AI assistant
Omnibridge Holdings Limited — AGM Information 2018
Mar 28, 2018
51459_rns_2018-03-28_3107d555-82da-4751-93f1-60a0d167cdab.pdf
AGM Information
Open in viewerOpens in your device viewer
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
Omnibridge Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock code: 8462)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the annual general meeting (the ‘‘AGM’’) of Omnibridge Holdings Limited (the ‘‘Company’’) will be held at Holiday Inn Express Hong Kong SoHo, 38/F, 83 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong on Monday, 28 May 2018 at 11:00 a.m. (or an adjournment thereof) for the following purposes:
As ordinary businesses
-
To receive, consider and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the reports of the directors and independent auditors of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31 December 2017;
-
2(a) (i) To re-elect Mr. Chew Chee Kian as an executive director of the Company;
-
(ii) To re-elect Ms. Lo Wing Yan Emmy as a executive director of the Company;
-
(iii) To re-elect Mr. Fan Chun Wah Andrew as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
-
2(b) To authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the directors;
-
To re-appoint HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited as the independent auditors of the Company and to authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix their remuneration;
-
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 the Growth Enterprise Market (‘‘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
– 1 –
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;
-
(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;
-
(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 of the Company 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
-
(d) for the purposes of this Resolution:
‘‘Relevant Period’’ means the period from the date of the passing of this Resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
-
(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
-
(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required 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; and
-
(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).’’
– 2 –
- To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
‘‘THAT:
-
(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;
-
(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
-
(c) 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 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; and
-
(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.’’
-
‘‘THAT conditional upon the passing of Resolution nos. 4 and 5 set out above 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
– 3 –
under the authority granted pursuant to Resolution no. 5 set out in the above, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal value of the issued Shares as at the date of passing this Resolution.’’
By Order of the Board Omnibridge Holdings Limited Chew Chee Kian Chairman
Hong Kong, 29 March 2018
Registered office: Cricket Square Hutchins Drive P.O. Box 2681 Grand Cayman KY1-1111 Cayman Islands
Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong: Unit 2701, 27/F, 69 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Notes:
-
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.
-
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.
-
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, 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 for holding the AGM or adjourned meeting.
-
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, 23 May 2018 to Monday, 28 May 2018 (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 for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 21 May 2018.
– 4 –
-
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.
-
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 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 2018.
-
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.
-
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.
-
(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.
-
(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.
At the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Chew Chee Kian, Ms. Yong Yuet Han and Ms. Lo Wing Yan Emmy; and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Fan Chun Wah Andrew J.P., Mr. Koh Shian Wei and Ms. Lam Shun Ka.
This announcement, 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, (i) the information contained in this announcement is accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading; (ii) there are no other matters the omission of which would make any statement in this announcement misleading; and (iii) all opinions expressed in this announcement have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and are founded on bases and assumptions that are fair and reasonable.
This announcement will remain on the ‘‘Latest Listed Company Information’’ page of the website of the Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk for at least seven days from the day of its posting. This announcement will also be published on the Company’s website at www.omnibridge.com.hk.
– 5 –