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China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2017

Aug 14, 2017

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.

If you have sold or transferred all your shares in China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd., you should at once hand this circular and the accompanying form of proxy and reply slip of the EGM to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this circular, 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 circular.

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(A joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code: 06881)

AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND NOTICE OF THE SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF 2017

A notice convening the EGM of China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. to be held at Donghua Hall, 11th Floor, Beijing Minzu Hotel, No. 51 Fuxingmen Inner Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, the PRC, on Friday, 29 September 2017 at 10:30 a.m. is set out on pages 5 to 8 of this circular.

If you intend to appoint a proxy to attend the EGM, please complete the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return the same to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (for holders of H Shares) and the Office of the Board of Directors of the Company (for holders of A Shares) not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for holding the EGM (i.e. no later than 10:30 a.m. on 28 September 2017) or any adjournment thereof in person or by post. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the EGM or any adjournment thereof if you so wish.

If you intend to attend the EGM in person or by proxy, please complete the enclosed reply slip and return the same to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (for holders of H Shares) and the Office of the Board of Directors of the Company (for holders of A Shares) on or before Saturday, 9 September 2017.

15 August 2017

CONTENTS

Page
DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LETTER FROM THE BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
NOTICE OF THE SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
OF 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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DEFINITIONS

In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

  • “A Share(s)” domestic share(s) in the share capital of the Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each, which is (are) listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and traded in RMB

  • “Articles of Association” the articles of association of the Company, as amended from time to time

  • “Board” or “Board of Directors” the board of Directors of the Company

  • “Company” China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd., a joint stock company with limited liability incorporated in the PRC on 26 January 2007, whose H Shares are listed on the Stock Exchange and A Shares are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange

  • “Director(s)” the director(s) of the Company

  • “EGM” or “Extraordinary General the second extraordinary general meeting of 2017 to be Meeting” held by the Company at Donghua Hall, 11th Floor, Beijing Minzu Hotel, No. 51 Fuxingmen Inner Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, the PRC on Friday, 29 September 2017 at 10:30 a.m.

  • “H Share(s)” overseas listed foreign share(s) in the share capital of the Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each, which is (are) listed on the Stock Exchange and traded in Hong Kong dollars

  • “Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC

  • “Listing Rules” the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange, as amended from time to time

  • “PRC” or “China” the People’s Republic of China, but for the purposes of this circular, excluding Hong Kong, Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan region

  • “RMB” or “Renminbi” Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC

  • “Shareholder(s)” shareholder(s) of the Company

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DEFINITIONS

“Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

In case of any discrepancy between the Chinese version and the English version of this circular, the Chinese version shall prevail.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

15 August 2017

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(A joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code: 06881)

The Board of Directors:

Executive Directors: Mr. CHEN Gongyan (Chairman) Mr. GU Weiguo (Vice Chairman and President) Mr. WU Chengming

Registered Office and Head Office in the PRC: 2-6/F, Tower C, Corporate Square 35 Finance Street Xicheng District, Beijing The PRC

Non-executive Directors:

Mr. DU Ping Mr. SHI Xun Mr. ZHANG Jinghua Mr. LI Chaoyang

Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong: Unit 3501-07, 3513-14 35/F, Cosco Tower 183 Queen’s Road Central Sheung Wan Hong Kong

Independent Non-executive Directors:

Mr. LIU Feng Mr. LUO Lin Mr. WU Yuwu Mr. CHI Fulin

To the Shareholders

Dear Sir or Madam,

AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

INTRODUCTION

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I invite you to attend the EGM to be held at Donghua Hall, 11th Floor, Beijing Minzu Hotel, No. 51 Fuxingmen Inner Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, the PRC on Friday, 29 September 2017 at 10:30 a.m.

The purpose of this circular is to provide you with the notice of the EGM and the information reasonably necessary to enable you to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the proposed resolution or abstain from voting at the EGM.

AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

In accordance with the Guidelines regarding Incorporating Party Building Work into the Articles of Association of Central Financial Enterprises issued by the Ministry of Finance of the PRC and other applicable laws and regulations, the Company proposes to incorporate

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

articles regarding party building work into its Articles of Association. New articles 2, 54, 55 and 166 are therefore proposed to be added, and the numbering of subsequent chapters and articles shall be adjusted accordingly.

The full text of the amendments to the Articles of Association is set out in the notice of the EGM.

THE EGM

The form of proxy and the reply slip of the EGM are enclosed herewith.

If you intend to appoint a proxy to attend the EGM, please complete the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return the same to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (for holders of H Shares) and the Office of the Board of Directors of the Company (for holders of A Shares) not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for holding the EGM (i.e. no later than 10:30 a.m. on 28 September 2017) or any adjournment thereof in person or by post. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the EGM or any adjournment thereof if you so wish.

If you intend to attend the EGM in person or by proxy, please complete the enclosed reply slip and return the same to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (for holders of H Shares) and the Office of the Board of Directors of the Company (for holders of A Shares) on or before Saturday, 9 September 2017.

VOTING BY POLL

Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, any vote of Shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll. As such, the Chairman of the EGM will exercise his power under the Articles of Association to demand a poll for the resolution proposed at the EGM.

RECOMMENDATION

The Board considers that the resolution proposed at the EGM is in the interests of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole. As such, the Board recommends you to vote in favour of the resolution proposed at the EGM.

Yours faithfully, By Order of the Board China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. Chen Gongyan

Chairman and Executive Director

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NOTICE OF THE SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF 2017

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(A joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code: 06881)

NOTICE OF THE SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF 2017

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the second extraordinary general meeting of 2017 (the “ EGM ”) of China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. (the “ Company ”) will be held at Donghua Hall, 11th Floor, Beijing Minzu Hotel, No. 51 Fuxingmen Inner Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, the PRC on Friday, 29 September 2017 at 10:30 a.m. for the following purpose:

SPECIAL RESOLUTION

  1. To consider and approve the following amendments to the Articles of Association, to authorize the board of directors to make further adjustments in accordance with the opinions or requirements of relevant regulatory authorities, and to authorize the secretary to the board of directors to deal with the relevant procedural matters including reporting, filing, announcement and industrial and commercial registration.

  2. (i) A new Article 2 shall be added:

“Article 2

The Company shall establish an organization of the Communist Party of China in accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China and the Company Law. The Party Committee shall play the core leadership role, providing direction, managing the overall situation and ensuring implementation. The Company shall also establish the working organs of the Party, which shall be equipped with sufficient staff to deal with Party affairs and provided with sufficient funds to operate the Party organization.”

(ii) A new Chapter 4 shall be added:

“Chapter 4 Party Committee

Article 54

The Company shall establish the Party Committee consisting of one secretary, one or two deputy secretaries and several other members. The chairman of the board of directors of the Company and the secretary of the Party Committee shall be assumed by the same person, and one deputy secretary shall be designated to assist the secretary in carrying out the Party building work. Eligible members of the Party Committee may take seats in the board of directors, the supervisory committee and the senior management

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through legal procedures, while eligible members of the board of directors, the supervisory committee and the senior management may take seats in the Party Committee in accordance with relevant rules and procedures. Meanwhile, a discipline inspection committee shall be established in accordance with relevant requirements.

Article 55

The Party Committee shall perform its duties in accordance with the internal laws and regulations of the Party including the Constitution of the Communist Party of China and the Working Rules of the Communist Party Committee of China (Trial).

  • (1) To ensure and supervise the Company’s implementation of policies and guidelines of the Party and the State, and implement major strategic decisions of the Central Committee of the Party and the State Council, as well as important work arrangements of the Party organizations of higher levels.

  • (2) To strengthen its leadership and gate keeping role in the process of selection and appointment of personnel, focus on standards, procedure, evaluation and supervision, and adhere to the principle of the Party supervising the performance of officials while ensuring the lawful selection by the board of directors of the senior management and the lawful exercise of the power of the senior management in the employment of personnel.

  • (3) To research and discuss the reform, development and stability of the Company, major operational and management issues and major issues concerning employees’ interests, and provide comments and suggestions; to support the shareholders’ general meeting, the board of directors, the supervisory committee and the senior management in performing their duties in accordance with law, and support the employee representatives’ meeting in carrying out its work.

  • (4) To undertake the main responsibility of comprehensive and strict Party management; to lead the Company’s ideological and political work, the united front work, the spiritual civilization construction, the corporate culture cultivation as well as the work of groups such as the labor union and the Communist Youth League; to lead the construction of the Party’s working style and its clean and honest administration, and support the discipline inspection committee in earnestly performing its supervisory responsibilities.

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  • (5) To strengthen the Company’s grassroots Party organizations and their team building, give full play to the role of the Party branches as strongholds and to the role of the Party members as pioneers and fine examples, and unite and lead officials and employees to devote themselves into the reform and development of the Company.

  • (6) To handle other important matters within the scope of duties of the Party Committee.”

  • (iii) A new Article 166 shall be added:

  • “Article 166

The opinions of the Party Committee shall be heard before the board of directors decides on material issues of the Company.”

By order of the Board China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. Chen Gongyan Chairman and Executive Director

Beijing, the PRC, 15 August 2017

Notes:

  1. Pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, any vote of shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll. As such, the resolution set out in the notice of EGM will be voted by poll. Results of the poll voting will be published on the Company’s website at www.chinastock.com.cn and the HKExnews website of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited at www.hkexnews.hk after the EGM.

  2. Any shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the EGM convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of him/her. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.

  3. In order to be valid, the form of proxy together with the notarized power of attorney or other documents of authorization, if any, must be completed and returned to the Office of the Board of Directors of the Company (for holders of A Shares) or the H Share registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (for holders of H Shares), not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for holding the EGM (i.e. no later than 10:30 a.m. on 28 September 2017) or any adjournment thereof. Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited is located at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a shareholder from attending and voting in person at the EGM or any adjournment thereof should he/she so wish.

  4. The H Share register of members of the Company will be closed, for the purpose of determining the entitlement of holders of H Shares to attend the EGM, from Tuesday, 29 August 2017 to Friday, 29 September 2017 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of H Shares will be registered. In order to attend the EGM, all share certificates, together with the instruments of transfers, must be lodged for registration with the Company’s H Share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (for holders of H Shares) at Shops 1712-1716, 17/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 28 August 2017. The Company will announce separately on the Shanghai Stock Exchange details of the eligibility of the holders of A Shares for attending the EGM.

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NOTICE OF THE SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF 2017

  1. Where there are joint holders of any shares, the one whose name stands first on the register of members shall be entitled to attend and vote at the EGM in respect of such shares.

  2. Shareholders of the Company intending to attend the EGM in person or by their proxies should return the reply slip for attending the EGM in person or by post to the Office of the Board of Directors of the Company (for holders of A Shares) or the Company’s H Share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investors Services Limited (for holders of H Shares) on or before Saturday, 9 September 2017. The address of Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited is 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

  3. Shareholder or his/her proxy shall produce proof of identity when attending the EGM:

  4. (1) Legal representatives of legal person shareholders who attend the meeting shall produce their own identity cards and effective proof of their capacity as legal representatives. Proxies of legal person shareholders shall produce their own identity cards and the form of proxy duly signed by the legal representatives or the board of directors or other governing body of the legal person shareholders according to laws.

  5. (2) Individual shareholders who attend the meeting in person shall produce their identity cards or other effective document or proof of identity and stock account cards. Proxies of individual shareholders shall produce effective proof of identity and form of proxy.

  6. The EGM is expected to be held for less than half a day. Shareholders who attend the meeting in person or by proxy shall bear their own travelling and accommodation expenses.

  7. The Office of the Board of Directors of the Company is located at Tower C, Corporate Square, 35 Finance Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, the PRC.

Tel. no.: 86 (10) 6656 8888 Fax no.: 86 (10) 6656 8640

As at the date of this notice, the Executive Directors of the Company are Mr. CHEN Gongyan (Chairman), Mr. GU Weiguo (Vice Chairman) and Mr. WU Chengming; the Non-executive Directors are Mr. DU Ping, Mr. SHI Xun, Mr. ZHANG Jinghua and Mr. LI Chaoyang; and the Independent Non-executive Directors are Mr. LIU Feng, Mr. LUO Lin, Mr. WU Yuwu and Mr. CHI Fulin.

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