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PAX Global Technology Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025

Apr 16, 2025

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

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PAX GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

百富環球科技有限公司*

(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock code: 327)

NOTICE OF 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting of PAX Global Technology Limited (the "Company") will be held on Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 10:00 a.m. or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be) at Room 2504, 25th Floor, Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong for the following purposes:

  1. To receive and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company, the report of the directors of the Company (the "Directors") and the report of the auditor of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024;
  2. To declare a final dividend of HK$0.25 per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2024;
  3. To re-elect Mr. Nie Guoming as a Director;
  4. To re-elect Mr. Yip Wai Ming as a Director;
  5. To re-elect Mr. Fok Wai Shun, Wilson as a Director;
  6. To authorise the Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the Directors;
  7. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as the auditor of the Company and to authorise the Board of Directors to fix its remuneration;

  8. For identification purpose only


As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modifications, the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions of the Company:

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

8. “THAT:

(a) subject to paragraph (b) of this resolution, 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 of the Company (including any sale or transfer of Treasury Shares (which shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules) (if any)) and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds, notes and other securities which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into shares of the Company) which would or might require the exercise of such powers during or after the end of the Relevant Period be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

(b) the total number of shares allotted, issued and dealt with or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued and dealt with (whether pursuant to options or otherwise) (including the Treasury Shares to be resold or transferred) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); or (ii) the exercise of any option or award granted under the share scheme of 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 of shares or rights to acquire shares of the Company; or (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares of the Company in accordance with the bye-laws of the Company in force; or (iv) an issue of shares in the Company upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any existing warrants or securities of the Company which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into shares of the Company, shall not exceed 20% of the total number of shares of the Company in issue (excluding Treasury Shares (if any)) as at the date of the passing of this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

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(c) for the purpose 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 expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by law or the bye-laws of the Company to be held; and

(iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in a general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution.

“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares of the Company or issue of option, warrants or other securities giving the right to subscribe and/or exchange for shares of the Company, open for a period fixed by the Directors to the holders of shares of the Company, or any class thereof, whose names appear on the register of members of the Company (and, where appropriate, to holders of other securities of the Company entitled to the offer) on a fixed record date in proportion to their holdings of such shares (or, where appropriate, such other securities) 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, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory outside Hong Kong applicable to the Company).

  1. “THAT:

(a) subject to paragraph (b) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all powers of the Company to repurchase shares of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) or on any other stock exchange on which the shares of the Company may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the “Securities and Futures Commission”) and the Stock Exchange for such purpose, subject to and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange as amended from time to time and all applicable laws in this regard, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

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(b) the total number of shares of the Company authorised 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 shares of the Company in issue (excluding Treasury Shares (if any)) as at the date of the passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

(c) for the purpose 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 expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by law or the bye-laws of the Company to be held; and

(iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in a general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution.”

  1. “THAT subject to the passing of resolutions no. 8 and no. 9 set out in this announcement, the general mandate granted to the Directors to allot, issue and deal with additional shares of the Company (including any sale or transfer of Treasury Shares (if any)) pursuant to resolution no. 8 set out in this announcement be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto of the total number of shares of the Company which may be repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to resolution no. 9 set out in this announcement, provided that such amount of shares so repurchased shall not exceed 10% of the total number of shares of the Company in issue (excluding Treasury Shares (if any)) as at the date of passing this resolution.”

By Order of the Board

PAX Global Technology Limited

Cheung Shi Yeung

Executive Director & Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 16 April 2025


Notes:

(1) The Annual General Meeting will be held in the form of physical meeting. Shareholders will be able to view the live broadcast of and submit questions in written form to the Annual General Meeting using Vistra eVoting Portal via their mobile phones, tablet or computers. Registered Shareholders may view the Annual General Meeting via the designated website (https://evoting.vistra.com) using the login details in the notification letter to be dispatched to the Registered Shareholders. Non-registered Shareholders (whose Shares are held in the Central Clearing and Settlement System through banks, brokers, custodians or Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited) who wish to view the Annual General Meeting online using Vistra eVoting Portal should consult directly with their banks, brokers or custodians (as the case may be) for the necessary arrangements.

(2) A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) (the "Meeting") convened by this announcement is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his behalf. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.

(3) A form of proxy for use at the Meeting is enclosed.

(4) Completion and delivery of the form of proxy will not preclude a member from physically attending and voting in person at the Meeting.

(5) To be valid, a form of proxy must be duly completed and signed in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and lodged, together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power or authority, at 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 not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Meeting.

(6) With regard to resolutions nos. 3, 4 and 5 in this announcement, the Board of Directors proposes Mr. Nie Guoming, Mr. Yip Wai Ming and Mr. Fok Wai Shun, Wilson be re-elected as Directors. The particulars of the relevant Directors are set out in Appendix II to the circular to the shareholders dated 16 April 2025.

(7) All votings on the resolutions in this announcement by the members at the Meeting shall be conducted by poll.

(8) The proposed final dividend, subject to the approval of the Shareholders at the Meeting, is expected to be paid on 26 June 2025 (Thursday) to shareholders of the Company whose names appear on the register of members of the Company at the close of business on 6 June 2025 (Friday). For determining the entitlement to the proposed final dividend to be paid to the Shareholders, the register of members of the Company will be closed from 4 June 2025 (Wednesday) to 6 June 2025 (Friday), both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares of the Company will be registered. In order to qualify for the proposed final dividend, 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 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on 3 June 2025 (Tuesday).

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(9) The record date (being the last date for registration of any share transfer given there will be no book closure) for determining the entitlement of the shareholders of the Company to attend and vote at the Meeting will be 15 May 2025 (Thursday). 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 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. on 15 May 2025 (Thursday).

(10) In case Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, or a Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or “extreme conditions” announced by the Government is/are in force in Hong Kong at or at any time after 7:00 a.m. on the date of the Meeting, the Meeting will be adjourned. The Government may issue an announcement on “extreme conditions” in the event of, for example, serious disruption of public transport services, extensive flooding, major landslides or large-scale power outage after super typhoons. The Company will post an announcement on the websites of the Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (www.paxglobal.com.hk) to notify Shareholders of the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting.

The Meeting will be held as scheduled when an Amber or a Red Rainstorm Warning Signal is in force. Shareholders should decide on their own whether they would attend the Meeting under bad weather conditions bearing in mind their own situation.

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises four Executive Directors, namely Mr. Nie Guoming, Mr. Lu Jie, Mr. Li Wenjin and Mr. Cheung Shi Yeung and four Independent Non-Executive Directors, namely Mr. Yip Wai Ming, Dr. Wu Min, Mr. Man Kwok Kuen, Charles and Mr. Fok Wai Shun, Wilson.

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