News Release
18 Apr 2012
2012 Annual General Meeting of the Company
The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of China Everbright International Limited ("the Company") was held at Oasis Room, 8th Floor, Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, Wanchai, Hong Kong on 18 April 2012. The directors who attended the AGM included executive directors, namely Mr. Tang Shuangning (Chairman), Mr. Zang Qiutao (Vice-chairman), Mr. Chen Xiaoping (Chief Executive Officer), Mr. Wang Tianyi (General Manager), Mr. Raymond Wong Kam Chung (Chief Financial Officer) and Mr. Cai Shuguang (Deputy General Manager); a non-executive director, Mr. Philip Fan Yan Hok; and an independent non-executive director, Mr. Selwyn Mar, as well as Mr. Simon Lee of KPMG, the auditors of the Company.
In the AGM, the following resolutions were passed by the shareholders of the Company :
- adoption of the audited financial statements and the report of the directors and independent auditor's report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2011;
- declaration of a final dividend of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2011 of HK2.5 cents per share;
- declaration of a final dividend of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2011 of HK2.5 cents per share;
- re-election of Mr. Li Kwok Sing, Aubrey (who has served as an independent non-executive director for more than 9 years) as independent non-executive director of the Company and the authorization given to the board of directors of the Company to fix his remuneration;
- re-appointment of KMPG as auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting; and the authorization given to the board of directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of auditors; and
- approval of matters involving general mandates to issue new shares and repurchase shares.