THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
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COUNTRY GARDEN HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED
碧 桂 園 控 股 有 限 公 司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 2007)
PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES
TO ISSUE SHARES AND BUY BACK SHARES,
RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
AND
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A notice convening the AGM to be held at Grand Ballroom, Level 2, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong on Thursday, 16 May 2019 at 10:00 a.m. is set out on pages 18 to 22 of this circular. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is also enclosed with this circular.
Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete the accompanying form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Share Registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the AGM or any adjourned meeting thereof should you so wish and in such event, the form of proxy previously submitted shall be deemed to be revoked.
11 April 2019
CONTENTS
Pages | ||
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 | |
Letter from the Board | ||
1. | Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
2. | General mandate to issue Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
3. | General mandate to buy back Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
4. | Re-election of retiring Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
5. | Proposed amendment to Articles of Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
6. | Annual general meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
7. | Actions to be taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
8. | Voting by way of poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
9. | Responsibility statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
10. | Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
Appendix I - Explanatory statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 8 | |
Appendix II - Details of retiring Directors to be re-elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 12 | |
Notice of the annual general meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 18 |
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, the following expressions have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:
"2007 Share Option Scheme" | the share option scheme adopted by the Company on 20 March 2007 |
and expired on 19 March 2017 | |
"2017 Share Option Scheme" | the share option scheme adopted by the Company on 18 May 2017 |
"AGM" | the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at Grand |
Ballroom, Level 2, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, 8 Finance Street, | |
Central, Hong Kong on Thursday, 16 May 2019 at 10:00 a.m. | |
"AGM Notice" | the notice convening the AGM as set out on pages 18 to 22 of this |
circular | |
"Articles of Association" | the articles of association of the Company, adopted on 17 May 2018 |
and as amended from time to time | |
"Board" | the board of Directors |
"Companies Law" | the Companies Law, Chapter 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated |
and revised) of the Cayman Islands | |
"Company" | Country Garden Holdings Company Limited, an exempted |
company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability | |
and the Shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock | |
Exchange (stock code: 2007) | |
"Director(s)" | the director(s) of the Company |
"Group" | the Company and its subsidiaries from time to time |
"HK$" | Hong Kong dollar, the lawful currency of Hong Kong |
"Hong Kong/HKSAR" | the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC |
"Issue Mandate" | a general and unconditional mandate to be granted to the Directors |
to exercise the power of the Company to issue, allot and deal in | |
Shares not exceeding 20% of the total number of Shares in issue as | |
at the date of passing of the relevant resolution | |
"Latest Practicable Date" | Monday, 1 April 2019, being the latest practicable date prior to |
the printing of this circular for the purpose of ascertaining certain | |
information for inclusion in this circular | |
"Listing Rules" | the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock |
Exchange | |
"Memorandum of Association" | the memorandum of association of the Company, adopted on 10 |
November 2006 and as amended from time to time |
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DEFINITIONS | |
"PRC" | the People's Republic of China, for the purpose of this circular, |
excluding Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region | |
of the PRC and Taiwan | |
"RMB" | Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC |
"Share(s)" | ordinary share(s) of HK$0.10 each in the issued share capital of the |
Company (or of such other nominal amount as shall result from a | |
sub-division, consolidation, reclassification, or reconstruction of | |
the share capital of the Company, from time to time) | |
"Share Buy-back Mandate" | a general and unconditional mandate to be granted to the Directors |
to exercise the power of the Company to buy back Shares not | |
exceeding 10% of the total number of Shares in issue as at the date | |
of passing of the relevant resolution | |
"Share Registrar" | the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer |
office, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 22, Hopewell | |
Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong | |
"Shareholder(s)" | the holder(s) of the Share(s) |
"Stock Exchange" | The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited |
"Takeovers Codes" | the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs |
"%" | per cent. |
Should there be any discrepancy between English and Chinese versions, the English version shall prevail.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
COUNTRY GARDEN HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED
碧 桂 園 控 股 有 限 公 司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 2007)
Executive Directors: | Registered office: |
Mr. YEUNG Kwok Keung (Chairman) | Cricket Square |
Ms. YANG Huiyan (Co-Chairman) | Hutchins Drive |
Mr. MO Bin (President) | P.O. Box 2681 |
Ms. YANG Ziying | Grand Cayman |
Mr. YANG Zhicheng | KY1-1111 |
Mr. SONG Jun | Cayman Islands |
Mr. LIANG Guokun |
Mr. SU Baiyuan | Principal place of business in the PRC: |
Country Garden Centre | |
Non-executive Director: | No. 1 Country Garden Road |
Mr. CHEN Chong | Beijiao Town |
Shunde District | |
Independent non-executive Directors: | Foshan |
Mr. LAI Ming, Joseph | Guangdong Province 528312 |
Mr. SHEK Lai Him, Abraham | The PRC |
Mr. TONG Wui Tung | |
Mr. HUANG Hongyan | Principal place of business in Hong Kong: |
Mr. YEUNG Kwok On | Suite 1702, 17/F |
Dina House, Ruttonjee Centre | |
11 Duddell Street | |
Central | |
Hong Kong | |
11 April 2019 | |
To the Shareholders | |
Dear Sir or Madam, |
PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES
TO ISSUE SHARES AND BUY BACK SHARES,
RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
AND
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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