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(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 392)
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited is pleased to announce that the ordinary resolution as set out in the notice dated 28 December 2015 in relation to the disposal of 34% equity interest in Keqi Coal-Based Gas Company* pursuant to the Disposal Agreement was duly passed by the Independent Shareholders by way of poll at the EGM held on 15 January 2016.
References are made to the circular (the "Circular") and the notice (the "Notice") of Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited (the "Company") both dated 28 December 2015. Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Circular.
RESULTS OF THE EGM
The Company is pleased to announce that the ordinary resolution as set out in the Notice was duly passed by the Independent Shareholders by way of poll at the Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") held on 15 January 2016.
The results of the poll are set out below: -
Ordinary Resolution | Number of Votes (%) | |
For | Against | |
To confirm, approve, authorize and ratify the entering | 309,128,315 | 25,408,885 |
into of the Disposal Agreement (as defined in the notice convening the Meeting) and the transactions | (92.405%) | (7.595%) |
contemplated thereunder and the implementation | ||
thereof and to authorize any one director of the | ||
Company for and on behalf of the Company to execute | ||
(and, if necessary, affix the common seal of the | ||
Company) any such documents, instruments and | ||
agreements and to do any such acts or things as may be | ||
deemed by him in his absolute discretion to be | ||
incidental to, ancillary to or in connection with the | ||
matters contemplated in the Disposal Agreement and | ||
the transactions contemplated thereunder and the | ||
implementation thereof. |
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the above resolution, the resolution was passed as an ordinary resolution at the EGM.
As at the date of the EGM:
the number of Shares of the Company in issue was 1,282,850,268 Shares;
an aggregate of 781,467,788 Shares (representing approximately 60.92% of the total issued share capital of the Company) were held by BE Group (being the controlling shareholder of the Company) and its associates, which, as disclosed in the Circular, were required to, and did, abstain from voting on the resolution proposed at the EGM; and
an aggregate of 501,382,480 Shares (representing approximately 39.08% of the total issued share capital of the Company) were held by Independent Shareholders who were entitled to attend and vote for or against the resolution proposed at the EGM. There were no restrictions on any Independent Shareholder to cast votes on the resolution proposed at the EGM.
Tricor Tengis Limited, the share registrar of the Company, acted as scrutineer for the vote-taking at the EGM.
By Order of the Board
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited ZHOU SiVice Chairman
Hong Kong, 15 January 2016
As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Wang Dong (Chairman), Mr. Hou Zibo, Mr. Zhou Si, Mr. Li Fucheng, Mr. Li Yongcheng, Mr. E Meng, Mr. Jiang Xinhao and Mr. Tam Chun Fai as executive Directors; Mr. Wu Jiesi, Mr. Lam Hoi Ham, Mr. Fu Tingmei, Mr. Sze Chi Ching, Mr. Shi Hanmin and Dr. Yu Sun Say as independent non-executive Directors.
* For identification purposes only.
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