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Z Fin Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2026

Apr 30, 2026

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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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 notice, 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 notice.

Z FIN LIMITED

(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) Stock Code: 1168

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NO refreshments, NO food and beverage service and NO handing out of corporate gifts, gift coupons or cake vouchers.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting of Z Fin Limited (the "Company") will be held at R3, United Conference Centre, 10/F., United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong on Monday, 8 June 2026 at 11:00 a.m. for the following purposes:

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

  1. To receive and consider the audited consolidated financial statements and the reports of the directors and independent auditors of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2025.

  2. (a) To re-elect Mr. Cheung Adrian Jeremy Ka Hing as independent non-executive director of the Company;

(b) To re-elect Ms. Xu Xiujuan as non-executive director of the Company;

(c) To re-elect Mr. Ou Jin Yao Norris as non-executive director of the Company;

(d) To re-elect Mr. Xin Luo Lin as independent non-executive director of the Company; and

(e) To authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the directors of the Company for the year ending 31 December 2026.

  1. To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution of the Company, with or without modification:

"THAT Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Certified Public Accountants, be and is hereby appointed as the auditor of the Company to fill the vacancy following the retirement of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Certified Public Accountants, and to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company and that the board of directors of the Company be and is hereby authorised to fix the remuneration of the auditor of the Company."


  1. As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions of the Company, with or without modification:

(A) “THAT:

(a) subject to paragraph (b) of this resolution, the exercise by the directors of the Company (“Directors”) during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all powers of the Company to repurchase shares of HK$0.2 each in the share capital of the Company (“Shares”) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Stock Exchange”) or on any other stock exchange on which the shares of the Company may be listed and recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“Securities and Futures Commission”) and the Stock Exchange for this purpose, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and/or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Futures Commission, the Stock Exchange or of any other stock exchange as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

(b) the total number of Shares which the Directors are authorised to exercise the powers of the Company to repurchase pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution above shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued Shares (excluding any Treasury Shares as defined in ordinary resolution in item 4(B) of the notice convening the meeting) at the date of passing of this resolution provided that if any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of Shares is effected, the maximum number of Shares that may be repurchased pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above as a percentage of the total number of issued Shares immediately before and after such consolidation or subdivision shall be the same and such maximum number of Shares shall be adjusted accordingly;

(c) 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:

(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

(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 the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda or any other applicable laws of Bermuda to be held; and

(iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution.”;

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(B) “THAT:

(a) subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution and pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, the exercise by the directors of the Company (“Directors”) during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares of HK$0.2 each in the share capital of the Company (“Shares”) (including any sale and transfer of treasury shares, which shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Treasury Shares”)) and to make and grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds, debentures, notes and other securities which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into shares of the Company) which would or might require shares to be allotted be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

(b) the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period to make and grant offers, agreements and options (including warrants, bonds, debentures, notes and other securities which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into Shares) which would or might require Shares to be allotted and/or Treasury Shares to be sold or transferred after the end of the Relevant Period;

(c) the total number of Shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (including any sale and transfer of Treasury Shares) (whether pursuant to options or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this resolution during the Relevant Period, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined) or (ii) an issue of Shares pursuant to the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any existing warrants, bonds, debentures, notes or other securities of the Company or (iii) an issue of Shares upon the exercise of subscription rights under any option scheme or similar arrangement of shares or rights to acquire Shares or (iv) an issue of Shares pursuant to any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the memorandum of association and the bye-laws of the Company, shall not exceed 20% of the total number of issued Shares (excluding any Treasury Shares) as at the date of passing of this resolution provided that if any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of Shares is effected, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above as a percentage of the total number of issued Shares immediately before and after such consolidation or subdivision shall be the same and such maximum number of Shares shall be adjusted accordingly; and

(d) 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:

(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

(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 the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda or any other applicable laws of Bermuda to be held; and

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(iii) the passing of an ordinary resolution by shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution.

"Rights Issue" means an offer of Shares or issue of options, warrants or other securities giving the right to subscribe for Shares, open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of Shares, or any class of shares of the Company, whose names appear on the register of members of the Company (and, where appropriate, to holders of other securities of the Company entitled to the offer) on a fixed record date in proportion to their holdings of such Shares (or, where appropriate such other securities) 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 any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory applicable to the Company).;

(C) "THAT conditional upon the passing of resolutions Nos. 4(A) and 4(B) set out in the notice convening this meeting, the unconditional general mandate granted to the directors of the Company to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the Company pursuant to resolution No. 4(B) set out in the notice convening this meeting be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto of a number representing the total number of issued Shares repurchased by the Company (excluding the Treasury Shares) subsequent to the passing of the resolution No. 4(A), provided that such extended number of shares of the Company shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued Shares (excluding any Treasury Shares) as at the date of passing of this resolution (such total number to be subject to adjustment in the case of any consolidation or subdivision of any of shares of the Company into a smaller or larger number of shares of the Company respectively after the passing of this resolution).";

(D) "THAT:

(a) subject to and conditional upon the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") granting approval for the listing of, and permission to deal in, the shares of the Company (the "Shares") which may fall to be issued and allotted pursuant to the exercise of any options which may be granted under the 2026 Share Option Scheme of the Company (the "2026 Share Option Scheme") (a copy of which has been produced to this meeting and marked "A" and for the purpose of identification, initialed by the chairman of this meeting), the 2026 Share Option Scheme be and is hereby approved and adopted;

(b) the total number of Shares to be allotted and issued (including any treasury shares which may be transferred, as applicable) pursuant to (a) above, together with any issue of Shares upon the exercise of any options and awards granted under any other share schemes of the Company as may from time to time be adopted by the Company, shall not exceed such number of Shares as equals to 10% of the Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares, if any) as at the date of passing of this resolution;

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(c) the directors of the Company be and are hereby authorised to do all such acts and to enter into all such arrangements as may be necessary or expedient in order to give full effect to the 2026 Share Option Scheme including but without limitation to: (i) administer the 2026 Share Option Scheme under which options will be granted to participants eligible under the 2026 Share Option Scheme to subscribe for Shares; (ii) modify and/or amend the 2026 Share Option Scheme from time to time provided that such modification and/or amendment is effected in accordance with the provisions of the 2026 Share Option Scheme relating to modification and/or amendment; (iii) grant options to subscribe for Shares under the 2026 Share Option Scheme and to allot and issue (including any treasury shares which may be transferred, as applicable) from time to time such number of Shares as may be required to be issued pursuant to the exercise of the options under the 2026 Share Option Scheme and subject to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange; (iv) make application at the appropriate time or times to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange and any other stock exchanges upon which the issued Shares 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 allotted and issued pursuant to the exercise of the options under the 2026 Share Option Scheme; and (v) 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 2026 Share Option Scheme; and

(d) subject to paragraph (a) hereinabove, the share option scheme adopted by the Company on 31 May 2022 be and is hereby terminated (save with respect to any outstanding, issued and unexercised options thereof) with effect from the adoption of the 2026 Share Option Scheme.”; and

(E) “THAT conditional upon the passing of ordinary resolution numbered 4(D) above, the Category B Participant Limit (as defined in the 2026 Share Option Scheme) on the total number of Shares that may be issued (including any treasury shares which may be transferred, as applicable) in respect of all options and awards to be granted to all Category B Participants (as defined in the 2026 Share Option Scheme) under the 2026 Share Option Scheme and any other share schemes of the Company as may from time to time be adopted by the Company which shall not, in aggregate, exceed 1% of the Shares in issue (excluding any treasury shares) and 10% of the Scheme Mandate Limit (as defined in the 2026 Share Option Scheme) as at the date of passing this resolution be and is hereby approved and adopted.”

By Order of the Board

Z Fin Limited

LO Tai On

Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 30 April 2026


Registered Office:
Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda

Head office and principal place of business in Hong Kong:
28th Floor
Infinitus Plaza
199 Des Voeux Road Central
Hong Kong

Notes:

(i) The annual general meeting will be held in the form of physical meeting. Any member entitled to attend, speak and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to attend, speak and vote instead of him. A proxy needs not be a member of the Company.

(ii) The instrument appointing a proxy shall 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 its seal or under the hand of an officer, attorney or other person authorised to sign the same.

(iii) To be valid, a proxy form and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a certified copy of such power or authority, shall be delivered to 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, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or any adjourned meeting.

(iv) In the case of joint holders of a share, if more than one of such joint holders be present at any meeting, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holder, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint holding.

(v) Mr. Cheung Adrian Jeremy Ka Hing and Ms. Xu Xiujuan will hold office until the said annual general meeting and, with reference to Resolutions 2(a) and 2(b), being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the said annual general meeting. Mr. Ou Jin Yao Norris and Mr. Xin Luo Lin will retire and, with reference to Resolutions 2(c) and 2(d), being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the said annual general meeting. Their particulars are set out in Appendix II of the circular to shareholders dated 30 April 2026.

(vi) The register of members of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 3 June 2026 to Monday, 8 June 2026, both days inclusive, during which period no share transfer will be effected. In order to identify the entitlement for attending the meeting, all transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company's branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 2 June 2026.

(vii) In case Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, or a Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or "extreme conditions caused by a super typhoon" announced by the Government is/are in force in Hong Kong at or at any time after 7:00 a.m. on the date of the meeting, the meeting will be adjourned. The Company will post an announcement on the Company website (www.zfin.com) and the HKEXnews website (www.hkexnews.hk) to notify shareholders of the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting. The meeting will be held as scheduled when an Amber or a Red Rainstorm Warning Signal is in force. Shareholders should decide on their own whether they would attend the meeting under bad weather conditions bearing in mind their own situation.

(viii) As at the date of this notice, the executive Director of the Company is Mr. Tang Yui Man Francis (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer); the non-executive Directors are Mr. Ou Jin Yi Hugo, Mr. Ou Jin Yao Norris and Ms. Xu Xiujuan; the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Cheung Adrian Jeremy Ka Hing, Mr. Tian Jin and Mr. Xin Luo Lin.

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