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ANNUAL REPORT 2015
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of members of The Straits Trading Company Limited (the “
Company
”)
will be held at Meeting Rooms 301 and 302, Level 3, Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles Boulevard,
Suntec City, Singapore 039593 on Friday, 29 April 2016 at 11.00 a.m. for the following business:
1.
To receive and adopt the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2015, the Directors’ Statement and the
Auditor’s Report thereon
2.
To re-elect the following Directors who are retiring by rotation in accordance with Article 99 of the Company’s Articles of
Association and who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election:
(a)
Mr Goh Kay Yong David
(b)
Mr Tan Tiong Cheng
Note: Mr Tan Tiong Cheng, if re-elected, will continue as a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee
and will be considered as an independent Director.
3.
To approve the payment of Directors’ fees of S$908,179 for the year ended 31 December 2015 (2014: S$828,496)
4.
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Auditors and to authorise the Board to fix their remuneration
5.
As Special Business:
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without modifications, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“That authority be and is hereby given to the Directors of the Company to:
(a)
(i)
issue shares in the capital of the Company (“
shares
”) whether by way of rights, bonus or otherwise; and/or
(ii)
make or grant offers, agreements or options (collectively, “
Instruments
”) that might or would require shares
to be issued, including but not limited to the creation and issue of (as well as adjustments to) warrants,
debentures or other instruments convertible into shares,
at any time and upon such terms and conditions and for such purposes and to such persons as the Directors may
in their absolute discretion deem fit; and
(b)
(notwithstanding the authority conferred by this Resolutionmay have ceased to be in force) issue shares in pursuance
of any Instrument made or granted by the Directors while this Resolution was in force,
provided that:
(1)
the aggregate number of shares to be issued pursuant to this Resolution (including shares to be issued in pursuance
of Instruments made or granted pursuant to this Resolution) does not exceed 50% of the total number of issued
shares (as calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) below), of which the aggregate number of shares to be
issued other than on a
pro-rata
basis to shareholders of the Company (including shares to be issued in pursuance of
Instruments made or granted pursuant to this Resolution) shall not exceed 20% of the total number of issued shares
(as calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) below);
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
