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Sun Hing Vision Group Holdings Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2007
Jul 27, 2007
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional advisers.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Sun Hing Vision Group Holdings Limited, you should at once hand this circular, together with the enclosed form of proxy to the purchaser or other transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this circular, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this circular.
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SUN HING VISION GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 新興光學集團控股有限公司[*]
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 125)
GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE NEW SHARES AND TO REPURCHASE SHARES, RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A notice convening the annual general meeting of Sun Hing Vision Group Holdings Limited to be held at Caine Room, Level 7, Conrad Hong Kong, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong on Friday, 24 August 2007 at 10:00 a.m. (or any adjournment thereof) is set out on pages 13 to 16 of this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the meeting, you are requested to complete and return the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude you from attending and voting at the annual general meeting or any adjourned meeting should you so wish.
Hong Kong, 30 July 2007
* For identification purposes only
CONTENTS
| Page | |
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| Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| Letter from the Board | |
| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
| Share Issue Mandate and Repurchase Mandate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
| Extension of Share Issue Mandate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
| Reasons for Repurchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
| Funding of Repurchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
| Disclosure of Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
| Share Purchase made by the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
| Director’s Undertaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
| Takeovers Code Consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
| Market Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
| Shareholders’ Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
| Re-election of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
| Responsibility Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 11 |
| Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 11 |
| Procedures for Demand Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 11 |
| Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 12 |
| Notice of Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 13 |
DEFINITIONS
| “Annual General Meeting” | annual general meeting of the Company to be held at |
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| 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 24 August 2007, notice of which | |
| is set out on pages 13 to 16 of this circular | |
| “associates” | as defined in the Listing Rules |
| “Board” | board of Directors (or a duly authorised committee |
| thereof) | |
| “Bye-laws” | bye-laws of the Company |
| “Companies Act” | Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda |
| “Company” | Sun Hing Vision Group Holdings Limited, a company |
| incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability, the | |
| securities of which are listed on the main board of the | |
| Stock Exchange | |
| “Directors” | directors of the Company |
| “Group” | the Company and its subsidiaries |
| “Hong Kong” | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the |
| People’s Republic of China | |
| “Latest Practicable Date” | 23 July 2007, being the latest practicable date prior to |
| the printing of this circular for ascertaining certain | |
| information included herein | |
| “Listing Rules” | Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock |
| Exchange | |
| “Repurchase Mandate” | a general and unconditional mandate proposed to be |
| granted at the Annual General Meeting to the Directors | |
| to exercise all the powers of the Company to | |
| repurchase Shares | |
| “SFO” | Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the |
| Laws of Hong Kong) | |
| “Share Issue Mandate” | a general and unconditional mandate proposed to be |
| granted at the Annual General Meeting to the Directors | |
| to exercise all the powers of the Company to issue, | |
| allot and otherwise deal with new Shares | |
| “Shareholders” | holders of Shares |
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DEFINITIONS
“Shares” ordinary shares of HK$0.10 each in the capital of the Company “Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “Substantial Shareholder” any person who is entitled to exercise, or control the exercise of, 10% or more of the voting power at any general meeting of the Company “Takeovers Code” Code on Takeovers and Mergers “HK$” and “cents” Hong Kong dollars and cents respectively “%” per cent.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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SUN HING VISION GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 新興光學集團控股有限公司[*]
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 125)
Executive Directors: Ku Ngai Yung, Otis (Chairman) Ku Ka Yung (Deputy Chairman) Ku Ling Wah, Phyllis Tsang Wing Leung, Jimson Chan Chi Sun Ma Sau Ching
Principal office: 1001C, 10th Floor Sunbeam Centre 27 Shing Yip Street Kwun Tong Kowloon Hong Kong
Non-executive Directors:
Ku Yiu Tung Lo Wa Kei, Roy Lee Kwong Yiu Wong Che Man, Eddy*
Registered office: Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda
- Independent
30 July 2007
To the shareholders of the Company
Dear Sir/Madam,
GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE NEW SHARES AND TO REPURCHASE SHARES, RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this circular is to provide you with information reasonably necessary to enable you to make a decision on whether to vote for or against the ordinary resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting which has been convened for the purpose of considering and if thought fit, approving, inter alia :
- (a) the grant of the Share Issue Mandate and Repurchase Mandate to the Directors to issue new Shares and repurchase Shares;
* For identification purposes only
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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(b) extension of the Share Issue Mandate; and
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(c) re-election of Directors.
A notice of the Annual General Meeting is set out on pages 13 to 16 of this circular.
SHARE ISSUE MANDATE AND REPURCHASE MANDATE
At the last annual general meeting of the Company held on 28 August 2006, the Directors were granted a general mandate to allot and issue Shares and a general mandate to repurchase Shares. These mandates will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. The Directors propose to seek the approval of the Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting by way of passing ordinary resolutions for the granting of:
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(a) the Share Issue Mandate to issue Shares up to a maximum of 10% of the Shares in issue as at the date of passing of the relevant resolution; and
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(b) the Repurchase Mandate to repurchase Shares up to a maximum of 10% of the Shares and in issue as at the date of passing of the relevant resolution.
According to Rule 13.36(2)(b) of the Listing Rules, the Directors may seek the approval of the Shareholders in general meeting a general mandate to issue Shares not exceeding the aggregate of 20% of the existing issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing the resolution. The Directors, however, consider that the Company shall require only up to a maximum of 10% of the Shares in issue and therefore the Directors only propose to seek approval of the Shareholders to grant the Share Issue Mandate to such extent in the Annual General Meeting.
Whilst the Directors do not presently intend to allot and issue any Shares nor repurchase any Shares, they believe that the flexibility afforded by the Share Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, if the ordinary resolution granting it is passed, would be beneficial to the Company.
As at the Latest Practicable Date for determining such figures, the issued share capital of the Company was 262,778,286 Shares. Subject to the passing of the ordinary resolution approving the Repurchase Mandate and on the basis that no further Shares are issued or repurchased after Latest Practicable Date and up to the date of passing of such resolution, the Directors would be authorised to repurchase up to 26,277,829 Shares representing 10% of the issued share capital during the period up to the next annual general meeting in 2008 or the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by law to be held or the revocation or variation of the Repurchase Mandate by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in general meeting of the Company, whichever occurs first. However, the Directors believe that such repurchase would not reduce the amount held by the public to less than 25% of the issued share capital of the Company.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Extension of the Share Issue Mandate
A resolution as set out in resolution no. 5C of the notice of Annual General Meeting will also be proposed at the Annual General Meeting authorising the Directors to extend the Share Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of an amount representing the aggregate nominal amount of Shares repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to the Share Repurchase Mandate provided that such extended amount shall not exceed 10% of the total nominal amount of Shares in issue at the date of passing of the resolution no. 5C of the notice of Annual General Meeting.
Reasons for Repurchase
Repurchases of Shares will only be made when the Directors believe that such a repurchase will benefit the Company and its Shareholders. Such repurchases may, depending on the market conditions and funding arrangements at the time, lead to an enhancement of the value of the net assets of the Company and/or earnings and/or dividend per Share.
Funding of Repurchase
Repurchases pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate would be financed entirely from the Company’s available cash flow or working capital facilities. Any repurchases will be made out of funds of the Company legally permitted to be utilised in this connection in accordance with its Bye-laws and the laws of Hong Kong and applicable laws of Bermuda, including profits otherwise available for distribution.
Under Bermuda law, repurchases may only be effected out of the capital paid up on the repurchased Shares or out of funds of the Company otherwise available for dividend or distribution or out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of Shares made for the purpose. Any premium payable on a purchase over the par value of the Shares to be purchased must be provided for out of funds of the Company otherwise available for dividend or distribution or out of the Company’s share premium account.
There might be a material adverse impact on the working capital or gearing position of the Company (as compared with the position disclosed in its most recent published audited financial statements as at 31 March 2007) in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is exercised in full. However, the Directors do not propose to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital requirements of the Company or the gearing levels which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Company.
Disclosure of Interests
None of the Directors, and to the best of their knowledge, having made all reasonable enquiries, none of their associates, has any present intention, if the Repurchase Mandate is approved by Shareholders and exercised, to sell any Shares to the Company or its subsidiaries.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
No connected person (as defined in the Listing Rules) has notified the Company that he has a present intention to sell any Shares to the Company, or that he has undertaken not to sell any Shares held by him to the Company, in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is granted by the Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting and is exercised.
Share Repurchase made by the Company
There have been no repurchases of Shares by the Company during the six months prior to the Latest Practicable Date (whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise).
Directors’ Undertaking
The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange that they will exercise the Repurchase Mandate in accordance with the Listing Rules and the applicable laws of Bermuda so far as the same may be applicable.
Takeovers Code Consequences
If as a result of a repurchase of Shares a Shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting rights of the Company increases, such increase will be treated as an acquisition for the purposes of the Takeovers Code. As a result, a Shareholder, or group of Shareholders acting in concert, depending on the level of increase of the Shareholder’s interest, could obtain or consolidate control of the Company and become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code.
For the purpose of determining the relevant figures, as at the Latest Practicable Date, United Vision International Limited (“ United Vision ”), the single largest Shareholder, is holding 137,359,382 Shares representing approximately 52.27% of the entire issued Shares of the Company. Assuming the Repurchase Mandate is exercised in full and there is not any issue of new Shares by the Company, the shareholding of United Vision will be increased to approximately 58.08% of the entire issued Shares of the Company and therefore no obligation would arise in accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code. Apart from United Vision, the Directors are not aware of any Shareholder, or group of Shareholders acting in concert who may become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code in the event that the Directors exercise the power to repurchase Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Market Prices
The highest and lowest prices at which the Shares have been traded on the Stock Exchange during the 12 months preceding the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:
| Share | prices | ||
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| Highest | Lowest | ||
| HK$ | HK$ | ||
| 2006 | |||
| July | 2.400 | 2.300 | |
| August | 2.400 | 2.350 | |
| September | 2.400 | 2.350 | |
| October | 2.750 | 2.350 | |
| November | 2.850 | 2.750 | |
| December | 3.250 | 2.800 | |
| 2007 | |||
| January | 3.280 | 2.950 | |
| February | 3.520 | 3.200 | |
| March | 3.530 | 3.280 | |
| April | 3.320 | 3.150 | |
| May | 3.400 | 3.280 | |
| June | 3.440 | 3.200 | |
| July (up to and including the Latest Practicable Date) | 4.280 | 3.440 |
Shareholders’ Approval
All repurchases of shares by a company with its primary listing on the Stock Exchange must be approved in advance by an ordinary resolution, either by way of a general mandate or by specific approval in relation to a specific transaction.
RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
In accordance with Bye-law 87(1), one-third of the Directors for the time being (or, if their number is not a multiple of three, the number nearest to but not less than one-third) shall retire from office by rotation provided that every Director (including those appointed for a specific term) shall retire from office by rotation no later than the third annual general meeting after he was last elected or re-elected. Accordingly, at the Annual General Meeting, Ms. Ku Ling Wah, Phyllis, Mr. Tsang Wing Leung, Jimson, Mr. Chan Chi Sun and Ms. Ma Sau Ching shall retire and being eligible, each of them will offer himself/ herself for re-election.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Brief biographies of Ms. Ku Ling Wah, Phyllis, Mr. Tsang Wing Leung, Jimson, Mr. Chan Chi Sun and Ms. Ma Sau Ching are as follows.
Ms. Ku Ling Wah, Phyllis , aged 42, an executive Director, is responsible for the general administration including accounting, human resources management and treasury functions of the Group in Hong Kong. She joined the Group in January 1988, and has more than ten years of experience in the optical frame industry. She is the sister of Mr. Ku Ngai Yung, Otis and Mr. Ku Ka Yung, both of them are executive Directors and the daughter of Mr. Ku Yiu Tung, a non-executive Director.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Ms. Ku Ling Wah, Phyllis was interested in 137,359,382 Shares held indirectly by her through a discretionary trust which has beneficial interest in United Vision International Limited, the registered holder of the said 137,359,382 Shares, representing approximately 52.27% of the issued share capital of the Company. Save as disclosed herein, Ms. Ku Ling Wah, Phyllis was not interested nor deemed to be interested in any shares, underlying shares or debentures of the Company and its associated corporations within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.
There is a service agreement signed between the Company and Ms. Ku Ling Wah, Phyllis. Under the service agreement with the Company, the initial term is for two years commencing on 1 May 1999 and continuing thereafter until terminated by not less than 3 months’ written notice served by either party. The length or proposed length of service with the Company will be renewed year by year. Ms. Ku Ling Wah, Phyllis is currently entitled to a monthly remuneration of HK$34,000 from the Company. In addition, Ms. Ku Ling Wah, Phyllis was entitled to a year-end bonus, benefits in kind and retirement contributions from the Company in the total amount of HK$50,400 for the year ended 31 March 2007. The emoluments of Ms. Ku Ling Wah, Phyllis are determined by the Board and remuneration committee of the Company with reference to her performance and contribution to the Group and also the terms of reference of the remuneration committee adopted by the Company. Except for being a Director, Ms. Ku Ling Wah, Phyllis is also a director of certain Group members. Save as disclosed above, Ms. Ku Ling Wah, Phyllis does not have any relationship with any Directors, senior management or Substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company and she has no previous experience including other directorships held in other listed company in the last three years.
The Company is not aware of any matters that need to be brought to the attention to the Shareholders or any information that is required to be disclosed herein pursuant to paragraphs (h) to (v) of Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules.
Mr. Tsang Wing Leung, Jimson , aged 39, an executive Director, is responsible for the Group’s manufacturing, purchasing and other logistics control activities. Mr. Tsang Wing Leung, Jimson has over ten years of experience in the optical frame industry. He joined the Group in February 1989 and assisted Mr. Ku Ngai Yung, Otis in the establishment and expansion of the Group’s production facilities in Dongguan, the PRC.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Tsang Wing Leung, Jimson was interested in 1,636,000 Shares, representing approximately 0.62% of the issued share capital of the Company. Save as disclosed herein, Mr. Tsang Wing Leung, Jimson was not interested nor deemed to be interested in any shares, underlying shares or debentures of the Company and its associated corporations within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.
There is a service agreement signed between the Company and Mr. Tsang Wing Leung, Jimson. Under the service agreement with the Company, the initial term is for two years commencing on 1 May 1999 and continuing thereafter until terminated by not less than 3 months’ prior written notice served by either party. The length or proposed length of service with the Company will be renewed year by year. Mr. Tsang Wing Leung, Jimson is currently entitled to a monthly remuneration of HK$49,000 from the Company. In addition, Mr. Tsang Wing Leung, Jimson was entitled to a year-end bonus, benefits in kind and retirement contributions from the Company in the total amount of HK$147,600 for the year ended 31 March 2007. The emoluments of Mr. Tsang Wing Leung, Jimson are determined by the Board and remuneration committee of the Company with reference to his performance and contribution to the Group and also the terms of reference of the remuneration committee adopted by the Company. Save as disclosed above, Mr. Tsang Wing Leung, Jimson does not have any relationship with any Directors, senior management or Substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company and he has no previous experience including other directorships held in other listed company in the last three years.
The Company is not aware of any matters that need to be brought to the attention to the Shareholders or any information that is required to be disclosed herein pursuant to paragraphs (h) to (v) of Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules.
Mr. Chan Chi Sun , aged 41, an executive Director, is responsible for the general administration of the Group. He holds a bachelor degree from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Prior to joining the Group in June 1994, he had worked for one of the major financial institutions in Hong Kong for four years. He is responsible for the overall administration of the Group and has extensive experience in information technology.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Chan Chi Sun was interested in 1,526,000 Shares, representing approximately 0.58% of the issued share capital of the Company. Save as disclosed herein, Mr. Chan Chi Sun was not interested nor deemed to be interested in any shares, underlying shares or debentures of the Company and its associated corporations within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.
There is a service agreement signed between the Company and Mr. Chan Chi Sun. Under the service agreement with the Company, the initial term is for two years commencing on 14 December 2001 and continuing thereafter until terminated by not less than 3 months’ prior written notice served by either party. The length or proposed length of service with the Company will be renewed year by year. Mr. Chan Chi Sun is currently entitled to a monthly remuneration of HK$52,000 from the Company. In addition, Mr. Chan Chi Sun was entitled to a year-end bonus, benefits in kind and retirement contributions from the Company in the total amount of HK$177,600 for the year ended 31
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
March 2007. The emoluments of Mr. Chan Chi Sun are determined by the Board and remuneration committee of the Company with reference to his performance and contribution to the Group and also the terms of reference of the remuneration committee adopted by the Company. Except for being a Director, Mr. Chan Chin Sun is also a director of certain Group members. Save as disclosed above, Mr. Chan Chi Sun does not have any relationship with any Directors, senior management or Substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company and he has no previous experience including other directorships held in other listed company in the last three years.
The Company is not aware of any matters that need to be brought to the attention to the Shareholders or any information that is required to be disclosed herein pursuant to paragraphs (h) to (v) of Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules.
Ms. Ma Sau Ching , aged 45, an executive Director, is responsible for the marketing development of the Group. She holds a master of business administration degree in strategic marketing from the University of Hull, the United Kingdom, and a diploma in management studies from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She joined the Group in December 1997 and has more than ten years of experience in the marketing of optical frames.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, Ms. Ma Sau Ching was interested in 700,000 Shares, representing approximately 0.27% of the issued share capital of the Company. Save as disclosed herein, Ms. Ma Sau Ching was not interested nor deemed to be interested in any shares, underlying shares or debentures of the Company and its associated corporations within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.
There is a service agreement signed between the Company and Ms. Ma Sau Ching. Under the service agreement with the Company, the initial term is for two years commencing on 14 December 2001 and continuing thereafter until terminated by not less than 3 months’ written notice served by either party. The length or proposed length of service with the Company will be renewed year by year. Ms. Ma Sau Ching is currently entitled to a monthly remuneration of HK$55,000 from the Company. In addition, Ms. Ma Sau Ching was entitled to a year-end bonus, benefits in kind and retirement contributions from the Company in the total amount of HK$230,000 for the year ended 31 March 2007. The emoluments of Ms. Ma Sau Ching are determined by the Board and remuneration committee of the Company with reference to her performance and contribution to the Group and also the terms of reference of the remuneration committee adopted by the Company. Save as disclosed above, Ms. Ma Sau Ching does not have any relationship with any Directors, senior management or Substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company and she has no previous experience including other directorships held in other listed company in the last three years.
The Company is not aware of any matters that need to be brought to the attention to the Shareholders or any information that is required to be disclosed herein pursuant to paragraphs (h) to (v) of Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
This circular includes particulars given in compliance with the Listing Rules for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Company. The Directors collectively and individually accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this circular and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge and belief, there are no other facts the omission of which would make any statement herein misleading.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The notice of Annual General Meeting is set out on pages 13 to 16 of this circular. A form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting is enclosed and whether you intend to be present at the Annual General Meeting, you are requested to complete the form of proxy and return it to the registered office of the Company in accordance with the instructions printed thereon not less than 48 hours before the time limit fixed for holding the Annual General Meeting. Completion of the form of proxy and returning it to the Company will not preclude you from attending, and voting at, the Annual General Meeting if you so wish.
Procedures for Demand Poll
At the Annual General Meeting, resolutions put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands or on the withdrawal of any other demand for a poll) a poll is demanded:
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(a) by the chairman of such meeting; or
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(b) by at least three members present in person (or in the case of a member being a corporation by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy for the time being entitled to vote at the meeting; or
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(c) by a member or members present in person (or in the case of a member being a corporation by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy and representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all members having the right to vote at the meeting; or
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(d) by a member or members present in person (or in the case of a member being a corporation by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy and holding shares in the Company conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all shares conferring that right.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Also, according to Bye-law 66 A, the chairman of the general meeting and/or any Director holding the proxies referred to below shall demand a poll,
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(a) if the aggregate proxies held by the chairman of a particular general meeting and the Directors account for 5 per cent. or more of the total voting rights at that general meeting, and
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(b) if on a show of hands in respect of any resolution, the shareholders at the general meeting vote in the opposite manner to that instructed in the proxies referred to in (a) above,
Provided that if it is apparent from the total proxies held by the persons referred to in (a) above that a vote taken on a poll will not reverse the vote taken on a show of hands, then no poll shall be required.
RECOMMENDATION
The Directors consider that the granting of the Share Issue Mandate, the Repurchase Mandate, the extension of the Share Issue Mandate and the re-election of Directors are in the interests of and for the benefit of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole and accordingly the Directors recommend you to vote in favour of these resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
Yours faithfully, For and on behalf of the Board Ku Ngai Yung, Otis Chairman
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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SUN HING VISION GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 新興光學集團控股有限公司[*]
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 125)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Sun Hing Vision Group Holdings Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at Caine Room, Level 7, Conrad Hong Kong, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong on Friday, 24 August 2007 at 10:00 a.m. for the following purposes:
As ordinary business:
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To receive, consider and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 31 March 2007.
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To re-elect retiring directors and to authorise the Board to fix the directors’ remuneration.
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To re-appoint auditor and authorise the Board to fix their remunerations.
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To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2007.
As special businesses:
- To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modifications, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
ORDINARY RESOLUTION
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A. “ THAT :
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) of this Resolution, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) of this Resolution) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the capital of the Company or securities convertible into such shares,
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options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe for any shares in the Company, and to make and grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) of this Resolution shall authorise the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make and grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such power 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 paragraph (a) of this Resolution, otherwise than pursuant to the shares of the Company issued as a result of a Rights Issue (as defined in paragraph (d) of this Resolution) or pursuant to the exercise of options under any Existing Share Option Scheme or similar arrangement or any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares of the Company in lieu of the whole or part of the dividend on the shares of the Company in accordance with the Company’s Bye-laws, shall not exceed ten per cent. (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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(d) for the purpose 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 end of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Bye-laws of the Company or any applicable law of Bermuda to be held; or
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(iii) revocation or variation of the authority given under this Resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting;
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“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares in the capital of the Company open for a period fixed by the directors of the Company to the holders of shares on the register of members of the Company 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, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, or in any territory outside, Hong Kong).”
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B. “ THAT :
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(a) subject to paragraph (b) of this Resolution, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (c) of this Resolution) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase its own shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”) or on 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, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange or of any other stock exchange on which the securities of the Company may be listed as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the aggregate nominal amount of shares of the Company to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the approval mentioned in paragraph (a) of this Resolution during the Relevant Period shall not exceed ten per cent. (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 the expression “Relevant Period” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it under Ordinary Resolution 5A(d) of this notice.”
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C. “ THAT conditional upon Resolutions 5A and 5B being passed, the aggregate nominal amount of shares in the capital of the Company which is repurchased by the Company under the authority granted to the directors as mentioned in Resolution 5B above 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 5A, provided that the amount of share
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capital repurchased by the Company shall not exceed 10% of the total nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue on the date of this Resolution.”
By Order of the Board YUNG Yun Sang, Simon Secretary
Hong Kong, 30 July 2007
Principal Office:
1001C, 10th Floor Sunbeam Centre 27 Shing Yip Street Kwun Tong Kowloon Hong Kong
Notes:
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A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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A form of proxy is enclosed. To be valid, this form of proxy, together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a certified copy of such power or authority, must be deposited at the principal office of the Company at 1001C, 10th Floor, Sunbeam Centre, 27 Shing Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or any adjournment hereof.
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The register of members of the Company will be closed from 20 August 2007 to 24 August 2007, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be effected. In order to qualify for the right to attend and vote at the meeting, and to qualify for the proposed final dividend and final special dividend for the year ended 31 March 2007, all transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s Share Registrar in Hong Kong, Secretaries Limited at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4:00 p.m. on 17 August 2007.
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With reference to the Ordinary Resolutions sought in items 5A and 5B of this notice, the directors wish to state that they have no immediate plans to issue any new shares or to repurchase any existing shares of the Company. The explanatory statement required by the Listing Rules of the Stock Exchange in connection with the repurchase mandate is despatched to shareholders together with this notice.
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