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Swire Properties Limited — AGM Information 2020
May 29, 2020
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AGM Information
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, 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 announcement.
SWIRE PROPERTIES LIMITED 太古地產有限公司
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability) (Stock Code: 01972)
Notice of Rearranged Annual General Meeting and Closure of Register of Members
Rearranged annual general meeting
Notice is hereby given that the rearranged annual general meeting of Swire Properties Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at the Ballroom, Level 5, Island Shangri-La Hong Kong, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central, Hong Kong on Monday, 22nd June 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
On 7th April 2020, notice was given that the annual general meeting of the Company would be held at the Ballroom, Level 5, Island Shangri-La Hong Kong, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central, Hong Kong on Tuesday, 12th May 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
On 8th May 2020, notice was given, in accordance with article 63A of the articles of association of the Company, that the annual general meeting of the Company would be postponed to a date falling on or before 30th June 2020.
The resolutions set out in the notice of the annual general meeting of the Company given on 7th April 2020 remain unchanged for the rearranged annual general meeting.
Forms of proxy
Any member entitled to attend and vote at the rearranged annual general 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. All proxies must be deposited with the Company’s Registrars, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the rearranged annual general meeting or any adjournment of the meeting. The forms of proxy which were despatched to shareholders on 7th April 2020 remain valid for the rearranged annual general meeting. This is the case notwithstanding the fact that they refer to the original date, time and venue of the annual general meeting. The forms of proxy are available on the websites of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited at www.hkexnews.hk and of the Company at www.swireproperties.com.
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Forms of proxies already deposited (in accordance with the instructions in them) by shareholders whose names remain on the register of members of the Company on the date of the rearranged annual general meeting remain valid for the rearranged annual general meeting. Such shareholders are not required to deposit the forms of proxy again. If any shareholder does redeposit a form of proxy, the last form of proxy received by the Company’s Registrars by 48 hours before the time appointed for the rearranged annual general meeting or any adjournment of the meeting will revoke and supersede any form(s) of proxy previously deposited by such shareholder. Forms of proxy deposited by persons whose names do not remain on the register of members on the date of the rearranged annual general meeting will be null and void.
Closure of register of members
The register of members will be closed from 17th June 2020 to 22nd June 2020, both days inclusive. In order to be entitled to attend and vote at the rearranged annual general meeting, all transfers should be lodged with the Company’s Registrars, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on 16th June 2020.
Precautionary measures for the rearranged annual general meeting
The rearranged annual general meeting is being held at the Island Shangri-La Hong Kong in Hong Kong. It is understood that the hotel may refuse entry to the hotel by persons who fail temperatures checks. Persons so refused entry to the hotel will not be able to attend the meeting. Persons attending the meeting will be required to wear surgical face masks on entry to and throughout the meeting. Additional precautionary safety measures may also be adopted. Shareholders are in any event asked (i) to consider carefully the risk of attending the meeting, which will be held in an enclosed environment, (ii) to follow any guidelines or requirements of the Hong Kong government relating to COVID-19 in deciding whether or not to attend the meeting and (iii) not to attend the meeting if they have contracted or are suspected to have contracted COVID-19 or have been in close contact with anybody who has contracted or is suspected to have contracted COVID-19. No refreshments will be served at the meeting. As a precautionary safety measure, seating at the meeting will be arranged so as to reduce interaction between participants. As a result, there will be limited capacity for shareholders to attend the meeting. Shareholders are reminded that attendance at the rearranged annual general meeting in person is not necessary for the purpose of exercising voting rights. They may appoint proxies to vote on their behalf, as described above.
At the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are:
Executive Directors: M.B. Swire (Chairman), G.M.C. Bradley and F.N.Y. Lung; Non-Executive Directors: N.A.H. Fenwick, P. Healy, R.S.K. Lim and M.M.S. Low; Independent Non-Executive Directors: L.K.L. Cheng, T.T.K. Choi, S.T. Fung, J.L. Wang and M.Y. Wu.
By Order of the Board SWIRE PROPERTIES LIMITED 太古地產有限公司 St.John Flaherty Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 29th May 2020
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