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Smart-Core Holdings Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2007

Jun 22, 2007

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 913)

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting of Unity Investments Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 30th Floor, China United Centre, 28 Marble Road, North Point, Hong Kong at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 11th July, 2007 for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions which will be proposed as ordinary resolutions:–

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

  1. THAT :–

  2. (A) subject to paragraph (C) below, the exercise by the directors of the Company (the “Directors”) during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot issue and deal with additional shares in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which might require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

  3. (B) the Directors be and are authorised during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which might require the exercise of such powers during or after the end of the Relevant Period;

  4. (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 pursuant to the approval in paragraphs 1(A) and (B), otherwise than pursuant to a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined) or pursuant to the exercise of any options granted under the share option scheme adopted by the Company or an issue of shares upon the exercise of subscription rights attached to warrants which might be issued by the Company or an issue of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares or any scrip dividend scheme or similar arrangement 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 time of 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 memorandum and articles of association of the Company or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; and

  • (iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.

“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the directors of the Company to holders of shares on the register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares (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 any relevant jurisdiction, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange).”

2. “ THAT :–

  • (A) subject to paragraph (C) below, the exercise by the directors of the Company (“Directors”) during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all powers of the Company to purchase securities in the capital of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) or any other stock exchange on which the securities of the Company may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, and that the exercise by the Directors of all powers of the Company to purchase such securities are subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws, be and is hereby, generally and unconditionally approved;

  • (B) the approval in paragraph (A) shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the directors of the Company and shall authorise the directors of the Company on behalf of the Company during the Relevant Period to procure the Company to purchase its securities at a price determined by the Directors;

  • (C) the aggregate nominal amount of securities in the capital of the Company purchased or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (A) during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

  • (D) for the purposes of this resolution:–

  • “Relevant Period” means the period from the time of the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:–

  • (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 memorandum and articles of association of the Company or any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; and

  • (iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”

  • THAT conditional upon the passing of the ordinary resolutions numbered 1 and 2 in the notice convening the meeting dated 25th June, 2007, the aggregate nominal amount of the shares in the capital of the Company which are purchased by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the said resolution numbered (2) shall be added to the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company that may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the directors of the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the ordinary resolution numbered (1) set out in the notice of the meeting dated 25th June, 2007 provided that such additional amount 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.”

  • THAT conditional upon the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited granting listing of and permission to deal in the shares of the Company to be issued upon the exercise of options under the share option scheme adopted by the Company on 2nd May, 2003 (the “Share Option Scheme”), the existing scheme mandate limit in respect of the granting of options to subscribe for shares of the Company under the Share Option Scheme be refreshed and renewed provided that the total number of Shares which may be allotted and issued pursuant to the grant or exercise of the options under the Share Option Scheme (excluding options previously granted, outstanding, cancelled, lapsed or exercised under the Share Option Scheme, shall not exceed 10% of the shares of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this resolution (the “Refreshed Limit”) and that the Directors of the Company be and are hereby authorised, subject to compliance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, to grant options under the Share Option Scheme up to the Refreshed Limit and to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with shares of the Company pursuant to the exercise of such options.”

  • THAT the authorised share capital of the Company be increased from HK$500,000,000 divided into 5,000,000,000 ordinary shares of HK$0.10 each to HK$2,000,000,000 divided into 20,000,000,000 ordinary shares of HK$0.10 each by the creation of an additional 15,000,000,000 ordinary shares of HK$0.10 each.”

By Order of the Board

Unity Investments Holdings Limited CHUNG Wilson

Chairman & Executive Director

Hong Kong, 25th June, 2007

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Principal office of business in Hong Kong: Unit 2103, 21st Floor China United Centre 28 Marble Road North Point Hong Kong

Notes:

  1. Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to attend and vote instead of him. 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.

  2. The instrument appointing a proxy must 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 seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised.

  3. 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 shall be deposited at the registrar of the Company in Hong Kong, Tengis Limited at 26th Floor Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting or poll (as 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.

  4. 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 any meeting personally or by proxy, that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the register in respect of such share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.

  5. As at the date of this notice, the Executive Directors of the Company are Mr. CHUNG Wilson (Chairman), Mr. KITCHELL Osman Bin (Chief Executive Officer) and Ms. CHOI Ka Wing; and the Independent Non-executive Directors of the Company are Mr. CHUNG Kong Fei, Stephen, Mr. TSANG Wing Ki and Mr. CHEN Henri Wei Hwa.

Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in The Standard.

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