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GENERAL INFORMATION ON OUR GROUP
(iv) that authority be given pursuant to Section 161 of the Companies Act to our Directors to allot
and issue shares in our Company (whether by way of rights, bonus issue or otherwise) at any
time and upon such terms and conditions and for such purposes and to such persons as the
Directors shall in their absolute discretion deem fit, provided that the aggregate number of
shares to be issued pursuant to such authority shall not exceed 50% of the issued share
capital of our Company immediately prior to the proposed issue and that the aggregate number
of shares to be issued other than on a pro-rata basis to the then existing shareholders of our
Company shall not exceed 20% of the issued share capital of our Company immediately prior
to the proposed issue, and, unless revoked or varied by our Company in general meeting, such
authority shall continue in full force until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of
our Company or the date by which the next Annual General Meeting of our Company is required
by law to be held, whichever is earlier; and
(v) shareholders’ mandate for interested party transactions (as set out in the “Shareholders’ Mandate”
section of this Prospectus).
As at the date of this Prospectus, there is only one class of shares in the capital of our Company.
There are no founder, management or deferred shares.
Details of changes in our issued and paid-up share capital since 29 February 2000, being the date
of our last audited financial statements, and our issued and paid-up share capital immediately after
the Invitation (assuming the Over-Allotment Option is not exercised) are as follows:-
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Number of Shares (’000) $’000
Issued and fully paid ordinary shares of par
value $0.10 each as at 29 February 2000 100,000 10,000
Capital Injection on 15 March 2000 400,000 40,000
500,000 50,000
Share Split 1,000,000 50,000
New Shares to be issued pursuant to the Invitation 148,000 7,400
Post-Invitation share capital 1,148,000 57,400
Our authorised share capital and shareholders’ funds as at 29 February 2000 immediately before
and after adjustments to reflect the Capital Injection, Share Split and the issue of New Shares
pursuant to the Invitation (assuming the Over-Allotment Option is not exercised) are as set out
below. These statements should be read in conjunction with the “Financial Statements” section of
this Prospectus.