DYSTIGE is hereby given that Sesorat or Extraonpivany General Meerixc of the Smaxenoxpers of this Company will be held at the Crry Hatz, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 30th day of Decem: ber next, at Three o'clock precisely, for the purpose of considering, and, if approved, of passing the following Resolu-tious then intended to be proposed.
the Capital of the Hongkong ghai Banking Corporation be creased from $5,000,000 to $7,500,000 by the creation of 20,000 New Shares of $125 each, to be issued at the price of £40 on the terms after mentioned. Eastern Shareholders to pay for th nts at the current rate of the day for Demand Bills on London.
2,—That the said New Shares be in the firat instance, in such manner as the Directors shall prescribe for that purpose, offered to the Shareholders in portion of one New Share for every Shares of which on the 30th day of Decem-bor, 1882, they shall respectively be the Registered Holders, and that any New Shares not accepted' by the Shard within the time limited by the Directors for that purpose be d allotted by the Di yh manner and at such price as in their discretion they shall think beat in the interests of the Company.
3.—That payment of the sum of £40 per share for each of the said New Shares be made as follows, viz £10 on the flat day of March, 1883.
410, " June, £10 3) 30th 3) Sept., 3 and £10 3, Blat 3, Dec, 5, 4.—That the Directors issue to Shareholders holding shares not a multiple of Two a Fractional certificate in respect of each share in excess of or below such multiple, and allot one new share to every person who shall produce two such Fractional Certificates on or before the Slat
in respect th March, 1889, and pay the firs instalment 5.—That after payment of the Ist instalment, and pending payment of the future nts, Scrip Certificates in such form Directors may determine"bo issued in respect of such New Share, Holders on payment of instalments, and terms as to approval, date for lodging Scrip Certificates, and otherwise as the Directors may prescribe, to be registered an the Holder of the Shares represented by such Scrip Certificates respectively.
6.—That interest at the rate of 5 por cent. per annum (free of Income Tax) be llewed out of the profits of the Company on all instalments paid in advance of the dates when the same become due, and tha from the lst day of March, 1883, Holders of Scrip Certificates be entitled to parti pato in future dividends, in proportion to the amount of instalments paid up, on an equality with the other Shareholders of the Company.
.—That interest at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum be charged on every atalment which shall not be punct be paid with such instalments, hat all moneys received from pro-miurus on the said New Shares be added to the Reserve Fund.
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