration;
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(a) To re-elect Mr. Tse Chun Yuen as an executive Director and the board of Directors be authorised to fix his Director’s remuneration;
(b) To re-elect Mr. Wong Yiu Kwong Kenji as an independent non-executive Director and the board of Directors be authorised to fix his Director’s remuneration; and
as special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:
4. “THAT:
(a) Subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution, and pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on GEM (the “GEM Listing Rules”) of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”), the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares (the “Shares”) of HK$0.05 each in the share capital of the Company or securities convertible into such Shares or options, warrants, or similar right to subscribe for any Shares or convertible securities of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into Shares) which would or might require the exercise of such power be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into Shares) which would or might require the exercise of such powers (including but not limited to the power to allot, issue and deal with additional Shares) during or after the end of the Relevant Period;
(c) the total number of Shares to be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted and issued (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this resolution, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); (ii) the exercise of any options granted under any share option scheme adopted by the Company or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or any eligible persons thereunder of shares or rights to subscribe for shares in the capital of the Company; (iii) any scrip dividend scheme or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares in the Company in lieu of the whole or part a dividend pursuant to the articles of association of the Company (the "Articles of Association") from time to time; or (iv) an 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 of the Company, shall not exceed 20% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the time of passing this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly, provided that if any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of Shares is effected, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued as a percentage of the total number of issued Shares immediately before and after such consolidation or subdivision shall be the same and such maximum number of Shares shall be adjusted accordingly; and
(d) for the purpose of this resolution, "Relevant Period" means the period from 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 or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
(iii) the date on which the authority given under this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.
"Rights Issue" means an offer of shares of the Company open for a period fixed by the Company or the Directors to holders of shares of the Company whose names appear on the register of members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares as at that date (subject to such exclusions 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 any relevant jurisdiction, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange).
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase shares in the share capital of the Company on GEM of the Stock Exchange or on any other stock exchange on which the securities of the Company may be listed and which is recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, and that the exercise by the Directors of all powers to repurchase such shares are subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and requirements of the GEM Listing Rules or of any other stock exchange as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(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 on behalf of the Company during the Relevant Period to procure the Company to repurchase its shares at a price determined by the Directors;
(c) the total number of Shares to be repurchased or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the time of the passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly, provided that if any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of Shares is effected, the maximum number of Shares that may be purchased as a percentage of the total number of issued Shares immediately before and after such consolidation or subdivision shall be the same and such maximum number of Shares shall be adjusted accordingly; and
(d) for the purpose of this resolution, "Relevant Period" means the period from the 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 the Articles of Association or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
(iii) the date on which the authority given under this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting."
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- "THAT conditional upon the passing of resolutions 4 and 5 as set out in this notice convening the Meeting of which this resolution forms part, the general mandate granted to the Directors pursuant to resolution 4 as set out in this notice convening the Meeting of which this resolution forms part be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto of the total number of Shares which may be repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to resolution 5 as set out in this notice convening the Meeting of which this resolution forms part, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of passing this resolution."
By Order of the Board
Noble Engineering Group Holdings Limited
Tse Chun Yuen
Chairman and Executive Director
Hong Kong, 24 July 2025
Notes:
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Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of him or her. A member who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint more than one proxy to represent him or her and vote on his or her behalf at the Meeting. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointor or his or her attorney duly authorised in writing, or if the appointor is a corporation, either under seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised on its behalf.
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Where there are joint registered holders of any shares, any one of such persons may vote at the above meeting (or any adjournment thereof), either personally or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he or she were solely entitled thereto; but if more than one of such joint holders be present at the above meeting personally or by proxy, that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the register of members of the Company in respect of such share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.
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In order to be valid, the proxy form, together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a certified copy thereof, must be deposited at the Company's branch registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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Delivery of an instrument appointing a proxy shall not preclude a shareholder from attending and voting in person at the meeting and, in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
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In relation to resolution No. 3, all applicable Directors will retire from office at the Meeting in accordance with the Articles of Association and, being eligible, will offer themselves for re-election. Biographical details of these Directors are set out in Appendix II to this circular.
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An explanatory statement as required by the GEM Listing Rules in connection with the repurchase mandate under resolution No. 5 above is set out in Appendix I to this circular.
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The transfer books and Register of Members of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 25 September 2025 to Tuesday, 30 September 2025, both days inclusive. During such period, no share transfers will be effected. In order to qualify for attending the Meeting, all transfer documents, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Company's branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 24 September 2025.
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A form of proxy for use by shareholders at the Meeting is enclosed.