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Samsonite Group S.A. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2007
May 2, 2007
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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RICHE MULTI-MEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 764)
NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special general meeting of Riche Multi-Media Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, 18 May 2007 at Room 3408, 34/F, Shun Tak Centre, West Tower, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong for the following purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing, with or without modification, the following resolutions:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
- "THAT" subject to and conditional upon the granting by the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the ordinary shares of the Company consolidated in the manner as set out in paragraph (a) of this resolution below:
(a) every ten (10) issued and unissued ordinary shares of HK$0.01 each (each an "Existing Share") in the capital of the Company be consolidated into one (1) share of HK$0.10 each (each a "Consolidated Share"), such Consolidated Share(s) shall rank pari passu in all respects with each other and have the rights and privileges and be subject to the restrictions in respect of ordinary shares contained in the bye-laws of the Company;
(b) all fractions of the Consolidated Shares to which holders of issued shares of HK$0.10 each in the capital of the Company would otherwise be entitled, if any, shall be aggregated, sold and retained for the benefit of the Company; and
(c) the directors of the Company (the "Directors") be and are generally authorised to do all such acts and things and execute all such documents, including under the seal of the Company, where applicable, as they consider necessary or expedient to give effect to the foregoing arrangements."
- "THAT":
(a) the conditional placing agreement (the "Placing Agreement") dated 4 April 2007 between the Company and Kingston Securities Limited (the "Placing Agent") pursuant to which, inter alia, the Placing Agent agreed to (i) procure places to subscribe for 155,620,000 new Consolidated Shares (the "Placing Shares") to be issued by the Company, on a fully underwritten basis (a copy of which has been produced to this meeting marked "A" and initialled by the chairman of the meeting for the identification purpose) be and is hereby confirmed, approved and ratified;
(b) the allotment and issue of the Placing Shares pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Placing Agreement be and is hereby approved; and
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(c) any one director of the Company be and is hereby authorised to take such actions or execute such documents to effect the allotment and issue of the Placing Shares and to do such other things (including affixing the Company's common seal) and to take all such action as he or she considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of giving effect to the Placing Agreement."
- “THAT:
(a) the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with securities of the Company as approved by the shareholders of the Company at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 23 June 2006 be and is hereby revoked (without prejudice to any valid exercise of such general mandate prior to the passing of this resolution);
(b) subject to paragraph (d) 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 shares of HK$0.01 each in the share capital of the Company (the "Shares") and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into Shares) which would or might require the exercise of such powers during or after the end of the Relevant Period, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(c) the approval in paragraph (b) above shall authorise the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into Shares) which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
(d) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital 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 (b) above, otherwise than pursuant to:
(i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); or
(ii) an issue of Shares upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion attaching to any warrants issued by the Company or any securities which are convertible into Shares, the issue of which warrants and other securities has previously been approved by shareholders of the Company; or
(iii) an issue of Shares upon the exercise of any options granted under any share option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to eligible persons of Shares or rights to acquire Shares; or
(iv) an issue of Shares as scrip dividends or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the bye-laws of the Company, shall not in total exceed 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing of this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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(e) for the purpose of this resolution, “Relevant Period” means the period from the date of 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 by the bye-laws of the Company, the Companies Act (1981) of Bermuda (as amended) or any applicable laws of Bermuda to be held; and
(iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the directors of the Company under this resolution.
“Rights Issue” means an offer of Shares or an offer of warrants, options or other securities giving rights to subscribe for Shares, open for a period fixed by the directors of the Company to holders of Shares or any class thereof whose names appear on the register of members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such Shares or any class thereof (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, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in any territory outside Hong Kong).
- “THAT conditional upon the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the listing of, and permission to deal in, 10% of the Shares in issue at the date of approval of this resolution which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of options to be granted under the share option scheme adopted by the Company on 21 January 2002 (the “Share Option Scheme”) and any other share option schemes of the Company, and pursuant to rule 4 of the rules of the Share Option Scheme, approval be and is hereby granted for “refreshing” the Scheme Mandate (as defined in the rules of the Share Option Scheme) under the Share Option Scheme provided that (i) the total number of Shares in the share capital of the Company which may be issued upon the exercise of all options to be granted under the Share Option Scheme and any other share option schemes of the Company under the limit as “refreshed” hereby shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue on the date of the passing of this resolution; and (ii) options previously granted under the Share Option Scheme and any other share option schemes of the Company (including options outstanding, cancelled, lapsed or exercised in accordance with the terms of the Share Option Scheme or any other share option schemes of the Company) shall not be counted for the purpose of calculating the 10% limit as “refreshed” hereby.”
By Order of the Board
Riche Multi-Media Holdings Limited
Chan Kin Wah, Billy
Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 2 May 2007
Notes:
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To be valid, the instrument appointing a proxy must be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney authorised in writing or if the appointor is a corporation, either under seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised.
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Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting shall be entitled to appoint person as his proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy duly appointed pursuant to the articles of association of the Company is entitled to vote on a show of hands at the meeting. On a poll votes may be given either personally or by proxy. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. A member may appoint more than one proxy to attend on the same occasion.
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The instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of that power or authority must be deposited at the Company's share registrar in Hong Kong, Standard Registrars Limited, 26/F., Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or the adjourned meeting or poll (a the case may be) at which the person named in such instrument proposes to vote, and in default the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid.
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Where there are joint registered holders of any share, any one of such persons may vote at the meeting, 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 be present at the meeting personally or by proxy, that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the register of members in respect of such share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.
As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises two executive directors namely, Mr. Heung Wah Keung and Ms. Chen Ming Yin, Tiffany and three independent non-executive directors namely, Mr. Tang Chak Lam, Gilbert, Mr. Lien Wai Hung and Mr. Ho Wai Chi, Paul.
Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in The Standard.
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