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(Stock code: 0151) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting of the shareholders of Want Want China Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel, 64 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Friday, 27 April 2012 at 2:00 p.m. (the "Annual General Meeting") for the following purposes:
1. To consider and approve the financial statements and the
reports of the directors and the auditor for the year ended
31 December 2011.
2. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December
2011.
3. To re-elect the following directors: (a) Mr. Liao
Ching-Tsun;
(b) Mr. Tsai Shao-Chung; (c) Mr. Maki Haruo;
(d) Dr. Pei Kerwei;
(e) Mr. Chien Wen-Guey; (f) Dr. Kao Ruey-Bin,
and authorize the board of directors of the Company (the
"Board") to fix the remuneration of all the
directors.
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4. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Company's
auditor and authorize the Board to fix their remuneration for
the year ending 31 December 2012.
As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, approve
with or without amendments the following ordinary
resolutions:
5. "THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the
directors of the Company (the "Directors") during the
Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the
Company to repurchase shares of US$0.02 each in the share
capital of the Company ("Shares") on The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange") or on any
other stock exchange on which the securities of the Company
may be listed and recognized by the Securities and Futures
Commission of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for
this purpose, subject to and in accordance with the
applicable laws and requirements of the Rules Governing the
Listing of Securities on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the
"Hong Kong Listing Rules") or any other stock exchange as
amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and
unconditionally approved;
(b) the aggregate nominal amount of the Shares which may be
repurchased pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above
shall not exceed ten per cent (10%) of the aggregate nominal
amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the
date of passing of this Resolution 5 and the said approval
shall be limited accordingly; and
(c) for the purpose of this Resolution 5:
"Relevant Period" means the period from the passing of this
Resolution 5 until whichever is the earliest of:
(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the
Company; or
(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next
annual general meeting of the Company is required to be
convened under its articles of association or any applicable
law(s); or
(iii) the date on which the authority given under this
Resolution 5 is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution
of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting."
6. "THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (c) below, the exercise by the
Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of
all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with
additional Shares and to make or grant offers, agreements,
options and warrants which might require the exercise of such
power be and is hereby generally and unconditionally
approved;
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(b) the approval in paragraph (a) of this Resolution 6 shall
authorize the Directors during the Relevant Period (as
defined below) to make or grant offers, agreements, options
and warrants which might require the exercise of such power
after the end of the Relevant Period;
(c) t h e aggregate nominal amount of share capital allotted
or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted
(whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors
pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this Resolution
6, otherwise than pursuant to, (i) a Rights Issue (as defined
below), (ii) any option scheme or similar arrangement for the
time being adopted for the grant or issue to officers and/or
employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries of
Shares or rights to acquire Shares or (iii) any scrip
dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment
of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on
Shares in accordance with the articles of association of the
Company, shall not exceed twenty per cent (20%) of the
aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company
in issue as at the date of passing of this Resolution 6, and
the said approval shall be limited accordingly;
(d) for the purpose of this Resolution 6:
"Relevant Period" means the period from the passing of this
Resolution 6 until whichever is the earliest of:
(i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the
Company; or
(ii) the expiration of the period within which the next
annual general meeting of the Company is required to be
convened under its articles of association or any applicable
law(s); or
(iii) the date on which the authority given under this
Resolution 6 is revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution
of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.
"Rights Issue" means an offer of shares open for a period
fixed by the Directors to the holders of the Shares or any
class thereof on the register on a fixed record date in
proportion to their then holdings of such Shares or class
thereof (subject to such exclusion or other arrangements as
the Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to
fractional entitlements or legal or practical problems having
regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of,
or the requirements of any recognized regulatory body or any
stock exchange in, any territory outside Hong Kong applicable
to the Company)."
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7. "THAT subject to the passing of Resolutions 5 and 6, the
general mandate referred to in Resolution
6 above be and is hereby extended by the addition to the
aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company
which may be allotted or agreed to be allotted by the
Directors of the Company pursuant to such general mandate an
amount representing the aggregate nominal amount of Shares or
securities repurchased by the Company pursuant to the general
mandate referred to in Resolution 5 above, provided that such
amount shall not exceed ten per cent (10%) of the aggregate
nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue
as at the date of passing of this Resolution 7."
By Order of the Board
Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 21 March 2012
Notes:
(1) Any member entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting convened under the above notice is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his/her/its stead. A proxy needs not be a member of the Company. All forms of proxy, together with the powers of attorney or other authorities, if any, under which they are signed, or notarially certified copies thereof, must be deposited with the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the Annual General Meeting (or any adjournment thereof). Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a shareholder from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) if he/she/it so wishes and in such event, the relevant form of proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
(2) The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointer or an attorney duly authorized in writing. If the appointer is a corporation, the form of proxy must be under its common seal or under the hand of an officer, attorney or other person authorized to sign the form of proxy.
(3) In order to determine the identity of the shareholders who are entitled to attend and vote at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, the register of members of the Company will be closed from 24 April 2012 to 27 April 2012 (both dates inclusive). All transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Rooms 1712-
1716, 17th floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 pm on 23 April
2012.
(4) In order to qualify for the abovementioned final dividend, the register of members will be closed from 7 May 2012 to 9
May 2012 (both dates inclusive). All transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Rooms 1712-1716, 17th floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 pm on 4 May 2012.
(5) Where there are joint registered holders of any Share(s), any one of such persons may vote at the Annual General Meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such Share(s) as if he/she were solely entitled thereto; but if more than one of such joint holders are present at the Annual General Meeting, personally or by proxy, the vote of the joint holder whose name stands first in the register of members and who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, will be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holder(s).
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(6) With reference to Resolution 3 above, Mr. Liao Ching-Tsun, Mr. Tsai Shao-Chung, Mr. Maki Haruo, Dr. Pei Kerwei, Mr. Chien Wen-Guey and Dr. Kao Ruey-Bin will retire from office as Directors and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the Annual General Meeting. Details of the above Directors are set out in the circular to the shareholders of the Company dated 21 March 2012.
(7) With reference to Resolutions 5, 6 and 7 above, the Directors wish to state that they have no immediate plans to repurchase any existing Shares or to issue any new Shares or warrants pursuant to the relevant mandate.
As at the date hereof, the executive Directors are Mr. Tsai Eng-Meng, Mr. Liao Ching-Tsun, Mr. Tsai Wang-Chia, Mr. Chan Yu-Feng and Mr. Chu Chi-Wen; the non-executive Directors are Mr. Tsai Shao- Chung, Mr. Maki Haruo and Mr. Cheng Wen-Hsien; and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Toh David Ka Hock, Dr. Pei Kerwei, Mr. Chien Wen-Guey, Mr. Lee Kwang-Chou and Dr. Kao Ruey-Bin.
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