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Prosper Construction Holdings Limited — AGM Information 2021
Apr 21, 2021
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AGM Information
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瑞 港 建 設 控 股 有 限 公 司 PROSPER CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 6816)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the annual general meeting of Prosper Construction Holdings Limited (the ‘‘Company’’) will be held at Unit Nos. 04–05 on 5th Floor, K. Wah Centre, 191 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong on Tuesday, 29 June 2021 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing with or without amendments, the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:
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to receive and consider the audited financial statements of the Company, the report of the directors (the ‘‘Directors’’) and the report of the independent auditor for the year ended 31 December 2020;
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to re-elect Mr. Yang Honghai as an executive Director;
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to re-elect Mr. Wang Xuejun as an executive Director;
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to re-elect Mr. Cheung Chi Man Dennis as an independent non-executive Director;
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to re-elect Mr. Cheng Xuezhan as an independent non-executive Director;
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to authorise the board of Directors (the ‘‘Board’’) to fix the Directors’ remuneration;
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to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor of the Company and authorise the Board to fix the auditor’s remuneration; and
as special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the followings resolutions (with or without amendments) as ordinary resolutions:
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‘‘THAT:
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (‘‘Listing Rules’’), the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) of this resolution) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue or otherwise deal with unissued shares of the Company (‘‘Shares’’) in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements,
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options and other rights, including warrants to subscribe for shares of the Company and other securities, which might require the exercise of such powers be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorise the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) of this resolution) to make or grant offers, agreements, options and other rights which might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) of this resolution);
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(c) the aggregate number of shares of the Company allotted and issued or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted and issued (whether pursuant to options or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as defined in paragraph (d) of this resolution); or (ii) the exercise of any options granted under all share option schemes of the Company (or similar arrangements) adopted from time to time in accordance with the Listing Rules; or (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangements providing for the allotment and issue of shares of the Company in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares of the Company in accordance with the articles of association of the Company in force from time to time; or (iv) any issue of shares of the Company 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 the aggregate of: (aa) 20% of the aggregate number of issued Shares as at the date of the passing of this resolution; and (bb) (if the directors of the Company are so authorised by a separate ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company) the aggregate number of such Shares purchased by the Company subsequent to the passing of this resolution (up to a maximum equivalent to 10% of the number of issued shares of the Company as at date of the passing of this resolution), and the authority pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this resolution shall be limited accordingly; and
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(d) for the purposes 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 by the articles of association of the Company, or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; and
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(iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying such authority given under this resolution.
‘‘Rights Issue’’ means an offer of shares of the Company or offer or issue of warrants or options or other securities giving rights to subscribe for the Shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of Shares on the register of members of the Company on a fixed
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record date in proportion to their then holding of such shares (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, or the expense or delay which may be involved in determining the existence or extent of any restrictions or obligation under the laws of, or requirements of, any jurisdiction outside Hong Kong or any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange, in any territory outside Hong Kong, applicable to the Company).’’
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‘‘THAT:
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(a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (c) below) of all the powers of the Company to purchase or repurchase Shares of all classes and securities which carry a right to subscribe or purchase shares issued directly or indirectly by the Company on the Stock Exchange or on any other stock exchange on which the shares or securities of the Company may be listed and is recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and/or the requirements of the Securities and Futures Commission, the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands, the Listing Rules or of any other stock exchange as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the aggregate nominal amount of the shares of all classes and securities which carry a right to subscribe or purchase shares issued directly or indirectly by the Company which may be purchased or repurchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of issued Shares 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:
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‘‘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 by the articles of association of the Company, or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; and
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(iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying such authority given under this resolution.’’
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‘‘THAT conditional upon resolutions no. 8 and no. 9 above being passed (with or without amendments), the general and unconditional mandate granted to the directors of the Company to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with shares of the Company pursuant to the resolution set out in resolution no. 8 above be and is hereby extended by the addition
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thereto an amount of shares representing the aggregate nominal amount of shares of the Company purchased or repurchased by the Company pursuant to the authority granted to the directors of the Company under resolution no. 9 above, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of issued Shares as at the date of the passing of this resolution.’’
By order of the Board Prosper Construction Holdings Limited Wang Xuejun Chairman and Executive Director
Qingdao, PRC, 22 April 2021
Head office and principal place of business in Hong Kong: Unit Nos. 04–05 on 5th Floor K. Wah Centre 191 Java Road, North Point Hong Kong
Registered office: Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive P.O. Box 2681 Grand Cayman, KY1-1111 Cayman Islands
Notes:
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All resolutions at the meeting will be taken by poll (except where the chairman decides to allow a resolution relating to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands). The results of the poll will be published on the websites of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and of the Company in accordance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ‘‘Listing Rules’’).
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A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or more proxy to attend and, subject to the provisions of the articles of association of the Company, vote in his stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. If more than one proxy is so appointed, the appointment shall specify the number and class of shares in respect of which each such proxy is so appointed.
In the case of joint registered holders of any share, any one of such joint holders may vote, either in person 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 meeting, whether in person or by proxy, that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the register in respect of such share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.
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A form of proxy for use at the meeting is being despatched together with this notice. In order to be valid, the form of proxy duly completed and signed in accordance with the instructions printed thereon together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy thereof must be delivered to the office of the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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An explanatory statement containing further details regarding resolution no. 9 above is set out in a circular to the shareholders of the Company, which is being despatched together with this notice, The circular also contains particulars of the Directors proposed to be re-elected at the meeting.
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- The register of members of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 24 June 2021 to Tuesday, 29 June 2021 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. All transfer of the Company’s shares together with the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong no later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 23 June 2021 in order for the holders of the shares to qualify to attend and vote at the AGM or any adjournment thereof.
6. Precautionary measures and special arrangements for the AGM
In view of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, certain measures will be implemented at the AGM to reduce the risk of infection to attendees of the AGM, including but not limited to (i) compulsory body temperature check; (ii) wearing of surgical mask throughout the AGM; and (iii) no refreshments or drinks being provided. Attendees who do not comply with the precautionary measures above may be denied entry to the AGM venue, at the absolute discretion of the Company as permitted by law.
For the health and safety of Shareholders, the Company would like to encourage Shareholders to exercise their right to vote at the AGM by appointing the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy and to return their proxy forms by the time specified above, instead of attending the AGM in person.
The Company will keep monitoring the COVID-19 situation and may implement additional measures which, if any, will be announced at a time closer to the date of the AGM.
As at the date of this notice, the Board comprised executive Directors Mr. Wang Xuejun (chairman of the Board), Mr. Cui Qi, Mr. Ding Hongbin, Mr. Yang Zhenshan, Mr. Jiang Shuang and Mr. Yang Honghai; and independent non-executive Directors Mr. Cheung Chi Man Dennis, Mr. Wang Yaping and Mr. Cheng Xuezhan.
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