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Wang On Group Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2009
Jun 5, 2009
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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WANG ON GROUP LIMITED (宏安集團有限公司)[*]
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1222)
NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the special general meeting of Wang On Group Limited (宏安集團有限公司)[*] (the “ Company ”) will be held at 40/F., Bank of China Tower, 1 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong on Wednesday, 24 June 2009 at 3:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions of the Company:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
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(1) “ THAT :
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(a) the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company (the “ Directors ”) to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and otherwise deal with the shares in the capital of the Company (the “ Shares ”) and to make or grant offers, agreements and options, as approved by the shareholders of the Company at the special general meeting held on 5 January 2009, to the extent not already exercised be and is hereby revoked (but without prejudice to any valid exercise of such general mandate prior to the passing of this resolution);
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(b) subject to paragraph (d) below, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue, grant, distribute and deal with additional Shares, and to make, issue or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into Shares) which would or might require the exercise of such powers, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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* For identification purpose only
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(c) the approval in paragraph (b) above shall be in addition to any other authorisations given to the Directors and shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period to make, issue or grant offers, agreements and options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into Shares) which might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(d) the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital allotted, issued, granted, distributed or otherwise dealt with or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, granted, distributed or otherwise dealt with (whether pursuant to an option, a conversion or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (b) above, otherwise than pursuant to:
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(i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined);
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(ii) the exercise of rights subscription or conversion under terms of any warrants issued by the Company or any securities which are convertible into Shares;
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(iii) the exercise of any option under the share option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries of Shares or rights to acquire Shares; and
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(iv) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on the Shares in accordance with the bye-laws of the Company in force from time to time,
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shall not exceed the aggregate of (aa) 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue at the date of the passing of this resolution; and (bb) (if the Directors are so authorised by a separate ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company) the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company repurchased by the Company subsequent to the passing of this resolution (up to a maximum of 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of the passing of such resolution), the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
- (e) for the purpose 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 Bermuda law or the Company’s bye-laws to be held; or
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(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting; and
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“Rights Issue” means the allotment, issue or grant of Shares pursuant to an offer of Shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of Shares or any class thereof on the register of members 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, or the requirements of, any recognised regulatory body or stock exchange in any territory outside Hong Kong).”
(2) “ THAT :
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(a) the general mandate granted to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to repurchase Shares as approved by the shareholders of the Company at the annual general meeting held on 27 August 2008, to the extent not already exercised be and is hereby revoked (but without prejudice to any valid exercise of such general mandate prior to the passing of this resolution);
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(b) subject to paragraph (c) below, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase Shares be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(c) the aggregate nominal amount of the Shares which may be repurchased or agreed to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (b) above shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue 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:
“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 laws of Bermuda or the Company’s bye-laws to be held; or
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(iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”
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- (3) “ THAT conditional upon the passing of the resolutions numbered (1) and (2) above, the general mandate granted to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, grant, distribute and otherwise deal with additional Shares pursuant to the resolution numbered (1) above be and is hereby extended by the addition to the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company which may be allotted, issued, granted, distributed and otherwise dealt with or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted, issued, granted and distributed by the Directors pursuant to such general mandate an amount representing the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company repurchased or agreed to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to resolution numbered (2) above since the granting of the general mandate pursuant to resolution numbered (1) above, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue at the date of the passing of this resolution.”
By Order of the Board Wang On Group Limited (宏安集團有限公司)[*] Mak Yuen Ming, Anita Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 8 June 2009
Notes:
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(1) A member entitled to attend and vote at the special general meeting convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or more than one proxy to attend and to vote in his stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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(2) To be valid, a form of proxy, together with any power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power or authority, must be deposited at the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Tengis Limited, 26/F., Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, as soon as possible and in any event not later than 48 hours before the time for holding of the special general meeting or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be).
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(3) Completion and delivery of the form of proxy will not preclude members from attending and voting at the special general meeting or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be) if they so wish.
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(4) All resolutions set out in this notice will be voted by way of a poll and resolutions numbered 1 and 3 will be voted by the independent shareholders of the Company.
As at the date of this notice, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. Tang Ching Ho, Ms. Yau Yuk Yin and Mr. Chan Chun Hong, Thomas, and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Dr. Lee Peng Fei, Allen, Mr. Wong Chun, Justein, Mr. Siu Yim Kwan, Sidney and Mr. Siu Kam Chau.
* For identification purpose only
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