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118 HAW PAR CORPORATION LIMITED
(4) (unless revoked or varied by the Company in general meeting) the authority conferred by
this resolution shall continue in force until (i) the conclusion of the next Annual General
Meeting or (ii) the date by which the next Annual General Meeting is required by law to
be held, whichever is the earlier.
NOTES TO RESOLUTIONS 2, 3 TO 8, 11 AND 12
Resolution 2 Together with the interim tax-exempt dividend of 6 cents per share paid on 12 September 2013 and
subject to shareholders’ approval of the second & fnal tax-exempt dividend of 14 cents per share,
the total tax-exempt dividend for the fnancial year ended 31 December 2013 will be 20 cents per
share (2012: 18 cents tax-exempt, adjusted for the bonus issue).
Subject to shareholders’ approval of the second & fnal tax-exempt dividend, the Share Transfer
Books and Register of Members of the Company will be closed* on 26 May 2014 at 5.00 p.m .,
and the second & fnal tax-exempt dividend will be payable on 4 June 2014.
* Duly completed transfers received in respect of ordinary shares of the Company by the Company’s
Share Registrar, BoardroomCorporate &Advisory Services Pte Ltd at 50 Raffes Place, #32-01, Singapore
Land Tower, Singapore 048623 up to 5.00 p.m. on 26 May 2014 will be registered to determine
shareholders’ entitlement to the proposed second & fnal tax-exempt dividend, and shareholders
whose securities accounts with The Central Depository (Pte) Limited are credited with shares as at
5.00 p.m. on 26 May 2014 will be entitled to such proposed dividend.
Resolutions Key information on the Directors, including their date of first appointment, date of last
3 to 8 re-appointment and other directorships and principal commitments, can be found in the “Board of
Directors” section of the Annual Report.
Resolution 11 is to empower the Directors to allot and issue shares pursuant to the 2002 Scheme which was
approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company on 22 May 2002 and extended
for another fve years by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Company on 20 April
2011. A copy of the Rules of the 2002 Scheme is available for inspection by shareholders during
normal business hours at the registered offce of the Company at 401 Commonwealth Drive,
#03-03 Haw Par Technocentre, Singapore 149598. Shareholders who are eligible to participate
in the Scheme shall abstain from voting.
Resolution 12 is to empower the Directors to issue shares and to make or grant instruments (such as warrants,
debentures or other securities) convertible into shares, and to issue shares in pursuance of such
instruments from the date of the Annual General Meeting of the Company until the date of the
next Annual General Meeting of the Company, unless such authority is earlier revoked or varied
by the shareholders of the Company at a general meeting. The aggregate number of shares which
the Directors may issue (including shares to be issued pursuant to convertibles) under ordinary
resolution 12 must not exceed 50% of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares)
with a sub-limit of 15% for issues other than on a pro rata basis. For shareholders’ information,
this 15% limit is lower than the 20% presently permitted under the listing rules of the SGX-ST. For
the purpose of determining the aggregate number of shares that may be issued, the total number
of issued shares (excluding treasury shares) will be calculated as described.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (CONTINUED)