Notice of EGM
Beijing Datang Power Generation Com
26 March 2002
BEIJING DATANG POWER GENERATION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting of the Company will
be held on 10 May, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. at the conference room of the Company, 8/F,
No. 482 Guanganmennei Avenue, Xuanwu District, Beijing, the People's Republic of
China (the 'PRC') to consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following
resolutions as special resolutions:
(1) 'THAT subject to the passing of special resolutions (2) and (3) below and
conditional upon:
(a) approvals being granted by the holders of RMB denominated ordinary
shares with a nominal value of RMB 1.00 each in the registered
capital of the Company which are subscribed for and traded in Hong
Kong dollars ('H Shares') by way of special resolutions at a class
meeting of the holders of H Shares (the 'H Class Meeting') and the
holders of RMB denominated ordinary shares with a nominal value of
RMB 1.00 each in the registered capital of the Company ('Domestic
Shares') by way of special resolutions at a class meeting of the
holders of Domestic Shares (the 'Domestic Class Meeting'); and
(b) such approvals or consents being granted by the relevant PRC
regulatory authorities for the issue of the Convertible Bonds (as
defined below) and the new H Shares to be issued upon the exercise
(if any) from time to time of the conversion rights attached to the
Convertible Bonds (as defined below),
the Company may issue up to US$300,000,000 in principal amount of bonds
convertible into new H Shares on such terms and conditions as the
Directors determine (the 'Convertible Bonds') and the Directors be and are
hereby authorized to issue the Convertible Bonds, such authority to expire
twelve months after the date of this extraordinary general meeting unless
otherwise revoked or varied by shareholders of the Company at a general
meeting or by holders of H Shares or holders of Domestic Shares at their
respective class meetings.'
(2) 'THAT subject to the passing of special resolution (1) above and special
resolution (3) below, the Company may increase the registered capital of
the Company and make all appropriate and necessary amendments to the
Company's articles of association at any time as the Directors think fit
in order to reflect the increase in the registered capital of the Company
upon conversion (if any) of the Convertible Bonds, and the Directors be
and are hereby authorized to carry out such increase, to make such
amendments, to attend to and handle all necessary procedures and
registrations regarding the amendments to the registered capital and
articles of association of the Company.'
(3) 'THAT subject to the passing of special resolutions (1) and (2) above and
conditional upon (a) approvals being granted by the holders of H Shares by
way of special resolutions at the H Class Meeting and by the holders of
Domestic Shares by way of special resolutions at the Domestic Class
Meeting; and (b) the issue of Convertible Bonds, the Company may issue and
the Directors be and are hereby authorised to issue from time to time and
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Convertible Bonds, such
number of new H Shares as may be required to be issued pursuant to the
exercise of the conversion rights (if any) attached to the Convertible
Bonds.'
By order of the Board of Directors
Yang Hongming
Executive Director and Company Secretary
25 March, 2002, Beijing, China
Notes:
(A) The Company's shareholders are reminded that pursuant to Article 37 of the
articles of association of the Company, the register of shareholders of
the Company will be closed from 11 April, 2002 to 10 May, 2002, both days
inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be registered.
The Company's shareholders, whose names appear on the register of
shareholders of the Company on 11 April, 2002 are entitled to attend the
extraordinary general meeting and to vote thereat.
(B) Any holders of the Company's shares entitled to attend and vote at the
extraordinary general meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies
to attend and vote on his behalf. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the
Company.
(C) Where a shareholder of the Company appoints more than one proxy, his
proxies may only vote in a poll.
(D) To be valid, the proxy forms for the use of shareholders and, if such
proxy is signed by a person on behalf of the appointor pursuant to a power
of attorney or other authority, a notarised copy of that power of attorney
or other authority must be delivered to the Company not less than 24 hours
before the time scheduled for holding the extraordinary general meeting.
(E) Shareholders of the Company who intend to attend the extraordinary general
meeting are required to return the notices of attendance to the Company on
or before 18 April, 2002 (3 weeks before the day of meeting).
(F) Completion and return of the proxy forms and notices of attendance will
not affect the right of shareholders of the Company to attend and vote at
the extraordinary general meeting.
(G) Holders of H Shares shall deliver the proxy forms (and a notarised copy of
the power of attorney or other authority if such proxy is signed by a
person on behalf of the appointor pursuant to a power of attorney or other
authority) and the notices of attendance to the Company's H Share
Registrar, HKSCC Registrars Limited at Room 1901-5, Hopewell Center,
183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
(H) Holders of Domestic Shares shall deliver the proxy forms (and a notarised
copy of the power of attorney or other authority if such proxy is signed
by a person on behalf of the appointor pursuant to a power of attorney or
other authority) and the notices of attendance to the office of the
Company at its registered address. Details of the Company's registered
address are as follows:
No 482 Guanganmennei Avenue
Xuanwu District
Beijing
The People's Republic of China
Tel: (8610) 8358 1905
Fax: (8610) 8358 1907
Post Code: 100053
(I) The extraordinary general meeting is expected to last for half an hour.
Shareholders of the Company and proxies attending the extraordinary
general meeting shall be responsible for their own transportation and
accommodation expenses.
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