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Richly Field China Development Limited — AGM Information 2016
Apr 25, 2016
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AGM Information
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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
If you are in doubt about any aspect of this circular or 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 adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in United Pacific Industries Limited, you should at once hand this circular and the accompanying form of proxy to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, the licensed securities dealer or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.
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.
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Websites: www.upi.com.hk www.irasia.com/listco/hk/upi
PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE SHARES AND TO REPURCHASE SHARES, RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A notice convening the Annual General Meeting of United Pacific Industries Limited to be held at Plaza 1-2, Lower Lobby, Novotel Century Hong Kong, 238 Jaffe Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Thursday, 26 May 2016 at 9:00 a.m. is set out on pages 12 to 16 of this circular. Shareholders are advised to read the notice and to complete and return the accompanying form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with the instructions printed thereon. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the meeting if you so wish and, in such event, the form of proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
26 April 2016
CONTENTS
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| DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 | |
| **LETTER ** | FROM THE BOARD | |
| 1. | INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
| 2. | THE ISSUE MANDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
| 3. | THE REPURCHASE MANDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| 4. | EXTENSION OF THE ISSUE MANDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| 5. | RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
| 6. | RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
| 7. | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| 8. | VOTING BY POLL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| 9. | RECOMMENDATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| APPENDIX I — EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR THE REPURCHASE |
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| MANDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 | |
| APPENDIX II — BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF RETIRING DIRECTORS |
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| PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| **NOTICE ** | OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 12 |
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, including the appendices, the following expressions shall have the following meanings unless the context indicates otherwise:
- “Annual General Meeting” or “AGM”
the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at Plaza 1-2, Lower Lobby, Novotel Century Hong Kong, 238 Jaffe Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Thursday, 26 May 2016 at 9:00 a.m. or any adjournment thereof
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“close associate(s)” shall have the same meaning as ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
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“Board” the Board of Directors of the Company “Bye-Laws” the Bye-Laws of the Company as amended from time to time “Companies Act” the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda, as amended from time to time
“Company” United Pacific Industries Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability, whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 176)
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“Connected Person(s)” shall have the same meaning as ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
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“Corporate Governance Code” the Corporate Governance Code as set out in Appendix 14 of the Listing Rules, as amended from time to time
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“Director(s)” the director(s) of the Company for the time being “Group” the Company and its subsidiaries from time to time
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“Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
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“HK$” Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong
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“Issue Mandate” a general and unconditional mandate to the Directors to exercise the power of the Company to allot, issue or otherwise deal with Shares up to a maximum of 20% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of passing of the relevant resolution approving the said mandate
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“Latest Practicable Date” 21 April 2016, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this circular for ascertaining certain information contained herein
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“Listing Rules” the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange
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| DEFINITIONS | |
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| “Memorandum of Association” | the Memorandum of Association of the Company |
| “Repurchase Mandate” | a general and unconditional mandate to the Directors to |
| exercise the power of the Company to repurchase on the Stock | |
| Exchange, or any other stock exchange on which the Shares of | |
| the Company may be listed, Shares up to a maximum of 10% | |
| of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of | |
| passing of the relevant resolution approving the said mandate | |
| “SFO” | the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the |
| Laws of Hong Kong) as amended from time to time | |
| “Shareholder(s)” | the registered holder(s) of the Shares |
| “Share(s)” | the ordinary shares of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of |
| the Company | |
| “Stock Exchange” | The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited |
| “Takeovers Code” | the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers issued by the Securities |
| and Futures Commission of Hong Kong | |
| “%” | per cent |
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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Website: www.upi.com.hk www.irasia.com/listco/hk/upi
Executive Director:
Ms. Kelly Lee (Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)
Non-executive Directors:
Dato’ Choo Chuo Siong (Chairman) Mr. Sun Jih-Hui
Independent Non-executive Directors: Dr. Wong Ho Ching Mr. Lan Yen-Po Ms. Hu Gin Ing
Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong: Unit 503C 5/F., Golden Centre 188 Des Voeux Road Central Hong Kong
Registered Office: Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda
26 April 2016
Dear Shareholders,
PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE SHARES AND TO REPURCHASE SHARES, RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
1. INTRODUCTION
On 19 March 2015, ordinary resolutions were passed to grant to the Directors the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate to issue Shares and to repurchase Shares respectively and to extend the Issue Mandate to include Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. These Issue Mandate and Repurchase Mandate will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM to be held on 26 May 2016. It is therefore proposed to renew the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate at the AGM.
At the AGM, ordinary resolutions will be proposed relating to the ordinary businesses, renewal of the grant of the Issue Mandate, the Repurchase Mandate and extension of the Issue Mandate, as well as the re-election of retiring Directors.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company is required to provide Shareholders all information reasonably necessary to enable Shareholders to make an informed decision as to whether to vote for or against resolutions to be proposed at the AGM. The purpose of this circular is to provide you with such information, and to give you notice of the AGM.
2. THE ISSUE MANDATE
At the AGM, an ordinary resolution will be proposed that the Directors be given the Issue Mandate to exercise all powers of the Company to allot, issue and otherwise deal with new Shares up to, in aggregate, 20% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of passing of the relevant resolution.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, there was a total of 1,331,707,590 Shares in issue. Subject to the passing of the proposed resolution granting the Issue Mandate to the Directors, and on the basis that no other Shares are issued or repurchased by the Company between the Latest Practicable Date and the date of AGM, the Company will be allowed under the Issue Mandate to issue a maximum of 266,341,518 new shares.
3. THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
At the AGM, an ordinary resolution will also be proposed that the Directors be given the Repurchase Mandate to exercise all powers of the Company to repurchase on the Stock Exchange or on any other stock exchange on which the Shares of the Company may be listed, Shares up to, in aggregate, 10% of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of passing of the relevant resolution.
Subject to the passing of the proposed resolution granting the Repurchase Mandate to the Directors, and on the basis that there were 1,331,707,590 issued Shares as at the Latest Practicable Date and no Shares are issued or repurchased by the Company between the Latest Practicable Date and the date of AGM, the Company will be allowed under the Repurchase Mandate to repurchase a maximum of 133,170,759 Shares.
Under the Listing Rules, the Company is required to give Shareholders all information which is reasonably necessary to enable Shareholders to make an informed decision as to whether to vote for or against the resolution in respect of the Repurchase Mandate at the AGM. An explanatory statement for such purpose is set out in Appendix I to this circular.
4. EXTENSION OF THE ISSUE MANDATE
In addition, an ordinary resolution will be proposed at the AGM to allow any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate (up to a maximum of 10% of the issued Shares as at the date of the grant of the Repurchase Mandate) to be added to the total number of Shares which may be allotted and issued under the Issue Mandate.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
The Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate would continue in force until the earliest of (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (ii) the end of the period within which the Company is required by the Companies Act or the Bye-Laws to hold its next annual general meeting; and (iii) the date of revocation or variation by an ordinary resolution of Shareholders in general meeting prior to the next annual general meeting of the Company.
5. RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS
In accordance with Bye-Law 111(A) and 111(B) of the Bye-Laws, Mr. Lan Yen-Po and Ms. Hu Gin Ing, who have been longest in office since their last re-election, will retire from office as Directors at the AGM, and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the AGM.
Details of the above retiring Directors which are required to be disclosed by the Listing Rules are set out in Appendix II to this circular.
6. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
This circular, for which the Directors collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the Listing Rules for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Group. 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.
7. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice of the AGM is set out on pages 12 to 16 of this circular. A form of appointment of proxy (the “Proxy”) for use at the AGM is despatched with this circular and published on HKExnews, the website of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, at www.hkexnews.hk and the website of the Company at www.upi.com.hk and www.irasia.com/listco/hk/upi. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete the Proxy and return it to the Company’s Branch Share Registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Secretaries Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the Proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the AGM and at any adjournment thereof if you so wish and, in such event, the Proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
8. VOTING BY POLL
All the resolutions set out in the Notice of the AGM would be decided by poll in accordance with the Listing Rules and the Bye-Laws of the Company.
On a poll, every Shareholder present in person (or, in the case of a Shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy shall have one vote for every fully paid Share held. A Shareholder present in person (or, in the case of a Shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy who is entitled to more than one vote need not use all his votes or cast all his votes in the same way.
After the conclusion of the AGM, the poll results will be published on HKExnews, the website of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, at www.hkexnews.hk and the website of the Company at www.upi.com.hk and www.irasia.com/listco/hk/upi. The result of the poll shall be deemed to be a resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded or required.
9. RECOMMENDATION
The Directors consider that the proposed granting to the Directors of the Issue Mandate, Repurchase Mandate, extension of the Issue Mandate and the re-election of retiring directors, are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. The Directors therefore recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of the relevant resolutions as set out in the notice of the Annual General Meeting.
Yours faithfully, For and on behalf of the Board UNITED PACIFIC INDUSTRIES LIMITED Kelly Lee
Executive Director
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APPENDIX I EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
This appendix serves as an explanatory statement, as required by the Listing Rules, to provide certain information to you for your consideration of the Repurchase Mandate.
1. SHARE CAPITAL
As at the Latest Practicable Date, there was a total of 1,331,707,590 Shares in issue. Subject to the passing of the ordinary resolution approving the Repurchase Mandate and on the basis that no further Shares are issued or repurchased between the Latest Practicable Date and the date of AGM, the Directors would be authorised under the Repurchase Mandate to repurchase up to a maximum of 133,170,759 Shares during the period ending on the earliest of (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (ii) the end of the period within which the Company is required by the Companies Act or the Bye-Laws to hold its next annual general meeting; and (iii) the date of revocation or variation of the Repurchase Mandate by an ordinary resolution of Shareholders in general meeting prior to the next annual general meeting of the Company.
2. REASONS FOR REPURCHASE MANDATE
The Directors believe that the Repurchase Mandate will provide the Company the flexibility to make such repurchases when appropriate and beneficial to the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Such repurchases may, depending on 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 and will only be made when the Directors believe that such a repurchase will benefit the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.
3. FUNDING OF REPURCHASES
Repurchases made pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate would be financed entirely from the funds legally available for such purposes in accordance with the Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws, the applicable laws of Bermuda and the Listing Rules.
There might be a material adverse impact on the working capital or gearing position of the Company in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is exercised in full as compared with the position disclosed in the latest published audited accounts for the fifteen months ended 31 December 2015. However, the Directors do not propose to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such an 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.
4. DIRECTORS AND THEIR CLOSE ASSOCIATES
To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Directors, having made all reasonable enquiries, none of the Directors nor any of their close associates has any present intention, in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders, to sell any Shares to the Company.
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APPENDIX I EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
The Company has not been notified by any core Connected Person that such a person has a present intention to sell any Shares to the Company, or has undertaken not to do so, in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.
5. 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 Repurchase Mandate in accordance with the Listing Rules and all applicable laws of Bermuda, and in accordance with the Memorandum of Association and the Bye-Laws.
6. TAKEOVERS CODE CONSEQUENCES
If, as a result of a repurchase of Shares, a Shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting rights of the Company increases, such increase will be treated as an acquisition pursuant to Rule 32 of the Takeovers Code. Accordingly, a Shareholder, or group of Shareholders acting in concert, depending on the level of increase of the interest of the Shareholder (and concerted parties, if any), could obtain or consolidate control of the Company and become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rule 26 and 32 of the Takeovers Code.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Best Service Holdings Limited, the substantial Shareholder, and its associates are interested in 281,313,309 Shares, representing 21.12% of the total issued Shares. Based on such shareholding and in the event that the Directors exercise the power in full to repurchase Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate, the interest of Best Service Holdings Limited and its associates will be increased to approximately 23.47% of the total issued Shares. No obligation to make a mandatory offer to Shareholders under the Takeovers Code would arise.
In the event that the Repurchase Mandate is exercised in full, the number of shares held by the public would not fall below 25%.
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APPENDIX I EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
7. SHARE REPURCHASES MADE BY THE COMPANY
During the six months preceding the Latest Practicable Date, no Share had been repurchased by the Company, whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise.
8. SHARE PRICES
The following table shows the highest and lowest prices at which the Shares have been traded on the Stock Exchange during each of the previous 12 months preceding the Latest Practicable Date:
| Per Share | ||
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| Highest | Lowest | |
| HK$ | HK$ | |
| 2015 | ||
| April | 0.68 | 0.57 |
| May | 0.74 | 0.61 |
| June | 0.80 | 0.65 |
| July | 0.72 | 0.58 |
| August | 0.71 | 0.59 |
| September | 0.73 | 0.66 |
| October | 0.68 | 0.61 |
| November | 0.64 | 0.48 |
| December | 0.55 | 0.47 |
| 2016 | ||
| January | 0.58 | 0.50 |
| February | 0.56 | 0.52 |
| March | 0.56 | 0.48 |
| April (up to the Latest Practicable Date) | 0.51 | 0.44 |
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BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF RETIRING DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION
APPENDIX II
The followings are particulars of the directors who will retire from office, all of whom, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the AGM:
Independent Non-executive Directors
Mr. Lan Yen-Po , aged 32, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company in May 2013. Mr. Lan was appointed as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in May 2014, and a member of Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company in September 2014. Mr. Lan has experience in private equity investments in biotechnology and medical equipment businesses. Mr. Lan is qualified to practise medicine in Taiwan in 2009 and is currently an obstetric and gynecology doctor at the Taipei Medical University Hospital. Mr. Lan is also qualified to practise law in Taiwan and is an attorney in Taiwan. In addition, he is a counsel to a private equity investment company in Taiwan. He obtained his Medical Doctorate degree from the National Taiwan University School of Medicine in 2009.
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Lan did not hold any other directorships in public listed companies in Hong Kong or overseas in the last three years.
Mr. Lan had entered into a letter of appointment with the Company. The appointment of Mr. Lan as an Independent Non-executive Director is for a term of two years, subject to retirement by rotation pursuant to the Bye-Laws of the Company.
Mr. Lan is entitled to a director’s fee of HK$250,000 per annum which is determined by the Board with reference to his responsibilities and duties within the Company. Mr. Lan received director’s emolument in the total sum of HK$312,500 for the fifteen months ended 31 December 2015.
Mr. Lan does not have any relationship with any other Directors, senior management of the Company, substantial Shareholders or controlling Shareholders.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Lan was not interested or deemed to be interested in any Shares or underlying Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.
There is no information to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules and there are no other matters concerning Mr. Lan that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
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APPENDIX II
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF RETIRING DIRECTORS PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION
Ms. Hu Gin Ing , aged 57, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Company since November 2013. Ms. Hu was appointed as a member of the Remuneration Committee in May 2014 and re-designated as Chairman in September 2014. Ms. Hu has experience in media, television network and private equity investments. Ms. Hu has been a director/partner of NHL CPA Limited, Hong Kong, since January 2005. She currently holds the position as Global CFO of Acer Inc., a company listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (stock code: 2353). Ms. Hu has been an independent non-executive director of Carnival Group International Holdings Limited (stock code: 996), LVGEM (China) Real Estate Investment Company Limited (stock code: 95) and Enterprise Development Holdings Limited (stock code: 1808), all of which are listed on the Stock Exchange. Ms. Hu has ceased to be an independent director of Arich Enterprise Co. Ltd., a company listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (stock code: 4173) upon the expiration of her term of appointment on 18 June 2015.
Ms. Hu obtained an MBA degree from Florida International University, the USA, a Master of Science degree from Barry University, the USA, and a Bachelor degree in Foreign Language from the National Taiwan University. Ms. Hu is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has over 21 years of experience in accounting and finance.
Save as disclosed above, Ms. Hu did not hold any other directorships in public listed companies in Hong Kong or overseas in the last three years.
Ms. Hu had entered into a letter of appointment with the Company. The appointment of Ms. Hu as an Independent Non-executive Director is for a term of two years, subject to retirement by rotation pursuant to the Bye-Laws of the Company.
Ms. Hu is entitled to a director’s fee of HK$250,000 per annum which is determined by the Board with reference to her responsibilities and duties within the Company. Ms. Hu received director’s emolument in the total sum of HK$312,500 for the fifteen months ended 31 December 2015.
Ms. Hu does not have any relationship with any other Directors, senior management of the Company, substantial Shareholders or controlling Shareholders.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Ms. Hu was not interested or deemed to be interested in any Shares or underlying Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.
There is no information to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules and there are no other matters concerning Ms. Hu that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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Website: www.upi.com.hk www.irasia.com/listco/hk/upi
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of United Pacific Industries Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Plaza 1-2, Lower Lobby, Novotel Century Hong Kong, 238 Jaffe Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Thursday, 26 May 2016 at 9:00 a.m. for the following purposes:
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To receive and consider the Audited Financial Statements and the Report of the Directors and the Independent Auditor’s Report for the fifteen months ended 31 December 2015.
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To re-elect each of the following directors by separate resolution:
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a. Mr. Lan Yen-Po as Independent Non-executive Director
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b. Ms. Hu Gin Ing as Independent Non-executive Director
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To authorise the Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the Directors.
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To re-appoint BDO Limited as the Auditor and to authorise the Board of Directors to fix its remuneration.
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As special business, 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 (c) below, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional ordinary shares of HK$0.10 each in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including but not limited to bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which might require the exercise of such powers be and 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 hereinafter defined) to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including but not limited to bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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(c) the total number of the shares of the Company allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) and issued by the Directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); (ii) the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants issued by the Company or any securities which are convertible into shares of the Company; or (iii) any option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to Directors, officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries of shares or rights to acquire shares of the Company; or (iv) any scrip dividend scheme or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares of the Company pursuant to the Bye-Laws of the Company; or (v) a specific authority granted or to be granted by the Shareholders in general meeting, shall not exceed 20 per cent of the total number of the issued Shares as at the date of passing this resolution (such total number to be subject to adjustment in the case of any conversion of any or all of the shares of the Company into a larger or smaller number of shares of the Company after the passing of this resolution) and the approval in paragraph (a) 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 Bye-Laws of the Company or any applicable laws to be held; and
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(iii) the date on which the authority given under this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting.
“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the Directors of the Company to holders of shares of the Company on the register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares (subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors of the Company 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 in any territory outside Hong Kong).”
- As special business 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, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase ordinary shares of HK$0.10 each in the capital of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) or any other stock exchange on which the shares of the Company may be listed and recognised by the Securities and
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and/or the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange 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 total number of the shares of the Company which the Directors of the Company are authorised to repurchase pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10 per cent of the total number of the issued Shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution (such total number to be subject to adjustment in the case of any conversion of any or all of the shares of the Company into a larger or smaller number of shares of the Company after the passing of this resolution); and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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(c) 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 Bye-Laws of the Company or any applicable laws to be held; and
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(iii) the date on which the authority given under this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting.”
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As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“ THAT conditional upon the passing of Ordinary Resolutions No. 5 and No. 6 as set out in the notice convening this Meeting, the general mandate granted to the Directors of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares of the Company pursuant to Ordinary Resolution No. 5 set out in the notice convening this Meeting be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto a number representing the total number of the shares of the Company repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to Ordinary Resolution No. 6 set out in the notice convening this Meeting provided that such number shall not exceed 10 per cent of the total number of the issued Shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution (such total number to be subject to adjustment in the case of any conversion of any or all of the shares of the Company into a larger or smaller number of shares of the Company after the passing of this resolution).”
By Order of the Board UNITED PACIFIC INDUSTRIES LIMITED Kelly Lee Executive Director
Hong Kong, 26 April 2016
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Registered Office: Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM11 Bermuda
Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong: Unit 503C
5/F., Golden Centre 188 Des Voeux Road Central Hong Kong
Notes:
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Any member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint one or two proxies to attend and vote in his stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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To be valid, a form of appointment of proxy together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy thereof must be deposited at the Company’s Branch Share Registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Secretaries Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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For determining the entitlement to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, the register of members will be closed from Tuesday, 24 May 2016 to Thursday, 26 May 2016, both days inclusive. During this period, no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s Branch Share Registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Secretaries Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 23 May 2016.
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Regarding item 2 of this notice, details of the retiring Directors proposed to be re-elected are set out in Appendix II to the circular dated 26 April 2016.
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Where there are registered joint holders of any Shares, any one of such persons may vote, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he were solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders are present at any meeting personally or by proxy, that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the register in respect of such shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof. Several executors or administrators of a deceased member in whose name any share stands shall for this purpose be deemed joint holders thereof.
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All resolutions at the meeting will be taken by poll pursuant to the Bye-Laws of the Company and the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange (the “Listing Rules”) and the results of the poll voting will be published on the websites of the Stock Exchange and the Company respectively in accordance with the Listing Rules.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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If Typhoon Signal No.8 or above, or “black” rainstorm warning is in effect any time after 8:00 a.m. and before the above meeting time, the meeting will be postponed. The Company will post an announcement on the website of the Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company’s websites (www.upi.com.hk, www.irasia.com/listco/hk/upi) to notify shareholders of the date, time and place of the rescheduled meeting.
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The Executive Director of the Company as at the date of this notice is Ms. Kelly Lee; the Non-executive Directors of the Company are Dato’ Choo Chuo Siong and Mr. Sun Jih-Hui; and the Independent Non-executive Directors of the Company are Dr. Wong Ho Ching, Mr. Lan Yen-Po and Ms. Hu Gin Ing.
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