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S E A Holdings Limited — AGM Information 2020
May 14, 2020
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AGM Information
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The Hong Kong Building and Loan Agency Limited 香港建屋貸款有限公司
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock code: 145)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Please refer to page 1 of the circular of The Hong Kong Building and Loan Agency Limited (the “Company ”) dated 15 May 2020 for the measures to be implemented at the annual general meeting (the “Meeting ”) by the Company against the epidemic to protect the attendees from the risk of infection of the Novel Coronavirus, including:
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compulsory body temperature check
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compulsory wearing of surgical face mask
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no distribution of corporate gifts and no serving of refreshments
Any person who does not comply with the precautionary measures may be denied entry into the Meeting venue. The Company wishes to advise Shareholders that you may appoint the Chairman of the meeting as your proxy to vote on the relevant resolutions at the Meeting as an alternative to attending the Meeting in person.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Meeting of the Company will be held at Room 1801-4, 18/F., Harcourt House, 39 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Monday, 15 June 2020 at 10:00 a.m., to consider and, if thought fit, transact the following ordinary businesses:
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To receive, consider and approve the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the reports of the directors and of the auditors of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2019.
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To re-elect retiring directors of the Company.
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To re-appoint Messrs. HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited as the auditors of the Company and to authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix their remuneration.
As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
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“ THAT :
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution, the exercise by the directors of the Company (the “ Directors ”) during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue or otherwise deal with additional shares of the Company (the “ Shares ”) or securities convertible into Shares, or options, or similar rights to subscribe for any Shares or such convertible securities, and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such powers, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval given in paragraph (a) of this resolution shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) to make or grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined);
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(c) the total number of Shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) and issued by the Directors pursuant to the approval given in paragraph (a) of this resolution, otherwise than pursuant to:
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i. a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined);
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ii. the exercise of options under any share option schemes or similar arrangements adopted by the Company from time to time; or
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iii. any scrip dividend or similar arrangement(s) providing for the allotment and issuance of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares pursuant to the articles of association of the Company (the “ Articles ”) and other relevant regulations in force from time to time,
shall not exceed 20% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of passing of this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
- (d) for the purpose of this resolution:
“ Relevant Period ” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earlier 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 or any applicable laws of Hong Kong to be held;
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iii. the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting; and
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“ Rights Issue ” means the allotment, issuance or grant of Shares, options or other securities pursuant to an offer giving rights to subscribe for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of Shares whose names stand on the register of members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such Shares at that date (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 any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory applicable to the Company).”
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“ THAT :
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(a) subject to paragraph (b) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period of all the powers of the Company to buy-back Shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Exchange ”) or on any other stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed and recognised for this purpose by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Exchange under The Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the aggregate number of Shares which may be bought back by the Company pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of Shares in issue at the date of passing of this resolution, and the approval granted under paragraph (a) of this resolution 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 passing of this resolution until whichever is the earlier 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 or any applicable laws of Hong Kong to be held; and
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iii. the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”
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“ THAT conditional upon the passing of resolutions number 4 and 5 set out in the notice convening this Meeting, the general mandate granted to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue or otherwise deal with additional securities of the Company pursuant to the resolution number 4 set out in the notice convening this Meeting be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto an amount representing the total number of the Shares bought back by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to the resolution number 5 set out in the notice convening this Meeting, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Shares in issue at the date of passing of this resolution.”
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“ THAT subject to and conditional upon the granting by the Listing Committee of the Exchange of, the listing of and permission to deal in, the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of options granted under the refreshed scheme mandate limit (the “ Scheme Mandate Limit ”) under the share option scheme adopted by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders passed on 25 May 2018 in the manner as set out in paragraph (a) of this Resolution below:
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(a) the refreshment of the Scheme Mandate Limit of up to 10% of the Shares in issue as at the date of passing of this resolution be and is hereby approved; and
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(b) the Directors be and are hereby authorized to do all such acts and things and execute all such documents, including under seal where applicable, as they consider necessary or expedient to give effect to the foregoing arrangement.”
By Order of the Board
The Hong Kong Building and Loan Agency Limited Chong Kok Leong Executive Director
Hong Kong, 15 May 2020
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Notes:
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Any members of the Company (“ Member(s) ”) entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting shall be entitled to appoint another person as his/her/its proxy to attend and vote on his/her/its behalf and the proxy so appointed shall have the same rights as the Member to speak at the Meeting. A proxy needs not be a Member. A Member may appoint more than one proxy to attend the Meeting.
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A form of proxy in respect of the Meeting is enclosed. Whether or not you intend to attend the Meeting in person, you are urged to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon.
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To be valid, the form of proxy, together with any power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of such power or authority, must be deposited at the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for the Meeting 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 in person at the Meeting or any adjournment thereof as you so wish.
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For ascertaining the shareholders’ entitlement to attend and vote at the AGM, the register of Members will be closed from Wednesday, 10 June 2020 to Monday, 15 June 2020, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be effected. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the AGM, all completed share transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 9 June 2020.
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Where there are joint holders of any share of the Company, any one of such joint holders may vote at the Meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such share of the Company as if he/she/it was solely entitled thereto. If more than one of such joint holders are present at the Meeting personally or by proxy, that one of such joint holders 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 of such share of the Company.
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If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above, or a “black” rainstorm warning is in effect any time after 8:00 a.m. on the date of the annual general meeting, the meeting will be postponed. The Company will post an announcement on the Company’s website http://www.hkbla.com.hk and the “Latest Company Announcements” page of the Exchange website to notify shareholders of the Company of the date, time and place of the rescheduled meeting, if any.
As at the date of this notice, the board of Directors comprises, Dr. Li Ai Guo, Mr. Chong Kok Leong and Mr. Zhuang Miaozhong being executive Directors; and Mr. Choy Hiu Fai, Eric, Mr. Huang Lizhi and Mr. Ng Kay Kwok being independent non-executive Directors.
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