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3SBio Inc. AGM Information 2024

May 24, 2024

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AGM Information

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

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(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1530)

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the annual general meeting (the “ Annual General Meeting ”) of 3SBio Inc. (the “ Company ”) will be held at No. 3 A1, Road 10, Shenyang Economy and Technology Development Zone, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China on 25 June 2024 at 10:00 a.m. for the following purposes:

  1. To receive and adopt the audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023 and the reports of the directors and auditors thereon.

  2. (A) To re-elect Dr. LOU Jing as an executive director of the Company (“ Director ”);

  3. (B) To re-elect Mr. NG, Joo Yeow Gerry as an independent non-executive Director;

  4. (C) To authorize the board of Directors (the “ Board ”) to fix the remuneration of the Directors.

  5. To declare and pay a final dividend of HK$25 cents per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2023 (the “ Final Dividend ”) out of the Company’s share premium account to the shareholders of the Company whose name appear on the register of members of the Company as at the close of business on Friday, 26 July 2024.

  6. To re-appoint Ernst & Young as auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration for the year ending 31 December 2024.

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  1. To consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modification the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:

(A) “ THAT :

  • (i) Subject to paragraph (iii) below, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined hereinafter) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and/or otherwise deal with additional shares of the Company (the “ Shares ”) (including any sale or transfer of any treasury Shares (which shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”) coming into effect on 11 June 2024) out of treasury) or securities convertible into shares, or options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe for shares or such convertible securities of the Company and to make or grant offers, agreements and/or options (including bonds, warrants and debentures convertible into shares of the Company) which may require the exercise of such powers, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

  • (ii) the approval in paragraph (i) above shall be in addition to any other authorisation given to the Directors and shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined hereinafter) to make or grant offers, agreements and/or options which may require the exercise of such power after the end of the Relevant Period;

  • (iii) the aggregate number of shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to options or otherwise) by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined hereinafter) pursuant to paragraph (i) above otherwise than pursuant to:

  • (1) any Rights Issue (as defined hereinafter);

  • (2) the grant or exercise of any option under any share option scheme of the Company (if applicable) or any other option, scheme or similar arrangements for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to the Directors, officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or other eligible participants specified thereunder of options to subscribe for Shares or rights to acquire Shares;

  • (3) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment and issue of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the articles of association of the Company; or

  • (4) any issue of Shares upon the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any existing convertible notes issued by the Company or any existing securities of the Company which carry rights to subscribe for or are convertible into Shares,

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shall not exceed the aggregate of:

  • (a) 20% of the number of issued Shares (excluding any treasury Shares) as at the date of passing this resolution; and

  • (b) (if the Board is so authorised by resolution numbered 5(C)) the aggregate number of Shares of the Company repurchased by the Company subsequent to the passing of resolution numbered 5(B) (up to a maximum equivalent to 10% of the number of issued Shares (excluding any treasury Shares) as at the date of passing resolution numbered 5(B)),

and the approval shall be limited accordingly; and

  • (iv) for the purpose of this resolution:

  • (a) unless otherwise specified, any reference to the issue or allotment of Shares shall include the sale or transfer of treasury Shares out of treasury;

  • (b) “ treasury Shares ” means shares in the capital of the Company that have been repurchased by the Company and are held in treasury;

  • (c) “ Relevant Period ” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:

    • (1) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

    • (2) the expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable laws or the articles of association of the Company to be held; or

    • (3) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution; and

  • (d) “ Rights Issue ” means an offer of shares of the Company or an issue of warrants, options or other securities giving rights to subscribe for shares of the Company, open for a period fixed by the Directors to holders of shares of the Company on the register of members on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares of the Company (subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or, having regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, or the expense or delay which may be involved in determining the exercise or extent of any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of, any jurisdiction applicable to the Company, any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange applicable to the Company).”

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(B) “ THAT :

  • (i) subject to paragraph (ii) of this resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as defined hereinafter) of all powers of the Company to repurchase shares of the Company on the Stock Exchange or on any other stock exchange on which the shares of the Company may be listed and which is recognized for this purpose by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange under the Code on Share Buy-backs and, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange (the “ Listing Rules ”), be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

  • (ii) the aggregate number of shares to be repurchased pursuant to the approval in paragraph (i) of this resolution shall not exceed 10% of the number of issued Shares (excluding any treasury Shares) as at the date of passing of this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly;

  • (iii) subject to the passing of each of the paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this resolution, any prior approvals of the kind referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this resolution which had been granted to the Directors and which are still in effect be and are hereby revoked; and

  • (iv) for the purpose of this resolution:

    • (a) “ treasury Shares ” means shares in the capital of the Company that have been repurchased by the Company and are held in treasury;

    • (b) “ Relevant Period ” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:

      • (1) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;

      • (2) the expiry of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by any applicable laws or the articles of association of the Company to be held; or

      • (3) the passing of an ordinary resolution by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting revoking or varying the authority given to the Directors by this resolution.”

  • (C) “ THAT conditional upon the resolutions numbered 5(A) and 5(B) set out in this notice being passed, the general mandate granted to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and/or otherwise deal with additional Shares (including any sale or transfer of treasury Shares out of treasury) and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers pursuant to the resolution numbered 5(A) set out in this notice be and is hereby extended by the addition to the number of the issued shares of the Company which may be allotted or agreed conditional or unconditionally to be allotted by the Directors pursuant to such

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general mandate of an amount representing the number of the issued shares of the Company repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to resolution numbered 5(B) set out in this notice, provided that such amount shall represent up to 10% of the number of issued shares of the Company (excluding any treasury Shares) as at the date of passing of the said resolutions.”

By order of the Board 3SBio Inc. Dr. LOU Jing Chairman

Shenyang, the People’s Republic of China 24 May 2024

Registered office (in the Cayman Islands): Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive PO Box 2681 Grand Cayman, KY1-1111 Cayman Islands

Head office: No. 3 A1, Road 10 Shenyang Economy and Technology Development Zone Shenyang People’s Republic of China

Principal place of business in Hong Kong: 5/F, Manulife Place 348 Kwun Tong Road Kowloon Hong Kong

Notes:

  • (i) A shareholder who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint one or more proxies to attend, speak and vote in his/her stead. The proxy does not need to be a shareholder of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, holders of treasury Shares of the Company, if any, shall abstain from voting at the Annual General Meeting.

  • (ii) Where there are joint registered holders of any shares, any one of such persons may vote at the above meeting (or at any adjournment of it), either personally or by proxy, in respect of such shares as if he/she were solely entitled thereto but the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, will be accepted to the exclusion of the vote(s) of the other joint holders and, for this purpose, seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the relevant joint holding.

  • (iii) In order to be valid, the completed form of proxy, must be deposited at the Hong Kong share registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a certified copy of that power of attorney or authority (such certification to be made by either a notary public or a solicitor qualified to practice in Hong Kong), at least 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the above meeting or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be). The completion and return of the form of proxy shall not preclude shareholders of the Company from attending and voting in person at the above meeting (or any adjourned meeting thereof) if they so wish and in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.

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  • (iv) The register of members of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 20 June 2024 to Tuesday, 25 June 2024, both days inclusive, in order to determine the eligibility of shareholders to attend the Annual General Meeting, during which period no share transfers will be registered. To be eligible to attend the Annual General Meeting, all properly completed transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged for registration with the Hong Kong share registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 19 June 2024.

For purposes of determining the entitlement to the Final Dividend, the register of members of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 24 July 2024 to Friday, 26 July 2024, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares of the Company will be registered. In order to be entitled to the Final Dividend, all transfer of shares of the Company, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Company’s Hong Kong share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 23 July 2024.

  • (v) In respect of resolutions numbered 2(A) to 2(B) above, Dr. LOU Jing and Mr. NG, Joo Yeow Gerry, being eligible, have offered themselves for re-election at the Annual General Meeting. Details of the above Directors who are subject to re-election at the Annual General Meeting are set out in Appendix I to the circular of the Company dated 24 May 2024.

  • (vi) In respect of the resolution numbered 5(A) above, the Directors wish to state that they have no immediate plans to issue any additional Shares (including any sale or transfer of any treasury Shares out of treasury) referred therein. Approval is being sought from the shareholders of the Company as a general mandate for the purposes of the Listing Rules.

  • (vii) In respect of resolution numbered 5(B) above, the Directors wish to state that they will only exercise the powers conferred by the general mandate to repurchase shares of the Company in circumstances where they consider that the repurchase would be in the best interests of the Company. The explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable shareholders to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the resolution, as required by the Listing Rules, is set out in Appendix II to the circular of the Company dated 24 May 2024.

  • (viii) Resolution numbered 5(C) will be proposed to the shareholders of the Company for approval provided that resolutions numbered 5(A) and 5(B) are passed by the shareholders of the Company.

  • (ix) Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules and Article 66(1) of the article of association of the Company, voting for all the resolutions set out in this notice will be taken by poll at the Annual General Meeting.

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Dr. LOU Jing and Ms. SU Dongmei as executive Directors; Mr. HUANG Bin as non-executive Director; and Mr. PU Tianruo, Ms. YANG Hoi Ti Heidi and Mr. NG, Joo Yeow Gerry as independent non-executive Directors.

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