Annual Report 2007

Annual Report 2007 年報 61 Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Directors The Company has received, from each of the independent non-executive Directors, an annual confirmation of his independence pursuant to Rule 3.13 of the Listing Rules. The Company considers all of the independent non-executive Directors independent. Connected Transactions Centain related party transactions as disclosed in Note 29 to the consolidated financial statements also constituted continuing connected transactions under the Listing Rules which are required to be disclosed in this report in accordance with Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. During the year ended 31 December 2007, the Group has carried out certain business transaction with the following connected companies and entities: (a) The Group purchased and sold raw materials from/to Yuyao City Xingbang Optoelectronic Instruments Company Limited amounting to approximately RMB1,770,000 and RMB198,000 respectively. (b) The Group leased certain facilities properties for general business and ancillary uses from Sunny Group pursuant to the Facilities Tenancy Agreements amounting to approximately RMB3,604,000. (c) Ningbo Sunny Instruments Co., Ltd. had also transferred the property on which its plant is situated from Sunny Group pursuant to the terms and conditions of a property transfer agreement amounting to RMB28,000,000. The transactions are defined by the Listing Rules as “continuing connected transactions” and are exempt from the independent shareholders’ approval requirements. The transactions has complied the reporting and announcement requirements set out in Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. 委任獨立非執行董事 本公司已接獲各獨立非執行董事根據上市規則 第 3.13 條之規定而發出有關其獨立性之年度確 認書，本公司認為全體獨立非執行董事均為獨 立人士。 關連交易 根據上市規則規定，於綜合財務報表附註 29 披 露的若干關連人士交易亦屬持續關連交易，須 按上市規則第 14A 章於本報告披露。截至二零 零七年十二月三十一日止年度，本集團曾與下 列關連公司及機構進行若干業務交易： (a) 本集團向餘姚市興邦光電儀器有限公司 採購及出售分別約人民幣 1,770,000 元及 人民幣 198,000 元的原料。 (b) 本集團亦根據設施租賃協議，向舜宇集 團租用若干設施物業作一般商業活動及 配套用途，租金約人民幣 3,604,000 元。 (c) 寧波舜宇儀器有限公司根據物業轉讓協 議的條款及條件獲舜宇集團轉讓其廠房 所在物業，代價為人民幣 28,000,000 元。 有關交易按上市規則的定義為「持續關連交 易」，並獲豁免遵守有關獨立股東批准之規 定。根據上市規則第 14A 章，該等交易已遵守 有關申報及公告規定。