CHINA MENGNIU DAIRY COMPANY LIMITED Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
中國蒙牛乳業有限公 司 *
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 2319)- POLL RESULTS AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 9 OCTOBER 2015 AND
- COMMENCEMENT OF DEALINGS IN THE SHARES ON AN EX-ENTITLEMENT BASIS
The Board is pleased to announce that at the EGM held on Friday, 9 October 2015, the ordinary resolutions to approve, among other things, (i) the proposed increase in authorised share capital of the Company; and (ii) the proposed bonus issue of shares and the transactions contemplated thereunder, were duly passed by the Shareholders by way of poll.
Pursuant to the expected timetable for the Bonus Issue as set out in the Circular, the last day of dealing in the Shares on cum-entitlement basis is Monday, 12 October 2015 and dealings in the Shares on an ex-entitlement basis shall commence on Tuesday, 13 October 2015.
Reference is made to the circular (the 'Circular') of China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited (the 'Company') dated 22 September 2015 in relation to, among other things, (i) the proposed increase in authorised share capital of the Company; and (ii) the proposed bonus issue of shares. Unless the context requires otherwise, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Circular.
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POLL RESULTS AT THE EGMThe Board is pleased to announce that at the extraordinary general meeting (the 'EGM') of the Company held at the Ballroom, Level 3, JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 9 October 2015, the resolutions as set out in the notice of the EGM dated 22 September 2015 was taken by poll. The poll results are as follows:
Ordinary Resolutions | Number of Votes (%) | ||
For | Against | ||
(1) | To approve the increase in authorised | 1,476,197,324 | 1,224,923 |
share capital of the Company from | (99.92%) | (0.08%) | |
HK$300,000,000 divided into 3,000,000,000 | |||
Shares to HK$600,000,000 divided into | |||
6,000,000,000 Shares. | |||
(2) | To approve the bonus issue of the shares on | 1,476,153,324 | 1,268,923 |
the basis of one (1) bonus share for every | (99.91%) | (0.09%) | |
one (1) existing Share and authorize the | |||
directors of the Company to exercise all the | |||
powers of the Company and take all steps | |||
in their discretion as may be desirable/ | |||
necessary or expedient to give effect to | |||
or in connection with the bonus issue of | |||
shares and the transactions contemplated | |||
thereunder. | |||
The Board is pleased to announce that as a majority of the votes were cast in favor of resolutions number 1 and 2, all the resolutions were duly passed as ordinary resolutions.
As at the date of the EGM, the total number of issued shares of the Company was 1,961,292,388 ordinary Shares, which was the total number of Shares entitling the Shareholders to attend and vote for or against at the EGM. No Shareholder was required to attend and vote only against the resolutions proposed at the EGM. No Shareholder was required to abstain from voting on the resolutions at the EGM.
The Company's branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, acted as the scrutineer for the poll at the EGM.
COMMENCEMENT OF DEALINGS IN THE SHARES ON AN EX-ENTITLEMENT BASISPursuant to the expected timetable for the Bonus Issue as set out in the Circular, the last day of dealing in the Shares on cum-entitlement basis is Monday, 12 October 2015. Dealings in the Shares on an ex-entitlement basis shall commence on Tuesday, 13 October 2015.
On behalf of the Board
China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited Sun YipingChief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Hong Kong, 9 October 2015
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises: Ms. Sun Yiping and Mr. Bai Ying as executive directors, Mr. Ning Gaoning, Mr. Yu Xubo, Mr. Niu Gensheng, Mr. Finn S. Hansen, Ms. Liu Ding and Mr. Christian Neu as non-executive directors, Mr. Jiao Shuge (alias Jiao Zhen), Mr. Julian Juul Wolhardt, Mr. Zhang Xiaoya, Mr. Wu Kwok Keung Andrew and Dr. Liao Jianwen as independent non-executive directors.
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