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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
R.C.S. LUXEMBOURG: B 159.469
(Incorporated in Luxembourg with limited liability)
(Stock code: 1910)
FORM OF PROXY FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2024
I/We $^{(Note1)}$
of
being the registered holder(s) of $^{(Note2)}$
shares of US$0.01 each in the share capital of Samsonite International S.A. (the "Company") hereby appoint the Chairman of the meeting $^{(Note3)}$ or
of
as my/our proxy to attend, act and vote for me/us and on my/our behalf as directed below at the extraordinary general meeting (the "Extraordinary General Meeting") of the Company to be held in the presence of a notary of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg at 13-15 Avenue de la Liberté, L-1931 Luxembourg on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. (CET)/4:30 p.m. (Hong Kong time) (or as soon thereafter as the annual general meeting of the Company to be held on the same date shall have adjourned) (and at any adjournment thereof).
Please mark a tick $(^{},^{*})$ in the appropriate boxes to indicate how you wish your vote(s) to be cast on a poll $^{(Note4)}$.
| SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS | FOR | AGAINST | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | To renew the authorization granted to the board of directors of the Company, for a new period of five years starting from the date of the publication in the Luxembourg Official Gazette, Recueil Electronique des Sociétés et Associations, of the minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting, to issue the Company's shares, to grant options to subscribe for the Company's shares, to grant restricted share units to receive/subscribe for the Company's shares and to issue, grant any subscription rights or any other securities or instruments convertible or exchangeable into the Company's shares (including convertible bonds), to such persons and on such terms as it shall see fit, and consequently to increase, in one or several times, the subscribed share capital of the Company, and to allocate the existing Company's shares without consideration or to issue the Company's shares paid-up out of available reserves to employees and to corporate officers (including directors) of the Company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries as provided for under Article 4.2 of the articles of incorporation, or certain categories thereof, subject always to compliance with applicable provisions of the Luxembourg law of August 10, 1915 on commercial companies, as amended from time to time, and the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, within the limits provided for in Article 4.2 of the articles of incorporation of the Company (the "Articles of Incorporation") and without reserving (by cancelling or limiting) a preferential subscription right to the existing Company's shareholders to subscribe to the Company's shares to be issued, on the basis of the report of the board of directors of the Company drawn up in accordance with Article 420-26 (5) and (6) of the Luxembourg law of August 10, 1915 on commercial companies, as amended from time to time. | ||
| 2. | Modification of Article 13.1 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, in order to read as follows: | ||
| The Company shall in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting in addition to any other meeting in that year and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held in Luxembourg at the registered office of the Company, and/or at any other location as may be indicated in the convening notices, within six (6) months of the end of each financial year. Shareholders may take part to the annual general meeting through video-conference or through other means of communication allowing their identification and are entitled to vote and are deemed to be present for the computation of the quorums and votes. The means of communication used must allow all the persons taking part in the meeting to hear one another on a continuous basis and must allow an effective participation of all such persons in the meeting. | |||
| 3. | Modification of Article 13.17 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, in order to read as follows: | ||
| Except as otherwise provided in these Articles, any notice or document (including any "corporate communication" and "actionable corporate communication" within the meaning ascribed thereto under the Listing Rules") may be served by the Company on any member either personally or by sending it through the registered mail in a prepaid letter addressed to such member at his registered address as appearing in the Register or, to the extent permitted by the Luxembourg Companies Law, the Listing Rules and all applicable laws and regulations, by electronic means by transmitting it to any electronic number or address or website supplied by the member to the Company or by placing it on the Company's website provided that the Company has obtained (a) the member's prior express positive confirmation in writing or (b) the member's deemed or implied consent to receive or otherwise have made available to him notices and documents to be given or issued to him by the Company by such electronic means. In the case of convening notices for general Shareholders' meeting, notices will be served by the Company pursuant to the provisions of article 13.15 of these Articles by sending through a registered mail to each member, unless the addressees have expressly accepted in writing on an individual basis to receive convening notices through other means of communication, such as electronic means, warranting notification and access to the information, and also, at the discretion of the Board and if required by the Listing Rules and all applicable laws and regulations, by advertisement published in the newspapers. In the case of joint holders of a Share, all notices shall be given to that holder for the time being whose name stands first in the Register and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the joint holders. | |||
| 4. | Modification of Article 19.1 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, in order to read as follows: | ||
| The Company may at any time and from time to time by Special Resolution passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting alter or amend its Articles in whole or in part, including the change of nationality of the Company. However, the commitments of its Shareholders may be increased only with the unanimous consent of all the Shareholders and bondholders (if any) in an Extraordinary General Meeting. |
Date: 2024
Signature(s) $^{(Note5)}$
Notes:
- Full name(s) and address(es) to be inserted in BLOCK CAPITALS.
- Please insert the number of shares registered in your name(s). If no number is inserted, this form of proxy will be deemed to relate to all the shares of the Company registered in your name(s).
- If any proxy other than the Chairman of the meeting is preferred, please strike out the words “the Chairman of the meeting” and insert the name and address of the proxy desired in the space provided. A member entitled to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting may appoint more than one proxy to attend and on a poll, vote on his behalf, provided that if more than one proxy is so appointed, the appointment shall specify the number of shares in respect of which each such proxy is so appointed. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. ANY ALTERATION MADE TO THIS FORM OF PROXY MUST BE INITIALLED BY THE PERSON WHO SIGNS IT.
- IMPORTANT: IF YOU WISH TO VOTE FOR A RESOLUTION, PLEASE TICK (“,”) THE BOX MARKED “FOR”. IF YOU WISH TO VOTE AGAINST A RESOLUTION, PLEASE TICK (“,”) THE BOX MARKED “AGAINST”. If no direction is given, your proxy will vote or abstain at his discretion. Your proxy will also be entitled to vote at his discretion on any resolution properly put to the Extraordinary General Meeting other than those referred to in the notice convening the Extraordinary General Meeting.
- This form of proxy must be signed by you or your attorney duly authorized in writing. In case of a corporation, the same must be either under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney so authorized.
- In case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote by proxy will be accepted to the exclusion of votes of the other joint holder(s) and for this purpose seniority will be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company.
- In order to be valid, this form of proxy must be deposited at the Company's branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong or at the Company's registered office at 13-15 Avenue de la Liberté, L-1931 Luxembourg not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for holding the Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
- Completion and delivery of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the Extraordinary General Meeting if you so wish
PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTION STATEMENT (HONG KONG)
Your supply of your and your proxy's (or proxies') name(s) and address(es) is on a voluntary basis for the purpose of processing your request for the appointment of a proxy (or proxies) and your voting instructions for the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company, as well as subsequent filing requirements (with the local Trade Register etc.) if applicable (together, the “Purposen”), and may be held, processed or used for any of these Purposes. You/Your proxy (or proxies) has/have the right to request access to and/or correction of the relevant personal data in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Chapter 486, Laws of Hong Kong, and any such request should be in writing by mail to the Company.
GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION
The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is a legal obligation applying to the Company (i.e. the organization of the Extraordinary General Meeting) and the Company's legitimate interests in connection with the fulfilment of the Purposes.
You have the right to request from the Company access to and rectification of your personal data or restriction of processing concerning the data subject or to object to processing, to request the deletion of the data (under certain circumstances), as well as the right to data portability.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Company is acting as the data user/data controller of the collected personal data.
The legal basis for the processing of the personal data are: (i) the Company's legitimate interest, and (ii) compliance with legal obligations.
The personal data is collected and processed for the purpose of preparing and holding the Extraordinary General Meeting, preparing and taking of any resolutions related to the Extraordinary General Meeting as well as any filing requirements and declarations related to the resolutions taken in this context.
The Company shall transmit (or has transmitted) your personal data to its agents, contractors or other third party service providers who provide any administrative, computer and other services to the Company and any duly appointed professionals, such as law firms, banks, consultants, domiciliation agents, auditors, financial experts and other professional advisors, and governmental bodies etc. involved in the organization of the Extraordinary General Meeting and in voting operations, as well as subsequent filing requirements. As necessary, sub-processing agreements will be signed with any concerned data processor acting on behalf and for the account of the Company.
Any transfer of your personal data from a member state of the European Union to a recipient located in a third country, will be handled in accordance with Chapter V “Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations” of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation).
The Company may store your personal data until it is no longer necessary to retain it to fulfil any of the purposes for which it was collected/processed, without prejudice to further obligations that may apply to the Company and which may require such personal data to be retained for a longer period.
Please be also aware that, to the extent it is necessary for the purposes for which your personal data was collected/processed, and provided that the Company always complies with its legal obligations, the Company may disclose your personal data to:
- Governmental bodies; and
- Regulatory and non-regulatory authorities.
Please note that you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Luxembourg supervisory authority (Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données).
Any questions in relation with the processing of your personal data can be sent to the Company's Joint Company Secretary by e-mail at [email protected].