Top Education Group Ltd — AGM Information 2020

Oct 22, 2020

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 a stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, a bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.

If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Top Education Group Ltd, you should at once hand this circular, together with the enclosed form of proxy, to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.

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TOP EDUCATION GROUP LTD 澳洲成峰高教集團有限公司

(Registered in New South Wales, Australia with limited liability)

(ACN 098 139 176) (Stock code: 1752)

PROPOSED RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND

PROPOSED GRANT OF GENERAL MANDATES TO REPURCHASE SHARES AND TO ISSUE SHARES AND

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The notice convening the annual general meeting (“Annual General Meeting”) of Top Education Group Ltd (the “Company”) to be held at Level 3, Yerrabingin House, 3 Central Avenue, Eveleigh, New South Wales 2015, Sydney, Australia on Friday, 27 November 2020 at 11:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time)/2:00 p.m. (Sydney time) is set out on pages 15 to 19 in this circular.

Whether or not you are able to attend the Annual General Meeting, please complete and sign the enclosed form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the Annual General Meeting (i.e. not later than 11:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on Wednesday, 25 November 2020) or the adjourned meeting (as the case may be). Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude shareholders from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) if they so wish.

This circular together with the form of proxy are also published on the websites of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited ( http://www.hkexnews.hk ) and the Company ( https://www.top.edu.au ).

23 October 2020

CONTENTS

	Page
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	1
Letter from the Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
2. Proposed Re-election of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
3. Proposed Grant of General Mandate to Repurchase Shares . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
4. Proposed Grant of General Mandate to Issue Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
5. Annual General Meeting and Proxy Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
6. Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Appendix I – Details of the Directors Proposed to be Re-elected at the
Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8
Appendix II – Explanatory Statement on the Share Buy-back Mandate . .	11
Notice of Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	15

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DEFINITIONS

In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the following meanings:

• “Annual General Meeting”

the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at Level 3, Yerrabingin House, 3 Central Avenue, Eveleigh, New South Wales 2015, Sydney, Australia on Friday, 27 November 2020 at 11:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time)/2:00 p.m. (Sydney time), to consider and, if appropriate, to approve the resolutions contained in the notice of the meeting which is set out on pages 15 to 19 of this circular, or any adjournment thereof

• “AUD$”

Australian dollars, the lawful currency of Australia

• “Board”

• the board of Directors

• “Company”

• Top Education Group Ltd (澳洲成峰高教集團有限公司), a company registered in New South Wales, Australia with limited liability, the Shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange

• “Constitution”

• the constitution of the Company currently in force and as amended from time to time

• “Controlling Shareholders Group”

• collectively, Dr. Minshen Zhu, Mr. Qingquan Yang, Tristar United Investment Limited, Mr. Amen Kwai Ping Lee, Mr. Xin Wang and Billion Glory Group Holdings Limited, being a group of six individuals and entities

• “Corporations Act”

• the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) of Australia, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, which is the principal legislation regulating companies in Australia

• “Director(s)”

• the director(s) of the Company

• “HK$”

• Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong

• “Hong Kong”

the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

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DEFINITIONS

• “Issue Mandate”

• “Latest Practicable Date”

• “Listing Rules”

• “PRC”

• “PwC Australia”

• “SFO”

• “Share(s)”

• “Share Buy-back Mandate”

• a general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors exercise all the powers of the Company to allot, issue or deal with additional Shares of not exceeding 20% of the total number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of the proposed ordinary resolution granting such mandate (as extended by adding to it the total number of issued Shares repurchased under the Share Buy-back Mandate), as contained in item 4 of the notice of the Annual General Meeting

• 15 October 2020, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this circular for ascertaining certain information in this circular

• the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange as amended from time to time

• the People’s Republic of China which, for the purpose of this circular, excludes Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC and Taiwan

• PricewaterhouseCoopers (ABN 52 780 433 757), Australia, chartered public accountants in Australia

• Securities and Futures Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the laws of Hong Kong

• ordinary share(s) in the issued capital of the Company or if there has been a subsequent sub-division, consolidation, reclassification or reconstruction of the share capital of the Company, shares forming part of the ordinary equity share capital of the Company

a general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase Shares on the Stock Exchange of not exceeding 10% of the total number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of the proposed ordinary resolution granting such mandate, as contained in item 5 of the notice of the Annual General Meeting

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DEFINITIONS

“Shareholder(s)” holder(s) of Share(s) “Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “Takeovers Code” The Code on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buybacks as amended from time to time “TEQSA” the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency in Australia established under the TEQSA Act “%” per cent

References to times and dates in this circular are to Hong Kong times and dates.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

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TOP EDUCATION GROUP LTD 澳洲成峰高教集團有限公司

(Registered in New South Wales, Australia with limited liability)

(ACN 098 139 176) (Stock code: 1752)

Executive Directors: Dr. Minshen ZHU (Ms. Rongning XU as his alternate) Ms. Sumeng CAO

Non-executive Directors: Mr. Thomas Richard SEYMOUR (Mr. Kai ZHANG as his alternate) Mr. Amen Kwai Ping LEE Mr. Yi DAI Mr. Edward CHIANG

Independent Non-executive Directors: Professor Brian James STODDART Professor Steven SCHWARTZ Mr. Tianye WANG Professor Weiping WANG

Registered office, principal place of business and head office in Australia: Suite 1, Biomedical Building 1 Central Avenue Australian Technology Park Eveleigh, New South Wales 2015 Sydney Australia Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong: Level 54, Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Hong Kong 23 October 2020

To the Shareholders

Dear Sir/Madam,

PROPOSED RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED GRANT OF GENERAL MANDATES TO REPURCHASE SHARES AND TO ISSUE SHARES AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

1. INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this circular is to provide the Shareholders with information in respect of certain resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 27 November 2020 relating to, among others, (a) the proposed re-election of Directors; and (b) the proposed grant to the Directors of general mandates to repurchase Shares and to issue new Shares.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

2. PROPOSED RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Article 18.4 of the Constitution conditionally adopted by the members of the Company in April 2018 effective upon listing provides that any person appointed by the Directors to fill a casual vacancy on or as addition to the Board shall hold office only until the next following annual general meeting and shall then be eligible for re-election. There is no provision in the Constitution regarding retirement of Directors by rotation at an annual general meeting of the Company.

In accordance with code provision A.4.2 as set out in Appendix 14 to the Listing Rules, every Director, including those appointed for a specific term, shall be subject to retirement by rotation at least once every three years.

Accordingly, it was determined by the Board that Mr. Thomas Richard Seymour and Professor Steven Schwartz shall retire by rotation at the Annual General Meeting. In addition, Mr. Edward Chiang who has been appointed by the Board on 1 September 2020 shall hold office until the next following Annual General Meeting pursuant to Article 18.4 of the Company’s Constitution. All of the above Directors, being eligible, will offer themselves for re-election at the Annual General Meeting.

The Nomination Committee has reviewed the structure and composition of the Board, the confirmations and disclosures given by the Directors, the qualifications, skills and experience, time commitment and contribution of the retiring Directors with reference to the nomination principles and criteria set out in the Company’s Board Diversity Policy and Director Nomination Policy and the Company’s corporate strategy, and the independence of all independent non-executive Directors (“INEDs”). The Nomination Committee has recommended to the Board on re-election of all the retiring Directors including the aforesaid INED who is due to retire at the Annual General Meeting. The Company considers that the retiring INED is independent in accordance with the independence guidelines set out in the Listing Rules and will continue to bring valuable business experience, knowledge and professionalism to the Board for its efficient and effective functioning and diversity.

Details of the Directors proposed for re-election at the Annual General Meeting are set out in Appendix I to this circular.

3. PROPOSED GRANT OF GENERAL MANDATE TO REPURCHASE SHARES

At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 27 November 2019, a general mandate was granted to the Directors to repurchase Shares. Such mandate will lapse at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. In order to give the Company the flexibility to repurchase Shares if and when appropriate, an ordinary resolution will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting to approve the grant of the Share Buy-back Mandate to the Directors to repurchase Shares on the Stock Exchange of not exceeding 10% of the total number of issued

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

Shares of the Company as at the date of passing of the proposed ordinary resolution contained in item 5 of the notice of the Annual General Meeting (i.e. a total of 244,131,800 Shares on the basis that no further Shares are issued or repurchased before the Annual General Meeting).

An explanatory statement required by the Listing Rules to provide the Shareholders with requisite information reasonably necessary for them to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the grant of the Share Buy-back Mandate is set out in Appendix II to this circular.

4. PROPOSED GRANT OF GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES

At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 27 November 2019, a general mandate was granted to the Directors to issue Shares. Such mandate will lapse at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. In order to give the Company the flexibility to issue Shares if and when appropriate, an ordinary resolution will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting to approve the grant of the Issue Mandate to the Directors to allot, issue or deal with additional Shares of not exceeding 20% of the total number of issued Shares of the Company as at the date of passing of the proposed ordinary resolution contained in item 6 of the notice of the Annual General Meeting (i.e. a total of 488,263,600 Shares on the basis that no further Shares are issued or repurchased before the Annual General Meeting). An ordinary resolution to extend the Issue Mandate by adding the number of Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Share Buy-back Mandate will also be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.

The Share Buy-back Mandate and Issue Mandate will continue in force until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company held after the Annual General Meeting or any earlier date as referred to in the proposed ordinary resolutions contained in items 5 and 6 of the notice of the Annual General Meeting as set out on pages 16 to 18 of this circular.

5. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND PROXY ARRANGEMENT

The notice of the Annual General Meeting is set out on pages 15 to 19 of this circular.

Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, any vote of Shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll except where the chairman of the general meeting, in good faith, decides to allow a resolution relating to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands. An announcement on the poll results will be published by the Company after the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting in the manner prescribed under the Listing Rules on the websites of the Stock Exchange ( http://www.hkexnews.hk ) and the Company ( https://www.top.edu.au ).

A form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting is enclosed with this circular and such form of proxy is also published on the websites of the Stock Exchange ( http://www.hkexnews.hk ) and the Company ( https://www.top.edu.au ). To be valid, the form of proxy must be completed and signed in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

deposited, together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power of attorney or authority at the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the Annual General Meeting (i.e. not later than 11:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on Wednesday, 25 November 2020) or the adjourned meeting (as the case may be). Completion and delivery of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the Annual General Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) if you so wish.

The Annual General Meeting will be held on 27 November 2020. For determining the entitlement of the Shareholders to attend and vote at the meeting, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 24 November 2020 to Friday, 27 November 2020, both dates inclusive, during which period no transfer of Shares will be registered. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, unregistered holders of Shares shall ensure that all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on Monday, 23 November 2020.

To be qualified for the final dividend (subject to the approval of the Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting), the register of members of the Company will be closed by the Company from Monday, 7 December 2020 to Wednesday, 9 December 2020, both dates inclusive, during which period no transfer of Shares of the Company will be registered. All transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on Friday, 4 December 2020.

6. RECOMMENDATION

The Directors consider that the proposed re-election of retiring Directors, grant of the Share Buy-back Mandate and the Issue Mandate and payment of final dividend are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors recommend the Shareholders to vote in favour of the relevant resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.

Yours faithfully, For and on behalf of the Board Minshen ZHU Chairman

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DETAILS OF THE DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

APPENDIX I

The following are details of the Directors who will retire and being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the Annual General Meeting.

(1) THOMAS RICHARD SEYMOUR

Mr. Thomas Richard Seymour, aged 50, joined the Company in May 2016 as a non-executive Director of the Company. Since May 2020, Mr. Seymour has been the CEO of PwC Australia.

Prior to becoming the CEO, Mr. Seymour was the managing partner of PwC Australia’s Financial Advisory business since 2016, responsible for overseeing and managing PwC Australia’s Tax, Deals, Legal and Private Client’s businesses. During that time, Mr. Seymour has been a member of the PwC Australia Global Tax leadership team and responsible for leading PwC Australia’s Asia Pacific and Americas Tax business.

Mr. Seymour has over 20 years of experience in management. Mr. Seymour joined PwC Australia as a graduate in 1994 and was admitted to the PwC Australia partnership in 2002. Since 2002, Mr. Seymour has served as a PwC Australia partner, and was appointed a member of the executive board of PwC Australia in 2012.

Mr. Seymour graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) in March 1992 from Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and a Bachelor of Laws in February 1994 from Bond University, Australia. Mr. Seymour is currently holding a Certificate of Public Practice, awarded by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (now known as CAANZ) in September 2002.

Mr. Seymour entered into an appointment letter with the Company for a fixed term of three years commencing from 18 April 2018, which may be terminated by either party by giving not less than three months’ prior notice in writing. Pursuant to the service agreement, Mr. Seymour shall receive director’s fee in the amount of HK$496,000 per annum as a non-executive Director. Mr. Seymour’s remuneration will be reviewed annually by the Remuneration Committee of the Company with reference to his duties and responsibilities with the Company, the Company’s performance and the prevailing market situation for similar appointment.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Seymour had or was deemed to have interests in 21,008,000 Shares or underlying Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Seymour does not have any other relationship with any Directors, senior management, or any substantial or controlling shareholders (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company, and did not hold any directorship in other public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas in the last three years prior to the Latest Practicable Date.

Save as disclosed above, there is no other information which is disclosable nor is/was Mr. Seymour involved in any of the matters required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements under Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules and there are no other matters concerning Mr. Seymour that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.

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DETAILS OF THE DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

APPENDIX I

(2) STEVEN SCHWARTZ

Professor Steven Schwartz, aged 73, has served as an independent non-executive Director of the Company since 18 April 2018 and is a member of the Council. He is also the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of our Company.

Professor Schwartz has over 20 years of experience in higher education. From 1996 to 2002, 2002 to 2005, and 2006 to 2012, Professor Schwartz served as vice chancellor of Murdoch University, Brunel University, and Macquarie University, respectively, where he was responsible for academic growth and development. From 2011 to 2013, he was the chairman of the Australian American Fulbright Commission, a foreign exchange scholarship programme in United States. From May 2013 to December 2017, he was the chief executive officer of the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences of Canberra in Australia. From June 2015 to May 2018, he was the chairman of the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority. Since December 2018, Professor Schwartz has been appointed as the consultant for Australian Government Department of Health.

In 1991, Professor Schwartz was admitted as a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. He is currently an honorary senior fellow of the LH Martin Institute of the University of Melbourne, which is a national institute aiming to serve the tertiary education sector in Australia and New Zealand. He was awarded the Order of Australia in January 2013.

Professor Schwartz obtained his degree in Bachelor of Arts from the Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in June 1967. He then obtained his Master Degree in Psychology and his PhD from Syracuse University in New York in January 1970 and June 1971, respectively.

Professor Schwartz entered into an appointment letter with the Company for a fixed term of three years commencing from 18 April 2018, which may be terminated by either party by giving not less than one month’s prior notice in writing. Pursuant to the service agreement, Professor Schwartz shall receive director’s fee in the amount of HK$500,000 per annum as an independent non-executive Director. Professor Schwartz’s remuneration will be reviewed annually by the Remuneration Committee of the Company with reference to his duties and responsibilities with the Company, the Company’s performance and the prevailing market situation for similar appointment.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Professor Schwartz had or was deemed to have interests in 3,892,000 Shares or underlying Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.

Professor Schwartz does not have any other relationship with any Directors, senior management, or any substantial or controlling shareholders (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company, and did not hold any directorship in other public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas in the last three years prior to the Latest Practicable Date.

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DETAILS OF THE DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

APPENDIX I

Save as disclosed above, there is no other information which is disclosable nor is/was Professor Schwartz involved in any of the matters required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements under Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules and there are no other matters concerning Professor Schwartz that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.

(3) EDWARD CHIANG

Mr. Edward Chiang, aged 39, has served as a non-executive Director of the Company since 1 September 2020.

Since June 2017, Mr. Chiang has acted as the director of investor relations at Minsheng Education Group Company Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1569) and is responsible for developing and executing investor relations strategy, merger and acquisitions and corporate finance function. Mr. Chiang acted as the corporate finance manager of Kingsway Capital Limited, a Hong Kong based financial services provider, and was responsible for execution of initial public offerings in Hong Kong and other corporate finance advisory transactions between January 2013 and January 2014. From January 2014 to June 2017, he served as senior manager, PRC operations of Town Health International Medical Group Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 3886), which primarily engages in healthcare business investments and provision and management of healthcare and related services.

Mr. Chiang graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in business law) from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia in October 2005.

Mr. Chiang entered into an appointment letter with the Company for a fixed term of three years commencing from 31 August 2020, which may be terminated by either party by giving not less than three months’ prior notice in writing. Pursuant to the service agreement, Mr. Chiang shall receive director’s fee in the amount of HK$496,000 per annum as a non-executive Director. Mr. Chiang’s remuneration will be reviewed annually by the Remuneration Committee of the Company with reference to his duties and responsibilities with the Company, the Company’s performance and the prevailing market situation for similar appointment.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Chiang did not have or was not deemed to have interests in Shares or underlying Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Chiang does not have any other relationship with any Directors, senior management, or any substantial or controlling shareholders (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company, and did not hold any directorship in other public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas in the last three years prior to the Latest Practicable Date.

Save as disclosed above, there is no other information which is disclosable nor is/was Mr. Chiang involved in any of the matters required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements under Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules and there are no other matters concerning Mr. Chiang that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE SHARE BUY-BACK MANDATE

APPENDIX II

The following is an explanatory statement required by the Listing Rules to provide the Shareholders with requisite information reasonably necessary for them to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the ordinary resolution to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting in relation to the grant of the Share Buy-back Mandate.

1. SHARE CAPITAL

As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company comprised 2,441,318,000 Shares.

Subject to the passing of the ordinary resolution set out in item 5 of the notice of the Annual General Meeting in respect of the grant of the Share Buy-back Mandate and on the basis that no further Shares are issued or repurchased before the Annual General Meeting, i.e. being 2,441,318,000 Shares, the Directors would be authorized under the Share Buy-back Mandate to repurchase, during the period in which the Share Buy-back Mandate remains in force, a total of 244,131,800 Shares, representing 10% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of the Annual General Meeting.

2. REASONS FOR SHARE BUY-BACK

The Directors believe that the grant of the Share Buy-back Mandate is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.

Shares buy-back may, depending on the market conditions and funding arrangements at the time, lead to an enhancement of the net asset value per Share and/or earnings per Share and will only be made when the Directors believe that such a buy-back will benefit the Company and the Shareholders.

3. FUNDING OF SHARE BUY-BACK

The company may only apply funds legally available for share buy-back in accordance with the Constitution, the Listing Rules, the laws of Australia and/or any other applicable laws, as the case may be. The Company may not repurchase the Shares on the Stock Exchange for consideration other than cash or for settlement otherwise in accordance with the trading rules of the Stock Exchange. Subject to the foregoing, the Company may make buy-backs out of the profit or out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of Shares for the purpose of the buy-back. Any amount of premium payable on the purchase over the value of the Shares to be repurchased must be out of profits of the Company or out of the Company’s share premium account. If authorised by the Constitution and subject to the laws of Australia, repurchase may also be made out of capital.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE SHARE BUY-BACK MANDATE

APPENDIX II

4. IMPACT OF SHARE BUY-BACK

There might be a material adverse impact on the working capital or gearing position of the Company (as compared with the position disclosed in the audited accounts contained in the annual report of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2020) in the event that the Share Buy-back Mandate was to be carried out in full at any time during the proposed buy-back period. However, the Directors do not intend to exercise the Share Buy-back 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.

5. MARKET PRICES OF SHARES

The highest and lowest prices per Share at which Shares have traded on the Stock Exchange during each of the previous 12 months were as follows:

Month	Highest	Lowest
	HK$	HK$
October, 2019	0.305	0.270
November, 2019	0.310	0.280
December, 2019	0.300	0.285
January, 2020	0.300	0.249
February, 2020	0.380	0.255
March, 2020	0.355	0.244
April, 2020	0.280	0.245
May, 2020	0.310	0.250
June, 2020	0.295	0.260
July, 2020	0.300	0.270
August, 2020	0.335	0.255
September, 2020	0.310	0.265
October, 2020 (up to the Latest Practicable Date)	0.315	0.295

6. GENERAL

To the best of their knowledge and having made all reasonable enquiries, none of the Directors nor any of their respective close associates (as defined in the Listing Rules) have any present intention to sell any Shares to the Company in the event that the grant of the Share Buy-back Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE SHARE BUY-BACK MANDATE

APPENDIX II

As at the Latest Practicable Date, the Company has not been notified by any core connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company that they have a present intention to sell any Shares to the Company, or that they have undertaken not to sell any Shares held by them to the Company in the event that the grant of the Share Buy-back Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.

The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange to exercise the power of the Company to repurchase Shares pursuant to the Share Buy-back Mandate in accordance with the Listing Rules and the applicable laws of Australia.

7. TAKEOVERS CODE

If as a result of a buy-back of Shares pursuant to the Share Buy-back Mandate, a Shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting rights of the Company increases, such increase will be treated as an acquisition of voting rights for the purposes of the Takeovers Code. Accordingly, a Shareholder or a group of Shareholders acting in concert (within the meaning under the Takeovers Code), depending on the level of increase in the Shareholder’s interest, could obtain or consolidate control of the Company and thereby become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code.

To the best knowledge of the Company, as at the Latest Practicable Date, the Controlling Shareholders Group was interested in or regarded as having control the exercise of voting rights of 855,518,000 Shares representing approximately 35.04% of the voting rights in the general meetings of the Company. In the event that the Directors exercise the proposed Share Buy-back Mandate in full, the aggregate shareholding of the Controlling Shareholders Group would be increased to approximately 38.93% of the issued share capital of the Company. The Directors consider that such increase in shareholding would give rise to an obligation to make a mandatory offer under Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code. The Directors do not consider such increase would reduce the issued share capital in the public to less than 25% (or the relevant prescribed minimum percentage required by the Stock Exchange).

The Directors do not propose to exercise the Share Buy-back Mandate to such an extent as would, in the circumstances, give rise to an obligation to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code or result in the aggregate number of Shares held by the public shareholders falling below the prescribed minimum percentage required by the Stock Exchange or would give rise to any obligation under the Corporations Act.

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APPENDIX II EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE SHARE BUY-BACK MANDATE

8. SHARE BUY-BACK MADE BY THE COMPANY

During the 6 months prior to the Latest Practicable Date, the Company has repurchased a total of 41,270,000 Shares of the Company on the Stock Exchange and the details are set out below.

		Price Per Share	Price Per Share
	No. of
Month of Repurchase	Shares	Highest	Lowest
		HK$	HK$
May 2020	7,630,000	0.300	0.260
June 2020	6,560,000	0.295	0.265
July 2020	10,000,000	0.300	0.270
August 2020	13,890,000	0.325	0.270
September 2020	930,000	0.300	0.285
October 2020	2,260,000	0.315	0.300

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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 document, 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.

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TOP EDUCATION GROUP LTD 澳洲成峰高教集團有限公司

(Registered in New South Wales, Australia with limited liability) (ACN 098 139 176) (Stock code: 1752)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of Top Education Group Ltd (the “Company”) will be held at Level 3, Yerrabingin House, 3 Central Avenue, Eveleigh, New South Wales 2015, Sydney, Australia on Friday, 27 November 2020 at 11:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time)/2:00 p.m. (Sydney time) to consider the following matters as ordinary business and, if thought fit, to pass the following as ordinary resolutions:

AS ORDINARY BUSINESS

1. To consider and receive the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 30 June 2020.

2. To declare a final dividend of HK0.3 cents per share for the year ended 30 June 2020.

3. To consider and approve, each as a separate resolution, if thought fit, the following resolutions:

4. (a) to re-elect Mr. Thomas Richard Seymour as non-executive director of the Company;

5. (b) to re-elect Professor Steven Schwartz as independent non-executive director of the Company;

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• (c) to re-elect Mr. Edward Chiang as non-executive director of the Company; and

• (d) to authorize the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) to fix the remuneration of the directors of the Company (the “Directors”).

• To re-appoint Ernst & Young as auditors of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration.

AS SPECIAL BUSINESS

As special business to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolutions as an ordinary resolutions:

1. “ THAT :

2. (a) subject to compliance with the prevailing requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and paragraph (b) below, a general mandate be and is hereby generally and unconditionally given to the directors of the Company to exercise during the Relevant Period (as defined below) all the powers of the Company to repurchase its shares (the “Shares”) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”), subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations;

3. (b) the total number of Shares of the Company to be repurchased pursuant to the mandate in paragraph (a) above during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued Shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution (subject to adjustment in the case of any consolidation or subdivision of Shares of the Company after the date of passing of this resolution); and

4. (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 constitution of the Company (the “Constitution”) or any applicable laws 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 of the Company (the “Shareholders”) in a general meeting.”

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1. “ THAT :

2. (a) subject to compliance with the prevailing requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and paragraph (c) below, a general mandate be and is hereby generally and unconditionally given to the directors 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 which might require the exercise of such powers during or after the end of the Relevant Period (as defined below) in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations;

3. (b) the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;

4. (c) the aggregate number of Shares allotted, issued or dealt with, or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued or death with (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the mandate in paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall not exceed 20% of the total number of issued Shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution (subject to adjustment in the case of any consolidation or subdivision of Shares after the date of passing of this resolution), otherwise than pursuant to:

   • (i) a Rights Issue (as defined below);

   • (ii) the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants to be issued by the Company or any securities which are convertible into Shares;

   • (iii) the exercise of options under a share option scheme or similar arrangement of the Company;

   • (iv) any scrip dividend scheme 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 Constitution; or

   • (v) a specific authority granted by the Shareholders in a general meeting.

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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:

• (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 Constitution of the Company or any applicable laws 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 a general meeting.

“Rights Issue” means an offer of Shares open for a period fixed by the directors 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 exclusions or other arrangements as the directors 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 recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange).”

• 7 “ THAT conditional upon the passing of the resolutions set out in items 5 and 6 of the notice convening this meeting (the “Notice”), the general mandate referred to in the resolution set out in item 6 of the Notice be and is hereby extended by the addition to the aggregate number of Shares which may be allotted and issued or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted and issued by the Directors pursuant to such general mandate of the number of Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the mandate referred to in resolution set out in item 5 of the Notice, provided that such number of Shares shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued Shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution (subject to adjustment in the case of any consolidation or subdivision of Shares of the Company after the date of passing of this resolution).”

By Order of the Board Minshen ZHU Chairman

Australia, 23 October 2020

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Notes:

1. All resolutions at the meeting will be taken by poll (except where the chairman of the meeting decides to allow a resolution relating to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands) pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”). The results of the poll will be published on the websites of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Company in accordance with the Listing Rules.

2. Any Shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy/more than one proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. If more than one proxy is appointed, the number of Shares in respect of which each such proxy so appointed must be specified in the relevant form of proxy. Every Shareholder present in person or by proxy shall be entitled to one vote for each Share held by him.

3. Where there are joint holders of any Share, any one of such joint holders may vote, either in person 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 (whether in person or by proxy) at any meeting the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint holding. Several executors or administrators of a deceased member in whose name any Share stands shall be deemed joint holders thereof.

4. In order to be valid, the form of proxy together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power of attorney or authority, must be deposited at the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours (excluding any part of a day that is a public holiday) before the time appointed for the meeting (i.e. not later than 11:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on Wednesday, 25 November 2020) or the adjourned meeting (as the case may be). Completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude a Shareholder of the Company from attending and voting in person at the meeting and, in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.

5. For determining the entitlement of the Shareholders to attend and vote at the meeting, the Register of Members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 24 November 2020 to Friday, 27 November 2020, both dates inclusive, during which period no transfer of Shares will be registered. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, unregistered holders of Shares of the Company shall ensure that all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on Monday, 23 November 2020.

6. For determining the entitlement to the proposed final dividend (subject to approval by the Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting), the Register of Members of the Company will be closed from Monday, 7 December 2020 to Wednesday, 9 December 2020, both dates inclusive, during which period no transfer of Shares will be registered. In order to qualify for the proposed final dividend, unregistered holders of Shares of the Company shall ensure that all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at the above address for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on Friday, 4 December 2020.

7. If a black rainstorm warning or a tropical cyclone warning signal number 8 or above is hoisted at or after 10:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on 27 November 2020, the Annual General Meeting will not be held on 27 November 2020 but will be postponed to a later date and if postponed, the Company will as soon as practicable post an announcement on the websites of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Company.

The annual general meeting will be held as scheduled when an amber or a red rainstorm warning signal is in force. Shareholders should decide on their own whether they would attend the meeting under bad weather conditions bearing in mind their own situations.

1. References to time and dates in this notice are to Hong Kong time and dates.

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Dr. Minshen Zhu (Ms. Rongning Xu as his alternate) and Ms. Sumeng Cao, the non-executive Directors are Mr. Amen Kwai Ping Lee, Mr. Thomas Richard Seymour (Mr. Kai Zhang as his alternate), Mr. Yi Dai and Mr. Edward Chiang and the independent non-executive Directors are Professor Weiping Wang, Professor Brian James Stoddart, Mr. Tianye Wang and Professor Steven Schwartz.

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