Samsonite Group S.A. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2009

Dec 1, 2009

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CHINA STAR INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 764)

NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the special general meeting of China Star Investment Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at Unit 3408, Shun Tak Centre, West Tower, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong on Thursday, 17 December 2009 at 4:30 p.m. for the purpose of consideration and, if thought fit, passing with or without modification the following resolutions:

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

1. "THAT

(a) the agreement dated 20 November 2009 and entered into between the Company as issuer and Thought Diamond International Limited (the "Subscriber") as subscriber (the "Subscription Agreement") in relation to the issue of 56,000,000 new shares of HK$0.01 each in the share capital of the Company (the "Subscription Shares") at a price of HK$0.50 per Subscription Share, a copy of which is produced to the meeting marked "A" and signed by the Chairman of the meeting for the purpose of identification, and the transactions contemplated thereunder be and are hereby approved, confirmed and ratified;

(b) conditional upon, among others, the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Committee") granting the listing of, and permission to deal in, the 56,000,000 Subscription Shares, the allotment and issue of the 56,000,000 Subscription Shares to the Subscriber pursuant to the Subscription Agreement be and is hereby approved; and

(c) any director of the Company be and is hereby authorised to do all such things and acts as he/she may in his/her discretion consider as necessary, expedient or desirable for the purpose of or in connection with the implementation of the Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder."

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1. “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 30 June 2009 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 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 (a) 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).”

By Order of the Board

China Star Investment Holdings Limited

Heung Wah Keung

Chairman

Hong Kong, 2 December 2009

Registered office:

Clarendon House

2 Church Street

Hamilton HM 11

Bermuda

Head office and principal place of business in Hong Kong:

Unit 3408, Shun Tak Centre

West Tower

168-200 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong

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Notes:

1. A form of proxy for use at the meeting is enclosed with the circular despatched to the shareholders of the Company on 2 December 2009.

2. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the appointor is a corporation, either under its seal or under the hand of any officer, attorney or other person authorised to sign the same.

3. Any shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting convened by the above notice shall be entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy needs not be a shareholder of the Company.

4. In order to be valid, the form of proxy, together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power of attorney or authority, must be deposited at the Company's branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Standard Limited at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding of the above meeting or any adjournment thereof.

5. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a shareholder of the Company from attending and voting in person at the meeting convened or at any adjourned meeting and in such event, the form of proxy will be deemed to be revoked.

6. Where there are joint holders of any share of the Company, 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, the most senior shall alone be entitled to vote, whether in person or by proxy. For this purpose, seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand on the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint holding.

As at the date of this notice, 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. Ho Wai Chi, Paul and Mr. Lien Wai Hung.

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