Central China Securities Co., Ltd. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2023

Jun 26, 2023

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Central China Securities Co., Ltd.

(a joint stock company incorporated in 2002 in Henan Province, the People’s Republic of China with limited liability under the Chinese corporate name “中原証券股份有限公司” and carrying on business in Hong Kong as “中州証券”) (Stock Code: 01375)

NOTICE OF THE 2023 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2023 first extraordinary general meeting (the “ EGM ”) of Central China Securities Co., Ltd. (the “ Company ”) will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 13 July 2023 at Conference Room, 9F, China Pingmei Shenma Financial Capital Operation Centre, Intersection of Ruyi West Road and Ruyi River 4th West Street, Beilonghu, Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, the PRC, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions.

Unless otherwise specified, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meaning as those defined in the circular of the Company (the “ Circular ”) dated 27 June 2023.

AS ORDINARY RESOLUTION

1. To consider and approve the resolution on the election of Mr. Lu Zhili as an executive Director of the seventh session of the Board.

AS SPECIAL RESOLUTION

1. To consider and approve the resolution on the amendments to the Articles of Association, the details of which are set out in the Circular.

Yours faithfully,

By order of the Board

Central China Securities Co., Ltd.

JIAN Mingjun

Chairman

Henan, the PRC

27 June 2023

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Notes:

1. The register of members of H shares of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 11 July 2023 to Thursday, 13 July 2023 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of H Shares of the Company can be registered. H Shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of H shares of the Company on Thursday, 13 July 2023 shall be entitled to attend and vote at the EGM. In order to be qualified to attend and vote at the EGM, all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the H 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 as soon as possible and in any events, no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 10 July 2023.

2. Shareholders who are entitled to attend and vote at the EGM may appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote on their behalf. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company.

3. In order to be valid, the H Shareholders’ proxy form for the EGM must be deposited by hand or by post to the H Share registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong (for holders of H Shares of the Company) not less than 24 hours before the time scheduled for holding the EGM or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be). If the proxy form is signed by a person under a power of attorney or other authority, a notarial copy of that power of attorney or authority shall be deposited at the same time as mentioned in the proxy form. Completion and return of the proxy form will not preclude Shareholders from attending and voting in person at the EGM or any adjourned meeting thereof should they so wish.

4. Shareholders or their proxies shall provide their identification documents when attending the EGM.

5. The on-site EGM is expected to take half a day approximately. Shareholders attending the EGM shall be responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.

6. The address of the Company’s head office in the PRC is No. 10 Business Outer Ring Road, Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, the PRC.

As at the date of this notice, the Board comprises Mr. JIAN Mingjun as executive Director; Mr. LI Xingjia, Ms. ZHANG Qiuyun, Mr. TANG Jin and Mr. TIAN Shengchun as non-executive Directors; Ms. ZHANG Dongming, Mr. CHEN Zhiyong, Mr. TSANG Sung and Mr. HE Jun as independent non-executive Directors.

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