SOHO China Limited — AGM Information 2012

Apr 12, 2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this notice, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this notice.

==> picture [92 x 52] intentionally omitted <==

SOHO CHINA LIMITED SOHO中國有限公司

(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 410)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the annual general meeting of SOHO China Limited (the “Company”) will be held at the Connaught Room, 1/F, Mandarin Oriental, 5 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong on Friday, 18 May 2012 at 10:00 am for the following purposes:

Ordinary business

1. To receive and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the reports of the directors and auditors of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2011.

2. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2011.

3. To re-elect Mr. Yi Xiqun as a director of the Company.

4. To re-elect Ms. Yan Yan as a director of the Company.

5. To re-elect Dr. Ramin Khadem as a director of the Company.

6. To authorise the board of directors to fix the remuneration of the directors of the Company.

7. To re-appoint KPMG as the auditors of the Company and authorise the board of directors to fix their remuneration.

8. To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:

   • (A) “ That :

     • (i) subject to paragraph (iii) 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 or otherwise deal with additional

– 1 –

shares in the capital of the Company or securities convertible into shares, or options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe for shares or such convertible securities of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and/or options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which may require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

• (ii) the approval in paragraph (i) above shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the directors of the Company and shall authorise the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and/or options which may require the exercise of such power after the end of the Relevant Period;

• (iii) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to options or otherwise) by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period pursuant to paragraph (i) above, otherwise than pursuant to (1) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined) or (2) the grant or exercise of any option under the option scheme of the Company or any other 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 (3) 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 in force from time to time; or (4) any issue of shares in the Company upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any existing convertible notes issued by the Company or any existing securities of the Company which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into shares of the Company, shall not exceed the aggregate of 20 per cent of the aggregate nominal amount of share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly;

• (iv) for the purpose of this resolution:

  • (a) “Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:

    • (1) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

– 2 –

• (2) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable laws or the articles of association of the Company to be held; and

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

• (b) “Rights Issue” means an offer of shares in the capital of the Company, or offer or issue 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 in the capital of the Company whose names appear on the register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their holdings of shares (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 exercise or extent of any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, any jurisdiction applicable to the Company, any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange applicable to the Company).”

(B) “ That :

• (i) subject to paragraph (ii) below, 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 of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) or on any other stock exchange on which the shares of the Company may be listed and recognised for this purpose by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange under the Code on Share Repurchases and, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

• (ii) the aggregate nominal amount of the shares of the Company, which may be repurchased pursuant to the approval in paragraph (i) above shall not exceed 10 per cent of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue at the date of passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly;

– 3 –

• (iii) subject to the passing of each of the paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this resolution, any prior approvals of the kind referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this resolution which had been granted to the directors of the Company and which are still in effect be and are hereby revoked; and

• (iv) for the purpose of this resolution:

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

• (a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

• (b) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable laws or the articles of association of the Company to be held; and

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

• (C) “ That conditional upon the resolutions numbered 8(A) and 8(B) set out in the notice convening this meeting being passed, the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and otherwise deal with additional shares of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers pursuant to the ordinary resolution numbered 8(A) set out in the notice convening this meeting be and is hereby extended by the addition to the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company which may be allotted by the directors pursuant to such general mandate an amount representing the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to ordinary resolution numbered 8(B) set out in the notice convening this meeting, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10 per cent of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue at the date of passing of the said resolutions.”

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS

1. (A) “ THAT the memorandum of association and the articles of association of the Company be amended as set out in Appendix III of the circular of the Company dated 12 April 2012.”

– 4 –

• (B) “ THAT subject to the passing of special resolution numbered 9(A) above, a new set of amended and restated memorandum of association and articles of association of the Company which consolidates all of the proposed amendments referred to in special resolution numbered 9(A) above, a copy of which has been tabled at the meeting marked “A” and signed by the Chairman of the meeting for identification purpose, be and is hereby adopted as the new memorandum of association and the articles of association of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of the existing memorandum of association and the articles of association of the Company with immediate effect.”

By order of the Board SOHO China Limited PAN Shiyi Chairman

Beijing, The People’s Republic of China, 12 April 2012

Registered office: Corporate Headquarters: Cricket Square 11F, Section A, Chaowai SOHO Hutchins Drive No. 6B, Chaowai Street P.O. Box 2681 Chaoyang District Grand Cayman Beijing 100020 KY1-1111 The People’s Republic of China Cayman Islands

Principal place of business in Hong Kong: 8th Floor, Gloucester Tower The Landmark 15 Queen’s Road Central Hong Kong

Notes:

• (i) Resolution numbered 8(C) will be proposed to the shareholders for approval provided that ordinary resolutions numbered 8(A) and 8(B) are passed by the shareholders of the Company.

• (ii) A shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint another person as his/her proxy to attend and vote instead of him/her; a proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.

• (iii) In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, will be accepted to the exclusion of the vote(s) of the other joint holder(s) and for this purpose seniority shall be determined as that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first on the register of members in respect of such share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.

• (iv) In order to be valid, a form of proxy must be deposited at the branch share registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed (or a notarially certified copy thereof) not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the above meeting or any adjournment thereof. The completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude shareholders of the Company from attending and voting in person at the above meeting (or any adjourned meeting thereof) if they so wish.

– 5 –

• (v) The transfer books and register of members will be closed from Monday, 14 May 2012 to Friday, 18 May 2012, both days inclusive in order to determine the entitlement of shareholders to attend the above meeting, during which period no share transfers can be registered. All transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the branch share registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 11 May 2012.

• (vi) The transfer books and register of members will be closed from Thursday, 24 May 2012 to Friday, 25 May 2012, both days inclusive in order to determine the entitlement of shareholders to receive the final dividend, during which period no share transfers can be registered. All transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the branch share registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 23 May 2012.

• (vii) In respect of ordinary resolutions numbered 3-5 above, Mr. Yi Xiqun, Ms. Yan Yan and Dr. Ramin Khadem, shall retire and being eligible, have offered themselves for re-election at the above meeting. Details of the above directors are set out in Appendix I to the accompanied circular dated 12 April 2012.

• (viii) In respect of the ordinary resolution numbered 8(A) above, the directors of the Company wish to state that they have no immediate plans to issue any new shares of the Company. Approval is being sought from the shareholders of the Company as a general mandate for the purposes of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”).

• (ix) In respect of ordinary resolution numbered 8(B) above, the directors of the Company wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred by the general mandate to repurchase shares of the Company in circumstances which they deem appropriate for the benefits of shareholders. An explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable shareholders to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the resolution to approve the repurchase by the Company of its own shares, as required by the Listing Rules, is set out in Appendix II to the accompanied circular dated 12 April 2012.

As at the date of this notice, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. Pan Shiyi, Mrs. Pan Zhang Xin Marita, Ms. Yan Yan and Ms. Tong Ching Mau; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Dr. Ramin Khadem, Mr. Cha Mou Zing Victor and Mr. Yi Xiqun.

– 6 –