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Silkwave Inc — AGM Information 2009
Apr 29, 2009
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AGM Information
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SOUTH CHINA HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock code: 265)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting of South China Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 28th Floor, Bank of China Tower, 1 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong on 9 June 2009 at 12:00 noon for the following purposes:
ORDINARY BUSINESS
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To consider and adopt the audited financial statements together with the Directors’ Report and the Independent Auditors’ Report for the year ended 31 December 2008.
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To declare a final dividend of HK0.11 cent per share for the year ended 31 December 2008.
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To re-elect Directors and to authorise the Board of Directors to fix the Directors’ remuneration.
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To re-appoint Auditors and to authorise the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration.
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To consider and, if thought fit, pass (with or without modification) the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
(A) “ THAT ”
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(a) subject to sub-paragraph (c) of this Resolution, 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 or securities convertible into shares, or options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe for any shares and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in sub-paragraph (a) of this Resolution shall authorise the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(c) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in sub-paragraph (a) of this Resolution, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined), or (ii) the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants issued by Company or any securities which are convertible into shares of the Company, or (iii) the exercise of any options granted under any option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries of shares or rights to acquire shares of the Company, or (iv) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this Resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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(d) for the purposes of this Resolution:
“Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this Resolution until whichever is the earliest 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 of Association of the Company or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; and
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(iii) the date on which the authority set out in this Resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders in general meeting.
“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares in the share capital of the Company or an offer or issue of warrants or options or similar instruments to subscribe for shares in the share capital of the Company open for a period fixed by the Directors of the Company to holders of shares of the Company or any class thereof on the register on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares or class thereof (subject to such exclusion 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, or the expense or delay which may be involved in determining the existence or extent of any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, any jurisdiction applicable to the Company, or any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange applicable to the Company).”
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(B) “ THAT :
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(a) subject to sub-paragraph (b) of this Resolution, the exercise by the Directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase shares in the capital of the Company on the Stock Exchange or on any other exchange on which the securities of the Company may be listed and recognised for this purpose by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange (the Recognised Stock Exchange”) subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and the requirements of the Listing Rules as amended from time to time on that of any other Recognised Stock Exchange, be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the aggregate nominal amount of the shares of the Company which may be repurchased pursuant to the approval in sub-paragraph (a) of this Resolution shall not exceed 10% 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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(c) for the purposes of this Resolution:
“Relevant Period” means the period from the 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 Articles of Association of the Company or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; and
- (iii) the date on which the authority set out in this Resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders in general meeting.”
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(C) “ THAT conditional upon Resolutions Nos. 5(A) and 5(B) set out in the notice convening this Meeting being passed, the aggregate nominal amount of the shares which are repurchased by the Company after the date of the passing of this Resolution (up to a maximum of 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of this Resolution) shall be added to the aggregate nominal amount of share capital that may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the Directors of the Company pursuant to Resolution No. 5(A) set out in the notice convening this Meeting.”
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To transact any other ordinary business.
By Order of the Board Cheung Siu Lan Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 30 April 2009
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Notes:
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A member entitled to attend and vote at the annual general meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and on a poll vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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In order to be valid, a proxy form and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power of authority, must be deposited at the Company’s share registrar, Union Registrars Limited at Rooms 1901-02, Fook Lee Commercial Centre, Town Place, 33 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the proxy form will not preclude any member from attending and voting in person at the annual general meeting or any adjourned meeting should he/she so wishes.
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The register of members of the Company will be closed from 4 June 2009 to 9 June 2009, both days inclusive, during which period no share transfers will be registered. To quality for the proposed final dividend, all transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates of the Company must be lodged for registration with the Company’s Share Registrar, Union Registrars Limited of Rooms 1901-02 Fook Lee Commercial Centre, Town Place, 33 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4:00 p.m. on 3 June 2009.
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In case of joint shareholdings, any one of such persons may vote, either personally or by proxy in respect of such share, provided that if more than one of such joint holders be present at the meeting (or any adjournment thereof) personally or by proxy, the more senior shall alone be entitled to vote and for this purpose, seniority shall be determined by reference to the order in which the names of the joint holders stand on the register of members in respect of the joint holding.
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With regard to the resolutions set out in item 5 of this notice, the Directors wish to state that they have no immediate proposals either to issue or repurchase any securities of the Company. Approval is being sought from members as general mandates pursuant to the Listing Rules of the Stock Exchange.
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises (1) Mr. Ng Hung Sang, Ms. Cheung Choi Ngor, Mr. Richard Howard Gorges and Mr. Ng Yuk Fung, Peter as executive directors; (2) Mr. David Michael Norman and Ms. Ng Yuk Mui, Jessica as non-executive directors; and (3) Mr. David John Blackett, Mrs. Tse Wong Siu Yin, Elizabeth and Mr. Cheng Hong Kei as independent non-executive directors.
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