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China Mobile International — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025
Apr 11, 2025
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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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.

CHINA MOBILE LIMITED
中國移動有限公司
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability under the Companies Ordinance)
Stock Codes: 941 (HKD Counter) and 80941 (RMB Counter)
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of China Mobile Limited (the "Company") will be held in the Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Thursday, 22 May 2025 at 10:00 a.m. for the following purposes. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this notice shall have the same meanings as ascribed to them in the circular dated 11 April 2025 issued by the Company (the "Circular").
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
- To consider and approve the 2024 Annual Reports (including the audited consolidated financial statements, the Report of the Directors and the Report of the Auditors for the year ended 31 December 2024) of the Company.
- To consider and approve the profit distribution plan of the Company and declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2024.
- To consider and approve the authorization to the Board to determine interim profit distribution of the Company for the year ending 31 December 2025.
- To re-elect executive directors.
- To re-elect an independent non-executive director.
- To re-appoint KPMG and KPMG Huazhen LLP as the auditors of the Group, and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration.
- To give a general mandate to the Board to buy back Hong Kong Shares not exceeding 10% of the number of issued Hong Kong Shares (excluding treasury Shares):
"THAT:
(a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the exercise by the Board during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to buy back Hong Kong Shares be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
(b) the aggregate number of Hong Kong Shares which may be bought back on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange on which securities of the Company may be listed and which is recognized for this purpose by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above shall not exceed or represent more than 10% of the number of issued Hong Kong Shares (excluding treasury Shares) on the date of passing this resolution, and the said approval shall be limited accordingly;
(c) for the purpose of this resolution “Relevant Period” means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earlier of:
(1) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; or
(2) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by law to be held; or
(3) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”
- To give a general mandate to the Board to allot, issue and deal with additional Shares (including the sale or transfer of treasury Shares) not exceeding 20% of the number of issued Shares (excluding treasury Shares):
“THAT a general mandate be and is hereby unconditionally given to the Board to exercise full powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional Shares (including the sale or transfer of treasury Shares and the making and granting of offers, agreements and options which might require Shares to be allotted, sold or transferred, whether during the continuance of such mandate or thereafter) provided that, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a rights issue where Shares are offered to shareholders on a fixed record date in proportion to their then shareholdings; (ii) the exercise of options granted under any share option scheme adopted by the Company; or (iii) any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend in accordance with the articles of association of the Company, the aggregate number of Shares allotted, sold or transferred shall not exceed the aggregate of:
(a) 20% of the number of issued Shares (excluding treasury Shares) on the date of passing this resolution, plus
(b) (if the Board is so authorized by a separate ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company) the number of Hong Kong Shares bought back by the Company subsequent to the passing of this resolution (up to a maximum equivalent to 10% of the number of issued Hong Kong Shares (excluding treasury Shares) on the date of passing this resolution).
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Such mandate shall expire at the earlier of:
(1) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; or
(2) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by law to be held; or
(3) the date of any revocation or variation of the mandate given under this resolution by ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company at a general meeting."
- To extend the general mandate granted to the Board to allot, issue and deal with Shares (including the sale or transfer of treasury Shares) by the number of Hong Kong Shares bought back:
“THAT the Board be and is hereby authorized to exercise the powers of the Company referred to in the resolution set out in item 8 in the notice of the annual general meeting in respect of the Hong Kong Shares referred to in paragraph (b) of such resolution.”
- To consider and approve the external guarantees plan for 2025.
- To consider and approve the continuing performance of affiliated transaction agreements with China Tower.
By Order of the Board
China Mobile Limited
Wong Wai Lan Grace
Company Secretary
11 April 2025
Notes:
- Any member entitled to attend and vote at the annual general meeting is entitled to appoint one or, if he is the holder of two or more Shares, more proxies to attend and, on a poll, vote in his stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
- In order to be valid, a form of proxy together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy thereof, must be deposited at the Company's registered office at 60/F, The Center, 99 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong not less than 24 hours before the time for holding the annual general meeting. Completion and return of a form of proxy will not preclude a member from attending and voting in person if he is subsequently able to be present.
- The Board has recommended a final dividend of HK$2.49 per Share for the year ended 31 December 2024 and, if such dividend is declared by the members passing resolution number 2, it will be paid on or about Wednesday, 25 June 2025 to those holders of Hong Kong Shares on the register of members on Thursday, 12 June 2025 (the "Record Date"). Holders of Hong Kong Shares should read the announcement issued by the Company on 20 March 2025 regarding the closure of register of members for Hong Kong Shares and the withholding and payment of enterprise income tax for non-resident enterprises in respect of the proposed 2024 final dividend.
- To ascertain entitlement of holders of Hong Kong Shares to attend and vote at the annual general meeting, the register of members of the Company for the Hong Kong Shares will be closed from Monday, 19 May 2025 to Thursday, 22 May 2025 (both days inclusive). In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the annual general meeting, all transfers of Hong Kong Shares 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 not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 16 May 2025.
To ascertain entitlement of holders of Hong Kong Shares to the 2024 final dividend upon passing resolution number 2, the register of members of the Company for the Hong Kong Shares will be closed from Tuesday, 10 June 2025 to Thursday, 12 June 2025 (both days inclusive). In order to qualify for the 2024 final dividend, all transfers of Hong Kong Shares 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 not later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 9 June 2025.
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Concerning resolution number 7 above, the Board wishes to state that the Board will exercise the powers conferred thereby to buy back Hong Kong Shares in circumstances which they deem appropriate for the benefit of the shareholders. The explanatory statement containing the information necessary to enable the shareholders to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the resolution to approve the buy-back by the Company of its Hong Kong Shares, as required by the Hong Kong Listing Rules, is set out in the Circular.
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Holders of RMB Shares should refer to announcement(s) which the Company may from time to time publish on the websites of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Company with respect to annual general meeting and 2024 final dividend arrangements applicable to holders of RMB Shares.
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Members or proxies who attend the meeting in person will each receive a small souvenir as a token of appreciation. If a member is also appointed as a proxy of other member(s), or a proxy represents multiple members, the number of souvenir each of the aforesaid member or proxy will receive is still limited to ONE.
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If a black rainstorm warning signal, a tropical cyclone warning signal no. 8 or above or "extreme conditions" announced by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is or is expected to be in force in Hong Kong on the date of the annual general meeting, the Company will publish an announcement on the HKEXnews website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at http://www.hkexnews.hk and the website of the Company at http://www.chinamobileltd.com on the latest arrangements of the annual general meeting.
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises Mr. Yang Jie, Mr. He Biao, Mr. Wang Limin and Mr. Li Ronghua as executive directors; and Mr. Yiu Kin Wah Stephen, Dr. Yang Qiang, Mr. Lee Ka Sze Carmelo and Mrs. Leung Ko May Yee Margaret as independent non-executive directors.
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