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Directors%u2019 Report80ADVANCING AHEADCLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS2025 AGMThe forthcoming annual general meeting of the Company will be held on Thursday, 12 June 2025 (the %u201c2025 AGM%u201d). For determining the entitlement to attend and vote at the 2025 AGM, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Monday, 9 June 2025 to Thursday, 12 June 2025 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares of the Company will be registered. The record date for determining the entitlement of the shareholders of the Company to attend and vote at the AGM will be Thursday, 12 June 2025. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the 2025 AGM, all properly completed transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company%u2019s shareregistrarinHongKong,ComputershareHongKongInvestorServicesLimited,atShops1712%u20131716,17thFloor,Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen%u2019s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 6 June 2025.DIVIDEND POLICYThe Board approved and adopted the dividend policy on 13 July 2022 (the %u201cDividend Policy%u201d), please refer to the announcement dated 13 July 2022 for details.Under the Dividend Policy, the Company proposed to commence paying a dividend in each financial year to shareholders of the Company, the amount of which will be determined by the Board after taking into account the factors set out below over the next few years. Thereafter, the Company will likely seek to adopt a dividend payout ratio based on its core earnings, details of which will be announced by the Company as and when appropriate.While the Company intends to declare and pay dividend in the future, the amount of any dividend payment for any financial year will be subject to, among other things:(a)the Company maintaining an optimal capital structure to ensure that adequate capital resources are available for business growth and investment opportunities;(b)the actual and expected financial performance of the Group;(c)the availability of dividends received by the Company from its subsidiaries;(d)the Group%u2019s cash flow and liquidity position; and(e)prevailing economic and market conditions and other factors that may impact the business or financial performance of the Group.In addition, the declaration and payment of dividends by the Company is further subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations including the laws of the Cayman Islands and the Company%u2019s articles of association.The Board will take the above factors into account when it evaluates the merits, amount and timing of future dividend payments. The Company in general meeting may declare dividends in any currency but no dividends shall exceed the amount recommended by the Board.The Dividend Policy will be reviewed by the Board from time to time and there is no assurance that dividends will be proposed or declared in any particular amount for any given period.