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Uni-Bio Science Group Limited — AGM Information 2008
Oct 14, 2008
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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 licensed securities dealer, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional advisers.
If you have sold or transferred all your securities in Uni-Bio Science Group Limited , you should at once hand this circular and the accompanying form of proxy to the purchaser or the transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or licensed securities dealer or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or the 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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(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 690)
GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES, PROPOSED RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A notice convening the Annual General Meeting to be held at Room 1502, 15th Floor, AXA Centre, No. 151 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, 6 November 2008 is set out on pages 13 to 16 of this circular.
Whether or not you intend to attend the Annual General Meeting in person, you are requested to complete and return the accompanying form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Abacus Limited at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time of the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof should you so wish.
* For identification purpose only
15 October 2008
CONTENTS
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| DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| LETTER FROM THE BOARD | |
| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
| Grant of General Mandate, Repurchase Mandate and Extension Mandate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
| Proposed re-election of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
| Actions to be taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
| Procedures for demanding a poll at the Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
| Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
| General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
| Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
| APPENDIX I – EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE |
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| REPURCHASE MANDATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 8 |
| APPENDIX II – DETAILS OF THE DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE |
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| RE-ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. . . . . . . . . . | 11 |
| NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 13 |
DEFINITIONS
In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
- “Annual General Meeting”
the annual general meeting of the Company to be convened and held at Room 1502, 15th Floor, AXA Centre, No. 151 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Thursday, 6 November 2008 and any adjournment thereof, the notice of which is set out on pages 13 to 16 of this circular
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“Articles of Association” the articles of association of the Company, as amended from time to time
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“associates” has the same meaning as defined under the Listing Rules
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“Automatic Result” Automatic Result Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability, which is solely and beneficially owned by Mr Tong Kit Shing and of which Mr Liu Guoyao is the sole director. Both of Mr Tong and Mr Liu are executive Directors
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“Board” the board of Directors
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“Branch Share Registrar” Tricor Abacus Limited, the branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company in Hong Kong
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“Companies Law” the Companies Law, Cap 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands
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“Company” Uni-Bio Science Group Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability and the Shares of which are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange
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“Director(s)”
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director(s) of the Company
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“Extension Mandate” a general and unconditional mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors to the effect that any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate will be added to the total number of Shares which may be allotted, issued and dealt with under the General Mandate
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DEFINITIONS
| “General Mandate” | a general and unconditional mandate proposed to be granted to |
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| the Directors to exercise the power of the Company to allot, issue | |
| and deal with Shares up to a maximum of 20% of the aggregate | |
| nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at | |
| the date of passing the relevant resolution at the Annual General | |
| Meeting | |
| “Group” | the Company and its subsidiaries |
| “Hong Kong” | the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s |
| Republic of China | |
| “Last AGM” | the annual general meeting of the Company held on 6 August 2007 |
| “Last EGM” | the extraordinary general meeting of the Company held on 13 |
| September 2007 | |
| “Latest Practicable Date” | 10 October 2008, being the latest practicable date prior to the |
| printing of this circular for ascertaining certain information herein | |
| “Listing Rules” | the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock |
| Exchange | |
| “Repurchase Mandate” | a general and unconditional mandate proposed to be granted to |
| the Directors to enable them to repurchase Shares, the aggregate | |
| nominal amount of which shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate | |
| nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at | |
| the date of passing the relevant resolution at the Annual General | |
| Meeting | |
| “SFO” | the Securities and Futures Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the Laws of |
| Hong Kong | |
| “Share(s)” | ordinary share(s) of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the |
| Company | |
| “Shareholder(s)” | holder(s) of Share(s) |
| “Stock Exchange” | The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited |
| “Takeovers Code” | The Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers |
| “HK$” | Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong |
| “%” | per cent. |
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 690)
Executive Directors: Mr Tong Kit Shing (Chairman) Mr Liu Guoyao Mr Cheng Wai Man
Independent non-executive Directors: Mr Zhou Yao Ming Mr Lin Jian Mr So Yin Wai
Registered office:
Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive, P.O. Box 2681 GT Grand Cayman KY1-1111 Cayman Islands
Head office and principal place of business in Hong Kong: Room 1502, 15th Floor AXA Centre No. 151 Gloucester Road Wanchai, Hong Kong
15 October 2008
To the Shareholders and, for information only, the warrant holders and the option holders
Dear Sir or Madam,
GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES PROPOSED RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
INTRODUCTION
The primary purposes of this circular are to provide you with information regarding the resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting and to give you notice of the Annual General Meeting.
Resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting, in addition to ordinary business, include (a) ordinary resolutions on the proposed grant of each of the General Mandate, the Repurchase Mandate and the Extension Mandate; and (b) ordinary resolutions relating to the proposed re-election of the Directors.
* For identification purpose only
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
GRANT OF GENERAL MANDATE, REPURCHASE MANDATE AND EXTENSION MANDATE
The following mandates will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting:
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(a) a general unconditional mandate to allot, issue and deal with Shares not exceeding the sum of (i) 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue at the time of passing of the resolutions by the Shareholders at the Last EGM and (ii) the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company which may be purchased by the Company pursuant to the authority granted to the Directors as referred to in paragraph (b) immediately below;
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(b) a general unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to purchase Shares with an aggregate nominal amount not exceeding 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue at the time of passing of the relevant resolution by the Shareholders at the Last AGM; and
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(c) the power to extend the general mandate mentioned in paragraph (a) immediately above by an amount representing the aggregate nominal amount of the Shares purchased by the Company pursuant to the mandate to purchase Shares as referred to in paragraph (b) immediately above.
In view of the forthcoming expiration of the mandates granted to the Directors as mentioned above, the following ordinary resolutions, among other matters, will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting:
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(1) that the Directors be granted the General Mandate to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and otherwise deal with the Shares up to a maximum of 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue on the date of passing of such resolution;
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(2) that the Directors be granted the Repurchase Mandate to enable them to repurchase the Shares on the Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange for such purpose up to a maximum of 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue on the date of passing of such resolution; and
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(3) that the Directors be granted the Extension Mandate to increase the total number of Shares which may be allotted, issued and dealt with under the General Mandate by an additional number representing such number of Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate.
Each of the General Mandate, the Repurchase Mandate and the Extension Mandate will expire (a) at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company following the Annual General Meeting; or (b) at the end of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Companies Law or the Articles of Association to be held; or (c) when the authority given to the Directors thereunder is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in a general meeting prior to the next annual general meeting of the Company, whichever is the earliest.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Based on 8,173,641,960 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and on the bases that no new Shares will be issued and no Shares will be repurchased by the Company for the period from the Latest Practicable Date up to and including the date of the Annual General Meeting:
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(1) subject to the passing of the proposed resolution granting the General Mandate to the Directors, the Company will be allowed under the General Mandate to issue up to a maximum of 1,634,728,392 Shares, representing 20% of the Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date; and
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(2) subject to the passing of the proposed resolution granting the Repurchase Mandate to the Directors, the Company will be allowed under the Repurchase Mandate to repurchase up to a maximum of 817,364,196 Shares, representing 10% of the Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date.
The Board has no immediate plans to allot and issue any new Shares other than Shares which may fall to be allotted and issued upon the exercise of any options granted under the share option scheme of the Company.
Under the Listing Rules, the Company is required to give the Shareholders all information which is reasonably necessary to enable them to make an informed decision as to whether to vote for or against the resolution in respect of the Repurchase Mandate at the Annual General Meeting. An explanatory statement for such purpose is set out in Appendix I to this circular.
PROPOSED RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant to Article 87(1) of the Articles of Association, at each annual general meeting, one-third of the Directors for the time being, or if their number is not three or a multiple of three, then 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 be subject to retirement by rotation at least once every three years.
Pursuant to Article 87(2) of the Articles of Association, a retiring Director shall be eligible for re-election. The Directors to retire by rotation shall include (so far as necessary to obtain the number required) any Director who wishes to retire and not to offer himself for re-election. Any further Directors so to retire shall be those who have been longest in office since their last re-election or appointment and so that as between persons who became or were last re-elected Directors on the same day, those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot.
Pursuant to Articles 87(1) and 87(2) of the Articles of Association, Messrs LIN Jian and SO Yin Wai will retire and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the Annual General Meeting.
Biographical information of each of Messrs LIN Jian and SO Yin Wai, who are proposed to be reelected at the Annual General Meeting, is set out in Appendix II to this circular.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN
Set out on pages 13 to 16 of this circular is a notice convening the Annual General Meeting at which ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve, among other matters, the following:
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(a) the grant of the General Mandate, the Repurchase Mandate and the Extension Mandate; and
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(b) the proposed re-election of Directors.
Whether or not you intend to attend the Annual General Meeting in person, you are requested to complete and return the accompanying form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Abacus Limited at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time of the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof should you so wish.
PROCEDURES FOR DEMANDING A POLL AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Pursuant to Article 66 of the Articles of Association, a resolution put to vote of a meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless voting by way of a poll is required by the Listing Rules or a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands or on the withdrawal of any other demand for a poll) demanded by:
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(a) the chairman of such meeting; or
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(b) at least three Shareholders present in person (or, in the case of a Shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy for the time being entitled to vote at such meeting; or
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(c) any Shareholder(s) present in person (or, in the case of a Shareholder 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 the Shareholders having the right to vote at the meeting; or
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(d) any Shareholder(s) present in person (or, in the case of a Shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy and holding Shares 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 the Shares conferring that right; or
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(e) if required by the Listing Rules, by any Director(s) who, individually or collectively, hold proxies in respect of Shares representing five per cent. (5%) or more of the total voting rights at the meeting.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Board considers that the ordinary resolutions on the proposed grant of the General Mandate, the Repurchase Mandate and the Extension Mandate and the ordinary resolutions relating to the proposed re-election of the Directors to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole and recommends the Shareholders to vote in favour of such resolutions at the Annual General Meeting.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Your attention is drawn to the additional information set out in the appendices to this circular.
MISCELLANEOUS
The English text of this circular shall prevail over the Chinese text for the purpose of interpretation.
Yours faithfully, By order of the Board Uni-Bio Science Group Limited Tong Kit Shing Chairman
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APPENDIX I EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
This appendix serves as an explanatory statement, as required by the Listing Rules, to provide the Shareholders with all the information reasonably necessary to enable them to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the ordinary resolution to approve the grant of the Repurchase Mandate to the Directors.
1. LISTING RULES RELATING TO THE REPURCHASE OF SHARES
The Listing Rules permit companies whose primary listings are on the Stock Exchange to repurchase their securities on the Stock Exchange and any other stock exchange on which securities of the company are listed and such exchange is recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong subject to certain restrictions. Among such restrictions, the Listing Rules provide that the shares of such company must be fully paid up and all repurchases of shares by such company must be approved in advance by an ordinary resolution of shareholders, either by way of a general mandate or by specific approval of a particular transaction.
2. SHARE CAPITAL
As at the Latest Practicable Date, there were a total of 8,173,641,960 Shares in issue.
Subject to the passing of the proposed resolution granting the Repurchase Mandate and on the bases that no new Shares are issued and no Shares are repurchased for the period from the Latest Practicable Date up to and including the date of the Annual General Meeting, the Company will be allowed under the Repurchase Mandate to repurchase up to a maximum of 817,364,196 Shares, representing 10% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date.
3. REASONS FOR THE REPURCHASES
The Directors believe that the Repurchase Mandate is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole to seek a general authority from the Shareholders to enable the Company to repurchase Shares on the Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. Such repurchases may, depending on 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 repurchases will benefit the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.
4. FUNDING OF REPURCHASES
Repurchases made pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate would be funded out of funds legally available for the purpose in accordance with the Company’s memorandum of association, the Articles of Association, the Companies Law, other applicable laws of the Cayman Islands and the Listing Rules. A listed company is prohibited from repurchasing its own securities on the Stock Exchange for a consideration other than cash or for settlement otherwise than in accordance with the trading rules of the Stock Exchange from time to time. Under the Companies Law, repurchases by the Company may only be made out of the profits of the Company or out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of Shares made for the purpose, or, if so authorised by the Articles of Association and subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, out of capital. Any premium payable on a redemption or purchase over the par value of the Shares to be purchased must be provided for out of profits of the Company or out of the Company’s share premium account, or, if so authorised by the Articles of Association and subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, out of capital.
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APPENDIX I EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
5. MATERIAL ADVERSE IMPACT IN THE EVENT OF REPURCHASE IN FULL
Taking into account the current working capital position of the Group, the Directors consider that, if the Repurchase Mandate were to be carried out in full at any time during the proposed repurchase period, it might have a material adverse impact on the working capital and/or gearing position of the Company as compared with the position as at 31 March 2008, being the date of its latest published audited consolidated financial statements were made up. However, the Directors do not intend to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital requirements or the gearing position of the Company which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Company.
6. SHARE PRICES
The highest and lowest prices at which the Shares have been traded on the Stock Exchange during each of the previous twelve months before the Latest Practicable Date were as follows:–
| Highest | Lowest | |
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| HK$ | HK$ | |
| 2007 | ||
| October | 1.030 | 0.640 |
| November | 0.900 | 0.580 |
| December | 0.530 | 0.500 |
| 2008 | ||
| January | 0.570 | 0.465 |
| February | 0.520 | 0.480 |
| March | 0.500 | 0.400 |
| April | 0.495 | 0.415 |
| May | 0.460 | 0.395 |
| June | 0.445 | 0.365 |
| July | 0.380 | 0.198 |
| August | 0.235* | 0.235* |
| September | 0.208 | 0.135 |
| October_(up to the Latest Practicable Date)_ | 0.182 | 0.1190 |
* Suspension of trading of Shares during the period
7. UNDERTAKING
The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange that they will exercise the power of the Company to make repurchases under the Repurchase Mandate in accordance with the Listing Rules and the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands and in accordance with the regulations set out in the memorandum of association of the Company and the Articles of Association.
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APPENDIX I EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE REPURCHASE MANDATE
8. CONNECTED PERSON
None of the Directors nor, to the best of their knowledge having made all reasonable enquiries, any of their associates, have any present intention to sell any Shares to the Company under the Repurchase Mandate if the same is approved by the Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.
No connected person (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company has notified the Company that he/she/it has a present intention to sell Shares to the Company nor has any such connected person undertaken not to sell any Shares held by him/she/it to the Company, in the event that the grant of Repurchase Mandate to the Directors is approved by the Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.
9. THE TAKEOVERS CODE AND MINIMUM PUBLIC HOLDING
If a Shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting rights of the Company increases on the Company exercising its powers to repurchase securities pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate, such increase will be treated as an acquisition for the purposes of Rule 32 of the Takeovers Code. As a result, a Shareholder or group of Shareholders acting in concert (as defined in the Takeovers Code) 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.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, according to the register of interests kept by the Company pursuant to section 336 of the SFO and so far as is known to, or can be ascertained after reasonable enquiry by the Directors, Automatic Result held (and Mr Tong Kit Shing and Mr Liu Guoyao each was deemed to hold) approximately 30.03% in the issued share capital of the Company. On the basis that there were 8,173,641,960 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming that there are no issue or repurchase of Shares prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting, the aggregate shareholding of Automatic Result would increase to approximately 33.36% of the issued share capital of the Company if Repurchase Mandate were exercised in full.
On the basis of the shareholding of Automatic Result as at the Latest Practicable Date, an exercise of the Repurchase Mandate in full would not result in the aggregate amount of the share capital of the Company in public hands being reduced to less than 25 per cent., but would give rise to an obligation on the part of Automatic Result (and parties acting in concert with it as defined under the Takeovers Code) to make a mandatory offer under Rules 26 and 32 of the Takeovers Code. Save as disclosed, the Directors are not aware of any consequence which would arise under the Takeovers Code as a result of any repurchase pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate.
The Directors have no intention to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such an extent that will result in (i) any obligations to make a mandatory offer under the Takeovers Code or (ii) the number of Shares in public hands falling below the minimum percentage of 25% prescribed under the Listing Rules.
10. SHARE REPURCHASE MADE BY THE COMPANY
The Company had not purchased any of the Shares (whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the six months immediately preceding the Latest Practicable Date.
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DETAILS OF THE DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
APPENDIX II
Set out below are the biographical details of the retiring Directors, who being eligible, will offer themselves for re-election at the Annual General Meeting:
LIN Jian (林劍) , aged 72, has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director since 22 September 2005. Mr Lin is a professor in Biological Engineering at the Jinan University in Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China. He held various local social offices including committee member of the Scientific Technology Consultancy Committee of the Government of the Guangdong Province and the Managing Director of the Biological Engineering Society of the Guangdong Province.
Mr Lin is also an independent non-executive director of Global Green Tech Group Limited, a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange. Save as disclosed, Mr Lin did not hold any directorship in any listed company in the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date.
Other than the relationship arising from his being an independent non-executive Director, Mr Lin does not have any relationships with any directors, senior management, substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company and did not have any interest in the Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.
As at the Latest Practicable Date and except for a letter of appointment from the Company confirming the Company’s appointment of Mr Lin as an independent non-executive Director, Mr Lin has not entered into any service contract with the Company. Mr Lin is entitled to a director’s emolument (which was determined by the Board with reference to the prevailing market condition and comprising only a director’s fee of HK$50,000 per annum. The director’s fee is subject to review by the Remuneration Committee of the Board from time to time pursuant to the power given to the Board under the Articles of Association.
For the year ended 31 March 2008, Mr Lin received a fixed remuneration of HK$50,000 from the Company as director’s fee (which was determined by the Board on the basis of his working experience as well as the prevailing market conditions) pursuant to his term of appointment with the Company. Except for the director’s fee, the letter of appointment with Mr Lin does not provide for any bonus payments, whether fixed or discretionary in nature, or other emoluments.
Mr Lin is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election pursuant to the Articles of Association.
Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders or other information required to be disclosed pursuant to the requirements of Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules in relation to the proposed re-election of Mr Lin as Director.
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DETAILS OF THE DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
APPENDIX II
SO Yin Wai (蘇彥威) , aged 46, has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director since 22 September 2005. Mr So graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1986 and has been in the accounting profession for nearly 20 years. He is an associate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He had worked for Peat Marwick & Co. and Kwan Wong Tan & Fong and is currently the sole practitioner of his own firm, Alex So & Co (Certified Public Accountants). Apart from auditing, Mr So also specializes in company secretarial, tax planning and management consultancy matters. Mr So is currently the vice-chairman of China Business Association. He is the Honorary Auditor of a number of voluntary organizations, including HK Parkinson’s Disease Foundtion, Life Currents and Carign Centre Foundation Ltd.
Mr So is also an independent non-executive director of Green Energy Group Limited, a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange. Save as disclosed, Mr So did not hold any directorship in any listed company in the three years preceding the Latest Practicable Date.
Other than the relationship arising from his being an independent non-executive Director, Mr So does not have any relationships with any directors, senior management, substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company and did not have any interest in the Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO.
As at the Latest Practicable Date and except for a letter of appointment from the Company confirming the Company’s appointment of Mr So as an independent non-executive Director, Mr So has not entered into any service contract with the Company. Mr So is entitled to a director’s emolument (which was determined by the Board with reference to the prevailing market condition and comprising only a director’s fee of HK$50,000 per annum. The director’s fee is subject to review by the Remuneration Committee of the Board from time to time pursuant to the power given to the Board under the Articles of Association.
For the year ended 31 March 2008, Mr So received a fixed remuneration of HK$50,000 from the Company as director’s fee (which was determined by the Board on the basis of his working experience as well as the prevailing market conditions) pursuant to his term of appointment with the Company. Except for the director’s fee, the letter of appointment with Mr So does not provide for any bonus payments, whether fixed or discretionary in nature, or other emoluments.
Mr So is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election pursuant to the Articles of Association.
Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders or other information required to be disclosed pursuant to the requirements of Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules in relation to the proposed re-election of Mr So as Director.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 690)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting of Uni-Bio Science Group Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Room 1502, 15th Floor, AXA Centre, No. 151 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Thursday, 6 November 2008 at 11:00 a.m. to consider, if though fit, transact the following ordinary businesses:
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to receive and approve the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the reports of the directors (“ Directors ”) and the auditors (“ Auditors ”) of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2008.
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to consider the re-election of the retiring Directors (namely, Mr Lin Jian and Mr So Yin Wai), each as separate resolution, and to authorise the board of Directors (the “ Board ”) to fix their remuneration.
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to consider the re-appointment of Hopkins CPA Limited as the Auditors for the year ending 31 March 2009 and to authorise the Board to fix their remuneration.
and, as special businesses, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions (with or without modifications):
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“ THAT:
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(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and all other applicable laws, the exercise by the directors (the “ Directors ”) of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with the unissued shares (the “ Shares ”) of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company, and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds, notes and other securities which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into Shares) which would or might require the exercise of such powers be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
* For identification purpose only
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds, notes and other securities which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into Shares) which would or might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(c) the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company allotted and issued or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted and issued (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to
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(i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined in paragraph (d) below);
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(ii) the exercise of options granted under the share option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted by the Company from time to time;
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(iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangements providing for allotment and issue of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the articles of association (“ Articles ”) of the Company and other relevant regulations in force from time to time; or
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(iv) any issue of Shares upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants of the Company or any securities which are convertible into Shares;
shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of the passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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(d) for the purpose of this resolution, the “ Relevant Period ” means the period from the date of 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 Articles or any applicable law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
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(iii) the date on which such mandate granted under this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.
“ Rights Issue ” means an offer of Shares, or offer or issue of warrants, options or other securities giving rights to subscribe for Shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to the holders of Shares or any class of Shares whose names appear on the registers of members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings
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of such Shares as at that date (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, or the requirements of, or the expenses or delay which may be involved in determining the existence or extent of any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, jurisdiction outside Hong Kong or any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange outside Hong Kong).”
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“ THAT:
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(a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the directors (the “ Directors ”) of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (c) below) of all the powers of the Company to purchase the shares (the “ Shares ”) of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”) or any other stock exchange on which Shares may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the “ SFC ”) and the Stock Exchange for such purpose, and subject to and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SFC, the Stock Exchange, the Companies Law, Chapter 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands and all other applicable laws as amended from time to time in this regard, be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the aggregate nominal amount of Shares which may be purchased or agreed to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of the passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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(c) for the purpose of this resolution, the “ Relevant Period ” means the period from the date of 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 articles of association of the Company or any other applicable law of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
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(iii) the date on which such mandate granted under this resolution is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”
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“ THAT conditional upon resolutions numbered 4 and 5 above being passed, the unconditional general mandate granted to the directors (the “ Directors ”) of the Company to allot, issue and deal with the unissued shares of the Company pursuant to resolution numbered 4 above be and it is hereby extended by the addition to the aggregate nominal amount of the shares in the capital of the Company which may be allotted or agreed
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conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the Director pursuant to or in accordance with such general mandate of an amount representing the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company purchased by the Company pursuant to or in accordance with the authority granted under paragraph (a) of resolution numbered 5 above.
Yours faithfully, By order of the Board Uni-Bio Science Group Limited Tong Kit Shing Chairman
Hong Kong, 15 October 2008
Registered office: Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive P.O. Box 2681 GT Grand Cayman KY1-1111 Cayman Islands
Head office and principal place of business in Hong Kong: Room 1502, 15th Floor AXA Centre No. 151 Gloucester Road Wanchai Hong Kong
Notes:
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A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting above is entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to attend and vote in his stead. A member who is the holder of two or more shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company may appoint more than one proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf at the above meeting. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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In the case of joint holders of Shares, any one of such joint holders may vote, either in person or by proxy, in respect of such Share as if he/she were solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders are present at the above meeting, personally or by proxy, that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first in the register in respect of such Shares shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.
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In order to be valid, the form of proxy must be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or if the appointor is a corporation, either under seal, or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised, and must be deposited with the Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office (the “ Branch Share Registrar ”) of the Company, Tricor Abacus Limited at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong (together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy thereof) not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for holding of the above meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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Delivery of an instrument appointing a proxy should not preclude a member from attending and voting in person at the above meeting or any adjournment thereof and in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
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In relation to resolution numbered 4 above, approval is being sought from the Shareholders for the grant to the Directors of a general mandate to authorise the allotment and issue of Shares. The Directors have no immediate plans to issue any new Shares other than Shares which may fall to be issued upon exercise of the options granted under the share option scheme of the Company or any scrip dividend scheme which may be approved by the Shareholders.
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In relation to resolution numbered 5 above, the Directors wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred thereby to purchase Shares in circumstances, which they deem appropriate for the benefit of the Shareholders.
As at the date of this notice, the executive Directors are Mr Tong Kit Shing, Mr Liu Guoyao and Mr Cheng Wai Man and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr Zhou Yao Ming, Mr Lin Jian and Mr So Yin Wai.
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