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Samsonite Group S.A. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024

Apr 18, 2024

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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Samsonite

SAMSONITE INTERNATIONAL S.A.

新秀麗國際有限公司

13-15 avenue de la Liberté, L-1931 Luxembourg

K.C.S. LUXEMBOURG: B 159.469

(Incorporated in Luxembourg with limited liability)

(於臺南聖註冊成立之有限公司)

(Stock code 股份代號: 1910)

19 April 2024

Dear non-registered shareholder(s),

Arrangement of Electronic Dissemination of Corporate Communications

In order to comply with to Rule 2.07A of the Rules Governing The Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") under the expansion of paperless listing regime and electronic dissemination of corporate communications that came into effect on 31 December 2023, Samsonite International S.A. (the "Company") will obtain shareholders' approval for amending its Articles of Incorporation at the upcoming Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on 6 June 2024 to align the Articles of Incorporation with the new requirements for electronic dissemination of Corporate Communications. Upon the Articles of Incorporation being amended, the Company will adopt electronic dissemination of corporate communications (the "Corporate Communication"), which refer to any documents issued or to be issued by the Company for the information or action of holders of any of its securities, including but not limited to (a) the directors' report, its annual accounts together with a copy of the auditors' report and, where applicable, its summary financial report; (b) the interim report and, where applicable, its summary interim report; (c) a listing document; (e) a circular and (f) a proxy form, but shall exclude a notice of meeting.

Please note that upon the Articles of Incorporation being amended, both the English and Chinese versions of all future Corporate Communications will be available electronically on the website of the Company at https://corporate.samsonite.com/en and the HKEXnews website at www.hkexnews.hk in place of printed copies. In addition, Actionable Corporate Communications(50-61) and notices of meetings will be made available on the Company's website and HKEXnews website.

As a non-registered shareholder, if you wish to receive Actionable Corporate Communications(50-61) from the Company pursuant to the Listing Rules, you should liaise with your bank(s), broker(s), custodian(s), nominee(s) or HKSCC Nominees Limited through which your Shares are held (collectively, the "Intermediaries") and provide your email address to your Intermediaries.

If the Company does not receive your functional email address from the Intermediaries, until such time that the functional email address is provided to the Intermediaries, the Company will send the Actionable Corporate Communications in printed form in the future.

If you want to receive the Corporate Communications in printed form, please complete and return the enclosed Reply Form to the Company's branch share registrar (the "Hong Kong Share Registrar"), Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited / Hong Kong Registrars Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong or send an email to [email protected] specifying your name, address and request to receive the Corporate Communications in printed form..

Should you have any queries relating to this letter, please contact the Hong Kong Share Registrar at (852)2862 8688 during business hours from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Hong Kong time), Mondays to Fridays, excluding Hong Kong public holidays.

Yours faithfully,

For and on behalf of the Board

SAMSONITE INTERNATIONAL S.A.

John B. Livingston

Joint Company Secretary

Note: Actionable Corporate Communication is any corporate communication that seeks instructions from issuer's securities holders on how they wish to exercise their rights or make an election as the issuer's securities holder.

各位非登記股東:

以電子方式發布公司通訊之安排

為根據2023年12月31日起生效的擴大無紙化制度及以電子方式發布公司通訊規定而遵守香港聯合交易所有限公司證券上市規則(「上市規則」)第2.07A條,新秀麗國際有限公司(「公司」)將在即將於2024年6月6日舉行的股東特別大會上敦請股東批准修改其《註冊成立章程細則》,以使《註冊成立章程細則》符合以電子方式發布公司通訊的新的要求。《註冊成立章程細則》經修訂後,公司將採用以電子方式發布公司通訊(「公司通訊」)之安排,而公司通訊是指公司為向其任何證券持有人提供資料或提醒其採取行動而發布或將要發布的任何文件,包括但不限於(a)董事報告、年度帳目連同核數師報告副本以及(如適用)財務摘要報告;(b)中期報告及(如適用)其中期報告摘要;(c)上市文件;(d)通函和(e)委任表格,但不包括會議通知。

請注意,《註冊成立章程細則》經修訂後,所有日後發布的公司通訊的英文版和中文版將在本公司網站 https://corporate.samsonite.com/zh 和香港交易所披露易網站 www.hkexnews.hk 上提供,以代替印刷本。此外,可供採取行動的公司通訊(50-61)及會議通知亦將登載於公司網站和香港交易所披露網站上。

作為非登記股東,如閣下有意根據《上市規則》收取可供採取行動的公司通訊(50-61),閣下應聯絡代閣下持有股份的銀行、經紀、託管商、代理人或香港中央結算(代理人)有限公司(統稱「中介公司」),並向閣下的中介公司提供閣下的電郵地址。

如果公司沒有從中介公司收到閣下的有效電郵地址,在中介公司收到閣下有效的電郵地址前,公司將於日後以印刷本形式發送可供採取行動的公司通訊。

若閣下希望收取公司通訊之印刷本,請填妥隨附之回條並交回公司的香港股份登記分處(「香港股份登記處」)香港中央證券登記有限公司,地址為香港灣仔皇后大道東183號合和中心17M樓或發送電郵至[email protected],並註明閣下的姓名、地址以及收取公司通訊印刷本的要求。

如閣下對本函件有任何疑問,請於星期一至五(香港公眾假期除外)上午9時正至下午6時正(香港時間)辦公時間內致電香港股份登記處(852)2862 8688 查詢。

代表董事會

新秀麗國際有限公司

顧雷公司秘書

John B. Livingston

謹啓

2024年4月19日

附註:可供採取行動的公司通訊指任何涉及要求發行人的證券持有人指示其擬如何行使其有關證券持有人的權利或作出選擇的公司通訊。


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CCS8807

SSNH_NRH

REPLY FORM 回條

To: Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited
(The "Hong Kong Share Registrar")
17M Floor, Hopewell Centre
183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong

致:香港中央證券登記有限公司
「香港股份登記處」
香港灣仔皇后大道東 183 號
合和中心 17M 樓

REMINDER 提示

As a non-registered shareholder, if you wish to receive Actionable Corporate Communications® pursuant to the Listing Rules, you should liaise with your bank(s), broker(s), custodian(s), nominee(s) or HKSCC Nominees Limited through which your shares are held (collectively, the "Intermediaries") and provide your email address to your Intermediaries.

作為非登記股東,如閣下有意根據《上市規則》收取可供採取行動的公司通訊*,閣下應聯結閣下持有股份的銀行、經紀、託管商、代理人或香港中央結算(代理人)有限公司(統稱「中介公司」),並向閣下的中介公司提供閣下的電郵地址。

Request for Corporate Communications** in printed form / 要求收取公司通訊** 印刷版

(Please mark * in the below box if applicable) (如適用,請在以下方格內劃上「√」號)

Name of the listed company (the "Company"): Samsonite International S.A.
上市公司(「公司」)名稱:新秀麗國際有限公司

☐ I/we would like to receive future Corporate Communications** in printed form.
本人/我們欲收取日後發布的公司通訊**的印刷版。

Name(s) of Non-registered holder(s):
非登記股東姓名:
Signature(s):
簽名:

(Please use ENGLISH BLOCK LETTERS 請用英文公務規則)

Contact number:
聯絡電話號碼:

Date:
日期:

Notes:
附註:

  1. This letter is addressed to non-registered holder(s) ("Non-registered holder" means such person or company whose shares are held in The Central Clearing and Settlement System (CCASS) and who has notified the Company from time to time through Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited that such person or company wishes to receive Corporate Communications**).
    此部件乃向本公司之非登記股東(「非登記股東」指其股份存放於中央結算及交收系統,並已透過香港中央結算有限公司不時向本公司發出通知,表示欲收取公司通訊"的人士或公司)發出。
  2. Please complete all your details clearly.
    請閣下清楚填妥所有資料。
  3. Any form with no box marked (√), with no signature or otherwise incorrectly completed will be void.
    如未在本表格方格內劃上「√」號,或未有簽署,或在其他方面填寫不正確,則本表格將會作廢。
  4. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company does not accept any other instructions given on this Reply Form.
    為免存疑,在本回條上的任何額外指示,公司將不予處理。

  5. Actionable Corporate Communications refer to any corporate communications that seek instructions from issuer's securities holders on how they wish to exercise their rights or make an election as the issuer's securities holder.
    可供採取行動的公司通訊指任何涉及要求發行人的證券持有人指示其擬如何行使其有關證券持有人的權利或作出選擇的公司通訊。

** Unless otherwise specified, Corporate Communications refer to any documents issued or to be issued by the Company for the information or action of holders of any of its securities, including but not limited to the annual report, interim report, circular and proxy form, but shall exclude a notice of meeting.
除非另有註明,否則公司通訊指公司已發出或將予發出以供其任何證券的持有人參照或採取行動的任何文件,其中包括但不限於年報、中期報告、通函及代表委任表格,但不包括會議通知。

PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTION STATEMENT

收集個人資料聲明

(i) "Personal Data" in this statement has the same meaning as "personal data" in the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Chapter 486 of the Laws of Hong Kong ("PDPO").
本聲明中所指的「個人資料」與香港法例第486章《個人資料(私隱)條例》(「《私隱條例》」)中「個人資料」的涵義相同。

(ii) Your Personal Data provided in this Reply Form will be used in connection with the Company's electronic dissemination of Corporate Communications**. Your supply of Personal Data to the Company is on a voluntary basis. In case of a failure to provide sufficient information, the Company may not be able to process your instructions and/or requests as stated in this Reply Form.
閣下於本回條所提供的個人資料將用於有關公司以電子方式發布公司通訊**的事宜上。閣下是自願向本公司提供個人資料。若閣下未能提供足夠資料,本公司可能無法處理閣下在本回條上所述的指示及/或要求。

(iii) Your Personal Data may be disclosed or transferred by the Company to its subsidiaries, the Share Registrar, and/or other companies or bodies for any of the stated purposes, or when it is required to do so by law and will be retained for such period as may be necessary for our verification and record purposes.
公司可就任何所說明的用途或在法例規定的情況下,將閣下的個人資料披露或轉移給公司的附屬公司、股份過戶處、及/或其他公司或團體,並將在適當期間保留該等個人資料作核實及紀錄用途。

(iv) You have the right to request access to and/or correction of your Personal Data in accordance with the provisions of the PDPO. Any such request for access to and/or correction of your Personal Data should be in writing, by mail to the Hong Kong Privacy Officer of the Share Registrar at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong or by email at [email protected].
閣下有權根據《私隱條例》的條文書限及/或條款閣下的個人資料。任何該等書限及/或條款個人資料的要求均須以書面方式郵寄至股份過戶處(地址為香港灣仔皇后大道東183號合和中心17M樓)向香港隱私主任提出,或發送電郵至[email protected]

Mailing Label 郵寄標籤

Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited

香港中央證券登記有限公司

Freepost No. 簡便回邮途碼:37

Hong Kong 香港

X

Please cut the mailing label and stick it on an envelope to return this form to us.

No postage is necessary if posted in Hong Kong.

當閣下寄回此回條時,請將郵寄標籤相粘於信封上。

如在本港投寄,閣下無需支付郵寄或貼上郵票。