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IAG JUL 2019年7月 亞博匯 13 SHAREHOLDERS LOOK TO REMOVE LIM BROTHERS FROM DONACO BOARD DONACO股東希望將林氏 兄弟從公司董事會除名 A GROUP OF shareholders in Donaco International Limited have filed a formal request for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to consider the removal of company founder Joey Lim and his brother Benjamin Lim from the board of directors. The request is from three shareholders, two of which are companies controlled by Australian entrepreneur and Chairman of fellow Southeast Asian casino operator Silver Heritage Group, James Spenceley, who together hold more than 5% of issued Donaco shares. Under Australian Securities Exchange listing rules, companies must call a meeting to vote on any resolution requested by shareholders representing 5% or more of a company. The shareholders’ move against the Lim brothers comes after the Australian Takeovers Panel was forced to strike down the on-market acquisition of a 9.71% stake in Donaco by Asian investment firm Orchard Capital Partners (OCP) because the company had already seized control over a 27.25% stake previously held by Joey Lim. Lim defaulted on a loan from OCP late last year. Limwas terminated as Donaco’sManaging Director and CEO in March following a leave of absence to deal with “health and personal matters.” Donaco International Limited 主要股東已經提交正式申請，要 求召開特別股東大會 (EGM)，將林拱耀及林拱和從董事會除名。 這一要求來自三名股東，其中兩名是由澳洲企業家、東南亞 娛樂場營運商Silver Heritage Group的董事長James Spanceley 所控制的公司，兩家共持有Donaco超過5%的股份。 根據澳洲證券交易所的上市規則，三家公司必須應持有公司 5%股權或以上的股東提出的決議，召開會議進行表決。 此前澳洲收購事務委員會曾反對亞洲投資公司Orchard Capital Partners (OCP) 收購Donaco 9.71%股票的交易，原因是 此前林拱耀已將27.25%股份轉手OCP，以抵償去年年尾無法償 還的一筆債務。 今年3月林拱耀因「健康及個人理由」休假，此後公司於3月終 止其常務董事及行政總裁的職務。