FORWARD TOGETHER Corporate Governance and Other Information 44 DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTORS’ INFORMATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13.51B(1) OF THE LISTING RULES Changes in the information of directors required to be disclosed under Rule 13.51B(1) of the Listing Rules since the date of annual report 2022 of the Company are set out as follows: Mr. Wei Hu as a non-executive Director retired from the Board at the conclusion of the annual general meeting held at 7 June 2023. Mr. Stuart Gibson was appointed as an independent director of SYLA Technologies Co., Ltd. (listed on Nasdaq) with effect from 1 July 2023. Mr. Jeffrey David Perlman has been promoted to president of Warburg Pincus from head of Southeast Asia and Asia Pacific real estate for the firm since July 2023. Save as disclosed above, there is no other information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51B(1) of the Listing Rules. PURCHASE, SALE OR REDEMPTION OF THE COMPANY’S LISTED SECURITIES Share Repurchase The Directors of the Company have been granted the general mandate (the “Repurchase Mandate”) pursuant to resolutions of the Shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”) passed on 1 June 2022 and 7 June 2023, to repurchase shares of the Company (the “Shares”) in the open market from time to time. Pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate, the Company is allowed to repurchase up to 10% of the total number of issued Shares as at the date of passing such resolution. During the six months ended 30 June 2023, the Company had repurchased, under the Repurchase Mandate, a total of 38,824,400 Shares on market ranging from HK$10.94 to HK$17.68 per Share, representing approximately 0.89% of the issued Shares as at 30 June 2023 for a consideration of approximately HK$531.0 million (approximately US$68.0 million, excluding transaction cost). At the date of this interim report, the repurchased Shares have been cancelled. Details of Shares repurchased are as follows: Purchase price per share Month Number of shares repurchased Highest HK$ Lowest HK$ Aggregate consideration HK$ million January 2023 7,614,400 17.68 15.44 127.2 February 2023 6,450,000 16.58 14.02 97.5 March 2023 2,147,000 14.14 13.14 29.5 April 2023 7,320,000 14.24 11.92 95.0 May 2023 13,753,800 12.64 10.94 161.7 June 2023 1,539,200 14.10 11.28 20.1 38,824,400 531.0
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