REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF THE TRANSACTION Since 1997, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has been leasing the Tuen Mun Property from Nanyang Enterprises for use as office properties and factory purposes, and intends to continue the lease after the expiry of the Existing Lease Agreement I through the Tuen Mun Lease Agreement. The above property is rented as to the practical business needs of the Group. By entering into of the Tuen Mun Lease Agreement to renew the lease, Nanyang Tobacco can avoid incurring removal fees, renovation fees and all other incidental cost and expenses for moving into new properties. The Company has been leasing the Harcourt House Office for use as office for more than 20 years, and intends to continue the lease after the expiry of the Existing Lease Agreement II through the Harcourt Tenancy Agreement. The above property is rented as to the practical business needs of the Group. By entering into of the Harcourt Tenancy Agreement to renew the lease, the Company can avoid incurring removal fees, renovation fees and all other incidental cost and expenses for moving into new properties. The Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider that the terms of the Tuen Mun Lease Agreement and the Harcourt Tenancy Agreement (including the annual caps) are on normal commercial terms but are not in the ordinary and usual course of business of the Group, and are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole. None of the Directors have a material interest in the Tuen Mun Lease Agreement and the Harcourt Tenancy Agreement, and accordingly no Director has been required to abstain from voting on the relevant resolutions of the Board for approving the Tuen Mun Lease Agreement and the Harcourt Tenancy Agreement. Nevertheless, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, Mr. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and ▇▇. ▇▇ ▇▇, each being an executive director of the Company and also a director of SIIC, voluntarily abstained from voting on the Board resolutions approving the Tuen Mun Lease Agreement and the Harcourt Tenancy Agreement. Nanyang Tobacco is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. SIIC is the controlling shareholder of the Company holding approximately 61.58% of the entire issued capital of the Company, and is therefore a connected person of the Company. Both Nanyang Enterprises and International Hope are wholly-owned subsidiaries of SIIC and are therefore associates of SIIC and connected persons of the Company. Accordingly, the entering into of the Tuen Mun Lease Agreement and the Harcourt Tenancy Agreement constitutes continuing connected transactions of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. As one or more of the applicable percentage ratios calculated with reference to an aggregate of the annual caps for the Tuen Mun Lease Agreement and the Harcourt Tenancy Agreement exceeds 0.1% but is less than 5%, the transactions contemplated under the Tuen Mun Lease Agreement and the Harcourt Tenancy Agreement are only subject to the reporting, announcement and annual review requirements but are exempt from the independent shareholders’ approval requirement under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.
REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF THE TRANSACTIONS The concession counters inside ▇▇▇▇▇ shops leased to WGL Group’s Concessionaires are for the retailing of their upmarket shoes, bags and accessories products which have complemented JBHL Group’s own fashion products well, and the arrangements have created synergetic value benefiting both JBHL Group and WGL Group. The Company believes that such concession arrangements with WGL Group’s Concessionaire(s) will continue to benefit ▇▇▇▇▇ in further strengthening those existing vendor relationships, providing an extension of the product offer to better serve the customers. The directors of the Company believe that the entering into of the Renewal Master Concession Agreement is necessary for the continuous growth and operation of, will generate recurrent retail income for, and is therefore beneficial to, JBHL Group. In addition, for the purpose of administrative convenience, the Renewal Master Concession Agreement offers flexibility for further expansion of the synergetic partnership with WGL Group. As WGL is a substantial shareholder of the Company, the entering into of the Renewal Master Concession Agreement and the transactions contemplated and/or governed thereunder constitute continuing connected transactions for the Company under the Listing Rules. Since one or more of the applicable percentage ratios set out in Rule 14.07 of the Listing Rules in respect of the Annual Cap Amounts of the Renewal Master Concession Agreement are greater than 0.1% while all such ratios are below 5%, the Renewal Master Concession Agreement and the transactions contemplated and/or governed thereunder are subject to the announcement, reporting and annual review requirements but exempt from the circular and independent shareholders’ approval requirements under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. Going forward, no further announcement will be issued by the Company during the term on each occasion any JBHL Group Member(s) enter(s) into or renew(s) any Individual Concession Agreement(s) with any WGL Group’s Concessionaire(s), subject to fulfillment of the terms and/or conditions stipulated in the Renewal Master Concession Agreement and as mentioned above, particularly the Annual Cap Amount not being exceeded.
Transition to Retirement 24.1 An Employee may advise their Employer in writing of their intention to retire within the next five years and participate in a retirement transition arrangement. 24.2 Transition to retirement arrangements may be proposed and, where agreed, implemented as: (a) a flexible working arrangement (see clause 16 (Flexible Working Arrangements)); (b) in writing between the parties; or (c) any combination of the above. 24.3 A transition to retirement arrangement may include but is not limited to: (a) a reduction in their EFT; (b) a job share arrangement; or (c) working in a position at a lower classification or rate of pay. 24.4 The Employer will consider, and not unreasonably refuse, a request by an Employee who wishes to transition to retirement: (a) to use accrued Long Service Leave (LSL) or Annual Leave for the purpose of reducing the number of days worked per week while retaining their previous employment status; or (b) to be appointed to a role which that has a lower hourly rate of pay or hours (post transition role), in which case: (i) the Employer will preserve the accrual of LSL at the time of reduction in salary or hours; and (ii) where LSL is taken or paid out in lieu on termination, the Employee will be paid LSL hours at the applicable classification and grade, and at the preserved hours, prior to the post transition role until the preserved LSL hours are exhausted.
PROVISIONS SURVIVING TERMINATION The provisions of Sections 10, 14, 16, 21 and 29 of this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement for any reason.
Termination and Termination Benefits Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3, the Executive's employment under this Agreement shall terminate under the following circumstances set forth in this Section 6.