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Yadea Group Holdings Ltd. — AGM Information 2005
Oct 27, 2005
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AGM Information
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CHAODA MODERN AGRICULTURE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 超大現代農業(控股)有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code : 682)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Queensway & Victoria, Level 3, JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong on Friday, 25 November 2005 at 10:30 a.m. for the following purposes:
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To receive and consider the audited financial statements and the reports of directors and the auditors for the year ended 30 June 2005.
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To approve the final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2005.
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To re-elect the retiring directors of the Company and to authorise the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) to fix the remuneration of the directors.
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To re-appoint auditors and to authorise the Board to fix their remuneration.
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To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments the following resolutions as Ordinary Resolutions:—
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(A) “ THAT
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(i) subject to paragraph (ii) below, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period of all the powers of the Company to purchase or otherwise acquire shares in the capital of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited or on any other stock exchange on which the shares of the Company may be listed and recognised by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong for this purpose, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and the requirements of the Hong Kong Code on Share Repurchase and the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (as amended from time to time), be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(ii) the aggregate nominal amount of the shares of the Company which are authorised to be purchased pursuant to the approval in paragraph (i) above shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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(iii) for the purposes of this resolution:
“ Relevant Period ” means the period from the date of passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(b) 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 applicable laws to be held; and
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(c) the date upon which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by way of ordinary resolution of the Company in general meeting.”
(B) “ THAT
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(i) subject to paragraph (iii) below, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements, options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) and rights of exchange or conversion which might require the exercise of such powers, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (as amended from time to time), be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(ii) the approval in paragraph (i) above shall authorise the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements, options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) and rights of exchange or conversion which might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
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(iii) the aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the directors of the Company pursuant to the approval granted in paragraph (i) above, otherwise than pursuant to (a) a Rights Issue; or (b) the exercise of options under any share option scheme or similar arrangement adopted by the Company for the grant or issue to the employees and directors of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or other eligible participants specified thereunder of options to subscribe for or rights to acquire shares of the Company; or (c) an issue of shares upon the exercise of the subscription rights attaching to any warrants which may be issued by the Company; or (d) an issue of shares of the Company as scrip dividend or similar arrangement in accordance with the articles of association of the Company, shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
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(iv) for the purposes of this resolution:
“ Relevant Period ” means the period from the date of passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
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(a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
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(b) 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 applicable laws to be held; and
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(c) the date upon which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by way of ordinary resolution of the Company in general meeting.
“ 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 on the register of members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares (subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the directors of the Company 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 recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange, in any territory outside Hong Kong).”
(C) “ THAT
conditional upon the passing of the resolutions set out in paragraphs 5(A) and 5(B) of the notice convening this meeting, the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and otherwise deal with shares of the Company pursuant to the resolution set out in paragraph 5(B) of the notice convening this meeting be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto of an amount representing the aggregate nominal amount of the shares of the Company purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company pursuant to the authority granted to the directors of the Company under the resolution set out in paragraph 5(A) of the notice convening this meeting, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing this resolution.”
By Order of the Board Ching Che Man, Susanna Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 28 October 2005
Notes:
- The register of members of the Company will be closed from 23 November 2005 (Wednesday) to 25 November 2005 (Friday), both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares in the Company can be registered.
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In order to qualify for the final dividend, all completed transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s Share Registrars in Hong Kong, Abacus Share Registrars Limited at Ground Floor, Bank of East Asia Harbour View Centre, 56 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4:00 p.m. on 22 November 2005 (Tuesday).
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Any shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting is entitled to appoint one or more separate proxies to attend and, on a poll, to vote on his behalf. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
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To be valid, a form of proxy in the prescribed form together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed (or a notarially certified copy thereof) must be deposited at the principal office of the Company in Hong Kong at Room 2705, 27th Floor, China Resources Building, 26 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Annual General 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 instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
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In relation to resolution numbered 3 set out in this notice, the biographical details and interests in the shares of the Company of the directors of the Company who will retire at the Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election as directors of the Company, namely Ms. Wong Hip Ying, Mr. Fong Jao, Professor Lin Shun Quan, Mr. Chen Jun Hua and Mr. Chan Chi Po, Andy are set out in Appendix II to the circular dated 28 October 2005.
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A circular setting out further information regarding resolution numbered 5 as set out in this notice has been sent to the shareholders of the Company together with the Annual Report 2004/5.
The Board as of the date of this announcement comprises Mr. Kwok Ho, Mr. Ip Chi Ming, Dr. Lee Yan, Ms. Wong Hip Ying, Mr. Fong Jao, Mr. Chen Jun Hua and Mr. Chan Chi Po, Andy as the Executive Directors of the Company and Mr. Fung Chi Kin, Mr. Tam Ching Ho, Professor Lin Shun Quan and Madam Luan Yue Wen as the Independent Non-executive Directors of the Company.
Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in the South China Morning Post.
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