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Unitas Holdings Limited AGM Information 2021

Aug 30, 2021

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AGM Information

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

UNITAS HOLDINGS LIMITED 宏海控股集團有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 8020)

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting of Unitas Holdings Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at Flat C, 16/F., MG Tower, 133 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Thursday, 30 September 2021 at 11:00 a.m. for the purposes of considering, and if thought fit, passing (with or without amendments) the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:

AS ORDINARY BUSINESS

  1. To receive, consider and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 31 March 2021;

  2. To re-elect Dr. Chow Ho Wan, Owen as an independent non-executive director of the Company;

  3. To re-elect Mr. Lau Ling Tak as an executive director of the Company;

  4. To re-elect Ms. Man Wing Yee Ginny as an executive director of the Company;

  5. To re-elect Mr. Wang Qiang as an executive director of the Company;

  6. To authorize the board of directors to fix the directors’ remuneration;

  7. To re-appoint HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited as the auditors of the Company and to authorise the board of directors to fix their remuneration;

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AS SPECIAL BUSINESS

  1. To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

THAT :

  • (a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase shares of HK$0.01 each in the share capital of the Company on the GEM of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited or any other stock exchange recognized by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, subject to and in accordance with the applicable laws, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

  • (b) the total nominal amount of shares of the Company to be purchased pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

  • (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 revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution passed by the Company’s shareholders in a general meeting; and

    • (iii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the memorandum and articles of association of the Company or any applicable laws to be held”;

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  1. 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, the exercise by the directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with authorised and unissued shares in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

  • (b) the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorize the directors 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;

  • (c) the total nominal amount of share capital of the Company allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, 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 or any securities which are convertible into shares of the Company;

    • (iii) the exercise of any options granted under the share option scheme of the Company; and

    • (iv) any scrip dividend scheme or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares of the Company in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares of the Company in accordance with the memorandum and articles of association of the Company,

shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution and this approval shall be limited accordingly; and

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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 revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution passed by the Company’s shareholders in general meetings; and

  • (iii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the memorandum and articles of association of the Company or any applicable laws to be held; and

“Rights Issue” means an offer of shares of the Company open for a period fixed by the directors of the Company to holders of shares of the Company or any class thereof on the Company’s 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).”; and

  1. To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

THAT conditional upon the passing of resolutions no. 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 nominal amount of shares of the Company which may be allotted and issued or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted and issued by the directors of the Company pursuant to such general mandate of an amount representing the aggregate nominal amount of shares of the Company purchased by the Company pursuant to the mandate referred to in the resolution set out in item 8 of the Notice, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing of this resolution.”.

On behalf of the Board Unitas Holdings Limited Ho Chiu Ha Maisy Chairlady

Hong Kong, 30 August 2021

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Notes:

  • (a) Any shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at this meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. A shareholder 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 of shares in respect of which each such proxy is so appointed.

  • (b) To be effective, a 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, shall be deposited at the Company’s share registrar in Hong Kong, Union Registrars Limited, at Suites 3301-04, 33/F., Two Chinachem Exchange Square, 338 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Delivery 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 proxy form shall be deemed to be revoked.

  • (c) The register of members of the Company will be closed from Monday, 27 September 2021 to Thursday, 30 September 2021, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares of the Company will be registered. In order to qualify for attending and voting at the above meeting, unregistered holders of shares of the Company should ensure that all share transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s share registrar in Hong Kong, Union Registrars Limited, at Suites 3301-04, 33/F., Two Chinachem Exchange Square, 338 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong, for registration not later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, 24 September 2021.

  • (d) In relation to the ordinary resolutions no. 8, 9 and 10 set out in the above notice, the directors wish to state that they have no immediate plan to issue any new shares or repurchase any existing shares of the Company.

  • (e) If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above, or a “black” rainstorm warning or “extreme conditions after super typhoons” announced by the Hong Kong Government is/are in effect any time after 8:00 a.m. on the date of the annual general meeting (the “ AGM ”) such that within thirty (30) minutes (or such longer time not exceeding one hour as the chairman of the AGM may determine to wait) after the time appointed for the AGM a quorum is not present, the AGM will stand adjourned to such time and place as the Board shall determine. The Company will post an announcement on the Company’s website (www. unitas.com.hk) and on the GEM website (www.hkgem.com) to notify Shareholders of the date, time and place of the adjourned AGM.

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  • (f) In view of the current COVID-19 situation, the Company will implement the following precautionary measures at the AGM:

    • (i) compulsory body temperature checks will be conducted on every shareholder, proxy or other attendee at the entrance of meeting venue. Any person with a body temperature of over 37.3 degrees Celsius may be denied entry into the meeting venue or be required to leave the meeting venue.

    • (ii) prior to entry into the meeting venue, the attendees will have to submit a completed health declaration form confirming their names and contact details, and be asked whether (a) they have travelled to, or to their best of knowledge had close contact with any person who has recently travelled to, areas outside of Hong Kong at any time in the preceding 14 days of the AGM; (b) they are subject to any compulsory quarantine prescribed by the Hong Kong Government; and (c) they have symptoms of the novel coronavirus. Any person who responds affirmatively to any one of the above questions will be denied entry into the meeting venue or be required to leave the meeting venue.

    • (iii) each attendee will be required to wear a surgical face mask throughout the meeting and inside the meeting venue.

    • (iv) appropriate distancing and spacing, if any, in line with the guidance from the Hong Kong Government from time to time will be maintained as required and as such, the Company may limit the number of attendees at the AGM as may be necessary to avoid over-crowding.

    • (v) no gifts, food or beverages will be provided at the AGM.

  • (g) In light of the continuing risks posed by COVID-19, the Company strongly advises Shareholders to appoint the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy to vote according to their indicated voting instructions as an alternative to attending the AGM in person.

  • (h) Subject to the development of COVID-19, the Company may implement further changes to the arrangement of the AGM and precautionary measures and may issue further announcement on such measures as appropriate.

As at the date of this announcement, the Company’s executive Directors are Ms. Ho Chiu Ha Maisy (Chairlady), Mr. Lau Ling Tak, Ms. Man Wing Yee Ginny and Mr. Wang Qiang and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Siu Chi Yiu Kenny, Mr. Lee Chi Keung Jim and Mr. Chow Ho Wan, Owen.

This announcement, for which the Directors collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the GEM Listing Rules for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Company. The Directors, having made all reasonable enquiries, confirm that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, (i) the information contained in this announcement is accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading or deceptive and (ii) there are no other matters the omission of which would make any statement in this announcement misleading.

This announcement will remain on the GEM website (www.hkgem.com) and on the “Latest Company Announcements” page for at least 7 days from the date of its posting. This announcement will also be published on the Company’s website (www.unitas.com.hk).

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