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Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited — AGM Information 2022
Jul 22, 2022
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AGM Information
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KWOON CHUNG BUS HOLDINGS LIMITED 冠忠巴士集團有限公司[*]
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 306)
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Java Room II & III, 2nd Floor, Harbour Plaza North Point, 665 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong on Tuesday, 23 August 2022 at 2:00 p.m. for the following purposes:
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To receive and consider the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the reports of the directors and of the auditors for the year ended 31 March 2022;
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To re-elect Mr. Wong Cheuk On, James, as an executive director of the Company;
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To re-elect Mr. Chan Bing Woon, SBS, JP as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
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To authorize the board of directors to fix the maximum number of directors;
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To authorize the board of directors to appoint additional directors up to the maximum number determined;
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To authorize the board of directors to fix the respective directors’ remuneration;
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To re-appoint Ernst & Young as auditors and to authorise the board of directors to fix their remuneration;
- for identification purposes only
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- To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“ THAT :
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(a) subject to 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 buy back its shares in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations;
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(b) the total number of share of the Company to be bought back pursuant to the mandate in paragraph (a) above shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution, and if any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of shares is conducted, the maximum number of shares that may be bought back under the mandate in paragraph (a) above as a percentage of the total number of issued shares at the date immediately before and after such consolidation or subdivision shall be the same; and
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(c) for the purposes of this resolution:
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“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 expiration 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 laws to be held; and
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(iii) the date on which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders in general meeting.”
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To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“ THAT :
- (a) subject to paragraph (c) below, a general mandate be and is hereby generally and unconditionally given to the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined below) 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;
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(b) the mandate in paragraph (a) above shall authorize the directors of the Company to make or grant offers, agreements and options during the Relevant Period which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(c) the aggregate number of shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the directors pursuant to the mandate in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to:
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(i) a Rights Issue (as defined below);
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(ii) the exercise of options under a share option scheme of the Company; and
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(iii) 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 bye-laws of the Company,
shall not exceed 20% of the total number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution, and if any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of shares is conducted, the maximum number of shares that may be issued under the mandate in paragraph (a) above as a percentage of the total number of issued shares at the date immediately before and after such consolidation or subdivision shall be the same; and
- (d) for the purposes 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 expiration 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 laws to be held; and
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(iii) the date on which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders in 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).”
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- To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“ THAT conditional upon the passing of the resolutions set out in items 8 and 9 of the notice convening this meeting (the “Notice”), the general mandate referred to in the resolution set out in item 9 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 bought back by the Company pursuant to the mandate referred to in resolution set out in item 8 of the Notice, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution.”
- To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:
“ THAT subject to and conditional upon the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the listing of and permission to deal in the shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of any options granted under the new share option scheme of the Company (the “New Share Option Scheme”, a copy of which marked “A” is produced to the meeting and for the purposes of identification signed by the Chairman thereof), the New Share Option Scheme be and is hereby approved and adopted and with effect from the date of the New Share Option Scheme becoming unconditional and coming into effect, and the board of directors of the Company be and is hereby authorized to do all such acts and to enter into all such transactions, arrangements and agreements as may be necessary or expedient in order to give full effect to the New Share Option Scheme, including but without limitation:
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(a) to administer the New Share Option Scheme under which options will be granted to participants eligible under the New Share Option Scheme to subscribe for shares of the Company;
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(b) to modify and/or amend the New Share Option Scheme from time to time provided that such modification and/or amendment is effected in accordance with the provisions of the New Share Option Scheme relating to modification and/or amendment;
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(c) to issue and allot from time to time such number of shares in the capital of the Company as may be required to be issued pursuant to the exercise of the options under the New Share Option Scheme provided always that the total number of shares subject to the New Share Option Scheme, when aggregated with any shares subject to any other share option schemes, shall not exceed 10% of the relevant class of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing this resolution, but the Company may seek approval of its shareholders in general meeting for refreshing the 10% limit under the New Share Option Scheme and the maximum number of shares which may be issued upon exercise of all outstanding options granted and yet to be exercised under the New Share Option Scheme and any other share option schemes of the Company shall not exceed 30% of the relevant class of the issued share capital of the Company from time to time;
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(d) to make applications at the appropriate time or times to the Stock Exchange and any other stock exchanges upon which the issued shares of the Company may for the time being be listed, for listing of and permission to deal in any shares which may hereafter from time to time be issued and allotted pursuant to the exercise of the options under the New Share Option Scheme; and
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(e) to consent, if it so deems fit and expedient, to such conditions, modifications and/or variations as may be required or imposed by the relevant authorities in relation to the New Share Option Scheme.”
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To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as a special resolution:
“ THAT the existing bye-laws of the Company be amended in the manner as set out in the Appendix IV to circular of the Company dated 22 July 2022 (the “Proposed Amendments”); and the new bye-laws of the Company, a copy of which has been produced to the meeting marked “A” and signed by the chairman of the meeting for the purpose of identification, which incorporates and consolidates all the Proposed Amendments, be approved and adopted in substitution for and to the exclusion of the existing bye-laws of the Company with immediate effect; and that any one of the Directors, secretary or registered office provider of the Company be and is hereby authorised to do all things necessary to implement the adoption of the new bye-laws of the Company, including without limitation, attending to the necessary filings with the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda and Hong Kong.”
By order of the Board Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings Limited Wong Leung Pak, Matthew, BBS Chairman
Hong Kong, 22 July 2022
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Notes:
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Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of him/her/it. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. A member who is the holder of two or more shares of the Company may appoint more than one proxy to represent him/her/it to attend and vote on his/her/its behalf. If more than one proxy is so appointed, the appointment shall specify the number and class of shares in respect of which each such proxy is so appointed.
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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 or authority, must be deposited at the office of 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, Wan Chai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting (i.e. not later than 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, 21 August 2022) or the adjourned meeting (as the case may be). Delivery of the form of proxy shall not preclude a member 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.
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For determining the entitlement to attend and vote at the above meeting, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 18 August 2022 to Tuesday, 23 August 2022, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares of the Company will be registered. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the above meeting, unregistered holders of shares of the Company should ensure that all transfers of shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates and appropriate transfer forms must be lodged with the office of the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712–16, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 August 2022.
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In relation to the ordinary resolutions set out in items 8, 9 and 10 of the above notice, the directors of the Company wish to state that they have no immediate plan to issue any new shares or buy back any existing shares of the Company.
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References to time and dates in this notice are to Hong Kong time and dates.
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Considering the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), certain measures will be implemented at the annual general meeting (“AGM”) with a view to addressing the risk to attendees of infection, including, without limitation (i) all attendees being required to (a) undergo compulsory body temperature check; (b) wear surgical face masks prior to admission to the AGM venue and throughout the AGM; and (c) scan the “Leave Home Safe” venue QR code and the electronic vaccination QR code, and comply with the requirements of the “Vaccine Pass Direction” defined under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L of the laws of Hong Kong); (ii) no corporate gifts being distributed; (iii) no refreshments or drinks being provided; and (iv) all attendees will be assigned designated seat at the AGM venue in order to ensure approximate social distancing and facilitate contact tracing. The Company reminds attendees that they should carefully consider the risks of attending the AGM, taking into account their own personal circumstances.
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The Company will keep the evolving COVID-19 situation under review and may change measures, where appropriate.
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Due to the constantly evolving COVID-19 situation in Hong Kong, the Company may be required to change the AGM arrangements with short notice. Shareholders should check the website of the Company (http://www.kcbh.com.hk) for future announcements and updates on the AGM arrangements.
As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises Mr. Wong Leung Pak, Matthew, BBS, Mr. Wong Cheuk On, James and Mr. Lo Man Po as executive directors and Mr. Chan Bing Woon, SBS, JP, Mr. James Mathew Fong and Mr. Chan Fong Kong, Francis as independent non-executive directors.
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