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HCMP 404/2015
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS NO. 404 OF 2015
IN THE MATTER OF
the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622)
and
IN THE MATTER OF Hutchison Whampoa Limited
和記黄埔有限公司
NOTICE OF COURT MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, by an Order dated 27 March 2015 made in the above matters, the Court has directed a Meeting to be convened of the Scheme Shareholders (as defined in the Scheme of Arrangement referred to below) for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, approving (with or without modification) a scheme of arrangement (the "Scheme of Arrangement") proposed to be made between Hutchison
Whampoa Limited 和記黄埔有限公司 (the "Company") and the Scheme Shareholders
and that such Meeting will be held at the Grand Ballroom, 1st Floor, Harbour Grand
Kowloon, 20 Tak Fung Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Monday, 20 April
2015 at 2:00 p.m., at which place and time all the Scheme Shareholders are entitled to attend.
A copy of the Scheme of Arrangement and a copy of the Explanatory Statement required to be furnished pursuant to section 671 of the Companies Ordinance are incorporated in the document, of which this Notice forms part.
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Scheme Shareholders (other than those who are precluded from voting as detailed in the Scheme of Arrangement) may vote in person at the Meeting or they may appoint another person, whether a member of the Company or not, as their proxy to attend and vote in their stead. A pink form of proxy for use at the Meeting is enclosed herewith.
It is requested that forms appointing proxies be lodged at the Company's registered office at 22nd Floor, Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong, not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the Meeting, but if forms are not so lodged, they may be handed to the Chairman of the Meeting at the Meeting.
Where there are joint holders of any share, any one of such persons may vote at the Meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he were solely entitled to it; but if more than one of such joint holders be present at the Meeting personally or by proxy, that one of the said persons so present whose name stands first in the register of members of the Company in respect of such share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect of it.
By the same Order, the Court has appointed Mr. Fok Kin Ning, Canning or, failing him, Mr. Li Tzar Kuoi, Victor or, failing him, Mr. Li Ka-shing, all being directors of the Company, to act as Chairman of the Meeting and has directed the Chairman to report the result of it to the Court.
The Scheme of Arrangement will be subject to the subsequent approval of the Court. Dated this 31st day of March 2015.
Solicitors
11th Floor, Two Exchange Square
Hong Kong
Solicitors to
As at the date of this document, the directors of the Company are:
Executive Directors: | Independent Non-executive Directors: |
Mr LI Ka-shing (Chairman) Mr LI Tzar Kuoi, Victor (Deputy Chairman) | Mr CHENG Hoi Chuen, Vincent The Hon Sir Michael David KADOORIE |
Mr FOK Kin Ning, Canning | Ms LEE Wai Mun, Rose |
Mrs CHOW WOO Mo Fong, Susan | Mr William Elkin MOCATTA |
Mr Frank John SIXT Mr LAI Kai Ming, Dominic | (Alternate to The Hon Sir Michael David Kadoorie) |
Mr KAM Hing Lam | Mr William SHURNIAK |
Mr WONG Chung Hin | |
Non-executive Directors: | |
Mr LEE Yeh Kwong, Charles | |
Mr George Colin MAGNUS |
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