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SHENZHOU INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

( 申 洲 國 際 集 團 控 股 有 限 公 司 *

(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(stock code: 2313)

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting (the "Annual General Meeting") of Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at 7th Floor, Office Building, No. 18 Yongjiang Road, Economic Technical Development Zone, Beilun District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, the People's Republic of China at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 28 May 2021 to consider and, if thought fit, transact the following business:

ORDINARY BUSINESS

  1. to receive and consider the consolidated audited financial statements and the reports of the directors of the Company and the Company's independent auditors for the year ended 31 December 2020;
  2. to approve and declare the payment of a final dividend of HK$1.10 per share of HK$0.10 each in the capital of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2020;
  3. to re-elect Mr. Huang Guanlin as an executive director of the Company;
  4. to re-elect Mr. Ma Renhe as an executive director of the Company;
  • for identification purposes only

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  1. to re-elect Mr. Zhang Bingsheng as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
  2. to re-elect Ms. Liu Chunhong as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
  3. to re-elect Mr. Liu Xinggao as an independent non-executive director of the Company;
  4. to authorise the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") to fix the remuneration of the directors of the Company;
  5. to re-appoint Ernst & Young as the Company's auditors and to authorise the Board to fix their remuneration;

and, as additional ordinary business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions (with or without modification);

10. "THAT:

  1. subject to paragraph (c) below, pursuant to The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules"), the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (d) below) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with the unissued shares (each, a "Share") of HK$0.10 each in the capital of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and options, including warrants to subscribe for Shares, which might require the exercise of such powers be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
  2. the approval in paragraph (a) above shall authorise the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of the aforesaid powers after the expiry of the Relevant Period;

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  1. the aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted and issued or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted and issued (whether pursuant to options or otherwise) by the directors of the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (defined below); or (ii) the exercise of any options granted under all share option schemes of the Company adopted from time to time in accordance with the Listing Rules; or (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangements providing for the allotment and issue of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the articles of association of the Company in force from time to time; or (iv) any issue of Shares upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants of the Company or any securities which are convertible into Shares, shall not exceed the aggregate of:
    1. 20% of the aggregate nominal value of the share capital of the Company in issue on the date of the passing of this resolution; and
    2. (if the directors of the Company are so authorised by a separate ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company) the aggregate nominal value of any share capital of the Company repurchased by the Company subsequent to the passing of this resolution (up to a maximum equivalent to 10% of the aggregate nominal value of the share capital of the Company in issue on the date of the passing of this resolution),

and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be limited accordingly; and

  1. for the purposes of this resolution:
    "Relevant Period" means the period from the date of the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
    1. the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

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  1. 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 the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
  2. the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company at a general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the directors of the Company by this resolution;

"Rights Issue" means an offer of Shares, or offer or issue of warrants, options or other securities giving rights to subscribe for Shares open for a period fixed by the directors of the Company to holders of Shares on the Company's register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of Shares (subject to such exclusion 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, or the requirements of, or the expense or delay which may be involved in determining the existence or extent of any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, any jurisdiction outside Hong Kong or any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange outside Hong Kong)."

11. "THAT:

  1. subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined in paragraph (c) below) of all powers of the Company to repurchase (or agree to repurchase) shares (each, a "Share") of HK$0.10 each in the capital of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange"), or 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 such purpose, and otherwise in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, the Stock Exchange, the Companies Law, Chapter 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands and all other applicable laws in this regard, be and the same is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

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  1. the aggregate nominal amount of Shares which may be repurchased or agreed to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal value of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the passing of this resolution and the authority pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be limited accordingly; and
  2. for the purposes of this resolution, "Relevant Period" means the period from the date of the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
    1. the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
    2. 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 the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held; or
    3. the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company at a general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the directors of the Company by this resolution."

12. "THAT conditional on the passing of resolutions numbered 10 and 11 above, the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company pursuant to paragraph (a) of resolution numbered 10 above be and is hereby extended by the addition to the aggregate nominal value of the shares which may be allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted by the directors of the Company pursuant to or in accordance with such general mandate of an amount representing the aggregate nominal value of the share capital of the Company repurchased or agreed to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to or in accordance with the authority granted under paragraph (a) of resolution numbered 11 above."

For and on behalf of the Board of

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited

Ma Jianrong

Chairman

Hong Kong, 26 April 2021

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Registered office:

Head office and principal place

Cricket Square

of business in Hong Kong:

Hutchins Drive

Unit 2708, 27th Floor

P.O. Box 2681

Billion Plaza

Grand Cayman KY1-1111

No. 8 Cheung Yue Street

Cayman Islands

Kowloon

Hong Kong

Notes:

  1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or more than one person as his proxy to attend and, subject to the provisions of the articles of association of the Company, vote in his stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. In view of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, shareholders are strongly encouraged to appoint the chairman of the Annual General Meeting as proxy to attend and vote on his/her behalf at the Annual General Meeting or any adjourned meeting.
  2. To be valid, the form of proxy together with a 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 offices of the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time of the above meeting or any adjourned meeting.
  3. The register of members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 25 May 2021 to Friday, 28 May 2021, both dates inclusive, during which no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to establish the identity of Shareholders who are entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, all transfer forms, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration, not later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 24 May 2021.
    The register of members of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 8 June 2021 to Thursday, 10 June 2021, both dates inclusive, during such period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to establish the identity of the Shareholders who are entitled to the final dividend which is stated above and will be resolved and voted at the Annual General Meeting, all transfer forms, accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 7 June 2021 for registration.

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  1. In relation to proposed resolution numbered 10 above, approval is being sought from the shareholders for the grant to the directors of a general mandate to authorise the allotment and issue of shares under the Listing Rules. The directors have no immediate plans to issue any new shares of the Company other than shares which may fall to be issued under the share option scheme of the Company or any scrip dividend scheme which may be approved by the shareholders.
  2. In relation to proposed resolution numbered 11 above, the directors wish to state that they will exercise the powers conferred thereby to purchase shares of the Company in circumstances which they deem appropriate for the benefit of the shareholders. An explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable the shareholders to make an informed decision to vote on the proposed resolution as required by the Listing Rules is set out in the Appendix I to this circular of which this notice of the Annual General Meeting forms part.
  3. In respect of ordinary resolutions numbered 3 to 7 above. Mr. Huang Guanlin, Mr. Ma Renhe, Mr. Zhang Bingsheng, Ms. Liu Chunhong and Mr. Liu Xinggao shall retire, and being eligible, offered themselves for re-election at the Annual General Meeting. Details of the above directors are set out in Appendix II to this circular, of which this notice of the Annual General Meeting forms part.
  4. Delivery of an instrument appointing a proxy should not preclude a member from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof and in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
  5. In the case of joint holders of a share, any one of such joint holders may vote, either in person or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he/she were solely entitled thereto to if more than one of such joint holders are present at the above 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. 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.

As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises five executive Directors, namely Mr. Ma Jianrong, Mr. Huang Guanlin, Mr. Ma Renhe, Mr. Wang Cunbo and Ms. Chen Zhifen; and four independent non-executive Directors, namely Mr. Chen Xu, Mr. Jiang Xianpin, Mr. Qiu Weiguo and Mr. Zhang Bingsheng.

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