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Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2022
Jun 7, 2022
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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 a stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, a bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited, you should at once hand this circular, together with the enclosed form of proxy, 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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HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED 華虹半導體有限公司
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock code: 1347)
PROPOSED RMB SHARE ISSUE UNDER SPECIFIC MANDATE AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
A notice convening an extraordinary general meeting (“ EGM ”) of Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited to be held on 27 June 2022 at 2:00 p.m.,with the combination of a physical meeting at Kowloon Shangri-La Hong Kong, 64 Mody Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong and a virtual meeting online, is set out on pages EGM-1 to EGM-3 of this circular. A form of proxy for use by the Shareholders at the EGM is also enclosed herein. Such form of proxy is also published on the websites of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (www.huahonggrace.com).
Whether or not you are able to attend the EGM, please complete and sign the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return it to the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong or via the designated URL (https://spot-emeeting.tricor.hk) using the username and password provided on the notification letter sent by the Company on 7 June 2022, as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the EGM or any adjournment thereof. In calculating the aforesaid 48 hours period, no account will be taken of any part of a day that is a public holiday. Accordingly, the form of proxy must be delivered not later than 2:00 p.m. on 24 June 2022. Completion and delivery of the form of proxy will not preclude Shareholders from attending and voting in person at the EGM if they so wish.
7 June 2022
CONTENTS
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| DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 | ||
| **LETTER ** | **FROM ** | THE BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
| 1. | INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 | |
| 2. | MATTERS TO BE RESOLVED AT THE EGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 | |
| 3. | OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO THE RMB SHARE ISSUE. . . . . | 18 | |
| 4. | THE EGM AND PROXY ARRANGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 22 | |
| 5. | RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 24 | |
| 6. | RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 24 | |
| APPENDIX I | POLICY FOR STABILISATION OF THE PRICE OF | ||
| THE RMB SHARES FOR THE THREE YEARS AFTER | |||
| THE RMB SHARE ISSUE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | I-1 | ||
| APPENDIX II | PROFITS DISTRIBUTION POLICY AND DIVIDEND | ||
| RETURN PLAN WITHIN THREE YEARS FOLLOWING | |||
| THE RMB SHARE ISSUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
II-1 | ||
| APPENDIX III | REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR THE DILUTION OF | ||
| IMMEDIATE RETURNS AFTER THE RMB SHARE | |||
| ISSUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | III-1 | ||
| APPENDIX IV | UNDERTAKINGS AND THE CORRESPONDING | ||
| BINDING MEASURES IN CONNECTION WITH THE | |||
| RMB SHARE ISSUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | IV-1 | ||
| APPENDIX V | AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION . . . | V-1 | |
| APPENDIX VI | POLICY GOVERNING THE PROCEDURES FOR | ||
| THE HOLDING OF GENERAL MEETINGS . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| APPENDIX VII | POLICY GOVERNING THE PROCEDURES FOR | ||
| THE HOLDING OF BOARD MEETINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | VII-1 | ||
| **NOTICE ** | OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | EGM-1 |
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings set out below:
“Announcement” the announcement dated 12 May 2022 made by the Company in relation to, among others, the RMB Share Issue, the Specific Mandate and related matters (including proposed amendments to the Articles) “Articles” the articles of association of the Company (as amended from time to time) “Board” the board of Directors of the Company
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“Company” Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability on 21 January 2005, the shares of which are listed on Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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“CSDC” China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited
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“CSRC” China Securities Regulatory Commission “Director(s)” director(s) of the Company
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“EGM” the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held on 27 June 2022 at 2:00 p.m. to consider and, if thought fit, approve, among other things, the proposed RMB Share Issue, the Specific Mandate and related matters (including proposed amendments to the Articles), or any adjournment thereof
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“Group” the Company and its subsidiaries
“Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC
“Hong Kong Listing Rules” The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
“Hong Kong Share(s)” the existing ordinary Share(s) which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
“Hong Kong Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
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DEFINITIONS
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“Latest Practicable Date”
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“Over-allotment Option”
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“PRC”
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“Regulatory Approvals”
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“RMB”
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“RMB Share(s)”
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“RMB Share Issue”
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“Shanghai Stock Exchange”
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“Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market Listing Rules”
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“Share(s)”
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“Shareholder(s)”
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“Specific Mandate”
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1 June 2022, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this circular for ascertaining certain information in this circular
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the over-allotment option which may be exercised by the Company and the lead underwriter(s) in respect of such number of RMB Shares not exceeding 15% of the number of RMB Shares to be issued initially under the RMB Share Issue
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the People’s Republic of China
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the approvals or decisions from the relevant regulatory authorities and governmental departments in the PRC (including but not limited to the CSRC, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the CSDC)
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Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC
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the ordinary Share(s) to be subscribed for in RMB by target subscribers in the PRC, to be listed on the STAR Market and traded in RMB
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the Company’s proposed issue of no more than 433,730,000 RMB Shares, which will be listed on the STAR Market
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the Shanghai Stock Exchange
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the Rules Governing the Listing of Stocks on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of Shanghai Stock Exchange 《上海證券交易所科創板股票上市規則》 (as amended from time to time)
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issued share(s) of the Company
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the holder(s) of the Shares of the Company
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a specific mandate to be sought from the Shareholders at the EGM to allot and issue RMB Shares pursuant to the RMB Share Issue
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DEFINITIONS
| “STAR Market” | the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the |
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| Shanghai Stock Exchange | |
| “Takeovers Code” | the Code on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-back |
| issued by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong | |
| Kong (as amended from time to time) | |
| “%” | per cent |
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED 華虹半導體有限公司
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock code: 1347)
Executive Directors: Registered Office: Suxin Zhang (Chairman) Room 2212 Junjun Tang (President) Bank of America Tower 12 Harcourt Road Non-executive Directors: Central Guodong Sun Hong Kong
Non-executive Directors: Guodong Sun Jing Wang Jun Ye
Principal Place of Business in PRC: 288 Halei Road Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Shanghai, PRC Postcode: 201203
Independent Non-executive Directors: Stephen Tso Tung Chang Kwai Huen Wong, JP Long Fei Ye
No. 30, Xinzhou Road Xinwu District Wuxi, Jiangsu, PRC Postcode: 214000
7 June 2022
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir/Madam,
PROPOSED RMB SHARE ISSUE UNDER SPECIFIC MANDATE AND
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
1. INTRODUCTION
Reference is made to the announcement dated 21 March 2022 in respect of the Company’s proposed RMB Share Issue and the Announcement in relation to, among others, the RMB Share Issue, the Specific Mandate and related matters (including proposed amendments to the Articles).
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The purpose of this circular is to provide Shareholders with details of the resolutions proposed to be considered and approved by Shareholders at the EGM and relevant information to enable Shareholders to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against or abstain from voting at these resolutions. Such resolutions and information are set out in this letter from the Board.
2. MATTERS TO BE RESOLVED AT THE EGM
(i) Resolution on the RMB Share Issue and the Specific Mandate
An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the EGM to approve the RMB Share Issue and the Specific Mandate subject to obtaining the necessary Regulatory Approvals.
Details of the RMB Share Issue are set out as follows:
- (a) Class of RMB Ordinary shares to be subscribed for in RMB by the target Shares subscribers (as stated below), to be listed on the STAR Market and traded in RMB, forming the same class of ordinary shares as the Hong Kong Shares.
The RMB Shares do not have a par value pursuant to section 135 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong).
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(b) Number of RMB Shares to be issued
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The Company proposes to issue not more than 433,730,000 RMB Shares, representing approximately 33.32% of the share capital of the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date and not more than 25% of the enlarged share capital of the Company upon completion of the RMB Share Issue (including RMB Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of the Over-allotment Option based on negotiations between the Company and the lead underwriters). The RMB Share Issue only involves issue of new Shares.
The final number of RMB Shares to be issued and matters in relation to the Over-allotment Option will be determined according to market conditions and communications with relevant regulatory authorities.
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(c) Target subscribers
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Target subscribers of the RMB Share Issue are qualified offline investors and natural persons, legal persons and other institutional investors who maintain accounts with the Shanghai Stock Exchange (except for those prohibited by laws, regulations, and regulatory documents in the PRC from subscribing) or other target subscribers who comply with the relevant eligibility requirements of the CSRC and the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
In the event that any of the aforementioned target subscribers of the RMB Share Issue are connected persons of the Company, the Company will take all reasonable measures to comply with the requirements of relevant regulatory authorities, including but not limited to Chapter 14A of the Hong Kong Listing Rules.
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(d) Method of issuance The Company will adopt a combination of offline placement and online subscriptions, or such other methods of issuance as approved by relevant securities regulatory authorities in the PRC.
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(e) Method of pricing The price for the RMB Shares will be determined by the Board and the lead underwriters, with reference to the domestic and overseas capital market conditions at the time of the RMB Share Issue, the actual circumstances of the Company and the interests of the Shareholders as a whole, by (i) ascertaining the price range via promotion to potential investors and preliminary price enquiries and (ii) determining the issue price in accordance with relevant laws, regulations and requirements of the relevant securities regulatory authorities in the PRC.
Pricing procedures shall be based on strict market and regulatory procedures and requirements, including but not limited to the following:
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Before publication of the preliminary pricing enquiry announcement, relevant documents including the announcement itself, the issuance plan, investment valuation report and strategic placement plan shall be submitted to the Shanghai Stock Exchange;
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The difference between the maximum and minimum initial subscription prices of the offline investors shall not exceed 20% of the minimum price;
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The difference between the upper end and the lower end of the issue price range shall be determined by the Company and the lead underwriters after excluding a portion of the highest quotations and shall not exceed 20% of the lower end of the issue price range;
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If the issue price after the initial enquiry is not within the valuation range of the investment valuation report, the Company and the lead underwriters shall explain the reasons to the Shanghai Stock Exchange and notify the Securities Association of China; and
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The Company and the lead underwriters shall determine the issue price with prudence by methods of accumulative bidding enquiry or classified placement.
Apart from the requirements on the issuer and lead underwriters in relation to the determination of the range of preliminary price enquiry and the final issue price, there is no prescribed requirement on the minimum issue price pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.
The RMB Share Issue and the listing of the RMB Shares on the STAR Market constitute important milestones of the Company in its pursuit of a new financing platform and continuous enhancement of value in the capital market and are in line with the Company’s sustainable development. Further, a fair issue price set in compliance with the relevant procedures and requirements is vital to and expected to be beneficial for the Company’s use of proceeds on its projects, satisfaction of its long-term capital needs and enhancement of value. As such, the Company will ensure that the issue price is in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole by duly complying with the relevant rules and regulations governing the pricing procedures.
- (f) Strategic placement
Based on needs of business cooperation and the scale of financing, the Company may implement strategic placement and place a part of the RMB Shares to relevant investors who meet the requirements of laws and regulations. In the event that the senior management of the Company establishes a specific asset management plan to participate in the strategic placement of the RMB Share Issue, the number of RMB Shares allotted to them shall not exceed 10% of the number of RMB Shares issued in the RMB Share Issue, and the senior management shall undertake to hold the RMB Shares allotted to them for a period of not less than 12 months, as agreed in the strategic placement agreement(s) to be executed by the parties.
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(g) Joint sponsors and lead underwriters
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Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. and Haitong Securities Co., Ltd.
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(h) Method of underwriting
The method of underwriting for the RMB Share Issue will be in the form of standby underwriting by the lead underwriters.
- (i) Use of proceeds
The proceeds raised from the RMB Share Issue after deducting the issuance expenses are proposed to be used for the “Hua Hong Manufacturing (Wuxi) Project”, the “the 8-Inch Factory Optimisation and Upgrading Project”, the “Specialty Technological Innovation and Research and Development Project” and replenishment of working capital.
If the net proceeds actually raised from the RMB Share Issue exceed the capital requirements of the relevant projects, the surplus amount will be used in the Company’s principal business after performing necessary procedures in accordance with relevant regulations. If the net proceeds actually raised from the RMB Share Issue are less than the capital requirements of the relevant projects, the shortfall shall be covered by the Company with its own funds.
Before the proceeds to be raised from the RMB Share Issue are in place, the Company may make initial investments with its own funds according to the progress of the projects. After the proceeds are in place, the Company will first reimburse the initial investment funds and use the remaining proceeds to pay the outstanding investment amount of the projects.
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(j) Distribution plan of The undistributed profits accumulated before the RMB accumulated Share Issue will be shared by existing and new Shareholders profits before the on a pro rata basis and in proportion to shareholding RMB Share Issue percentages after the RMB Share Issue.
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(k) Place and board of The RMB Shares will be listed on the STAR Market of the listing of RMB Shanghai Stock Exchange. Shares
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(l) Share registers
The RMB Shares will be registered on a separate register of members maintained in the PRC (the “ PRC Share Register ”) and managed by the CSDC. The RMB Shares will not be registered on the existing register of members of the Company maintained in Hong Kong (the “ Hong Kong Share Register ”).
Tricor Investor Services Limited will continue to serve as the Hong Kong share registrar for the Hong Kong Shares traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Due to current restrictions under laws, rules and regulations in the PRC, including but not limited to the Opinions on the Pilot Programmes of Innovative Enterprises Issuing Stocks or Depositary Receipts in the Mainland of China (《關於開 展創新企業境內發行股票或存託憑證試點若干意見》), the Implementing Measures of the Shanghai Stock Exchange for the Listing and Trading of Pilot Innovative Enterprises’ Stocks or Depositary Receipts (《上海證券交易所試點創新 企業股票或存托憑證上市交易實施辦法》), the stocks issued by innovative enterprises in the PRC shall be registered, deposited and settled by the CSDC, such that the RMB Shares to be issued by the Company under the proposed RMB Share Issue shall be registered on the PRC Share Register managed by the CSDC and no movement of Shares will be allowed between the Hong Kong Share Register and the PRC Share Register.
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(m) RMB Shares cannot be moved outside of the PRC or to the Hong Kong Share Register
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The RMB Shares are subscribed and traded in RMB and issued to investors in the PRC solely for trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The RMB Shares will not be able to be moved outside of the PRC for trading in Hong Kong or to the Hong Kong Share Register.
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(n) Non-fungibility between the RMB Shares and the Hong Kong Shares
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The RMB Shares and the Hong Kong Shares will not be fungible.
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(o) Valid period of the The resolution on the RMB Share Issue will be valid for 12 resolution months from the date of approval at the general meeting.
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The issue of the RMB Shares pursuant to the RMB Share Issue is conditional upon: (1) the grant of the proposed Specific Mandate by the Shareholders to the Board having been obtained at the EGM; and (2) the necessary Regulatory Approvals for the RMB Share Issue having been obtained.
The Board may or may not proceed with the RMB Share Issue, depending on a number of factors, such as market conditions. Shareholders and potential investors are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the securities of the Company.
After the RMB Share Issue, subject to the Articles and exemptions from competent authorities, the Company will need to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations of the PRC including but not limited to the Securities Law of the People’s Republic of China (《中 華人民共和國證券法》), the Measures for the Administration of the Registration of IPO Stocks on the Science and Technology Innovation Board (for Trial Implementation) (《科創板首次公 開發行股票註冊管理辦法(試行)》), the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market Listing Rules, the Measures on Ongoing Supervision over the Innovative Enterprises after Issuance of Shares or Depository Receipts (Trial Implementation) (《創新企業境內發行股票或存託憑證上市後持 續監管實施辦法(試行)》), the Opinions on the Pilot Programmes of Innovative Enterprises Issuing Stocks or Depositary Receipts in the Mainland of China (《關於開展創新企業境內發 行股票或存託憑證試點若干意見》) and other applicable regulations of the PRC. The Company’s PRC legal adviser and Hong Kong legal adviser are of the opinion that the RMB Share Issue would not contravene relevant laws, rules and regulations of the PRC (including Hong Kong), respectively.
(ii) Resolution on authorisation to the Board and its authorised persons to exercise full powers to deal with all matters relating to the RMB Share Issue
An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the EGM to approve the authorisation to the Board and its authorised persons, including but not limited to the Chairman of the Company, to exercise full powers to deal with all matters relating to the RMB Share Issue.
At the EGM, authorisation will be granted to the Board and its authorised persons to exercise full powers to deal with all matters relating to the RMB Share Issue, including but not limited to:
- (1) within the scope of the RMB Share Issue to be considered and approved at the EGM, in accordance with the PRC laws and regulations and relevant rules of the securities regulatory authorities and the Shanghai Stock Exchange, to exercise full powers in respect of adjustments and implementation of the RMB Share Issue and to confirm the specific matters in relation to the RMB Share Issue on the basis of negotiations with the sponsors (lead underwriters), including but not limited to the determination of the time of issuance, issue size, target subscribers, methods of issuance, methods of pricing, the offer price (including the offer price range and the final offer price), place of listing, specific plan for the exercise of the Over-allotment Option, details of strategic placements including size, proportions and placees, and other matters
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relevant to the RMB Share Issue; approve the payment of necessary listing expenses; approve the estimate of listing expenses; publish announcements, circulars and disclosure documents relevant to the RMB Share Issue;
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(2) to handle the matters in relation to the application for the RMB Share Issue, including but not limited to handling procedures including application, approval, registration or filing with, or obtaining approvals or consents from the relevant governmental departments, regulatory authorities, stock exchanges and clearing houses; to draft, modify, approve, execute, submit, publish, implement, revise or complete any applications, reports, statements, undertakings, confirmations, agreements, contracts, announcements, circulars or other necessary documents related to the RMB Share Issue (including but not limited to letters of intent, the prospectus, other application documents, sponsorship agreements, underwriting agreements, listing agreements, strategic investment agreements, placing agreements, relevant announcements, notices to Shareholders, connected/affiliated transactions agreements and service agreements with intermediaries), and to take all other actions as necessary, proper or appropriate in respect of the RMB Share Issue and the commencement of investment projects to which proceeds are applied in accordance with the opinions of the relevant government authorities or actual circumstances for the purpose of completing the RMB Share Issue; to make corresponding adjustments to matters relating to the specific plan for the RMB Share Issue (including adjustments of the use of proceeds as appropriate and suspension and termination of the implementation of the issuance plan), save for matters required to be voted again in a general meeting pursuant to the requirements of relevant laws, regulations, regulatory documents and the Articles;
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(3) based on the actual circumstances of the RMB Share Issue, market conditions, adjustments of policies and opinions of regulatory authorities, under the premise of compliance with the relevant regulations and procedures, to make adjustments to the specific terms of the RMB Share Issue and details including investment projects to which proceeds are applied and use of proceeds and the proportion thereof, including specific uses of proceeds to be raised from the exercise of the Over-allotment Option; to ascertain matters including the progress of the investment projects to which proceeds are applied and the adjustments of the proportions; to approve and execute the material contracts during the course of operation of the investment projects to which proceeds are applied;
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(4) to make the relevant undertakings, statements and confirmations in accordance with the PRC laws and regulations and the relevant rules of the securities regulatory authorities and actual needs of the RMB Share Issue;
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(5) to modify the relevant documents including policies, undertakings, reports and plans considered and approved by the Board, in accordance with the PRC laws and regulations and the relevant rules of the securities regulatory authorities and actual needs of the RMB Share Issue;
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(6) to establish and determine the designated account for the deposit of proceeds to be raised before the RMB Share Issue as required and execute relevant documents;
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(7) to adjust and modify the Articles, policies governing the procedures of meetings, and other corporate governance documents, relevant measures and undertakings as well as other application documents (including without limitation adjustments and modifications to expressions, sections, provisions and conditions of effect therein) that are amended or formulated for the purpose of the RMB Share Issue and have been considered and approved at the relevant Board meeting and the EGM, in accordance with the changes in the relevant laws, regulations and policies, the requirements and suggestions from the relevant government authorities and regulatory authorities, and the actual circumstances of the RMB Share Issue;
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(8) to deal with share registration, settlement and other related procedures in accordance with the actual circumstances of the RMB Share Issue and applicable laws and regulations;
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(9) to engage and appoint relevant intermediaries for the RMB Share Issue, determine their service fees and execute the engagement agreements;
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(10) to make corresponding adjustments to the RMB Share Issue and related matters pursuant to any new regulations or policies in relation to RMB-share issuance of red-chip companies promulgated by relevant securities regulatory authorities;
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(11) subsequent to the completion of the RMB Share Issue, to handle specific matters in relation to the RMB Share Issue and the listing on the STAR Market, including but not limited to making information disclosure in accordance with the laws and regulations relevant to listing and the rules of the Shanghai Stock Exchange; and
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(12) to authorise the Board and its authorised persons to deal with other matters that are considered necessary, proper or appropriate to the RMB Share Issue by the Board and its authorised persons but not specified above, provided that such matters are not in contravention of applicable domestic and overseas laws and regulations.
The resolution on the authorisation to the Board and its authorised persons to exercise full powers to deal with all matters relating to the RMB Share Issue will be valid for 12 months from the date of approval at the EGM.
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(iii) Resolution on the plan for distribution of profits accumulated before the RMB Share Issue
An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the EGM to approve the plan for distribution of profits of the Company accumulated before the RMB Share Issue.
The profits of the Company accumulated before the RMB Share Issue will be shared by existing and new Shareholders on a pro rata basis and in proportion to shareholding percentages after the RMB Share Issue.
(iv) Resolution on the plan for stabilisation of the price of the RMB Shares within three years following the RMB Share Issue
An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the EGM to approve the plan for stabilisation of the price of the RMB Shares within three years following the RMB Share Issue.
The Company has formulated the plan for stabilisation of the price of the RMB Shares within three years following the RMB Share Issue in accordance with relevant laws, regulations and regulatory documents. Please refer to Appendix I to this circular for details.
(v) Resolution on the profits distribution policy and dividend return plan within three years following the RMB Share Issue
An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the EGM to approve the Company’s profits distribution policy and dividend return plan within three years following the RMB Share Issue.
The Company has formulated the profits distribution policy and dividend return plan within three years following the RMB Share Issue in accordance with the Notice on Further Implementation of Matters Relevant to the Cash Dividend Distribution of Listed Companies (《關於進一步落實上市公司現金分紅有關事項的通知》), the Guidelines No. 3 on the Supervision and Administration of Listed Companies – Cash Dividend Distribution of Listed Companies (《上市公司監管指引第3號 – 上市公司現金分紅》), and other relevant laws, regulations and regulatory documents and the Articles. Such profits distribution policy and dividend return plan will, upon approval by the Shareholders at the EGM, take effect upon the listing of the RMB Shares on the STAR Market. Please refer to Appendix II to this circular for details.
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(vi) Resolution on the use of proceeds from the RMB Share Issue
In relation to the use of proceeds from the RMB Share Issue, it is proposed to be approved by the Shareholders for the use of all proceeds from the RMB Share Issue in the following manner after deducting the issuance expenses:
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(1) approximately 70% (RMB12.5 billion) for the investment in the “Hua Hong Manufacturing (Wuxi) Project”, which is a project undertaken by a company to be established and controlled by the Company. The project aims at engaging in the design, research, manufacturing, testing, packaging and sale of integrated circuits fabricated on 12-inch (300mm) wafers. The Company expects to establish production facilities and make required purchases of various types of equipment, such as inspection equipment, furnaces and implanters. The chips are expected to be used in technical products such as high-density smart card integrated circuits, microcontrollers, smart power management systems and system-on-chips. Production is expected to commence in early 2025, with the monthly production capacity targeted to be 40,000 wafers by the second quarter of 2026. The Company expects that the project will be able to extend the existing technology and product strategy of the Company and capture opportunities presented by the increasing demands of 12-inch (300mm) wafers;
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(2) approximately 11% (RMB2 billion) for the “the 8-Inch Factory Optimisation and Upgrading Project”, which is a project undertaken by Shanghai Huahong Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The project aims at upgrading a part of logic technology platform production lines and power device technology platform production lines, with a view to matching the technological requirements of the relevant specialty platforms and enhancing the flexible manufacturing capability of the power device technology platform;
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(3) approximately 13% (RMB2.5 billion) for the “Specialty Technological Innovation and Research and Development Project”, for the purpose of enhancing the Company’s proprietary innovation and research and development capabilities; and
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(4) approximately 6% (RMB1 billion) for the replenishment of working capital.
Within the scope of the aforementioned projects, the Company may make adjustments to the sequence and specific amounts of the projects in accordance with the progress and capital requirements of the projects as appropriate. Upon approval by Shareholders at the EGM, the Company will negotiate the specific terms of the transactions with its partner(s) (if any) and perform the procedures in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations and the Articles.
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If the net proceeds actually raised from the RMB Share Issue (after deducting the issuance expenses) exceed the capital requirements of the relevant projects, the surplus amount will be used in the Company’s principal business after performing necessary procedures in accordance with relevant regulations. If the net proceeds actually raised from the RMB Share Issue (after deducting the issuance expenses) are less than the capital requirements of the relevant projects, the shortfall shall be covered by the Company with its own funds.
In the event that the Over-allotment Option is exercised, the proceeds to be raised from the allotment and issuance of the additional RMB Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Over-allotment Option will be used for replenishing the Company’s working capital and other purposes permitted by applicable laws and regulations and the requirements of relevant securities regulatory authorities.
Before the proceeds to be raised from the RMB Share Issue are in place, the Company may make initial investments with its own funds according to the progress of the projects. After the proceeds are in place, the Company will first reimburse the initial investment funds and use the remaining proceeds to pay the outstanding investment amount of the projects.
(vii) Resolution on the remedial measures for the dilution of immediate returns after the RMB Share Issue
An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the EGM to approve the remedial measures for the dilution of immediate returns after the RMB Share Issue.
For the purpose of the RMB Share Issue, the Company has formulated the remedial measures for the dilution of immediate returns after the RMB Share Issue. The remedial measures for the dilution of immediate returns after the RMB Share Issue will, upon approval by the Shareholders at the EGM, take effect upon the listing of the RMB Shares on the STAR Market. Please refer to Appendix III to this circular for details.
(viii) Resolution on the undertakings and the corresponding binding measures in connection with the RMB Share Issue
An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the EGM to approve the Company’s undertakings with respect to the RMB Share Issue and the corresponding binding measures.
To better protect the interests of the holders of the RMB Shares, the Company will provide undertakings required with respect to the RMB Share Issue and propose corresponding binding measures in the event of failure to perform the relevant undertakings in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and regulatory documents. The relevant PRC laws and regulations include the Securities Law of the People’s Republic of China (《中華人民共和國 證券法》), the Opinions of the China Securities Regulatory Commission on Further Promoting the IPO System Reform (《中國證監會關於進一步推進新股發行體制改革的意見》), the Standards for the Contents and Formats of Information Disclosure by Companies Offering Securities to the Public No. 41 – Prospectuses of Companies Listed on the Science and
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Technology Innovation Board (《公開發行證券的公司資訊披露內容與格式準則第41號 – 科創 板公司招股說明書》), the Standards for the Contents and Formats of Information Disclosure by Companies Offering Securities to the Public No. 42 – Application Documents for Initial Public Offerings and Listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board《公開發行證券 的公司資訊披露內容與格式準則第42號 – 首次公開發行股票並在科創板上市申請文件》and the Regulatory Guidelines for Listed Companies No. 4 – Undertakings of Listed Companies and their Related Parties (《上市公司監管指引第4號 – 上市公司及其相關方承諾》), and other requirements of the CSRC. Please refer to Appendix IV to this circular for details in respect of the undertakings and the binding measures. Such undertakings to be provided by the Company comply with the aforementioned laws, regulations and requirements.
Pursuant to the Securities Law of the People’s Republic of China (《中華人民共和國證 券法》), where non-performance of the undertakings causes investors to suffer losses, the Company shall bear compensation liability. Pursuant to the Regulatory Guidelines for Listed Companies No. 4 – Undertakings of Listed Companies and Their Related Parties (《上市公司 監管指引第4號 – 上市公司及其相關方承諾》), if the party giving the undertakings breaches the undertakings, the CSRC shall take regulatory measures such as ordering to make correction, holding a regulatory talk, issuing a letter of warning and ordering public explanations, and record the relevant situation in the creditworthiness files of the party giving the undertaking. Based on the provisions above and the undertaking in relation to binding measures when failing to fulfill relevant undertakings to be provided by the Company, if the Company breaches such relevant undertakings or binding measures, it may be liable under the aforementioned provisions.
(ix) Resolution on the amendments to the Articles of Association
A special resolution will be proposed at the EGM to approve, subject to and conditional upon the approval of the RMB Share Issue and the Specific Mandate as described in the above paragraph headed “Resolution on the RMB Share Issue and the Specific Mandate”, the proposed amendments to the Articles as set forth in Appendix V to this circular (the “ Proposed Amendments ”) and the adoption of the amended and restated Articles incorporating the Proposed Amendments.
Based on the reasons set out below and taking into account the actual circumstances of the Company, it is proposed that amendments, among others, be made to the Articles:
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(1) to cater for the RMB Shares to be issued, provisions relating to the issue, listing, deposit, transfer and other matters relating to the RMB Shares are proposed to be added; and
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(2) to satisfy the relevant requirements under the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market Listing Rules and other applicable regulations of the PRC that the overall level of investor protection offered by the Company should not be lower than what is required under the laws and regulations of the PRC, provisions relating to the
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respective authorities and duties of the Board and the general meetings of the Company, Shareholders’ rights to convene general meetings and other matters are proposed to be added or amended.
After the approval of the Proposed Amendments, the adoption of the amended and restated Articles will take effect upon the listing of the RMB Shares on the STAR Market. Prior to that, the Articles currently in force shall apply. The relevant details of the Proposed Amendments are set forth in Appendix V to this circular.
(x) Resolution on the adoption of policy governing the procedures for the holding of general meetings
An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the EGM to approve the adoption of the policy governing the procedures for the holding of general meetings of the Company.
To satisfy the relevant requirements of laws, regulations and regulatory requirements in respect of the RMB Share Issue, a policy governing the procedures for the holding of general meetings of the Company is proposed to be adopted by the Shareholders. Such policy will take effect upon the listing of the RMB Shares on the STAR Market. Please refer to Appendix VI to this circular for details.
(xi) Resolution on the adoption of policy governing the procedures for the holding of Board meetings
An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the EGM to approve the adoption of the policy governing the procedures for the holding of Board meetings.
To satisfy the relevant requirements of laws, regulations and regulatory requirements in respect of the RMB Share Issue, a policy governing the procedures for the holding of Board meetings is proposed to be adopted by the Shareholders. Such rules will take effect upon the listing of the RMB Shares on the STAR Market. Please refer to Appendix VII to this circular for details.
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3. OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO THE RMB SHARE ISSUE
(i) Impact of the RMB Share Issue on the shareholding structure of the Company
For reference and illustration purposes only, assuming that the issue of all 433,730,000 RMB Shares is approved and carried out, the outstanding share options are not exercised, and all RMB Shares are issued to the public and there are no changes in the share capital of the Company after the Latest Practicable Date and prior to the completion of the RMB Share Issue, and to the best knowledge of the Directors after reasonable enquiry, the shareholding structure of the Company both as at the Latest Practicable Date and immediately after the completion of the RMB Share Issue is set out as follows:
| RMB Shares to be issued under the proposed RMB Share Issue Hong Kong Shares Held by core connected persons – Shanghai Hua Hong International, Inc.(1) – Shanghai Alliance Investment Limited(2) – Xinxin (Hong Kong) Capital Co., Limited(1) Held by public Total |
As at Latest Practicable Date Number of Shares Approximate percentage of the Company’s issued share capital – – 1,301,781,237 100.00% 718,068,172 55.16% 350,401,100 26.92% 188,961,147 14.52% 178,705,925 13.73% 583,713,065 44.84% 1,301,781,237 100.00% |
Immediately after the completion of the RMB Share Issue (assuming the issue size is 433,730,000 RMB Shares) Number of Shares Approximate percentage of the Company’s issued share capital 433,730,000 25.00% 1,301,781,237 75.00% 718,068,172 41.37% 350,401,100 20.19% 188,961,147 10.89% 178,705,925 10.30% 583,713,065 33.63% 1,735,511,237 100.00% |
Immediately after the completion of the RMB Share Issue (assuming the issue size is 433,730,000 RMB Shares) Number of Shares Approximate percentage of the Company’s issued share capital 433,730,000 25.00% 1,301,781,237 75.00% 718,068,172 41.37% 350,401,100 20.19% 188,961,147 10.89% 178,705,925 10.30% 583,713,065 33.63% 1,735,511,237 100.00% |
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(1) Shanghai Hua Hong International, Inc. and Xinxin (Hong Kong) Capital Co., Limited are direct shareholders of the Company.
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(2) Shanghai Alliance Investment Limited is an indirect shareholder of the Company, which holds interests in the Company through two wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Sino-Alliance International, Ltd..
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- (3) The figures above have been subject to rounding adjustments.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, according to the information publicly available to the Company, the public held no less than approximately 44.84% of the Shares issued by the Company. Assuming that the issue of all the 433,730,000 RMB Shares under the RMB Share Issue is approved, and all RMB Shares are issued to persons who are not connected persons of the Company, the percentage of RMB Shares held by the public with respect to the total number of Shares after the RMB Share Issue is expected to be approximately 25.00%, the percentage of Hong Kong Shares held by the public with respect to the total number of Shares after the RMB Share Issue is expected to be approximately 33.63%, and the percentage of Shares (both RMB Shares and Hong Kong Shares in aggregate) held by the public with respect to the total number of Shares after the RMB Share Issue is expected to be approximately 58.63%.
(ii) Fund raising activities in the past twelve months
The Company has not conducted any fund raising activities involving issue of equity securities in the past twelve months immediately preceding the Latest Practicable Date.
(iii) Application for Listing
Conditional upon the grant of the proposed Specific Mandate by the Shareholders to the Board having been obtained at the EGM, an application for the RMB Share Issue will be made to the CSRC. The Company will make another application to the Shanghai Stock Exchange for the listing of, and permission to deal in, the RMB Shares on the STAR Market after the CSRC approves the public offering of the RMB Shares. Pursuant to the waiver from strict compliance with the relevant provisions of the Hong Kong Listing Rules granted by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the RMB Shares will not be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. For further details of the waiver, please refer to the section headed “Grant of waivers from strict compliance with certain provisions of the Hong Kong Listing Rules – (1) One-off waiver relating to non-listing of the RMB Shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange” in this circular below.
(iv) Reasons for and benefits of the RMB Share Issue
The Board considers that the RMB Share Issue will enable the Company to access the PRC capital market by way of equity financing and thus broaden the Company’s fund-raising channels and shareholder base and improve the Company’s capital structure. Also, the Board considers that the RMB Share Issue will be able to further strengthen the financial position of the Group and serve general corporate purposes and working capital needs of the Group, as well as to further enhance the Company’s corporate profile, visibility and market presence in the PRC market. Further, it is expected that the RMB Share Issue will enable the Company to enhance its production capacity and research and development capability which will then allow the Company to capture future growth opportunities and consolidate its position as a leading pure-play foundry in the PRC.
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The Board considers that the RMB Share Issue is in line with the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole, and is beneficial to strengthening the sustainable development of the Company.
- (v) Grant of waivers from strict compliance with certain provisions of the Hong Kong Listing Rules
For the purpose of the RMB Share Issue, the Company has applied for, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has granted, the following waivers from strict compliance with the relevant provisions of the Hong Kong Listing Rules:
(1) One-off waiver relating to non-listing of the RMB Shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
As the RMB Shares will be of the same class as the Hong Kong Shares (i.e. both are ordinary Shares carrying the same rights) but will not be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Company has applied for, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has granted, a one-off waiver from strict compliance with Rules 8.20 and 13.26(1) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules so that there is no need to seek listing of the RMB Shares to be issued under the RMB Share Issue on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under Rules 8.20 and 13.26(1) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules, on the following conditions:
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(a) Rule 6.11 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules is modified such that the requirements of obtaining the prior approval of shareholders and holders of any other class of listed securities (where applicable) for voluntary withdrawal of listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange shall apply to holders of the Hong Kong Shares only;
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(b) Rule 6.12 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules is modified such that the requirement of obtaining the prior approval of shareholders for voluntary withdrawal of listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by (i) at least 75% of the votes attaching to any class of listed securities held by holders voting either in person or by proxy at the meeting before voluntarily withdrawing its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; and (ii) the number of votes cast against the resolution is not more than 10% of the votes attaching to any class of listed securities held by holders permitted under Rule 6.12(1) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules to vote in person or by proxy at the meeting, shall apply to holders of the Hong Kong Shares only;
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(c) Rule 6.15 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules is modified such that the requirement of fulfilling shareholders’ approval requirements under the Takeovers Code for voluntary withdrawal of listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange shall apply to holders of Hong Kong Shares only;
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(d) Rule 13.36(2)(b) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules is modified such that the Shareholders (including both holders of Hong Kong Shares and holders of RMB Shares) can by ordinary resolution in a general meeting give a general mandate to the Directors under which (i) the aggregate number of Hong Kong Shares allotted or agreed to be allotted must not exceed 20% of the number of the issued Hong Kong Shares as of the date of the resolution granting the general mandate; and (ii) the aggregate number of RMB Shares allotted or agreed to be allotted must not exceed 20% of the number of the issued RMB Shares as of the date of the resolution granting the general mandate; and
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(e) Rule 13.36(2)(b) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules is further modified such that the Shareholders (including both holders of Hong Kong Shares and holders of RMB Shares) can by ordinary resolution in general meeting give a repurchase mandate to the Directors under which (i) only the Hong Kong Shares may be repurchased; and (ii) the maximum number of Hong Kong Shares repurchased by the Company since the granting of the general mandate will be 10% of the number of the issued Hong Kong Shares as of the date of the resolution granting the repurchase mandate.
Given this is a one-off waiver for the RMB Share Issue only, the Company would need to apply for waiver from Rules 8.20 and 13.26 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules for any further issue of new RMB Shares.
(2) Waiver relating to corporate communications
Under the relevant PRC rules and regulations, (i) the publication of corporate communications, including circulars, on the websites of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Company and through other prescribed communication channels such as specified PRC newspapers would constitute effective delivery to the holders of the RMB Shares; and (ii) the Company is not required to (a) seek an express and positive written confirmation from each holder of the RMB Shares that corporate communications may be made available using electronic means; and (b) physically send a circular to the holders of the RMB Shares.
Accordingly, the Company has applied for, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has granted, a waiver from strict compliance with Rule 2.07A of the Hong Kong Listing Rules so that the requirements relating to corporate communications thereunder will apply only to the holders of the Hong Kong Shares.
(3) Waiver relating to requirements for certification of transfers
Pursuant to the relevant regulatory requirements, the RMB Shares shall be listed and traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and be registered and deposited with and settled through the CSDC. Pursuant to the trading rules of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, trading in securities is conducted via a paperless, book entry based trading system, and there is
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no requirement under the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market Listing Rules to issue physical share certificates in respect of the RMB Shares as proof of title. The CSDC adopts an electronic securities registration system, conducts registration onto the register of securities holders pursuant to the record of the securities accounts. The record issued by the CSDC is the legal proof of security holders’ holding in shares.
Furthermore, the transfers of RMB Shares on the STAR Market (“ On-Exchange Transfers ”) can be conducted by (i) centralised trading transfers (meaning transfers pursuant to transactions conducted between two parties holding Shanghai Stock Exchange stock accounts through the paperless trading platform of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which does not involve any certificate, temporary documents or split renounceable documents); and (ii) non-centralised trading transfers (including but not limited to share transfers due to written agreements, inheritance, gift and property division, for which the relevant applicant must submit materials required by the CSDC to complete the transfer, and the CSDC will handle the transfer registration with respect to such non-centralised trading transfers of the RMB Shares.
Accordingly, the Company has applied for, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has granted, a waiver from strict compliance with Rule 13.58 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules so that the requirements relating to certification of transfers to be completed within certain timeframes thereunder will apply only to the Hong Kong Shares and any transfer of RMB Shares other than On-Exchange Transfers.
(4) Waiver relating to requirements for securities registration services
As the CSDC will provide securities registration services to holders of the RMB Shares, and there is no need for certificate registration service given that the RMB Shares can be traded electronically on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and will not require a share certificate to evidence title, the Company has applied for, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has granted, a waiver from strict compliance with Rules 13.59 and 13.60 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules so that the requirements relating to securities registration services thereunder will apply only to the Hong Kong Shares. To the best knowledge of the Company, the grant of the waiver would not impose undue risk to the Shareholders given the proposed RMB Share Issue is subject to Shareholders’ approval at the EGM.
4. THE EGM AND PROXY ARRANGEMENT
Approval of the Shareholders will be sought at the EGM for, among others, the proposed RMB Share Issue, the Specific Mandate and related matters (including proposed amendments to the Articles). A notice convening the EGM is set out on pages EGM-1 to EGM-3 of this circular.
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In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Company will conduct a hybrid extraordinary general meeting with the combination of a physical meeting and a virtual meeting online. Shareholders will have the option of joining the EGM either (a) through the physical meeting at Kowloon Shangri-La Hong Kong, 64 Mody Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong; or (b) through the Internet by using their computer, tablet device or smartphone. The venue of the physical meeting will be subject to the social distancing and disease control measures in place in Shanghai and Hong Kong at the time. An announcement will be made by the Company in the event of a change of venue.
Registered Shareholders will be able to attend the EGM, vote and submit questions online. Each registered Shareholder’s personalized login and access code and/or the user guide for online voting will be sent to him or her under separate letter. Non-registered Shareholders whose Shares are held in the Central Clearing and Settlement System through banks, brokers, custodians or Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited may also be able to attend the EGM, vote and submit questions online. In this regard, they should consult directly with their banks, brokers or custodians (as the case may be) for the necessary arrangements.
For the purpose of ascertaining the Shareholders’ entitlement to attend and vote at the EGM, the register of members of the Company will be closed from 22 June 2022 (Wednesday) to 27 June 2022 (Monday) (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares will be registered. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the EGM, unregistered holders of Shares should ensure all share transfer forms accompanied by the relevant Share certificate(s) must be lodged with the Company’s Hong Kong share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on 21 June 2022 (Tuesday).
Pursuant to the Hong Kong Listing Rules and the Company’s Articles, any vote of Shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll except where the chairman, in good faith, decides to allow a resolution which relates purely to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands. An announcement on the poll vote results will be published by the Company after the EGM in the manner prescribed under Rule 13.39(5) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules.
A form of proxy for use at the EGM is published on the websites of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (www.huahonggrace.com). To be valid, the form of proxy must be completed and signed in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and deposited at the Company’s Hong Kong share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong or via the designated URL (https://spot-emeeting.tricor.hk) using the username and password provided on the notification letter sent by the Company on 7 June 2022, as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for holding the EGM or any adjournment thereof. In calculating the aforesaid 48 hours period, no account will be taken of any part of a day that is a public holiday. Accordingly, the form of proxy must be delivered not later than 2:00 p.m. on 24 June 2022. Completion and delivery of the form of proxy will not preclude Shareholders from attending and voting at the EGM if they so wish.
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Registered Shareholders are requested to provide a valid email address of his or her proxy (except for appointment of “The Chairman of the Meeting”) for the proxy to receive the login and access code to participate online to the e-Meeting System.
To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, none of the Shareholders has any material interest in the RMB Share Issue and no Shareholder is required to abstain from voting if the Company were to convene a general meeting for the approval of the RMB Share Issue.
5. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD
The Directors are of the opinion that the resolutions mentioned above are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors recommend that the Shareholders should vote in favour of such resolutions to be proposed at the EGM.
6. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
This circular, for which the Directors collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the Hong Kong Listing Rules for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Company. The Directors, having made all reasonable enquiries, confirm that to the best of their knowledge and belief, the information contained in this circular is accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading or deceptive, and there are no other matters the omission of which would make any statement herein or this circular misleading.
Yours faithfully, For and on behalf of the Board Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited Mr. Suxin Zhang Chairman and Executive Director
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APPENDIX I
HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
POLICY FOR STABILISATION OF THE PRICE OF RMB ORDINARY SHARES (A SHARES) OF THE COMPANY WITHIN THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING AND LISTING OF THE A SHARES ON THE STAR MARKET OF THE SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE
Whereas Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (the “ Company ”) intends to apply for an initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares (the “ Shares ”) and listing on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “ Issue of A Shares ”), the Company has formulated this plan and made the following arrangements for stabilising the A-share price within three years after the Issue of A Shares, so as to protect the interests of investors:
I. Triggering Conditions for Launching the Stock Price Stabilisation Plan
Within three years from the date when the Company’s Shares are listed on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, if the closing price of the Shares is lower than the Company’s latest audited net assets per share (in case of any changes in the Company’s net assets or the total number of shares due to profit distribution, conversion of capital reserve into share capital, additional issuance, allotment of shares, etc., the net assets per share shall be adjusted accordingly) for 20 consecutive trading days not due to force majeure factors, the Company will initiate by itself or urge other entities involved in this plan to initiate the stock price stabilisation measures according to this plan.
II. Subjects of Responsibility
The subjects of responsibility for taking measures to stabilise the Company’s stock price include the Company, the controlling shareholder, the actual controller, the Company’s remunerated directors (excluding the independent non-executive directors, the same below) and senior executives.
The directors and senior executives who should take measures to stabilise the stock price include not only the directors and senior executives who take office at the time when the Company is listed, but also the newly-appointed directors and senior executives within three years after the Company is listed.
III. Major Stock Price Stabilisation Measures of the Company
The Company’s measures to stabilise the stock price include: The Company repurchases its shares from general public shareholders; the controlling shareholder or the actual controller increases its holdings of the Company’s shares; the Company’s remunerated directors (excluding independent non-executive directors) and senior executives increase their holdings of the Company’s shares. The above measures may be adopted separately or collectively. When choosing the above-mentioned measures, the following consequences shall be considered: (1) It cannot cause the Company’s failure to meet the statutory listing conditions on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Sci-Tech Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange; and (2) It cannot compel the controlling shareholder or actual controller to perform the obligation of tender offer.
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APPENDIX I
When the triggering conditions of the plan are fulfilled, the Company shall take all or part of the following Measures to stabilise the Company’s stock price in accordance with the provisions of laws, regulations, normative documents, the “Articles of Association of HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED” (the “ Articles of Association ”) and relevant systems of the Company:
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(I) Under the premise of not affecting the Company’s normal production and operation, the Company repurchases shares from the public shareholders upon deliberation and approval of the internal organization authorized by the Company in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and normative documents;
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(II) When either of the following circumstances occurs: 1. The Company is unable to implement the share repurchase plan or the share repurchase proposal is not approved by the general meeting of shareholders, or 2. The closing price of the Company’s shares is still lower than the latest audited net assets per share after the implementation of the above-mentioned measures (I), the controlling shareholder or the actual controller shall increase its holdings of the Company’s shares;
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(III) When the closing price of the Company’s shares is still lower than the latest audited net assets per share after completing the implementation of the plan for increasing the controlling shareholder or actual controller’s holdings of the Company’s shares, and the increase of the Company’s shares held by directors and senior executives will neither cause the Company’s failure to meet the statutory listing conditions nor trigger the tender offer obligations of the directors and senior executives, the Company’s directors and senior executives shall increase their holdings of the Company’s shares;
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(IV) Other stock price stabilisation measures stipulated by other laws, regulations and normative documents and recognized by the China Securities Regulatory Commission or the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
IV. Procedures for Implementing the Plan for Share Repurchase by the Company
The repurchase of shares by the Company shall comply with the laws and regulations of Hong Kong, the regulatory rules of the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Authority and the stock exchange, and the “Articles of Association” of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) will formulate a specific plan for stabilising the Company’s stock price within a reasonable time from the date when the Company’s stock price triggers the conditions for launching the stock price stabilisation measures in this plan, and submit it to the Board and/or the general meeting of shareholders for approval. The specific repurchase plan shall be announced after the Board and/or the general meeting of shareholders makes a resolution on share repurchase.
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APPENDIX I
After the general meeting of shareholders and/or the Board considers and approves the share repurchase plan, the Company will notify the creditors (if necessary) according to law, submit relevant materials to the securities regulatory authority, the stock exchange and other competent departments, and go through the approval or filing procedures (if necessary).
The repurchase price of RMB shares by the Company shall not exceed the latest audited net assets per share (in case of any changes in the Company’s net assets or the total number of shares due to profit distribution, conversion of capital reserve into share capital, additional issuance, allotment of shares, etc., the net assets per share shall be adjusted accordingly). The way to repurchase shares includes centralized bidding, tender offer or other methods recognized by the securities regulatory authorities. If the Company’s stock price does not meet the triggering conditions of the plan before the implementation of the share repurchase plan, the Company shall have no need to continue implementing the plan.
When the Company conducts share repurchase to stabilise the stock price, the following principles shall also be complied with: the amount of funds used for a single repurchase of shares shall be no higher than 20% of the audited net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company in the previous fiscal year, and the total repurchase funds used to stabilise the stock price in a single fiscal year shall not exceed 40% of the audited net profit attributable to the parent company in the previous fiscal year; if the above standards are exceeded, the relevant stock price stabilisation measures will no longer be implemented in the current year.
If the Company’s stock price repeatedly triggers the initiation of stock price stabilisation measures specified in this plan in a certain fiscal year (excluding the circumstance that the closing price of the shares is still lower than the latest audited net assets per share during the period when the Company implements the stock price stabilisation measures and for 20 consecutive trading days after completing implementation of the current stock price stabilisation measures and after the announcement date), the Company will implement the stock price stabilisation measures respectively in accordance with this plan, unless in the event that the Company can suspend the implementation of the stock price stabilisation measures in the current year as stipulated in the share repurchase plan. When the Company suspends the implementation of stock price stabilisation measures in a certain fiscal year, if the circumstance that triggers the stock price stabilisation measures stipulated in this plan continues to occur in the next year, the Company will continue to implement this plan.
V. Procedures for Implementing the Plan for Increasing the Company’s Shares Held by the Controlling Shareholder or Actual Controller
(I) Initiation Procedures
- Under the circumstance that the conditions for triggering the initiation of stock price stabilisation measures are satisfied, provided that the Company is unable to implement the share repurchase plan or the share repurchase proposal is not approved by the general meeting of shareholders of the Company, and that the
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increase of the Company’s shares held by the controlling shareholder or actual controller will neither cause the Company’s failure to meet the statutory listing conditions nor trigger the tender offer obligations of the controlling shareholder or actual controller, the controlling shareholder or actual controller of the Company shall, on the date when the conditions for triggering the initiation of share price stabilisation measures are satisfied or when the general meeting of shareholders of the Company makes a resolution not to implement the share repurchase plan and within a reasonable period of time after performing relevant state-owned assets supervision obligations (if necessary) and the internal review procedures for the controlling shareholder or actual controller, submit a plan for increasing the Company’s shares to the Company, which will be announced by the Company.
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If the closing price of the Company’s shares is still lower than the latest audited net assets per share despite the implementation of the share repurchase plan, the controlling shareholder or actual controller of the Company shall, on the date of completion or termination of the Company’s share repurchase plan and within a reasonable period of time after performing relevant state-owned assets supervision obligations (if necessary) and the internal review procedures of the controlling shareholder or actual controller, submit a plan for increasing the Company’s shares to the Company, which will be announced by the Company.
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(II) Plan for Increasing the Company’s Shares Held by the Controlling Shareholder or Actual Controller
After performing the corresponding announcement obligations, the controlling shareholder or actual controller will increase its holdings of the Company’s shares in accordance with the price range and time limit specified in the plan when the statutory conditions are satisfied.
The amount of increased shares held by the controlling shareholder shall not exceed the dividends received by the controlling shareholder from the Company in the previous year, the amount of increased shares held by the actual controller shall not exceed the dividends he/she/it received from the controlling shareholder in the previous year, the price of the increased shares shall not exceed the latest audited net assets per share, and the number of increased shares in a single increase and/or for 12 consecutive months shall not exceed 2% of the Company’s total shares. The Company shall not provide financial support for the controlling shareholder or actual controller to increase its holdings of the Company’s shares.
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If the Company’s stock price repeatedly triggers the initiation of stock price stabilisation measures specified in this plan in a certain fiscal year (excluding the circumstance that the closing price of the shares is still lower than the latest audited net assets per share during the period when the controlling shareholder or actual controller implements the stock price stabilisation measures and for 20 consecutive trading days after completing implementation of the current stock price stabilisation measures and after the announcement date), the controlling shareholder or actual controller will continue to implement the above stock price stabilisation plan.
VI. Procedures for Increasing Shares Held by the Company’s Remunerated Directors (Excluding the Independent Non-executive Directors) and Senior Executives
When the closing price of the Company’s shares is still lower than the latest audited net assets per share after completing the implementation of the plan for increasing the controlling shareholder or actual controller’s holdings of the Company’s shares, and the increase of the Company’s shares held by directors and senior executives will neither cause the Company’s failure to meet the statutory listing conditions nor trigger the tender offer obligations of the directors and senior executives, the Company’s remunerated directors (excluding independent non-executive directors) and senior executives shall increase their holdings of the Company’s shares within a reasonable period of time according to the Company’s requirements.
If the remunerated directors (excluding independent non-executive directors) and senior executives of the Company buy the Company’s shares from the secondary market through bidding, the purchase price shall not be higher than the Company’s latest audited net assets per share (in case of any changes in the Company’s net assets or the total number of shares due to profit distribution, conversion of capital reserve into share capital, additional issuance, allotment of shares, etc., the net assets per share shall be adjusted accordingly). However, if the Company’s stock price does not meet the triggering conditions of the plan prior to the increase of shareholdings, the Company’s remunerated directors (excluding independent non-executive directors) and senior executives may no longer implement the stock price stabilisation measures.
If the Company’s stock price repeatedly triggers the initiation of stock price stabilisation measures specified in this plan in a certain fiscal year (excluding the circumstance that the closing price of the shares is still lower than the latest audited net assets per share during the period when the Company’s remunerated directors (excluding independent non-executive directors) and senior executives implement the stock price stabilisation measures and for 20 consecutive trading days after completing implementation of the current stock price stabilisation measures and after the announcement date), the Company may separately require the Company’s remunerated directors (excluding independent non-executive directors) and senior executives to implement stock price stabilisation measures in accordance with this plan. However, the funds used by each person to stabilise the stock price in a single year shall, in no circumstance, exceed 10% of the after-tax cash remuneration received from the Company in the previous year. If the aforesaid standard is exceeded, the person may no longer implement the stock price stabilisation measures in the current year. However, in the event that the stock price stabilisation measures stipulated in this plan are triggered in the next year, the stock price stabilisation plan will continuously be implemented in accordance with the above principles.
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PROFITS DISTRIBUTION POLICY AND DIVIDEND RETURN PLAN WITHIN THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE RMB SHARE ISSUE
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HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
THE COMPANY’S PROFITS DISTRIBUTION POLICY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DIVIDEND RETURN PLAN WITHIN THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING AND LISTING OF RMB ORDINARY SHARES (A SHARES) ON THE STAR MARKET OF THE SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE
Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “ Company ”) plans to apply for the initial public offering and listing of Renminbi ordinary shares (hereinafter referred to as the “ RMB Shares ”) on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in the PRC (hereinafter referred to as the “ RMB Share Issue ”).
In order to fully safeguard the legitimate rights of the Company’s shareholders such as asset returns, attach importance to the reasonable returns on investment of shareholders, enhance the transparency and operability of profit distribution decisions, establish a sustainable, stable and scientific return plan and mechanism for investors, and ensure the continuity and stability of the dividend distribution policy, the Company has prepared the “Profits Distribution Policy and Shareholders’ Dividend Return Plan within Three Years Following the Initial Public Offering and Listing of RMB Shares on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange” by comprehensively considering the Company’s strategic development planning, the Company’s actual situation and development goals, social capital cost, external financing environment and other factors in accordance with the “Notice of the China Securities Regulatory Commission on Further Implementing Issues Concerning Cash Dividends of Listed Companies”, the “Guidelines for the Supervision of Listed Companies No. 3 – Cash Dividends of Listed Companies” and other relevant laws and regulations and the Articles of Association of the Company, with details as follows:
I. Principle of the Shareholder Dividend Return Planning
The Company adopts a continuous and stable profit distribution policy, so its profit distribution shall focus on the reasonable investment return of investors and take into account the Company’s sustainable development. The decision-making and demonstration process of the Board and the general meeting of shareholders of the Company on the profit distribution policy shall fully consider the opinions of independent non-executive directors and public investors.
II. Specific Scheme for the Shareholder Dividend Return Planning
(1) Profit Distribution Form of the Company
The Company may distribute profits in cash, stock, a combination of cash and stock, or other forms permitted by laws, regulations and normative documents. If the conditions for cash dividends are satisfied, the profit distribution method of cash dividends shall be prioritized.
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(2) Conditions for Cash Dividends of the Company
When the conditions for cash dividends are satisfied, the Company shall distribute profits by way of cash dividends. The conditions for cash dividends include:
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The accumulated undistributed profit of the Company is positive, the Company is profitable in the current year and the distributable profit realized in the current year is positive, and the Company’s cash flow can still meet the needs of its continuous operation and long-term development after cash dividends;
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The auditing body issues a standard unqualified audit report on the Company’s annual financial report;
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The Company has no significant external investment plans or major cash outlays in the next 12 months (except for the investment projects to which proceeds from this issue will be applied);
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Meet other cash dividend conditions stipulated by laws, regulations and normative documents.
(3) Proportion and Time Interval of Cash Dividends of the Company
On the premise of satisfying the conditions for cash dividends, the Company will, in principle, distribute cash dividends once a year. The profit distributed by the Company in cash every year shall be no less than 10% of the distributable profit realized in the current year, and the cumulative profit distributed by the Company in cash in the last three years shall be no less than 30% of the average annual distributable profit realized in the last three years.
The Board of the Company shall comprehensively consider factors such as the characteristics of the industry, development stage, its own business model, profitability and whether there are major capital expenditure arrangements. On the premise of satisfying the conditions for cash dividends, the Board shall distinguish the following circumstances and propose differentiated cash dividend policies in accordance with the procedures specified in the Articles of Association of the Company:
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When the Company is subject to the mature development stage and has no major capital expenditure arrangement, the minimum proportion of cash dividends in this profit distribution shall reach 80%;
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When the Company is subject to the mature development stage and has major capital expenditure arrangement, the minimum proportion of cash dividends in this profit distribution shall reach 40%;
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- When the Company is subject to the growth stage and has major capital expenditure arrangement, the minimum proportion of cash dividends in this profit distribution shall reach 20%;
When the development stage of the Company is difficult to distinguish but there are major capital expenditure arrangements, it can be handled in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
The proportion of cash dividends in this profit distribution shall be the cash dividends divided by the sum of cash dividends and stock dividends.
(4) Conditions for Distributing Stock Dividends
If the Company’s operation is in good condition, and the Board believes that the Company’s stock price does not match the scale of its share capital, the net assets per share are too high, and the distribution of stock dividends is beneficial to the overall interests of all shareholders of the Company, it may propose the implementation of a stock dividend distribution plan. When stock dividends are used for dividend distribution, real and reasonable factors such as the Company’s growth potential and the dilution of net assets per share shall be considered.
(5) Decision-making Procedures and Mechanism for Profit Distribution
When formulating the profit distribution plan, the Board of the Company shall carefully study and demonstrate the timing, conditions and minimum proportion of cash dividends, adjustment conditions and requirements for its decision-making procedures, etc., while the independent non-executive directors shall express clear opinions. Before the general meeting of shareholders deliberates on the profit distribution plan, the Company shall actively communicate and exchange opinions with shareholders (especially minority shareholders) through various channels, and fully listen to the opinions of minority shareholders.
(6) Decision-making Mechanism and Procedures for Adjustment of the Company’s Profit Distribution Policy
If the Company deems it necessary to adjust or change the profit distribution policy, it shall submit the revised profit distribution policy to the general meeting of shareholders for deliberation.
If the Company is unable to determine the profit distribution plan of the current year in accordance with the established cash dividend policy or the minimum cash dividend proportion under special circumstances, it shall comply with the relevant requirements of the China Securities Regulatory Commission and Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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III. Effectiveness Mechanism of the Shareholder Dividend Return Planning
After being deliberated and approved by the extraordinary general meeting of the Company, the shareholder dividend return planning will become effective and be implemented from the date of the Company’s initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares and listing on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR THE DILUTION OF IMMEDIATE RETURNS AFTER THE RMB SHARE ISSUE
APPENDIX III
HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR THE DILUTION OF IMMEDIATE RETURNS BY THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING AND LISTING OF RMB SHARES ON THE STAR MARKET OF THE SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE
Considering that the initial public offering and listing of RMB ordinary shares (hereinafter referred to as the “ RMB Shares ”) of Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “ Company ”) on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as the “ RMB Share Issue ”) may lead to reduced immediate return of the investors, the Company has devised the following measures to compensate for the diluted immediate return in accordance with the relevant requirements of the laws, regulations and regulatory documents, including the Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Further Strengthening the Work of Protection of the Legitimate Rights and Interests of Minority Investors in the Capital Markets (G.B.F.[2013] No. 110) (《國務院辦公廳關於進一步 加強資本市場中小投資者合法權益保護工作的意見》(國辦發[2013]110號)), the Opinions of the State Council on Further Promoting the Sound Development of Capital Markets (《國務院 關於進一步促進資本市場健康發展的若干意見》) and the Guiding Opinions on Matters Concerning the Dilution of Immediate Return in Initial Public Offering, Refinancing and Material Asset Restructuring (Announcement No. 31 [2015] of the CSRC) (中國證券督管理委 員會《關於首發及再融資、重大資產重組攤薄即期回報有關事項的指導意見》(證監會公告 [2015]31號)):
In order to reduce the risk of dilution of the Company’s immediate returns after the initial public offering and enhance the Company’s ability to achieve sustainable returns, the Company plans to take the following measures to compensate for the diluted immediate returns:
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Based on the characteristics and patterns of the development of the industry, the Company will increase its investment in its principal business, strive to enhance market space and increase sales revenue, continue to set store by investments in research and development, enhance capabilities of sustainable profitability and alleviate the risk of dilution of immediate returns.
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Strengthen operation management, optimize decision-making procedures, and improve operation efficiency and profitability. Meanwhile, the Company will strengthen the construction of corporate governance structure, ensure that independent non-executive directors earnestly perform their duties and safeguard the interests of the Company and public shareholders.
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Promote the construction of investment projects to which proceeds are to be applied and improve the market prospect and economic benefits of the Company’s products, as well as improve the efficiency of use of proceeds and strictly implement the management policy of proceeds to ensure the smooth implementation of the projects. The implementation of investment projects to which proceeds are to be applied is conducive to better satisfying the needs of customers for the Company’s products, enhancing capabilities of sustainable profitability, and in line with the long-term interests of the Company’s shareholders.
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- Improve the profit distribution policy, actively promote the profit distribution and cash dividends to investors considering the Company’s operation and development plan, and strive to improve the return to shareholders.
The Company will actively fulfill the measures to compensate for the diluted immediate returns. In case of violation of the relevant commitments, the Company will assume corresponding responsibilities in accordance with the “Letter of Undertaking on the Measures to Compensate for Diluted Immediate Returns after the Company’s Initial Public Offering of RMB Ordinary Shares”.
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LETTER OF COMMITMENT ON STABILISING THE PRICE OF THE COMPANY’S RMB ORDINARY SHARES (A SHARES)
Whereas HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (the “ Company ”) intends to apply for an initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares and listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, to protect the interests of investors, the Company has made the following commitments in accordance with relevant provisions of the Opinions on Further Promoting the IPO System Reform issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission:
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Subject to the relevant laws and regulations, the Company will strictly abide by and implement the Policy for Stabilisation of the Price of the RMB Ordinary Shares (A Shares) of the Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited for the Three Years after the Initial Public Offering and Listing of the A Shares on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “ Stock Price Stabilisation Policy ”) considered and approved by the general meeting, and will perform its obligations of stabilising the Company’s A-share price in accordance with relevant provisions of the Stock Price Stabilisation Policy.
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While taking the aforementioned stock price stabilisation measures, the Company will perform its corresponding information disclosure obligations in accordance with the listing rules of the stock exchanges where its shares are listed and other applicable laws and regulations, and shall abide by, among others, the applicable laws and regulations as well as relevant provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association.
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The Company will strictly implement its commitments. If it fails to implement the aforementioned commitments, the Company will assume corresponding responsibilities in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations as well as the requirements of the regulatory authorities.
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LETTER OF COMMITMENT ON SHARE REPURCHASE
Whereas HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (the “ Company ”) intends to apply for an initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares and listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “ RMB Share Issue ”), the Company has made the share repurchase commitments relating to legal liability for compensations, fraudulent offering and listing and stock price stabilisation. To implement the aforementioned commitments, the Company has made the following commitments:
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The Company commits to repurchasing all the new shares issued under the RMB Share Issue in accordance with the laws and regulations, if the securities regulatory authorities or other competent authorities determine that the prospectus of the RMB Share Issue contains any misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omissions, such circumstances have had a major and substantive impact on determining whether or not the Company meets the conditions for issuance as prescribed by the laws, and the Company has fraudulently obtained registration of the issuance and has the shares listed.
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When the triggering conditions for stabilising the share price as set out in the Company’s Policy for Stabilisation of the Price of the RMB Ordinary Shares (A Shares) of the Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited for the Three Years after the Initial Public Offering and Listing of the A Shares on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange are fulfilled, the Company will perform its obligations of repurchasing its shares in accordance with the aforementioned policy.
In case of any violation of the aforementioned commitments, the Company will assume corresponding responsibilities in accordance with the separately issued “Letter of Commitment on Binding Measures When Failing to Fulfill Commitments”.
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LETTER OF COMMITMENT ON REPURCHASE OF SHARES LISTED BY FRAUDULENT MEANS
Whereas HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (the “ Company ”) intends to apply for an initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares and listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “ RMB Share Issue ”), the Company has made the following commitments on repurchase of the RMB Shares listed by fraudulent means:
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The Company guarantees that the RMB Share Issue is not fraudulent;
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If the Company obtains registration of the issuance and listing by fraud, and has issued and listed shares when it does not meet the conditions for issuance and listing, the Company will start the share repurchase procedure within five working days after the securities regulatory authorities identify such facts of illegalities or decide to impose penalties, and will repurchase all the new shares issued under the RMB Share Issue in accordance with the laws and regulations.
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LETTER OF COMMITMENT ON REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR THE DILUTION OF IMMEDIATE RETURNS AFTER THE COMPANY’S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF RMB ORDINARY SHARES
Whereas HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (the “ Company ”) intends to apply for an initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares and listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “ RMB Share Issue ”) and the RMB Share Issue may lead to a decline in investors’ immediate returns, the Company has made the following commitments in accordance with relevant provisions of the “Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Further Strengthening the Work of Protecting the Legitimate Rights and Interests of Minority Investors in the Capital Market” (Guo Ban Fa [2013] No. 110), “Guiding Opinions on Matters Related to Diluted Immediate Returns after IPO, Refinancing and Major Asset Restructuring” (CSRC Announcement [2015] No. 31) issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and other laws, regulations and regulatory documents:
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Based on the development characteristics and patterns of the industry, the Company will increase investment in the main business, strive to expand market space and increase sales revenue, continue to put emphasis on R&D investment, and enhance its sustainable profitability to mitigate the risk of dilution of immediate returns;
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The Company will strengthen operation management, optimize the decision-making process, and enhance operation efficiency and profitability. In the meantime, the Company will strengthen the construction of its governance structure to ensure that independent non-executive directors will earnestly perform their duties and safeguard the interests of the Company as a whole and of the public shareholders;
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The Company will press ahead with the construction of investment projects to which proceeds are to be applied and improve the market outlook and economic benefits of the Company’s products. In the meantime, the Company will improve the capital utilization efficiency and strictly implement the management policy of proceeds to ensure the successful implementation of the projects. The implementation of investment projects to which proceeds are to be applied will help better satisfy customer demand for the Company’s products and enhance the Company’s sustainable profitability, which is in line with the long-term interests of the Company’s shareholders;
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The Company will improve profit distribution policy, actively push forward with the distribution of profits and payment of cash dividends to investors in light of the Company’s operation conditions and development plans, striving to improve shareholder returns.
In case of any violation of the aforementioned commitments, the Company will assume corresponding responsibilities in accordance with the separately issued “Letter of Commitment on Binding Measures When Failing to Fulfill Commitments”. In the meantime, it will make supplementary or alternative commitments to the investors to safeguard investors’ interests as much as possible, and will implement such commitments once they are deliberated and approved by the general meeting of the Company.
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LETTER OF COMMITMENT ON PROFIT DISTRIBUTION POLICY
Whereas HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (the “ Company ”) intends to apply for an initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares and listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “ RMB Share Issue ”), to fully safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the Company’s shareholders, provide stable and continuous investment returns to shareholders and maximize investment income of shareholders, the Company has made the following commitments:
After the RMB Share Issue, the Company will implement its profit distribution policy in strict accordance with the Notice on Further Implementation of Matters Relevant to the Cash Dividend Distribution of Listed Companies issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Articles of Association of Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited, the Profits Distribution Policy and Dividend Return Plan of Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited within Three Years Following the Initial Public Offering and Listing of RMB Ordinary Shares (A Shares) on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and other provisions.
In case of any violation of the aforementioned commitments, the Company will assume corresponding responsibilities in accordance with the “Letter of Commitment on Binding Measures When Failing to Fulfill Commitments” separately issued by the Company.
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LETTER OF COMMITMENT ON LEGAL LIABILITY FOR COMPENSATIONS
Whereas HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (the “ Company ”) intends to apply for an initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares and listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “ RMB Share Issue ”), the Company has made the following commitments:
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The Company’s prospectus of the RMB Share Issue contains no misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omissions, and the Company assumes the corresponding legal responsibilities for the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of the contents of the listing documents.
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If the Company’s prospectus of the RMB Share Issue contains misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omissions, which have had a major and substantive impact on determining whether or not the Company meets the conditions for issuance as prescribed by the laws, and if the Company obtains registration of the issuance and has the shares listed fraudulently, the Company will repurchase all the new shares issued under the RMB Share Issue in accordance with the laws and regulations after the securities regulatory authorities identify such facts of illegalities or decide to impose penalties.
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If the Company’s prospectus of the RMB Share Issue contains misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omissions that cause investors to suffer losses in securities transactions, the Company will compensate the investors for losses incurred in accordance with the laws and regulations after the securities regulatory authorities identify the aforementioned facts or decide to impose penalties by laws.
In case of any violation of the aforementioned commitments, the Company will assume corresponding responsibilities in accordance with the “Letter of Commitment on Binding Measures When Failing to Fulfill Commitments” separately issued by the Company.
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LETTER OF COMMITMENT ON BINDING MEASURES WHEN FAILING TO FULFILL COMMITMENTS
Whereas HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (the “ Company ”) intends to apply for an initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares and listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “ RMB Share Issue ”), to safeguard the rights and interests of the investors, in accordance with the relevant regulatory requirements, the Company commits to abiding by the following binding measures regarding the implementation of commitments disclosed in the prospectus of the RMB Share Issue:
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All the public commitments (the “ Commitments ”) made by the Company in the course of RMB Share Issue are the true expression of meaning of the Company and are binding on the Company. The Company voluntarily accepts supervision from the regulatory authorities and the public. The Company will strictly perform its various duties and responsibilities set out in the Commitments.
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If the Company fails to fully and effectively implement the Commitments for reasons other than force majeure, the Company commits to taking the following binding measures:
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(1) The Company may take corresponding remedial measures or make new commitments (the relevant commitments need to go through relevant approval, deliberation and information disclosure procedures in accordance with the laws, regulations, regulatory documents, the Company’s Articles of Association, and the provisions of its relevant internal control policies);
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(2) The Company will compensate investors for the corresponding losses in accordance with the laws and regulations within 30 days from the day on which the securities regulatory authorities or other competent authorities determine that the Company violates or fails to actually implement the Commitments or within 30 days from the day on which the securities regulatory authorities or other competent authorities determine that the Company’s violation or failure to fulfill the Commitments causes investors to suffer losses in securities transactions. The compensation amount shall be determined based on the amount negotiated between the Company and the investors, or in the way or based on the amount identified by the securities regulatory authorities or other competent authorities.
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With respect to the Company’s shareholders, directors and the senior management who fail to implement their commitments already made or cause the Company to fail to implement its commitments already made for their sake, the Company will immediately stop the distribution of cash dividends to them and stop the payout of remuneration and allowances to them until such personnel have implemented their relevant commitments.
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LETTER OF COMMITMENT ON APPLICABLE LAW AND COMPETENT COURT
Whereas HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (the “ Company ”) intends to apply for an initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares and listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “ RMB Share Issue ”), the Company has made the following commitments:
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Disputes arising from the Company’s initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares (A shares) and listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and during the period of the Company’s listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board shall be governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China (for the purpose of the Letter of Commitment only, the People’s Republic of China does not include the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan) (“ PRC ”), and shall fall under the jurisdiction of the people’s courts with jurisdiction in the PRC. The Company will not raise objections to the aforementioned applicable laws and competent courts.
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“Disputes” set out in the above Article 1 shall include: (1) Derivative actions brought by shareholders individually or collectively holding more than 1% of the Company’s RMB ordinary shares (A shares) for over 180 consecutive days as directors or the senior management violate laws, regulations or the Company’s Articles of Association when performing corporate duties and cause losses to the Company or as others infringe the Company’s legitimate rights and interests and cause losses to the Company; (2) Civil compensation lawsuits filed by shareholders holding RMB ordinary shares (A shares) against the Company and other relevant responsible persons as the Company fails to disclose information in accordance with the provisions or its published securities offering documents, regular reports, ad hoc reports and other information disclosure materials contain misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omissions, which cause shareholders holding RMB ordinary shares (A shares) to suffer losses in securities transactions.
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UNDERTAKINGS AND THE CORRESPONDING BINDING MEASURES IN CONNECTION WITH THE RMB SHARE ISSUE
APPENDIX IV
LETTER OF COMMITMENT ON THE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION DOCUMENTS AND RETAINED ORIGINAL COPY
To the Shanghai Stock Exchange:
Whereas HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (the “ Company ”) intends to apply for an initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares and listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “ RMB Share Issue ”), the Company commits that the electronic application documents concerning the RMB Share Issue sent to the Shanghai Stock Exchange are consistent with the retained original copy and contain no misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omissions and that the Company assumes the corresponding legal responsibilities for the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of the said documents.
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UNDERTAKINGS AND THE CORRESPONDING BINDING MEASURES IN CONNECTION WITH THE RMB SHARE ISSUE
APPENDIX IV
LETTER OF COMMITMENT ON NON-INFLUENCE OVER AND NON-INTERFERENCE IN THE REVIEW
To the Shanghai Stock Exchange:
Whereas HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (the “ Company ”) intends to apply for an initial public offering of RMB ordinary shares and listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “ RMB Share Issue ”), the Company has made the following commitments:
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During the application period of the RMB Share Issue, the Company promises that it will not directly or indirectly provide funds, articles or other interests to the reviewing agency, listing committee and other agencies or their personnel, promises that it will not directly or indirectly provide shares of the offering application under review to the reviewing agency, listing committee and other agencies or their personnel, and promises that it will not influence the judgment of the reviewing agency, listing committee and other agencies or their personnel about the issuer by using illicit means.
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The Company promises that it will not interfere in the review work of the reviewing agency, listing committee and other agencies or their personnel in any way.
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The Company promises that when answering queries from listing committee members at the listing committee meeting, its presentations will be true, objective, accurate and concise and will not contain contents irrelevant to the RMB Share Issue and the review.
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In case of any violation of the aforementioned commitments, the Company will assume all the legal responsibilities arising therefrom.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before | revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||
| Nil | THE COMPANIES | Nil | THE COMPANIES | THE COMPANIES | ||||||
| ORDINANCE | ORDINANCE | ORDINANCE | ||||||||
| (CHAPTER 622) | (CHAPTER 622) | (CHAPTER 622) | ||||||||
| Public Company Limited by | Public Company Limited by | Public Company Limited by | ||||||||
| Shares | Shares | Shares | ||||||||
| ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | ||||||||
| (As adopted by | Special | (As adopted by Special | (As adopted by Special | |||||||
| Resolution passed on | Resolution passed on 20 | Resolution passed on 20 | ||||||||
| 20 September 2014) | September 2014, | and amended | September 2014, | and amended | ||||||
| OF HUA HONG | by Special Resolution passed on | by Special Resolution passed on | ||||||||
| SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED | [●] [●] 2022, and | to take effect | [●] [●] 2022, and | to take effect | ||||||
| 華虹半導體有限公司 | on the date when | the Company’s | on the date when | the Company’s | ||||||
| shares are listed on the STAR | shares are listed on the STAR | |||||||||
| Market of the Shanghai Stock | Market of the Shanghai Stock | |||||||||
| Exchange) | Exchange) | |||||||||
| OF HUA HONG | OF HUA HONG | |||||||||
| SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED | SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED | |||||||||
| 華虹半導體有限公司 | 華虹半導體有限公司 | |||||||||
| 1(a) | In these articles | the following | 1(a) | In these articles the following | In these articles the following | |||||
| words shall have the following | words shall have | the following | words shall have | the following | ||||||
| meanings: | meanings: | meanings: | ||||||||
| “applicable laws and | ~~“~~~~applicable laws ~~ | ~~and~~ | “articles” and “these articles” | |||||||
| regulations” includes the Listing | ~~regulations” includes the Listing~~ | mean the articles | of the | |||||||
| Rules; | ~~Rules;~~ | Company in their | present form | |||||||
| and all supplementary, amended | ||||||||||
| “articles” means the articles of | “articles” and “these articles” | or substituted articles for the | ||||||||
| the Company in | their present | mean~~s ~~the articles of the | time being in force; | |||||||
| form and all supplementary, | Company in their | present form | ||||||||
| amended or substituted articles | and all supplementary, amended | |||||||||
| for the time being in force; | or substituted articles for the | |||||||||
| time being in force; |
1 As provisions are added or deleted, serial numbers of relevant provisions and cross references in these Articles have been adjusted accordingly, and are not described separately. Besides, provisions affected solely by (i) the replacement of “ Stock Exchange ” with “ HKSE ” to refer to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, (ii) the replacement of “ 投票權 ” with “ 表決權 ” in the Chinese version of these Articles to refer to “ voting rights ” in the English version of these Articles and (iii) the replacement of “ 股票 ” with “ 股份證明書 ” in the Chinese version of these Articles to refer to “ certificate(s) ” of Shares in the English version of the Articles are not described separately.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
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| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| “associate”, in relation to any | “associate”, in relation to any | “associate”, in relation to any | ||||||||||
| director, has the meaning | director, has the meaning | director, has the meaning | ||||||||||
| ascribed to it in the Listing | ascribed to it in the Listing | ascribed to it in the Listing | ||||||||||
| Rules; | Rules; | Rules; | ||||||||||
| “associated company” has the | “associated company” has the | “associated company” has the | ||||||||||
| meaning ascribed to it in section | meaning ascribed to it in section | meaning ascribed to it in section | ||||||||||
| 2 of the Companies Ordinance; | 2 of the Companies Ordinance; | 2 of the Companies Ordinance; | ||||||||||
| “Auditors” means the auditors | “Auditors” means | the auditors | “Auditors” means the auditors | |||||||||
| of the Company for the time | of the Company for the time | of the Company for the time | ||||||||||
| being; | being; | being; | ||||||||||
| “business days” shall, save | “business days” shall, save | “business days” shall, save | ||||||||||
| where specified, mean any day | where specified, mean any day | where specified, mean any day | ||||||||||
| on | which a recognised stock | on which a recognised stock | on which a recognised stock | |||||||||
| market is open for the business | market is open for | the business | market is open for the business | |||||||||
| of dealing in securities in Hong | of dealing in securities in Hong | of dealing in securities in Hong | ||||||||||
| Kong; | Kong; | Kong; | ||||||||||
| “clear days” means in relation | “clear days” means in relation | “clear days” means in relation | ||||||||||
| to the period of a notice, that | to the period of a notice, that | to the period of a notice, that | ||||||||||
| period excluding the day when | period excluding the day when | period excluding the day when | ||||||||||
| the | notice is given or deemed to | the notice is given | or deemed | to | the notice is given or deemed | to | ||||||
| be given and the day for which | be given and the day for which | be given and the day for which | ||||||||||
| it is given or on which it is to | it is given or on which it is to | it is given or on which it is to | ||||||||||
| take effect; | take effect; | take effect; | ||||||||||
| “Clearing House” means a | “Clearing House” | means a | “Clearing House” means a | |||||||||
| recognised clearing house within | recognised clearing house within | recognised clearing house within | ||||||||||
| the | meaning of Schedule 1 of the | the meaning of Schedule 1 of | the | the meaning of Schedule 1 of | the | |||||||
| Securities and Futures | Securities and Futures | Securities and Futures | ||||||||||
| Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the | Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the | Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the | ||||||||||
| Laws of Hong Kong or a | Laws of Hong Kong or a | Laws of Hong Kong or a | ||||||||||
| Clearing House recognised by | Clearing House recognised by | Clearing House recognised by | ||||||||||
| the | laws of the jurisdiction in | the laws of the jurisdiction in | the laws of the jurisdiction in | |||||||||
| which the shares are listed or | which the shares are listed or | which the shares are listed or | ||||||||||
| quoted on a stock exchange in | quoted on a stock exchange in | quoted on a stock exchange in | ||||||||||
| such jurisdiction; | such jurisdiction; | such jurisdiction; |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| “Companies Ordinance” or | “China” or “PRC” means | the | “China” or “PRC” means | the | ||||||||
| “Ordinance” means the | People’s Republic of China | People’s Republic of China | ||||||||||
| Companies Ordinance (Chapter | excluding, for the purpose | of | excluding, for the purpose | of | ||||||||
| 622 of | the Laws of Hong Kong) | these articles only, the Hong | these articles only, the Hong | |||||||||
| and every other Ordinance | Kong Special Administrative | Kong Special Administrative | ||||||||||
| incorporated therewith, or any | Region of the PRC, the Macao | Region of the PRC, the Macao | ||||||||||
| Ordinance or Ordinances | Special Administrative Region of | Special Administrative Region of | ||||||||||
| substituted therefor, and in case | the PRC and Taiwan of the PRC; | the PRC and Taiwan of the PRC; | ||||||||||
| of any | such substitution the | |||||||||||
| references in these Articles to | “Companies Ordinance” or | “Companies Ordinance” or | ||||||||||
| the provisions of the Companies | “Ordinance” means the | “Ordinance” means the | ||||||||||
| Ordinance shall be read as | Companies Ordinance (Chapter | Companies Ordinance (Chapter | ||||||||||
| references to the provisions | 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong) | 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong) | ||||||||||
| substituted therefor in the new | and every other Ordinance | and every other Ordinance | ||||||||||
| Ordinance or Ordinances; | incorporated therewith, or | any | incorporated therewith, or | any | ||||||||
| Ordinance or Ordinances | Ordinance or Ordinances | |||||||||||
| “Company” means Hua Hong | substituted therefor, and in case | substituted therefor, and in case | ||||||||||
| Semiconductor Limited 華虹半導 | of any such substitution the | of any such substitution the | ||||||||||
| 體有限公司; | references in these~~A~~articles to | references in these articles | to the | |||||||||
| the provisions of the Companies | provisions of the Companies | |||||||||||
| “connected entities”, in relation | Ordinance shall be read as | Ordinance shall be read as | ||||||||||
| to any | director, has the meaning | references to the provisions | references to the provisions | |||||||||
| ascribed to it in section 486 of | substituted therefor in the new | substituted therefor in the new | ||||||||||
| the Companies Ordinance; | Ordinance or Ordinances; | Ordinance or Ordinances; | ||||||||||
| “corporate communication” has | “Company” means Hua Hong | “Company” means Hua Hong | ||||||||||
| the meaning ascribed to it in rule | Semiconductor | Limited 華虹半導 | Semiconductor Limited 華虹半導 | |||||||||
| 1.01 of the Listing Rules; | 體有限公司; | 體有限公司; | ||||||||||
| “connected entities”, in relation | “connected entities”, in relation | |||||||||||
| to any director, | has the meaning | to any director, has the meaning | ||||||||||
| ascribed to it in section 486 of | ascribed to it in section 486 of | |||||||||||
| the Companies | Ordinance; | the Companies Ordinance; | ||||||||||
| ~~“~~~~corporate communication” has~~ | ||||||||||||
| ~~the meaning ascribed to it ~~ | ~~in rule~~ | |||||||||||
| ~~1.01 of the Listing Rules;~~ |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| “corporation” includes both a | “corporation” includes both a “corporation” includes both a |
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| company incorporated under the | company incorporated under the company incorporated under the |
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| Companies Ordinance as well as | Companies Ordinance as well as Companies Ordinance as well as |
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| a company incorporated outside | a company incorporated outside a company incorporated outside |
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| Hong Kong; | Hong Kong; Hong Kong; |
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| “directors” and “board” mean | “CSRC” means the China “CSRC” means the China |
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| the directors of | the Company or | Securities Regulatory Securities Regulatory |
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| the directors present at a meeting | Commission; Commission; |
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| of directors of the Company at | |||||||||
| which a quorum is present; | “directors” and “board” mean “directors” and “board” mean |
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| the directors of the Company or the directors of the Company or |
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| “electronic communication” | the directors present at a meeting the directors present at a meeting |
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| means a communication sent by | of directors of the Company at of directors of the |
Company at | |||||||
| electronic transmission in any | which a quorum is present; which a quorum is |
present; | |||||||
| form through any medium; | |||||||||
| “electronic communication” “electronic communication” |
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| “holder” means in relation to | means a communication means a communication |
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| shares, the member whose name | transferred, transmitted and transferred, transmitted and |
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| is entered in the register of | received ~~sent ~~by electronic received by electronic |
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| members as the | holder of the | transmission in any form through transmission in any form through |
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| shares; | any medium; any medium; |
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| “listing document” has the | “~~holder” ~~“electronic means” ~~in~~ “electronic means” includes, but |
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| meaning ascribed to it in the Listing Rules and includes any |
~~relation i~~ncludes, but is not limited to ~~shares~~, website is not limited to, website address, webinar, webcast, video |
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| supplemental listing document | address, webinar, webcast, video or any form of conference |
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| and any subsequent amendment | or any form of conference calling |
system (by | telephone, | ||||||
| to the listing document; | calling system (by telephone, video, Internet or otherwise); |
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| video, Internet or otherwise); | |||||||||
| “Listing Rules” means the Rules | “electronic general meeting” | ||||||||
| Governing the Listing of | “electronic general meeting” means a general meeting held |
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| Securities on the Stock | means a general meeting held and conducted solely and |
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| Exchange, as amended from time | and conducted solely and exclusively with the virtual |
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| to time; | exclusively with the virtual presence and participation of |
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| presence and participation members and/or representatives |
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| “newspaper” means a newspaper | ~~member whose name is entered~~ through electronic |
means; | |||||||
| published daily | and circulating | ~~in the register ~~of members ~~as~~ | |||||||
| generally in Hong Kong and specified in the list of |
and/or representatives through electronic means ~~the holder of~~ “HKSE” means The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong |
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| newspapers issued and published | ~~the shares~~; Limited; |
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| in the Gazette for the purposes | |||||||||
| of Section 203 of the Companies Ordinance by the Chief Secretary |
“~~Stock Exchange~~HKSE” means The Stock Exchange of Hong “hybrid meeting” means a general meeting held and |
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| for Administration; | Kong Limited; conducted (i) with |
the in-person | |||||||
| presence and participation of | |||||||||
| “Office” means | the registered | members and/or representatives | |||||||
| office of the Company; | at one or more meeting locations | ||||||||
| and (ii) | with the virtual presence | ||||||||
| and participation of members | |||||||||
| and/or representatives through | |||||||||
| electronic means; |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| “register” means | the register of | “hybrid meeting” means a | “Listing Rules” | means the Rules | |||||
| members of the Company kept | general meeting held and | Governing the Listing of | |||||||
| pursuant to the Companies | conducted (i) with the in-person | Securities on the | Stock Exchange | ||||||
| Ordinance and includes any | presence and participation of | of Hong Kong Limited and/or | |||||||
| branch register kept pursuant to | members and/or representatives | the Rules Governing the Listing | |||||||
| the Companies Ordinance; | at one or more meeting locations | of Stocks on the | Science and | ||||||
| and (ii) with the virtual presence | Technology Innovation Board of | ||||||||
| “reporting documents” has the | and participation of members | Shanghai Stock Exchange, as | |||||||
| meaning ascribed | to it in Part 9 | and/or representatives through | applicable, and any amendments | ||||||
| of the Companies | Ordinance; | electronic means; | thereto taking effect from time | ||||||
| to time; | |||||||||
| “responsible person” has the | ~~“~~~~listing document” has the~~ | ||||||||
| meaning ascribed | to it in section | ~~meaning ascribed to it in the~~ | “meeting location(s)” means the | ||||||
| 3 of the Companies Ordinance; | ~~Listing Rules and includes any~~ | place or places for general | |||||||
| ~~supplemental listing document~~ | meetings and any meeting | ||||||||
| “Seal” means the | common seal | ~~and any subsequent amendment~~ | location(s) designated by the | ||||||
| of the Company or any official | ~~to the listing document;~~ | board in accordance with Article | |||||||
| seal that the Company may have | 67 of these articles; | ||||||||
| as permitted by the Companies | “Listing Rules” means the Rules | ||||||||
| Ordinance; | Governing the Listing of | “Office” means the registered | |||||||
| Securities on the Stock | office of the Company; | ||||||||
| “secretary” means the secretary of the Company or any other |
Exchange~~, as amended ~~of Hong Kong Limited and/or the Rules |
“ordinary resolution” has the | |||||||
| person appointed | to perform the | Governing the Listing of Stocks | meaning ascribed to it in Section | ||||||
| duties of the secretary of the | on the Science and Technology | 563 of the Companies | |||||||
| Company, including a joint, | Innovation Board of Shanghai | Ordinance; | |||||||
| assistant or deputy secretary; | Stock Exchange, as applicable, | ||||||||
| and any amendments thereto | “physical meeting” means a | ||||||||
| “share” means a share in the | taking effect from time to time; | general meeting held and | |||||||
| capital of the Company; | conducted with the in-person | ||||||||
| ~~“~~~~newspaper” means a newspaper~~ | presence and participation of | ||||||||
| “Stock Exchange” means The | ~~published daily and circulating~~ | members and/or representatives | |||||||
| Stock Exchange of Hong Kong | ~~generally in Hong Kong and~~ | at one or more meeting | |||||||
| Limited; | ~~specified in the list of~~ | location(s); | |||||||
| ~~newspapers issued and published~~ | |||||||||
| “substantial shareholder” | ~~in the Gazette for the purposes~~ | “principal meeting venue” | |||||||
| means a person who is entitled | ~~of Section 203 of the Companies~~ | means the place of the general | |||||||
| to exercise, or to | control the | ~~Ordinance by the Chief Secretary~~ | meeting or, if there are multiple | ||||||
| exercise of, 10% | or more (or | ~~for Administration;~~ | meeting locations, the principal | ||||||
| such other percentage as may be | place of the general meeting; | ||||||||
| prescribed by the | Listing Rules | “meeting location(s)” means the | |||||||
| from time to time) of the voting | place or places for general | “register” means the register of | |||||||
| power at any general meeting of | meetings and any meeting | members of the Company kept | |||||||
| the Company; and | location(s) designated by the | pursuant to the Companies | |||||||
| board in accordance with Article | Ordinance and includes any | ||||||||
| 67 of these articles; | branch register kept pursuant to | ||||||||
| the Companies Ordinance; | |||||||||
| “Office” means the registered | |||||||||
| office of the Company; | “reporting documents” has the | ||||||||
| meaning ascribed to it in Part 9 | |||||||||
| of the Companies Ordinance; |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| “ordinary resolution” has | the | “responsible person” has the | |||||||||
| meaning ascribed to it in Section | meaning ascribed to it in section | ||||||||||
| 563 of the Companies | 3 of the Companies Ordinance; | ||||||||||
| Ordinance; | |||||||||||
| “RMB” means the lawful | |||||||||||
| “physical meeting” means | a | currency of the People’s | |||||||||
| general meeting held and | Republic of China; | ||||||||||
| conducted with | the in-person | ||||||||||
| presence and participation | of | “RMB ordinary shares” means | |||||||||
| members and/or representatives | the shares to be issued by | the | |||||||||
| at one or more | meeting | Company to the Chinese | |||||||||
| location(s); | investors, subscribed for and | ||||||||||
| traded in RMB and listed on the | |||||||||||
| “principal meeting venue” | Shanghai Stock Exchange; | ||||||||||
| means the place of the general | |||||||||||
| meeting or, if there are multiple | “Seal” means the common | seal | |||||||||
| meeting locations, the principal | of the Company or any official | ||||||||||
| place of the general meeting; | seal that the Company may have | ||||||||||
| as permitted by the Companies | |||||||||||
| “register” means the register of | Ordinance; | ||||||||||
| members of the Company kept | |||||||||||
| pursuant to the | Companies | “secretary” means the secretary | |||||||||
| Ordinance and includes any | of the Company or any other | ||||||||||
| branch register | kept pursuant to | person appointed to perform the | |||||||||
| the Companies | Ordinance; | duties of the secretary of the | |||||||||
| Company, including a joint, | |||||||||||
| “reporting documents” has the | assistant or deputy secretary; | ||||||||||
| meaning ascribed to it in Part 9 | |||||||||||
| of the Companies Ordinance; | “share” means a share in the | ||||||||||
| capital of the Company; | |||||||||||
| “responsible person” has the | |||||||||||
| meaning ascribed to it in section | “shareholder”, “member” | and | |||||||||
| 3 of the Companies Ordinance; | “holder” mean a holder of the | ||||||||||
| Company’s shares duly | |||||||||||
| “RMB” means | the lawful | registered from time to time; | |||||||||
| currency of the | People’s | ||||||||||
| Republic of China; |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
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| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| “RMB ordinary shares” means “special resolution” has the |
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| the shares to be issued by the meaning ascribed to it in Section |
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| Company to the Chinese 564 of the Companies |
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| investors, subscribed for and Ordinance; |
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| traded in RMB and listed on the | |||||||||
| Shanghai Stock Exchange; “Shanghai Stock Exchange” |
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| means the Stock | Exchange of | ||||||||
| “Seal” means the common seal Shanghai; |
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| of the Company or any official | |||||||||
| seal that the Company may have “Stock Exchange” or “Stock |
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| as permitted by the Companies Exchanges” means The Stock |
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| Ordinance; Exchange of Hong Kong Limited |
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| and/or the Shanghai Stock | |||||||||
| “secretary” means the secretary Exchange, as applicable; |
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| of the Company or any other | |||||||||
| person appointed to perform the | |||||||||
| duties of the secretary of the | |||||||||
| Company, including a joint, | |||||||||
| assistant or deputy secretary; | |||||||||
| “share” means a share in the | |||||||||
| capital of the Company; | |||||||||
| “shareholder”, “member” and | |||||||||
| “holder” mean a holder of the | |||||||||
| Company’s shares duly | |||||||||
| registered from time to time; | |||||||||
| “special resolution” has the | |||||||||
| meaning ascribed to it in Section | |||||||||
| 564 of the Companies | |||||||||
| Ordinance; | |||||||||
| “Shanghai Stock Exchange” | |||||||||
| means the Stock Exchange of | |||||||||
| Shanghai; | |||||||||
| ~~“~~~~substantial shareholder”~~ | |||||||||
| ~~means a person who is entitled~~ | |||||||||
| ~~to exercise, or to control the~~ | |||||||||
| ~~exercise of, 10% or more (or~~ | |||||||||
| ~~such other percentage as may be~~ | |||||||||
| ~~prescribed by the Listing Rules~~ | |||||||||
| ~~from time to time) of the voting~~ | |||||||||
| ~~power at any general meeting of~~ | |||||||||
| ~~the Company; and~~ | |||||||||
| “Stock Exchange” or “Stock | |||||||||
| Exchanges” means The Stock | |||||||||
| Exchange of Hong Kong Limited | |||||||||
| and/or the Shanghai Stock | |||||||||
| Exchange, as applicable; |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| 1(e) | In these articles: | 1(e) | In these articles: In these articles: |
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| (i) references to writing shall | (i) references to writing ~~shall~~ (i) references to writing include |
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| include references to | include ~~references to~~ all modes of expressing or |
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| typewriting, printing, | ~~typewriting, printing,~~ reproducing text in a visible |
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| lithography, photography and any | ~~lithography, photography and any~~ manner, including electronic |
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| other mode of representing or reproducing words in a legible |
~~other a~~ll modes of ~~representing~~ expressing or reproducing ~~words~~ records, in a legible and non- transitory form; |
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| and non-transitory form, | text in a visible manner, | ||||||||
| including for the avoidance of | including electronic records, in a | ||||||||
| doubt an electronic | record | legible and non-transitory form~~,~~ | |||||||
| (within the meaning of the | ~~including for the avoidance of~~ | ||||||||
| Electronic Transactions | ~~doubt an electronic record~~ | ||||||||
| Ordinance (Chapter 553 of the | ~~(within the meaning of the~~ | ||||||||
| Laws of Hong Kong)); | ~~Electronic Transactions~~ | ||||||||
| ~~Ordinance (Chapter 553 of the~~ ~~Laws of Hong Kong));~~ |
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| 7 | Subject to the provisions of the | 7 | ~~Subject to the provisions of the~~ Unless otherwise provided by |
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| Companies Ordinance and without prejudice to any special |
~~Companies Ordinance U~~nless otherwise provided by applicable applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules and the articles |
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| rights attached to any existing | laws and regulations, the Listing and |
without prejudice to any | |||||||
| shares, any share may be issued | Rules and the articles and special rights attached to any |
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| with such rights or | restrictions, | without prejudice to any special existing shares, |
any share may | ||||||
| whether in regard to dividend, | rights attached to any existing be issued with such rights or |
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| voting, return of capital or | shares, any share may be issued restrictions, whether in regard to |
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| otherwise or be redeemable | with such rights or restrictions, dividend, voting, return of |
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| whether at the option of the | whether in regard to dividend, capital or otherwise or be |
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| Company or the holder as the | voting, return of capital or redeemable whether at the option |
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| Company may by ordinary | otherwise or be redeemable of the Company or the holder as |
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| resolution determine (or, if the | whether at the option of the the Company may by ordinary |
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| Company has not so determined, | Company or the holder as the resolution determine. |
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| as the directors shall determine). | Company may by ordinary | ||||||||
| resolution determine ~~(or, if the~~ | |||||||||
| ~~Company has not so determined,~~ | |||||||||
| ~~as the directors shall determine).~~ | |||||||||
| 8 | Subject to the provisions of the | 8 | ~~Subject to the provisions of the~~ Unless otherwise provided by |
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| Companies Ordinance, any share may be issued, with the sanction |
~~Companies Ordinance, ~~Unless otherwise provided by applicable applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules and the |
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| of a special resolution, which is | laws and regulations, the Listing articles, any share may be |
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| or is to be liable, to be redeemed | Rules and the articles, any share issued, with the sanction of a |
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| at the option of the Company or | may be issued, with the sanction special resolution, which is or is |
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| the holder on such | terms and in | of a special resolution, which is to be liable, to |
be redeemed at | ||||||
| such manner as may be provided | or is to be liable, to be redeemed the option of the Company or |
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| by these articles. In the event of | at the option of the Company or the holder on such terms and in |
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| purchase for redemption of the | the holder on such terms and in such manner as may be provided |
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| redeemable share, the following | such manner as may be provided by these articles. In the event of |
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| provisions shall apply: | by these articles. In the event of purchase for redemption of the |
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| purchase for redemption of the redeemable share, the following |
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| … | redeemable share, the following provisions shall apply: |
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| provisions shall apply: | |||||||||
| … | |||||||||
| … |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | Subject to the provisions of the | 9 | ~~Subject to the provisions of the~~ | Unless | otherwise provided by | ||||||
| Companies Ordinance and these | ~~Companies Ordinance and~~ | applicable laws and regulations, | |||||||||
| articles, the shares in the Company shall be at the disposal |
~~theseU~~nless otherwise provided by applicable laws and |
the Listing Rules and the articles, the shares in the |
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| of the directors, who may offer, | regulations, the Listing Rules | Company shall be at the disposal | |||||||||
| allot, grant options over or | and the articles, the shares in the | of the directors, who may offer, | |||||||||
| otherwise dispose of them to | Company shall be at the disposal | allot, grant options over or | |||||||||
| such persons and on such terms | of the directors, who may offer, | otherwise dispose of them to | |||||||||
| as the directors think fit. | allot, grant options over or | such persons and on such terms | |||||||||
| otherwise dispose of them to | as the directors think fit. | ||||||||||
| such persons and on such terms | |||||||||||
| as the directors think fit. | |||||||||||
| 10 | The directors may, subject to the | 10 | ~~The directors may, subject to the~~ | Unless | otherwise provided by | ||||||
| approval by the members in | Unless otherwise provided by | applicable laws and regulations, | |||||||||
| general meeting, issue warrants | applicable laws and regulations, | the Listing Rules and the articles | |||||||||
| or other rights and grant options | the Listing Rules and the articles | and subject to the express | |||||||||
| to subscribe for any class of | and subject to the express | authorisation or approval by the | |||||||||
| shares or securities of the | authorisation or approval by the | members in general meeting, the | |||||||||
| Company on such terms as | the | members in general meeting, the | directors may issue warrants or | ||||||||
| directors may from time to | time | directors may issue warrants or | other rights and grant options to | ||||||||
| determine. | other rights and grant options to | subscribe for any class of shares | |||||||||
| subscribe for any class of shares | or securities of the Company on | ||||||||||
| or securities of the Company on | such terms as the directors may | ||||||||||
| such terms as the directors may | from time to time determine. | ||||||||||
| from time to time determine. | |||||||||||
| 11 | The Company may exercise the | 11 | The Company may exercise the | The Company may exercise the | |||||||
| powers of paying commissions | powers of paying commissions | powers | of paying commissions | ||||||||
| conferred by the Companies | conferred by the Companies | conferred by the Companies | |||||||||
| Ordinance. Subject to the | Ordinance. Subject to the | Ordinance. Subject to the | |||||||||
| provisions of the Companies Ordinance, any such commission |
provisions of applicable laws and regulations, the ~~Companies~~ |
provisions of applicable laws and regulations, the Listing |
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| may be satisfied by the payment of cash or by the allotment of |
~~OrdinanceL~~isting Rules and the articles, any such commission |
Rules and the articles, any such commission may be satisfied by |
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| fully or partly paid shares or | may be satisfied by the payment | the payment of cash or by the | |||||||||
| partly in one way and partly in | of cash or by the allotment of | allotment of fully or partly paid | |||||||||
| the other. The Company may | fully or partly paid shares or | shares or partly in one way and | |||||||||
| also on any issue of share capital | partly in one way and partly in | partly in the other. The Company | |||||||||
| pay such brokerage as may | be | the other. The Company may | may also on any issue of share | ||||||||
| lawful and exercise all powers of | also on any issue of share capital | capital | pay such brokerage | ||||||||
| paying interest out of capital. | pay such brokerage ~~as may be~~ | unless otherwise provided by | |||||||||
| ~~lawful u~~nless otherwise provided by applicable laws and |
applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules and the articles |
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| regulations, the Listing Rules | and exercise all powers of | ||||||||||
| and the articles and exercise all | paying | interest out of capital. | |||||||||
| powers of paying interest out of | |||||||||||
| capital. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Except as required by law, no | 12 | Except as required by ~~law~~ | Except as required by applicable | |||||||||
| person shall be recognised by | applicable laws and regulations, | laws and | regulations, the Listing | ||||||||||
| the Company as holding any | the Listing Rules or by the | Rules or | by the articles, no | ||||||||||
| share upon any trust and (except | articles, no person shall be | person shall be recognised by | |||||||||||
| as otherwise provided by these | recognised by the Company as | the Company as holding any | |||||||||||
| articles or by law) the Company | holding any share upon any trust | share upon any trust and (except | |||||||||||
| shall not be bound by or | and (except as otherwise | as otherwise provided by | |||||||||||
| required to recognise (even when | provided by ~~these articles ~~ | ~~or by~~ | applicable laws and regulations, | ||||||||||
| having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or |
~~law ~~applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules or |
the Listing Rules or by the articles) the Company shall not |
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| partial interest in any share or in | by the articles) the Company | be bound by or required to | |||||||||||
| any fractional part of a share or | shall not be bound by or | recognise (even when having | |||||||||||
| any other rights in respect of any | required to recognise (even when | notice thereof) any equitable, | |||||||||||
| share except an absolute right to | having notice thereof) any | contingent, future or partial | |||||||||||
| the entirety of it in the registered | equitable, contingent, future or | interest in any share or in any | |||||||||||
| holder. | partial interest in any share or in | fractional part of a share or any | |||||||||||
| any fractional part of a share or | other rights in respect of any | ||||||||||||
| any other rights in respect of any | share except an absolute right to | ||||||||||||
| share except an absolute right to | the entirety of it in the registered | ||||||||||||
| the entirety of it in the registered | holder. | ||||||||||||
| holder. |
– V-10 –
AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Subject to the provisions of the | 14 | Subject to the provisions of the | Subject to the provisions of the | ||||||||
| Companies Ordinance, if at any | Companies Ordinance, if at any | Companies Ordinance, if at any | ||||||||||
| time the capital of the Company | time the capital of | the Company | time the capital of the Company | |||||||||
| is divided into different classes | is divided into different classes | is divided into different classes | ||||||||||
| of shares, the rights attached to | of shares, the rights attached to | of shares, the rights attached to | ||||||||||
| any class (unless otherwise | any class (unless otherwise | any class (unless otherwise | ||||||||||
| provided by the terms of issue of | provided by the terms of issue of | provided by the terms of issue of | ||||||||||
| the | shares of that class) may be | the shares of that class) may be | the shares of that class) may be | |||||||||
| varied, either while the Company | varied, either while the Company | varied, either while the Company | ||||||||||
| is a going concern or during or | is a going concern | or during or | is a going concern or during or | |||||||||
| in contemplation of a winding- | in contemplation of a winding- | in contemplation of a winding- | ||||||||||
| up, | either with the consent in | up, either with the | consent in | up, either with the consent in | ||||||||
| writing of the holders of three- | writing of the holders of three- | writing of the holders of three- | ||||||||||
| quarters of the total voting rights | quarters of the total voting rights | quarters of the total voting rights | ||||||||||
| of holders of shares in that class, | of holders of shares in that class, | of holders of shares in that class, | ||||||||||
| or with the sanction of a special | or with the sanction of a special | or with the sanction of a special | ||||||||||
| resolution passed at a separate | resolution passed at a separate | resolution passed at a separate | ||||||||||
| meeting of the holders of the | meeting of the holders of the | meeting of the holders of the | ||||||||||
| shares of that class, but not | shares of that class, but not | shares of that class, but not | ||||||||||
| otherwise. To every such | otherwise. To every such | otherwise. To every such | ||||||||||
| separate meeting the provisions | separate meeting the provisions | separate meeting the provisions | ||||||||||
| of these articles relating to | of these articles relating to | of these articles relating to | ||||||||||
| general meetings shall mutatis | general meetings shall mutatis | general meetings shall mutatis | ||||||||||
| mutandis apply, but so that the | mutandis apply, but so that the | mutandis apply, but so that the | ||||||||||
| necessary quorum at such | necessary quorum at such | necessary quorum at such | ||||||||||
| meeting (other than an adjourned | meeting ~~(other than an adjourned~~ | meeting shall be no less than | ||||||||||
| meeting) shall be no less than | ~~meeting) s~~hall be no less than | two persons together holding or | ||||||||||
| two persons together holding or | two persons together holding or | representing by proxy one-third | ||||||||||
| representing by proxy one-third | representing by proxy one-third | in the total voting rights of the | ||||||||||
| in the total voting rights of the | in the total voting rights of the | issued shares of the class in | ||||||||||
| issued shares of the class in | issued shares of the class in | question. | ||||||||||
| question and at any adjourned | question ~~and at any adjourned~~ | |||||||||||
| meeting two persons holding | ~~meeting two persons holding~~ | |||||||||||
| shares of that class or by proxy | ~~shares of that class or by proxy~~ | |||||||||||
| (whatever the number of shares | ~~(whatever the number of shares~~ | |||||||||||
| held by them), and that any | ~~held by them), and ~~ | ~~that any~~ | ||||||||||
| holder of shares of the class | ~~holder of shares of ~~ | ~~the class~~ | ||||||||||
| present in person or by proxy | ~~present in person or by proxy~~ | |||||||||||
| may demand a poll. | ~~may demand a poll.~~ |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||
| 17(a) | Every person whose name is entered as a member in the |
17(a) | Subject to the following requirements, every ~~Every ~~person |
Subject to the following requirements, every person |
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| register shall be entitled without | whose name is entered as a | whose name is entered as a | ||||||||
| payment to receive: | member in the register shall | be | member in the register shall be | |||||||
| (i) within two months after | entitled without payment to | entitled without payment to | ||||||||
| allotment or, (ii) within ten | receive: (i) within two months | receive: (i) within two months | ||||||||
| business days of the lodgement | after allotment or, (ii) within ten | after allotment or, (ii) within ten | ||||||||
| of an instrument of transfer duly | business days of the lodgement | business days of the lodgement | ||||||||
| stamped, (or within such other | of an instrument of transfer | duly | of an instrument of transfer duly | |||||||
| period as the terms of issue shall | stamped, (or within such other | stamped, (or within such other | ||||||||
| provide), one certificate for all | period as the terms of issue | shall | period as the terms of issue shall | |||||||
| his shares of any particular class, | provide), one certificate for | all | provide), one certificate for all | |||||||
| or if he shall so request, upon | his shares of any particular class, | his shares of any particular class, | ||||||||
| payment of a fee (not exceeding | or if he shall so request, upon | or if he shall so request, upon | ||||||||
| the maximum amount as the | payment of a fee (not exceeding | payment of a fee (not exceeding | ||||||||
| Stock Exchange may from time to time permit) for every |
the maximum amount as the HKSE ~~Stock Exchange ~~may from |
the maximum amount as the HKSE may from time to time |
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| certificate after the first, as the | time to time permit) for every | permit) for every certificate after | ||||||||
| directors shall from time to time | certificate after the first, as | the | the first, as the directors shall | |||||||
| determine, such number of | directors shall from time to | time | from time to time determine, | |||||||
| certificates for shares in Stock | determine, such number of | such number of certificates for | ||||||||
| Exchange board lots or multiples | certificates for shares in HKSE | shares in HKSE board lots or | ||||||||
| thereof as he shall request and | ~~Stock Exchange ~~board lots or | multiples thereof as he shall | ||||||||
| one for the balance (if any) of | multiples thereof as he shall | request and one for the balance | ||||||||
| the shares in question, provided | request and one for the balance | (if any) of the shares in | ||||||||
| that in the event of a member | (if any) of the shares in | question, provided that in the | ||||||||
| transferring part of the shares | question, provided that in the | event of a member transferring | ||||||||
| represented by a certificate in | event of a member transferring | part | of the shares represented by | |||||||
| his name a new certificate in | part of the shares represented by | a certificate in his name a new | ||||||||
| respect of the balance thereof | a certificate in his name a new | certificate in respect of the | ||||||||
| shall be issued in his name | certificate in respect of the | balance thereof shall be issued in | ||||||||
| without payment. | balance thereof shall be issued in | his name without payment. | ||||||||
| his name without payment. | Notwithstanding the foregoing, | |||||||||
| Notwithstanding the foregoing, | no certificate will be issued to | |||||||||
| no certificate will be issued | to | the relevant shareholder in | ||||||||
| the relevant shareholder in | respect of the allotment or | |||||||||
| respect of the allotment or | transfer of such RMB ordinary | |||||||||
| transfer of such RMB ordinary | shares pursuant to the foregoing | |||||||||
| shares pursuant to the foregoing | provisions if no certificate is | |||||||||
| provisions if no certificate is | required to be delivered to the | |||||||||
| required to be delivered to the | RMB ordinary shareholder under | |||||||||
| RMB ordinary shareholder under | the terms of the issue of RMB | |||||||||
| the terms of the issue of RMB | ordinary shares. | |||||||||
| ordinary shares. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||
| 17(d) | If at any time the share capital | 17(d) | If at any time the share capital | If at any time the share capital | ||||||
| of the Company is divided into | of the Company is divided into | of the Company is divided into | ||||||||
| different classes of shares, every | different classes of shares, every | different classes of shares, every | ||||||||
| share certificate issued | at that | share certificate issued at that | share certificate issued at that | |||||||
| time shall comply with | the | time shall comply with the | time shall comply with the | |||||||
| provisions of the Companies | provisions of the ~~Companies~~ | provisions of the applicable laws | ||||||||
| Ordinance, and no certificate shall be issued in respect of |
~~Ordinancea~~pplicable laws and regulations, and no certificate |
and regulations, and no certificate shall be issued in |
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| more than one class of | shares. | shall be issued in respect of | respect of more than one class of | |||||||
| more than one class of shares. | shares. | |||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 18(a) | The RMB ordinary shares issued | The RMB ordinary shares issued | ||||||
| by the Company will be | by the Company will be | |||||||||
| registered, deposited and settled | registered, deposited and settled | |||||||||
| by the China Securities | by the China Securities | |||||||||
| Depository and Clearing | Depository | and Clearing | ||||||||
| Corporation Limited in | Corporation Limited in | |||||||||
| accordance with Chinese laws | accordance | with Chinese laws | ||||||||
| and regulations and the relevant | and regulations and the relevant | |||||||||
| regulations on securities | regulations | on securities | ||||||||
| registration and settlement | registration | and settlement | ||||||||
| management formulated by the | management formulated by the | |||||||||
| CSRC. Based on the certificates | CSRC. Based on the certificates | |||||||||
| provided by the Shanghai Stock | provided by the Shanghai Stock | |||||||||
| Exchange and the China | Exchange and the China | |||||||||
| Securities Depository and | Securities Depository and | |||||||||
| Clearing Corporation Limited | Clearing Corporation Limited | |||||||||
| and in accordance with the | and in accordance with the | |||||||||
| Ordinance, the Company shall | Ordinance, | the Company shall | ||||||||
| establish a register of holders of | establish a register of holders of | |||||||||
| RMB ordinary shares in China, | RMB ordinary shares in China, | |||||||||
| and the register of RMB | and the register of RMB | |||||||||
| ordinary shareholders shall be | ordinary shareholders shall be | |||||||||
| the legal proof that RMB | the legal proof that RMB | |||||||||
| ordinary shareholders hold the | ordinary shareholders hold the | |||||||||
| Company’s RMB ordinary | Company’s | RMB ordinary | ||||||||
| shares. The holders of RMB | shares. The | holders of RMB | ||||||||
| ordinary shares registered with | ordinary shares registered with | |||||||||
| the China Securities Depository | the China Securities Depository | |||||||||
| and Clearing Corporation | and Clearing Corporation | |||||||||
| Limited shall have the | Limited shall have the | |||||||||
| shareholder rights stipulated in | shareholder | rights stipulated in | ||||||||
| these articles, the Listing Rules | these articles, the Listing Rules | |||||||||
| and applicable laws and | and applicable laws and | |||||||||
| regulations. The holders of the | regulations. The holders of the | |||||||||
| Company’s RMB ordinary shares | Company’s | RMB ordinary shares | ||||||||
| may trade in the manner | may trade in the manner | |||||||||
| permitted by the CSRC and the | permitted by the CSRC and the | |||||||||
| Shanghai Stock Exchange. | Shanghai Stock Exchange. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 18(b) | Subject to and to the extent | Subject to and to the extent | |||||||
| permitted by applicable laws and | permitted by applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| regulations and the Listing | regulations and the Listing | ||||||||||
| Rules, the Company or the | Rules, the Company or the | ||||||||||
| Directors on behalf | of the | Directors on behalf of the | |||||||||
| Company, may cause to be kept | Company, may cause to be kept | ||||||||||
| in any territory a branch register | in any territory a branch register | ||||||||||
| of members resident in such | of members resident in such | ||||||||||
| territory, and the Directors may | territory, and the Directors may | ||||||||||
| make and vary such | regulations | make and vary such regulations | |||||||||
| as they may think fit respecting | as they may think fit respecting | ||||||||||
| the keeping of any such branch | the keeping of any such branch | ||||||||||
| register. | register. | ||||||||||
| 19 | The Company shall have a first | 20 | The Company shall | have a first | The Company shall have a first | ||||||
| and paramount lien on every | and paramount lien on every | and paramount lien on every | |||||||||
| share (not being a fully paid | share (not being a fully paid | share (not being a fully paid | |||||||||
| share) for all moneys (whether | share) for all moneys (whether | share) for all moneys (whether | |||||||||
| presently payable or not) called | presently payable or not) called | presently payable or not) called | |||||||||
| or payable at a fixed time in | or payable at a fixed time in | or payable at a fixed time in | |||||||||
| respect of that share, and the | respect of that share, and the | respect of that share, and the | |||||||||
| Company shall also have a first | Company shall also | have a first | Company shall also have a first | ||||||||
| and paramount lien on all shares | and paramount lien on all shares | and paramount lien on all shares | |||||||||
| (other than fully paid shares) | (other than fully paid shares) | (other than fully paid shares) | |||||||||
| standing registered in the name | standing registered in the name | standing registered in the name | |||||||||
| of a member, (whether singly or | of a member, (whether singly or | of a member, (whether singly or | |||||||||
| jointly with any other persons or | jointly with any other persons or | jointly with any other persons or | |||||||||
| persons), for all moneys | persons), for all moneys | persons), for all moneys | |||||||||
| presently payable by such | presently payable by such | presently payable by such | |||||||||
| member or his estate to the | member or his estate to the | member or his estate to the | |||||||||
| Company. The directors may | Company. Unless otherwise | Company. Unless otherwise | |||||||||
| declare any share to be wholly | provided by applicable laws and | provided by applicable laws and | |||||||||
| or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The |
regulations, the Listing Rules and these articles, the ~~The~~ |
regulations, the Listing Rules and these articles, the directors |
|||||||||
| Company’s lien on a share shall | directors may declare any share | may declare any share to be | |||||||||
| extend to all amounts payable in | to be wholly or in part exempt | wholly or in part exempt from | |||||||||
| respect of it. | from the provisions | of this | the provisions of this Article. | ||||||||
| Article. The Company’s lien on a | The Company’s lien on a share | ||||||||||
| share shall extend to all amounts | shall extend to all amounts | ||||||||||
| payable in respect of it. | payable in respect of it. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
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| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| 20 | The Company may sell, in such | 21 | Unless otherwise provided by | Unless otherwise provided by | |||||||
| manner as the directors think fit, | applicable laws and regulations, | applicable laws and regulations, | |||||||||
| any shares on which the Company has a lien, but no sale |
the Listing Rules and these articles, the ~~The C~~ompany may |
the Listing Rules and these articles, the Company may sell, |
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| shall be made unless an amount | sell, in such manner | as the | in such manner as the directors | ||||||||
| in respect of which the lien | directors think fit, any shares on | think fit, any shares on which | |||||||||
| exists is presently payable, nor | which the Company has a lien, | the Company has a lien, but no | |||||||||
| until the expiration of fourteen | but no sale shall be made unless | sale shall be made unless an | |||||||||
| days after notice in writing has | an amount in respect of which | amount in respect of which the | |||||||||
| been given to the holder of the | the lien exists is presently | lien exists is presently payable, | |||||||||
| share, or the person entitled to it | payable, nor until the expiration | nor until the expiration of | |||||||||
| in consequence of the death or | of fourteen days after notice in | fourteen days after notice in | |||||||||
| bankruptcy of the holder, | writing has been given to the | writing has been given to the | |||||||||
| demanding payment and stating | holder of the share, or the | holder of the share, or the | |||||||||
| that if the notice is not complied | person entitled to it in | person entitled to it in | |||||||||
| with the shares may be sold. | consequence of the death or | consequence of the death or | |||||||||
| bankruptcy of the holder, | bankruptcy of the holder, | ||||||||||
| demanding payment and stating | demanding payment and stating | ||||||||||
| that if the notice is not complied | that if the notice is not complied | ||||||||||
| with the shares may | be sold. | with the shares may be sold. | |||||||||
| 21 | To give effect to the sale the | 22 | Unless otherwise provided by | Unless otherwise provided by | |||||||
| directors may authorise some | applicable laws and regulations, | applicable laws and regulations, | |||||||||
| person to execute an instrument of transfer of the share sold to, |
the Listing Rules and these articles, to ~~To g~~ive effect to the |
the Listing Rules and these articles, to give effect to the sale |
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| or in accordance with the | sale the directors may authorise | the directors may authorise some | |||||||||
| directions of, the purchaser and | some person to execute an | person to execute an instrument | |||||||||
| may enter the name of the | instrument of transfer of the | of transfer of the share sold to, | |||||||||
| purchaser or such transferee in | share sold to, or in accordance | or in accordance with the | |||||||||
| the register as holder of the | with the directions of, the | directions of, the purchaser and | |||||||||
| shares and the purchaser shall | purchaser and may enter the | may enter the name of the | |||||||||
| not be bound to see to the | name of the purchaser or such | purchaser or such transferee in | |||||||||
| application of the purchase | transferee in the register as | the register as holder of the | |||||||||
| money, nor shall his title to the | holder of the shares and the | shares and the purchaser shall | |||||||||
| shares be affected by any | purchaser shall not be bound to | not be bound to see to the | |||||||||
| irregularity in or invalidity of | see to the application of the | application of the purchase | |||||||||
| the proceedings in reference to | purchase money, nor | shall his | money, nor shall his title to the | ||||||||
| the sale. | title to the shares be | affected by | shares be affected by any | ||||||||
| any irregularity in or invalidity | irregularity in or invalidity of | ||||||||||
| of the proceedings in reference | the proceedings in reference to | ||||||||||
| to the sale. | the sale. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
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| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| 31 | If a call or an instalment of a | 32 | If a call or an instalment of a | If a call or an instalment of a | ||||||||
| call remains unpaid after it has | call remains unpaid after it has | call remains unpaid after it has | ||||||||||
| become due and payable the | become due and payable the | become due and payable the | ||||||||||
| directors may give to the person | directors may give | to the person | directors may give to the person | |||||||||
| from whom it is due not less | from whom it is due not less | from whom it is due not less | ||||||||||
| than fourteen clear days’ notice | than fourteen clear | days’ notice | than fourteen clear days’ notice | |||||||||
| requiring payment of the amount | requiring payment of the amount | requiring payment of the amount | ||||||||||
| unpaid together with any interest | unpaid together with any interest | unpaid together with any interest | ||||||||||
| which may have accrued. The | which may have accrued. The | which may have accrued. The | ||||||||||
| notice shall name the place | notice shall, subject to the | notice shall, subject to the | ||||||||||
| where payment is to be made | provisions of applicable laws | provisions of applicable laws | ||||||||||
| and shall state that if the notice | and regulations, the Listing | and regulations, the Listing | ||||||||||
| is not complied with the shares | Rules and these articles, name | Rules and these articles, name | ||||||||||
| in respect of which the call was | the place where payment is to | be | the place where payment is to | be | ||||||||
| made will be liable to be | made and shall state that if the | made and shall state that if the | ||||||||||
| forfeited. If the notice is not | notice is not complied with the | notice is not complied with the | ||||||||||
| complied with, any shares in | shares in respect of which the | shares in respect of which the | ||||||||||
| respect of which it was given | call was made will | be liable to | call was made will be liable to | |||||||||
| may, before the payment | be forfeited. Unless otherwise | be forfeited. Unless otherwise | ||||||||||
| required by the notice has been | provided by applicable laws and | provided by applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| made, be forfeited by a | regulations, the Listing Rules | regulations, the Listing Rules | ||||||||||
| resolution of the directors and | and these articles, if ~~If ~~the notice | and these articles, if the notice is | ||||||||||
| the | forfeiture shall include all | is not complied with, any shares | not complied with, any shares | in | ||||||||
| dividends and other amounts | in respect of which it was given | respect of which it was given | ||||||||||
| payable in respect of the | may, before the payment | may, before the payment | ||||||||||
| forfeited shares and not paid | required by the notice has been | required by the notice has been | ||||||||||
| before such forfeiture. The | made, be forfeited | by a | made, be forfeited by a | |||||||||
| directors may accept the | resolution of the directors and | resolution of the directors and | ||||||||||
| surrender of any shares liable to | the forfeiture shall | include all | the forfeiture shall include all | |||||||||
| be forfeited hereunder and in | dividends and other amounts | dividends and other amounts | ||||||||||
| such cases references in these | payable in respect of the | payable in respect of the | ||||||||||
| articles to forfeiture shall include | forfeited shares and not paid | forfeited shares and not paid | ||||||||||
| surrender. | before such forfeiture. The | before such forfeiture. The | ||||||||||
| directors may accept the | directors may accept the | |||||||||||
| surrender of any shares liable | to | surrender of any shares liable | to | |||||||||
| be forfeited hereunder and in | be forfeited hereunder and in | |||||||||||
| such cases references in these | such cases references in these | |||||||||||
| articles to forfeiture shall include | articles to forfeiture shall include | |||||||||||
| surrender. | surrender. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
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| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| 32 | Subject to the provisions of the | 33 | Subject to the provisions of Subject to the provisions of |
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| Companies Ordinance, any | applicable laws and regulations, applicable laws |
and regulations, | |||||||
| shares so forfeited shall be deemed to be the property of the |
the ~~Companies Ordinance ~~Listing Rules and these articles, any the Listing Rules and these articles, any shares so forfeited |
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| Company and may | be sold, re- | shares so forfeited shall be shall be deemed to be the |
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| allotted or otherwise disposed of | deemed to be the property of the property of the |
Company and | |||||||
| on such terms and | in such | Company and may be sold, re- may |
be sold, re-allotted or | ||||||
| manner as the directors think fit | allotted or otherwise disposed of otherwise disposed of on such |
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| to any person and, | at any time | on such terms and in such terms and in such manner as the |
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| before the disposition, the | manner as the directors think fit directors think fit to any person |
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| forfeiture may be cancelled on | to any person and, at any time and, |
at any time before the | |||||||
| such terms as the directors | before the disposition, the disposition, the |
forfeiture may be | |||||||
| determine. Where for the | forfeiture may be cancelled on cancelled on such terms as the |
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| purposes of its disposal a | such terms as the directors directors determine. Where for |
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| forfeited share is to be | determine. Where for the the purposes of |
its disposal a | |||||||
| transferred to any person, the | purposes of its disposal a forfeited share is to be |
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| directors may authorise someone | forfeited share is to be transferred to any person, the |
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| to execute an instrument of | transferred to any person, the directors may authorise someone |
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| transfer of the share to that | directors may authorise someone to execute an instrument of |
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| person. | to execute an instrument of transfer of the share to that |
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| transfer of the share to that person. |
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| person. | |||||||||
| 33 | A person any of whose shares | 34 | Unless otherwise provided by Unless otherwise provided by |
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| have been forfeited shall cease | applicable laws and regulations, applicable laws |
and regulations, | |||||||
| to be a member in respect of them and shall surrender to the |
the Listing Rules and these articles, a ~~A~~person any of whose the Listing Rules and these articles, a person any of whose |
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| Company for cancellation the | shares have been forfeited shall shares have been forfeited shall |
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| certificate for the shares | cease to be a member in respect cease to be a member in respect |
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| forfeited but shall remain liable | of them and shall surrender to of them and shall surrender to |
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| to the Company for all amounts | the Company for cancellation the the Company for cancellation the |
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| which at the date of forfeiture | certificate for the shares certificate for the shares |
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| were presently payable by him to | forfeited but shall remain liable forfeited but shall remain liable |
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| the Company in respect of those | to the Company for all amounts to the Company for all amounts |
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| shares with interest at the rate at | which at the date of forfeiture which at the date of forfeiture |
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| which interest was | payable on | were presently payable by him to were presently payable by him to |
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| those amounts before the | the Company in respect of those the Company in respect of those |
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| forfeiture or, if no | interest was | shares with interest at the rate at shares with interest at the rate at |
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| so payable, at such rate not | which interest was payable on which interest was payable on |
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| exceeding 10 per cent, per | those amounts before the those amounts before the |
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| annum as the directors may | forfeiture or, if no interest was forfeiture or, if |
no interest was | |||||||
| determine from the date of | so payable, at such rate not so payable, at such rate not |
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| forfeiture until payment, but the | exceeding 10 per cent, per exceeding 10 per cent, per |
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| directors may waive payment | annum as the directors may annum as the directors may |
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| wholly or in part or enforce | determine from the date of determine from |
the date of | |||||||
| payment without any allowance | forfeiture until payment, but the forfeiture until payment, but the |
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| for the value of the shares at the | directors may waive payment directors may waive payment |
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| time of forfeiture or for any | wholly or in part or enforce wholly or in part or enforce |
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| consideration received on their | payment without any allowance payment without any allowance |
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| disposal. | for the value of the shares at the for the value of |
the shares at the | |||||||
| time of forfeiture or for any time |
of forfeiture or for any | ||||||||
| consideration received on their consideration received on their |
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| disposal. disposal. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article | no. | no. | ||||||||||
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| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 34 | A statutory declaration in writing | 35 | Unless | otherwise provided by | Unless | otherwise provided by | ||||||||
| by a director or the secretary | applicable laws and regulations, | applicable laws and regulations, | ||||||||||||
| that a share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be |
the Listing Rules and these articles, a ~~A~~statutory declaration |
the Listing Rules and these articles, a statutory declaration |
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| conclusive evidence of the | facts | in writing by a director or the | in writing by a director or the | |||||||||||
| stated in it as against all persons | secretary that a share has been | secretary that a share has been | ||||||||||||
| claiming to be entitled to the | forfeited on a specified date | forfeited on a specified date | ||||||||||||
| share and the declaration shall | shall be conclusive evidence of | shall be conclusive evidence of | ||||||||||||
| (subject to the execution of an | the facts stated in it as against | the facts stated in | it as against | |||||||||||
| instrument of transfer if | all persons claiming to be | all persons claiming to be | ||||||||||||
| necessary) constitute a good title | entitled to the share and the | entitled to the share and the | ||||||||||||
| to the share and the person to | declaration shall | (subject to the | declaration shall (subject to the | |||||||||||
| whom the share is disposed of | execution of an instrument of | execution of an instrument of | ||||||||||||
| and he shall be registered as the | transfer if necessary) constitute a | transfer if necessary) constitute a | ||||||||||||
| holder of the share and shall not | good title to the | share and the | good title to the share and the | |||||||||||
| be bound to see to the | person | to whom | the share is | person | to whom the share is | |||||||||
| application of the consideration, | disposed of and he shall be | disposed of and he shall be | ||||||||||||
| if any, nor shall his title to the | registered as the | holder of the | registered as the holder of the | |||||||||||
| share be affected by any | share and shall not be bound to | share and shall not be bound to | ||||||||||||
| irregularity in or invalidity | of | see to | the application of the | see to | the application of the | |||||||||
| the proceedings relating to | the | consideration, if | any, nor shall | consideration, if any, nor shall | ||||||||||
| forfeiture or disposal of the | his title to the share be affected | his title to the share be affected | ||||||||||||
| share. | by any irregularity in or | by any irregularity in or | ||||||||||||
| invalidity of the | proceedings | invalidity of the proceedings | ||||||||||||
| relating to the forfeiture or | relating to the forfeiture or | |||||||||||||
| disposal of the share. | disposal of the share. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. before revision |
Before revision Article no. after revision 1 |
After revision (with marks) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | The instrument of transfer of any share shall be in writing and in any usual form or in any other form which the directors approve including the standard form of transfer as prescribed by the Stock Exchange and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and by or on behalf of the transferee. If the transferor or transferee is a Clearing House or its nominee, the instrument of transfer shall be executed by hand or by machine imprinted signature(s) or by such other manner of execution as the directors may approve from time to time. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of the share(s) concerned until the name of the transferee is entered in the register in respect thereof. Nothing in these articles shall preclude the directors from recognising a renunciation of the allotment or provisional allotment of any share by the allottee in favour of some other person. 37 |
Unless otherwise provided by applicablelaws andregulations, the ListingRules and these articles, the ~~The~~instrument of transfer of any share shall be in writing and in any usual form or in any other form which the directors approve including the standard form of transfer as prescribed by the HKSE ~~Stock Exchange~~and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and by or on behalf of the transferee. If the transferor or transferee is a Clearing House or its nominee, the instrument of transfer shall be executed by hand or by machine imprinted signature(s) or by such other manner of execution as the directors may approve from time to time. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of the share(s) concerned until the name of the transferee is entered in the register in respect thereof. Nothing in these articles shall preclude the directors from recognising a renunciation of the allotment or provisional allotment of any share by the allottee in favour of some otherperson. |
|
| Nil | Nil 44 |
Holders of RMB ordinary shares may transfer their shares in the Company in the manner permitted by the CSRC, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the laws of Hong Kong. The specific transfer requirements are subject to relevant regulations (including but not limited to the relevant regulations of the CSRC, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited). |
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| 51. | The Company may by special resolution reduce its share capital in any manner and with, and subject to, and incident authorised, and consent required by law. 53. |
The Company may by special resolution reduce its share capital in any manner and with, and subject to, and incident authorised, and consent required by law and regulation. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| 52 | The Company may exercise any | 54 | Subject to applicable laws and Subject to applicable laws and |
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| powers conferred or permitted by the Companies Ordinance or any |
regulations and the Listing Rules, the ~~The C~~ompany may regulations and the Listing Rules, the Company may |
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| other ordinance from time to | ~~exercise any powers conferred or~~ purchase or otherwise acquire its |
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| time to purchase or otherwise | ~~permitted by the Companies~~ own shares (including any |
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| acquire its own shares (including | ~~Ordinance or any other~~ redeemable shares), or to give, |
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| any redeemable shares), or to | ~~ordinance from time to time to~~ directly or indirectly, by means |
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| give, directly or indirectly, by | purchase or otherwise acquire its of a loan, guarantee, the |
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| means of a loan, guarantee, the | own shares (including any provision of security or |
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| provision of security or | redeemable shares), or to give, otherwise, financial assistance |
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| otherwise, financial assistance | directly or indirectly, by means for the purpose of or in |
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| for the purpose of or in | of a loan, guarantee, the connection with a purchase or |
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| connection with a purchase or | provision of security or other |
acquisition | made or to be | ||||||
| other acquisition made or to be | otherwise, financial assistance made |
by any person of any | |||||||
| made by any person of any | for the purpose of or in shares in the Company and |
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| shares in the Company and | connection with a purchase or should the Company purchase or |
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| should the Company purchase or | other acquisition made or to be otherwise acquire its own shares, |
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| otherwise acquire | its own shares, | made by any person of any neither the Company nor the |
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| neither the Company nor the | shares in the Company and directors shall be required to |
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| directors shall be | required to | should the Company purchase or select |
the shares | to be purchased | |||||
| select the shares to be purchased | otherwise acquire its own shares, or otherwise acquired rateably or |
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| or otherwise acquired rateably or | neither the Company nor the in any other particular manner as |
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| in any other particular manner as | directors shall be required to between the holders of shares of |
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| between the holders of shares of | select the shares to be purchased the same class or as between |
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| the same class or | as between | or otherwise acquired rateably or them |
and the holders of shares | ||||||
| them and the holders of shares | in any other particular manner as of any other class or in |
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| of any other class or in | between the holders of shares of accordance with the rights as to |
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| accordance with the rights as to | the same class or as between dividends or capital conferred by |
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| dividends or capital conferred by | them and the holders of shares any class of shares provided |
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| any class of shares provided | of any other class or in always that any such purchase or |
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| always that any such purchase or | accordance with the rights as to other |
acquisition | or financial | ||||||
| other acquisition or financial | dividends or capital conferred by assistance shall only be made or |
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| assistance shall only be made or | any class of shares provided given |
in accordance with any | |||||||
| given in accordance with any | always that any such purchase or relevant rules or |
regulations | |||||||
| relevant rules or regulations | other acquisition or financial issued by the HKSE, the Hong |
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| issued by the Stock Exchange, | assistance shall only be made or Kong |
Securities & Futures | |||||||
| the Securities & Futures | given in accordance with any Commission, the |
Shanghai Stock | |||||||
| Commission or the relevant regulator or authorities from |
relevant rules or regulations issued by the HKSE, ~~Stock~~ Exchange, CSRC or the relevant regulator or authorities from |
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| time to time in force. For the purpose of this Article, “shares” |
~~Exchange ~~the Hong Kong Securities & Futures time to time in force. For the purpose of this Article, “shares” |
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| includes shares, warrants and | Commission, the Shanghai Stock includes shares, warrants and |
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| any other securities convertible | Exchange, CSRC or the relevant any other securities convertible |
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| into shares which | are issued | regulator or authorities from into shares which are issued |
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| from time to time by the | time to time in force. For the from time to time by the |
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| Company. | purpose of this Article, “shares” Company. |
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| includes shares, warrants and | |||||||||
| any other securities convertible | |||||||||
| into shares which are issued | |||||||||
| from time to time by the | |||||||||
| Company. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 55 | Subject to the provisions of | Subject to the provisions of | ||||||||
| applicable laws and regulations, | applicable laws and regulations, | |||||||||||
| the | Listing Rules and these | the Listing Rules and these | ||||||||||
| articles, the general meeting of | articles, the general meeting of | |||||||||||
| the | Company may exercise the | the Company may exercise the | ||||||||||
| following powers: | following | powers: | ||||||||||
| (a) | to consider and approve | (a) | to | consider and approve | ||||||||
| the Company’s increase | the Company’s increase | |||||||||||
| in the total number of | in | the total number of | ||||||||||
| outstanding shares | outstanding shares | |||||||||||
| (including issued shares | (including issued shares | |||||||||||
| (including preferred | (including preferred | |||||||||||
| shares), securities | shares), securities | |||||||||||
| convertible into shares, | convertible into shares, | |||||||||||
| warrants and other | warrants and other | |||||||||||
| securities that affect the | securities that affect the | |||||||||||
| Company’s share capital); | Company’s share capital); | |||||||||||
| (b) | to cancel any shares that | (b) | to | cancel any shares that | ||||||||
| have not been subscribed | have not been subscribed | |||||||||||
| for or agreed to subscribe | for or agreed to subscribe | |||||||||||
| for by any person on the | for by any person on the | |||||||||||
| date on which the | date on which the | |||||||||||
| relevant resolution is | relevant resolution is | |||||||||||
| passed; | passed; | |||||||||||
| (c) | to appoint and remove | (c) | to | appoint and remove | ||||||||
| any directors (except | any directors (except | |||||||||||
| those who may be | those who may be | |||||||||||
| appointed and removed | appointed and removed | |||||||||||
| by the board of directors | by the board of directors | |||||||||||
| as permitted by | as | permitted by | ||||||||||
| applicable laws and | applicable laws and | |||||||||||
| regulations and these | regulations and these | |||||||||||
| articles); | articles); | |||||||||||
| (d) | to approve the payment | (d) | to | approve the payment | ||||||||
| of any compensation to | of | any compensation to | ||||||||||
| any director or former | any director or former | |||||||||||
| director for dismissal or | director for dismissal or | |||||||||||
| retirement in addition to | retirement in addition to | |||||||||||
| contractual entitlements; | contractual entitlements; | |||||||||||
| (e) | to consider and approve | (e) | to | consider and approve | ||||||||
| the Company’s dividend | the Company’s dividend | |||||||||||
| distribution plan; | distribution plan; |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| (f) | to consider and approve | (f) | to | consider and approve | |||||||
| the annual report of the | the annual report of the | ||||||||||
| board of directors; | board of directors; | ||||||||||
| (g) | to determine fundamental | (g) | to | determine fundamental | |||||||
| change of the Company’s | change of the Company’s | ||||||||||
| business; | business; | ||||||||||
| (h) | to make a resolution on | (h) | to | make a resolution on | |||||||
| the Company’s | the Company’s | ||||||||||
| engagement and dismissal | engagement and dismissal | ||||||||||
| of the auditor responsible | of | the auditor responsible | |||||||||
| for the annual review; | for the annual review; | ||||||||||
| (i) | to consider and approve | (i) | to | consider and approve | |||||||
| the external guarantees | the external guarantees | ||||||||||
| that should be approved | that should be approved | ||||||||||
| by the general meeting in | by the general meeting in | ||||||||||
| accordance with | accordance with | ||||||||||
| applicable laws and | applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| regulations and the | regulations and the | ||||||||||
| Listing Rules; | Listing Rules; | ||||||||||
| (j) | to consider and approve | (j) | to | consider and approve | |||||||
| the Company’s equity | the Company’s equity | ||||||||||
| incentive plan and | incentive plan and | ||||||||||
| employee stock | employee stock | ||||||||||
| ownership plan; | ownership plan; | ||||||||||
| (k) | to consider and approve | (k) | to | consider and approve | |||||||
| major transactions that | major transactions that | ||||||||||
| should be approved by | should be approved by | ||||||||||
| the general meeting in | the general meeting in | ||||||||||
| accordance with | accordance with | ||||||||||
| applicable laws and | applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| regulations and the | regulations and the | ||||||||||
| Listing Rules; | Listing Rules; | ||||||||||
| (l) | to consider and approve | (l) | to | consider and approve | |||||||
| connected or related | connected or related | ||||||||||
| transactions that should | transactions that should | ||||||||||
| be approved by the | be | approved by the | |||||||||
| general meeting in | general meeting in | ||||||||||
| accordance with | accordance with | ||||||||||
| applicable laws and | applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| regulations and the | regulations and the | ||||||||||
| Listing Rules; | Listing Rules; |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||
| (m) | to reduce the total | (m) | to reduce the total | |||||||
| number of outstanding | number of outstanding | |||||||||
| shares of the Company | shares of the Company | |||||||||
| (including any | (including any | |||||||||
| redemption or repurchase | redemption or repurchase | |||||||||
| of shares not covered by | of shares not covered by | |||||||||
| the general mandate | the general mandate | |||||||||
| granted by shareholders | granted by shareholders | |||||||||
| in general meetings), | in general meetings), | |||||||||
| subject to compliance | subject to compliance | |||||||||
| with applicable laws and | with applicable laws and | |||||||||
| regulations, these articles | regulations, these articles | |||||||||
| and other requirements of | and other requirements of | |||||||||
| the Companies | the Companies | |||||||||
| Ordinance; | Ordinance; | |||||||||
| (n) | to approve amendments | (n) | to approve amendments | |||||||
| to these articles, or to | to these articles, or to | |||||||||
| adopt new articles of | adopt new articles of | |||||||||
| association of the | association of the | |||||||||
| Company; | Company; | |||||||||
| (o) | to consider and approve | (o) | to consider and approve | |||||||
| the purchase or sale of | the purchase or sale of | |||||||||
| major assets of the | major assets of the | |||||||||
| Company that exceeds | Company that exceeds | |||||||||
| 30% of the Company’s | 30% of the Company’s | |||||||||
| latest audited total assets | latest audited total assets | |||||||||
| within one year; | within one year; | |||||||||
| (p) | to consider and approve | (p) | to consider and approve | |||||||
| the change of the use of | the change of the use of | |||||||||
| raised funds that should | raised funds that should | |||||||||
| be approved by the | be approved by the | |||||||||
| general meeting in | general meeting in | |||||||||
| accordance with | accordance with | |||||||||
| applicable laws and | applicable laws and | |||||||||
| regulations, regulatory | regulations, regulatory | |||||||||
| documents and the | documents and the | |||||||||
| Listing Rules; | Listing Rules; | |||||||||
| (q) | to approve the merger, | (q) | to approve the merger, | |||||||
| division, spin-off, | division, spin-off, | |||||||||
| dissolution, liquidation or | dissolution, liquidation or | |||||||||
| change of corporate form | change of corporate form | |||||||||
| of the Company; | of the Company; |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| (r) to approve any voluntary |
(r) to approve any voluntary |
||||||||||
| withdrawal of shares | withdrawal of shares | ||||||||||
| from the existing stock | from the existing stock | ||||||||||
| exchange, and to decide | exchange, and to decide | ||||||||||
| not to trade on the | not to trade on the | ||||||||||
| existing | stock exchange, | existing stock exchange, | |||||||||
| or to apply for sale | or | or to apply for sale | or | ||||||||
| transfer | on other stock | transfer on other stock | |||||||||
| exchanges; | exchanges; | ||||||||||
| (s) to consider and approve |
(s) to consider and approve |
||||||||||
| other matters that should | other matters that should | ||||||||||
| be considered and | be considered and | ||||||||||
| approved by the general | approved by the general | ||||||||||
| meeting | in accordance | meeting in accordance | |||||||||
| with applicable laws and | with applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| regulations, the Listing | regulations, the Listing | ||||||||||
| Rules, these articles and | Rules, these articles and | ||||||||||
| others. | others. | ||||||||||
| To the extent permitted by | To the extent permitted by | ||||||||||
| applicable laws | and regulations | applicable laws and regulations | |||||||||
| and the Listing | Rules, the | and the Listing Rules, the | |||||||||
| general meeting may authorise | general meeting may authorise | ||||||||||
| the board of directors to exercise | the board of directors to exercise | ||||||||||
| relevant powers through | relevant powers through | ||||||||||
| appropriate procedures. Where | appropriate procedures. Where | ||||||||||
| applicable laws | and regulations | applicable laws and regulations | |||||||||
| and the Listing | Rules allow any | and the Listing Rules allow any | |||||||||
| matters to be approved in the | matters to be approved in the | ||||||||||
| form of shareholders’written | form of shareholders’ written | ||||||||||
| consent or resolution in lieu of | consent or resolution in lieu of | ||||||||||
| the shareholders’general | the shareholders’ general | ||||||||||
| meeting, this article shall not be | meeting, this article shall not be | ||||||||||
| deemed to require such matters | deemed to require such matters | ||||||||||
| to be approved | by the | to be approved by the | |||||||||
| shareholders’general meeting. | shareholders’ general meeting. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| The matters considered at the | The matters considered at the | ||||||||||
| general meeting shall be passed | general meeting shall | be passed | |||||||||
| by ordinary resolutions or | by ordinary resolutions or | ||||||||||
| special resolutions as prescribed | special resolutions as | prescribed | |||||||||
| by applicable laws and | by applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| regulations, the Listing Rules, | regulations, the Listing Rules, | ||||||||||
| these articles | and the rules of | these articles and the | rules of | ||||||||
| procedure | for the general | procedure | for the general | ||||||||
| meeting of the Company. | meeting of the Company. | ||||||||||
| Notwithstanding any other | Notwithstanding any other | ||||||||||
| provisions | in | these articles, | provisions | in these articles, | |||||||
| where applicable laws and | where applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| regulations, the Listing Rules, | regulations, the Listing Rules, | ||||||||||
| these articles | or the rules of | these articles or the rules of | |||||||||
| procedure | of | the general meeting | procedure | of the general meeting | |||||||
| of the Company require that | of the Company require that | ||||||||||
| certain resolutions shall be | certain resolutions shall be | ||||||||||
| passed by | the members of the | passed by | the members of the | ||||||||
| Company entitled to vote at the | Company entitled to vote at the | ||||||||||
| general meeting in person or (if | general meeting in person or (if | ||||||||||
| a proxy is | allowed) by proxy or | a proxy is | allowed) by proxy or | ||||||||
| (if the member is a corporation) | (if the member is a corporation) | ||||||||||
| by its duly authorised | by its duly authorised | ||||||||||
| representative with not less than | representative with not less than | ||||||||||
| two-thirds | of | the votes held by | two-thirds | of the votes held by | |||||||
| the shareholders present at the | the shareholders present at the | ||||||||||
| meeting, such provision shall be | meeting, such provision shall be | ||||||||||
| followed. | followed. | ||||||||||
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 56 | The | following business may be | The | following business | may be | |||||||||
| transacted by shareholders of the | transacted by shareholders of the | |||||||||||||||
| Company at | a general meeting: | Company at | a general meeting: | |||||||||||||
| (a) | the matters set out in the | (a) | the matters set out in the | |||||||||||||
| notice of general meeting | notice of general meeting | |||||||||||||||
| (or any supplement | (or any supplement | |||||||||||||||
| thereof) given by the | thereof) given by the | |||||||||||||||
| board of directors (or any | board of directors (or any | |||||||||||||||
| duly | authorised | duly | authorised | |||||||||||||
| committee) or at its | committee) or at its | |||||||||||||||
| direction; | direction; | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | the matters referred to the | (b) | the matters referred to the | |||||||||||||
| general meeting for | general meeting | for | ||||||||||||||
| handling by the board of | handling by the | board of | ||||||||||||||
| directors (or any duly | directors (or any duly | |||||||||||||||
| authorised committee) or | authorised committee) or | |||||||||||||||
| otherwise duly at its | otherwise duly at its | |||||||||||||||
| direction; | direction; | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | the matters related to a | (c) | the matters related to a | |||||||||||||
| shareholder’s request for | shareholder’s request for | |||||||||||||||
| the Company to circulate | the Company to | circulate | ||||||||||||||
| a resolution for the | a resolution for | the | ||||||||||||||
| annual general meeting in | annual general meeting in | |||||||||||||||
| accordance with Section | accordance with | Section | ||||||||||||||
| 615 | of the Companies | 615 of the Companies | ||||||||||||||
| Ordinance; | Ordinance; | |||||||||||||||
– V-26 –
AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| (d) | provided that | the holding | (d) | provided that the holding | |||||||
| of the general meeting as | of the general meeting as | ||||||||||
| scheduled is not affected, | scheduled is not affected, | ||||||||||
| the matters properly | the matters properly | ||||||||||
| submitted in accordance | submitted in accordance | ||||||||||
| with these articles to the | with these articles to the | ||||||||||
| general meeting by the | general meeting by the | ||||||||||
| shareholders where the | shareholders where the | ||||||||||
| following requirements | following requirements | ||||||||||
| are met: (i) all of such | are met: (i) all of such | ||||||||||
| shareholders are the | shareholders are the | ||||||||||
| shareholders of the | shareholders of the | ||||||||||
| Company recorded in the | Company recorded in the | ||||||||||
| register and individually | register and individually | ||||||||||
| or jointly hold 3% | or jointly hold 3% | ||||||||||
| (inclusive) or | more of the | (inclusive) or more of the | |||||||||
| total number of voting | total number of voting | ||||||||||
| shares issued | by the | shares issued by the | |||||||||
| Company when they put | Company when they put | ||||||||||
| forward the proposal to | forward the proposal to | ||||||||||
| the Company | in | the Company in | |||||||||
| accordance with these | accordance with these | ||||||||||
| articles or other | articles or other | ||||||||||
| regulations of the | regulations of the | ||||||||||
| Company and when the | Company and when the | ||||||||||
| date for determining the | date for determining the | ||||||||||
| right to vote at the | right to vote at the | ||||||||||
| relevant general meeting | relevant general meeting | ||||||||||
| is recorded, and (ii) the | is recorded, and (ii) the | ||||||||||
| proposal is submitted to | proposal is submitted to | ||||||||||
| the board of directors in | the board of directors in | ||||||||||
| writing 10 days prior to | writing 10 days prior to | ||||||||||
| the general meeting; and | the general meeting; and | ||||||||||
| (e) | any other matters to be | (e) | any other matters to be | ||||||||
| approved at any general | approved at any general | ||||||||||
| meeting in accordance | meeting in accordance | ||||||||||
| with applicable laws and | with applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| regulations and the | regulations and the | ||||||||||
| Listing Rules. | Listing Rules. |
– V-27 –
AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article | no. | no. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision | (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||||
| 53 | The Company shall, in respect of | 57 | In addition to any other general | In addition to any other general | |||||||||
| each | financial year of the | meeting, the Company is | meeting, the Company is | ||||||||||
| Company, | hold a general | required by laws | and regulations | required by laws and regulations | |||||||||
| meeting as its annual general meeting in accordance with the |
to hold a general meeting as an annual general meeting in ~~The~~ |
to hold a general meeting as an annual general meeting in each |
|||||||||||
| requirements of the Companies | ~~Company shall, in respect of~~ | financial year of the Company, | |||||||||||
| Ordinance | in addition to any | each financial year of the | and the notice of convening | the | |||||||||
| other | meetings in that year, and | Company, ~~hold a ~~ | ~~general~~ | meeting shall specify the | |||||||||
| shall | specify the meeting as such | ~~meeting as its annual general~~ | convening of the annual general | ||||||||||
| in the notices calling it. All | ~~meeting in accordance with the~~ | meeting. The annual general | |||||||||||
| general meetings other than | ~~requirements of the Companies~~ | meeting should be held within | |||||||||||
| annual general meetings shall be | ~~Ordinance in addition to any~~ | six months after the end of each | |||||||||||
| called extraordinary general | ~~other meetings in that year, a~~nd | financial year. All general | |||||||||||
| meetings. | the notice of convening the | meetings other than annual | |||||||||||
| meeting shall specify the | general meetings shall be called | ||||||||||||
| convening of the | annual general | extraordinary general meetings. | |||||||||||
| meeting. The annual general | |||||||||||||
| meeting should be held within | |||||||||||||
| six months after the end of each | |||||||||||||
| financial year ~~meeting as such in~~ | |||||||||||||
| ~~the notices calling it.~~All general | |||||||||||||
| meetings other than annual | |||||||||||||
| general meetings | shall be called | ||||||||||||
| extraordinary general meetings. | |||||||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 58 | The board may convene a | The board may convene a | |||||||||
| general meeting when they deem | general meeting when they deem | ||||||||||||
| appropriate, or may convene a | appropriate, or may convene a | ||||||||||||
| general meeting upon request by | general meeting upon request by | ||||||||||||
| shareholders in accordance with | shareholders in accordance with | ||||||||||||
| the Ordinance. The shareholders | the Ordinance. The shareholders | ||||||||||||
| who individually | or jointly hold | who individually or jointly hold | |||||||||||
| 5% or more of the voting shares | 5% or more of the voting shares | ||||||||||||
| issued by the Company have the | issued by the Company have the | ||||||||||||
| right to request the board of | right to request the board of | ||||||||||||
| directors to convene a general | directors to convene a general | ||||||||||||
| meeting and add | resolutions | to | meeting and add resolutions | to | |||||||||
| the meeting agenda, on a one | the meeting agenda, on a one | ||||||||||||
| vote per share basis. | vote per share basis. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||
| 54 | The directors may, if they | 59 | The ~~directors may, if they~~ | The general meetings can be | ||||||
| thought fit, convene | a general | ~~thought fit, convene a ~~general | held in two or more places, | |||||||
| meeting at two or more places using technology that enables members attending the meeting |
~~meetingm~~eetings ~~at c~~an be held in two or more places, using technology so that ~~enables~~ |
using technology so that shareholders who are not in the same place can listen, speak and |
||||||||
| to exercise their right to listen, speak and vote at the meeting. |
~~members attending s~~hareholders who are not in the same place can ~~meeting to exercise their~~ |
vote at the meeting. Specifically, the directors may, at their absolute discretion, designate a |
||||||||
| ~~right to l~~isten, speak and vote at | general meeting to be held in the | |||||||||
| the meeting. Specifically, the | form of a physical meeting, a | |||||||||
| directors may, at their absolute | hybrid meeting or an electronic | |||||||||
| discretion, designate a general | meeting. The | board of directors | ||||||||
| meeting to be held in the form | shall, in accordance with the | |||||||||
| of a physical meeting, a hybrid | provisions of | applicable laws | ||||||||
| meeting or an electronic | and regulations, the Listing | |||||||||
| meeting. The board of directors | Rules and these articles, provide | |||||||||
| shall, in accordance with the | convenient means for | |||||||||
| provisions of applicable laws | shareholders to participate in a | |||||||||
| and regulations, the Listing | general meeting by adopting a | |||||||||
| Rules and these articles, provide | safe, economical and convenient | |||||||||
| convenient means for | network-based mean or other | |||||||||
| shareholders to participate in a | means. | |||||||||
| general meeting by adopting a | ||||||||||
| safe, economical and convenient | ||||||||||
| network-based mean or other | ||||||||||
| means. | ||||||||||
| 55 | The directors may, whenever | Nil | ~~The directors may, whenever~~ | Nil | ||||||
| they think fit, convene an | ~~they think fit, convene an~~ | |||||||||
| extraordinary general meeting, | ~~extraordinary general meeting,~~ | |||||||||
| and extraordinary general | ~~and extraordinary general~~ | |||||||||
| meetings shall also be convened | ~~meetings shall also be convened~~ | |||||||||
| on such requisition, or in | ~~on such requisition, or in~~ | |||||||||
| default, may be convened by | ~~default, may be convened by~~ | |||||||||
| such requisitionists, as provided | ~~such requisitionists, as provided~~ | |||||||||
| by the Companies Ordinance. If | ~~by the Companies Ordinance. If~~ | |||||||||
| at any time there are | not within | ~~at any time there are not within~~ | ||||||||
| Hong Kong sufficient directors | ~~Hong Kong sufficient directors~~ | |||||||||
| capable of acting to form a | ~~capable of acting to form a~~ | |||||||||
| quorum, any director | or any two | ~~quorum, any director or any two~~ | ||||||||
| or more members of | the | ~~or more members of the~~ | ||||||||
| Company representing at least | ~~Company representing at least~~ | |||||||||
| 10% of the total voting rights of | ~~10% of the total voting rights of~~ | |||||||||
| all members having a right to | ~~all members having a right to~~ | |||||||||
| vote at general meetings, may | ~~vote at general meetings, may~~ | |||||||||
| convene an extraordinary general | ~~convene an extraordinary general~~ | |||||||||
| meeting in the same | manner as | ~~meeting in the same manner as~~ | ||||||||
| nearly as possible, as that in | ~~nearly as possible, as that in~~ | |||||||||
| which meetings may | be | ~~which meetings may be~~ | ||||||||
| convened by the directors. | ~~convened by the directors.~~ |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| 56 | Subject to the provisions of the | 60 | Subject to the provisions of the Subject to the provisions of the |
||||||
| Companies Ordinance, an annual | Companies Ordinance, an annual Companies Ordinance, an annual |
||||||||
| general meeting shall be called | general meeting shall be called general meeting |
shall be called | |||||||
| by notice in writing of at least | by notice in writing of at least by notice in writing of at least |
||||||||
| twenty-one clear days (or such | twenty-one clear days (or such twenty-one clear days (or such |
||||||||
| longer period as may be required | longer period as may be required longer period as may be required |
||||||||
| by the Listing Rules), and an | by the Listing Rules), and an by the Listing Rules), and an |
||||||||
| extraordinary general meeting | extraordinary general meeting extraordinary general meeting |
||||||||
| shall be called by | notice in | shall be called by notice in shall |
be called by notice in | ||||||
| writing of at least | fourteen clear | writing of at least fourteen clear writing of at least fourteen clear |
|||||||
| days (or such longer period as | days (or such longer period as days |
(or such longer period as | |||||||
| may be required by the Listing Rules), shall be given in the |
may be required by the Listing Rules or Companies Ordinance)~~,~~ may be required by the Listing Rules or Companies Ordinance). |
||||||||
| manner mentioned | in these | ~~shall be given in the manner~~ The notice shall |
specify the | ||||||
| Articles to all members, to the | ~~mentioned in these Articles to all~~ place, the day and the time of |
||||||||
| directors and to the Auditors. | ~~members, to the directors and to~~ meeting (and if |
the meeting is to | |||||||
| The notice shall specify the | ~~the Auditors.~~ The notice shall be held in 2 or more places, the |
||||||||
| place, the day and | the time of | specify the place, the day and principal meeting venue and the |
|||||||
| meeting (and if the meeting is to | the time of meeting (and if the other meeting location(s)), the |
||||||||
| be held in 2 or more places, the | meeting is to be held in 2 or agenda and details of the |
||||||||
| principal place of the meeting | more places, the principal ~~place~~ resolution and the general nature |
||||||||
| and the other place or places of the meeting) and, in the case of special business the general |
~~of the meeting m~~eeting venue and the other meeting location(s)), ~~place or places of~~ of such business, and in the case of an annual general meeting shall specify the meeting as |
||||||||
| nature of such business, and in the case of an annual general meeting shall specify the |
~~the meeting) and, in t~~he agenda and details ~~case ~~of the resolution and ~~special business ~~the general such. If a resolution (whether or not a special resolution) is intended to be moved at the |
||||||||
| meeting as such. If a resolution | nature of such business, and in meeting, the notice must include |
||||||||
| (whether or not a special | the case of an annual general notice of the resolution, and |
||||||||
| resolution) is intended to be | meeting shall specify the include or be accompanied by a |
||||||||
| moved at the meeting, the notice | meeting as such. If a resolution statement containing any |
||||||||
| must include notice of the | (whether or not a special information or explanation that |
||||||||
| resolution, and include or be | resolution) is intended to be is reasonably necessary to |
||||||||
| accompanied by a | statement | moved at the meeting, the notice indicate the purpose of the |
|||||||
| containing any information or | must include notice of the resolution. Notice of a general |
||||||||
| explanation that is | reasonably | resolution, and include or be meeting shall be given to such |
|||||||
| necessary to indicate the purpose | accompanied by a statement persons as are, under these |
||||||||
| of the resolution. Notice of a | containing any information or articles, entitled |
to receive such | |||||||
| general meeting shall be given to | explanation that is reasonably notices from the Company. For |
||||||||
| such persons as are, under these | necessary to indicate the purpose notice of a general meeting, |
||||||||
| articles, entitled to receive such | of the resolution. Notice of a there shall appear on every such |
||||||||
| notices from the Company. For | general meeting shall be given to notice with reasonable |
||||||||
| notice of a general meeting, | such persons as are, under these prominence a statement that a |
||||||||
| there shall appear | on every such | articles, entitled to receive such member entitled to attend and |
|||||||
| notice with reasonable | notices from the Company. For vote |
is entitled to appoint one or | |||||||
| prominence a statement that a | notice of a general meeting, more proxies to |
attend and, on a | |||||||
| member entitled to attend and | there shall appear on every such poll, |
vote instead of him and | |||||||
| vote is entitled to | appoint one or | notice with reasonable that a proxy need not be a |
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| more proxies to attend and, on a | prominence a statement that a member of the Company. |
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| poll, vote instead of him and | member entitled to attend and | ||||||||
| that a proxy need not be a | vote is entitled to appoint one or | ||||||||
| member of the Company. | more proxies to attend and, on a | ||||||||
| poll, vote instead of him and | |||||||||
| that a proxy need not be a | |||||||||
| member of the Company. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| Subject to the provisions of the | Subject to the provisions of the | Subject to the provisions of the | ||||||||||
| Companies Ordinance, a meeting | Companies Ordinance, a meeting | Companies Ordinance, a meeting | ||||||||||
| of the Company shall, | of the Company shall, | of the Company shall, | ||||||||||
| notwithstanding that it is called | notwithstanding that it is called | notwithstanding that it is called | ||||||||||
| by shorter notice than that | by shorter notice than that | by shorter notice than that | ||||||||||
| specified in this Article, be | specified in this Article, be | specified in this Article, be | ||||||||||
| deemed to have been | duly called | deemed to have been duly called | deemed to have been duly called | |||||||||
| if it so agreed: | if it so agreed: | if | it so agreed: | |||||||||
| (a) in the case of |
an annual | (a) in the case of an annual |
(a) | in the | case of an annual | |||||||
| general meeting, by all | general meeting, by all | general meeting, by all | ||||||||||
| the members entitled to | the members entitled to | the members entitled to | ||||||||||
| attend and vote thereat; | attend and vote thereat; | attend and vote thereat; | ||||||||||
| and | and | and | ||||||||||
| (b) in the case of |
any other | (b) in the case of any other |
(b) | in the | case of any other | |||||||
| meeting, by a | majority in | meeting, by a majority in | meeting, by a majority in | |||||||||
| number of the members | number of the members | number of the members | ||||||||||
| having a right | to attend | having a right to attend | having a right to attend | |||||||||
| and vote at the meeting, | and vote at the meeting, | and vote at the meeting, | ||||||||||
| being a majority together | being a majority together | being | a majority together | |||||||||
| holding not less than | holding not less than | holding not less than | ||||||||||
| ninetyfive per | cent of the | ninetyfive per cent of the | ninetyfive per cent of the | |||||||||
| total voting rights at the | total voting rights at the | total voting rights at the | ||||||||||
| meeting of all | the | meeting of all the | meeting of all the | |||||||||
| members. | members. | members. | ||||||||||
| 58 | All business shall be | deemed | Nil | ~~All business shall be deemed~~ | Nil | |||||||
| special that is transacted at an | ~~special that is transacted at an~~ | |||||||||||
| extraordinary general | meeting. | ~~extraordinary general meeting.~~ | ||||||||||
| All business that is transacted at | ~~All business that is transacted at~~ | |||||||||||
| an annual general meeting shall | ~~an annual general meeting shall~~ | |||||||||||
| also be deemed special, with the | ~~also be deemed special, with the~~ | |||||||||||
| exception of declaring dividends, | ~~exception of declaring dividends,~~ | |||||||||||
| the consideration of the | ~~the consideration of the~~ | |||||||||||
| accounts, balance sheet, and the | ~~accounts, balance sheet, and the~~ | |||||||||||
| reports of the directors and | ~~reports of the directors and~~ | |||||||||||
| auditors and other documents | ~~auditors and other documents~~ | |||||||||||
| required to be annexed to the | ~~required to be annexed to the~~ | |||||||||||
| balance sheet, the appointment | ~~balance sheet, the appointment~~ | |||||||||||
| of directors in the place of those | ~~of directors in the place of those~~ | |||||||||||
| retiring (whether by rotation or | ~~retiring (whether by rotation or~~ | |||||||||||
| otherwise) and the reappointment | ~~otherwise) and the reappointment~~ | |||||||||||
| of the retiring auditors (where | ~~of the retiring auditors (where~~ | |||||||||||
| special notice of the resolution | ~~special notice of the resolution~~ | |||||||||||
| for such reappointment is not | ~~for such reappointment is not~~ | |||||||||||
| required by the Companies | ~~required by the Companies~~ | |||||||||||
| Ordinance) and the fixing of the | ~~Ordinance) and the fixing of the~~ | |||||||||||
| remuneration of the auditors and | ~~remuneration of the auditors and~~ | |||||||||||
| of the directors. | ~~of the directors.~~ |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| 60 | If a quorum is not present within | 63 | If a quorum is not present within If a |
quorum is | not present within | ||||
| half an hour after the time | half an hour after the time half an hour after the time |
||||||||
| appointed for holding the | appointed for holding the appointed for holding the |
||||||||
| meeting, the meeting, if | meeting, the meeting, if meeting, the meeting, if |
||||||||
| convened on the requisition of or | convened on the requisition of or convened on the requisition of or |
||||||||
| by members, shall be dissolved. | by members, shall be dissolved. by members, shall be dissolved. |
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| In any other case it | shall stand | In any other case it shall stand In any other case it shall stand |
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| adjourned to the same day in the | adjourned to the same day in the adjourned to the same day in the |
||||||||
| next week at the same time and place(s), or to such day, time |
next week at the same time and (if applicable) the same place~~(s),~~ next week at the same time and (if applicable) the same place, or |
||||||||
| and place as the directors may | or to such day, time and place (if to such day, time and (if |
||||||||
| determine. If at the | adjourned | applicable) as the directors may applicable) place as the directors |
|||||||
| meeting a quorum is not present | determine. If at the adjourned may determine. If at the |
||||||||
| within thirty minutes after the | meeting a quorum is not present adjourned meeting a quorum is |
||||||||
| time appointed for holding the | within thirty minutes after the not |
present within thirty minutes | |||||||
| meeting, the member or members | time appointed for holding the after the time appointed for |
||||||||
| present in person or by proxy or | meeting, the member or members holding the meeting, the member |
||||||||
| a duly authorised representative | present in person or by proxy or or members present in person or |
||||||||
| of a corporation which is a | a duly authorised representative by proxy or a duly authorised |
||||||||
| member shall be a quorum and | of a corporation which is a representative of a corporation |
||||||||
| may transact the business for | member shall be a quorum and which is a member shall be a |
||||||||
| which the meeting was called. | may transact the business for quorum and may transact the |
||||||||
| which the meeting was called. business for which the meeting |
|||||||||
| was | called. | ||||||||
| 63 | Without prejudice to any other | 66 | Without prejudice to any other Without prejudice to any other |
||||||
| power of adjournment he may | power of adjournment he may power of adjournment he may |
||||||||
| have under these articles or at | have under applicable laws and have under applicable laws and |
||||||||
| common law, the chairman may, | regulations, the Listing Rules, or regulations, the Listing Rules, or |
||||||||
| with the consent of | a meeting at | these articles ~~or at common law,~~ these articles, the chairman may, |
|||||||
| which a quorum is | present (and | the chairman may, with the with the consent of a meeting at |
|||||||
| shall if so directed | by the | consent of a meeting at which a which a quorum is present (and |
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| meeting), adjourn the meeting | quorum is present (and shall if shall if so directed by the |
||||||||
| from time to time and from | so directed by the meeting), meeting), adjourn the meeting |
||||||||
| place(s) to place(s), but no | adjourn the meeting from time to from time to time and from |
||||||||
| business shall be transacted at an | time and from place(s) to place(s) to place(s), but no |
||||||||
| adjourned meeting other than | place(s), but no business shall be business shall be transacted at an |
||||||||
| business which might properly | transacted at an adjourned adjourned meeting other than |
||||||||
| have been transacted at the | meeting other than business business which |
might properly | |||||||
| meeting had the adjournment not | which might properly have been have been transacted at the |
||||||||
| taken place. When a meeting is | transacted at the meeting had the meeting had the adjournment not |
||||||||
| adjourned for 30 days or more, | adjournment not taken place. taken place. When a meeting is |
||||||||
| notice of the adjourned meeting | When a meeting is adjourned for adjourned for 30 days or more, |
||||||||
| shall be given as in the case of | 30 days or more, notice of the notice of the adjourned meeting |
||||||||
| an original notice. Save as | adjourned meeting shall be given shall be given as in the case of |
||||||||
| aforesaid, it shall not be | as in the case of an original an original notice. Save as |
||||||||
| necessary to give any notice of | notice. Save as aforesaid, it shall aforesaid, it shall not be |
||||||||
| an adjourned meeting or the | not be necessary to give any necessary to give any notice of |
||||||||
| business to be transacted thereat. | notice of an adjourned meeting an adjourned meeting or the |
||||||||
| or the business to be transacted business to be transacted thereat. |
|||||||||
| thereat. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 67 | Subject to the generality of | Subject to the generality of | |||||||
| Article 59 of these articles, the | Article 59 of these articles, the | ||||||||||
| board of directors may, at its | board of directors may, at its | ||||||||||
| sole discretion, arrange for | sole discretion, arrange for | ||||||||||
| persons entitled to attend general | persons entitled to attend general | ||||||||||
| meetings to attend and | meetings to attend and | ||||||||||
| participate in general meetings | participate in general meetings | ||||||||||
| by electronic means at one or | by electronic means at one or | ||||||||||
| more location(s) designated by | more location(s) designated by | ||||||||||
| the | board of directors at its sole | the | board of directors at its sole | ||||||||
| discretion from time to time. | discretion from time to time. | ||||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 68 | All | general meetings are subject | All | general meetings are subject | |||||
| to the following: | to the following: | ||||||||||
| (a) | Aphysical or hybrid | (a) | A physical or hybrid | ||||||||
| meeting will be deemed | meeting will be deemed | ||||||||||
| to have commenced if it | to have commenced if it | ||||||||||
| has already commenced | has already commenced | ||||||||||
| at the principal meeting | at the principal meeting | ||||||||||
| venue; | venue; | ||||||||||
| (b) | A member in person (if | (b) | A member in person (if | ||||||||
| the member is a | the member is a | ||||||||||
| corporation, by its duly | corporation, by its duly | ||||||||||
| authorised representative) | authorised representative) | ||||||||||
| or by proxy: | or by proxy: | ||||||||||
| (i) attending and |
(i) attending and |
||||||||||
| participating in a | participating in a | ||||||||||
| physical meeting | physical meeting | ||||||||||
| or hybrid meeting | or hybrid meeting | ||||||||||
| at one meeting | at one meeting | ||||||||||
| location; and/or | location; and/or | ||||||||||
| (ii) attending and |
(ii) attending and |
||||||||||
| participating in an | participating in an | ||||||||||
| electronic general | electronic general | ||||||||||
| meeting or hybrid | meeting or hybrid | ||||||||||
| meeting through | meeting through | ||||||||||
| electronic means | electronic means | ||||||||||
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After | revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| shall be deemed to | shall be deemed to | ||||||||||
| be present at and | be present at and | ||||||||||
| counted in the | counted in the | ||||||||||
| quorum of the | quorum of the | ||||||||||
| meeting, and shall | meeting, and shall | ||||||||||
| be entitled to vote | be entitled to vote | ||||||||||
| at the meeting, | at the meeting, | ||||||||||
| and the meeting | and the meeting | ||||||||||
| shall be duly | shall be duly | ||||||||||
| convened and its | convened and its | ||||||||||
| proceedings shall | proceedings shall | ||||||||||
| be valid, provided | be valid, provided | ||||||||||
| that the chairman | that the chairman | ||||||||||
| of the | meeting | of the | meeting | ||||||||
| shall be satisfied | shall be satisfied | ||||||||||
| that sufficient | that sufficient | ||||||||||
| electronic means | electronic means | ||||||||||
| are available | are available | ||||||||||
| during | the meeting | during | the meeting | ||||||||
| to ensure that | to ensure that | ||||||||||
| members and/or | members and/or | ||||||||||
| proxies at all | proxies at all | ||||||||||
| meeting locations | meeting locations | ||||||||||
| and members | and members | ||||||||||
| and/or | proxies | and/or | proxies | ||||||||
| through electronic | through electronic | ||||||||||
| means | attending | means | attending | ||||||||
| an electronic | an electronic | ||||||||||
| general meeting or | general meeting or | ||||||||||
| hybrid | meeting are | hybrid | meeting are | ||||||||
| able to participate | able to participate | ||||||||||
| in the business of | in the business of | ||||||||||
| the meeting held | the meeting held | ||||||||||
| for this purpose; | for this purpose; |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| (c) | If members and/or | (c) | If members and/or | ||||||||
| proxies participate in the | proxies participate in the | ||||||||||
| meeting by being present | meeting | by being present | |||||||||
| at one of the meeting | at one of the meeting | ||||||||||
| locations, and/or if | locations, and/or if | ||||||||||
| members and/or proxies | members and/or proxies | ||||||||||
| participate in an | participate in an | ||||||||||
| electronic general | electronic general | ||||||||||
| meeting or hybrid | meeting | or hybrid | |||||||||
| meeting through | meeting | through | |||||||||
| electronic means, but the | electronic means, but the | ||||||||||
| electronic means or | electronic means or | ||||||||||
| communication equipment | communication equipment | ||||||||||
| fail to function for any | fail to function for any | ||||||||||
| reason, or any other | reason, or any other | ||||||||||
| arrangements fail to | arrangements fail to | ||||||||||
| enable persons at the | enable persons at the | ||||||||||
| meeting locations other | meeting | locations other | |||||||||
| than the principal meeting | than the | principal meeting | |||||||||
| venue to participate in | venue to participate in | ||||||||||
| the business of the | the business of the | ||||||||||
| meeting, or (in the case | meeting, or (in the case | ||||||||||
| of an electronic general | of an electronic general | ||||||||||
| meeting or hybrid | meeting | or hybrid | |||||||||
| meeting) notwithstanding | meeting) notwithstanding | ||||||||||
| sufficient electronic | sufficient electronic | ||||||||||
| means provided by the | means provided by the | ||||||||||
| Company, but one or | Company, but one or | ||||||||||
| more members and/or | more members and/or | ||||||||||
| proxies fail to access or | proxies fail to access or | ||||||||||
| continue to access the | continue | to access the | |||||||||
| electronic means, the | electronic means, the | ||||||||||
| validity of the meeting or | validity of the meeting or | ||||||||||
| the resolutions passed or | the resolutions passed or | ||||||||||
| any business conducted at | any business conducted at | ||||||||||
| the meeting or any action | the meeting or any action | ||||||||||
| taken pursuant to such | taken pursuant to such | ||||||||||
| business will not be | business | will not be | |||||||||
| affected thereby, provided | affected | thereby, provided | |||||||||
| that a sufficient quorum | that a sufficient quorum | ||||||||||
| is present during the | is present during the | ||||||||||
| meeting; and | meeting; and | ||||||||||
| (d) | References in these | (d) | References in these | ||||||||
| articles to the provisions | articles to the provisions | ||||||||||
| relating to the service and | relating to the service and | ||||||||||
| giving of notices of | giving of notices of | ||||||||||
| general meetings and the | general meetings and the | ||||||||||
| time of delivery of letters | time of delivery of letters | ||||||||||
| of proxy shall be based | of proxy shall be based | ||||||||||
| on the date and time in | on the date and time in | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong. | Hong Kong. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 69 | The board of directors and (at | The board of directors and (at | ||||||||
| any general meeting) the | any general meeting) the | |||||||||||
| chairman of the meeting may | chairman of the meeting may | |||||||||||
| from time to time at its sole | from time to time at its sole | |||||||||||
| discretion make appropriate | discretion make appropriate | |||||||||||
| arrangements (including but not | arrangements (including but not | |||||||||||
| limited to issuing tickets or | limited to issuing tickets or | |||||||||||
| certain other identification | certain other identification | |||||||||||
| methods, passwords, | methods, passwords, | |||||||||||
| reservations, electronic voting | or | reservations, electronic voting | or | |||||||||
| other methods) for | the | other methods) for the | ||||||||||
| management of attendance and/or | management of attendance and/or | |||||||||||
| participation and/or voting at any | participation and/or voting at any | |||||||||||
| meeting location and/or (in the | meeting location and/or (in the | |||||||||||
| case of an electronic general | case of an electronic general | |||||||||||
| meeting or hybrid meeting) | meeting or hybrid meeting) | |||||||||||
| through electronic means, and | through electronic means, and | |||||||||||
| may change any such | may change any such | |||||||||||
| arrangements from | time to time, | arrangements from time to time, | ||||||||||
| provided that members entitled | provided that members entitled | |||||||||||
| to attend the general meeting or | to attend the general meeting or | |||||||||||
| adjourned meeting | shall have the | adjourned meeting shall have the | ||||||||||
| right to attend and | participate | in | right to attend and participate | in | ||||||||
| the meeting in person (if the | the meeting in person (if the | |||||||||||
| member is a corporation, by its | member is a corporation, by its | |||||||||||
| duly authorised representative) | duly authorised representative) | |||||||||||
| or by proxy at a meeting | or by proxy at a meeting | |||||||||||
| location or through electronic | location or through electronic | |||||||||||
| means; and the right of any | means; and the right of any | |||||||||||
| member to attend the general | member to attend the general | |||||||||||
| meeting or adjourned meeting | at | meeting or adjourned meeting | at | |||||||||
| relevant meeting location or | relevant meeting location or | |||||||||||
| through electronic means will | be | through electronic means will | be | |||||||||
| subject to any relevant | subject to any relevant | |||||||||||
| arrangements which may be in | arrangements which may be in | |||||||||||
| force at the time and those | force at the time and those | |||||||||||
| specified in the notice of the | specified in the notice of the | |||||||||||
| meeting or adjourned meeting | as | meeting or adjourned meeting | as | |||||||||
| applicable to that meeting. | applicable to that meeting. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 70 | If the chairman of a general | If the | chairman of a general | |||||||||
| meeting (or, if there is no | meeting (or, if there is no | |||||||||||||
| chairman, the board of directors) | chairman, the board of directors) | |||||||||||||
| considers: | considers: | |||||||||||||
| (a) | in the case of a physical | (a) | in the case of a physical | |||||||||||
| meeting or a hybrid | meeting or a hybrid | |||||||||||||
| meeting, the electronic | meeting, the electronic | |||||||||||||
| means available for | means available for | |||||||||||||
| attendance at the | attendance at the | |||||||||||||
| principal meeting venue | principal meeting venue | |||||||||||||
| or other meeting location | or other meeting location | |||||||||||||
| are insufficient for the | are insufficient for the | |||||||||||||
| purposes set out in | purposes set out in | |||||||||||||
| Article 67 of these | Article 67 of these | |||||||||||||
| articles or otherwise | articles or otherwise | |||||||||||||
| insufficient to enable the | insufficient to enable the | |||||||||||||
| meeting to be conducted | meeting to be conducted | |||||||||||||
| substantially in | substantially in | |||||||||||||
| accordance with the | accordance with the | |||||||||||||
| provisions contained in | provisions contained in | |||||||||||||
| the notice of the meeting; | the notice of the meeting; | |||||||||||||
| (b) | in the case of an | (b) | in the case of an | |||||||||||
| electronic general | electronic general | |||||||||||||
| meeting or hybrid | meeting or hybrid | |||||||||||||
| meeting, the electronic | meeting, the electronic | |||||||||||||
| means provided by the | means provided by the | |||||||||||||
| Company are insufficient; | Company are insufficient; | |||||||||||||
| (c) | it is impossible or | (c) | it is | impossible or | ||||||||||
| practicable to ascertain | practicable to ascertain | |||||||||||||
| the views of those present | the views of those present | |||||||||||||
| or to give all persons | or to give all persons | |||||||||||||
| entitled to communicate | entitled to communicate | |||||||||||||
| and/or vote at the | and/or vote at the | |||||||||||||
| meeting a reasonable | meeting a reasonable | |||||||||||||
| opportunity to do so; or | opportunity to do so; or | |||||||||||||
| (d) | the occurrence of | (d) | the occurrence of | |||||||||||
| violence or threats of | violence or threats of | |||||||||||||
| violence, misconduct or | violence, misconduct or | |||||||||||||
| other disturbances at the | other disturbances at the | |||||||||||||
| meeting makes it | meeting makes it | |||||||||||||
| impossible or practicable | impossible or practicable | |||||||||||||
| to ensure the proper and | to ensure the proper and | |||||||||||||
| orderly conduct of the | orderly conduct of the | |||||||||||||
| meeting, | meeting, |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision | (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| then without prejudice to any | then without prejudice to any | |||||||||||
| other | powers the | chairman or the | other powers the | chairman or the | ||||||||
| board may have under these | board may have under these | |||||||||||
| articles or at common law, the | articles or at common law, the | |||||||||||
| chairman or the board may, at its | chairman or the board may, | at its | ||||||||||
| absolute discretion, adjourn the | absolute discretion, adjourn | the | ||||||||||
| meeting (including adjournment | meeting (including adjournment | |||||||||||
| indefinitely), before or after the | indefinitely), before or after | the | ||||||||||
| commencement of the meeting, | commencement of the meeting, | |||||||||||
| without the consent of the | without the consent of the | |||||||||||
| general meeting, | regardless of | general meeting, | regardless | of | ||||||||
| whether the general meeting has | whether the general meeting has | |||||||||||
| a sufficient quorum.All matters | a sufficient quorum. All matters | |||||||||||
| handled at the meeting until the | handled at the meeting until the | |||||||||||
| adjournment are | valid. | adjournment are | valid. | |||||||||
| Adjournment is subject to the | Adjournment is subject to the | |||||||||||
| provisions of Article 66 of these | provisions of Article 66 of these | |||||||||||
| articles regarding notice of | articles regarding notice of | |||||||||||
| adjournment. | adjournment. | |||||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 71 | Subject toArticles 67 to 70 of | Subject to Articles 67 to 70 | of | |||||||
| these | articles, a physical meeting | these articles, a physical meeting | ||||||||||
| may also be held by telephone, | may also be held by telephone, | |||||||||||
| electronic or other means of | electronic or other means of | |||||||||||
| communication which allows all | communication which allows all | |||||||||||
| persons participating in the | persons participating in the | |||||||||||
| meeting to communicate with | meeting to communicate with | |||||||||||
| each other simultaneously and | each other simultaneously and | |||||||||||
| instantaneously, and participation | instantaneously, and participation | |||||||||||
| in such meeting will constitute | in such meeting will constitute | |||||||||||
| physical attendance at the | physical attendance at the | |||||||||||
| meeting. | meeting. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| 64 | Subject to the rules prescribed | 72 | ~~Subject to the rules prescribed~~ | At any general meeting, the | |||||||
| by the Stock Exchange from | ~~by the Stock Exchange from~~ | shareholders may speak and vote | |||||||||
| time to time, any vote of shareholders at a general |
~~time to time A~~t any general meeting, ~~any vote of ~~the |
in respect of any resolutions. However, if permitted by the |
|||||||||
| meeting shall be taken by poll | shareholders ~~at a general~~ | Listing Rules of the relevant | |||||||||
| except where the chairman, in | ~~meeting shall be taken by poll~~ | stock | exchange, the chairman of | ||||||||
| good faith, decides to allow a resolution which relates purely |
may speak and vote in respect of any resolutions. ~~except where~~ |
the general meeting may in good faith, allow a resolution which |
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| to a procedural or administrative | However, if permitted by the | relates purely to a procedural or | |||||||||
| matter to be voted on by a show | Listing Rules of the relevant | administrative matter to be | |||||||||
| of hands. For the purposes of | stock exchange, the chairman | of | decided by a show of hands. For | ||||||||
| these articles, procedural and | the general meeting may in good | purposes of these articles, | |||||||||
| administrative matters are those | faith, ~~decides to ~~allow a | procedural and administrative | |||||||||
| that (i) are not on the agenda of | resolution which relates purely | matters are those that (i) are not | |||||||||
| the general meeting or in any | to a procedural or administrative | on the agenda of the general | |||||||||
| supplementary circular that may be issued by the Company to its |
matter to be ~~voted on ~~decided by a show of hands. For ~~the~~ |
meeting or in any supplementary circular that may be issued by |
|||||||||
| members; and (ii) relate to the | purposes of these articles, | the Company to its Members; | |||||||||
| chairman’s duties to maintain the | procedural and administrative | and (ii) relate to the chairman’s | |||||||||
| orderly conduct of the meeting | matters are those that (i) are not | duties | to maintain the orderly | ||||||||
| and/or allow the business of | the | on the agenda of the general | conduct of the meeting and/or | ||||||||
| meeting to be properly and | meeting or in any supplementary | allow | the business of the | ||||||||
| effectively dealt with, whilst | circular that may be issued by | meeting to be properly and | |||||||||
| allowing all members a reasonable opportunity to |
the Company to its Members~~members;~~ and (ii) relate |
effectively dealt with, whilst allowing all Members a |
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| express their views. | to the chairman’s duties to | reasonable opportunity to | |||||||||
| maintain the orderly conduct of | express their views. | ||||||||||
| the meeting and/or allow the | |||||||||||
| business of the meeting to be | |||||||||||
| properly and effectively dealt | |||||||||||
| with, whilst allowing all | |||||||||||
| Members~~members a~~ reasonable | |||||||||||
| opportunity to express their | |||||||||||
| views. | |||||||||||
| 65 | On any resolution where a vote | 73 | On any resolution where a vote | On any resolution where a vote | |||||||
| is not required under the | is not required under the | is not | required under applicable | ||||||||
| Companies Ordinance, the | applicable laws and regulations | laws and regulations, the Listing | |||||||||
| Listing Rules or these articles to | ~~Companies Ordinance,~~ the | Rules | or these articles to be held | ||||||||
| be held on a poll, a poll may be | Listing Rules or these articles to | on a poll, a poll may be | |||||||||
| demanded before or on the | be held on a poll, a poll may | be | demanded before or on the | ||||||||
| declaration of the result of the | demanded before or on the | declaration of the result of the | |||||||||
| show of hands: | declaration of the result of the | show | of hands: | ||||||||
| show of hands: | |||||||||||
| ... | ... | ||||||||||
| ... |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| 70 | (a) | Subject to the provisions | 78 | (a) | Subject to the provisions | (a) | Subject | to the provisions | ||||
| of the Companies | of ~~the Companies~~ | of applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| Ordinance and the Listing Rules, a resolution in |
~~Ordinance a~~pplicable laws and regulations and |
regulations and the Listing Rules, a |
||||||||||
| writing signed by all the | the Listing Rules, a | resolution in writing | ||||||||||
| members who on the date | resolution in writing | signed by all the | ||||||||||
| of circulation of the | signed by all the | members who on the date | ||||||||||
| resolution in writing are | members who on the date | of circulation of the | ||||||||||
| entitled to attend and | of circulation of the | resolution in writing are | ||||||||||
| vote at general meetings | resolution in writing are | entitled | to attend and | |||||||||
| shall be as valid and | entitled to attend and | vote at | general meetings | |||||||||
| effective as if the same | vote at general meetings | shall be as valid and | ||||||||||
| had been passed at a | shall be as valid and | effective as if the same | ||||||||||
| general meeting of the | effective as if the same | had been passed at a | ||||||||||
| Company duly convened | had been passed at a | general | meeting of the | |||||||||
| and held. A | written notice | general meeting of the | Company duly convened | |||||||||
| of confirmation of such | Company duly convened | and held. A written notice | ||||||||||
| resolution in writing | and held. A written notice | of confirmation of such | ||||||||||
| signed by or on behalf of | of confirmation of such | resolution in writing | ||||||||||
| a member shall be | resolution in writing | signed by or on behalf of | ||||||||||
| deemed to be his | signed by or on behalf of | a member shall be | ||||||||||
| signature to | such | a member shall be | deemed | to be his | ||||||||
| resolution in writing for | deemed to be his | signature to such | ||||||||||
| the purposes of this | signature to such | resolution in writing for | ||||||||||
| Article. Such resolution | resolution in writing for | the purposes of this | ||||||||||
| in writing may consist of | the purposes of this | Article. | Such resolution | |||||||||
| several documents each | Article. Such resolution | in writing may consist of | ||||||||||
| signed by or on behalf of | in writing may consist of | several | documents each | |||||||||
| one or more | members. A | several documents each | signed by or on behalf of | |||||||||
| resolution which is signed | signed by or on behalf of | one or more members. A | ||||||||||
| and sent by | a member by | one or more members. A | resolution which is signed | |||||||||
| facsimile message or | resolution which is signed | and sent by a member by | ||||||||||
| other electronic means | and sent by a member by | facsimile message or | ||||||||||
| shall be treated as being | facsimile message or | other electronic means | ||||||||||
| signed by him for the | other electronic means | shall be treated as being | ||||||||||
| purpose of this Article. | shall be treated as being | signed by him for the | ||||||||||
| signed by him for the | purpose of this Article. | |||||||||||
| (b) | Notwithstanding any | purpose of this Article. | ||||||||||
| provisions contained in | (b) | Notwithstanding any | ||||||||||
| these Articles, a | (b) | Notwithstanding any | provisions contained in | |||||||||
| resolution in writing shall not be passed for the |
provisions contained in these articles~~Articles,~~ a |
these articles, a resolution in writing shall not be |
||||||||||
| purpose of removing a | resolution in writing shall | passed for the purpose of | ||||||||||
| director before the | not be passed for the | removing a director | ||||||||||
| expiration of the | purpose of removing a | before the expiration of | ||||||||||
| director’s term of office | director before the | the director’s term of | ||||||||||
| or for the purpose of | expiration of the | office or for the purpose | ||||||||||
| removing the auditors | director’s term of office | of removing the auditors | ||||||||||
| before the end of the | or for the purpose of | before the end of the | ||||||||||
| auditor’s term of office. | removing the auditors | auditor’s term of office. | ||||||||||
| before the end of the | ||||||||||||
| auditor’s term of office. |
– V-40 –
AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| 71 | Where any member is, under the | 79 | Where any member is, under the Where any member is, under the |
||||||
| Listing Rules, required to abstain from voting on any particular |
~~Listing Rules r~~ules prescribed by the HKSE and the Shanghai rules prescribed by the HKSE and the Shanghai Stock |
||||||||
| resolution or restricted to voting | Stock Exchange from time to Exchange from time to time, |
||||||||
| only for or only against any | time, required to abstain from required to abstain from voting |
||||||||
| particular resolution, any votes | voting on any particular on any particular resolution or |
||||||||
| cast by or on behalf of such | resolution or restricted to voting restricted to voting only for or |
||||||||
| shareholder in contravention of | only for or only against any only |
against any | particular | ||||||
| such requirement or restriction | particular resolution, any votes resolution, any votes cast by or |
||||||||
| shall not be counted. | cast by or on behalf of such on behalf of such shareholder in |
||||||||
| shareholder in contravention of contravention of |
such | ||||||||
| such requirement or restriction requirement or restriction shall |
|||||||||
| shall not be counted. not be counted. |
|||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 80 | Shareholders have the right to Shareholders have the right to |
||||||
| supervise the Company’s supervise the Company’s |
|||||||||
| business operations and make business operations and make |
|||||||||
| suggestions or inquiries in suggestions or inquiries in |
|||||||||
| accordance with applicable laws accordance with |
applicable laws | ||||||||
| and regulations, the Listing and regulations, |
the Listing | ||||||||
| Rules and these articles. Rules and these |
articles. | ||||||||
| Directors and officers shall Directors and officers shall |
|||||||||
| provide explanations on provide explanations on |
|||||||||
| reasonable inquiries and reasonable inquiries and |
|||||||||
| suggestions of shareholders at suggestions of shareholders at |
|||||||||
| the general meeting. the general meeting. |
|||||||||
| 77 | No objection shall be raised to | 86 | Subject to the rules prescribed Subject to the rules prescribed |
||||||
| the qualification of any voter or | by the Stock Exchange and the by the Stock Exchange and the |
||||||||
| to the counting of, or failure to | CSRC from time to time, only CSRC from time to time, only |
||||||||
| count, any vote, except at the | the persons registered as the persons registered as |
||||||||
| meeting or adjourned meeting at | shareholders of the Company on shareholders of the Company on |
||||||||
| which the vote objected to is | the record date of any general the record date of any general |
||||||||
| given or tendered. Subject to any | meeting are entitled to vote at meeting are entitled to vote at |
||||||||
| objection made in | due time, | such meeting. No objection shall such |
meeting. No objection shall | ||||||
| every vote counted and not | be raised to the qualification of be raised to the qualification of |
||||||||
| disallowed at the meeting shall | any voter or to the counting of, any voter or to the counting of, |
||||||||
| be valid and every vote | or failure to count, any vote, or failure to count, any vote, |
||||||||
| disallowed or not | counted | except at the meeting or except at the meeting or |
|||||||
| whether given personally or by | adjourned meeting at which the adjourned meeting at which the |
||||||||
| proxy shall be invalid. Any | vote objected to is given or vote objected to |
is given or | |||||||
| objection as to voting made in | tendered. Subject to any tendered. Subject to any |
||||||||
| due time shall be | referred to the | objection made in due time, objection made in due time, |
|||||||
| chairman whose decision shall | every vote counted and not every vote counted and not |
||||||||
| be final and conclusive. | disallowed at the meeting shall disallowed at the meeting shall |
||||||||
| be valid and every vote be valid and every vote |
|||||||||
| disallowed or not counted disallowed or not counted |
|||||||||
| whether given personally or by whether given personally or by |
|||||||||
| proxy shall be invalid. Any proxy shall be invalid. Any |
|||||||||
| objection as to voting made in objection as to voting made in |
|||||||||
| due time shall be referred to the due time shall be referred to the |
|||||||||
| chairman whose decision shall chairman whose |
decision shall | ||||||||
| be final and conclusive. be final and conclusive. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before | revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||
| 78 | On a poll votes | may be given | 87 | Subject to the rules prescribed | Subject to the rules prescribed | |||||
| either personally or by proxy or (in the case of a corporate |
by the Stock Exchange and the CSRC from time to time, on ~~On~~ |
by the Stock Exchange and the CSRC from time to time, on a |
||||||||
| member) by a duly authorised | a poll | votes may | be given either | poll votes may be given either | ||||||
| representative. A member | personally or by proxy or (in the | personally or by proxy or (in the | ||||||||
| entitled to more | than one vote | case of a corporate member) by | case of a corporate member) | by | ||||||
| need not, if he votes, use all his | a duly authorised | representative. | a duly authorised | representative. | ||||||
| votes or cast all | the votes he | A member entitled to more than | A member entitled to more than | |||||||
| uses the same way. | one vote need not, if he votes, | one vote need not, if he votes, | ||||||||
| use all his votes or cast all the | use all his votes or cast all the | |||||||||
| votes | he uses the | same way. | votes he uses the | same way. | ||||||
| 80 | An instrument appointing a | 89 | An instrument appointing a | An instrument appointing a | ||||||
| proxy shall be in writing and in | proxy | shall be in | writing and in | proxy shall be in | writing and in | |||||
| such form which the directors | such form which | the directors | such form which | the directors | ||||||
| may approve, provided that this | may approve, provided that this | may approve, provided that this | ||||||||
| shall not preclude the use of the | shall not preclude the use of the | shall not preclude the use of | the | |||||||
| two-way form. An instrument of | two-way form. An instrument of | two-way form. An instrument of | ||||||||
| proxy shall be executed by or on | proxy | shall be executed by ~~or on~~ | proxy shall be executed by the | |||||||
| behalf of the appointor. A corporation may execute a form |
~~behalf of ~~the appointor or by its duly authorised representative.A |
appointor or by its duly authorised representative. A |
||||||||
| of proxy either under its | corporation may execute a form | corporation may execute a form | ||||||||
| common seal or | under the hand | of proxy either under its | of proxy either under its | |||||||
| of a duly authorised officer. | common seal or under the hand | common seal or under the hand | ||||||||
| Deposit of an instrument of | of a duly authorised officer. | of a duly authorised officer. | ||||||||
| proxy shall not preclude a | Deposit of an instrument of | Deposit of an instrument of | ||||||||
| member from attending and | proxy | shall not preclude a | proxy shall not preclude a | |||||||
| voting at the meeting or at any | member from attending and | member from attending and | ||||||||
| adjournment of it and, in such | voting at the meeting or at any | voting at the meeting or at any | ||||||||
| event, the instrument appointing | adjournment of it | and, in such | adjournment of it | and, in such | ||||||
| a proxy shall be deemed to be | event, | the instrument appointing | event, the instrument appointing | |||||||
| revoked. | a proxy shall be deemed to be | a proxy shall be deemed to be | ||||||||
| revoked. | revoked. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 91 | The Company may at its sole The |
Company may at its sole | ||||||
| discretion from time to time discretion from time to time |
||||||||||
| designate an electronic address designate an electronic address |
||||||||||
| for receipt of any documents or for receipt of any documents or |
||||||||||
| information relating to the proxy information relating to the proxy |
||||||||||
| for general meetings. Where the for general meetings. Where the |
||||||||||
| Company provides relevant Company provides relevant |
||||||||||
| electronic address, it shall be electronic address, it shall be |
||||||||||
| deemed to have agreed to any deemed to have agreed to any |
||||||||||
| such document or information such document |
or information | |||||||||
| (relating to the aforesaid proxy) (relating to the |
aforesaid proxy) | |||||||||
| may be sent electronically to this may be sent electronically to this |
||||||||||
| address, subject to the provisions address, subject to the provisions |
||||||||||
| below and any other restrictions below and any |
other restrictions | |||||||||
| and conditions specified by the and |
conditions | specified by the | ||||||||
| Company at the time of Company at the time of |
||||||||||
| providing such relevant address. providing such |
relevant address. | |||||||||
| The Company may determine, The |
Company may determine, | |||||||||
| from time to time and without from time to time and without |
||||||||||
| limitation, any relevant limitation, any |
relevant | |||||||||
| electronic address may be used electronic address may be used |
||||||||||
| generally for such matters or generally for such matters or |
||||||||||
| exclusively for a particular exclusively for |
a particular | |||||||||
| general meeting or purpose, and general meeting or purpose, and |
||||||||||
| (if so) the Company may provide (if so) the Company may provide |
||||||||||
| different electronic addresses for different electronic addresses for |
||||||||||
| different purposes. The Company different purposes. The Company |
||||||||||
| may also attach any conditions may also attach any conditions |
||||||||||
| to the transmission and receipt to the transmission and receipt |
||||||||||
| of such electronic of such electronic |
||||||||||
| communications, including (for communications, including (for |
||||||||||
| the avoidance of doubt) any the |
avoidance of doubt) any | |||||||||
| security or encryption security or encryption |
||||||||||
| arrangements that the Company arrangements that the Company |
||||||||||
| may specify. If any document or may specify. If |
any document or | |||||||||
| information required to be sent information required to be sent |
||||||||||
| to the Company is sent to the to the Company is sent to the |
||||||||||
| Company by electronic means Company by electronic means |
||||||||||
| under this article, and if the under this article, and if the |
||||||||||
| Company has not received such Company has not received such |
||||||||||
| document or information at the document or information at the |
||||||||||
| electronic address designated electronic address designated |
||||||||||
| under this article or the under this article or the |
||||||||||
| Company fails to designate an Company fails |
to designate an | |||||||||
| electronic address for receiving electronic address for receiving |
||||||||||
| such document or information, such document |
or information, | |||||||||
| such documents or information such documents or information |
||||||||||
| shall not be deemed to be shall not be deemed to be |
||||||||||
| validly served on or deposited validly served on or deposited |
||||||||||
| with the Company. with the Company. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| 82(a) | The instrument appointing a | 92(a) | The instrument appointing a | The | instrument appointing a | ||||||
| proxy and any authority under | proxy and any authority under | proxy and any authority under | |||||||||
| which it is executed or a copy | of | which it is executed or a copy of | which it is executed or a copy of | ||||||||
| the authority certified notarially | the authority certified notarially | the authority certified notarially | |||||||||
| may: | may: | may: | |||||||||
| (a) be deposited at the Office |
(a) be deposited at the Office |
(a) | be deposited at the Office | ||||||||
| or at such other place in | or at such other place in | or at such other place in | |||||||||
| Hong Kong as is | Hong Kong as is | Hong Kong as is | |||||||||
| specified in the notice | specified in the notice | specified in the notice | |||||||||
| convening the meeting, | convening the meeting or | convening the meeting or | |||||||||
| not less than 48 hours | at the electronic address | at the electronic address | |||||||||
| before the time for | specified by the Company | specified by the Company | |||||||||
| holding the meeting or | under Article 91, not less | under Article 91, not less | |||||||||
| adjourned meeting at | than 48 hours before | the | than 48 hours before the | ||||||||
| which the person named | time for holding the | time for holding the | |||||||||
| in the instrument | meeting or adjourned | meeting or adjourned | |||||||||
| proposes to vote; or | meeting at which the | meeting at which the | |||||||||
| person named in the | person named in the | ||||||||||
| instrument proposes | to | instrument proposes to | |||||||||
| vote; or | vote; or | ||||||||||
| 83 | A vote given in accordance with | 93 | A vote given in accordance | with | A vote given in accordance with | ||||||
| the terms of an instrument of | the terms of an instrument of | the terms of an instrument of | |||||||||
| proxy or power of attorney or | by | proxy or power of attorney or by | proxy or power of attorney or by | ||||||||
| the duly authorised | the duly authorised | the duly authorised | |||||||||
| representative of a corporation | representative of a corporation | representative of a corporation | |||||||||
| shall be valid notwithstanding | shall be valid notwithstanding | shall be valid notwithstanding | |||||||||
| the previous death or insanity | of | the previous death or insanity of | the previous death or insanity of | ||||||||
| the principal or revocation of the | the principal or revocation of the | the principal or revocation of the | |||||||||
| proxy or of the authority under | proxy or of the authority under | proxy or of the authority under | |||||||||
| which the proxy was executed | or | which the proxy was executed or | which the proxy was executed or | ||||||||
| the transfer of shares in respect | the transfer of shares in respect | the transfer of shares in respect | |||||||||
| of which the proxy is given, | of which the proxy is given, | of which the proxy is given, | |||||||||
| provided no intimation in writing | provided no intimation in writing | provided no intimation in writing | |||||||||
| of the death, insanity, revocation | of the death, insanity, revocation | of the death, insanity, revocation | |||||||||
| or transfer shall have been | or transfer shall have been | or transfer shall have been | |||||||||
| received by the Company at the | received by the Company at the | received by the Company at the | |||||||||
| Office at least 24 hours before | Office or by the electronic | Office or by the electronic | |||||||||
| the commencement of the | address specified by the | address specified by the | |||||||||
| meeting or adjourned meeting | at | Company under Article 91 at | Company under Article 91 at | ||||||||
| which the proxy is used. | least 24 hours before the | least 24 hours before the | |||||||||
| commencement of the meeting or | commencement of the meeting or | ||||||||||
| adjourned meeting at which | the | adjourned meeting at which the | |||||||||
| proxy is used. | proxy is used. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| 87 | Without prejudice to the | 97 | Without prejudice to the Without prejudice to the |
||||||
| generality of Article 86 if a | generality of Article 96 if a generality of Article 96 if a |
||||||||
| Clearing House (or its nominee) | Clearing House (or its nominee) Clearing House (or its nominee) |
||||||||
| is a member of the Company, it | is a member of the Company, it is a member of the Company, it |
||||||||
| (or, as the case may be, its | (or, as the case may be, its (or, as the case may be, its |
||||||||
| nominee) may authorise such | nominee) may authorise such nominee) may authorise such |
||||||||
| person or persons as it thinks fit | person or persons as it thinks fit person or persons as it thinks fit |
||||||||
| to act as its proxy or proxies or | to act as its proxy or proxies or to act |
as its proxy or proxies or | |||||||
| its representative | or | its representative or its representative |
or | ||||||
| representatives at any meeting of | representatives at any meeting of representatives at any meeting of |
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| the Company or at any meeting | the Company or at any meeting the Company or at any meeting |
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| of any class of member of the | of any class of member or of any class of member or |
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| Company provided that, if more | meeting of creditors of the meeting of creditors of the |
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| than one person is so authorised, | Company provided that, if more Company provided that, if more |
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| the instrument of | proxy or | than one person is so authorised, than one person is so authorised, |
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| authorisation shall specify the | the instrument of proxy or the instrument of |
proxy or | |||||||
| number and class of shares in | authorisation shall specify the authorisation shall specify the |
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| respect of which | each such | number and class of shares in number and class of shares in |
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| person is so authorised. A person | respect of which each such respect of which |
each such | |||||||
| so authorised under the | person is so authorised. A person person is so authorised. A person |
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| provisions of this Article will be | so authorised under the so authorised under the |
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| deemed to have been duly | provisions of this Article will be provisions of this Article will be |
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| authorised without the need of | deemed to have been duly deemed to have been duly |
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| producing any documents of | authorised without the need of authorised without the need of |
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| title, notarised authorisation | producing any documents of producing any documents of |
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| and/or further evidence to | title, notarised authorisation title, notarised authorisation |
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| substantiate that it is so | and/or further evidence to and/or further evidence to |
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| authorised and shall be entitled | substantiate that it is so substantiate that it is so |
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| to exercise the same powers on | authorised and shall be entitled authorised and shall be entitled |
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| behalf of the Clearing House (or | to exercise the same powers on to exercise the same powers on |
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| its nominee) which he represents | behalf of the Clearing House (or behalf of the Clearing House (or |
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| as that Clearing House (or its | its nominee) which he represents its nominee) which he represents |
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| nominee) could exercise as if | as that Clearing House (or its as that Clearing House (or its |
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| such person were an individual | nominee) could exercise as if nominee) could exercise as if |
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| member of the Company, and | such person were an individual such person were an individual |
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| where a show of | hands is | member of the Company, ~~and~~ member of the Company, |
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| allowed, each such person shall | ~~where a show of hands is~~ including the right to speak and |
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| be entitled to a separate vote notwithstanding any contrary |
~~allowed i~~ncluding the right to speak and vote, and each such vote, and each such person shall be entitled to a separate vote |
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| provision as provided in Article | person shall be entitled to a notwithstanding any contrary |
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| 72. | separate vote notwithstanding provision as provided in Article |
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| any contrary provision as 81. |
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| provided in Article 81. | |||||||||
| 90 | The Company shall keep in | 100 | The Company shall keep in The Company shall keep in |
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| accordance with the Companies | accordance with the Companies accordance with the Companies |
||||||||
| Ordinance a register containing | Ordinance a register of directors Ordinance a register of directors |
||||||||
| the names and addresses of its | containing the ~~names and~~ containing the details as required |
||||||||
| directors and shall from time to time notify to the Registrar of |
~~addresses of its directors d~~etails as required by the Companies by the Companies Ordinance and shall from time to time notify to |
||||||||
| Companies any change that takes | Ordinance and shall from time to the Registrar of Companies any |
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| place in such directors as | time notify to the Registrar of change that takes |
place in such | |||||||
| required by the Companies | Companies any change that takes directors as required by the |
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| Ordinance. | place in such directors as Companies Ordinance. |
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| required by the Companies | |||||||||
| Ordinance. |
– V-45 –
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 99 | The business of the Company | 109 | Subject to the provisions of | Subject to the provisions of | ||||||||||
| shall be managed by the | applicable laws and regulations, | applicable laws and regulations, | ||||||||||||
| directors who, subject to the | the | Listing Rules and these | the Listing Rules and these | |||||||||||
| provisions of the Companies | articles, and any directions given | articles, and any directions given | ||||||||||||
| Ordinance and these articles and | by | the Company at general | by the Company at general | |||||||||||
| to any directions given by the Company in general meeting, |
meetings, the affairs of the Company are ~~The business of the~~ |
meetings, the affairs of the Company are managed by the |
||||||||||||
| may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of |
~~Company shall be ~~managed by the board of directors ~~who,~~ and |
board of directors, and the board of directors may exercise all the |
||||||||||||
| these articles and no such | the | board of directors may | rights of the Company, including | |||||||||||
| direction shall invalidate any | exercise all the rights of the | but not limited to the following | ||||||||||||
| prior act of the directors which | Company, including but not | powers: | ||||||||||||
| would have been valid if that | limited to the following powers: | |||||||||||||
| alteration had not been made or | (a) | to convene and report to | ||||||||||||
| that direction had not been | (a) | to convene and report to | the general meeting; | |||||||||||
| given. The powers given by this | the general meeting; | |||||||||||||
| Article shall not be limited by | (b) | to implement the | ||||||||||||
| any special power given to the | (b) | to implement | the | resolutions of the general | ||||||||||
| directors by these articles and a | resolutions of the general | meeting; | ||||||||||||
| meeting of the directors at which | meeting; | |||||||||||||
| a | quorum is present may | (c) | to formulate the | |||||||||||
| exercise all powers exercisable | (c) | to formulate the | Company’s profit | |||||||||||
| by the directors. | Company’s profit | distribution plan and loss | ||||||||||||
| distribution plan and loss | recovery plan; | |||||||||||||
| recovery plan; | ||||||||||||||
| (d) | to formulate plans for the | |||||||||||||
| (d) | to formulate plans for the | increase or decrease in | ||||||||||||
| increase or decrease in | the issued shares of the | |||||||||||||
| the issued shares of the | Company; | |||||||||||||
| Company; | ||||||||||||||
| (e) | to formulate plans for | |||||||||||||
| (e) | to formulate plans for | major acquisitions, | ||||||||||||
| major acquisitions, | mergers, winding-up or | |||||||||||||
| mergers, winding-up or | changes of the | |||||||||||||
| changes of the | Company’s status | |||||||||||||
| Company’s status | (including changes from | |||||||||||||
| (including changes from | public company to private | |||||||||||||
| public company to private | company, etc.); | |||||||||||||
| company, etc.); |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| (f) | subject to the provisions | (f) | subject | to the provisions | |||||||
| of ~~the Companies~~ | of applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| ~~Ordinance and these~~ | regulations, the Listing | ||||||||||
| ~~articles and to any~~ | Rules and these articles, | ||||||||||
| ~~directions given by the~~ | to decide the Company’s | ||||||||||
| ~~Company in general~~ | external investment, | ||||||||||
| ~~meeting, may exercise all~~ | acquisition and sale of | ||||||||||
| ~~the powers of the~~ | assets, asset mortgage, | ||||||||||
| ~~Company. No alteration~~ | external guarantee, | ||||||||||
| ~~of ~~applicable laws and regulations, the Listing |
mandate wealth management, connected |
||||||||||
| Rules and these articles, | transactions, affiliated | ||||||||||
| to decide the Company’s | transactions, external | ||||||||||
| external investment, | donations, etc.; | ||||||||||
| acquisition and sale of | |||||||||||
| assets, asset mortgage, | (g) | to decide on the | |||||||||
| external guarantee, | appointment or dismissal | ||||||||||
| mandate wealth | of the Company’s | ||||||||||
| management, connected | president, other officers | ||||||||||
| transactions, affiliated | and company secretary, | ||||||||||
| transactions, external | and to decide on their | ||||||||||
| donations, etc.; | remuneration, rewards | ||||||||||
| and punishments; | |||||||||||
| (g) | to decide on the | ||||||||||
| appointment or dismissal | (h) | to propose to the general | |||||||||
| of the Company’s | meeting for the | ||||||||||
| president, other officers | appointment or | ||||||||||
| and company secretary, | replacement of the | ||||||||||
| and to decide on their | auditor | responsible for | |||||||||
| remuneration, rewards | the audit of the | ||||||||||
| and punishments; | Company; | ||||||||||
| (h) | to propose to the general | (i) | to formulate plans to | ||||||||
| meeting for the | amend these articles; | ||||||||||
| appointment or | |||||||||||
| replacement of the | (j) | to the extent permitted by | |||||||||
| auditor responsible for | applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| the audit of the | regulations and the | ||||||||||
| Company; | Listing | Rules, to make | |||||||||
| decisions on the issuance | |||||||||||
| (i) | to formulate plans to | of general bonds by the | |||||||||
| amend these articles; | Company (except for the | ||||||||||
| issuance of convertible | |||||||||||
| (j) | to the extent permitted by | bonds subject to | |||||||||
| applicable laws and | shareholders’ approval); | ||||||||||
| regulations and the | |||||||||||
| Listing Rules, to make | (k) | other powers prescribed | |||||||||
| decisions on the issuance | by applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| of general bonds by the | regulations, the Listing | ||||||||||
| Company (except for the | Rules and these articles. | ||||||||||
| issuance of convertible | |||||||||||
| bonds subject to | |||||||||||
| shareholders’approval); |
– V-47 –
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision | (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| (k) other powers prescribed |
To the extent permitted by | ||||||||||
| by applicable laws and | applicable laws and regulations | ||||||||||
| regulations, the Listing | and the Listing Rules, the board | ||||||||||
| Rules and | these articles. | of directors may authorise the | |||||||||
| management of the Company to | |||||||||||
| To the extent permitted by | exercise relevant powers through | ||||||||||
| applicable laws and regulations | appropriate procedures. | ||||||||||
| and the Listing Rules, the board | |||||||||||
| of directors may | authorise the | No amendment to these articles | |||||||||
| management of the Company to | shall invalidate anything done by | ||||||||||
| exercise relevant | powers through | the board of directors prior to | |||||||||
| appropriate procedures. | the amendment that would have | ||||||||||
| been valid if such amendment | |||||||||||
| had not been passed or made. | |||||||||||
| No amendment to these articles | |||||||||||
| ~~and no such direction ~~shall | The general powers conferred by | ||||||||||
| invalidate ~~any a~~nything done by the board ~~prior act ~~of ~~the~~ |
this article are not limited or restricted by any other content of |
||||||||||
| directors prior to the amendment that ~~which ~~would have been |
these articles or any special authority or power conferred on |
||||||||||
| valid ~~if that alteration had not~~ | the board of directors by any | ||||||||||
| ~~been made or that direction i~~f such amendment had not been passed or made ~~given.~~ |
resolution of the Company at a general meeting, and a board meeting at which a quorum is |
||||||||||
| present may exercise all the | |||||||||||
| The general powers conferred | powers that the directors can | ||||||||||
| ~~given ~~by this article are ~~Article~~ ~~shall ~~not ~~be ~~limited or restricted |
exercise. | ||||||||||
| by any special authority or power conferred on ~~given to ~~ |
the | ||||||||||
| board of directors by any | |||||||||||
| resolution of the | Company at | ||||||||||
| ~~these articles and a~~ general meeting ~~of the directors,~~ and a board meeting at which a |
|||||||||||
| quorum is present may exercise all the powers ~~exercisable by~~ |
|||||||||||
| that the directors | can exercise. | ||||||||||
– V-48 –
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| 101 | The directors may from time to | 111 | Unless otherwise provided by | Unless otherwise provided by | |||||||
| time at their discretion exercise | applicable laws and regulations, | applicable laws and regulations, | |||||||||
| all the powers of the Company to raise or borrow or to secure |
the Listing Rules and the articles, the ~~The ~~directors may |
the Listing Rules and the articles, the directors may from |
|||||||||
| the payment of any sum or sums | from time to time at their | time to | time at their discretion | ||||||||
| of money for the purposes | of the | discretion exercise all the powers | exercise all the powers of the | ||||||||
| Company and to mortgage | or | of the Company to raise or | Company to raise or borrow or | ||||||||
| charge its undertaking, property | borrow or to secure the payment | to secure the payment of any | |||||||||
| and uncalled capital or any part | of any sum or sums of money | sum or sums of money for the | |||||||||
| thereof. The directors may | raise | for the purposes of the Company | purposes of the Company and to | ||||||||
| or secure the payment or | and to mortgage or charge its | mortgage or charge its | |||||||||
| repayment of such sum or | sums | undertaking, property and | undertaking, property and | ||||||||
| in such manner and upon such | uncalled capital or any part | uncalled capital or any part | |||||||||
| terms and conditions in all | thereof. The directors may raise | thereof. | The directors may raise | ||||||||
| respects as it thinks fit and, in | or secure the payment or | or secure the payment or | |||||||||
| particular by the issue of | repayment of such sum or sums | repayment of such sum or sums | |||||||||
| debentures, debenture stock, | in such manner and upon such | in such | manner and upon such | ||||||||
| bonds or other securities of the | terms and conditions in all | terms and conditions in all | |||||||||
| Company, whether outright or as | respects as it thinks fit and, in | respects as it thinks fit and, in | |||||||||
| collateral security for any debt, | particular by the issue of | particular by the issue of | |||||||||
| liability or obligation of the | debentures, debenture stock, | debentures, debenture stock, | |||||||||
| Company or of any third party. | bonds or other securities of the | bonds or other securities of the | |||||||||
| Company, whether outright or as | Company, whether outright or as | ||||||||||
| collateral security for any debt, | collateral security for any debt, | ||||||||||
| liability or obligation of the | liability | or obligation of the | |||||||||
| Company or of any third party. | Company or of any third party. | ||||||||||
| 102 | Debentures, debenture stock, | 112 | Unless otherwise provided by | Unless otherwise provided by | |||||||
| bonds and other securities | may | applicable laws and regulations, | applicable laws and regulations, | ||||||||
| be made assignable free from any equities between the |
the Listing Rules and the articles, debentures ~~Debentures,~~ |
the Listing Rules and the articles, debentures, debenture |
|||||||||
| Company and the person to | debenture stock, bonds and other | stock, bonds and other securities | |||||||||
| whom the same may be issued. | securities may be made | may be | made assignable free | ||||||||
| Any debentures, debenture | stock, | assignable free from any equities | from any equities between the | ||||||||
| bonds of other securities may be | between the Company and the | Company and the person to | |||||||||
| issued at a discount, premium or | person to whom the same may | whom the same may be issued. | |||||||||
| otherwise and with any special | be issued. Any debentures, | Any debentures, debenture stock, | |||||||||
| privileges as to redemption, | debenture stock, bonds of other | bonds of other securities may be | |||||||||
| surrender, drawings, allotment of | securities may be issued at a | issued at a discount, premium or | |||||||||
| shares, attending and voting at | discount, premium or otherwise | otherwise and with any special | |||||||||
| general meetings of the | and with any special privileges | privileges as to redemption, | |||||||||
| Company, appointment of | as to redemption, surrender, | surrender, drawings, allotment of | |||||||||
| directors and otherwise. | drawings, allotment of shares, | shares, attending and voting at | |||||||||
| attending and voting at general | general | meetings of the | |||||||||
| meetings of the Company, | Company, appointment of | ||||||||||
| appointment of directors and | directors and otherwise. | ||||||||||
| otherwise. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| 112 | The directors may appoint a | 122 | The directors may appoint a The |
directors may appoint a | |||||
| person who is willing to act to | person who is willing to act to person who is willing to act to |
||||||||
| be a director, either to fill a | be a director, either to fill a be a director, either to fill a |
||||||||
| vacancy or as an additional | vacancy or as an additional vacancy or as an additional |
||||||||
| director, provided that the | director, provided that the director, provided that the |
||||||||
| appointment does not cause the | appointment does not cause the appointment does not cause the |
||||||||
| number of directors to exceed | number of directors to exceed number of directors to exceed |
||||||||
| any number fixed as the | any number fixed as the any |
number fixed as the | |||||||
| maximum number of directors. A | maximum number of directors. A maximum number of directors. A |
||||||||
| director so appointed shall retire | director so appointed shall retire director so appointed shall retire |
||||||||
| at the next following annual general meeting and shall then |
at the ~~next followingf~~irst annual general meeting of the Company at the first annual general meeting of the Company after |
||||||||
| be eligible for re-election, but | after his appointment and shall his appointment and shall then |
||||||||
| shall not be taken into account | then be eligible for re-election, be eligible for re-election, but |
||||||||
| in determining the directors who | but shall not be taken into shall not be taken into account |
||||||||
| are to retire by rotation at the | account in determining the in determining |
the directors who | |||||||
| meeting. | directors who are to retire by are to retire by |
rotation at the | |||||||
| rotation at the meeting. meeting. |
|||||||||
| 113 | The Company may, at any general meeting convened and |
123 | The ~~Company s~~hareholders may, at any general meeting convened The shareholders may, at any general meeting convened and |
||||||
| held in accordance | with the | and held in accordance with held in accordance with |
|||||||
| Companies Ordinance, by ordinary resolution, remove a |
applicable laws and regulations and the Listing Rules~~the~~ applicable laws and regulations and the Listing Rules, by |
||||||||
| director (including | a managing | ~~Companies Ordinance,~~ by ordinary resolution, remove a |
|||||||
| director or executive director) at | ordinary resolution, remove a director (including a managing |
||||||||
| any time before the expiration of | director (including a managing director or executive director) at |
||||||||
| his period of office (but such | director or executive director) at any |
time before the expiration of | |||||||
| removal shall be without | any time before the expiration of his period of office (but such |
||||||||
| prejudice to any claim to | his period of office (but such removal shall be without |
||||||||
| damages for breach of any | removal shall be without prejudice to any claim to |
||||||||
| contract of service | between the | prejudice to any claim to damages for breach of any |
|||||||
| director and the Company) | damages for breach of any contract of service between the |
||||||||
| provided that the notice of such | contract of service between the director and the Company) |
||||||||
| meeting convened for the | director and the Company) provided that the notice of such |
||||||||
| purpose of removing a director | provided that the notice of such meeting convened for the |
||||||||
| shall contain a statement of the | meeting convened for the purpose of removing a director |
||||||||
| intention so to do and be served | purpose of removing a director shall contain a |
statement of the | |||||||
| on such director twenty eight | shall contain a statement of the intention so to |
do and be served | |||||||
| (28) days before the meeting and | intention so to do and be served on such director twenty eight |
||||||||
| on the members, at | least fourteen | on such director twenty eight (28) days before the meeting and |
|||||||
| (14) days before the meeting. At | (28) days before the meeting and on the members, at least fourteen |
||||||||
| such meeting such | director shall | on the members, at least fourteen (14) days before the meeting. At |
|||||||
| be entitled to be heard on the | (14) days before the meeting. At such meeting such director shall |
||||||||
| motion of his removal and, | such meeting such director shall be entitled to be heard on the |
||||||||
| subject to these articles, the | be entitled to be heard on the motion of his removal and, |
||||||||
| Company may, by ordinary | motion of his removal and, subject to these articles, the |
||||||||
| resolution, appoint | another | subject to these articles, the Company may, |
by ordinary | ||||||
| person instead of him. A person | Company may, by ordinary resolution, appoint another |
||||||||
| so appointed shall be subject to | resolution, appoint another person instead of him. A person |
||||||||
| retirement at the same time as if | person instead of him. A person so appointed shall be subject to |
||||||||
| he had become a director on the | so appointed shall be subject to retirement at the same time as if |
||||||||
| day on which the director in | retirement at the same time as if he had become |
a director on the | |||||||
| whose place he is appointed was | he had become a director on the day |
on which the director in | |||||||
| last appointed or reappointed a | day on which the director in whose place he |
is appointed was | |||||||
| director. | whose place he is appointed was last |
appointed or reappointed a | |||||||
| last appointed or reappointed a director. |
|||||||||
| director. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| 117 | A director (including his | 127 | A director (including his A director (including his |
||||||
| connected entities) who is in any | connected and affiliated entities) connected and affiliated entities) |
||||||||
| way, whether directly or | who is in any way, whether who is in any way, whether |
||||||||
| indirectly, interested in a | directly or indirectly, interested directly or indirectly, interested |
||||||||
| transaction, arrangement or | in a transaction, arrangement or in a transaction, |
arrangement or | |||||||
| contract or proposed transaction, | contract or proposed transaction, contract or proposed transaction, |
||||||||
| arrangement or contract with the | arrangement or contract with the arrangement or contract with the |
||||||||
| Company shall declare the nature | Company shall declare the nature Company shall declare the nature |
||||||||
| and extent of his | interest or his | and extent of his interest or his and extent of his |
interest or his | ||||||
| connected entities’ interest at a | connected entities’ interest at a connected entities’ interest at a |
||||||||
| meeting of the directors at which | meeting of the directors at which meeting of the directors at which |
||||||||
| the question of entering into the | the question of entering into the the question of entering into the |
||||||||
| transaction, arrangement or | transaction, arrangement or transaction, arrangement or |
||||||||
| contract is first taken into | contract is first taken into contract is first taken into |
||||||||
| consideration, if he knows his | consideration, if he knows his consideration, if |
he knows his | |||||||
| interest then exists, or in any | interest then exists, or in any interest then exists, or in any |
||||||||
| other case as soon as reasonably | other case as soon as reasonably other |
case as soon as reasonably | |||||||
| practicable, and in any event at | practicable, and in any event at practicable, and in any event at |
||||||||
| the first meeting of directors | the first meeting of directors the first meeting |
of directors | |||||||
| after he knows that he is or has | after he knows that he is or has after he knows that he is or has |
||||||||
| become so interested, Such | become so interested, Such become so interested, Such |
||||||||
| declaration shall be made in | declaration shall be made in declaration shall |
be made in | |||||||
| accordance with the provisions | accordance with the provisions accordance with |
the provisions | |||||||
| of the Companies | Ordinance. A | of the Companies Ordinance. A of the Companies Ordinance. A |
|||||||
| general notice given to the | general notice given to the general notice given to the |
||||||||
| directors by a director to the | directors by a director to the directors by a director to the |
||||||||
| effect that he is interested as a | effect that he is interested as a effect |
that he is interested as a | |||||||
| member, director, | officer, | member, director, senior member, director, senior |
|||||||
| employee or otherwise in a | management, officer, employee management, officer, employee |
||||||||
| specified company or firm (with | or otherwise in a specified or otherwise in a specified |
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| such notice specifying the nature | company or firm (with such company or firm |
(with such | |||||||
| and extent of the | director’s | notice specifying the nature and notice specifying the nature and |
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| interest), and is to be regarded | extent of the director’s interest), extent of the director’s interest), |
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| as interested in any transaction, | and is to be regarded as and is to be regarded as |
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| contract or arrangement or | interested in any transaction, interested in any |
transaction, | |||||||
| dealing which may, after the date | contract or arrangement or contract or arrangement or |
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| of the notice be entered into or | dealing which may, after the date dealing which may, after the date |
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| made with that company or firm, | of the notice be entered into or of the notice be entered into or |
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| shall be deemed to be a | made with that company or firm, made |
with that company or firm, | |||||||
| sufficient declaration of interest | shall be deemed to be a shall be deemed |
to be a | |||||||
| in relation to any | transaction, | sufficient declaration of interest sufficient declaration of interest |
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| contract, arrangement or | in relation to any transaction, in relation to any transaction, |
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| proposed transaction, | contract, arrangement or contract, arrangement or |
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| arrangement or contract or | proposed transaction, proposed transaction, |
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| dealing so entered into or made, | arrangement or contract or arrangement or contract or |
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| provided that no such notice | dealing so entered into or made, dealing so entered into or made, |
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| shall be effective | unless either it | provided that no such notice provided that no |
such notice | ||||||
| is given at a meeting of the | shall be effective unless either it shall be effective unless either it |
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| Directors or it is in writing and | is given at a meeting of the is given at a meeting of the |
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| sent to the Company, and the | Directors or it is in writing and Directors or it is |
in writing and | |||||||
| director takes reasonable steps to | sent to the Company, and the sent to the Company, and the |
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| ensure that it is brought up and | director takes reasonable steps to director takes reasonable steps to |
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| read at the next meeting of the | ensure that it is brought up and ensure that it is brought up and |
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| directors after it is given. | read at the next meeting of the read at the next meeting of the |
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| directors after it is given. directors after it |
is given. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| 118 | A director may: | 128 | A director may: | A director may: | ||||||||
| (a) | hold any other office or | (a) | hold any other office or | (a) hold any other office or |
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| place of | profit under the | place of profit under the | place of profit under the | |||||||||
| Company (other than the | Company (other than the | Company (other than the | ||||||||||
| office of auditor) in | office of auditor) in | office of auditor) in | ||||||||||
| conjunction with his | conjunction with his | conjunction | with his | |||||||||
| office of director, for | office of director, for | office of director, for | ||||||||||
| such period and on such | such period and on such | such period | and on such | |||||||||
| terms (as to remuneration | terms (as to remuneration | terms (as to remuneration | ||||||||||
| or otherwise) as the | or otherwise) as the | or otherwise) as the | ||||||||||
| directors may determine | directors may determine | directors may determine | ||||||||||
| and such extra | and such extra | and such extra | ||||||||||
| remuneration shall be in | remuneration shall be in | remuneration shall be in | ||||||||||
| addition | to any | addition to any | addition to | any | ||||||||
| remuneration provided for | remuneration provided for | remuneration provided for | ||||||||||
| by or pursuant to any | by or pursuant to any | by or pursuant to any | ||||||||||
| other Article; | other Article; | other Article; | ||||||||||
| (b) | act by himself or his firm | (b) | act by himself or his firm | (b) act by himself or his firm |
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| in a professional capacity | in a professional capacity | in a professional capacity | ||||||||||
| for the Company | for the Company | for the Company | ||||||||||
| (otherwise than as | (otherwise than as | (otherwise than as | ||||||||||
| auditor), | and he or his | auditor), and he or his | auditor), and he or his | |||||||||
| firm shall be entitled to | firm shall be entitled to | firm shall be entitled to | ||||||||||
| remuneration for | remuneration for | remuneration for | ||||||||||
| professional services as if | professional services as if | professional services as if | ||||||||||
| he were | not a director; | he were not a director; | he were not a director; | |||||||||
| (c) | continue to be or become | (c) continue to |
be or become | |||||||||
| a director or other senior | a director or other senior | |||||||||||
| management or officer of, | management or officer of, | |||||||||||
| or otherwise interested in, | or otherwise interested in, | |||||||||||
| any company promoted | any company promoted | |||||||||||
| by the Company or in | by the Company or in | |||||||||||
| which the Company may | which the Company may | |||||||||||
| be interested as a | be interested as a | |||||||||||
| shareholder or otherwise, | shareholder | or otherwise, | ||||||||||
| and subject to ~~the~~ | and subject | to applicable | ||||||||||
| ~~Companies~~ | laws and regulations, the | |||||||||||
| ~~Ordinancea~~pplicable laws and regulations, the |
Listing Rules, no such director shall be |
|||||||||||
| Listing Rules, no such | accountable to the | |||||||||||
| director shall be | Company for any | |||||||||||
| accountable to the | remuneration or other | |||||||||||
| Company for any | benefit received by him | |||||||||||
| remuneration or other | as a director or senior | |||||||||||
| benefit received by him | management or officer of, | |||||||||||
| as a director or senior | or from his | interest in, | ||||||||||
| management or officer of, | such other company. | |||||||||||
| or from his interest in, | ||||||||||||
| such other company. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||
| (c) | continue to be or become | The directors may | The directors may | |||||||
| a director or other officer | exercise the voting | exercise the voting | ||||||||
| of, or otherwise interested | powers conferred by the | powers conferred by the | ||||||||
| in, any company | shares in any other | shares in | any other | |||||||
| promoted by the | company held or owned | company | held or owned | |||||||
| Company or in which the | by the Company, or | by the Company, or | ||||||||
| Company may be | exercisable by them as | exercisable by them as | ||||||||
| interested as a | directors of such other | directors | of such other | |||||||
| shareholder or otherwise, | company in such manner | company | in such manner | |||||||
| and subject to the | in all respects as they | in all respects as they | ||||||||
| Companies Ordinance, no | think fit (including the | think fit (including the | ||||||||
| such director shall be | exercise thereof in favour | exercise thereof in favour | ||||||||
| accountable to the | of any resolution | of any resolution | ||||||||
| Company for any | appointing themselves or | appointing themselves or | ||||||||
| remuneration or other | any of them directors, | any of them directors, | ||||||||
| benefit received by him | managing directors, joint | managing directors, joint | ||||||||
| as a director or officer of, | managing directors, | managing directors, | ||||||||
| or from his interest in, | deputy managing | deputy managing | ||||||||
| such other | company. The | directors, executive | directors, | executive | ||||||
| directors may exercise the | directors, managers, | directors, | managers, | |||||||
| voting powers conferred | senior management or | senior management or | ||||||||
| by the shares in any other | other officers of such | other officers of such | ||||||||
| company held or owned | company) and any | company) and any | ||||||||
| by the Company, or | director may vote in | director may vote in | ||||||||
| exercisable by them as | favour of the exercise of | favour of | the exercise of | |||||||
| directors of such other | such voting rights in the | such voting rights in the | ||||||||
| company in such manner | manner aforesaid | manner aforesaid | ||||||||
| in all respects as they | notwithstanding that he | notwithstanding that he | ||||||||
| think fit (including the | may be, or is about to be | may be, or is about to be | ||||||||
| exercise thereof in favour | appointed a director, | appointed a director, | ||||||||
| of any resolution | managing director, joint | managing director, joint | ||||||||
| appointing | themselves or | managing director, deputy | managing director, deputy | |||||||
| any of them directors, | managing director, | managing director, | ||||||||
| managing directors, joint | executive director, | executive | director, | |||||||
| managing directors, | manager, senior | manager, | senior | |||||||
| deputy managing | management or other | management or other | ||||||||
| directors, executive | officer of such a | officer of | such a | |||||||
| directors, managers or | company, and that as | company, | and that as | |||||||
| other officers of such | such he is or may become | such he is or may become | ||||||||
| company) | and any | interested in the exercise | interested in the exercise | |||||||
| director may vote in | of such voting rights in | of such voting rights in | ||||||||
| favour of the exercise of | manner aforesaid. | manner aforesaid. | ||||||||
| such voting rights in the | ||||||||||
| manner aforesaid | ||||||||||
| notwithstanding that he | ||||||||||
| may be, or is about to be | ||||||||||
| appointed a director, | ||||||||||
| managing director, joint | ||||||||||
| managing director, deputy | ||||||||||
| managing director, | ||||||||||
| executive director, | ||||||||||
| manager or other officer | ||||||||||
| of such a company, and | ||||||||||
| that as such he is or may | ||||||||||
| become interested in the | ||||||||||
| exercise of such voting | ||||||||||
| rights in manner | ||||||||||
| aforesaid. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision | (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| 119 | Subject to the Companies Ordinance and these articles, no |
129 | Subject to applicable laws and regulations, the ~~Companies~~ |
Subject to applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules |
||||||||
| director or intended director shall be disqualified by his |
~~OrdinanceL~~isting these articles, no |
Rules and director or |
and these articles, no director or intended director shall be |
|||||||||
| office from contracting with the | intended director | shall be | disqualified by his office from | |||||||||
| Company either with regard to | disqualified by his office from | contracting with the Company | ||||||||||
| his tenure of any such other | contracting with the Company | either with regard to his tenure | ||||||||||
| office or place of profit or as | either with regard to his tenure | of any such other office or place | ||||||||||
| vendor, purchaser or otherwise, | of any such other office or place | of profit or as vendor, purchaser | ||||||||||
| nor shall any such transaction, | of profit or as vendor, purchaser | or otherwise, nor shall any such | ||||||||||
| arrangement or contract, or any | or otherwise, nor | shall any such | transaction, arrangement or | |||||||||
| transaction, arrangement or | transaction, arrangement or | contract, or any transaction, | ||||||||||
| contract entered into by or on | contract, or any transaction, | arrangement or contract entered | ||||||||||
| behalf of the Company in which | arrangement or contract entered | into by or on behalf of the | ||||||||||
| any director (including his | into by or on behalf of the | Company in which any director | ||||||||||
| connected entities) is in any way | Company in which any director | (including his connected entities) | ||||||||||
| interested be liable to be | (including his connected entities) | is in any way interested be liable | ||||||||||
| avoided, nor shall any director | is in any way interested be liable | to be avoided, nor shall any | ||||||||||
| so contracting or being so | to be avoided, nor shall any | director so contracting or being | ||||||||||
| interested be liable to account to | director so contracting or being | so interested be liable to account | ||||||||||
| the Company for any profit | so interested be liable to account | to the Company for any profit | ||||||||||
| realised by any such transaction, | to the Company for any profit | realised by any such transaction, | ||||||||||
| arrangement or contract by | realised by any such transaction, | arrangement or contract by | ||||||||||
| reason of such director holding | arrangement or contract by | reason of such director holding | ||||||||||
| that office or of the fiduciary | reason of such director holding | that office or of the fiduciary | ||||||||||
| relation thereby established, | that office or of the fiduciary | relation thereby established, | ||||||||||
| provided that such director shall | relation thereby established, | provided that such director shall | ||||||||||
| disclose the nature and extent of | provided that such director shall | disclose the nature and extent of | ||||||||||
| his (including his connected | disclose the nature and extent of | his (including his connected | and | |||||||||
| entities) interest in any | his (including his connected | and | affiliated entities) interest in | any | ||||||||
| transaction, arrangement or | affiliated entities) interest in | any | transaction, arrangement or | |||||||||
| contract in which he is interested | transaction, arrangement or | contract in which he is interested | ||||||||||
| as required by and subject to the | contract in which he is interested | as required by and subject to the | ||||||||||
| provisions of the Companies | as required by and subject to the | provisions of applicable laws | ||||||||||
| Ordinance. | provisions of ~~the ~~ | ~~Companies~~ | and regulations and the Listing | |||||||||
| ~~Ordinancea~~pplicable laws and regulations and the Listing |
Rules. | |||||||||||
| Rules. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with | marks) | After | revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||||
| 120(a) | Save as otherwise provided by | 130(a) | Save as otherwise provided by | Save as otherwise provided by | |||||||||
| these articles, a director and his | applicable laws and regulations, | applicable laws and regulations, | |||||||||||
| alternate shall not vote (nor shall | the Listing Rules and | these | the Listing Rules and these | ||||||||||
| be counted in the quorum) at a | articles, a director and his | articles, a director and his | |||||||||||
| meeting of the directors on any | alternate shall not vote (nor shall | alternate shall not vote (nor shall | |||||||||||
| resolution approving any | be counted in the quorum) at a | be counted in the quorum) at a | |||||||||||
| transaction, contract or | meeting of the directors on any | meeting of the directors on any | |||||||||||
| arrangement or concerning a | resolution approving any | resolution approving any | |||||||||||
| matter in which he or any of his | transaction, contract or | transaction, contract or | |||||||||||
| associate(s) or any of his | arrangement or concerning a | arrangement | or concerning a | ||||||||||
| connected entity(ies) has, | matter in which he or | any of his | matter in which he or any of his | ||||||||||
| directly or indirectly, a material | associate(s) or any of | his | associate(s) or any of his | ||||||||||
| interest (other than an interest in | connected entity(ies) has, | connected entity(ies) has, | |||||||||||
| shares, debentures or other | directly or indirectly, a material | directly or indirectly, a material | |||||||||||
| securities of, or otherwise in or | interest (other than an | interest in | interest (other than an interest in | ||||||||||
| through, the Company), unless | shares, debentures or other | shares, debentures or other | |||||||||||
| his interest arises only because | securities of, or otherwise in or | securities of, or otherwise in or | |||||||||||
| the case falls within one or more | through, the Company), unless | through, the | Company), unless | ||||||||||
| of the following sub-paragraphs: | his interest arises only because | his interest arises only because | |||||||||||
| the case falls within one or more | the case falls within one or more | ||||||||||||
| ... | of the following sub-paragraphs: | of the following sub-paragraphs: | |||||||||||
| ... | ... |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 131 | If a director has an affiliate | If a director has an affiliate | ||||||
| relationship with the subject | relationship with the subject | |||||||||
| involved in the resolutions of the | involved in the resolutions of the | |||||||||
| board meeting, the affiliated | board meeting, the affiliated | |||||||||
| director (as defined in the Rules | director (as defined in the Rules | |||||||||
| Governing the Listing of Stocks | Governing the Listing of Stocks | |||||||||
| on the Science and Technology | on the Science and Technology | |||||||||
| Innovation Board of Shanghai | Innovation Board of Shanghai | |||||||||
| Stock Exchange) shall not vote | Stock Exchange) shall not vote | |||||||||
| on the relevant resolution, nor | on the relevant resolution, nor | |||||||||
| exercise voting rights on behalf | exercise voting rights on behalf | |||||||||
| of other directors. Resolutions | of other directors. Resolutions | |||||||||
| can only be passed if: (i) the | can only be passed if: (i) the | |||||||||
| board meeting is attended by | board meeting is attended by | |||||||||
| more than half of the non- | more than half of the non- | |||||||||
| affiliated directors and (ii) the | affiliated | directors and (ii) the | ||||||||
| resolutions at the board meeting | resolutions at the board meeting | |||||||||
| are passed by more than half of | are passed by more than half of | |||||||||
| all non-affiliated directors. | all non-affiliated directors. | |||||||||
| Where there are less than three | Where there are less than three | |||||||||
| non-affiliated directors present at | non-affiliated directors present at | |||||||||
| the board meeting, the Company | the board | meeting, the Company | ||||||||
| shall submit relevant matters to | shall submit relevant matters to | |||||||||
| the general meeting for | the general meeting for | |||||||||
| consideration. | consideration. | |||||||||
| For guarantees within the powers | For guarantees within the powers | |||||||||
| of the board of directors, in | of the board of directors, in | |||||||||
| addition to the approval by more | addition to the approval by more | |||||||||
| than half of all the directors, it | than half | of all the directors, it | ||||||||
| should also be subject to the | should also be subject to the | |||||||||
| approval by more than two-thirds | approval by more than two-thirds | |||||||||
| of the directors present at the | of the directors present at the | |||||||||
| board meeting. | board meeting. | |||||||||
| Where the board of directors | Where the board of directors | |||||||||
| considers the matter of RMB | considers | the matter of RMB | ||||||||
| ordinary share repurchase in | ordinary share repurchase in | |||||||||
| accordance with the provisions | accordance with the provisions | |||||||||
| of relevant Chinese laws and | of relevant Chinese laws and | |||||||||
| regulations or the authorisation | regulations or the authorisation | |||||||||
| of the general meeting, the | of the general meeting, the | |||||||||
| matter shall be subject to the | matter shall be subject to the | |||||||||
| approval by a resolution of the | approval by a resolution of the | |||||||||
| board of directors meeting | board of directors meeting | |||||||||
| attended by more than two-thirds | attended by more than two-thirds | |||||||||
| of the directors. | of the directors. | |||||||||
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||
| 125 | The directors may meet together | 136 | The directors may meet together The directors may meet together |
|||||
| for the despatch of business, | for the despatch of business, for the despatch |
of business, | ||||||
| adjourn, and otherwise regulate | adjourn, and otherwise regulate adjourn, and otherwise regulate |
|||||||
| their meetings as they think fit. | their meetings as they think fit. their meetings as they think fit. |
|||||||
| Questions arising at a meeting | Questions arising at a meeting Questions arising at a meeting |
|||||||
| shall be decided by a majority of | shall be decided by a majority of shall be decided |
by a majority of | ||||||
| votes. In case of an equality of | votes. Any matters to be handled votes. Any matters to be handled |
|||||||
| votes, the chairman shall have a | at a meeting shall be subject to at a meeting shall be subject to |
|||||||
| second or casting vote. A | the approval by a majority of the the approval by a majority of the |
|||||||
| director may, and the secretary | directors present at the meeting, directors present |
at the meeting, | ||||||
| on the requisition of a director | unless otherwise stipulated by unless otherwise |
stipulated by | ||||||
| shall, call a meeting of the | applicable laws and regulations, applicable laws and regulations, |
|||||||
| directors. A director who is also | the Listing Rules and these the Listing Rules and these |
|||||||
| an alternate director shall be | articles. The voting on the articles. The voting on the |
|||||||
| entitled in the absence of his | resolutions of the board of resolutions of the board of |
|||||||
| appointor to a separate vote on | directors shall implement the directors shall implement the |
|||||||
| behalf of his appointor in | one-person-one-vote system. In one-person-one-vote system. In |
|||||||
| addition to his own vote; and an | case of an equality of votes, the case of an equality of votes, the |
|||||||
| alternate director who is | chairman shall have a second or chairman shall have a second or |
|||||||
| appointed by two or more | casting vote. A director may, and casting vote. A director may, and |
|||||||
| directors shall be entitled to a | the secretary on the requisition the secretary on the requisition |
|||||||
| separate vote on behalf of each | of a director shall, call a meeting of a director shall, call a meeting |
|||||||
| of his appointors in the | of the directors. A director who of the directors. A director who |
|||||||
| appointor’s absence. | is also an alternate director shall is also an alternate director shall |
|||||||
| be entitled in the absence of his be entitled in the absence of his |
||||||||
| appointor to a separate vote on appointor to a separate vote on |
||||||||
| behalf of his appointor in behalf of his appointor in |
||||||||
| addition to his own vote; and an addition to his own vote; and an |
||||||||
| alternate director who is alternate director who is |
||||||||
| appointed by two or more appointed by two or more |
||||||||
| directors shall be entitled to a directors shall be entitled to a |
||||||||
| separate vote on behalf of each separate vote on |
behalf of each | |||||||
| of his appointors in the of his appointors |
in the | |||||||
| appointor’s absence. appointor’s absence. |
||||||||
| 128 | No business shall be transacted | 139 | No business shall be transacted No business shall be transacted |
|||||
| at any meeting of the directors | at any meeting of the directors at any meeting of the directors |
|||||||
| unless a quorum is present. The | unless a quorum is present. unless a quorum |
is present. | ||||||
| quorum may be fixed by the | Unless otherwise provided for by Unless otherwise provided by |
|||||||
| directors and unless so fixed at | applicable laws and regulations, applicable laws and regulations, |
|||||||
| any other number shall be two. An alternate director shall be |
the Listing Rules and the articles, the ~~The ~~quorum may be the Listing Rules and the articles, the quorum may be |
|||||||
| counted in a quorum but, | fixed by the directors and unless fixed |
by the directors and unless | ||||||
| notwithstanding that an alternate | so fixed at any other number so fixed at any other number |
|||||||
| director is also a director or is | shall be two. An alternate shall be two. An |
alternate | ||||||
| an alternate for more than one | director shall be counted in a director shall be |
counted in a | ||||||
| director, he shall for quorum | quorum but, notwithstanding that quorum but, notwithstanding that |
|||||||
| purposes count as only one | an alternate director is also a an alternate director is also a |
|||||||
| director. | director or is an alternate for director or is an |
alternate for | ||||||
| more than one director, he shall more |
than one director, he shall | |||||||
| for quorum purposes count as for quorum purposes count as |
||||||||
| only one director. only one director. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| 132 | A resolution in writing signed by | 143 | A resolution in writing signed by | A resolution in writing signed by | |||||||
| all the directors (or their | all the directors (or their | all the directors (or their | |||||||||
| respective alternate directors as | respective alternate directors as | respective alternate directors as | |||||||||
| the case may be) for the time | the case may be) for the time | the case may be) for the time | |||||||||
| being entitled to receive notice | being entitled to receive notice | being | entitled to receive notice | ||||||||
| of a meeting of the directors or | of a meeting of the directors or | of a meeting of the directors or | |||||||||
| of a committee of the directors | of a committee of the directors | of a committee of the directors | |||||||||
| shall be as valid and effectual as | shall be as valid and effectual as | shall be as valid and effectual as | |||||||||
| if it had been passed at a | if it had been passed at a | if it had been passed at a | |||||||||
| meeting of the directors or (as | meeting of the directors or (as | meeting of the directors or (as | |||||||||
| the case may be) of that | the case may be) of that | the case may be) of that | |||||||||
| committee, duly convened and | committee, duly convened and | committee, duly convened and | |||||||||
| held, and may consist of several | held, and may consist of several | held, and may consist of several | |||||||||
| documents in the like form each | documents in the like form each | documents in the like form each | |||||||||
| executed by one or more | executed by one or more | executed by one or more | |||||||||
| directors, but a resolution | directors, but a resolution | directors, but a resolution | |||||||||
| executed by an alternate director | executed by an alternate director | executed by an alternate director | |||||||||
| need not also be executed by his | need not also be executed by | his | need not also be executed by his | ||||||||
| appointor and, if it is executed | appointor and, if it is executed | appointor and, if it is executed | |||||||||
| by a director who has appointed | by a director who has appointed | by a director who has appointed | |||||||||
| an alternate director, it need | not | an alternate director, it need not | an alternate director, it need not | ||||||||
| also be executed by the alternate | also be executed by the alternate | also be executed by the alternate | |||||||||
| director in that capacity. A | director in that capacity. A | director in that capacity. A | |||||||||
| resolution which is signed and | resolution which is signed and | resolution which is signed and | |||||||||
| sent by a director or his alternate | sent by a director or his alternate | sent by a director or his alternate | |||||||||
| director or a member of such | director or a member of such | director or a member of such | |||||||||
| committee by cable, facsimile | committee by cable, facsimile | committee by cable, facsimile | |||||||||
| message, telex message or other | message, telex message or other | message, telex message or other | |||||||||
| electronic means shall be treated | electronic means shall be treated | electronic means shall be treated | |||||||||
| as being signed by him for the | as being signed by him for the | as being signed by him for the | |||||||||
| purpose of this Article. | purpose of this Article. | purpose of this Article. | |||||||||
| Notwithstanding the foregoing, a | Notwithstanding the foregoing, a | Notwithstanding the foregoing, a | |||||||||
| resolution in writing shall not be | resolution in writing shall not | be | resolution in writing shall not be | ||||||||
| passed in lieu of meeting of | the | passed in lieu of meeting of the | passed in lieu of meeting of the | ||||||||
| board for the purposes of | board for the purposes of | board | for the purposes of | ||||||||
| considering any matter or | considering any matter or | considering any matter or | |||||||||
| business in which a substantial | business in which a substantial | business in which a substantial | |||||||||
| shareholder of the Company | or a | shareholder of the Company (as | shareholder of the Company (as | ||||||||
| director has a conflict of interest | defined in the Rules Governing | defined in the Rules Governing | |||||||||
| and the board has determined | the Listing of Securities on The | the Listing of Securities on The | |||||||||
| that such conflict of interest | to | Stock Exchange of Hong Kong | Stock | Exchange of Hong Kong | |||||||
| be material. | Limited) or a director has a | Limited) or a director has a | |||||||||
| conflict of interest and the board | conflict of interest and the board | ||||||||||
| has determined that such conflict | has determined that such conflict | ||||||||||
| of interest to be material. | of interest to be material. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| 133 | The directors shall | cause minutes | 144 | The directors shall cause minutes | The directors shall cause minutes | ||||
| to be made in books kept for the | to be made in books kept for the | to be made in books kept for the | |||||||
| purpose: | purpose: | purpose: | |||||||
| (a) of all appointments of |
(a) of all appointments of |
(a) of all appointments of |
|||||||
| officers made by the | senior management and | senior management and | |||||||
| directors; and | officers made by the | officers made by the | |||||||
| directors; and | directors; and | ||||||||
| (b) of all resolutions and |
|||||||||
| proceedings at meetings | (b) of all resolutions and |
(b) of all resolutions and |
|||||||
| of the Company, of the | proceedings at meetings | proceedings at meetings | |||||||
| holders of any class of | of the Company, of the | of the Company, of the | |||||||
| shares in the Company, | holders of any class of | holders of any class of | |||||||
| and of the directors, and | shares in the Company, | shares in the Company, | |||||||
| of committees of the | and of the directors, and | and of the directors, and | |||||||
| directors, including the | of committees of the | of committees of the | |||||||
| names of the directors | directors, including the | directors, including the | |||||||
| present at each such | names of the directors | names of the directors | |||||||
| meeting. | present at each such | present at each such | |||||||
| meeting. | meeting. | ||||||||
| Any such minutes shall be | |||||||||
| conclusive evidence of any such | Any such minutes shall be | Any such minutes shall be | |||||||
| proceedings if they purport to be | conclusive evidence of any such | conclusive evidence of any such | |||||||
| signed by the Chairman of such | proceedings if they purport to be | proceedings if they purport to be | |||||||
| meeting at which the | signed by the Chairman of such | signed by the Chairman of such | |||||||
| proceedings were held or by the | meeting at which the | meeting at which the | |||||||
| Chairman of the next succeeding | proceedings were held or by the | proceedings were held or by the | |||||||
| meeting. | Chairman of the next succeeding | Chairman of the next succeeding | |||||||
| meeting. | meeting. | ||||||||
| 135 | Subject to the provisions of the | 146 | Subject to the provisions of the | Subject to the provisions of the | |||||
| Companies Ordinance, the | Companies Ordinance, the | Companies Ordinance, the | |||||||
| secretary shall be appointed by | secretary shall be appointed by | secretary shall be appointed by | |||||||
| the directors for such term, at | the directors for such term, at | the directors for such term, at | |||||||
| such remuneration | and on such | such remuneration and on such | such remuneration and on such | ||||||
| other conditions as they think | other conditions as they think | other conditions as they think | |||||||
| fit; and any secretary so | fit; and any secretary so | fit; and any secretary so | |||||||
| appointed may be removed by | appointed may be removed by | appointed may be removed by | |||||||
| them. Anything by | the | them. Anything by the | them. Anything | by the | |||||
| Companies Ordinance or these | Companies Ordinance or these | Companies Ordinance or these | |||||||
| articles required or authorised to | articles required or authorised to | articles required or authorised to | |||||||
| be done by or to the secretary, if | be done by or to the secretary, if | be done by or to the secretary, if | |||||||
| the office is vacant or there is | the office is vacant or there is | the office is vacant or there is | |||||||
| for any other reason no secretary | for any other reason no secretary | for any other reason no secretary | |||||||
| capable of acting, may be done | capable of acting, may be done | capable of acting, may be done | |||||||
| by or to any assistant or deputy | by or to any assistant or deputy | by or to any assistant or deputy | |||||||
| secretary, or if there is no | secretary, or if there is no | secretary, or if there is no | |||||||
| assistant or deputy | secretary | assistant or deputy secretary | assistant or deputy secretary | ||||||
| capable of acting, by or to any | capable of acting, by or to any | capable of acting, by or to any | |||||||
| officer of the Company | senior management or officer of | senior management or officer of | |||||||
| authorised generally or | the Company authorised | the Company authorised | |||||||
| specifically in that | behalf of the | generally or specifically in that | generally or specifically in that | ||||||
| directors. | behalf of the directors. | behalf of the directors. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| 138 | The Company may have an | 149 | The Company may have an | The Company may have an | ||||||||
| official seal for use for sealing | official seal for use for sealing | official seal for use for sealing | ||||||||||
| certificates for shares or other | certificates for shares or other | certificates for shares or other | ||||||||||
| securities issued by the Company | securities issued by the Company | securities issued by the Company | ||||||||||
| as permitted by the provisions of | as permitted by the provisions of | as permitted by the provisions of | ||||||||||
| the Companies Ordinance (and | the Companies Ordinance (and | the Companies Ordinance (and | ||||||||||
| no signature of any director, | no signature of any director, | no signature of any director, | ||||||||||
| officer or other person and no | senior management, officer or | senior management, officer or | ||||||||||
| mechanical reproduction thereof | other person and no mechanical | other person and no mechanical | ||||||||||
| shall be required on any such | reproduction thereof | shall be | reproduction thereof shall be | |||||||||
| certificates or other document to | required on any such certificates | required on any such certificates | ||||||||||
| which such official seal so | or other document to which such | or other document to which such | ||||||||||
| affixed and such certificates or | official seal so affixed and such | official seal so affixed and such | ||||||||||
| other document shall be valid | certificates or other document | certificates or other document | ||||||||||
| and deemed to have been sealed | shall be valid and deemed to | shall be valid and deemed to | ||||||||||
| and executed with the authority | have been sealed and executed | have been sealed and executed | ||||||||||
| of the directors notwithstanding | with the authority of | the | with the authority of the | |||||||||
| the absence of any such | directors notwithstanding the | directors notwithstanding the | ||||||||||
| signature or mechanical | absence of any such | signature or | absence of any such signature or | |||||||||
| reproduction as aforesaid) and an | mechanical reproduction as | mechanical reproduction as | ||||||||||
| official seal for use abroad under | aforesaid) and an official seal for | aforesaid) and an official seal for | ||||||||||
| the provisions of the Companies | use abroad under the provisions | use abroad under the provisions | ||||||||||
| Ordinance where and as the | of the Companies Ordinance | of the Companies Ordinance | ||||||||||
| directors shall determine. | where and as the directors shall | where and as the directors shall | ||||||||||
| determine. | determine. | |||||||||||
| 141 | The Company may by ordinary | 152 | Subject to applicable laws and | Subject to applicable laws and | ||||||||
| resolution declare dividends but | regulations, the Listing Rules | regulations, the Listing Rules | ||||||||||
| no dividend shall exceed the | and compliance with | any | and compliance with any | |||||||||
| amount recommended by the | dividend distribution | plan | dividend distribution plan | |||||||||
| directors. No dividend shall be | approved by the shareholders by | approved by the shareholders by | ||||||||||
| payable except out of the profits or other distributable reserves of |
ordinary resolutions in general meeting, the~~The ~~Company may |
ordinary resolutions in general meeting, the Company may by |
||||||||||
| the Company available for | by ordinary resolution declare | ordinary resolution declare | ||||||||||
| distribution. | dividends but no dividend shall | dividends but no dividend shall | ||||||||||
| exceed the amount recommended | exceed the amount recommended | |||||||||||
| by the directors. No | dividend | by the directors. No dividend | ||||||||||
| shall be payable except out of | shall be payable except out of | |||||||||||
| the profits or other distributable | the profits or other distributable | |||||||||||
| reserves of the Company | reserves of the Company | |||||||||||
| available for distribution. | available for distribution. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before | revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||
| 142 | The directors may pay interim | 153 | As authorised by | applicable laws | As authorised by | applicable laws | ||||
| dividends if it appears to them that they are justified by the |
and regulations and the general meeting, the ~~The d~~irectors may |
and regulations and the general meeting, the directors may pay |
||||||||
| profits of the Company available | pay interim dividends if it | interim dividends | if it appears to | |||||||
| for distribution. | If the share | appears to them that they are | them that they are justified by | |||||||
| capital is divided into different | justified by the profits of the | the profits of the | Company | |||||||
| classes, the directors may pay | Company available for | available for distribution. If the | ||||||||
| interim dividends on shares | distribution. If the share capital | share capital is divided into | ||||||||
| which confer deferred or non- | is divided into different classes, | different classes, the directors | ||||||||
| preferred rights | with regard to | the directors may | pay interim | may pay interim dividends on | ||||||
| dividend as well as on shares | dividends on shares which confer | shares which confer deferred or | ||||||||
| which confer preferential rights | deferred or non-preferred rights | non-preferred rights with regard | ||||||||
| with regard to dividend, and | with regard to dividend as well | to dividend as well as on shares | ||||||||
| provided that the directors act | as on | shares which confer | which confer preferential rights | |||||||
| bona fide they shall not incur | preferential rights with regard to | with regard to dividend, and | ||||||||
| any liability to the holders of | dividend, and provided that the | provided that the | directors act | |||||||
| shares conferring preferred rights | directors act bona fide they shall | bona fide they shall not incur | ||||||||
| for any damage | that they may | not incur any liability to the | any liability to the holders of | |||||||
| suffer by reason of the payment | holders of shares | conferring | shares conferring | preferred rights | ||||||
| of an interim dividend on any | preferred rights for any damage | for any damage that they may | ||||||||
| shares having deferred or non- | that they may suffer by reason of | suffer by reason of the payment | ||||||||
| preferred rights. The directors | the payment of an interim | of an interim dividend on any | ||||||||
| may also resolve to pay at half- | dividend on any shares having | shares having deferred or non- | ||||||||
| yearly or other suitable intervals | deferred or non-preferred rights. | preferred rights. The directors | ||||||||
| to be settled by | them any | The directors may also resolve | may also resolve | to pay at half- | ||||||
| dividend which | may be payable | to pay at half-yearly or other | yearly or other suitable intervals | |||||||
| at a fixed rate if they are of the | suitable intervals | to be settled by | to be settled by them any | |||||||
| opinion that the | reserves of the | them any dividend which may be | dividend which may be payable | |||||||
| Company justify the payment. | payable at a fixed rate if they | at a fixed rate if they are of | the | |||||||
| are of | the opinion that the | opinion that the reserves of the | ||||||||
| reserves of the Company justify | Company justify the payment. | |||||||||
| the payment. |
– V-61 –
AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| 143 | The directors may, before | 154 | The directors may, before | The directors may, before | ||||||||
| recommending any dividend, set | recommending any dividend, set | recommending any dividend, set | ||||||||||
| aside out of the profits | of the | aside out of the profits of the | aside out of the profits of the | |||||||||
| Company such sums as | it thinks | Company such sums as it thinks | Company such sums as it thinks | |||||||||
| fit as a reserve or reserves which | fit as a reserve or reserves which | fit as a reserve or reserves which | ||||||||||
| shall, at the discretion of the | shall, subject to applicable laws | shall, subject to applicable laws | ||||||||||
| directors, be applicable | for any | and regulations, the Listing | and regulations, the Listing | |||||||||
| purpose to which the profits of | Rules and | compliance with any | Rules and | compliance with any | ||||||||
| the Company may be properly | dividend distribution plan | dividend distribution | plan | |||||||||
| applied, and pending such | approved by | the shareholders by | approved by the shareholders by | |||||||||
| application may, at the | like | ordinary resolutions in general | ordinary resolutions in general | |||||||||
| discretion, either be employed in | meeting, at the discretion of the | meeting, at the discretion of the | ||||||||||
| the business of the Company or | directors, be | applicable for any | directors, be applicable for any | |||||||||
| be invested in such investments | purpose to which the profits of | purpose to which the | profits of | |||||||||
| (other than shares of the | the Company may be properly | the Company may be | properly | |||||||||
| Company) as the directors may | applied, and | pending such | applied, and pending | such | ||||||||
| from time to time think fit. The | application may, at the like | application may, at the like | ||||||||||
| directors may also without | discretion, | either be employed in | discretion, | either be employed in | ||||||||
| placing the same to reserve carry | the business of the Company or | the business of the Company or | ||||||||||
| forward any profits which they | be invested in such investments | be invested in such investments | ||||||||||
| may think prudent not to | (other than shares of the | (other than shares of | the | |||||||||
| distribute by way of dividend. | Company) | as the directors may | Company) | as the directors may | ||||||||
| from time | to | time think fit. The | from time | to time think fit. The | ||||||||
| directors may also without | directors may also without | |||||||||||
| placing the same to reserve carry | placing the same to reserve carry | |||||||||||
| forward any profits which they | forward any profits which they | |||||||||||
| may think | prudent not to | may think | prudent not to | |||||||||
| distribute by | way of dividend. | distribute by way of dividend. |
– V-62 –
AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||
| 147 | Any dividend or other money | 158 | Subject to compliance with any Subject to compliance with any |
||||||
| payable in respect of a share | dividend distribution plan dividend distribution plan |
||||||||
| may be paid by cheque or | approved by the shareholders by approved by the |
shareholders by | |||||||
| warrant sent by post to the registered address of the person |
ordinary resolutions in general meeting, any ~~Any d~~ividend or ordinary resolutions in general meeting, any dividend or other |
||||||||
| entitled or, if two | or more | other money payable in respect money payable in respect of a |
|||||||
| persons are the holders of the | of a share may be paid by share |
may be paid by cheque or | |||||||
| share or are jointly entitled to it | cheque or warrant sent by post warrant sent by post to the |
||||||||
| by reason of the death or | to the registered address of the registered address of the person |
||||||||
| bankruptcy of the | holder, to the | person entitled or, if two or entitled or, if two or more |
|||||||
| registered address | of that one of | more persons are the holders of persons are the holders of the |
|||||||
| those persons who is first named | the share or are jointly entitled share |
or are jointly entitled to it | |||||||
| in the register of members or to | to it by reason of the death or by reason of the |
death or | |||||||
| such person and to such address | bankruptcy of the holder, to the bankruptcy of the holder, to the |
||||||||
| as the person or persons entitled | registered address of that one of registered address of that one of |
||||||||
| may in writing direct. Every | those persons who is first named those |
persons who is first named | |||||||
| cheque or warrant shall be made | in the register of members or to in the register of members or to |
||||||||
| payable to the order of or to the | such person and to such address such person and |
to such address | |||||||
| person or persons | entitled or to | as the person or persons entitled as the person or |
persons entitled | ||||||
| such other person | as the person | may in writing direct. Every may in writing direct. Every |
|||||||
| or persons entitled may in | cheque or warrant shall be made cheque or warrant shall be made |
||||||||
| writing direct and | payment of | payable to the order of or to the payable to the order of or to the |
|||||||
| the cheque or warrant shall be a | person or persons entitled or to person or persons entitled or to |
||||||||
| good discharge to | the Company. | such other person as the person such other person as the person |
|||||||
| Any such dividend or other | or persons entitled may in or persons entitled may in |
||||||||
| money may also be paid by any | writing direct and payment of writing direct and payment of |
||||||||
| other method (including direct | the cheque or warrant shall be a the cheque or warrant shall be a |
||||||||
| debit or credit and bank transfer) | good discharge to the Company. good |
discharge to the Company. | |||||||
| which the directors consider | Any such dividend or other Any such dividend or other |
||||||||
| appropriate. Any joint holder or | money may also be paid by any money may also |
be paid by any | |||||||
| other person jointly entitled to a | other method (including direct other |
method (including direct | |||||||
| share as aforesaid | may give | debit or credit and bank transfer) debit |
or credit and bank transfer) | ||||||
| receipts for any dividend or | which the directors consider which the directors consider |
||||||||
| other money payable in respect | appropriate. Any joint holder or appropriate. Any |
joint holder or | |||||||
| of the share. The | Company shall | other person jointly entitled to a other |
person jointly entitled to a | ||||||
| not be liable or responsible for | share as aforesaid may give share |
as aforesaid may give | |||||||
| any cheque or warrant lost in | receipts for any dividend or receipts for any dividend or |
||||||||
| transmission nor for any | other money payable in respect other |
money payable in respect | |||||||
| dividend or other | monies lost to | of the share. The Company shall of the share. The Company shall |
|||||||
| the member or person entitled | not be liable or responsible for not be liable or responsible for |
||||||||
| thereto by the forged | any cheque or warrant lost in any cheque or warrant lost in |
||||||||
| endorsement of any cheque or | transmission nor for any transmission nor |
for any | |||||||
| warrant. | dividend or other monies lost to dividend or other monies lost to |
||||||||
| the member or person entitled the member or person entitled |
|||||||||
| thereto by the forged thereto by the forged |
|||||||||
| endorsement of any cheque or endorsement of any cheque or |
|||||||||
| warrant. The payment of warrant. The payment of |
|||||||||
| dividends and other matters dividends and other matters |
|||||||||
| related to the holders of RMB related to the holders of RMB |
|||||||||
| ordinary shares of the Company ordinary shares of the Company |
|||||||||
| shall comply with the shall |
comply with the | ||||||||
| requirements of relevant laws requirements of relevant laws |
|||||||||
| and regulations in China. and regulations in China. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
APPENDIX V
| Article | no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| 151(a) | The directors may: | 162(a) | Unless otherwise provided by | Unless otherwise provided by | ||||||||
| applicable laws and regulations, | applicable laws and regulations, | |||||||||||
| ... | the Listing Rules and these articles, the ~~The d~~irectors may: |
the Listing Rules and these articles, the directors may: |
||||||||||
| ... | ... | |||||||||||
| 159 | Subject as otherwise provided by | 170 | Subject as otherwise provided by | Subject | as otherwise provided by | |||||||
| the Companies Ordinance, the | the Companies Ordinance, the | the | Companies Ordinance, the | |||||||||
| remuneration of the auditors | remuneration of the auditors | remuneration of the auditors | ||||||||||
| shall be fixed by the Company | shall be ~~fixed by the Company~~ | shall be approved by ordinary | ||||||||||
| in general meeting, provided | ~~in general meeting, provided~~ | resolutions at a general meeting. | ||||||||||
| always that in respect of any | ~~always that in respect of any~~ | |||||||||||
| particular year the Company in | ~~particular year the Company in~~ | |||||||||||
| general meeting may delegate | ~~general meeting may delegate~~ | |||||||||||
| the fixing of such remuneration | ~~the fixing of such remuneration~~ | |||||||||||
| to the directors. | ~~to the directors a~~pproved by ordinary resolutions at a general |
|||||||||||
| meeting. | ||||||||||||
| 161 | The Company may, to the extent | Nil | ~~The Company may, to the extent~~ | Nil | ||||||||
| permitted by and in accordance | ~~permitted by and in accordance~~ | |||||||||||
| with applicable laws and | ~~with applicable laws and~~ | |||||||||||
| regulations, make copies of its | ~~regulations, make copies of its~~ | |||||||||||
| listing documents (together with | ~~listing documents (together ~~ | ~~with~~ | ||||||||||
| the relative application forms) | ~~the relative application forms)~~ | |||||||||||
| available to the public: | ~~available to the public:~~ | |||||||||||
| (a) in electronic format on |
~~(a)~~ ~~in electronic format ~~ |
~~on~~ | ||||||||||
| CD ROM (together with | ~~CD ROM (together ~~ | ~~with~~ | ||||||||||
| any related application | ~~any related application~~ | |||||||||||
| forms in electronic format | ~~forms in electronic format~~ | |||||||||||
| on the same CD ROM); | ~~on the same CD ROM);~~ | |||||||||||
| and/or | ~~and/or~~ | |||||||||||
| (b) in electronic format |
~~(b)~~ ~~in electronic format~~ |
|||||||||||
| through publication of the | ~~through publication ~~ | ~~of the~~ | ||||||||||
| listing document (together | ~~listing document (together~~ | |||||||||||
| with any related | ~~with any related~~ | |||||||||||
| application forms) on the | ~~application forms) on the~~ | |||||||||||
| Company’s own website | ~~Company’s own website~~ | |||||||||||
| on a continuous basis for | ~~on a continuous basis for~~ | |||||||||||
| at least five years from | ~~at least five years from~~ | |||||||||||
| the date of first | ~~the date of first~~ | |||||||||||
| publication. | ~~publication.~~ |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| 165 | Subject to and to | the extent not | 175 | Subject to and to the extent not | Subject to and to the extent not | |||||||
| prohibited by law | and in | prohibited by law and in | prohibited by law and in | |||||||||
| accordance with the Ordinance, | accordance with the Ordinance, | accordance with | the Ordinance, | |||||||||
| the Listing Rules | and other | the Listing Rules and other | the Listing Rules and other | |||||||||
| applicable laws, rules and | applicable laws, rules and | applicable laws, | rules and | |||||||||
| regulations, the Company may | regulations, the Company may | regulations, the Company may | ||||||||||
| give notice to any member or | give notice to any member or | give notice to any member or | ||||||||||
| other | entitled person: | other entitled person: | other | entitled person: | ||||||||
| (a) | personally; | (a) | personally; | (a) | personally; | |||||||
| (b) | by sending it by post in a | (b) | by sending it by post in a | (b) | by sending it by post in a | |||||||
| prepaid envelope or | prepaid envelope or | prepaid envelope or | ||||||||||
| wrapper addressed to the | wrapper addressed to the | wrapper addressed to the | ||||||||||
| member at his registered | member at his registered | member at his registered | ||||||||||
| address as | appearing in | address as appearing in | address as appearing in | |||||||||
| the register (or in the | the register (or in the | the register (or in the | ||||||||||
| case of any other entitled | case of any other entitled | case of any other entitled | ||||||||||
| person, to | such address as | person, to such address as | person, to such address as | |||||||||
| he may provide to the | he may provide to the | he may provide to the | ||||||||||
| Company for that | Company for that | Company | for that | |||||||||
| purpose); | purpose); | purpose); | ||||||||||
| (c) | by delivering or leaving | (c) | by delivering or leaving | (c) | by delivering or leaving | |||||||
| it at such address as | it at such address as | it at such | address as | |||||||||
| aforesaid; | aforesaid; | aforesaid; | ||||||||||
| (d) | by publishing such notice | (d) | by publishing such notice | (d) | by publishing such notice | |||||||
| in one English language | in one English language | in one English language | ||||||||||
| and one Chinese language | and one Chinese language | and one Chinese language | ||||||||||
| newspaper; | newspaper; | newspaper; | ||||||||||
| (e) | by sending it in | (e) | by sending it in | (e) | by sending it in | |||||||
| accordance with | accordance with | accordance with | ||||||||||
| applicable | legislation and | applicable ~~legislation~~ | applicable laws and | |||||||||
| the Listing Rules as an | laws and regulations and | regulations and the | ||||||||||
| electronic | communication | the Listing Rules as an | Listing Rules as an | |||||||||
| to the member or the | electronic communication | electronic communication | ||||||||||
| entitled person at his | to the member or the | to the member or the | ||||||||||
| electronic | address as he | entitled person at his | entitled person at his | |||||||||
| may provide to the | electronic address as he | electronic address as he | ||||||||||
| Company; | may provide to the | may provide to the | ||||||||||
| Company; | Company; | |||||||||||
| (f) | by publishing it in | |||||||||||
| accordance with | (f) | by publishing it in | (f) | by publishing it in | ||||||||
| applicable | legislation and | accordance with | accordance with | |||||||||
| the Listing Rules on the | applicable ~~legislation~~ | applicable laws and | ||||||||||
| Company’s computer | laws and regulations and | regulations and the | ||||||||||
| network (including the | the Listing Rules on the | Listing Rules on the | ||||||||||
| Company’s website); | Company’s computer | Company’s computer | ||||||||||
| network (including the | network (including the | |||||||||||
| Company’s website) or | Company’s website) or | |||||||||||
| the Stock Exchange’s | the Stock | Exchange’s | ||||||||||
| website; | website; |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||
| (g) | subject to the applicable | (g) subject to the applicable |
(g) subject |
to the applicable | ||||||
| legislation and the Listing Rules, by any other |
~~legislation l~~aws and regulations and the |
laws and regulations and the Listing Rules, by any |
||||||||
| means authorised in | Listing Rules, by any | other means authorised in | ||||||||
| writing by the member or | other means authorised in | writing | by the member or | |||||||
| the entitled person | writing by the member or | the entitled person | ||||||||
| concerned; or | the entitled person | concerned; or | ||||||||
| concerned; or | ||||||||||
| (h) | by any means permitted | (h) by any means permitted |
||||||||
| by applicable legislation | (h) by any means permitted |
by applicable laws and | ||||||||
| and the Listing Rules. | by applicable ~~legislation~~ | regulations and the | ||||||||
| laws and regulations and | Listing | Rules. | ||||||||
| the Listing Rules. | ||||||||||
| 166(e) | Any | notice or document or | 176(e) | Any notice or document or | Any notice or document or | |||||
| corporate communication given | corporate communication given | corporate communication given | ||||||||
| or issued by or on behalf of the | or issued by or on behalf of the | or issued by or on behalf of the | ||||||||
| Company: ... (e) if | published on | Company: ... (e) if published on | Company: ... (e) if published on | |||||||
| the Company’s computer | the Company’s computer | the Company’s | computer | |||||||
| network (including | the | network (including the | network (including the | |||||||
| Company’s website), shall be | Company’s website) or the Stock | Company’s website) or the Stock | ||||||||
| deemed to have been served, | Exchange’s website, shall be | Exchange’s website, shall be | ||||||||
| received or delivered 24 hours | deemed to have been served, | deemed to have been served, | ||||||||
| after | the later of (a) where it is | received or delivered 24 hours | received or delivered 24 hours | |||||||
| so published, (b) notification of | after the later of (a) where it is | after the later of (a) where it is | ||||||||
| such | publication is | given by the | so published, (b) notification of | so published, (b) notification of | ||||||
| Company at the time as | such publication is given by the | such publication is given by the | ||||||||
| prescribed by the Ordinance and | Company at the time as | Company at the time as | ||||||||
| other applicable laws, rules and | prescribed by the Ordinance and | prescribed by the Ordinance and | ||||||||
| regulations; ... | other applicable laws, rules and | other applicable laws, rules and | ||||||||
| regulations; ... | regulations; ... | |||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 181 | After RMB ordinary shares of | After RMB ordinary shares of | ||||||
| the Company is listed on the | the Company is listed on the | |||||||||
| Shanghai Stock Exchange, the | Shanghai Stock Exchange, the | |||||||||
| company shall make | company shall | make | ||||||||
| announcements in accordance | announcements in accordance | |||||||||
| with the requirements of the | with the requirements of the | |||||||||
| CSRC and the Shanghai Stock | CSRC and the | Shanghai Stock | ||||||||
| Exchange. Notices issued by the | Exchange. Notices issued by the | |||||||||
| Company to the holders of its | Company to the holders of its | |||||||||
| RMB ordinary shares shall be | RMB ordinary | shares shall be | ||||||||
| announced on the media | announced on the media | |||||||||
| designated by the CSRC. Once | designated by the CSRC. Once | |||||||||
| the announcement is made, it | the announcement is made, it | |||||||||
| will be deemed that all holders | will be deemed that all holders | |||||||||
| of RMB ordinary shares of the | of RMB ordinary shares of the | |||||||||
| Company have received the | Company have | received the | ||||||||
| notice. Where the notice is to be | notice. Where the notice is to be | |||||||||
| sent to other shareholders at the | sent to other shareholders at the | |||||||||
| same time, the provisions of | same time, the | provisions of | ||||||||
| these articles shall be followed. | these articles shall be followed. | |||||||||
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| 176 | (a) | Subject to the provisions | 187 | (a) | Subject to the provisions | (a) | Subject to the provisions | ||||
| of the Companies | of the Companies | of the Companies | |||||||||
| Ordinance, | but without | Ordinance, but without | Ordinance, but without | ||||||||
| prejudice to any | prejudice to any | prejudice to any | |||||||||
| indemnity to which a | indemnity to which a | indemnity to which a | |||||||||
| director may otherwise be | director may otherwise be | director may otherwise be | |||||||||
| entitled every director, | entitled every director, | entitled every director, | |||||||||
| former director, | former director, | former director, | |||||||||
| responsible | person, | responsible person, senior | responsible person, senior | ||||||||
| officer or auditor of the | management, officer or | management, officer or | |||||||||
| Company shall be | auditor of the Company | auditor of the Company | |||||||||
| indemnified out of the | shall be indemnified out | shall be indemnified out | |||||||||
| assets of the Company | of the assets of the | of the assets of the | |||||||||
| against any liability, loss | Company against any | Company against any | |||||||||
| or expenditure incurred | liability, loss or | liability, loss or | |||||||||
| by him in defending any | expenditure incurred by | expenditure incurred by | |||||||||
| proceedings, whether | him in defending any | him in defending any | |||||||||
| civil or criminal, which | proceedings, whether | proceedings, whether | |||||||||
| relate to anything done or | civil or criminal, which | civil or criminal, which | |||||||||
| omitted to be done or | relate to anything done or | relate to anything done or | |||||||||
| alleged to have been done | omitted to be done or | omitted to be done or | |||||||||
| or omitted | to be done by | alleged to have been done | alleged to have been done | ||||||||
| him as a director, former | or omitted to be done by | or omitted to be done by | |||||||||
| director, responsible | him as a director, former | him as a director, former | |||||||||
| person, officer or auditor | director, responsible | director, responsible | |||||||||
| of the Company. | person, senior | person, senior | |||||||||
| management, officer or | management, officer or | ||||||||||
| (b) | Paragraph (a) shall not | auditor of the Company. | auditor of the Company. | ||||||||
| apply to: | |||||||||||
| (b) | Paragraph (a) shall not | (b) | Paragraph (a) shall not | ||||||||
| (i) any |
liability of the | apply to: | apply to: | ||||||||
| director, former | |||||||||||
| director, | (i) any liability of the |
(i) any liability of the |
|||||||||
| responsible | director, former | director, former | |||||||||
| person, officer or | director, | director, | |||||||||
| auditor to pay: | responsible | responsible | |||||||||
| (A) | a fine imposed in criminal proceedings; |
person, senior management, officer or auditor to pay: |
person, senior management, officer or auditor to pay: |
||||||||
| or | (A) a fine |
(A) a fine |
|||||||||
| (B) | a sum payable by way of a penalty in |
imposed in criminal proceedings; or |
imposed in criminal proceedings; or |
||||||||
| respect of | (B) a sum |
(B) a sum |
|||||||||
| non- | payable by | payable by | |||||||||
| compliance | way of a | way of a | |||||||||
| with any | penalty in | penalty in | |||||||||
| requirement | respect of | respect of | |||||||||
| of a | non- | non- | |||||||||
| regulatory | compliance | compliance | |||||||||
| nature; or | with any | with any | |||||||||
| requirement | requirement | ||||||||||
| of a | of a | ||||||||||
| regulatory | regulatory | ||||||||||
| nature; or | nature; or |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | any liability incurred by | (ii) | any liability incurred by | (ii) | any liability incurred by | |||||||||||
| the director, former | the director, former | the director, former | ||||||||||||||
| director, responsible | director, responsible | director, responsible | ||||||||||||||
| person, | officer or auditor: | person, senior | person, senior | |||||||||||||
| (A) | in defending criminal |
management, officer or auditor: |
management, officer or auditor: |
|||||||||||||
| proceedings in | (A) | in defending | (A) | in defending | ||||||||||||
| which the director, | criminal | criminal | ||||||||||||||
| former director, | proceedings in | proceedings in | ||||||||||||||
| responsible | which the director, | which the director, | ||||||||||||||
| person, officer or | former director, | former director, | ||||||||||||||
| auditor is | responsible | responsible | ||||||||||||||
| convicted; | person, senior | person, senior | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | in defending civil proceedings brought by the |
management, officer or auditor is convicted; |
management, officer or auditor is convicted; |
|||||||||||||
| Company, or an | (B) | in defending civil | (B) | in defending civil | ||||||||||||
| associated | proceedings | proceedings | ||||||||||||||
| company of the | brought by the | brought by the | ||||||||||||||
| Company, in | Company, or an | Company, or an | ||||||||||||||
| which judgment is | associated | associated | ||||||||||||||
| given | against the | company of the | company of the | |||||||||||||
| director, former | Company, in | Company, in | ||||||||||||||
| director, | which judgment is | which judgment is | ||||||||||||||
| responsible | given against the | given against the | ||||||||||||||
| person, officer or | director, former | director, former | ||||||||||||||
| auditor; | director, | director, | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | in defending civil proceedings brought on behalf of the Company |
responsible person, senior management, officer or auditor; |
responsible person, senior management, officer or auditor; |
|||||||||||||
| by a member of | (C) | in defending civil | (C) | in defending civil | ||||||||||||
| the Company or of | proceedings | proceedings | ||||||||||||||
| an associated | brought on behalf | brought on behalf | ||||||||||||||
| company of the | of the Company | of the Company | ||||||||||||||
| Company, in | by a member of | by a member of | ||||||||||||||
| which judgment is | the Company or of | the Company or of | ||||||||||||||
| given | against the | an associated | an associated | |||||||||||||
| director, former | company of the | company of the | ||||||||||||||
| director, | Company, in | Company, in | ||||||||||||||
| responsible | which judgment is | which judgment is | ||||||||||||||
| person, officer or | given against the | given against the | ||||||||||||||
| auditor; | director, former | director, former | ||||||||||||||
| director, | director, | |||||||||||||||
| responsible | responsible | |||||||||||||||
| person, senior | person, senior | |||||||||||||||
| management, | management, | |||||||||||||||
| officer or auditor; | officer or auditor; |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After | revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||||
| (D) | in defending civil | (D) in defending civil |
(D) | in defending civil | |||||||||
| proceedings | proceedings | proceedings | |||||||||||
| brought on behalf | brought on behalf | brought on behalf | |||||||||||
| of an associated | of an associated | of an associated | |||||||||||
| company of the | company of the | company of the | |||||||||||
| Company by a | Company by a | Company by a | |||||||||||
| member of the | member of the | member of the | |||||||||||
| associated | associated | associated | |||||||||||
| company or by a | company or by a | company or by a | |||||||||||
| member of an | member of an | member of an | |||||||||||
| associated | associated | associated | |||||||||||
| company of the | company of the | company of the | |||||||||||
| associated | associated | associated | |||||||||||
| company, in which | company, in which | company, in which | |||||||||||
| judgment is given | judgment is given | judgment is given | |||||||||||
| against the | against the | against the | |||||||||||
| director, former | director, former | director, former | |||||||||||
| director, | director, | director, | |||||||||||
| responsible | responsible | responsible | |||||||||||
| person, officer or | person, senior | person, senior | |||||||||||
| auditor; or | management, | management, | |||||||||||
| (E) | in connection with an application for |
officer or auditor; or |
officer or auditor; or |
||||||||||
| relief under | (E) in connection with |
(E) | in connection with | ||||||||||
| section 903 or 904 | an application | for | an application | for | |||||||||
| of the Companies | relief under | relief under | |||||||||||
| Ordinance in | section 903 or | 904 | section 903 or | 904 | |||||||||
| which the Court | of the Companies | of the Companies | |||||||||||
| refuses to grant | Ordinance in | Ordinance in | |||||||||||
| the director, | which the Court | which the Court | |||||||||||
| former director, | refuses to grant | refuses to grant | |||||||||||
| responsible | the | director, | the director, | ||||||||||
| person, officer or | former director, | former director, | |||||||||||
| auditor relief. | responsible | responsible | |||||||||||
| person, senior | person, senior | ||||||||||||
| management, | management, | ||||||||||||
| officer or auditor | officer or auditor | ||||||||||||
| relief. | relief. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision | (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| 180 | Any director or the secretary or | 191 | Any director or the secretary or | Any director or the secretary or | |||||||
| other authorised officer of the | other authorised senior | other authorised senior | |||||||||
| Company shall have power to | management or officer of the | management or officer of the | |||||||||
| authenticate any documents | Company shall have power to | Company shall have power to | |||||||||
| affecting the constitution of the | authenticate any documents | authenticate any documents | |||||||||
| Company and any resolutions | affecting the constitution of | the | affecting the constitution of | the | |||||||
| passed by the Company or the | Company and any resolutions | Company and any resolutions | |||||||||
| directors or any committee, and | passed by the Company or the | passed by the Company or the | |||||||||
| any books, records, documents | directors or any committee, and | directors or any committee, and | |||||||||
| and accounts relating to the | any books, records, documents | any books, records, documents | |||||||||
| business of the Company, and to | and accounts relating to the | and accounts relating to the | |||||||||
| certify copies thereof or extracts | business of the Company, and to | business of the Company, and to | |||||||||
| therefrom as true copies or | certify copies thereof or extracts | certify copies thereof or extracts | |||||||||
| extracts and, where any books, | therefrom as true | copies or | therefrom as true copies or | ||||||||
| records, documents or accounts | extracts and, where any books, | extracts and, where any books, | |||||||||
| are elsewhere than at the Office, | records, documents or accounts | records, documents or accounts | |||||||||
| the local manager or such other | are elsewhere than at the Office, | are elsewhere than at the Office, | |||||||||
| officer of the Company having | the local manager or such other | the local manager or such other | |||||||||
| the custody thereof shall be | senior management, officer of | senior management, officer of | |||||||||
| deemed to be the authorised | the Company having the custody | the Company having the custody | |||||||||
| officer of the Company as | thereof shall be deemed to be | thereof shall be deemed to be | |||||||||
| aforesaid. A document purporting | the authorised officer of the | the authorised officer of the | |||||||||
| to be a copy of a resolution or | Company as aforesaid. A | Company as aforesaid. A | |||||||||
| an extract from the minutes of a | document purporting to be a | document purporting to be a | |||||||||
| meeting of the Company or of | copy of a resolution or an | copy of a resolution or an | |||||||||
| the directors or any local board | extract from the minutes of a | extract from the minutes of a | |||||||||
| or committee which is certified | meeting of the Company or of | meeting of the Company or of | |||||||||
| as aforesaid shall be conclusive | the directors or any local board | the directors or any local board | |||||||||
| evidence in favour of all persons | or committee which is certified | or committee which is certified | |||||||||
| dealing with the Company upon | as aforesaid shall be conclusive | as aforesaid shall be conclusive | |||||||||
| the faith thereof that such | evidence in favour of all persons | evidence in favour of all persons | |||||||||
| resolution has been duly passed, | dealing with the Company upon | dealing with the Company upon | |||||||||
| or as the case may be, that any | the faith thereof that such | the faith thereof that such | |||||||||
| minute so extracted is a true and | resolution has been duly passed, | resolution has been duly passed, | |||||||||
| accurate record of proceedings at | or as the case may be, that any | or as the case may be, that any | |||||||||
| a duly constituted meeting. | minute so extracted is a true and | minute so extracted is a true and | |||||||||
| accurate record of proceedings at | accurate record of proceedings at | ||||||||||
| a duly constituted meeting. | a duly constituted meeting. |
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||
| 181 | (a) | Notwithstanding anything | Nil | ~~(a)~~ ~~Notwithstanding anything~~ Nil |
|||||||
| contained in these | ~~contained in these~~ | ||||||||||
| Articles, if the | ~~Articles, if the~~ | ||||||||||
| Companies Ordinance | ~~Companies Ordinance~~ | ||||||||||
| prohibits an act being | ~~prohibits an act being~~ | ||||||||||
| done, the act shall not be | ~~done, the act shall not be~~ | ||||||||||
| done. | ~~done.~~ | ||||||||||
| (b) | Nothing contained in | ~~(b)~~ ~~Nothing contained in~~ |
|||||||||
| these Articles | prevents an | ~~these Articles prevents an~~ | |||||||||
| act being done that the | ~~act being done that the~~ | ||||||||||
| Companies Ordinance | ~~Companies Ordinance~~ | ||||||||||
| requires to be | done. | ~~requires to be done.~~ | |||||||||
| (c) | If any provision of these | ~~(c)~~ ~~If any provision of these~~ |
|||||||||
| Articles is or becomes | ~~Articles is or becomes~~ | ||||||||||
| inconsistent with any | ~~inconsistent with any~~ | ||||||||||
| provision of the | ~~provision of the~~ | ||||||||||
| Companies Ordinance, | ~~Companies Ordinance,~~ | ||||||||||
| these Articles | are deemed | ~~these Articles are deemed~~ | |||||||||
| not to contain | that | ~~not to contain that~~ | |||||||||
| provision to the extent of | ~~provision to the extent of~~ | ||||||||||
| the inconsistency and to | ~~the inconsistency and to~~ | ||||||||||
| the extent it does not | ~~the extent it does not~~ | ||||||||||
| breach any provision of | ~~breach any provision of~~ | ||||||||||
| the Companies | ~~the Companies~~ | ||||||||||
| Ordinance. | ~~Ordinance.~~ | ||||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 192 | The issuance, listing, The issuance, listing, |
||||||||
| registration, trading and other registration, trading and other |
|||||||||||
| matters of the Company’s RMB matters of the Company’s RMB |
|||||||||||
| ordinary shares are governed by ordinary shares are governed by |
|||||||||||
| the Chinese laws, regulations the Chinese laws, regulations |
|||||||||||
| and regulatory documents. If the and regulatory documents. If the |
|||||||||||
| Company maintains the listing of Company maintains the listing of |
|||||||||||
| its RMB ordinary shares on the its RMB ordinary shares on the |
|||||||||||
| Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the |
|||||||||||
| Company shall comply with the Company shall comply with the |
|||||||||||
| Chinese laws and regulations and Chinese laws |
and regulations and | ||||||||||
| relevant requirements of the PRC relevant requirements of the PRC |
|||||||||||
| securities regulatory authorities securities regulatory authorities |
|||||||||||
| for red-chip enterprises and any for red-chip enterprises and any |
|||||||||||
| applicable Hong Kong law. The applicable Hong Kong law. The |
|||||||||||
| arrangements of the Company to arrangements |
of the Company to | ||||||||||
| protect the rights of holders of protect the rights of holders of |
|||||||||||
| its RMB ordinary shares as a its RMB ordinary shares as a |
|||||||||||
| whole shall not be less than the whole shall not be less than the |
|||||||||||
| requirements of Chinese laws, requirements |
of Chinese laws, | ||||||||||
| regulations and regulatory regulations and regulatory |
|||||||||||
| documents. documents. |
|||||||||||
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APPENDIX V
| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | |||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | |||||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 193 | Any dispute arising from the | Any dispute arising from the | |||||||||
| initial | public offering and listing | initial | public offering and listing | ||||||||||
| of RMB Ordinary shares on the | of RMB Ordinary shares on the | ||||||||||||
| STAR | Market of the Shanghai | STAR | Market of | the Shanghai | |||||||||
| Stock | Exchange and during the | Stock | Exchange and during the | ||||||||||
| listing | period of the Company on | listing period of | the Company on | ||||||||||
| STAR | Market of the Shanghai | STAR | Market of | the Shanghai | |||||||||
| Stock | Exchange shall be | Stock | Exchange shall be | ||||||||||
| governed by the laws of the | governed by the | laws of the | |||||||||||
| PRC, and be adjudicated by | PRC, | and be adjudicated by | |||||||||||
| competent courts in China. | competent courts in China. | ||||||||||||
| The “disputes” include: | The “disputes” include: | ||||||||||||
| (1) | where Directors or senior | (1) | where Directors or senior | ||||||||||
| management personnel | management personnel | ||||||||||||
| violate laws and | violate laws and | ||||||||||||
| regulations or the | regulations or the | ||||||||||||
| provisions of these | provisions of these | ||||||||||||
| articles in performing | articles in performing | ||||||||||||
| their duties and cause | their duties and cause | ||||||||||||
| losses to the Company, or | losses to the Company, or | ||||||||||||
| others infringe on the | others infringe on the | ||||||||||||
| legal rights and interests | legal rights and interests | ||||||||||||
| of the Company and | of the Company and | ||||||||||||
| cause losses to the | cause losses to the | ||||||||||||
| Company, derivative | Company, derivative | ||||||||||||
| litigation filed by | litigation | filed by | |||||||||||
| shareholders who | shareholders who | ||||||||||||
| individually or | individually or | ||||||||||||
| collectively hold more | collectively hold more | ||||||||||||
| than 1% of the | than 1% of the | ||||||||||||
| Company’s RMB ordinary | Company’s RMB ordinary | ||||||||||||
| shares for more than 180 | shares for more than 180 | ||||||||||||
| consecutive days; | consecutive days; | ||||||||||||
| (2) | where the company fails | (2) | where the company fails | ||||||||||
| to disclose information in | to disclose information in | ||||||||||||
| accordance with | accordance with | ||||||||||||
| regulations, or there is | regulations, or there is | ||||||||||||
| misrepresentation, | misrepresentation, | ||||||||||||
| misleading statement or | misleading statement or | ||||||||||||
| material omission in | material omission in | ||||||||||||
| securities issuance | securities | issuance | |||||||||||
| documents, regular | documents, regular | ||||||||||||
| reports, interim reports | reports, interim reports | ||||||||||||
| and other information | and other | information | |||||||||||
| disclosure materials, | disclosure materials, | ||||||||||||
| which causes holders of | which causes holders of | ||||||||||||
| RMB ordinary shares to | RMB ordinary shares to | ||||||||||||
| suffer losses in securities | suffer losses in securities | ||||||||||||
| transactions, civil | transactions, civil | ||||||||||||
| lawsuits filed by holders | lawsuits filed by holders | ||||||||||||
| of RMB ordinary shares | of RMB ordinary shares | ||||||||||||
| against the Company and | against the Company and | ||||||||||||
| other responsible persons. | other responsible persons. |
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| Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | Article no. | |||||||
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| before | Before revision | after | After revision (with marks) | After revision (clean) | ||||||||
| revision | revision | 1 | ||||||||||
| Nil | Nil | 194 | For matters not covered in these | For matters not covered in these | ||||||||
| articles or where any of these | articles or where any of these | |||||||||||
| articles conflicts with the | laws, | articles conflicts with the laws, | ||||||||||
| administrative regulations, | administrative regulations, | |||||||||||
| departmental rules, normative | departmental rules, normative | |||||||||||
| documents promulgated from | documents promulgated from | |||||||||||
| time to time, and the relevant | time to time, and the relevant | |||||||||||
| provisions of the securities | provisions of the securities | |||||||||||
| regulatory rules of the places | regulatory rules of the places | |||||||||||
| where the Company’s shares are | where the Company’s shares are | |||||||||||
| listed, the relevant laws, | listed, the relevant laws, | |||||||||||
| administrative regulations, | administrative regulations, | |||||||||||
| departmental rules, normative | departmental rules, normative | |||||||||||
| documents and the securities | documents and the securities | |||||||||||
| regulatory rules of the places | regulatory rules of the places | |||||||||||
| where the Company’s shares are | where the Company’s shares are | |||||||||||
| listed shall prevail. | listed shall prevail. |
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POLICY GOVERNING THE PROCEDURES FOR THE HOLDING OF GENERAL MEETINGS
APPENDIX VI
HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
POLICY GOVERNING THE PROCEDURES FOR THE HOLDING OF GENERAL MEETINGS
Chapter 1 General Provisions
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Article 1. In order to protect the legitimate interests of Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “ Company ”) and its shareholders, clearly define the duties and powers of the general meetings of shareholders, improve the efficiency of discussion for general meetings, and ensure the general meetings can lawfully exercise duties and authorities, these Rules are specially formulated in accordance with the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (hereinafter referred to as the “ Companies Ordinance ”), the Rules Governing the Listing of Stocks on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of Shanghai Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as the “ STAR Market Listing Rules” ), the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “ Stock Exchange Listing Rules ”, which, together with the STAR Market Listing Rules, are collectively referred to as the “ Listing Rules ”), and other laws, regulations and normative documents, the Articles of Association of Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “ Articles of Association ”), as well as the actual circumstances of the Company.
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Article 2. The Company, all shareholders, shareholders’ proxies, all Directors, senior management officers, relevant staffs of the general meetings, and other personnel present at the general meetings are bound by these Rules.
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Article 3. The board of the Company shall comply strictly with the provisions related to the convening of the general meetings in applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules, and the Articles of Association, and shall organize the general meetings earnestly and timely. All Directors of the Company shall bear the responsibility of integrity and diligence for normal convening of the general meetings. No Director shall hinder the general meetings from lawfully performing the duties thereof.
Chapter 2 Powers of the General Meeting
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Article 4. Subject to the provisions of applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules and the Articles of Association, the general meeting of the Company may exercise the following powers:
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(1) to consider and approve the Company’s increase in the total number of outstanding shares (including issued shares (including preferred shares), securities convertible into shares, warrants and other securities that affect the Company’s share capital);
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(2) to cancel any shares that have not been subscribed for or agreed to subscribe for by any person on the date on which the relevant resolution is passed;
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(3) to appoint and remove any directors (except those who may be appointed and removed by the board as permitted by applicable laws and regulations and the Articles of Association);
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(4) to approve the payment of any compensation to any director or former director for dismissal or retirement in addition to contractual entitlements;
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(5) to consider and approve the Company’s dividend distribution plan;
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(6) to consider and approve the annual report of the board;
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(7) to determine fundamental change of the Company’s business;
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(8) to make a resolution on the Company’s engagement and dismissal of the auditor responsible for the annual review;
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(9) to consider and approve the external guarantees that should be approved by the general meeting in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the Listing Rules;
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(10) to consider and approve the Company’s equity incentive plan and employee stock ownership plan;
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(11) to consider and approve major transactions that should be approved by the general meeting as stipulated in Article 5 of these Rules;
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(12) to consider and approve connected or related transactions that should be approved by the general meeting in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the Listing Rules;
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(13) to reduce the total number of outstanding shares of the Company (including any redemption or repurchase of shares not covered by the general mandate granted by shareholders in general meetings), subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the Articles of Association and other requirements of the Companies Ordinance;
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(14) to approve amendments to the Articles of Association, or to adopt new Articles of Association of the Company;
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(15) to consider and approve the purchase or sale of major assets of the Company that exceeds 30% of the Company’s latest audited total assets within one year;
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(16) to consider and approve the change of the use of raised funds that should be approved by the general meeting in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, regulatory documents and the Listing Rules;
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(17) to approve the merger, division, spin-off, dissolution, liquidation or change of corporate form of the Company;
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(18) to approve any voluntary withdrawal of shares from the existing stock exchange, and to decide not to trade on the existing stock exchange, or to apply for sale or transfer on other stock exchanges;
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(19) to consider and approve other matters that should be considered and approved by the general meeting in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules, the Articles of Association and others.
To the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations and the Listing Rules, the general meeting may authorise the board to exercise relevant powers through appropriate procedures. Where applicable laws and regulations and the Listing Rules allow any matters to be approved in the form of shareholders’ written consent or resolution in lieu of the shareholders’ general meeting, this article shall not be deemed to require such matters to be approved by the shareholders’ general meeting.
The matters considered at the general meeting shall be passed by ordinary resolutions or special resolutions as prescribed by applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules, the Articles of Association and this article. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this article, where applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules, the Articles of Association and this article require that certain resolutions shall be passed by the members of the Company entitled to vote at the general meeting in person or (if a proxy is allowed) by proxy or (if the member is a corporation) by its duly authorised representative with not less than two-thirds of the votes held by the shareholders present at the meeting, such provision shall be followed.
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Article 5. The following material transactions of the Company shall be subject to review and approval by the general meetings before implementation:
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(1) According to the STAR Market Listing Rules, the transactions of the Company (except for providing guarantees) that meet any one of the following criteria should be submitted to the general meeting for consideration and approval after it is considered and approved by the board:
- (a) The total amount of assets involved in the transaction (where both the book value and the assessed value exist, whichever is higher shall prevail) representing 50% or more of the Company’s most recent audited total assets of the Company in its latest financial period;
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(b) The transaction amount representing 50% or more of the market capitalization of the Company;
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(c) The net assets of the transaction target (e.g. equity) in the most recent financial year representing 50% or more of the market value of the Company;
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(d) The operating income related to the transaction target (e.g. equity) in the most recent financial year representing 50% or more of the audited operating income of the Company in the most recent financial year, and exceeding RMB50 million;
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(e) The profits generated by the transaction representing 50% or more of the audited net profits of the Company in the most recent financial year, and exceeding RMB5 million;
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(f) The net profits related to the transaction target (e.g. equity) in the most recent financial year representing 50% or more of the audited net profits of the Company in the most recent financial year, and exceeding RMB5 million.
The transaction amount mentioned above refers to the transaction amount paid and the debts and expenses incurred. If the transaction arrangement involves possible payment or collection of consideration in the future, and there is no specific amount or the amount is to be determined based on conditions, the maximum expected amount will be the transaction amount.
The market value specified above refers to the arithmetic average of the closing market price of 10 trading days before the transaction.
- (2) If a transaction shall be submitted for consideration and approval by the shareholders at general meeting in accordance with the Stock Exchange Listing Rules, such transaction shall be so submitted to shareholders at general meeting for consideration and approval after the board has considered and approved the same.
Chapter 3 Convening of General Meetings
- Article 6. In addition to any other general meeting, the Company is required by laws and regulations to hold a general meeting as an annual general meeting in each financial year of the Company, and the notice of convening the meeting shall specify the convening of the annual general meeting. The annual general meeting should be held within six months after the end of each financial year. All general meetings other than annual general meetings are called extraordinary general meetings.
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Article 7. The board may convene a general meeting when they deem appropriate, or may convene a general meeting upon request by shareholders in accordance with the Companies Ordinance.
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Article 8. The general meetings can be held in two or more places, using technology so that shareholders who are not in the same place can listen, speak and vote at the meeting. Specifically, the directors may, at their absolute discretion, designate a general meeting to be held in the form of a physical meeting, a hybrid meeting or an electronic meeting. The board shall, in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules and the Articles of Association, provide convenient means for shareholders to participate in a general meeting by adopting a safe, economical and convenient network-based mean or other means.
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Article 9. The shareholders who individually or jointly hold 5% or more of the voting shares issued by the Company have the right to request the board to convene a general meeting and add resolutions to the meeting agenda, on a one vote per share basis. The board shall, issue a notice to convene a general meeting within the period stipulated in Company Ordinance and the changes made to the request by shareholders shall be subject to the consent of relevant shareholders. If the board fails to convene the general meeting within the period stipulated in Company Ordinance after receiving the request, the shareholders who request to convene the general meeting or the requesting shareholders who hold more than half of the total voting rights held by the requesting shareholders, may convene the general meeting by themselves.
The board and Company Secretary shall cooperate with respect to the general meeting convened by the shareholders. If the general meeting is convened by the shareholders as a result of the Board’ refusal to convene the same in response to the said request, any reasonable expenses incurred for the meeting shall be borne by the Company.
Chapter 4 Proposals at General Meetings
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Article 10. The proposals for consideration at general meetings shall be within the scope of authorities and duties of the shareholders at general meetings, specific proposals and resolutions shall be provided in compliance with relevant requirements under applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules and the Articles of Association.
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Article 11. The shareholders of the Company can handle the following matters at the general meeting:
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(1) the matters set out in the notice of general meeting (or any supplement thereof) given by the board (or any duly authorised committee) or at its direction;
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(2) the matters referred to the general meeting for handling by the board (or any duly authorised committee) or otherwise duly at its direction;
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(3) the matters related to shareholders’ request for the Company to circulate the resolutions of the annual general meeting in accordance with Section 615 of the Companies Ordinance;
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(4) on the premise of not affecting the holding of the general meeting as scheduled, the matters properly submitted in accordance with the Articles of Association to the general meeting by the shareholders who meet the following requirements: (i) all of such shareholders are the shareholders of the Company recorded in the register and individually or jointly hold 3% (inclusive) or more of the total number of voting shares issued by the Company when they put forward the proposal to the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association or other regulations of the Company’s system and when the date for determining the right to vote at the relevant general meeting is recorded, and (ii) put forward a proposal and submit it to the board in writing 10 days prior to the general meeting; and
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(5) any other matters to be approved at any general meeting in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the Listing Rules.
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Article 12. Subject to any other applicable provisions, in order to ensure proper submission of matters by shareholders to general meetings for processing, shareholders shall give appropriate notice in writing to the Corporate Securities Agency of the Company.
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Article 13. To be in proper written form, a shareholder’s notice bringing in a proposal must set forth the following contents as to each matter shareholders proposes to bring before the general meeting:
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(1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the general meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the general meeting;
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(2) the name and record address of such shareholder;
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(3) the class or series and number of shares of the Company which are owned beneficially or of record by such shareholder;
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(4) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such shareholder and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such shareholder and any material interest of such shareholder in such business; and
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(5) a representation that such shareholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the general meeting to bring such business before the meeting.
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Chapter 5 Notice of the General Meeting
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Article 14. Subject to the provisions of the Companies Ordinance, an annual general meeting shall be called by notice in writing of at least twenty-one clear days (or such longer period as may be required by the Listing Rules), and an extraordinary general meeting shall be called by notice in writing of at least fourteen clear days (or such longer period as may be required by the Listing Rules or Companies Ordinance). The notice shall specify the place, the day and the time of meeting (and if the meeting is to be held in 2 or more places, the principal place of the meeting and the other place or places of the meeting), the agenda and details of the resolution and the general nature of such business, and in the case of an annual general meeting shall specify the meeting as such. If a resolution (whether or not a special resolution) is intended to be moved at the meeting, the notice must include notice of the resolution, and include or be accompanied by a statement containing any information or explanation that is reasonably necessary to indicate the purpose of the resolution. Notice of a general meeting shall be given to such persons as are, under the Articles of Association, entitled to receive such notices from the Company. For notice of a general meeting, there shall appear on every such notice with reasonable prominence a statement that a member entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and, on a poll, vote instead of him and that a proxy need not be a member of the Company. Subject to the provisions of the Companies Ordinance, a meeting of the Company shall, notwithstanding that it is called by shorter notice than that specified in the Articles of Association and this Article, be deemed to have been duly called if it so agreed:
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(1) in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and
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(2) in the case of any other meeting, by a majority in number of the members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety-five per cent of the total voting rights at the meeting of all the members.
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Article 15. The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting or a resolution intended to be moved at a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of notice of a meeting or a resolution intended to be moved at a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate any resolution(s) passed or the proceedings at that meeting. In cases where instruments of proxy are sent out with notices, the accidental omission to send such instrument of proxy to, or the non-receipt of such instrument of proxy by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate any resolution(s) passed the proceedings at that meeting.
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Chapter 6 Convening of the General Meeting
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Article 16. No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present when the meeting proceeds to business and continues to be present until the conclusion of the meeting. Two persons entitled to vote upon the business to be transacted, each being a member or a proxy for a member or a duly authorised representative of a corporation which is a member, shall be a quorum.
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Article 17. If a quorum is not present within half an hour after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the meeting, if convened on the requisition of or by members, shall be dissolved. In any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and (if applicable) the same place, or to such day, time and (if applicable) place as the board may determine. If at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within thirty minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the member or members present in person or by proxy or a duly authorised representative of a corporation which is a member shall be a quorum and may transact the business for which the meeting was called.
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Article 18. The chairman (if any) of the board or, in his absence the vice-chairman (if any) or in the absence of both of them some other director nominated by the board shall preside as chairman of every general meeting of the Company but, if neither the chairman nor the vice-chairman nor such other director (if any) is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting and is willing to act, the directors present shall elect one of their number present to be chairman and, if there is only one director present and willing to act, he shall be chairman.
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Article 19. If no director is willing to act as chairman or, if no director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the members present and entitled to vote shall choose one of their number to be chairman.
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Article 20. Without prejudice to any other power of adjournment he may have under applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules, the Articles of Association or at common law, the chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place(s) to place(s), but no business shall be transacted at an adjourned meeting other than business which might properly have been transacted at the meeting had the adjournment not taken place. When a meeting is adjourned for 30 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original notice. Save as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjourned meeting or the business to be transacted thereat.
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Article 21. Subject to the provisions of the Articles of Association, the board may, at its sole discretion, arrange for persons entitled to attend general meetings to attend and participate in general meetings by electronic means at one or more places designated by the board at its sole discretion from time to time.
Article 22. All general meetings are subject to the following:
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(2) A member in person (if the member is a corporation, by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy:
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(i) attending and participating in a physical meeting or hybrid meeting at one meeting venue; and/or
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(ii) attending and participating in an electronic general meeting or hybrid meeting through electronic means
shall be deemed to be present at and counted in the quorum of the meeting, and shall be entitled to vote at the meeting, and the meeting shall be duly convened and its proceedings shall be valid, provided that the chairman of the meeting shall be satisfied that sufficient electronic means are available during the meeting to ensure that members and/or proxies at all meeting venues and members and/or proxies through electronic means attending an electronic general meeting or hybrid meeting are able to participate in the business of the meeting held for this purpose;
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(3) If members and/or proxies participate in the meeting by being present at one of the meeting venues, and/or if members and/or proxies participate in an electronic general meeting or hybrid meeting through electronic means, but the electronic means or communication equipment fail to function for any reason, or any other arrangements fail to enable persons at the meeting venues other than the primary meeting venue to participate in the business of the meeting, or (in the case of an electronic general meeting or hybrid meeting) notwithstanding sufficient electronic means provided by the Company, but one or more members and/or proxies fail to access or continue to access the electronic means, the validity of the meeting or the resolutions passed or any business conducted at the meeting or any action taken pursuant to such business will not be affected thereby, provided that a sufficient quorum is present during the meeting; and; and
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(4) References in the Articles of Association to the provisions relating to the service and giving of notices of general meetings and the time of delivery of letters of proxy shall be based on the date and time in Hong Kong.
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Article 23. The board and (at any general meeting) the chairman of the meeting may from time to time at its sole discretion make appropriate arrangements (including but not limited to issuing tickets or certain other identification methods, passwords, reservations, electronic voting or other methods) for the management of attendance and/or participation and/or voting at any meeting venue and/or (in the case of an electronic general meeting or hybrid meeting) through electronic means, and may change any such arrangements from time to time, provided that members entitled to attend the general meeting or adjourned meeting shall have the right to attend and participate in the meeting in person (if the member is a corporation, by its duly authorised representative) or by proxy at a meeting venue or through electronic means; and the right of any member to attend the general meeting or adjourned meeting at relevant meeting venue or through electronic means will be subject to any relevant arrangements which may be in force at the time and those specified in the notice of the meeting or adjourned meeting as applicable to that meeting.
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Article 24. If the chairman of a general meeting (or, if there is no chairman, the board) considers:
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(1) in the case of a physical meeting or a hybrid meeting, the electronic means available for attendance at the primary meeting venue or other meeting place of the meeting are insufficient for the purposes set out in the Articles of Association or otherwise insufficient to enable the meeting to be conducted substantially in accordance with the provisions contained in the notice of the meeting;
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(3) it is impossible or practicable to ascertain the views of those present or to give all persons entitled to communicate and/or vote at the meeting a reasonable opportunity to do so; or
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(4) the occurrence of violence or threats of violence, misconduct or other disturbances at the meeting makes it impossible or practicable to ensure the proper and orderly conduct of the meeting,
then without prejudice to any other powers the chairman or the board may have under the Articles of Association or at common law, the chairman or the board may, at its absolute discretion, adjourn the meeting (including adjournment indefinitely), before or after the commencement of the meeting, without the consent of the general meeting, regardless of whether the general meeting has a sufficient quorum. All matters handled at the meeting until the adjournment are valid. Adjournment is subject to the provisions of the Articles of Association.
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- Article 25. Subject to the provisions of the Articles of Association, a physical meeting may also be held by telephone, electronic or other means of communication which allows all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such meeting will constitute physical attendance at the meeting.
Chapter 7 Voting and Resolution of the General Meeting
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Article 26. At any general meeting, the shareholders may speak and vote in respect of any resolutions. However, if permitted by the Listing Rules of the relevant stock exchange, the chairman of the general meeting may in good faith, allow a resolution which relates purely to a procedural or administrative matter to be decided by a show of hands. For the purposes of the Articles of Association, procedural and administrative matters are those that (i) are not on the agenda of the general meeting or in any supplementary circular that may be issued by the Company to its members; and (ii) relate to the chairman’s duties to maintain the orderly conduct of the meeting and/or allow the business of the meeting to be properly and effectively dealt with, whilst allowing all members a reasonable opportunity to express their views.
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Article 27. On any resolution where a vote is not required under applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules, or the Articles of Association to be held on a poll, a poll may be demanded before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands:
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(3) by a member or members present in person or by proxy, or a duly authorised representative of a corporation which is a member, representing not less than five percent (5%) of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting; or
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(4) by a member or members holding shares conferring a right to vote at the meeting on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the total sum paid up on all the shares conferring that right.
Where a resolution is voted on by a show of hands, a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, or not carried by a particular majority, and an entry to that effect in the minutes of the meeting, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against the resolution.
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Article 28. The demand for a poll may, before the poll is taken, be withdrawn but only with the consent of the chairman at any time before the close of the meeting or the taking of the poll, whichever is the earlier, and a demand so withdrawn shall not be taken to have invalidated the result of a show of hands declared before the demand was made.
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Article 29. A poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and he may appoint scrutineers (who need not be members) and fix a time and place for declaring the result of the poll. The result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded.
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Article 30. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a casting vote in addition to any other vote he may have.
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Article 31. A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken either forthwith or at such time and place as the chairman directs, not being more than thirty days after the poll is demanded. The demand for a poll shall not prevent the continuance of a meeting for the transaction of any business other than the question on which the poll was demanded. If a poll is demanded before the declaration of the result of a show of hands and the demand is duly withdrawn, the meeting shall continue as if the demand had not been made.
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Article 32. (1) Subject to the provisions of applicable laws and regulations and the Listing Rules, a resolution in writing signed by all the members who on the date of circulation of the resolution in writing are entitled to attend and vote at general meetings shall be as valid and effective as if the same had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held. A written notice of confirmation of such resolution in writing signed by or on behalf of a member shall be deemed to be his signature to such resolution in writing for the purposes of this Article. Such resolution in writing may consist of several documents each signed by or on behalf of one or more members. A resolution which is signed and sent by a member by facsimile message or other electronic means shall be treated as being signed by him for the purpose of this Article.
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Article 33. Where any member is, under the rules prescribed by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Shanghai Stock Exchange from time to time, required to abstain from voting on any particular resolution or restricted to voting only for or only against any particular resolution, any votes cast by or on behalf of such shareholder in contravention of such requirement or restriction shall not be counted.
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Article 34. Shareholders have the right to supervise the Company’s business operations and make suggestions or inquiries in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules and the Articles of Association. Directors and officers shall provide explanations on the members’ reasonable inquiries and suggestions at the general meeting.
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Article 35. Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any shares, on a show of hands every member who (being an individual) is present in person or (being a corporation) is present by a duly authorised representative at any general meeting shall have one vote only, and on a poll every member shall have one vote for every fully paid-up share of which he is the holder.
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Article 36. In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the register of members.
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Article 37. Any person entitled under the Articles of Association to be registered as the holder of any shares may vote at any general meeting in respect thereof in the same manner as if he were the registered holder of such shares, provided that at least 48 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting or adjourned meeting (as the case may be) at which he proposes to vote, he shall satisfy the directors of his right to be registered as the holder of such shares or the board shall have previously admitted his right to vote at such meeting in respect thereof.
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Article 38. A member of unsound mind or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction (whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere) in lunacy may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person in the nature of a committee, receiver or curator bonis appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may, on a show of hands or on a poll, vote by proxy. If any member is a minor, he may vote by his guardian or one of his guardians who may give their votes personally or by proxy.
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Article 39. No member shall have the right to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares, either in person or by representative or proxy, in respect of any share held by him unless all amounts presently payable by him in respect of that share have been paid.
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Article 40. Subject to the rules prescribed by the stock exchange(s) where shares of the Company are listed and the China Securities Regulatory Commission from time to time, only the persons registered as shareholders of the Company on the record date of any general meeting are entitled to vote at such meeting. No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter or to the counting of, or failure to count, any vote, except at the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered. Subject to any objection made in due time, every vote counted and not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid and every vote disallowed or not counted whether given personally or by proxy shall be invalid. Any objection as to voting made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive.
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Article 41. Subject to the rules prescribed by the stock exchanges where shares of the Company are listed and the China Securities Regulatory Commission from time to time, on a poll votes may be given either personally or by proxy or (in the case of a corporate member) by a duly authorised representative. A member entitled to more than one vote need not, if he votes, use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses the same way.
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Article 42. The following matters shall be approved by the shareholders by way of special resolution passed at a general meeting:
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(2) to consider and approve any amendment to the Articles of Association of the Company or adoption of new Articles of Association of the Company;
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(3) to consider and approve any amalgamation, winding up or change of company status of the Company (including a change from a public company to a private company);
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Notwithstanding other requirements under the Articles of Association, the following matters shall be passed by votes representing not less than two-thirds of the voting rights held by the shareholders of the Company present at a general meeting who, being entitled to do so, vote either in person or (if a proxy is permitted) by proxy or (if the shareholder is a corporation) by its duly authorised representative at the meeting:
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(1) to consider and approve any material purchase or disposal of assets, where the transaction amount within one year exceeds 30% of the latest audited total assets of the Company, as provided under applicable laws and regulations and the Listing Rules;
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(2) to consider and approve any provision of guarantees by the Company, where the guaranteed amount within one year exceeds 30% of the latest audited total assets of the Company, as provided under applicable laws and regulations and the Listing Rules; and
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(3) other matters that only require approval by two-thirds or more of voting rights held by shareholders attending the meeting pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules, and the Articles of Association.
Except as otherwise provided by applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules and the Articles of Association, other matters shall be passed by an ordinary resolution at a general meeting.
Chapter 8 Proxies of Shareholders
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Article 43. Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of the Company shall be entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A member may appoint more than one proxy to attend on the same occasion. A proxy need not be a member.
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Article 44. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and in such form which the board may approve, provided that this shall not preclude the use of the two-way form. An instrument of proxy shall be executed by the appointor or by its duly authorised representative. A corporation may execute a form of proxy either under its common seal or under the hand of a duly authorised officer. Deposit of an instrument of proxy shall not preclude a member from attending and voting at the meeting or at any adjournment of it and, in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
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Article 45. Any instrument of proxy issued to a member for use by him for appointing a proxy to attend and vote at an extraordinary general meeting or at an annual general meeting at which any business is to be transacted shall be such as to enable the member, according to his intention, to instruct the proxy to vote in favour of or against (or, in default of instructions, to exercise his discretion in respect of) each resolution dealing with any business; and unless the contrary is stated therein, be valid as well for any adjournment of the meeting as for the meeting to which it relates.
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Article 46. The Company may at its sole discretion from time to time designate an electronic address for receipt of any documents or information relating to the proxy for general meetings. Where the Company provides relevant electronic address, it shall be deemed to have agreed to any such document or information (relating to the aforesaid proxy) may be sent electronically to this address, subject to the provisions below and any other restrictions and conditions specified by the Company at the time of providing such relevant address. The Company may determine, from time to time and without limitation, any relevant electronic address may be used generally for such matters or exclusively for a particular general meeting or purpose, and (if so) the Company may provide different electronic addresses for different purposes. The Company may also attach any conditions to the transmission and receipt of such electronic communications, including (for the avoidance of doubt) any security or encryption arrangements that the Company may specify. If any document or information required to be sent to the Company is sent to the Company by electronic means under this article, and if the Company has not received such document or information at the electronic address designated under this article or the Company fails to designate an electronic address for receiving such document or information, such documents or information shall not be deemed to be validly served on or deposited with the Company.
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Article 47. The instrument appointing a proxy and any authority under which it is executed or a copy of the authority certified notarially may:
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and an instrument of proxy which is not deposited or delivered in a manner so permitted shall be invalid. No instrument appointing a proxy shall be valid after the expiration of twelve months from the date of its execution, except at an adjourned meeting in cases where the meeting was originally held within twelve months from such date.
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Article 48. A vote given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy or power of attorney or by the duly authorised representative of a corporation shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed or the transfer of shares in respect of which the proxy is given, provided no intimation in writing of the death, insanity, revocation or transfer shall have been received by the Company at the Office or by the electronic address specified by the Company under the Articles of Association at least 24 hours before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the proxy is used.
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Article 49. A proxy’s authority in relation to a resolution is to be regarded as revoked if the member who has appointed the proxy:
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Article 50. A member who is entitled to attend, speak or vote (either on a show of hands or on a poll) at a general meeting remains so entitled in respect of the meeting or any adjournment of it, even though a valid proxy notice has been delivered to the Company by or on behalf of the member.
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Article 51. Any corporation which is a member of the Company may, by resolution of its board or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company, or at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares. The person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company. References in the Articles of Association to a member present in person at a meeting shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include a corporation which is a member represented at the meeting by such duly authorised representative.
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of any class of member of the Company or meeting of creditors provided that, if more than one person is so authorised, the instrument of proxy or authorisation shall specify the number and class of shares in respect of which each such person is so authorised. A person so authorised under the Articles of Association or the provisions of this Article will be deemed to have been duly authorised without the need of producing any documents of title, notarised authorisation and/or further evidence to substantiate that it is so authorised and shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the Clearing House (or its nominee) which he represents as that Clearing House (or its nominee) could exercise as if such person were an individual member of the Company, including the right to speak and vote, and each such person shall be entitled to a separate vote notwithstanding any contrary provision as provided in the Articles of Association.
Chapter 9 Minutes of the General Meeting
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Article 53. The minutes of the general meetings shall be kept by the Secretary of the Company. The minutes shall include:
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(4) resolutions that are considered and the voting results;
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(5) scrutineer and lawyers participated in the meeting.
The Secretary shall ensure that the minutes is true, accurate and complete. The Chairman of the meeting shall sign the minutes of the general meeting, and shall ensure that the minutes are true, accurate and complete. The minutes of the general meetings shall be kept with (if any) the register of shareholders and Directors present at the meeting, power of attorney for proxies, and certificate of voting results signed by the scrutineer for at least 10 years.
Chapter 10 Miscellaneous
- Article 54. Any matter not specified in these Rules shall be subject to relevant laws, administrative regulations, other normative documents, the rules where the share of the Company are listed and the provisions of Articles of Association. If there are any contraventions between the Rules and the laws, regulations, regulatory documents, the rules where the share of the Company are listed and the provisions of Articles
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of Association, the provisions of relevant laws, regulations, regulatory documents, the rules where the share of the Company are listed and the provisions of Articles of Association shall prevail. Where the Rules conflict with any laws, regulations, normative documents, the rules where the share of the Company are listed or the Articles of Association amended according to legal procedures, such laws, regulations, normative documents, the rules where the share of the Company are listed and the provisions of Articles of Association shall prevail, in which case the Rules shall be amended forthwith and submitted to the general meeting for review and approval after stipulated by the board of the Company.
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Article 55. These Rules have been prepared by the board and submitted to the general meeting for review and approval, and shall be effective from the date of the Company’s initial public offering and listing of the RMB-denominated ordinary shares on the STAR Market Listing Rules.
Article 56. These Rules shall be construed by the board.
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HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
POLICY GOVERNING THE PROCEDURES FOR THE HOLDING OF BOARD MEETINGS
Chapter 1 General Provisions
- Article 1. In order to further regulate the method of discussion and decision-making process of the board of Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “ Company ”), facilitate the directors and the board to perform their duties and responsibilities, and improve the level of standard operation and scientific decisionmaking of the board, these rules of procedure are formulated in accordance with the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong), the Rules Governing the Listing of Stocks on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of Shanghai Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as the “ STAR Market Listing Rules” ), the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “ Stock Exchange Listing Rules” , which, together with the STAR Market Listing Rules, are collectively referred to as the “ Listing Rules ”), and other laws, regulations and normative documents, the Articles of Association of Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “ Articles of Association” ), as well as the actual circumstances of the Company.
Chapter 2 Powers of the Board
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Article 2. Subject to the provisions of the applicable law and regulations, the Listing Rules and the Articles of Association, the board of the Company may exercise the following powers:
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to formulate the Company’s profit distribution plan and loss recovery plan;
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subject to the provisions of applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules and the Articles of Association, to decide the Company’s external investment, acquisition and sale of assets, asset mortgage, external guarantee, mandate wealth management, connected transactions, connected transactions, external donations, etc.;
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to decide on the appointment or dismissal of the Company’s president, other officers and company secretary, and to decide on their remuneration, rewards and punishments;
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to propose to the general meeting for the appointment or replacement of the auditor responsible for the audit of the Company;
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to formulate plans to amend the Articles of Association;
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to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations and the Listing Rules, to make decisions on the issuance of general bonds by the Company (except for the issuance of convertible bonds subject to shareholders’ approval); and
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other powers prescribed by applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules and the Articles of Association.
To the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations and the Rules of the Exchange, the board may authorize the management of the Company to exercise relevant powers through appropriate procedures.
No amendment to the Articles of Association shall invalidate any prior act of the board which would have been valid if the same had not been passed or made.
The general powers of the board given by the Articles of Association shall not be limited or restricted by any special authority or power given to the board by any other Article or by any resolution of the Company in general meeting, and a meeting of the directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the directors.
Chapter 3 Board Meetings
Article 3. Meeting Frequency
The board shall at least convene four meetings a year at approximately quarterly intervals.
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Article 4. Notice of Meeting
Notice of a meeting shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if it is given to him personally in writing or orally or sent to him at his last known address or any other address notified by him to the Company. A Director may waive notice of any meeting and any such waiver may be prospective or retrospective.
The Chairman of the board or any two directors may, and the secretary of the Company on the requisition of such persons, shall, at any time summon a meeting of the board by notice to each Director and alternate director by telephone, facsimile, electronic email, telegraph or telex, during normal business hours, or by sending notice in writing to each Director and alternate director by first class mail, charges prepaid, at least two days before the date of the meeting, which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held and provided further if notice is given in person, by telephone, facsimile, electronic email, telegraph or telex the same shall be deemed to have been given on the day it is delivered to the directors or transmitting organization as the case may be. Notice of at least fourteen days shall be given to each Director and alternate director for any regular board meeting. The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting of the board to, or the non-receipt of notice of a meeting by any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting.
Article 5. Quorum of Meeting
No business shall be transacted at any board meeting unless a quorum is present. Unless the applicable law and regulations, the Listing Rules and the Articles of Association otherwise required, the quorum may be fixed by the directors and unless so fixed at any other number shall be two. An alternate director shall be counted in a quorum but, notwithstanding that an alternate director is also a director or is alternate for more than one director, he shall for quorum purposes count as only one director.
Article 6. Restrictions on Actions of the Board If the Quorum is not Met
The continuing directors or a sole continuing director may act notwithstanding any vacancies in their number, but, if the number of directors is less than the number fixed as the quorum, the continuing directors may act only for the purpose of filling vacancies or of calling a general meeting, but for no other purpose.
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Article 7. Chairman
The directors may elect from their number, and remove, a chairman and a vice chairman of the board. The chairman, or in his absence the vice chairman, shall preside at all board meetings, but if there is no chairman or vice chairman, or if at the meeting neither the chairman nor the vice chairman is present within ten minutes after the time appointed for the meeting, or if neither of them is willing to act as chairman, the directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
Article 8. Validity of Resolution Remains Unaffected by the Qualification of Directors
All acts done by a board meeting, or of a committee of the directors or by a person acting as a director, shall notwithstanding that it may afterwards be discovered that there was a defect in the appointment of any director or that any of them were disqualified from holding office or had vacated office, or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified and had continued to be a director and had been entitled to vote.
Article 9. Manner of Convening Meetings
A board meeting may consist of a conference between directors some or all of whom are in different places provided at each director who participates is able:
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Article 10. Validity of Written Resolutions Signed by All Directors
A resolution in writing signed by all the directors (or their respective alternate directors as the case may be) for the time being entitled to receive notice of a board meeting or of a committee of the directors shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a board meeting or (as the case may be) of that committee, duly convened and held, and may consist of several documents in the like form each executed by one or more directors, but a resolution executed by an alternate director need not also be executed by his appointor and, if it is executed by a director who has appointed an alternate director, it need not also be executed by the alternate
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director in that capacity. A resolution which is signed and sent by a director or his alternate director or a member of such committee by cable, facsimile message, telex message or other electronic means shall be treated as being signed by him for the purpose of the Articles of Association and Rules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a resolution in writing shall not be passed in lieu of meeting of the board for the purposes of considering any matter or business in which a substantial shareholder of the Company (as defined in the Stock Exchange Listing Rules) or a director has a conflict of interest and the board has determined that such conflict of interest to be material.
Article 11. Alternate Director
Any director (other than an alternate director) may appoint any other director, or any other person approved by resolution of the directors and willing to act, to be an alternate director and may remove from office an alternate director appointed by him. If such person is not another director, such appointment, unless previously approved by the directors, shall have effect only upon and subject to being so approved by the board.
An alternate director shall (unless he is absent from Hong Kong) be entitled to receive notices of board meetings and of committees of the directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at any such meeting at which the director appointing him is not present (in addition to his own vote if he is also a director) and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a director in his absence but shall not (unless the Company by ordinary resolution otherwise determines) be entitled to any fees for his services as an alternate director. If his appointor is for the time being absent from Hong Kong or otherwise not available or unable to act, his signature to any resolution in writing of the board or a committee of the board shall, unless the notice of his appointment provides to the contrary, be as effective as the signature of his appointor. An alternate director shall be entitled to be repaid expenses to be indemnified to the same extent mutatis mutandis as if he were a director.
A director who is also an alternate director has an additional vote on behalf of each appointor who: (a) is not participating in a directors’ meeting; and (b) would have been entitled to vote if he or she were participating in it.
An alternate director must not be counted or regarded as more than one director for determining whether: (a) a quorum is participating; or (b) a directors’ written resolution is adopted.
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An alternate director shall cease to be an alternate director if his appointor ceases to be a director or when his appointor removes him as an alternate director; but, if a director retires by rotation or otherwise but is reappointed or deemed to have been reappointed at the meeting at which he retires, any appointment of an alternate director made by him which was in force immediately prior to his retirement shall continue after his reappointment.
Article 12. Voting at the Board Meeting
The directors may meet together for the despatch of business, adjourn, and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit. Questions arising at a meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. Any matters to be handled at a meeting shall be subject to the approval by a majority of the directors present at the meeting, unless otherwise stipulated by applicable laws and regulations, the Listing Rules and the Articles of Association. The voting on the resolutions of the board shall implement the one-person-one-vote system. In case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A director may, and the secretary on the requisition of a director shall, call a board meeting. A director who is also an alternate director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote; and an alternate director who is appointed by two or more directors shall be entitled to a separate vote on behalf of each of his appointors in the appointor’s absence.
If a director has an affiliate relationship with the subject involved in the resolutions of the board meeting, the affiliated director (as defined in the Rules of Shanghai Stock Exchange for the Listing of Stocks on the STAR Market) shall not vote on relevant resolution, nor shall he exercise voting rights on behalf of other directors. Resolutions can only be passed if: (i) the board meeting is attended by more than half of the non-affiliated directors and (ii) the resolutions at the board meeting must be are passed by more than half of all non-affiliated directors. Where there are less than three non-affiliated directors present at the board meeting, the Company shall submit relevant matters to the general meeting for consideration.
For the guarantees within the powers of the board, in addition to the approval by more than half of all the directors, it should also be subject to the approval by more than two-thirds of the directors present at the board meeting.
Where the board considers the matter of RMB ordinary share repurchase in accordance with the provisions of relevant Chinese laws and regulations or the authorisation of the general meeting, the matter shall be subject to the approval by a resolution of the board meeting attended by more than two-thirds of the directors.
A director shall not be counted in the quorum present at a meeting in relation to a resolution on which he is not entitled to vote.
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Article 13. Minutes
- In respect of board meetings and meetings of committees of the board held physically or via video or telephone conference, the company secretary shall arrange the staff of the office of the company secretary to take minutes. In addition to the meeting minutes, the company secretary shall also arrange the staff of the office of the company secretary to make a concise summary of the meeting as needed, and make a separate resolution record for the resolutions adopted by the meeting on the basis of the statistical voting results. The minutes of the board and committees of the board shall record the matters considered and the decisions reached at the relevant board meeting in detail, specifying any concerns or objections raised by the directors. After conclusion of a board meeting, the first draft and final draft of the minutes shall be distributed to all directors within a reasonable period. The first draft shall be for the directors’ comments, and the final draft shall be kept by the directors for records. Meeting files of the board and committees of the board, including notices and materials of meetings, attendance books, powers of attorney granted by directors to their proxies, audio-records, votes, meeting minutes duly signed by the Chairman, written resolutions signed by all directors and other documents shall be kept by the company secretary. The minutes shall be made available for inspection by any director within any reasonable time of period upon reasonable notice.
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Article 14. Any matter not specified in these Rules shall be subject to relevant laws, administrative regulations, other normative documents, the rules where the shares of the Company are listed and the provisions of Articles of Association. If there are any contraventions between the Rules and the laws, regulations, regulatory documents, the rules where the shares of the Company are listed and the provisions of Articles of Association, the provisions of relevant laws, regulations, regulatory documents, the rules where the share of the Company are listed and the provisions of Articles of Association shall prevail. Where the Rules conflict with any laws, regulations, normative documents, the rules where the share of the Company are listed or the Articles of Association amended according to legal procedures, such laws, regulations, normative documents, the rules where the share of the Company are listed and the provisions of Articles of Association shall prevail, in which case the Rules shall be amended forthwith and submitted to the board for review and approval after stipulated by the board of the Company.
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Article 15. These Rules have been prepared by the board and submitted to the general meeting for review and approval, and shall be effective from the date of the Company’s initial public offering and listing of the RMB-denominated ordinary shares on the STAR Market Listing Rules.
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HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED 華虹半導體有限公司
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock code: 1347)
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held on 27 June 2022 at 2:00 p.m., with the combination of a physical meeting at Kowloon Shangri-La Hong Kong, 64 Mody Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong and a virtual meeting online, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing, with or without modification, the following resolutions. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as ascribed to them in the circular dated 7 June 2022 issued by the Company (the “ Circular ”).
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
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To consider and approve the RMB Share Issue and the Specific Mandate (including but not limited to the particulars as set out in the section headed “Resolution on the RMB Share Issue and the Specific Mandate” in the Circular).
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To consider and approve the authorisation to the Board and its authorised persons, including but not limited to the Chairman of the Company, to exercise full powers to deal with all matters relating to the RMB Share Issue (including but not limited to the particulars as set out in the section headed “Resolution on authorisation to the Board and its authorised persons to exercise full powers to deal with all matters relating to the RMB Share Issue” in the Circular).
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To consider and approve the plan for distribution of profits accumulated before the RMB Share Issue (including but not limited to the particulars as set out in the section headed “Resolution on the plan for distribution of profits accumulated before the RMB Share Issue” in the Circular).
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To consider and approve the plan for stabilisation of the price of the RMB Shares within three years following the RMB Share Issue in the form as set forth in Appendix I to the Circular.
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To consider and approve the profits distribution policy and dividend return plan within three years following the RMB Share Issue in the form as set forth in Appendix II to the Circular.
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To consider and approve the use of proceeds from the RMB Share Issue (including but not limited to the particulars as set out in the section headed “Resolution on the use of proceeds from the RMB Share Issue” in the Circular).
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To consider and approve the remedial measures for the dilution of immediate returns after the RMB Share Issue in the form as set forth in Appendix III to the Circular.
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To consider and approve the undertakings and the corresponding binding measures in connection with the RMB Share Issue in the form as set forth in Appendix IV to the Circular.
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To consider and approve the adoption of the policy governing the procedures for the holding of general meetings in the form as set forth in Appendix VI to the Circular which will become effective on the date of the listing of the RMB Shares on the STAR Market.
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To consider and approve the adoption of the policy governing the procedures for the holding of Board meetings in the form as set forth in Appendix VII to the Circular which will become effective on the date of the listing of the RMB Shares on the STAR Market.
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To authorise any Director or officer of the Company to carry out and take all actions necessary and to sign all necessary documents in connection with or to give effect to the ordinary resolutions above.
SPECIAL RESOLUTION
- To consider and approve the proposed amendments to the Articles:
“ THAT subject to and conditional upon the passing of ordinary resolution numbered “1” above:
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(1) the proposed amendments to the Articles as set forth in Appendix V to the Circular be and are hereby approved and the same to take effect from the date of listing of the RMB Shares on the STAR Market;
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(2) the articles of association of the Company reflecting the amendments referred to in sub- paragraph (1) above in the form tabled at the EGM, marked “A” and for the purpose of identification signed by a Director be approved and the same be adopted in substitution for and to the exclusion of the existing Articles with effect from the date of listing of the RMB Shares on the STAR Market; and
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(3) any Director or officer of the Company be and is hereby authorised to carry out and take all actions necessary and to sign all necessary documents in connection with or to give effect to this special resolution.”
By Order of the Board Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited Mr. Suxin Zhang Chairman and Executive Director
Shanghai, PRC, 7 June 2022
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Notes:
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In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Company will conduct a hybrid extraordinary general meeting with the combination of a physical meeting and a virtual meeting online. Shareholders will have the option of joining the EGM either (a) through the physical meeting at Kowloon Shangri-La Hong Kong, 64 Mody Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong; or (b) through the Internet by using their computer, tablet device or smartphone. The venue of the physical meeting will be subject to the social distancing and disease control measures in place in Shanghai and Hong Kong at the time. An announcement will be made by the Company in the event of a change of venue.
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Registered Shareholders will be able to attend the EGM, vote and submit questions online. Each registered Shareholder’s personalized login and access code will be sent to him or her under separate letter. Non-registered Shareholders whose Shares are held in the Central Clearing and Settlement System through banks, brokers, custodians or Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited may also be able to attend the EGM, vote and submit questions online. In this regard, they should consult directly with their banks, brokers or custodians (as the case may be) for the necessary arrangements.
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All resolutions at the meeting will be taken by poll (except where the chairman, in good faith, decides to allow a resolution which relates purely to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands) pursuant to the Listing Rules. The results of the poll will be published on the websites of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Company in accordance with the Listing Rules.
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Any Shareholder of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. If more than one proxy is appointed, the number of Shares in respect of which each such proxy so appointed must be specified in the relevant form of proxy.
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In order to be valid, the form of proxy 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, must be deposited at the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong or via the designated URL (https://spot-emeeting.tricor.hk) using the username and password provided on the notification letter sent by the Company on 7 June 2022, not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or any adjournment thereof. In calculating the aforesaid 48 hours period, no account will be taken of any part of a day that is a public holiday. Accordingly, the form of proxy must be delivered not later than 2:00 p.m. on 24 June 2022. Delivery of the form of proxy shall not preclude a Shareholder of the Company from attending and voting in person at the meeting and, in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.
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Registered Shareholders are requested to provide a valid email address of his or her proxy (except for appointment of “The Chairman of the Meeting”) for the proxy to receive the login and access code to participate online to the e-Meeting System.
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For determining the entitlement to attend and vote at the above meeting, the register of members of the Company will be closed from 22 June 2022 to 27 June 2022, both dates inclusive, during which period no transfer of Shares will be registered. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the EGM, unregistered holders of Shares of the Company shall ensure that all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant Share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on 21 June 2022.
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Upon arrival at the venue of the EGM, voting slip(s) will be given to every Shareholder present in person (or in the case of a corporation by its authorized representative) or by proxy to cast his/her/its vote(s). Each Shareholder/authorized representative/proxy present in venue will have to access to the e-Meeting System via the QR Code given on the voting slip and cast his/her vote(s) on the e-Meeting System. If registered Shareholders would like to participate online, he/she can log on to the e-Meeting System using his/her personalized login and access code and cast his/her vote(s) on the e-Meeting System. Each Shareholders’ proxy authorization and instruction will be revoked if he/she attend in person at the EGM or attend via the e-Meeting System. For details, please refer to the Online Meeting User Guide available at the e-Meeting System.
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In view of the travelling restrictions imposed by various jurisdictions including Hong Kong to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, certain Director(s) may attend the EGM through telephone/video conference or similar electronic means.
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A circular containing further details concerning paragraphs 1 to 12 in this notice will be sent to all Shareholders of the Company.
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