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ASIA SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED亞 洲 衛 星 控 股 有 限 公 司 *
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1135) POLL RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 24 JUNE 2015
The board of directors (the "Board") of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce the poll results of the annual general meeting of the Company held on 24 June 2015 (the "AGM"). Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, the Company's share registrar, was appointed by the Company as the scrutineer for the vote-taking at the AGM.
As at the date of the AGM, the total number of issued share capital of the Company was
391,195,500 shares, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against any of the resolutions proposed at the AGM. There were no restrictions on any shareholders casting votes on any of the proposed resolutions at the AGM.
The poll results were as follows:
Ordinary Resolutions | No. of Votes (%) | ||
Ordinary Resolutions | For | Against | |
1. | To receive and approve the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 and the reports of the Directors and auditor thereon. | 350,599,002 (99.999%) | 5,000 (0.001%) |
2. | To declare a final dividend of HK$0.39 per share for the year ended 31 December 2014. | 350,599,002 (99.999%) | 5,000 (0.001%) |
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Ordinary Resolutions | No. of Votes (%) | ||
Ordinary Resolutions | For | Against | |
3. | To re-elect Directors and authorise the Board to fix their remuneration. | ||
3. | (a) To re-elect Mr. Stephen LEE Hoi Yin as a Director. | 350,599,002 (99.999%) | 5,000 (0.001%) |
3. | (b) To re-elect Mr. JU Wei Min as a Director. | 350,476,002 (99.963%) | 128,000 (0.037%) |
3. | (c) To re-elect Mr. James WATKINS as a Director. | 350,599,002 (99.999%) | 5,000 (0.001%) |
3. | (d) To re-elect Mr. Gregory M. ZELUCK as a Director. | 350,599,002 (99.999%) | 5,000 (0.001%) |
3. | (e) To re-elect Mr. Julius GENACHOWSKI as a Director. | 350,599,002 (99.999%) | 5,000 (0.001%) |
3. | (f) To re-elect Mr. Alex S. YING as a Director. | 350,476,002 (99.963%) | 128,000 (0.037%) |
3. | (g) To authorise the Board to fix the remuneration of the directors. | 349,054,502 (99.999%) | 5,000 (0.001%) |
4. | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditors of the Company and authorise the Board to fix their remuneration for the year ending 31 December 2015. | 350,599,002 (99.999%) | 5,000 (0.001%) |
5. | To grant a general mandate to the Directors to allot, issue and dispose of new shares in the capital of the Company. | 310,995,956 (89.155%) | 37,832,046 (10.845%) |
6. | To grant a general mandate to the Directors to repurchase shares of the Company. | 349,038,002 (99.999%) | 5,000 (0.001%) |
7. | To extend, conditional upon the passing of Resolutions (5) and (6), the general mandate to allot, issue and dispose of new shares by adding the number of shares repurchased. | 309,772,456 (88.804%) | 39,055,546 (11.196%) |
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of each of the above resolutions, the
resolutions were duly passed as ordinary resolutions.
Hong Kong, 24 June 2015
By order of the Board
Company Secretary
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As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises 11 directors. The Executive Director is Mr. William WADE. The Non-executive Directors are Mr. Gregory M. ZELUCK (Chairman), Mr. JU Wei Min (Deputy Chairman), Mr. LUO Ning, Mr. Peter JACKSON, Mr. Julius GENACHOWSKI and Mr. Alex S. YING. The Independent Non-executive Directors are Mr. James WATKINS, Mr. Stephen LEE Hoi Yin, Mr. Kenneth McKELVIE and Ms. Maura WONG Hung Hung. The Alternate Director is Mr. CHONG Chi Yeung (alternate to Mr. LUO Ning).
* For identification purpose only
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