WH Group Limited Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended December 31, 2017, Payable on or About June 27, 2018; Approves Board Changes
June 04, 2018 at 08:44 am EDT
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WH Group Limited approved the final dividend of HKD 0.22 per share of the company for the year ended December 31, 2017, is expected to be paid in cash to the Shareholders on or about June 27, 2018 whose names appear on the register of members of the Company on June 8, 2018. For the purpose of ascertaining the Shareholders' entitlement to the proposed 2017 Final Dividend, the register of members of the Company will be closed from June 11, 2018 to June 13, 2018, both days inclusive.
The Board announced that each of Mr. Zhang Taixi ("Mr. Zhang") and Mr. You Mu ("Mr. You") did not offer himself for re-election at the Annual General Meeting and has retired as an executive Director by rotation pursuant to the amended and restated articles of association of the Company with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. Following their retirement, (i) Mr. Zhang ceased to be a member of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committeeof the Company (the "Environmental, Social and Governance Committee") and the Food Safety Committee of the Company (the "Food Safety Committee"); and (ii) Mr. You ceased to be a member of the Risk Management Committee of the Company (the "Risk Management Committee"). The Board announced that the appointment of each of Mr. Wan Hongjian ("Mr. Wan") and Mr. Ma Xiangjie ("Mr. Ma") as an executive Director has become effective following the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. The Board further announces that the appointments of Mr. Wan as a member of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee and the Food Safety Committee have become effective; and the appointment of Mr. Ma as a member of the Risk Management Committee has become effective.
WH Group Limited specializes in the production, preparation, processing and marketing of pigmeat. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- slaughter and wholesale of fresh and frozen meat (48,1%). The group also develops hog farming activity;
- sales of minced meat products and pre-packaged meat products (47,5%);
- other (4.4%): primarily production and processing of poultry, sales of food ingredients, sales of food packaging, logistical services, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: China (42.3%), the United States (48.3%) and Europe (9.4%).