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Zall Smart Commerce Group Ltd. — AGM Information 2022
May 20, 2022
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AGM Information
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Zall Smart Commerce Group Ltd. 卓爾智聯集團有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 2098)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting (the ‘‘Annual General Meeting’’) of Zall Smart Commerce Group Ltd. (the ‘‘Company’’) will be held at Suite 2101, 21/F, Two Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong on Tuesday, 28 June 2022 at 10:30 a.m. for the following purposes:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions (with or without modifications) as ordinary resolutions of the Company:
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To receive, consider and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements and the reports of the directors of the Company (the ‘‘Director(s)’’) and the auditor of the Company (the ‘‘Auditor’’) for the year ended 31 December 2021;
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To re-elect:
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(a) Dr. Gang Yu as an executive Director;
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(b) Mr. Wei Zhe, David as an executive Director;
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(c) Mr. Qi Zhiping as an executive Director;
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(d) Mr. Yu Wei as an executive Director; and
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(e) Mr. Xia Lifeng as an executive Director.
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each as a separate resolution;
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To authorise the board of Directors (the ‘‘Board’’) to fix the Directors’ remuneration;
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To appoint BDO Limited as Auditor to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting, and to authorise the Directors to fix their remuneration;
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- To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
‘‘THAT:
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(a) 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 allot, issue or otherwise deal with additional shares in the capital of the Company (the ‘‘Shares’’) and to make or grant offers, agreements and options and rights of exchange or conversion which might require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors and shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements, options 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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(c) the aggregate number of Shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a), otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined); (ii) the share option scheme of the Company; (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares of the Company in accordance with the articles of association of the Company; (iv) any specific authority granted or to be granted by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting(s), shall not exceed 20% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of passing this resolution, and the said 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:
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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 applicable laws to be held; and
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(iii) 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; and
‘‘Rights Issue’’ means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of ordinary 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 exclusion 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 regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory outside Hong Kong).’’;
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- To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
‘‘THAT:
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(a) 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 buy back Shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ‘‘Stock Exchange’’) or on 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 this purpose, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws, including The Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-back and the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors and shall authorise the Directors on behalf of the Company during the Relevant Period to procure the Company to buy back its Shares at a price determined by the Directors;
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(c) the total number of the Shares which are authorised to be bought back by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of passing this resolution, and the said 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:
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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 applicable laws to be held; and
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(iii) the date on which the authority set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by way of ordinary resolution of the Company in general meeting.’’;
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- To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
‘‘THAT conditional upon the passing of resolutions nos. 5 and 6 above, the general mandate granted to the Directors pursuant to resolution no. 5 be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto of an amount representing the number of Shares bought back by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to resolution no. 6, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date of passing this resolution.’’
SPECIAL RESOLUTION
- To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as a special resolution of the Company:
‘‘THAT the amended and restated articles of association of the Company (the ‘‘New Articles of Association’’) (a copy of which has been produced to this meeting and marked ‘‘A’’ and initialed by the chairman of this meeting for the purpose of identification) be and is hereby approved and adopted as the new articles of association of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of the existing articles of association of the Company immediately upon close of this meeting and that any one Director or officer of the Company be and is hereby authorised to do all things necessary to implement the adoption of the New Articles of Association of the Company.’’
By Order of the Board Zall Smart Commerce Group Ltd. Yan Zhi Co-chairman
Hong Kong, 20 May 2022
Notes:
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(1) A member entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting may appoint one or, if he holds two or more shares, more proxies to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
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(2) Where there are joint holders of any Share, any one of such joint holder may vote, either in person or by proxy, in respect of such Share as if he were solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders be present at the 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 holders, 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.
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(3) In light of the pandemic situation of COVID-19, member may consider appointing the chairman of the Annual General Meeting as his/her proxy to vote on the resolutions instead of attending Annual General Meeting in person. There will be no corporate gift or refreshment in the Annual General Meeting in order to reduce person-to-person contact. Shareholders attending the Annual General Meeting in person are required to wear surgical face mask and to undertake a body temperature check before they enter the Annual General Meeting venue. Any person who does not comply with the precautionary measures to be taken at the Annual General Meeting will be denied entry into the Annual General Meeting venue. Attendees are requested to observe and practise good personal hygiene at all times at the Annual General Meeting venue. The Company may be required to change the Annual General Meeting arrangements at short notice.
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(4) In order to be valid, a form of proxy together with the power of attorney (if any) or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a certified copy thereof shall be deposited at the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or any adjournment thereof. The proxy form will be published on the website of the Stock Exchange. The completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude a member from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting (or any adjourned meeting thereof) if they so wish and in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
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(5) The register of members of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 23 June 2022 to Tuesday, 28 June 2022 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to qualify for the entitlement to attend and vote at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, all transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 22 June 2022.
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(6) If typhoon signal number 8 or above is hoisted or a black rainstorm warning signal is in force any time after 8:30 a.m. on the date of the Annual General Meeting, then the meeting will be adjourned. The Company will post an announcement on the website of the Company at www.zallcn.com and HKExnews website at www.hkexnews.hk to notify shareholders of the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting.
The Annual General Meeting will be held as scheduled when an amber or a red rainstorm warning signal is in force. Members of the Company should decide on their own whether they would attend the meeting under the bad weather condition bearing in mind their own situations.
- (7) As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises nine members, of which Mr. Yan Zhi, Dr. Gang Yu, Mr. Wei Zhe, David, Mr. Qi Zhiping, Mr. Yu Wei and Mr. Xia Lifeng, as executive Directors; Mr. Cheung Ka Fai, Mr. Wu Ying and Mr. Zhu Zhengfu as independent non-executive Directors.
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