Graphex Group Ltd 6-K, filed Jun 29, 2023
Graphex Group Ltd (GRFXY)
About this 6-K
Graphex Group Ltd filed this 6-K on June 29, 2023.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2023
Commission File Number 001-41471
Graphex Group Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
11/F COFCO Tower 262 Gloucester Road Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel: + 852 2559 9438
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Graphex Group Limited.
Form 6-K
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Other Information | 1 | |
| Signatures | 2 | |
| Exhibit Index | 3 |
Graphex Group Limited (NYSE American: GRFX | HKSE: 6128).
Graphex Group Limited (the “Company” or “we”) is an issuer with its ordinary shares listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKSE”). The Company held its annual general meeting (“AGM”) on 29 June 2023. As at the date of the AGM, the total number of issued shares of the Company was 777,446,915 shares, which was the total number of shares of the Company entitling the holders to attend and vote on all resolutions proposed at the AGM. As more than 50% of the votes were cast at the AGM in favor of the resolutions, they were duly passed as ordinary resolutions at the AGM. The ordinary resolutions that were duly adopted at the AGM were:
| 1. | To receive and consider the audited financial statements and the reports of the directors and the auditors of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2022. | |
| 2. | (a) | To re-elect Mr. Chan Yick Yan Andross as an executive director of the Company. |
| (b) | To re-elect Mr. Tang Zhaodong as an independent non-executive director of the Company. | |
| (c) | To re-elect Mr. Chan Anthony Kaikwong as an independent non-executive director of the Company. | |
| 3. | To authorise the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) to fix the remuneration of all the directors of the Company for the year ending 31 December 2023. | |
| 4. | To re-appoint Crowe (HK) CPA Limited as the auditors of the Company for Hong Kong financial reporting purpose and to authorise the Board to fix their remuneration for the year ending 31 December 2023. | |
| 5. | To re-appoint Marcum Asia CPAs LLP as the auditors of the Company for U.S. financial reporting purpose and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration for the year ending 31 December 2023. | |
| 6. | To grant a general mandate to the directors of the Company to repurchase shares of the Company not exceeding 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the existing issued share capital. | |
| 7. | To grant a general mandate to the directors of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the Company not exceeding 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the existing issued share capital. | |
| 8. | To extend the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company to allot, issue and deal with shares by the number of shares repurchased. | |
Under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the HKSE (“Listing Rules”), the Company was required to publish an announcement (the “Announcement”) regarding the AGM of the Company that included the votes cast for and against each of the ordinary resolutions and other information regarding the AGM. We are furnishing such Announcement as Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 6-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| GRAPHEX GROUP LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Andross Chan | |
| Andross Chan | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: June 29, 2023
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| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Announcement Regarding the Poll Results Of The Annual General Meeting (English translation) |
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Exhibit 99.1
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
This announcement appears for information purposes only and does not constitute any invitation to subscribe for any securities in Hong Kong, the United States or elsewhere, nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or invitation to subscribe for securities, and is provided for information only. The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession the information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the laws of any such jurisdictions. Securities referred to in this announcement have not been issued, registered in accordance with any securities laws and regulations or allowed to be offered to public or to circulate in Hong Kong, the United States, or elsewhere. No representation is made that any such securities will be issued or so registered or allowed to be offered to the public or circulated in Hong Kong, the United States or elsewhere. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from the issuer and that will contain detailed information about the issuer and its management, as well as financial statements.
GRAPHEX GROUP LIMITED
烯石電動汽車新材料控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 6128)
POLL RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
At the annual general meeting of Graphex Group Limited (the “Company”) held on Thursday, 29 June 2023 (the “AGM”), all proposed resolutions as set out in the notice of the AGM dated 28 April 2023 were taken by poll. Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the circular of the Company dated 28 April 2023.
The Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited, was appointed as the scrutineer at the AGM for the purpose of vote-taking. The poll results in relation to all the resolutions proposed at the AGM are as follows:
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| Ordinary resolutions | Number of votes cast and percentage of total number of votes cast | |||
| For | Against | |||
| 1. | To receive and consider the audited financial statements and the reports of the directors and the auditors of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2022. |
154,003,693 (99.59%) |
630,800 (0.41%) | |
| 2. | (a) To re-elect Mr. Chan Yick Yan Andross as an executive director of the Company. |
153,484,813 (99.26%) |
1,149,680 (0.74%) | |
| (b) To re-elect Mr. Tang Zhaodong as an independent non-executive director of the Company. |
153,495,713 (99.26%) |
1,138,780 (0.74%) | ||
| (c) To re-elect Mr. Chan Anthony Kaikwong as an independent non-executive director of the Company. |
153,494,713 (99.26%) |
1,139,780 (0.74%) | ||
| 3. | To authorise the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) to fix the remuneration of all the directors of the Company for the year ending 31 December 2023. |
153,135,973 (99.03%) |
1,498,520 (0.97%) | |
| 4. | To re-appoint Crowe (HK) CPA Limited as the auditors of the Company for Hong Kong financial reporting purpose and to authorise the Board to fix their remuneration for the year ending 31 December 2023. |
153,391,673 (99.20%) |
1,242,820 (0.80%) | |
| 5. | To re-appoint Marcum Asia CPAs LLP as the auditors of the Company for U.S. financial reporting purpose and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration for the year ending 31 December 2023. |
153,346,973 (99.17%) |
1,287,520 (0.83%) | |
| 6. | To grant a general mandate to the directors of the Company to repurchase shares of the Company not exceeding 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the existing issued share capital. |
153,908,773 (99.53%) |
725,720 (0.47%) | |
| 7. | To grant a general mandate to the directors of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares in the Company not exceeding 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the existing issued share capital. |
152,358,613 (98.53%) |
2,275,880 (1.47%) | |
| 8. | To extend the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company to allot, issue and deal with shares by the number of shares repurchased. |
152,502,113 (98.62%) |
2,132,380 (1.38%) | |
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As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the above resolutions, they were duly passed as ordinary resolutions at the AGM.
As at the date of the AGM, the total number of issued shares of the Company was 777,446,915 shares, which was the total number of shares of the Company entitling the holders to attend and vote on all resolutions proposed at the AGM. No Shareholder was entitled to attend but was required to abstain from voting in favour at the AGM pursuant to Rule 13.40 of the Listing Rules. No Shareholders have stated their intention in the circular to vote against or to abstain from voting on any of the resolutions at the AGM. It was noted that there were no restrictions on any Shareholders to cast votes on any of the proposed resolutions at the AGM.
The following Directors attended the AGM, namely Mr. Lau Hing Tat Patrick, Mr. Chan Yick Yan Andross and Mr. Liu Kwong Sang.
| By Order of the Board | |
| Graphex Group Limited | |
| Lau Hing Tat Patrick | |
| Chairman |
Hong Kong, 29 June 2023
As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Lau Hing Tat Patrick, Mr. Chan Yick Yan Andross and Mr. Qiu Bin; the non-executive Director is Mr. Ma Lida; and the independent non-executive Directors are Ms. Tam Ip Fong Sin, Mr. Wang Yuncai, Mr. Liu Kwong Sang, Mr. Tang Zhaodong and Mr. Chan Anthony Kaikwong.
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