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ANDRE

Yantai North Andre Juice Co., Ltd.*

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China)

(Stock code : 02218)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting (the "AGM") of Yantai North Andre Juice Co., Ltd.* (烟台北方安德利果汁股份有限公司) (the "Company") will be held at 2nd Floor, No. 18 Andre Avenue, Muping Economic Development Zone, Yantai City, Shandong Province, the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 26 June 2018 to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions. A circular which sets out the details of the following resolutions is expected to be despatched to the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") on or before 16 May 2018 (the "Circular"):

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

  • 1. To consider and approve the annual report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2017.

  • 2. To consider and approve the report of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") for

  • the year ended 31 December 2017.

  • 3. To consider and approve the report of the supervisory committee of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2017.

  • 4. To consider and approve the profit distribution plan for the year ended 31 December 2017 and authorization to the Board to distribute to the Shareholders a total cash dividend of RMB35,800,000 (tax inclusive) or cash dividend of RMB0.1 for each share (tax inclusive).

  • 5. To consider and approve (if appropriate) the resolution in relation to the remuneration of the directors and supervisors of the Company for the year ending 31 December 2018.

  • 6. To consider and approve the resolution in relation to re-appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP as the external auditors of the Company for the year ending 31 December 2018 and authorization to the Board to determine their remuneration.

  • 7. To consider and approve the resolution in relation to the financial report of the Company for the three years from 2015 to 2017.

* For identification purpose only

SPECIAL RESOLUTION

  • 8. To consider and pass the following resolution:

    THAT the extension of validity period of resolutions in respect of the proposed issue of not more than 20,000,000 A shares of the Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each (the "Proposed Issue of A Shares") and related matters (the resolution was approved as a resolution by Shareholders, the holders of domestic shares of the Company (the "Domestic Shareholders") and the holders of H shares of the Company (the "H Shares") at the special general meeting, the class meeting for Domestic Shareholders and the class meeting for holders of H shares of the Company held on 1 November, 2017, respectively) be and are hereby approved, including the extension of validity period of the authorisation to the Board to deal with matters relating to the Proposed Issue of A Shares. The above validity period shall be extended for a period of 12 months from the date on which this resolution is approved by the Shareholders at the AGM and approved by the class shareholders of the Company at the class meetings of the Company.

  • 9. To consider and pass the following resolution:

    THAT the expansion of the business scope of the Company and the amendments to relevant provisions of the articles of association of the Company (the "Articles") be and are hereby approved (details of the amendments to the Articles will be set out in the Circular).

  • 10. To consider and pass the following resolution:

    THAT

    • (1) subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, the Board be and is hereby granted an unconditional general mandate to repurchase the issued H Shares on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") during the Relevant Period, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and/or requirements of the governmental or regulatory body of securities in the PRC, the Stock Exchange or of any other governmental or regulatory body;

    • (2) the aggregate nominal value of H Shares authorised to be repurchased subject to the approval in paragraph (1) above during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal value of the issued H Shares as at the date of the passing of this resolution;

    • (3) the approval in paragraph (1) above shall be conditional upon:

      (a) the passing of a special resolution with the same terms as the resolution set out in this paragraph (except for this sub-paragraph (3)(a)) at a class meeting for holders of H Shares and at a class meeting of holders of domestic shares and non-listed foreign shares of the Company to be convened for such purpose;

  • (b) the approval of the relevant PRC regulatory authorities as may be required by the laws, rules and regulations of the PRC being obtained by the Company if appropriate; and

  • (c) the Company not being required by any of its creditors to repay or to provide guarantee in respect of any amount due to any of them (or if the Company is so required by any of its creditors, the Company having, in its absolute discretion, repaid or provided guarantee in respect of such amount using internal resource) pursuant to the notification procedure set out in the relevant provisions of the Articles;

(4) subject to the approval of all relevant PRC regulatory authorities for the repurchase of such H Shares being granted, the Board be and is hereby authorized to:

  • (a) amend the Articles as it thinks fit so as to reduce the registered share capital of the Company and to reflect the new capital structure of the Company upon the repurchase of H Shares as contemplated in paragraph (1) above; and

  • (b) file the amended Articles with the relevant governmental authorities of the PRC.

For the purposes of this resolution, "Relevant Period" means the period from the date of passing this resolution until whichever is the earlier of:

  • (a) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company following the passing of this resolution; or

  • (b) the expiry date of the 12-month period following the passing of this resolution; or

  • (c) the date on which the authority granted to the Board set out in this resolution is revoked or varied by a special resolution of the Shareholders in a general meeting.

By order of the Board

Yantai North Andre Juice Co., Ltd.*

Wang An

Chairman

Yantai, the PRC, 11 May 2018

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Wang An, Mr. Zhang Hui and Mr. Wang Yan Hui, the non-executive Director is Mr. Liu Tsung-Yi, and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Jiang Hong Qi, Mr. Li Wei and Mr. Li Tong Ning.

Notes:

  • 1. For the purpose of determining who may attend the AGM to be held on Tuesday, 26 June 2018, the register of holders of H Shares of the Company will be closed from Friday, 25 May 2018 to Tuesday, 26 June 2018 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of H Shares will be registered. In order to qualify for entitlement to attending and voting in the AGM, all transfers of H Shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates and transfer forms must be lodged with the Company's H Share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 24 May 2018.

    For the purpose of determining who may be entitled to receive the final dividend of the Company (subject to approval by the Shareholders at the AGM), the register of holders of H Shares will be closed from Tuesday, 3 July 2018 to Tuesday, 10 July 2018 (both dates inclusive), during which no transfer of H Shares will be registered. In order to qualify for entitlement to the final dividend, all transfers of H Shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates and transfer forms must be lodged with the Company's H Share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 29 June 2018.

    The address of Tricor Tengis Limited is as follows:

    22nd Floor

    Hopewell Centre

    183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai Hong Kong

    Fax: (852) 2810 8185

    Pursuant to the Corporate Income Tax Law of the PRC and its implementing regulations (collectively referred to as the "Corporate Income Tax Law") which took effect on 1 January 2008, the tax rate of the corporate income tax applicable to the income of non-resident enterprise deriving from PRC is 10%. Pursuant to the Corporate Income Tax Law, any Chinese domestic enterprise (including our Company) which pays dividend to a non-resident enterprise Shareholder shall withhold corporate income tax at 10% for and pay by the Company on behalf of such Shareholder. At the same time, pursuant to the provisions of the "Preferential Policy on Profit Earned by Foreign Investors from Foreign Investment Enterprises" in the Circular of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation Concerning Several Preferential Policies Relevant to Corporate Income Tax, any profit accumulated and not yet distributed before 1 January 2008 by foreign investment enterprise when distributed to non-resident enterprise in or after 2008, will be exempted from corporate income tax. Any dividend distributed to non-resident enterprises from profit accumulated since 2008 will be subject corporate income tax.

  • 2. In accordance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange, any vote of shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll. As such, the resolutions set out in the notice of AGM will be voted by poll. Results of the poll voting will be published on the Company's website atwww.andre.com.cnand the website of the Stock Exchange atwww.hkexnews.hkafter the AGM.

  • 3. Any Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the AGM convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of him/her. A proxy need not be a Shareholder.

  • 4. In order to be valid, the instrument appointing a proxy together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power of attorney or authority, must be completed and deposited at the Company's H Share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited (for holders of H Shares) or the registered office of the Company (for holders of domestic shares and non-listed foreign shares of the Company), at least 24 hours before the AGM or any adjourned meeting thereof. The Company's registered office is located at No. 18 Andre Avenue, Muping Economic Development Zone, Yantai City, Shandong Province, the PRC (Fax no. (86-535) 421-8858). The Company's H Share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited, is located at 22nd Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong (Fax no. (852) 2810 8185).

  • 5. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM or any adjourned meeting thereof if you so wish.

  • 6. In the case of joint registered holders of any share of the Company (the "Share(s)"), any one of such persons may vote at the AGM, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such Shares as if he/she was solely entitled thereto; but if more than one of such joint holders be present at the AGM, 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 holder(s), and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of holders in respect of the joint holding.

  • 7. Shareholders who intend to attend the AGM in person or by proxy should return the reply slip for the AGM to the registered office of the Company (for holders of domestic shares or non-listed foreign shares of the Company) or the principal place of business of the Company in Hong Kong (for holders of H Shares), by hand, by post or by fax on or before Tuesday, 5 June 2018. The Company's registered office is located at No. 18 Andre Avenue, Muping Economic Development Zone, Yantai City, Shandong Province, the PRC (Fax no. (86-535) 421-8858). The principal place of business of the Company in Hong Kong, is located at Unit A, 10/F Winsan Tower, 98 Thomson Road, Hong Kong (Fax no. (852) 2587 9166).

  • 8. The AGM is expected to last for about half a day. Shareholders who attend the meeting in person or by proxy shall bear their own travelling and accommodation expenses. Shareholders or their proxies shall produce their identity documents when attending the AGM.

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