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香 港 中 華 煤 氣 有 限 公 司
THE HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY LIMITED
(Incorporated in Hong Kong under the Companies Ordinance with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 3)
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 28TH MAY 2019
POLL RESULTS
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce the poll results in respect of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 28th May 2019 (the "AGM") as follows:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | NO. OF VOTES (%) | |||||
FOR | AGAINST | |||||
1. | To receive and consider the audited financial | 9,278,740,642 | 4,101,781 | |||
statements for | the | financial | year ended | (99.955813%) | (0.044187%) | |
31st December | 2018 | and the | reports of | |||
the Directors and Independent Auditor thereon | ||||||
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was | ||||||
carried. | ||||||
2. | To declare a final dividend | 9,316,321,078 | 110,000 | |||
(99.998819%) | (0.001181%) | |||||
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was | ||||||
carried. | ||||||
3(I). | To re-elect Dr. Colin Lam Ko-yin as Director | 7,790,445,680 | 1,527,513,182 | |||
(83.606783%) | (16.393217%) | |||||
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was | ||||||
carried. | ||||||
3(II). | To re-elect Mr. Lee Ka-shing as Director | 7,889,904,474 | 1,427,979,231 | |||
(84.674855%) | (15.325145%) | |||||
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was | ||||||
carried. | ||||||
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ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | NO. OF VOTES (%) | |||
FOR | AGAINST | |||
3(III). | To re-elect Mr. Peter Wong Wai-yee as Director | 8,159,269,993 | 1,157,806,530 | |
(87.573285%) | (12.426715%) | |||
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was | ||||
carried. | ||||
3(IV). | To re-elect Dr. Moses Cheng Mo-chi as Director | 7,721,861,998 | 1,595,271,993 | |
(82.878083%) | (17.121917%) | |||
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was | ||||
carried. | ||||
4. | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as | 9,201,336,822 | 117,766,346 | |
Auditor and to authorise the Directors to fix | (98.736291%) | (1.263709%) | ||
its remuneration* | ||||
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was | ||||
carried. | ||||
5(I). | To approve the issue of Bonus Shares* | 9,315,995,753 | 3,322,071 | |
(99.964353%) | (0.035647%) | |||
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was | ||||
carried. | ||||
5(II). | To approve the renewal of the general mandate | 9,310,912,072 | 4,853,369 | |
to the Directors for buy-back of Shares* | (99.947902%) | (0.052098%) | ||
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was | ||||
carried. | ||||
5(III). | To approve the renewal of the general mandate | 6,939,197,265 | 2,379,220,693 | |
to the Directors for the issue of additional | (74.467547%) | (25.532453%) | ||
Shares* | ||||
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was | ||||
carried. | ||||
5(IV). | To authorise the Directors to allot, issue or | 6,952,172,436 | 2,365,342,169 | |
otherwise deal with additional Shares equal to | (74.614022%) | (25.385978%) | ||
the number of Shares bought back under | ||||
Resolution 5(II)* | ||||
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was | ||||
carried. | ||||
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SPECIAL RESOLUTION | NO. OF VOTES (%) | ||
FOR | AGAINST | ||
6. | To approve amendments to the Articles of | 9,306,295,168 | 1,789,702 |
Association of the Company* | (99.980773%) | (0.019227%) | |
As more than 75% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was | |||
carried. |
* The full text of the Resolution is set out in the Notice of AGM.
Notes:
- The total number of shares entitling the holder to attend and vote for or against the resolutions at the AGM was 15,386,411,131 shares.
- There was no share of the Company entitling the holders to attend and abstain from voting in favour at the AGM as set out in Rule 13.40 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") and no shareholder of the Company was required to abstain from voting at the AGM under the Listing Rules. There was no restriction on any shareholders to cast votes on any of the proposed resolutions at the AGM.
- Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, the Company's share registrar, was appointed as the scrutineer for the AGM.
- No party has stated its intention in the shareholders' circular of the Company dated 23rd April 2019 that it would vote against any resolution or that it would abstain from voting at the AGM.
As Resolution 6 to amend the Articles of Association of the Company has been duly passed as a special resolution, the stepping down of Dr. Lee Shau-kee as Chairman, the appointments of Dr. Lee Ka-kit and Mr. Lee Ka-shing as Joint Chairmen and the change of board committees' membership, as referred to in the announcement dated 27th May 2019, took effect immediately from the conclusion of the AGM.
By Order of the Board
John Ho Hon-ming
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 28th May 2019
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Company comprises:
Non-executiveDirectors:Dr. Lee Ka-kit (Chairman), Mr. Lee Ka-shing (Chairman) and Dr. Colin Lam Ko-yin
Independent Non-executiveDirectors: Dr. the Hon. Sir David Li Kwok-po, Prof. Poon Chung-kwong and Dr. Moses Cheng Mo-chi
Executive Directors: | Mr. Alfred Chan Wing-kin and Mr. Peter Wong Wai-yee |
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