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Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2022
Jul 28, 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 doubt about this circular, you should consult your stockbroker, other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. , you should at once hand this circular together with the form(s) 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.
This circular appears for information purpose only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for any securities of the Company.
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Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. 江蘇瑞科生物技術股份有限公司
(a joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock code: 2179)
APPLICATION FOR “FULL CIRCULATION” OF UNLISTED SHARES OF THE COMPANY
AUTHORIZATION GRANTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS DELEGATED PERSONS TO DEAL WITH MATTERS RELATED TO THE APPLICATION FOR “FULL CIRCULATION” OF UNLISTED SHARES OF THE COMPANY CHANGE OF REGISTERED ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE GENERAL MEETING NOTICE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING AND NOTICE OF THE H SHARE CLASS MEETING
Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. will convene the EGM at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 15, 2022 and H Share Class Meeting immediately after the conclusion or adjournment of the EGM and the Class Meeting for Holders of Domestic Shares and Unlisted Foreign Shares (whichever is later) at Conference Room, 3/F, Building G29, Standard Plant, China Medical City Phase 6, Medical High-tech District, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, the PRC. The notices of the EGM and H Share Class Meeting are set out on pages 61 to 66 of this circular. The forms of proxy for use at the EGM and H Share Class Meeting are also enclosed herein. Such forms of proxy are also published on the websites of the Stock Exchange (http://www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (www.recbio.cn).
Shareholders who intend to appoint a proxy to attend the EGM and/or H Share Class Meeting shall complete and return the enclosed form(s) of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s headquarters and registered office in the PRC (for holders of Domestic Shares and Unlisted Foreign Shares) or H Share Registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong (for holders of H Shares) not less than 24 hours before the time fixed for holding the EGM and H Share Class Meeting (i.e. not later than 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 14, 2022) or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be). Completion and return of the form(s) of proxy will not preclude Shareholders from attending and voting in person at the EGM and/or H Share Class Meeting or any adjournment thereof if they so wish.
References to dates and time in this circular are to Hong Kong dates and time.
July 29, 2022
CONTENTS
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| PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR THE EGM AND CLASS GENERAL | |
| MEETING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | ii |
| DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| LETTER FROM THE BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
| APPENDIX I THE H SHARE FULL CIRCULATION PLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| APPENDIX II COMPARATIVE TABLE OF THE AMENDMENTS |
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| TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 18 |
| APPENDIX III COMPARATIVE TABLE OF THE AMENDMENTS |
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| TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE | |
| GENERAL MEETING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 53 |
| NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 61 |
| NOTICE OF H SHARE CLASS MEETING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 64 |
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PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR THE EGM AND CLASS GENERAL MEETING
In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and in line with the Taizhou Municipal Government’s directive on recent prevention and control of COVID-19, the Company will implement the following precautionary measures at the general meeting and class general meeting to protect the attendees of general meeting and class general meeting from the risk of infection:
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(1) All Shareholders that attend the meeting on-site should contact the Office of the Board of the Company no later than two days before the convening of the general meeting and class general meeting (i.e. before 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2022), and complete the declaration of personal health information, including their basic personal information, epidemiological history screening, health monitoring condition, and vaccination status. In order to protect the health of the attendees, Shareholders who have not completed the declaration within the aforesaid time, or have travelled to medium- to high-risk areas in recent 14 days, or do not meet the pandemic prevention requirements will not be able to enter the venue of the general meeting and class general meeting.
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(2) Upon arrival at the meeting venue on the day of the general meeting and class general meeting, all Shareholders that attend the meeting on-site should cooperate with the implementation of the epidemic prevention and control requirements such as registration for meeting attendance, health information query and confirmation, and temperature detection, and strictly abide by the epidemic prevention regulations of local government. All attendees should wear a mask at all times during the meeting and keep necessary distance according to the meeting arrangement.
Shareholders attending the general meeting and class general meeting on-site should abide by the latest epidemic prevention policy prescribed by the Taizhou Municipal Government. To the extent permitted under the applicable laws, the Company reserves the right to deny entry into the venue of the general meeting and class general meeting or require any person to leave the venue of the general meeting and class general meeting in order to ensure the safety of the attendees at the general meeting and class general meeting.
In the interests of health and safety for all relevant personnel of the general meeting and class general meeting and in response to the requirements of recent prevention and control of COVID-19 prescribed by the Taizhou Municipal Government, Shareholders are reminded that physical attendance in person at the general meeting and/or class general meeting is not necessary for the purpose of exercising voting rights, and are strongly encouraged to appoint the chairman of the general meeting and/or class general meeting as proxy to attend and vote on the resolutions at the general meeting and/or class general meeting by completing the form(s) of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon instead of attending the general meeting and/or class general meeting or any adjourned meeting(s) in person.
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, the following expressions have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:
- “Articles of Association”
the articles of association of Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd., as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
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“Board of Directors” or “Board”
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the board of Directors of the Company
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“China” or “PRC”
the People’s Republic of China, for the purpose of this circular and for geographical reference only and except where the context requires, references to “China” and the “PRC” in this circular do not include Hong Kong of the PRC, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the PRC, and Taiwan region
- “Class Meeting for Holders of Domestic Shares and Unlisted Foreign Shares”
the 2022 first class meeting for holders of Domestic Shares and Unlisted Foreign Shares of the Company to be held immediately after the conclusion or adjournment of the EGM (whichever is later) on Monday, August 15, 2022
- “Company”
Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. (江蘇瑞科生物技術 股份有限公司), a joint stock company incorporated in the PRC with limited liability on May 25, 2021, the H Shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 2179)
- “Conversion and Listing”
upon obtaining all relevant approvals (including approvals from the CSRC and the Stock Exchange) and having complied with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, such Domestic Shares shall be converted into H Shares and the Company will apply to the Stock Exchange for the listing of, and permission to deal in, such H Shares on the Main Board
- “CSRC”
China Securities Regulatory Commission (中國證券監督 管理委員會)
- “Director(s)”
the director(s) of the Company
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DEFINITIONS
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“Domestic Share(s)”
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ordinary share(s) in the share capital of the Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each, which is(are) subscribed for and paid up in Renminbi by domestic investors
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“EGM” the 2022 first extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 15, 2022
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“H Share(s)” overseas listed foreign share(s) in the share capital of the Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each, which is(are) listed on the Stock Exchange and traded in Hong Kong Dollars
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“H Share Class Meeting” the 2022 first class meeting for holders of H Shares of the Company to be held immediately after the conclusion or adjournment of the EGM and the Class Meeting for Holders of Domestic Shares and Unlisted Foreign Shares (whichever is later) on Monday, August 15, 2022
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“H Share Full Circulation”
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the application proposed by the Company for the partial conversion of unlisted Shares into H Shares and the listing and circulation of such Shares on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange
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“H Share Registrar” Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited
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“Hong Kong”
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the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC
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“Hong Kong Dollars” Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong
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“Listing Rules”
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the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
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“PRC Company Law” the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China
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“RMB” or “Renminbi” Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC
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“Share(s)”
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share(s) in the share capital of the Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each, comprising Domestic Share(s), Unlisted Foreign Share(s) and H Share(s)
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DEFINITIONS
“Shareholder(s)” holder(s) of the Shares “Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “Unlisted Foreign Share(s)” ordinary share(s) issued by the Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each and is(are) held by foreign investors and not listed on any stock exchange
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. 江蘇瑞科生物技術股份有限公司
(a joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock code: 2179)
Executive Directors Dr. LIU Yong (劉勇) (Chairman and General Manager) Dr. CHEN Jianping (陳健平) Mr. LI Bu (李布)
Non-Executive Directors Dr. HONG Kunxue (洪坤學) Dr. ZHOU Hongbin (周宏斌) Mr. ZHAO Hui (趙輝) Dr. DU Wei (杜威) Dr. FENG Tao (逢濤)
Independent Non-Executive Directors Mr. LIANG Guodong (梁國棟) Dr. XIA Lijun (夏立軍) Prof. GAO Feng Prof. YUEN Ming Fai (袁銘輝)
Headquarters and Registered Office in the PRC Room A217, Vaccine Engineering Centre China Medical City Taizhou City Jiangsu Province PRC
Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong 40th Floor, Dah Sing Financial Centre No. 248 Queen’s Road East Wanchai Hong Kong
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir or Madam,
APPLICATION FOR “FULL CIRCULATION” OF UNLISTED SHARES OF THE COMPANY AUTHORIZATION GRANTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS DELEGATED PERSONS TO DEAL WITH MATTERS RELATED TO THE APPLICATION FOR “FULL CIRCULATION” OF UNLISTED SHARES OF THE COMPANY CHANGE OF REGISTERED ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE GENERAL MEETING NOTICE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING AND NOTICE OF THE H SHARE CLASS MEETING
I. INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this circular is to provide you with the notices of the EGM and H Share Class Meeting and the information reasonably necessary to enable you to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the proposed resolutions at the EGM and H Share Class Meeting.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
At the EGM, the following resolutions will be proposed to consider, and (if thought fit) approve:
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resolution on the application for “full circulation” of unlisted Shares of the Company;
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resolution on the authorization granted to the Board of Directors and its delegated persons to deal with matters related to the application for “full circulation” of unlisted Shares of the Company;
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resolution on the change of registered address of the Company;
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resolution on the amendments to the Articles of Association; and
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resolution on the amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the General Meeting.
At the H Share Class Meeting, the following resolutions will be proposed to consider, and (if thought fit) approve:
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resolution on the application for “full circulation” of unlisted Shares of the Company; and
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resolution on the authorization granted to the Board of Directors and its delegated persons to deal with matters related to the application for “full circulation” of unlisted Shares of the Company.
In order to enable you to have a better understanding of the resolutions to be proposed at the EGM and H Share Class Meeting and to make an informed decision in the circumstances where sufficient and necessary information are available, we have provided detailed information in this circular to the Shareholders.
- II. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE EGM AND H SHARE CLASS MEETING
1. Resolution on the application for “full circulation” of unlisted Shares of the Company
Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated June 30, 2022, in relation to (among others) the H Share Full Circulation plan considered by the Board of the Company.
As at the date of this circular, the Company has not applied to the CSRC for the H Share Full Circulation and details of the implementation plan of the H Share Full Circulation and the Conversion and Listing have not been finalized. The Company will make further announcement(s) on the progress of the H Share Full Circulation and the Conversion and Listing in accordance with the Inside Information Provision under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and/or the requirements of the Listing Rules.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
The H Share Full Circulation and the Conversion and Listing are subject to other relevant procedures as required by the CSRC, the Stock Exchange and other domestic and overseas regulatory authorities. Shareholders and potential investors of the Company are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the securities of the Company.
A special resolution will be proposed at the EGM and H Share Class Meeting to consider and approve the resolution on the application for “full circulation” of unlisted Shares of the Company, the full text of the H Share Full Circulation plan is set out in the Appendix I to this circular.
2. Resolution on the authorization granted to the Board of Directors and its delegated persons to deal with matters related to the application for “full circulation” of unlisted Shares of the Company
A special resolution will be proposed at the EGM and the H Share Class Meeting to consider and approve the resolution on the authorization granted to the Board of Directors and its delegated persons to deal with matters related to the application for “full circulation” of unlisted Shares of the Company.
The Shareholders who applied for the “full circulation” of unlisted Shares have agreed to authorize the Company (and the Company may further authorize the Board or its delegated persons) to apply to the CSRC, the Stock Exchange and other relevant regulatory authorities for the H Share Full Circulation, and be responsible for handling matters relating to the H Share Full Circulation.
It is proposed at the EGM and the H Share Class Meeting to authorize the Board and its delegated persons (unless otherwise authorized by the Board, such delegated persons shall be the chairman of the Board and the secretary to the Board) to handle all matters relating to the H Share Full Circulation at their sole discretion. The specific scope of authorization includes but is not limited to:
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(1) adjusting the specific plan for the H Share Full Circulation in accordance with the implementation rules, new regulations, guidance opinions, national policies formulated by the competent authorities and the review opinions or requirements of the relevant regulatory authorities on the matters relating to the H Share Full Circulation on the basis of the full circulation plan determined by the Company;
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(2) dealing with the reporting matters in relation to the H Share Full Circulation, including but not limited to preparing, producing, amending, signing, supplementing, submitting, reporting, implementing and announcing the relevant reporting documents and other legal documents in relation to the H Share Full Circulation in accordance with the requirements of the relevant regulatory authorities, and signing, amending, supplementing, submitting, reporting and implementing various legal documents in relation to the H Share Full Circulation on behalf of the Shareholders;
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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(3) being responsible for obtaining and handling all the matters in relation to all approvals and permits from the CSRC, the Stock Exchange and/or any other relevant domestic and overseas authorities for the H Share Full Circulation, handling the cross-border transfer registration and overseas centralized custody for the unlisted Shares, foreign exchange registration and listing on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations and the authorized/approved plan;
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(4) amending the Articles of Association based on the H Share Full Circulation;
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(5) taking all necessary actions on behalf of the Shareholders, to the extent permitted by laws and regulations and the Articles of Association, and based on the authorization of the Shareholders, to determine and handle all other matters relating to the application for the H Share Full Circulation.
3. Resolution on the change of registered address of the Company
Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated June 30, 2022, in relation to (among others) the proposed change of registered address of the Company.
Pursuant to the requirements of the PRC Company Law, the Administrative Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Company Registration, relevant laws and regulations, regulatory documents and the Articles of Association, in order to adapt to the development needs of the Company, the registered address of the Company is proposed to be changed from “Room A217, Vaccine Engineering Center, China Medical City, Taizhou City (泰州市中國醫藥 城疫苗工程中心A217室)” to “No. 888 Yaocheng Avenue, Medical High-tech District, Taizhou City (泰州市醫藥高新區藥城大道888號)”. The specific changes are subject to the registration with the market supervision and administration department.
An ordinary resolution will be proposed at the EGM to consider and approve the change of registered address of the Company.
4. Resolution on the amendments to the Articles of Association
Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated June 30, 2022, in relation to (among others) the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association.
Pursuant to the PRC Company Law, the regulatory rules of the CSRC and the Stock Exchange and other relevant laws, regulations, regulatory documents and the Articles of Association, and in light of the change of domicile of the Company and other operational and management needs, the Company proposes to make certain amendments to the Articles of Association.
A special resolution will be proposed at the EGM to consider and approve the amendments to the Articles of Association. The comparative table of the amendments to the Articles of Association is set out in the Appendix II to this circular.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
5. Resolution on the amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the General Meeting
A special resolution will be proposed at the EGM to consider and approve the amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the General Meeting. The comparative table of the amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the General Meeting is set out in the Appendix III to this circular.
III. THE EGM, CLASS MEETING FOR HOLDERS OF DOMESTIC SHARES AND UNLISTED FOREIGN SHARES AND H SHARE CLASS MEETING
The EGM, Class Meeting for Holders of Domestic Shares and Unlisted Foreign Shares and H Share Class Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 15, 2022, immediately after the conclusion or adjournment of the EGM (whichever is later) and immediately after the conclusion or adjournment of the EGM and the Class Meeting for Holders of Domestic Shares and Unlisted Foreign Shares (whichever is later) at Conference Room, 3/F, Building G29, Standard Plant, China Medical City Phase 6, Medical High-tech District, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, the PRC by the Company. Notices convening the EGM and H Share Class Meeting are set out on pages 61 to 66 of this circular and published on the websites of the Stock Exchange (http://www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (www.recbio.cn).
IV. CLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS OF H SHARES
The register of members of H Shares of the Company will be closed from Saturday, July 16, 2022 to Monday, August 15, 2022, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of H Shares will be registered. To be eligible to attend and vote at the EGM and H Share Class Meeting, unregistered Shareholders shall ensure all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s H Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2022 for registration.
V. PROXY ARRANGEMENT
The forms of proxy of the EGM and H Share Class Meeting are enclosed and published on the websites of the Stock Exchange and the Company.
If you intend to appoint a proxy to attend the EGM and H Share Class Meeting, you are required to complete and return the accompanying forms of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon. For holders of H Shares, the forms of proxy should be returned to the Company’s H Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong; for holders of Domestic Shares and Unlisted Foreign Shares, the forms of proxy should be delivered in person or by mail to the Company’s headquarters and registered office in the PRC at Room A217, Vaccine Engineering Centre, China Medical City, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, the PRC, not less than 24 hours before the time fixed for holding the EGM and H Share Class Meeting (i.e. not later than 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 14, 2022) or any adjourned meeting thereof. Completion and return of the forms of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the EGM, Class Meeting for Holders of Domestic Shares and Unlisted Foreign Shares and H Share Class Meeting or at any adjourned meeting should you so wish.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
VI. VOTING BY POLL
In accordance with Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, any vote of Shareholders at the general meeting must be taken by poll except where the chairman of the general meeting, 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. The Company shall publish the poll results announcement in the manner prescribed under Rule 13.39(5) of the Listing Rules. Accordingly, the chairman of the EGM and H Share Class Meeting will exercise his/her power under the Articles of Association to demand a poll in relation to all the proposed resolutions at the EGM and H Share Class Meeting.
To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief, none of the Shareholders are required to abstain from voting on the above resolutions at the EGM and H Share Class Meeting.
VII. RECOMMENDATION
The Board considers that all the resolutions proposed at the EGM and H Share Class Meeting are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Board recommends the Shareholders to vote in favor of these proposed resolutions at the EGM and H Share Class Meeting.
VIII. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
This circular, for which the Directors collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the 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.
By order of the Board Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. Dr. LIU Yong Chairman
Jiangsu Province, the PRC July 29, 2022
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THE H SHARE FULL CIRCULATION PLAN
APPENDIX I
Details of the plan of H Share Full Circulation are as follows:
1. Scope of shares that can be applied for conversion into H shares
All domestic shares and unlisted foreign shares of the Company.
2. The intention of the application for the H Share Full Circulation
As at June 20, 2022, the total share capital of the Company is 482,963,000 shares, the total number of H shares is 93,640,120 shares, accounting for 19.39% of the total share capital; the total number of unlisted shares is 389,322,880 shares, accounting for 80.61% of the total share capital.
After communication with all shareholders holding unlisted shares of the Company, as at June 20, 2022, the number of shares intended for the application for the H Share Full Circulation is 222,498,569 shares, accounting for 57.15% of all unlisted shares and 46.07% of the total share capital of the Company. Upon the completion of the H Share Full Circulation, the total number of H shares of the Company shall become 316,138,689 shares, accounting for 65.46% of the total share capital of the Company. Among the intention to apply for the H Share Full Circulation, all the 222,498,569 shares to be applied for the H Share Full Circulation are domestic shares, and no unlisted foreign share is involved in the application for the H Share Full Circulation.
Details of the intention of each of the holders of unlisted shares to apply for the H Share Full Circulation are as follows:
- (1) Holders of the unlisted shares participating in the application for the H Share Full Circulation
| Number of | ||||||
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| shares | Percentage | |||||
| Number of | Shareholding | proposed | of full | |||
| unlisted | percentage of | for full | circulation | |||
| Class of | shares | unlisted | circulation | in unlisted | ||
| No. | Name of shareholder | share | (share) | shares | (share) | shares held |
| 1 | LIU Yong | Domestic | 258,590 | 0.05% | 64,647 | 25.00% |
| shares | ||||||
| 2 | Taizhou Yuangong Technology | Domestic | 82,863,620 | 17.16% | 20,715,905 | 25.00% |
| Partnership (Limited Partnership) | shares |
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THE H SHARE FULL CIRCULATION PLAN
APPENDIX I
| Number of | ||||||
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| shares | Percentage | |||||
| Number of | Shareholding | proposed | of full | |||
| unlisted | percentage of | for full | circulation | |||
| Class of | shares | unlisted | circulation | in unlisted | ||
| No. | Name of shareholder | share | (share) | shares | (share) | shares held |
| 3 | Lianyungang Ruibaitai | Domestic | 10,769,230 | 2.23% | 2,692,307 | 25.00% |
| Pharmaceutical Technology | shares | |||||
| Partnership (L.P.) | ||||||
| 4 | Taizhou Baibei Biology | Domestic | 1,525,000 | 0.32% | 381,250 | 25.00% |
| Technology Partnership (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 5 | Taizhou Guquan Biology | Domestic | 1,525,000 | 0.32% | 381,250 | 25.00% |
| Technology Partnership (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 6 | Beijing Junlian Shengyuan Equity | Domestic | 28,339,420 | 5.87% | 21,254,565 | 75.00% |
| Investment Enterprise (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 7 | Zhuhai Junlian Yongshuo Equity | Domestic | 13,521,600 | 2.80% | 10,141,200 | 75.00% |
| Investment Enterprise (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 8 | Shanghai Chaorui Medical | Domestic | 37,390,030 | 7.74% | 29,912,024 | 80.00% |
| Technology Partnership (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 9 | Shenzhen Fuhai Xincai Phase II | Domestic | 15,946,630 | 3.30% | 15,946,630 | 100.00% |
| Venture Capital Investment Fund | shares | |||||
| Partnership (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 10 | Shenzhen Fuhai Juanyong II | Domestic | 10,904,040 | 2.26% | 5,452,020 | 50.00% |
| Venture Capital Enterprise | shares | |||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 11 | Shenzhen Fuhai Juanyong III | Domestic | 2,076,920 | 0.43% | 1,038,460 | 50.00% |
| Venture Capital Enterprise | shares | |||||
| (Limited Partnership) |
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THE H SHARE FULL CIRCULATION PLAN
APPENDIX I
| Number of | ||||||
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| shares | Percentage | |||||
| Number of | Shareholding | proposed | of full | |||
| unlisted | percentage of | for full | circulation | |||
| Class of | shares | unlisted | circulation | in unlisted | ||
| No. | Name of shareholder | share | (share) | shares | (share) | shares held |
| 12 | Shenzhen Qianhai Kekong Fuhai | Domestic | 1,982,550 | 0.41% | 991,275 | 50.00% |
| Youxuan Venture Capital | shares | |||||
| Investment Partnership (Limited | ||||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 13 | Shenzhen Fuhai Youxuan II High | Domestic | 1,384,620 | 0.29% | 692,310 | 50.00% |
| Technology Venture Capital | shares | |||||
| Investment Partnership (Limited | ||||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 14 | Shenzhen Nanshan OFC Small and | Domestic | 991,280 | 0.21% | 495,640 | 50.00% |
| Medium Venture Capital | shares | |||||
| Investment Fund Partnership | ||||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 15 | Shenzhen Yingkejin Investment | Domestic | 13,576,180 | 2.81% | 9,050,787 | 66.67% |
| Management Partnership | shares | |||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 16 | Liuyang Woyang Health Industry | Domestic | 6,245,040 | 1.29% | 4,163,360 | 66.67% |
| Investment Partnership (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 17 | Changsha Woyang Phase II Health | Domestic | 6,093,860 | 1.26% | 4,062,573 | 66.67% |
| Industry Investment Partnership | shares | |||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 18 | Shenzhen Luewei Investment | Domestic | 1,288,660 | 0.27% | 859,107 | 66.67% |
| Management Partnership | shares | |||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 19 | Shenzhen Sequoia Hanchen Equity | Domestic | 13,442,500 | 2.78% | 4,480,000 | 33.33% |
| Investment Partnership (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 20 | Nanjing Zhaoyin Modern Industry | Domestic | 20,446,160 | 4.23% | 20,446,160 | 100.00% |
| No. II Equity Investment Fund | shares | |||||
| (Limited Partnership) |
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APPENDIX I
| Number of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shares | Percentage | |||||
| Number of | Shareholding | proposed | of full | |||
| unlisted | percentage of | for full | circulation | |||
| Class of | shares | unlisted | circulation | in unlisted | ||
| No. | Name of shareholder | share | (share) | shares | (share) | shares held |
| 21 | Nanjing Zhenyuan III Equity | Domestic | 2,273,080 | 0.47% | 2,273,080 | 100.00% |
| Investment Partnership (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 22 | Shenzhen Zhaoyin Gongying | Domestic | 374,960 | 0.08% | 374,960 | 100.00% |
| Equity Investment Partnership | shares | |||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 23 | Nanjing Zhaoyin Gongying Equity | Domestic | 188,460 | 0.04% | 188,460 | 100.00% |
| Investment Partnership (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 24 | Ningbo Meishan Bonded Port | Domestic | 7,937,780 | 1.64% | 5,291,853 | 66.67% |
| Areas Haojin Zhitong Equity | shares | |||||
| Investment Partnership (Limited | ||||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 25 | Ganzhou Haojin Zhiyuan Equity | Domestic | 6,494,840 | 1.34% | 4,329,893 | 66.67% |
| Investment Center (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 26 | Taizhou Xinchuanlv Enterprise | Domestic | 1,069,100 | 0.22% | 1,069,100 | 100.00% |
| Management Partnership | shares | |||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 27 | Jiangsu Jiequan Zhongwei Tengyun | Domestic | 9,050,790 | 1.87% | 9,050,790 | 100.00% |
| Medical Health Industry Fund | shares | |||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 28 | Jiangsu Zhongwei Tengyun Venture | Domestic | 1,000,000 | 0.21% | 1,000,000 | 100.00% |
| Capital Management Co., Ltd. | shares | |||||
| 29 | Xiangfeng (Xiamen) Investment | Domestic | 8,530,220 | 1.77% | 8,530,220 | 100.00% |
| Partnership (Limited Partnership) | shares |
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APPENDIX I
| Number of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shares | Percentage | |||||
| Number of | Shareholding | proposed | of full | |||
| unlisted | percentage of | for full | circulation | |||
| Class of | shares | unlisted | circulation | in unlisted | ||
| No. | Name of shareholder | share | (share) | shares | (share) | shares held |
| 30 | Taizhou China Pharmaceutical City | Domestic | 7,757,820 | 1.61% | 3,878,910 | 50.00% |
| Class I New Drug R&D | shares | |||||
| Investment Fund Partnership | ||||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 31 | Nanjing Tsingsong Medical Health | Domestic | 3,516,650 | 0.73% | 1,758,325 | 50.00% |
| Industry Investment Partnership | shares | |||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 32 | Shenzhen Tsingsong Chengtou | Domestic | 2,766,650 | 0.57% | 1,383,325 | 50.00% |
| Investment Partnership (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 33 | LIU Hongyan | Domestic | 1,794,040 | 0.37% | 1,435,232 | 80.00% |
| shares | ||||||
| 34 | Nanjing Xinrui Technology | Domestic | 1,281,460 | 0.27% | 1,025,168 | 80.00% |
| Partnership (Limited Partnership) | shares | |||||
| 35 | ZHAO Jiayi | Domestic | 1,281,460 | 0.27% | 1,025,168 | 80.00% |
| shares | ||||||
| 36 | Wuhan Chengyelian Equity | Domestic | 5,551,150 | 1.15% | 3,000,000 | 54.04% |
| Investment Enterprise (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 37 | Suzhou Industrial Park Xinjianyuan | Domestic | 5,533,310 | 1.15% | 5,533,310 | 100.00% |
| Phase III Venture Capital | shares | |||||
| Partnership (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 38 | Guangdong Yifang Tengda Equity | Domestic | 2,500,000 | 0.52% | 1,250,000 | 50.00% |
| Investment Partnership (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 39 | Yifang Huida Venture Capital | Domestic | 2,500,000 | 0.52% | 1,250,000 | 50.00% |
| (Guangdong) Investment | shares | |||||
| Partnership (Limited Partnership) |
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APPENDIX I
| Number of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shares | Percentage | |||||
| Number of | Shareholding | proposed | of full | |||
| unlisted | percentage of | for full | circulation | |||
| Class of | shares | unlisted | circulation | in unlisted | ||
| No. | Name of shareholder | share | (share) | shares | (share) | shares held |
| 40 | Haitong Innovation Securities | Domestic | 4,956,380 | 1.03% | 4,956,380 | 100.00% |
| Investment Co., Ltd. | shares | |||||
| 41 | Ma An Shan Lingnuo Jishi Equity | Domestic | 2,973,830 | 0.62% | 2,973,830 | 100.00% |
| Investment Partnership (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 42 | YUN Ruilin | Domestic | 2,585,940 | 0.54% | 2,585,940 | 100.00% |
| shares | ||||||
| 43 | Suzhou Ruishi Nisheng Equity | Domestic | 2,213,320 | 0.46% | 1,113,320 | 50.30% |
| Investment Center (Limited | shares | |||||
| Partnership) | ||||||
| 44 | Jiangsu Taizhou Guangkong | Domestic | 1,982,550 | 0.41% | 991,275 | 50.00% |
| Industry Investment Partnership | shares | |||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||
| 45 | WO Jiuhua | Domestic | 1,939,460 | 0.40% | 1,939,460 | 100.00% |
| shares | ||||||
| 46 | Shanghai Jinru Culture | Domestic | 1,069,100 | 0.22% | 1,069,100 | 100.00% |
| Development Co., Ltd. | shares | |||||
| Total | – | 359,693,280 | 74.48% | 222,498,569 | – |
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APPENDIX I
- (2) Holders of unlisted shares not participating in the application for the H Share Full Circulation
| Number of | Number of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shares | Percentage | |||||||
| Number of | Shareholding | proposed | of full | |||||
| unlisted | percentage of | for full | circulation | |||||
| Class of | shares | unlisted | circulation | in unlisted | ||||
| No. | Name of shareholder | share | (share) | shares | (share) | shares held | ||
| 1 | Shanghai Jiyue Enterprise | Domestic | 8,318,800 | 1.72% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Management Partnership | shares | |||||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||||
| 2 | Shanghai Jixuan Enterprise | Domestic | 8,029,340 | 1.66% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Management Consulting | shares | |||||||
| Partnership (Limited Partnership) | ||||||||
| 3 | Springleaf Investments Pte. Ltd. | Unlisted | 12,000,000 | 2.48% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| foreign | ||||||||
| shares | ||||||||
| 4 | Hongxun ABZYMO Nantong | Domestic | 1,281,460 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Equity Investment Center | shares | |||||||
| (Limited Partnership) | ||||||||
| Total | – | 29,629,600 | 6.13% | 0 | – |
The number of H shares to be applied for conversion under the H Share Full Circulation shall be adjusted accordingly upon the occurrence of events including bonus issue and the conversion of capital reserve to share capital of the Company prior to the completion of the share conversion.
3. Completion time of the H Share Full Circulation
The Company will complete the H Share Full Circulation as and when appropriate within the validity period of the approval documents obtained from the CSRC in relation to the H Share Full Circulation and within 12 months after the passing of the relevant resolution(s) of the H Share Full Circulation at the class meetings and the general meeting.
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APPENDIX I
4. Conditions for the H Share Full Circulation
The H Share Full Circulation is subject to the fulfilment of the following conditions precedent:
-
(1) the approval of the proposed full circulation of relevant class of shares having been obtained at the class meetings; and the approval of the proposed H Share Full Circulation having been obtained at the general meeting;
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(2) the authorization from the shareholders to the Board having been obtained at the general meeting and class meetings;
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(3) the approval of the proposed H Share Full Circulation by the relevant PRC administrative and regulatory authority (i.e. the CSRC); and
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(4) the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the listing of, and permission to deal in, all the H shares converted from the H Share Full Circulation.
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APPENDIX II
| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 1 | In order to regulate the organization | In order to regulate the organization | |
| and behaviors of Jiangsu Recbio |
and behaviors of Jiangsu Recbio |
|||
| Technology Co., Ltd. (the |
Technology Co., Ltd. (the |
|||
| “Company”), and maintain the |
“Company”), and maintain the |
|||
| legitimate rights and interests of its | legitimate rights and interests of its | |||
| shareholders and creditors, the |
shareholders and creditors, the |
|||
| Articles of Association has been |
Articles of Association has been |
|||
| hereby formulated in accordance |
hereby formulated in accordance |
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| with Chinese laws, administrative |
with Chinese laws, administrative |
|||
| regulations and rules (the “laws and | regulations and departmental rules | |||
| regulations”), including the |
(the “laws and regulations”), |
|||
| Company Law of the People’s |
including the Company Law of the | |||
| Republic of China (the “Company | People’s Republic of China (the |
|||
| Law”), the Special Provisions of the | “Company Law”), the Special |
|||
| State Council Concerning the |
Provisions of the State Council |
|||
| Overseas Offering and Listing of | Concerning the Overseas Offering | |||
| Shares by Joint Stock Limited |
and Listing of Shares by Joint Stock | |||
| Companies (the “Special |
Limited Companies (the “Special |
|||
| Provisions”), the Mandatory |
Provisions”), the Mandatory |
|||
| Provisions for the Articles of |
Provisions for the Articles of |
|||
| Association of Companies to be |
Association of Companies to be |
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| Listed Overseas (the “Mandatory | Listed Overseas (the “Mandatory | |||
| Provisions”), the Letter on Opinions | Provisions”), the Letter on Opinions | |||
| on Supplementary Amendments to | on Supplementary Amendments to | |||
| the Articles of Association of |
the Articles of Association of |
|||
| Companies Going Listed in Hong | Companies Going Listed in Hong | |||
| Kong, the Opinions to Further |
Kong, the Opinions to Further |
|||
| Promote the Standard Operation and | Promote the Standard Operation and | |||
| Deepening Reform of Overseas |
Deepening Reform of Overseas |
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| Listed Companies, the Reply of State | Listed Companies, the Reply of State | |||
| Council Approving the Adjustment to | Council Approving the Adjustment to | |||
| the Term of Notice and Other Matters | the Term of Notice and Other Matters | |||
| of General Meeting of Overseas |
of General Meeting of Overseas |
|||
| Listed Companies, and the Rules | Listed Companies, and the Rules | |||
| Governing the Listing of Securities | Governing the Listing of Securities | |||
| on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong | on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong | |||
| Limited (the “Hong Kong Listing | Limited (the “Hong Kong Listing | |||
| Rules”). | Rules”). | |||
| Article | 2 | The Company is a joint stock limited | The Company is a joint stock limited | |
| company established under the |
company established under the |
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| Company Law, the Special |
Company Law, the Special |
|||
| Provisions and other national laws, | Provisions and other national laws, | |||
| regulations and normative |
regulations and normative |
|||
| documents. | documents. | |||
| ... | ... |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 4 | Company Domicile: Room A217, |
Company Domicile: ~~Room~~ |
~~A217,~~ | |
| Vaccine Engineering Center, China | ~~Vaccine Engineering Center, ~~ | ~~China~~ | |||
| Medical City, Taizhou City Postal Code: 225323 |
~~Medical City, Taizhou City~~No. 888 Yaocheng Avenue, Medical High- |
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| Tel: 0523-86818860 | tech District, Taizhou City, Jiangsu | ||||
| Fax: 0523-86818860. | Province | ||||
| Postal Code: 225323 | |||||
| Tel: 0523-86818860 | |||||
| Fax: 0523-86818860. | |||||
| Article | 16 | With approval by securities |
With approval by securities |
||
| regulatory authorities by the State | regulatory authorities by the State | ||||
| Council, the Company may issue | Council, the Company may issue | ||||
| shares to both domestic and overseas | shares to both domestic and overseas | ||||
| investors. | investors. | ||||
| ... | ... | ||||
| Article | 17 | The Company issues RMB- |
The Company issues |
RMB- | |
| denominated shares to domestic |
denominated shares to domestic |
||||
| investors and other eligible investors, | investors and other eligible investors, | ||||
| which are called “domestic shares”. | which are called “domestic shares”. | ||||
| The Company issues foreign |
The Company issues foreign |
||||
| currency-denominated shares to |
currency-denominated shares to |
||||
| overseas investors, which are called | overseas investors, which are called | ||||
| “foreign shares”. The foreign shares | “foreign shares”. The foreign | shares | |||
| listed overseas are called overseas | listed overseas are called overseas | ||||
| listed foreign shares, where those | listed foreign shares, where those | ||||
| listed on the Hong Kong Stock |
listed on the Hong Kong |
Stock | |||
| Exchange are called H shares. H | Exchange are called H shares. H | ||||
| shares refer to the shares listed on the | shares refer to the shares listed on the | ||||
| Hong Kong Stock Exchange upon | Hong Kong Stock Exchange upon | ||||
| approval, denominated in RMB, but | approval, denominated in RMB, but | ||||
| subscribed and traded in HKD. With | subscribed and traded in HKD. ~~With~~ | ||||
| approval form the State Council or its | ~~approval form the State Council or its~~ | ||||
| authorized agency, and with consent | ~~authorized agency, and with consent~~ | ||||
| of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, | ~~of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange,~~ | ||||
| domestic shares may be converted | ~~domestic shares may be converted~~ | ||||
| into H shares. | ~~into H shares.~~ | ||||
| The foregoing “foreign currency” |
The foregoing “foreign currency” |
||||
| may refer to the legal currency of | may refer to the legal currency of | ||||
| other countries or regions other than | other countries or regions other than | ||||
| RMB, to be used for subscription of | RMB, to be used for subscription of | ||||
| shares, recognized by the State |
shares, recognized by the |
State | |||
| Administration of Foreign Exchange | Administration of Foreign Exchange | ||||
| (SAFE). | (SAFE). |
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| **Article ** | No. | **Before ** | **Before ** | Amendment | Amendment | Amendment | Amendment | Amendment | After Amendment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both | domestic | shareholders | and | Both domestic shareholders and |
||||||||
| foreign | shareholders | are | ordinary | foreign shareholders are ordinary |
||||||||
| shareholders, | enjoying | the | same | shareholders, enjoying the same |
||||||||
| rights | and | bearing | the | same | rights and bearing the same |
|||||||
| obligations. | obligations. | |||||||||||
| The shares issued by the Company | ||||||||||||
| but not listed at any domestic or | ||||||||||||
| overseas stock exchange are called | ||||||||||||
| the unlisted shares. After the |
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| overseas shares of the Company are | ||||||||||||
| issued and listed and upon the |
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| approval from the securities |
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| regulatory authorities of the State | ||||||||||||
| Council, the shareholders of the |
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| Company can transfer all or part of | ||||||||||||
| their unlisted shares to overseas |
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| investors and list them on the |
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| overseas stock exchange for trading. | ||||||||||||
| All or part of the unlisted shares can | ||||||||||||
| be converted into overseas listed |
||||||||||||
| foreign shares. The listing and |
||||||||||||
| trading of the aforesaid shares |
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| transferred or converted at an |
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| overseas stock exchange shall also | ||||||||||||
| comply with the regulatory |
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| procedures, provisions and |
||||||||||||
| requirements of the overseas stock | ||||||||||||
| market. The listing and trading of the | ||||||||||||
| above shares at an overseas stock | ||||||||||||
| exchange or the conversion of |
||||||||||||
| unlisted shares into overseas listed | ||||||||||||
| foreign shares require no holding of | ||||||||||||
| general meeting or class general |
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| meeting and voting. Upon conversion | ||||||||||||
| of unlisted shares into overseas listed | ||||||||||||
| foreign shares, the shares shall be | ||||||||||||
| regarded as the same class of shares | ||||||||||||
| as the original overseas listed foreign | ||||||||||||
| shares. | ||||||||||||
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 20 | ... | ... | |
| The Company may separately |
The Company may separately |
|||
| implement its plan for issuing the | implement its plan for issuing the | |||
| overseas listed foreign shares and | overseas listed foreign shares and | |||
| domestic shares pursuant to the |
domestic shares pursuant to the |
|||
| preceding paragraph within fifteen | preceding paragraph within fifteen | |||
| (15) months from the date of |
(15) months from the date of |
|||
| approval by securities regulatory |
approval by securities regulatory |
|||
| authorities by the State Council. | authorities by the State Council, |
|||
| unless otherwise provided by the | ||||
| securities regulatory authorities. | ||||
| Article | 26 | Any repurchase of shares of the | Any repurchase of shares of the | |
| Company under Article 24 (1) or (2) | Company under Article 24 (1) or (2) | |||
| hereof shall be approved by the |
hereof shall be approved by the |
|||
| general meeting; any repurchase |
general meeting; any repurchase |
|||
| under Article 24 (3), (5) or (6) hereof | under Article 24 (3), (5) or (6) hereof | |||
| shall be authorized by the general | shall be ~~authorized by the general~~ | |||
| meeting or pursuant to the Articles of | ~~meeting or pursuant to the Articles of~~ | |||
| Association, and approved by a resolution of the Board meeting |
~~Association, and ~~implemented after being approved by a resolution of the |
|||
| attended by more than two thirds of | Board meeting attended by more than | |||
| directors. | two thirds of directors. | |||
| Article | 29 | After the shares are repurchased by | After the shares required |
|
| the Company pursuant to the laws, | deregistration are repurchased by the | |||
| the Company shall deregister the | Company pursuant to the laws, the | |||
| repurchased shares within the period | Company shall deregister the |
|||
| prescribed by relevant laws or |
repurchased shares within the period | |||
| regulations, and shall apply for |
prescribed by relevant laws or |
|||
| change of registered capital to the | regulations, and shall apply for |
|||
| original company registration |
change of registered capital to the | |||
| authorities for regsitration. | original company registration |
|||
| authorities for ~~regsitration~~ |
||||
| registration. |
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Article No. Before Amendment After Amendment Article 33 ... ... Any director, supervisor or senior Any director, supervisor or senior management of the Company shall management of the Company shall report his or her shareholding and report his or her shareholding and any change thereof, the number of any change thereof, the number of shares transferred by him or her shares transferred by him or her every year shall not exceed 25% of every year shall not exceed 25% of the total number of Company shares the total number of Company shares held by him or her during his or her held by him or her during his or her terms of office; shares of the terms of office; shares of the Company held by him or her shall not Company held by him or her shall not be transferred within one (1) year be transferred within one (1) year from the date of the listing of shares from the date of the listing of shares of the Company on a stock exchange. of the Company on a stock exchange. Any director, supervisor or senior Any director, supervisor or senior management of the Company shall management of the Company shall not transfer any shares of the not transfer any shares of the Company held by him or her within Company held by him or her within half a year after he or she terminates half a year after he or she terminates service with the Company, unless service with the Company ~~, unless~~ otherwise specified by the local ~~otherwise specified by the local~~ listing rules in the places where the ~~listing rules in the places where the~~ shares of the Company are listed ~~shares of the Company are listed~~ concerning the restrictions on H ~~concerning the restrictions on H~~ shares transfer. ~~shares transfer.~~ If there is any other provision for the ~~If there is any other provision for the~~ restrictions on the transfer of ~~restrictions on the transfer of~~ overseas listed shares of the ~~overseas listed shares of the~~ Company under the rules of ~~Company under the rules of~~ securities regulatory authorities in ~~securities regulatory authorities in~~ the places where the shares of the ~~the places where the shares of the~~ Company are listed, such provisions ~~Company are listed, such provisions~~ shall prevail. ~~shall prevail.~~ If there are any other provisions for the restrictions on the transfer of shares under the laws, regulations or the securities regulatory authorities and stock exchange of the places where the shares of the Company are listed, such provisions shall prevail.
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 35 | All transfers of overseas listed |
All transfers of overseas listed |
|
| foreign shares listed in Hong Kong | foreign shares listed in Hong Kong | |||
| shall be accompanied with a written | shall be accompanied with a written | |||
| transfer instrument in ordinary or | transfer instrument in ordinary or | |||
| common format or in the format | common format or in the format | |||
| acceptable to the Board of Directors | acceptable to the Board of Directors | |||
| (including the standard transfer form | (including the standard transfer form | |||
| specified by the Hong Kong Stock | specified by the Hong Kong Stock | |||
| Exchange from time to time); the | Exchange from time to time); ~~the~~ | |||
| written transfer instrument must be | ~~written transfer instrument must be~~ | |||
| signed by hand, and if the transferor | ~~signed by hand, and if the transferor~~ | |||
| or the transferee is a corporate entity, | ~~or the transferee is a corporate entity,~~ | |||
| the corporate seal shall be attached to | ~~the corporate seal shall be attached to~~ | |||
| the instrument. If the transferor or | ~~the instrument ~~the written transfer | |||
| the transferee is a recognized |
instrument may be signed by hand or | |||
| clearing house defined under the |
affixed with the effective corporate | |||
| Hong Kong laws effective from time | seal (if the transferor or the |
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| to time (recognized clearing house) | transferee is a corporate entity). If | |||
| or its agent, the transfer form may be | the transferor or the transferee is a | |||
| signed by hand or in machine- |
recognized clearing house defined | |||
| imprinted format. All transfer |
under the Hong Kong laws effective | |||
| instruments shall be archived at the | from time to time (recognized |
|||
| legal address of the Company or | clearing house) or its agent, the | |||
| other address designated by the |
transfer form may be signed by hand | |||
| Board of Directors from time to time. | or in machine-imprinted format. All | |||
| transfer instruments shall be archived | ||||
| at the legal address of the Company | ||||
| or other address designated by the | ||||
| Board of Directors from time to time. | ||||
| Article | 36 | ... | ... | |
| Foreign shares issued by the |
Foreign shares issued by the |
|||
| Company may take the form of |
Company may take the form of |
|||
| overseas depositary certificates or | overseas depositary certificates or | |||
| other derivatives of share certificates | other derivatives of share certificates | |||
| according to local laws and securities | according to local laws and securities | |||
| registration and depository |
registration and depository |
|||
| management of the places where the shares of the Company are listed. |
~~management ~~practice of the places where the shares of the Company are |
|||
| listed. | ||||
| ... | ||||
| ... |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 42 | Any fully paid H shares can be | ~~Any fully paid H shares can be~~ | |
| transferred at freedom under the |
~~transferred~~ ~~at~~ ~~freedom~~ ~~under~~ ~~the~~ |
|||
| Articles of Association, provided that | ~~Articles of Association, provided that~~ | |||
| the following conditions are |
~~the~~ ~~following~~ ~~conditions~~ ~~are~~ |
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| satisfied, or else the Board of |
~~satisfied,~~ ~~or~~ ~~else~~ ~~the~~ ~~Board~~ ~~of~~ |
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| Directors may reject any transfer | ~~Directors may reject any transfer~~ | |||
| instrument without any reason: | ~~instrument without any reason:~~ | |||
| (1) Any transfer instrument and other | ~~(1) Any transfer instrument and other~~ | |||
| documents relating to or influencing | ~~documents relating to or influencing~~ | |||
| the ownership of any H share shall be | ~~the ownership of any H share shall be~~ | |||
| registered, with relevant cost paid to | ~~registered, with relevant cost paid to~~ | |||
| the Company at the criteria under the | ~~the Company at the criteria under the~~ | |||
| Hong Kong Listing Rules, the |
~~Hong~~ ~~Kong~~ ~~Listing~~ ~~Rules,~~ ~~the~~ |
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| amount of which shall not exceed the | ~~amount of which shall not exceed the~~ | |||
| maximum cost specified by the Hong | ~~maximum cost specified by the Hong~~ | |||
| Kong Listing Rules from time to | ~~Kong Listing Rules from time to~~ | |||
| time; | ~~time;~~ | |||
| (2) The transfer instrument only |
~~(2)~~ ~~The~~ ~~transfer~~ ~~instrument~~ ~~only~~ |
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| involves H shares; | ~~involves H shares;~~ | |||
| (3) The transfer instrument has paid | ~~(3) The transfer instrument has paid~~ | |||
| the due stamp duty; | ~~the due stamp duty;~~ | |||
| (4) The share certificate or other | ~~(4) The share certificate or other~~ | |||
| evidence reasonably required by the | ~~evidence reasonably required by the~~ | |||
| Board of Directors to prove the |
~~Board~~ ~~of~~ ~~Directors~~ ~~to~~ ~~prove~~ ~~the~~ |
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| transferor has the right of share |
~~transferor~~ ~~has~~ ~~the~~ ~~right~~ ~~of~~ ~~share~~ |
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| transfer shall be provided; | ~~transfer shall be provided;~~ | |||
| (5) When the shares are to be |
~~(5)~~ ~~When~~ ~~the~~ ~~shares~~ ~~are~~ ~~to~~ ~~be~~ |
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| transferred to joint holders, there are | ~~transferred to joint holders, there are~~ | |||
| not more than four (4) joint |
~~not~~ ~~more~~ ~~than~~ ~~four~~ ~~(4)~~ ~~joint~~ |
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| shareholders registered of such |
~~shareholders~~ ~~registered~~ ~~of~~ ~~such~~ |
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| shares; and | ~~shares; and~~ | |||
| (6) Relevant shares are free from all | ~~(6) Relevant shares are free from all~~ | |||
| liens of the Company. | ~~liens of the Company.~~ |
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| **Article ** | No. | **Before ** | Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| During the period when the H shares | |||||
| are listed on the Hong Kong Stock | |||||
| Exchange, the Company shall ensure | |||||
| that all of the listing documents of its | |||||
| securities listed on the Hong Kong | |||||
| Stock Exchange include the |
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| statements as follows in accordance | |||||
| with the requirements of the Hong | |||||
| Kong Listing Rules. The Company | |||||
| shall instruct and procure the share | |||||
| registrar not to register the |
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| subscription, purchase or transfer of | |||||
| shares in the name of any individual | |||||
| holder unless and until he/she |
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| submits such properly executed |
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| forms to the share registrar which | |||||
| shall include the statements as |
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| follows: | |||||
| (1) agreements among the purchaser | |||||
| of the shares, the Company and each | |||||
| shareholder, and between the |
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| Company and each shareholder, have | |||||
| been reached to obey and comply | |||||
| with the Company Law, the Special | |||||
| Provisions and other relevant laws, | |||||
| regulations and the Articles of |
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| Association. | |||||
| (2) the purchaser of the shares and | |||||
| the Company, each of the |
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| shareholders, directors, supervisors, | |||||
| general manager and other members | |||||
| of senior management of the |
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| Company, as well as a company, | |||||
| when acting on behalf of the |
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| Company and each director, |
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| supervisor, general manager and |
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| other members of senior |
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| management, agree with each |
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| shareholder that any rights or |
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| obligations conferred by the Articles | |||||
| of Association or by the Company | |||||
| Law or other relevant laws or |
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| regulations, or all disputes and |
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| claims concerning the affairs of the | |||||
| Company, shall be referred to |
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| arbitration in accordance with the | |||||
| Articles of Association. Any |
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| reference to arbitration shall be |
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| deemed to authorize the arbitration | |||||
| tribunal to conduct hearing in open | |||||
| session and to publish its award | |||||
| which is final and conclusive. | |||||
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| **Article ** | No. | **Before ** | **Before ** | **Before ** | **Before ** | **Before ** | Amendment | Amendment | Amendment | Amendment | Amendment | Amendment | After Amendment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3) the purchaser of the shares, the | |||||||||||||||||
| Company and each shareholder agree | |||||||||||||||||
| that the shares of the Company may | |||||||||||||||||
| be freely transferable by the holders. | |||||||||||||||||
| (4) the purchaser of the shares |
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| authorizes the Company to reach an | |||||||||||||||||
| agreement on behalf of him/her with | |||||||||||||||||
| each of the directors, senior |
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| management so that such directors, | |||||||||||||||||
| senior management undertake to |
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| comply with and perform their duties | |||||||||||||||||
| to the shareholders in accordance | |||||||||||||||||
| with the Articles of Association. | |||||||||||||||||
| Article | 43 | No | change of register of shareholders | ~~No change of register of shareholders~~ | |||||||||||||
| due | to | transfer of | shares | shall be | ~~due to transfer of shares shall be~~ | ||||||||||||
| registered | within | thirty | (30) days | ~~registered within thirty (30) days~~ | |||||||||||||
| before | the | convention | of | general | ~~before~~ ~~the~~ ~~convention~~ ~~of~~ ~~general~~ |
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| meeting | or | within | five (5) | days prior | ~~meeting or within five (5) days prior~~ | ||||||||||||
| to the reference | date on | which the | ~~to the reference date on which the~~ | ||||||||||||||
| Company | decides | to | distribute | ~~Company~~ ~~decides~~ ~~to~~ ~~distribute~~ |
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| dividends. | ~~dividends. ~~If there are any provisions under the laws, regulations or the |
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| securities regulatory authorities and | |||||||||||||||||
| the stock exchange(s) where the |
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| Company’s shares are listed on the | |||||||||||||||||
| period during which the register of | |||||||||||||||||
| members is closed before the general | |||||||||||||||||
| meeting or before the benchmark | |||||||||||||||||
| date on which the Company decides | |||||||||||||||||
| to distribute dividends, such |
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| provisions shall prevail. | |||||||||||||||||
| Article | 44 | When | the | Company | convenes | When the Company convenes |
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| the | general | meeting, | distributes | the general meeting, distributes |
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| dividends, proceeds | to liquidation or | dividends, proceeds to liquidation or | |||||||||||||||
| makes | other | act | that | requires | makes other act that requires equity | ||||||||||||
| equity determination, the | Board of | determination, the Board of |
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| Directors | shall | appoint | a | certain | Directors shall appoint a certain |
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| day | to | be | the | date | of | equity | day to be the date of equity |
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| determination, | and | upon | termination | determination, and upon termination | |||||||||||||
| of | the | equity | determination, the |
of the equity determination (after the | |||||||||||||
| registered | shareholders become the | closing of the market), the |
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| shareholders | of | the | Company. | registered shareholders become the | |||||||||||||
| shareholders of the Company. |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 53 | ... | ... | |
| (5) Gain access to relevant |
(5) Gain access to relevant |
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| information in accordance with the | information in accordance with the | |||
| Articles of Association, including: | Articles of Association, including: | |||
| A. Obtaining a copy of the Articles of | A. Obtaining a copy of the Articles of | |||
| Association after paying the costs; | Association after paying the costs; | |||
| B. Reading or photocopying the |
B. Reading or photocopying the |
|||
| following after paying a reasonable | following after paying a reasonable | |||
| cost: | cost: | |||
| (A) All parts of the register of |
(A) All parts of the register of |
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| shareholders; | shareholders; | |||
| (B) Personal information of |
(B) Personal information of |
|||
| directors, supervisors, general |
directors, supervisors, general |
|||
| manager and other senior |
manager and other senior |
|||
| management of the Company, |
management of the Company, |
|||
| including: | including: | |||
| (a) Current and previous name or | (a) Current and previous name or | |||
| alias; | alias; | |||
| (b) Principal address (domicile); | (b) Principal address (domicile); | |||
| (c) Nationality; | (c) Nationality; | |||
| (d) Full-time and all other part-time | (d) Full-time and all other part-time | |||
| occupations and positions; | occupations and positions; | |||
| (e) Identification documents and |
(e) Identification documents and |
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| identification numbers. | identification numbers. |
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Article No. Before Amendment After Amendment (C) Registered capital of the (C) Registered capital of the Company; Company; (D) The Company’s report of the (D) The Company’s report of the total nominal value, quantity, total nominal value, quantity, maximum and minimum prices paid maximum and minimum prices paid in respect of each class of shares in respect of each class of shares repurchased by the Company since repurchased by the Company since the end of the last accounting year, as the end of the last accounting year, as well as all the costs paid by the well as all the costs paid by the Company for such purchase; Company for such purchase; (E) The minutes of general meeting (E) The minutes of general meeting (only for shareholders to search), the ~~(only for shareholders to search)~~ , special resolution of general meeting; the special resolution of ~~general meeting~~ the Company; (F) The latest audited financial statements, directors report, auditors (F) The latest audited financial report and supervisors report; statements, directors report, auditors report and supervisors report; (G) A copy of the latest annual declaration submitted to State (G) A copy of the latest Administration for Market annual declaration submitted to Regulation or other competent State Administration for Market authority; Regulation or other competent authority; (H) Corporate bond stub, Board of Directors meeting motion, Board of (H) Corporate bond stub, Board of Supervisors meeting motion, Directors meeting motion, Board of financial statements of the Company. Supervisors meeting motion, financial statements of the Company. The Company shall make the documents from (A) to (G), except ~~The Company shall make the~~ (B), in accordance with the Hong ~~documents from (A) to (G), except~~ Kong Listing Rules, publicly ~~(B), in accordance with the Hong~~ available at its Hong Kong address, ~~Kong Listing Rules, publicly~~ for shareholders’ access free of ~~available at its Hong Kong address,~~ charge. ~~for shareholders’ access free of charge.~~ The Company shall maintain ... the above documents at the address of the Company in Hong Kong in accordance with the governing requirements of the places where the shares of the Company are listed for inspection by the public and shareholders (among which the minutes of the general meeting are available for inspection by shareholders only). However, on the premise of complying with applicable laws, regulations and the governing rules of the places where the shares of the Company are listed, the Company may refuse to provide the Company’s trade secrets, inside information or personal privacy that can be exempted from disclosure. ...
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 54 | If a shareholder proposes to consult | If a shareholder proposes to consult | |
| the relevant information mentioned | the relevant information mentioned | |||
| in the preceding article or request | in the preceding article or request | |||
| materials, it shall provide the |
materials, it shall provide the |
|||
| Company with a written document | Company with a written document | |||
| certifying the class and number of | certifying the class and number of | |||
| shares held in the Company, and the | shares held in the Company, and the | |||
| Company shall provide such |
Company shall provide such |
|||
| information or materials as required | information or materials as required | |||
| by the shareholder after verifying the | by the shareholder after verifying the | |||
| identity of the shareholder. | identity of the shareholder. | |||
| When an application for access to the | ||||
| register of members is received |
||||
| during the closure of the register of | ||||
| members, a document signed by the | ||||
| Company secretary shall be issued to | ||||
| the applicant, explaining the |
||||
| approving authority and the period of | ||||
| the closure of the register of |
||||
| members. | ||||
| Article | 55 | A shareholder of ordinary shares of | A shareholder of ordinary shares of | |
| the Company shall be obliged to: | the Company shall be obliged to: | |||
| (1) Comply with laws, regulations | (1) Comply with laws, regulations | |||
| and the Articles of Association; | and the Articles of Association; | |||
| (2) Contribute to the share capital | (2) Contribute to the share capital | |||
| according to the number of shares | according to the number of shares | |||
| subscribed and the method of |
subscribed and the method of |
|||
| subscription; | subscription; | |||
| (3) Assume liabilities to the |
~~(3)~~ ~~Assume~~ ~~liabilities~~ ~~to~~ ~~the~~ |
|||
| Company to the extent of the shares | ~~Company to the extent of the shares~~ | |||
| held; | ~~held;~~ | |||
| (4) Not to withdraw its contribution | (~~4~~3) Not to withdraw its contribution | |||
| to share capital, except for the |
to share capital, except for the |
|||
| circumstances stipulated by laws and | circumstances stipulated by laws and | |||
| regulations; | regulations; | |||
| (5) Not to abuse its rights as a shareholder against the interests of |
(~~5~~4) Not to abuse its rights as a shareholder against the interests of |
|||
| the Company or other shareholders, | the Company or other shareholders, | |||
| and not to abuse the legal personality | and not to abuse the legal personality | |||
| of the Company and the limited | of the Company and the limited | |||
| liability of shareholders against the | liability of shareholders against the | |||
| interests of creditors; and | interests of creditors; and | |||
| (6) Other obligations in accordance with the laws, regulations and the |
(~~6~~5) Other obligations in accordance with the laws, regulations and the |
|||
| Articles of Association. | Articles of Association. | |||
| ... | ... |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 62 | ... | ... | ||
| (18) Other matters to be decided by | (18) Other matters to be decided by | ||||
| the general meeting under relevant | the general meeting under relevant | ||||
| laws, regulations, rules of the stock | laws, regulations, governing rules of | ||||
| exchange where the shares of the Company are listed and the Articles |
the ~~stock exchange ~~places where the shares of the Company are listed and |
||||
| of Association. | the Articles of Association. | ||||
| Article | 63 | ... | ... | ||
| (6) Other guarantee events under | (6) Other guarantee events that shall | ||||
| relevant laws, regulations, the rules | be considered by the general meeting | ||||
| of the places | where the shares of the | under relevant laws, regulations, the | |||
| Company are | listed or the Articles of | rules of the places where the shares | |||
| Association. | of the Company are listed or the | ||||
| Articles of Association. | |||||
| ... | |||||
| ... | |||||
| Article | 67 | ... | ... | ||
| The meeting | shall be convened on | The meeting shall be convened on | |||
| site, easily accessible to shareholders | site, easily accessible to shareholders | ||||
| by safe, economical or convenient | by safe, economical or convenient | ||||
| means hereunder or under relevant | means hereunder or under relevant | ||||
| laws and regulations. A shareholder | laws and regulations. With the |
||||
| attending the | meeting by any of the | permission of the securities |
|||
| above means shall be deemed as | regulatory authority or stock |
||||
| present at the meeting, ... | exchange of the places of listing, it | ||||
| can also be held in other ways |
|||||
| approved or required by such |
|||||
| securities regulatory authority or |
|||||
| stock exchange. A shareholder |
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| attending the meeting by any of the | |||||
| above means shall be deemed as | |||||
| present at the meeting~~,~~. | |||||
| ... |
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| Article No. Before Amendment |
After Amendment |
|---|---|
| Article 77 The caller shall send a written notice to all shareholders within at least twenty (20) working days prior to the convention of general meeting, or at least fifteen (15) calendar days or ten (10) working days (whichever is longer) prior to the convention of Extraordinary general meeting, unless otherwise required by relevant laws, regulations and local securities commission rules. The notice of meeting shall be sent by hand or by mail (prepaid postage) to the shareholder(s) (with or without voting rights at general meeting), addressed to the shareholder(s) as recorded in the register of shareholders. To the holders of domestic shares, the notice of meeting may also be sent by announcement under the laws or regulations. The notice of meeting, information or written statement sent to holders of overseas listed foreign shares shall be delivered at least twenty (20) working days before the convention of annual general meeting or at least fifteen (15) calendar days or ten (10) working days (whichever is longer) before the convention of extraordinary general meeting, by any of the following means: (1) Delivered by hand or by mail to every holder of overseas listed foreign shares, according to the |
The caller shall send a written notice to all shareholders within at least twenty (20) calendar ~~working ~~days prior to the convention of general meeting, or at least fifteen (15) calendar days ~~or ten (10) working~~ ~~days (whichever is longer) ~~prior to the convention of ~~Extraordinary~~extraordinary general meeting, unless otherwise required by relevant laws, regulations and local securities commission rules. Unless otherwise provided by laws, regulations, local regulatory rules and the Articles of Association, ~~T~~the notice of meeting shall be sent by hand or by mail (prepaid postage) to the shareholder(s) (with or without voting rights at general meeting), addressed to the shareholder(s) as recorded in the register of shareholders. To the holders of domestic shares and unlisted foreign shares, the notice of meeting may also be sent by announcement under the laws or regulations. The notice of meeting, information or written statement sent to holders of overseas listed foreign shares shall be delivered at least twenty (20) calendar ~~working ~~days before the convention of annual general meeting or at least fifteen (15) calendar days ~~or ten (10) working days (whichever~~ ~~is longer) ~~before the convention of extraordinary general meeting, by any of the following means: |
(1) Delivered by hand or by mail to every holder of overseas listed foreign shares, according to the registered address of every such holder;
(1) Delivered by hand or by mail to every holder of overseas listed foreign shares, according to the registered address of every such holder;
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| Article No. Before Amendment |
Article No. Before Amendment |
|
|---|---|---|
| (2) Subject to applicable laws, regulations and listing rules, published on the official website of the Company or other website designated by the local securities commission or local stock exchange; (3) Sent otherwise under the rules of the stock exchange where the shares of the Company are listed and listing rules. The foregoing “twenty (20) working days”, “fifteen (15) working days” or “ten (10) working days” shall not include the date of meeting or the date of notice. |
||
| calendar days” date of meeting |
||
| Article 85 ... A shareholder being a legal person shall be represented by the legal representative or its proxy in presence and voting at any meeting. Any presence of a legal person shareholder at any meeting shall be deemed as its presence by person. The legal person shareholder shall sign a proxy form for its duly authorized proxy. The legal representative of a legal person shareholder to attend the meeting shall present its personal identity card, valid certificate of its legal representative status; The proxy of a legal person shareholder to attend the meeting shall present its personal identity card, the written proxy form issued duly by the legal representative or authorized representative of the legal person shareholder (unless the shareholder is a recognized clearing house or its agent in the place where shares of the Company are listed). |
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| **Article ** | **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 90 | At the meeting, if the chair of |
At the meeting, if the chair of |
||
| meeting breaks the proceeding rules | meeting breaks the proceeding rules | ||||
| and causes the meeting unable to | and causes the meeting unable to | ||||
| continue, then with consent of |
continue, then with consent of |
||||
| shareholders with the majority of | shareholders with the majority of | ||||
| voting rights present at the meeting, | voting rights present at the meeting, | ||||
| the shareholders may recommend one | the shareholders may recommend one | ||||
| of them to chair and continue the | of them to chair and continue the | ||||
| meeting, | meeting~~,~~. | ||||
| Article | 91 | The Company shall develop the |
The Company shall develop the |
||
| proceeding rules of general meeting, | proceeding rules of general meeting, | ||||
| detailing the procedures for |
detailing the procedures for |
||||
| convening and voting, including the | convening and voting~~, including the~~ | ||||
| notice, consideration on motions, |
~~notice,~~ ~~consideration~~ ~~on~~ ~~motions,~~ |
||||
| voting, count of votes, announcement | ~~voting, count of votes, announcement~~ | ||||
| of voting results, resolution, minutes | ~~of voting results, resolution, minutes~~ | ||||
| and execution, as well as the |
~~and~~ ~~execution,~~ ~~as~~ ~~well~~ ~~as~~ ~~the~~ |
||||
| principle of shareholders’ |
~~principle~~ ~~of~~ ~~shareholders’~~ |
||||
| appointment of the Board of |
~~appointment~~ ~~of~~ ~~the~~ ~~Board~~ ~~of~~ |
||||
| Directors, the appointment shall |
~~Directors,~~ ~~the~~ ~~appointment~~ ~~shall~~ |
||||
| clarify the details, and the proceeding | ~~clarify the details~~, and the proceeding | ||||
| rules of general meeting shall be | rules of general meeting shall be | ||||
| attached to the Articles of |
attached to the Articles of |
||||
| Association, which are contemplated | Association, which are contemplated | ||||
| by the Board of Directors and |
by the Board of Directors and |
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| approved by the general meeting. | approved by the general meeting. |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 99 | ... | ... | |
| (2) The following matters may be | (2) The following matters may be | |||
| concerned in a special resolution of | concerned in a special resolution of | |||
| general meeting: | general meeting: | |||
| (A) The increase or decrease of share | (A) The increase or decrease of share | |||
| capital, the issue of any class of share | capital, the issue of any class of share | |||
| certificate, warrants and other similar | certificate, warrants and other similar | |||
| securities of the Company and/or its | securities of the Company ~~and/or its~~ | |||
| subsidiaries; | ~~subsidiaries~~; | |||
| (B) Any modification to the Articles | (B) Any modification to the Articles | |||
| of Association by the Company |
of Association ~~by~~ ~~the~~ ~~Company~~ |
|||
| and/or its subsidiaries; | ~~and/or its subsidiaries~~; | |||
| (C) Issue of corporate bonds, listing | (C) Issue of corporate bonds, listing | |||
| of securities of the Company and/or | of securities of the Company ~~and/or~~ | |||
| its subsidiaries; | ~~its subsidiaries~~; | |||
| (D) The merger, division, dissolution | (D) The merger, division, dissolution | |||
| or liquidation or change of nature of | or liquidation or change of nature of | |||
| the Company and/or its subsidiaries; | the Company ~~and/or its subsidiaries~~; | |||
| (E) The purchase or sale of major | (E) The purchase or sale of major | |||
| assets within one year, or the |
assets within one year, or the |
|||
| guarantee in an amount exceeding | guarantee in an amount exceeding | |||
| 30% of the Company’s total assets, | 30% of the Company’s total assets, | |||
| except for the Company’s daily |
except for the Company’s daily |
|||
| business operations or the provision | business operations or the provision | |||
| of guarantees for the Company and | of guarantees for the Company and | |||
| its wholly-owned subsidiaries; | its wholly-owned subsidiaries; | |||
| (F) The equity incentive scheme of | (F) The equity incentive scheme of | |||
| the Company and/or its subsidiaries; | the Company ~~and/or its subsidiaries~~; | |||
| (G) Before the term of Board of | (G) Before the term of Board of | |||
| Directors expires, the Company |
Directors expires, the Company |
|||
| changes more than 1/4 directors in | changes more than 1/4 directors in | |||
| that year; | that year; | |||
| (H) Upon expiry of the Board of | (H) Upon expiry of the Board of | |||
| Directors, over one third (1/3) of | Directors, over one third (1/3) of | |||
| directors are changed by the |
directors are changed by the |
|||
| Company; and | Company; and | |||
| (I) Other matters to be concerned in a | (I) Other matters to be concerned in a | |||
| special resolution of general meeting, | special resolution of general meeting, | |||
| which might have major impact if | which might have major impact if | |||
| concerned in an ordinary resolution | concerned in an ordinary resolution | |||
| of general meeting, hereunder or |
of general meeting, hereunder or |
|||
| under relevant laws or regulations. | under relevant laws or regulations. | |||
| ... | ... |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 102 | ... | ... | ||
| (5) The Company shall reserve a | ~~(5) The Company shall reserve a~~ | ||||
| period of time before the meeting of | ~~period of time before the meeting of~~ | ||||
| director candidate election, during | ~~director candidate election, during~~ | ||||
| which, shareholders may issue a |
~~which,~~ ~~shareholders~~ ~~may~~ ~~issue~~ ~~a~~ |
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| written notice of director candidate | ~~written notice of director candidate~~ | ||||
| to the Company, and such candidate | ~~to the Company, and such candidate~~ | ||||
| may issue a written notice of |
~~may~~ ~~issue~~ ~~a~~ ~~written~~ ~~notice~~ ~~of~~ |
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| willingness to the Company. The | ~~willingness to the Company. The~~ | ||||
| above period of time shall be seven | ~~above period of time shall be seven~~ | ||||
| (7) days at least, starting from the | ~~(7) days at least, starting from the~~ | ||||
| first day from the notice of meeting, | ~~first day from the notice of meeting,~~ | ||||
| and the ending date shall not be later | ~~and the ending date shall not be later~~ | ||||
| than the 7th day before the meeting. | ~~than the 7th day before the meeting.~~ | ||||
| Article | 109 | ... | ... | ||
| In a voting at general meeting, |
In a voting at general meeting, |
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| shareholder representatives and |
shareholder representatives and |
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| supervisor representatives shall |
supervisor representatives shall |
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| jointly count and scrutinize the votes, | jointly count and scrutinize the votes, | ||||
| and publish the voting results on site. | and publish the voting results on site. | ||||
| The voting results will be included in | The voting results will be included in | ||||
| the minutes of meeting. | the minutes of meeting. If there are | ||||
| any other provisions for the method | |||||
| of counting and scrutinizing the votes | |||||
| under relevant laws, regulations or | |||||
| other normative documents, as well | |||||
| as the rules of the securities |
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| regulatory authorities and the stock | |||||
| exchange(s) where the Company’s | |||||
| shares are listed, such provisions | |||||
| shall prevail. |
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| **Article ** | **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 117 | Any | motion to change or abolish a | Any motion to change or abolish a | ||||
| class shareholder’s rights shall be | class shareholder’s rights shall be | |||||||
| validated both by a special resolution | validated both by a special resolution | |||||||
| at the general meeting and by | a | class | at the general meeting and by a class | |||||
| general meeting separately called by | general meeting separately called by | |||||||
| the affected class shareholders under | the affected class shareholders under | |||||||
| Article 119 to Article 124 hereof. | Article 119 to Article 124 hereof. | |||||||
| Upon approval by the securities |
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| regulatory authorities under the State | ||||||||
| Council, where the shareholders of | ||||||||
| the Company transfer all or part of | ||||||||
| their unlisted shares to overseas |
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| investors and list them on an |
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| overseas stock exchange for trading, | ||||||||
| or convert all or part of their unlisted | ||||||||
| shares into overseas listed shares and | ||||||||
| list them on an overseas stock |
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| exchange for trading, the Company | ||||||||
| shall not be deemed to change or | ||||||||
| nullify the rights of class |
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| shareholders. | ||||||||
| Article | 118 | ... | ... | |||||
| (12) | The modification or abolition of | (12) The modification or abolition of | ||||||
| any provisions hereof. | any provisions ~~hereof~~of this section. |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 119 | ... | ... | |
| The aforesaid “interested |
The aforesaid “interested |
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| shareholder(s)” mean: | shareholder(s)” mean: | |||
| (1) The controlling shareholder |
(1) The controlling shareholder |
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| defined under Article 58 hereof, in | defined under Article 58 hereof, in | |||
| the event the Company issues |
the event the Company issues |
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| repurchase offers to entire |
repurchase offers to entire |
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| shareholders in proportion to their | shareholders in proportion to their | |||
| shareholding percentages under |
shareholding percentages under |
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| Article 27 hereof, or the Company buys back its shares through open |
~~Article 27 hereof ~~the Articles of Association, or the Company buys |
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| trading at the Hong Kong Stock | back its shares through open trading | |||
| Exchange; | at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; | |||
| (2) The shareholder(s) related to the | (2) The shareholder(s) related to the | |||
| agreement by which the Company | agreement by which the Company | |||
| buys back its shares outside the Hong | buys back its shares outside the Hong | |||
| Kong Stock Exchange under Article | Kong Stock Exchange under ~~Article~~ | |||
| 27 hereof; or | ~~27 hereof ~~the Articles of Association; | |||
| or | ||||
| (3) The shareholder(s) assuming |
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| liabilities in lower percentage than | (3) The shareholder(s) assuming |
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| other shareholders of the same class | liabilities in lower percentage than | |||
| or having different interests with | other shareholders of the same class | |||
| other shareholders of the same class. | or having different interests with | |||
| other shareholders of the same class. | ||||
| Article | 120 | The quorum of a certain class of | ~~The quorum of a certain class of~~ | |
| general meeting (excluding any |
~~general~~ ~~meeting~~ ~~(excluding~~ ~~any~~ |
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| adjourned meeting) held to modify | ~~adjourned meeting) held to modify~~ | |||
| the rights of any class of shares shall | ~~the rights of any class of shares shall~~ | |||
| be at least one third (1/3) holders of | ~~be at least one third (1/3) holders of~~ | |||
| such class of issued shares. | ~~such class of issued shares.~~ | |||
| ... | ... |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 121 | To hold a class general meeting, the | ~~To hold a class general meeting, the~~ | |
| Company shall send a 15-day prior | ~~Company shall send a 15-day prior~~ | |||
| notice of meeting in writing to all | ~~notice of meeting in writing to all~~ | |||
| registered shareholders of this class, | ~~registered shareholders of this class,~~ | |||
| specifying the date and place of | ~~specifying the date and place of~~ | |||
| meeting, as well as the subject |
~~meeting,~~ ~~as~~ ~~well~~ ~~as~~ ~~the~~ ~~subject~~ |
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| matter. Shareholders to attend the | ~~matter. Shareholders to attend the~~ | |||
| meeting shall send the reply of |
~~meeting~~ ~~shall~~ ~~send~~ ~~the~~ ~~reply~~ ~~of~~ |
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| presence in writing to the Company | ~~presence in writing to the Company~~ | |||
| timely before the meeting. | ~~timely before the meeting.~~ | |||
| Notice of a class general meeting | ||||
| only needs to be given to |
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| shareholders entitled to vote thereat. | ||||
| Article | 122 | When the number of shares with | ~~When the number of shares with~~ | |
| voting rights held by shareholders | ~~voting rights held by shareholders~~ | |||
| planning to attend the meeting |
~~planning~~ ~~to~~ ~~attend~~ ~~the~~ ~~meeting~~ |
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| reaches or exceeds 1/2 of the total | ~~reaches or exceeds 1/2 of the total~~ | |||
| number of such class of shares with | ~~number of such class of shares with~~ | |||
| voting rights at the meeting, the | ~~voting rights at the meeting, the~~ | |||
| Company may hold a class general | ~~Company may hold a class general~~ | |||
| meeting; when the number of shares | ~~meeting; when the number of shares~~ | |||
| with voting rights held by |
~~with~~ ~~voting~~ ~~rights~~ ~~held~~ ~~by~~ |
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| shareholders planning to attend the | ~~shareholders planning to attend the~~ | |||
| meeting cannot reach 1/2 of the total | ~~meeting cannot reach 1/2 of the total~~ | |||
| number of such class of shares with | ~~number of such class of shares with~~ | |||
| voting rights at the meeting, the | ~~voting rights at the meeting, the~~ | |||
| Company shall notify the |
~~Company~~ ~~shall~~ ~~notify~~ ~~the~~ |
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| shareholders of the subject matter, | ~~shareholders of the subject matter,~~ | |||
| date and place of meeting, again by | ~~date and place of meeting, again by~~ | |||
| means of announcement, within five | ~~means of announcement, within five~~ | |||
| (5) days; and with announcement, the | ~~(5) days; and with announcement, the~~ | |||
| Company may hold a class general | ~~Company may hold a class general~~ | |||
| meeting. | ~~meeting.~~ | |||
| A class general meeting shall be | ||||
| conducted in a manner as similar as | ||||
| possible to that of a general meeting. | ||||
| The provisions of the Articles of | ||||
| Association relating to the |
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| procedures of general meetings shall | ||||
| apply to class general meetings. |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 123 | The notice of class general meeting | ~~The notice of class general meeting~~ | |
| shall be sent only to the shareholders | ~~shall be sent only to the shareholders~~ | |||
| entitled to vote at such meeting. | ~~entitled to vote at such meeting.~~ | |||
| The class general meeting shall be | ~~The class general meeting shall be~~ | |||
| carried out in the same procedures | ~~carried out in the same procedures~~ | |||
| with general meeting as practicable | ~~with general meeting as practicable~~ | |||
| as possible, and the provisions for | ~~as possible, and the provisions for~~ | |||
| general meeting procedures herein | ~~general meeting procedures herein~~ | |||
| also apply to class general meeting. | ~~also apply to class general meeting.~~ | |||
| Except for the holders of other class | ||||
| of shares, the holders of domestic | ||||
| shares and the holders of overseas | ||||
| listed foreign shares are deemed as | ||||
| different classes of shareholders. | ||||
| Article | 124 | Except for the holders of other class | ~~Except for the holders of other class~~ | |
| of shares, the holders of domestic | ~~of shares, the holders of domestic~~ | |||
| shares and the holders of overseas | ~~shares and the holders of overseas~~ | |||
| listed foreign shares are deemed as | ~~listed foreign shares are deemed as~~ | |||
| different classes of shareholders. The | ~~different classes of shareholders.~~The | |||
| following events don’t apply to the | following events don’t apply to the | |||
| special voting procedures for class | special voting procedures for class | |||
| shareholders: | shareholders: | |||
| (1) With approval by a special |
(1) With approval by a special |
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| resolution at general meeting, the | resolution at general meeting, the | |||
| Company shall issue domestic shares | Company shall issue domestic shares | |||
| and overseas listed foreign shares | and overseas listed foreign shares | |||
| separately or jointly every twelve | separately or jointly every twelve | |||
| (12) months, and the number of |
(12) months, and the number of |
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| domestic shares (or overseas listed | domestic shares (or overseas listed | |||
| foreign shares) to be issued shall not | foreign shares) to be issued shall not | |||
| exceed 20% of such class of shares in | exceed 20% of such class of shares in | |||
| issue; | issue; | |||
| (2) The plan of issuing domestic | (2) The plan of issuing domestic | |||
| shares or overseas listed foreign |
shares or overseas listed foreign |
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| shares at the time of company |
shares at the time of company |
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| establishment is accomplished within | establishment is accomplished within | |||
| fifteen (15) months from the date of | fifteen (15) months from the date of | |||
| approval by securities regulatory |
approval by securities regulatory |
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| authorities by the State Council; or | authorities by the State Council; ~~or~~ | |||
| (3) With the approval by securities | (3) With the approval by securities | |||
| regulatory authorities by the State | regulatory authorities by the State | |||
| Council, the domestic shareholders | Council, the domestic shareholders | |||
| of the Company transfer their shares | of the Company transfer their shares | |||
| to overseas investors, which are |
to overseas investors, which are |
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| listed on an overseas stock exchange, | listed on an overseas stock |
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| exchange~~,;~~ or | ||||
| (4) Other circumstances stipulated by | ||||
| laws, regulations, the governing rules | ||||
| of the places where the shares of the | ||||
| Company are listed or the Articles of | ||||
| Association. | ||||
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 125 | ... | ... | |||
| Upon expiry of a director, if new | Upon expiry of a director, if new | |||||
| director | is not elected, then the |
director is not elected, then the |
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| expiring director shall continue to | expiring director shall continue to | |||||
| perform | its duties before the new | perform its duties before the new | ||||
| director | takes office under the laws, | director takes office under the laws, | ||||
| regulations and the Articles of |
regulations and the Articles of |
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| Association. Any person appointed | Association. Any person appointed | |||||
| by the | Board of Directors to be a | by the Board of Directors to be a | ||||
| director | or to fill a temporary |
director or to fill a temporary |
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| vacancy | or to add a new place in the | vacancy or to add a new place in the | ||||
| Board shall take office til the first | Board shall take office til the first | |||||
| annual | general meeting after |
annual general meeting after |
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| appointment, and may then be |
appointment, and may then be |
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| eligible | for re-election. | eligible for re-election. | ||||
| A director may be a general manager | ~~A director may be a general manager~~ | |||||
| or other senior management at the | ~~or other senior management at the~~ | |||||
| same time, provided that the number | ~~same time, provided that the number~~ | |||||
| of directors who also act as general | ~~of directors who also act as general~~ | |||||
| manager or other senior management | ~~manager or other senior management~~ | |||||
| shall not exceed 1/2 of the total | ~~shall not exceed 1/2 of the total~~ | |||||
| number | of directors in the Company. | ~~number of directors in the Company.~~ | ||||
| ... | ... | |||||
| Article | 128 | If a director fails to attend the Board | ~~If a director fails to attend the Board~~ | |||
| meeting | by person or by proxy twice, | ~~meeting by person or by proxy twice,~~ | ||||
| it will |
be deemed as unable to |
~~it~~ ~~will~~ ~~be~~ ~~deemed~~ ~~as~~ ~~unable~~ ~~to~~ |
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| perform | its duties, then the Board of | ~~perform its duties, then the Board of~~ | ||||
| Directors shall propose a dismissal | ~~Directors shall propose a dismissal~~ | |||||
| and replacement of such director to | ~~and replacement of such director to~~ | |||||
| the general meeting. | ~~the general meeting.~~ | |||||
| The directors shall abide by laws, | ||||||
| regulations, governing rules of the | ||||||
| places where the shares of the |
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| Company are listed and the Articles | ||||||
| of Association and shall perform |
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| their obligations faithfully. | ||||||
| No director shall act on behalf of the | ||||||
| Company or the Board of Directors | ||||||
| in his/her personal capacity, unless | ||||||
| specified under the Articles of |
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| Association or legally authorized by | ||||||
| the Board of Directors. In the event | ||||||
| that a director is acting in his/her | ||||||
| personal capacity, but may be |
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| reasonably deemed to be acting on | ||||||
| behalf of the Company or the Board | ||||||
| of Directors by a third party, such | ||||||
| director shall state his/her stance and | ||||||
| capacity in advance. |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 132 | the Company has independent non- | The ~~the ~~Company has independent | |
| executive directors. An independent non-executive director shall comply |
non-executive directors. ~~An~~The independent non-executive director |
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| with relevant laws, regulations, the | system shall comply with relevant | |||
| Articles of Association and the local | laws, regulations, the Articles of |
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| listing rules. | Association and the local listing |
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| rules. | ||||
| Article | 135 | The Company may have not more | The Company may have ~~not more~~ | |
| than 2 board observers, who are nominated by shareholders and elected by the general meeting. |
~~than 2 ~~(but not necessarily have) 1 board observer~~s~~, who ~~are~~is nominated by shareholders and |
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| Observers may attend the Board of | elected by the general meeting. |
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| Directors and express opinions on | Observer~~s ~~may attend the Board of | |||
| Board issues, but not participate in | Directors and express opinions on | |||
| Board voting. Observers are subject | Board issues, but not participate in | |||
| to the same confidentiality, insider trading restrictions, and conflict of |
Board voting. Observer~~s~~ ~~are~~ is subject to the same confidentiality, |
|||
| interest policies and procedures as | insider trading restrictions, and |
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| Board members. Observers serve a | conflict of interest policies and |
|||
| 3-year term and may be re-elected | procedures as Board members. |
|||
| upon expiry. | Observer~~s ~~serves a 3-year term and | |||
| may be re-elected upon expiry. The | ||||
| resignation of the board observer | ||||
| shall be submitted with a written | ||||
| resignation report to the Board of | ||||
| Directors, which shall take effect | ||||
| when such report is delivered to the | ||||
| Board of Directors. | ||||
| Article | 136 | The Board of Directors shall exercise | The Board of Directors shall exercise | |
| the following functions and powers | the following functions and powers | |||
| to: | to: | |||
| (1) Call a general meeting, submit | (1) Call a general meeting, submit | |||
| relevant matters to the general |
relevant matters to the general |
|||
| meeting for approval, and report its | meeting for approval, and report its | |||
| work performance to the general |
work performance to the general |
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| meeting; | meeting; | |||
| (2) Implement the resolutions of |
(2) Implement the resolutions of |
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| general meeting; | general meeting; | |||
| (3) Change the Company and/or its | ~~(3) Change the Company and/or its~~ | |||
| business scope, or change the name | ~~business scope, or change the name~~ | |||
| of the Company and/or its controlled | ~~of the Company and/or its controlled~~ | |||
| subsidiaries; | ~~subsidiaries;~~ |
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| Article No. Before Amendment |
After Amendment |
|---|---|
| (4) Decide on the business plan and investment plan of the Company and/or its subsidiaries; (5) Develop the annual budget and final accounts of the Company and/or its subsidiaries; (6) Develop the profit distribution plan and loss recovery plan of the Company and/or its subsidiaries; (7) Develop the plan to increase or decrease the registered capital of the Company and/or its subsidiaries; (8) Develop the plans of corporate bond issue or securities listing of the Company and/or its subsidiaries; (9) Develop the plans of merger, division, dissolution or change of nature of the Company and/or its subsidiaries; (10) Contemplate the transactions in which the Company and/or its subsidiaries purchase or sell major assets exceeding 30% of its latest audited total assets; (11) Decide on the establishment of the Company’s and/or subsidiary’s internal management organization and the establishment of branch offices; (12) Decide on the appointment or dismissal of general manager or secretary; based on the nomination of general manager, appoint or dismiss vice general manager, chief financial officer and other senior management, and decide on their remuneration, rewards and punishments; |
(~~4~~3) Decide on the business plan and investment plan of the Company ~~and/or its subsidiaries~~; (~~5~~4) Develop the annual budget and final accounts of the Company~~and/or~~ ~~its subsidiaries~~; (~~6~~5) Develop the profit distribution plan and loss recovery plan of the Company ~~and/or its subsidiaries~~; (~~7~~6) Develop the plan to increase or decrease the registered capital of the Company ~~and/or its subsidiaries~~; (~~8~~7) Develop the plans of corporate bond issue or securities listing of the Company ~~and/or its subsidiaries~~; (~~9~~8) Develop the plans of merger, division, dissolution or change of nature of the Company ~~and/or its~~ ~~subsidiaries~~; (~~10~~9) Contemplate the plan of transactions in which the Company ~~and/or its subsidiaries ~~purchase or sell major assets exceeding 30% of its latest audited total assets; (~~111~~0) Decide on the establishment of the Company’s ~~and/or subsidiary’s~~ internal management organization and the establishment of branch offices; (~~12~~11) Decide on the appointment or dismissal of general manager or secretary; based on the nomination of general manager, appoint or dismiss vice general manager, chief financial officer and other senior management, and decide on their remuneration, rewards and punishments; |
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Article No. Before Amendment After Amendment (13) Develop the basic management ( ~~13~~ 12) Develop the basic system of the Company and/or its management system of the Company subsidiaries; ~~and/or its subsidiaries~~ ; (14) Develop the compensation and ( ~~14~~ 13) Develop the compensation incentive system of the Company and incentive system of the Company and/or its subsidiaries ~~and/or its subsidiaries~~ ; (15) Develop the plan to modify the ( ~~15~~ 14) Develop the plan to modify Articles of Association of the the Articles of Association of the Company and/or its subsidiaries; Company ~~and/or its subsidiaries~~ ; (16) Apply to the general meeting for ( ~~16~~ 15) Apply to the general meeting appointment or replacement of the for appointment or replacement of accountant firm of the Company the accountant firm of the Company and/or its subsidiaries; ~~and/or its subsidiaries~~ ; (17) Make any of the following ( ~~17~~ 16) Make any of the following transactions (by single transaction or transactions (by single transaction or by a series of continuous by a series of continuous transactions) of the Company and/or transactions) occurred within the its controlled subsidiaries, or sign, scope of the Company’s consolidated modify, or terminate any agreement statements ~~and/or its controlled~~ relating to such transactions: ~~subsidiaries~~ , or sign, modify, or terminate any agreement relating to (A) Beyond the approved annual such transactions: budget, a single debt or expense in the amount exceeding (A) Beyond the approved RMB30,000,000 (in words: annual budget, a single debt or Renminbi Thirty Million Yuan Only) expense in the amount exceeding or a combination of debts or expenses RMB30,000,000 (in words: in the yearly cumulative amount Renminbi Thirty Million Yuan Only) exceeding RMB100,000,000 (in or a combination of debts or expenses words: Renminbi One Hundred in the yearly cumulative amount Million Yuan Only), including exceeding RMB100,000,000 (in provision of borrowings, acquisition words: Renminbi One Hundred of loans, provision of guarantees, and Million Yuan Only), including purchase of real estate; provision of borrowings, acquisition of loans, provision of guarantees, and (B) Beyond the approved annual purchase of real estate; budget, the sale, mortgage, pledge or otherwise sale or disposal of assets, (B) Beyond the approved annual business or equities, to a third party budget, the sale, mortgage, pledge or beyond the consolidated statements otherwise sale or disposal of assets, in a single amount exceeding business or equities, to a third party RMB30,000,000 (in words: beyond the consolidated statements Renminbi Thirty Million Yuan Only) in a single amount exceeding or in a yearly cumulative amount RMB30,000,000 (in words: exceeding RMB100,000,000 (in Renminbi Thirty Million Yuan Only) words: Renminbi One Hundred or in a yearly cumulative amount Million Yuan Only); exceeding RMB100,000,000 (in words: Renminbi One Hundred Million Yuan Only);
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Article No. Before Amendment After Amendment (C) Beyond the approved annual (C) Beyond the approved annual budget, a single non-routine business budget, a single non-routine business operation contract with any third operation contract with any third party beyond the consolidated party beyond the consolidated statements, in a single amount statements, in a single amount exceeding RMB30,000,000 (in exceeding RMB30,000,000 (in words: Renminbi Thirty Million words: Renminbi Thirty Million Yuan Only) or in a yearly cumulative Yuan Only) or in a yearly cumulative amount exceeding RMB100,000,000 amount exceeding RMB100,000,000 (in words: Renminbi One Hundred (in words: Renminbi One Hundred Million Yuan Only); or any exclusive Million Yuan Only); ~~or any exclusive~~ relationship with any third party ~~relationship with any third party~~ beyond the consolidated statements: ~~beyond the consolidated statements:~~ (18) Decide on the external guarantee ( ~~18~~ 17) Decide on the external matters of the Company that are guarantee matters of the Company beyond the scope of consideration at that are beyond the scope of the general meeting; consideration at the general meeting; (19) Appoint or replace directors, ( ~~19~~ 18) Manage information supervisors and senior management disclosure in accordance with laws, of wholly-owned subsidiaries; regulations, the Hong Kong Listing appoint, replace or recommend Rules and the Company’s relevant directors (candidates) and rules and systems; ~~Appoint or replace~~ supervisors (candidates) of ~~directors, supervisors and senior~~ controlled subsidiaries and ~~management of wholly-owned~~ participating subsidiaries; ~~subsidiaries; appoint, replace or recommend directors (candidates)~~ (20) Decide on the establishment of ~~and supervisors (candidates) of~~ the Company’s subsidiaries and ~~controlled subsidiaries and~~ branches, and develop the ~~participating subsidiaries;~~ reorganization plan for its controlled subsidiaries; ( ~~20~~ 19) Decide on the establishment of the Company’s subsidiaries and (21) Listen to the work report of the branches, and develop the general manager of the Company reorganization plan for its controlled and/or its controlled subsidiaries, and subsidiaries;
(21) Listen to the work report of the general manager of the Company and/or its controlled subsidiaries, and inspect the work of the general manager of the Company and/or its controlled subsidiaries;
( ~~21~~ 20) Listen to the work report of the general manager of the Company ~~and/or its controlled subsidiaries~~ , and inspect the work of the general manager of the Company ~~and/or its controlled subsidiaries~~ ;
(22) Examine and approve/disapprove the connected transactions to be considered by the Board of Directors under the laws, regulations, listing rules of the stock exchange where the shares of the Company are listed and the Articles of Association;
( ~~22~~ 21) Examine and approve/disapprove the connected transactions to be considered by the Board of Directors under the laws, regulations, ~~listing~~ governing rules of the stock exchange where the shares of the Company are listed and the Articles of Association;
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| Article No. Before Amendment |
After Amendment |
|---|---|
| (23) In order to ensure the continued stability of the Company’s operation and management, and safeguard the overall and long-term interests of the Company and its shareholders, in the event of a hostile takeover, take anti- takeover measures that are not prohibited by laws and regulations and do not harm the lawful rights and interests of the Company and shareholders; (24) Other powers conferred by the Articles of Association or by the general meeting; and (25) Other matters under the laws, regulations and local listing rules. The above resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be validated by the majority of directors, except that the resolutions under Article 136 (7), (8), (9) or (15) shall be validated by at least two thirds (2/3) of directors. ... |
(~~23~~22) In order to ensure the continued stability of the Company’s operation and management, and safeguard the overall and long-term interests of the Company and its shareholders, in the event of a hostile takeover, take anti-takeover measures that are not prohibited by laws and regulations and do not harm the lawful rights and interests of the Company and shareholders; (~~24~~23) Other powers conferred by the Articles of Association or by the general meeting; and (~~25~~24) Other matters that shall be decided by the Board of Directors under the laws, regulations and ~~local~~ ~~listing ~~governing rules of the places where the shares of the Company are listed or the Articles of Association. The above resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be validated by the majority of directors, except that the resolutions under Article 136~~(7), (8),~~ ~~(9) or (15)~~(6), (7), (8) or (14)shall be validated by at least two thirds (2/3) of directors. ... |
| Article 145 Board meetings include regular meetings and extraordinary meetings. Regular meetings are held at least four (4) times a year. Shareholders representing more than one tenth (1/10) of the voting rights, more than one third (1/3) of the directors, more than one half (1/2) of the independent non-executive directors, the general manager or the Board of Supervisors may propose an extraordinary meeting. The chairman shall call and chair the meeting within ten (10) days after receiving the proposal. |
Board meetings include regular meetings and extraordinary meetings. Regular meetings are held at least four (4) times a year.Chairman of the Board of Directors, ~~S~~shareholders representing more than one tenth (1/10) of the voting rights, more than one third (1/3) of the directors, more than one half (1/2) of the independent non-executive directors, the general manager or the Board of Supervisors may propose an extraordinary meeting. The chairman shall call and chair the meeting within ten (10) days after receiving the proposal. |
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| Article No. Before Amendment |
Article No. Before Amendment |
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|---|---|---|
| Article 148 A meeting of the Board of Directors can only be held when the majority of directors are present. Resolutions made by the Board of Directors shall be validated by the majority of directors. |
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| the Board validated directors. |
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| Article 150 The voting method of the Board meeting is a show of hands or an open ballot. Given directors can fully express their opinions, extraordinary meetings of the Board of Directors may be held by telecommunication and the resolutions may be made and signed by directors present at the meeting. |
The voting meeting is open ballot recognized |
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| Article 156 ... The Company’s senior management include general manager, vice general managers, chief financial officer, financial controller, secretary and other persons identified by the Board of Directors as senior management. |
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| Article 158 Persons who hold administrative positions other than directors and supervisors in other entities controlled by the controlling shareholder or actual controller of the Company shall not serve as senior management of the Company. |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 170 | A director, general manager and other | A director, general manager and other | |
| senior management shall not serve as | senior management shall not serve as | |||
| supervisor. At the same time, a |
supervisor. ~~At~~ ~~the~~ ~~same~~ ~~time,~~ ~~a~~ |
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| person who serves as director or | ~~person who serves as director or~~ | |||
| supervisor of other vaccine R&D and | ~~supervisor of other vaccine R&D and~~ | |||
| production enterprises at home and | ~~production enterprises at home and~~ | |||
| abroad shall not serve as supervisor. | ~~abroad shall not serve as supervisor.~~ | |||
| A shareholder (including other fund | ~~A shareholder (including other fund~~ | |||
| managed by the same fund manager | ~~managed by the same fund manager~~ | |||
| and other fund managed by other | ~~and other fund managed by other~~ | |||
| fund manager under the same actual | ~~fund manager under the same actual~~ | |||
| controller) who holds 5% or more of | ~~controller) who holds 5% or more of~~ | |||
| shares of other domestic vaccine |
~~shares~~ ~~of~~ ~~other~~ ~~domestic~~ ~~vaccine~~ |
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| R&D and production enterprises |
~~R&D~~ ~~and~~ ~~production~~ ~~enterprises~~ |
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| shall not appoint a representative to | ~~shall not appoint a representative to~~ | |||
| serve as supervisor of the Company, | ~~serve as supervisor of the Company,~~ | |||
| unless approved by the general |
~~unless~~ ~~approved~~ ~~by~~ ~~the~~ ~~general~~ |
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| manager. | ~~manager.~~ | |||
| Article | 177 | There is a Board of Supervisors in | There is a Board of Supervisors in | |
| the Company, which is composed | the Company, which is composed of | |||
| of six (6) supervisors, who are shareholder representatives and |
~~six (6) ~~five (5) supervisors, who are shareholder representatives and |
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| employee representatives. Of them, | employee representatives. Of them, | |||
| four (4) supervisors are shareholder representatives, who are |
~~four (4) ~~three (3) supervisors are shareholder representatives, who are |
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| elected by the general meeting; |
elected by the general meeting; two | |||
| two (2) supervisors are |
(2) supervisors are employee |
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| employee representatives, who are | representatives, who are |
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| democratically elected or replaced by | democratically elected or replaced by | |||
| employees of the Company. There is | employees of the Company. There is | |||
| a chairman of the Board of |
a chairman of the Board of |
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| Supervisors, who shall be elected or | Supervisors, who shall be elected or | |||
| removed by more than two thirds | removed by more than two thirds | |||
| (2/3) of entire supervisors. The |
(2/3) of entire supervisors. The |
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| chairman shall call and chair the | chairman shall call and chair the | |||
| meeting of the Board of Supervisors; | meeting of the Board of Supervisors; | |||
| if the chairman is unable or fails to | if the chairman is unable or fails to | |||
| perform its duties, a supervisor |
perform its duties, a supervisor |
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| jointly nominated by the majority of | jointly nominated by the majority of | |||
| supervisors shall call and chair the | supervisors shall call and chair the | |||
| meeting of the Board of Supervisors. | meeting of the Board of Supervisors. |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 180 | To hold a meeting of the Board of | ~~To hold a meeting of the Board of~~ | ||
| Supervisors, the Company | shall send | ~~Supervisors, the Company shall send~~ | |||
| a 10-day prior notice in | writing to | ~~a 10-day prior notice in writing to~~ | |||
| entire supervisors. The notice of meeting shall specify the date, place, |
~~entire supervisors. ~~Notices of regular meetings of the Board of Supervisors |
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| duration of the meeting, | subject of | shall be served to all supervisors in | |||
| consideration at the meeting, the |
writing ten (10) days before the | ||||
| name, telephone number | or other | meetings are convened. Notices of | |||
| contact information of contact person | the extraordinary meetings of the | ||||
| etc. | Board of Supervisors shall be served | ||||
| to all supervisors in writing five (5) | |||||
| days before the meetings are |
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| convened. The notice of meeting |
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| shall specify the date, place, duration | |||||
| of the meeting, subject of |
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| consideration at the meeting, the |
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| name, telephone number or other | |||||
| contact information of contact person | |||||
| etc. | |||||
| Article | 183 | A resolution of the |
Board of |
A resolution of the Board of |
|
| Supervisors shall be voted by show | Supervisors shall be voted by show | ||||
| of hands or by open ballot. | of hands ~~or,~~ by open ballot or by other voting methods recognized by |
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| the regulatory authorities. | |||||
| Article | 208 | ... | ... | ||
| The financial reports |
shall be |
~~The~~ ~~financial~~ ~~reports~~ ~~shall~~ ~~be~~ |
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| deposited with the Company twenty | ~~deposited with the Company twenty~~ | ||||
| (20) days prior to the annual general | ~~(20) days prior to the annual general~~ | ||||
| meeting, for shareholders | to consult. | ~~meeting, for shareholders to consult.~~ | |||
| Article | 209 | The Board of Directors | shall, at | The Board of Directors shall, at | |
| each annual general meeting, submit | each annual general meeting, submit | ||||
| to the financial reports |
prepared | to the financial reports prepared |
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| by the Company as |
required | by the Company as required |
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| by relevant laws, regulations, |
by relevant laws, regulations, |
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| normative documents issued by |
normative documents issued by |
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| local governments and |
competent | local governments and competent |
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| authorities. | authorities. |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 210 | ... | ... | |
| Unless otherwise required by |
Unless otherwise required by |
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| relevant laws, regulations, local |
relevant laws, regulations, local |
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| listing rules, and the Articles of |
listing rules, and the Articles of |
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| Association, the Company shall, at | Association, the Company shall, at | |||
| least twenty one (21) days before the | least twenty one (21) days before the | |||
| annual general meeting, submit the | annual general meeting, submit the | |||
| aforementioned financial report or | aforementioned financial report or | |||
| the directors’ report together with the | the directors’ report together with the | |||
| balance sheet (including each |
balance sheet (including each |
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| document to be attached at law) and | document to be attached at law) and | |||
| profit statement or income statement, | profit statement or income statement, | |||
| or financial summary report, |
or financial summary report, |
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| delivered or mailed to each holder of | delivered or mailed to each holder of | |||
| overseas listed foreign shares, |
overseas listed foreign shares, |
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| postage prepaid, addressed to the | postage prepaid, addressed to the | |||
| recipients as listed in the register of | recipients as listed in the register of | |||
| shareholders. Subject to relevant |
shareholders. Subject to relevant |
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| laws, regulations, and local listing | laws, regulations, and local listing | |||
| rules, the Company may make |
rules, the Company may make |
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| announcements (i.e. posting on the | announcements (i.e. posting on the | |||
| official website of the Company). | official website of the Company). | |||
| Article | 228 | Regardless of the terms of contract | Regardless of the terms of contract | |
| between the acountant firm and the | between the accountant firm and the | |||
| Company, the general meeting may | Company, the general meeting may | |||
| decide to dismiss any acountant firm | decide to dismiss any accountant | |||
| before the term of acountant firm | firm before the term of accountant | |||
| expires, subject to the approval of more than one half of the attending |
firm expires by way of ordinary resolution~~, subject to the approval of~~ |
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| shareholders with voting rights. Any | ~~more than one half of the attending~~ | |||
| right of the acountant firm to claim | ~~shareholders with voting rights~~. Any | |||
| compensation from the Company due | right of the accountant firm to claim | |||
| to its dismissal will not be affected. | compensation from the Company due | |||
| to its dismissal will not be affected. | ||||
| Article | 230 | The engagement, dismissal or no re- | The engagement, dismissal or no re- | |
| engagement of a acountant firm for | engagement ofanaccountant firm for | |||
| annual audit shall be decided by the | annual audit shall be decided by the | |||
| general meeting and reported to the | general meeting ~~and reported to the~~ | |||
| securities regulatory authorities by | ~~securities regulatory authorities by~~ | |||
| the State Council for archiving. | ~~the State Council for archiving~~. |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 232 | The notice of the Company may be | The notice of the Company may be | ||
| delivered by any of the following | delivered by any of the following | ||||
| means: | means: | ||||
| (1) by hand; | (1) by hand; | ||||
| (2) by mail; or | (2) by mail; ~~or~~ | ||||
| (3) other means specified herein. | (3) ~~other means specified herein. ~~by email; |
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| (4) by way of publishing an |
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| announcement on the websites or | |||||
| newspapers formulated or stipulated | |||||
| by the Company and the stock |
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| exchange in accordance with the |
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| requirements of laws, regulations and | |||||
| governing rules of the places where | |||||
| the shares of the Company are listed; | |||||
| (5) by other ways as agreed in |
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| advance between the Company and | |||||
| the addressee or as accepted by the | |||||
| addressee after the notice is received; | |||||
| or | |||||
| (6) by other ways recognized by | |||||
| laws, regulations, regulatory |
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| authorities of the places where the | |||||
| shares of the Company are listed or | |||||
| provided by the Articles of |
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| Association. | |||||
| Article | 233 | The notice of general meeting shall | ~~The notice of general meeting shall~~ | ||
| be delivered by hand, by mail, by | ~~be delivered by hand, by mail, by~~ | ||||
| facsimile or by email. | ~~facsimile or by email.~~ | ||||
| Article | 234 | The notice of meeting of the Board of | ~~The notice of meeting of the Board of~~ | ||
| Directors shall be delivered by hand, | ~~Directors shall be delivered by hand,~~ | ||||
| by mail, by facsimile or by email. | ~~by mail, by facsimile or by email.~~ | ||||
| Article | 235 | The notice of meeting of the Board of | ~~The notice of meeting of the Board of~~ | ||
| Supervisors shall be delivered by | ~~Supervisors shall be delivered by~~ | ||||
| hand, by mail, by facsimile or by | ~~hand, by mail, by facsimile or by~~ | ||||
| email. | ~~email.~~ |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | Before Amendment | After Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 236 | If the notice is sent by hand, the | If the notice is sent by hand, the | |||
| receiving person shall sign (or seal) | receiving person shall sign (or seal) | |||||
| the delivery receipt, and the date of | the delivery receipt, and the date of | |||||
| receipt shall be the date of delivery; | receipt shall be the date of delivery; | |||||
| if the notice is sent by | mail, the 3rd | if the notice is sent by mail, the 3rd | ||||
| working day from the date of handing | working day from the date of handing | |||||
| it to the post office is the date of | it to the post office is the date of | |||||
| delivery; if the notice is sent by | delivery; if the notice is sent by | |||||
| facsimile, the date on | the delivery | facsimile, the date on the delivery | ||||
| report generated by the Company’s | report generated by the Company’s | |||||
| fax machine will be | the date of | fax machine will be the date of | ||||
| delivery; if the notice is sent by | delivery; if the notice is sent by | |||||
| email, the date of emailing will be | email, the date of emailing will be | |||||
| the date of delivery. | the date of delivery. | |||||
| Any notice of the Company given by | ||||||
| announcement shall be deemed to be | ||||||
| received by all relevant persons once | ||||||
| such announcement is published. |
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| Where the laws, regulations and |
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| regulatory authorities of the place | ||||||
| where the shares of the Company are | ||||||
| listed provide otherwise, such |
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| provisions shall prevail. | ||||||
| Article | 247 | If the Company has the | circumstance | If the Company has the circumstance | ||
| specified in item (1) of Article 246 of the Articles of Association, it may |
specified in item (1) of Article 24~~6~~3 of the Articles of Association, it may |
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| survive by amending the Articles of | survive by amending the Articles of | |||||
| Association. | Association. | |||||
| ... | ... |
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 248 | If the Company is dissolved under | If the Company is dissolved under | |
| Article 246 (1), (2), (4) or (5) hereof, | Article 24~~6~~3 (1), (2), (4) or (5) | |||
| a liquidation team shall be |
hereof, a liquidation team shall be | |||
| established within fifteen (15) days | established within fifteen (15) days | |||
| from the date of the occurrence of the | from the date of the occurrence of the | |||
| cause of liquidati9on, to start the liquidation. The liquidation team |
cause of ~~liquidati9on~~liquidation, to start the liquidation. The liquidation |
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| shall be composed of directors or | team shall be composed of directors | |||
| persons determined by the general | or persons determined by the general | |||
| meeting. If a liquidation team is not | meeting. If a liquidation team is not | |||
| established for liquidation within the | established for liquidation within the | |||
| time limit, the creditors may ask the | time limit, the creditors may ask the | |||
| local court to designate relevant |
local court to designate relevant |
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| persons to form a liquidation team. | persons to form a liquidation team. | |||
| Article | 258 | In any of the following |
In any of the following |
|
| circumstances, the Company shall | circumstances, the Company shall | |||
| amend the Articles of Association: | amend the Articles of Association: | |||
| (1) After the revision of the Company | (1) After the revision of the Company | |||
| Law or relevant laws and regulations, | Law or relevant laws and regulations, | |||
| the matters specified herein conflict | the matters specified herein conflict | |||
| with the revised laws and |
with the revised laws and |
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| regulations; | regulations; | |||
| (2) The situation of the Company has | (2) The situation of the Company has | |||
| changed, which is inconsistent with | changed, which is inconsistent with | |||
| those recorded herein; | those recorded herein; | |||
| (3) The general meeting decides to | (3) The general meeting decides to | |||
| amend the Articles of Association. | amend the Articles of Association. | |||
| (4) Any amendment hereto involving | ~~(4) Any amendment hereto involving~~ | |||
| registration affairs under the laws | ~~registration affairs under the laws~~ | |||
| and regulations shall be registered at | ~~and regulations shall be registered at~~ | |||
| law. Any amendment hereto |
~~law.~~ ~~Any~~ ~~amendment~~ ~~hereto~~ |
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| involving content of Mandatory |
~~involving~~ ~~content~~ ~~of~~ ~~Mandatory~~ |
|||
| Provisions shall be validated by the | ~~Provisions shall be validated by the~~ | |||
| local administration for market |
~~local~~ ~~administration~~ ~~for~~ ~~market~~ |
|||
| regulation and the securities |
~~regulation~~ ~~and~~ ~~the~~ ~~securities~~ |
|||
| regulatory authorities by the State | ~~regulatory authorities by the State~~ | |||
| Council; any amendment hereto |
~~Council;~~ ~~any~~ ~~amendment~~ ~~hereto~~ |
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| involving business registration shall | ~~involving business registration shall~~ | |||
| be registered at law. | ~~be registered at law.~~ |
If an article number has to be adjusted due to content modification, such article number shall be adjusted accordingly and is not listed separately in this table.
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 12 | The caller shall send a written notice | The caller shall send a written |
|
| to all shareholders within at least twenty (20) working days prior to the |
notice to all shareholders within at least twenty (20) calendar ~~working~~ |
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| convention of general meeting, or at | days prior to the convention of |
|||
| least fifteen (15) calendar days or ten | general meeting, or at least |
|||
| (10) working days (whichever is |
fifteen (15) calendar days ~~or ten (10)~~ | |||
| longer) prior to the convention of | ~~working days (whichever is longer)~~ | |||
| Extraordinary general meeting, |
prior to the convention of |
|||
| unless otherwise required by relevant laws, regulations and local securities |
~~Extraordinary ~~extraordinary general meeting, unless otherwise required |
|||
| commission rules. | by relevant laws, regulations and | |||
| local securities commission rules. | ||||
| The notice of meeting shall be sent | ||||
| by hand or by mail (prepaid postage) | Unless otherwise provided by laws, | |||
| to the shareholder(s) (with or without voting rights at general meeting), |
regulations, local regulatory rules and the Articles of Association, ~~T~~the |
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| addressed to the shareholder(s) as | notice of meeting shall be sent by | |||
| recorded in the register of |
hand or by mail (prepaid postage) to | |||
| shareholders. To the holders of |
the shareholder(s) (with or without | |||
| domestic shares, the notice of |
voting rights at general meeting), | |||
| meeting may also be sent by |
addressed to the shareholder(s) as | |||
| announcement under the laws or |
recorded in the register of |
|||
| regulations. | shareholders. To the holders of |
|||
| domestic shares and unlisted foreign | ||||
| The notice of meeting, information or | shares, the notice of meeting may | |||
| written statement sent to holders of | also be sent by announcement under | |||
| overseas listed foreign shares shall | the laws or regulations. | |||
| be delivered at least twenty (20) | ||||
| working days before the convention | The notice of meeting, information or | |||
| of annual general meeting or at least | written statement sent to holders of | |||
| fifteen (15) calendar days or ten (10) | overseas listed foreign shares shall | |||
| working days (whichever is longer) before the convention of |
be delivered at least twenty (20) calendar ~~working ~~days before the |
|||
| extraordinary general meeting, by |
convention of annual general meeting | |||
| any of the following means: | or at least fifteen (15) calendar days | |||
| ~~or ten (10) working days (whichever~~ | ||||
| (1) Delivered by hand or by mail to |
~~is longer) ~~before the convention of | |||
| every holder of overseas listed | extraordinary general meeting, by |
|||
| foreign shares, according to the | any of the following means: | |||
| registered address of every such | ||||
| holder; | (1) Delivered by hand or by mail to |
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| every holder of overseas listed | ||||
| foreign shares, according to the | ||||
| registered address of every such | ||||
| holder; |
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| Article No. Before Amendment |
Article No. Before Amendment |
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|---|---|---|
| (2) Subject to applicable laws, regulations and listing rules, published on the official website of the Company or other website designated by the local securities commission or local stock exchange; (3) Sent otherwise under the rules of the stock exchange where the shares of the Company are listed and listing rules. The foregoing “twenty (20) working days”, “fifteen (15) working days” or “ten (10) working days” shall not include the date of meeting or the date of notice. |
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| calendar days” | ||
| date of meetin | ||
| Article 21 ... A shareholder being a legal person shall be represented by the legal representative or its proxy in presence and voting at any meeting. Any presence of a legal person shareholder at any meeting shall be deemed as its presence by person. The legal person shareholder shall sign a proxy form for its duly authorized proxy. The legal representative of a legal person shareholder to attend the meeting shall present its personal identity card, valid certificate of its legal representative status; The proxy of a legal person shareholder to attend the meeting shall present its personal identity card, the written proxy form issued duly by the legal representative or authorized representative of the legal person shareholder (unless the shareholder is a recognized clearing house or its agent in the place where shares of the Company are listed). |
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| Article No. Before Amendment |
Article No. Before Amendment |
|
|---|---|---|
| Article 24 At the meeting, if the chair of meeting breaks the proceeding rules and causes the meeting unable to continue, then with consent of shareholders with the majority of voting rights present at the meeting, the shareholders may recommend one of them to chair and continue the meeting, |
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| Article 37 In a voting at general meeting, lawyer, shareholder representatives and supervisor representatives shall jointly count and scrutinize the votes. |
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| Article 39 ... (6) The name of lawyer, counter and scrutineer; ... |
... (6) The name of and scrutineer; ... |
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| **Article ** | **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | Before Amendment | After Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 45 | Any motion to change or abolish a Any motion to change or abolish a |
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| class shareholder’s rights shall | be class shareholder’s rights shall be |
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| validated both by a special resolution validated both by a special resolution |
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| at the general meeting and by a class at the general meeting and by a class |
|||||||
| general meeting separately called | by general meeting separately called by |
||||||
| the | affected class shareholders under the affected class shareholders under |
||||||
| Article 119 to Article 124 hereof. Article 119 to Article 124 hereof. |
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| Upon approval by the securities |
|||||||
| regulatory authorities under the State | |||||||
| Council, where the shareholders of | |||||||
| the Company transfer all or part of | |||||||
| their unlisted shares to overseas |
|||||||
| investors and list them on an |
|||||||
| overseas stock exchange for trading, | |||||||
| or convert all or part of their unlisted | |||||||
| shares into overseas listed shares and | |||||||
| list them on an overseas stock |
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| exchange for trading, the Company | |||||||
| shall not be deemed to change or | |||||||
| abolish the rights of a class |
|||||||
| shareholder. | |||||||
| Article | 46 | ... | ... | ||||
| (12) The modification or abolition of (12) The modification or abolition of |
|||||||
| any provisions hereof. | any provisions hereof relating | ||||||
| to the “Special Voting |
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| Procedures for Shareholders of | |||||||
| Different Classes”. | |||||||
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| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 47 | ... | ... | |||
| The | aforesaid “interested |
The | aforesaid “interested |
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| shareholder(s)” mean: | shareholder(s)” mean: | |||||
| (1) | The controlling shareholder |
(1) | The controlling shareholder |
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| defined under Article 58 hereof, | defined under Article 58 hereof, | |||||
| in the event the Company issues | in the event the Company issues | |||||
| repurchase offers to entire |
repurchase offers to entire |
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| shareholders in proportion to | shareholders in proportion to | |||||
| their shareholding percentages | their shareholding percentages | |||||
| under Article 27 hereof, or the | under ~~Article~~ ~~27~~ ~~hereof~~ the |
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| Company buys back its shares | Articles of Association, or the | |||||
| through open trading at the |
Company buys back its shares | |||||
| Hong Kong Stock Exchange; | through open trading at the |
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| Hong Kong Stock Exchange; | ||||||
| (2) | The shareholder(s) related to | |||||
| the agreement by which the | (2) | The shareholder(s) related to | ||||
| Company buys back its shares | the agreement by which the | |||||
| outside the Hong Kong Stock | Company buys back its shares | |||||
| Exchange under Article 27 |
outside the Hong Kong Stock | |||||
| hereof; or | Exchange under ~~Article~~ ~~27~~ |
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| ~~hereof~~ the Articles of |
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| (3) | The shareholder(s) assuming |
Association; or | ||||
| liabilities in lower percentage | ||||||
| than other shareholders of the | (3) | The shareholder(s) assuming |
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| same class or having different | liabilities in lower percentage | |||||
| interests with other |
than other shareholders of the | |||||
| shareholders of the same class. | same class or having different | |||||
| interests with other |
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| shareholders of the same class. | ||||||
| Article | 48 | The | quorum of a certain class of | ~~The ~~ | ~~quorum of a certain class of~~ | |
| general meeting (excluding any |
~~general~~ ~~meeting~~ ~~(excluding~~ ~~any~~ |
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| adjourned meeting) held to modify | ~~adjourned meeting) held to modify~~ | |||||
| the rights of any class of shares shall | ~~the rights of any class of shares shall~~ | |||||
| be at least one third (1/3) holders of | ~~be at least one third (1/3) holders of~~ | |||||
| such | class of issued shares. | ~~such ~~ | ~~class of issued shares.~~ | |||
| ... | ... |
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APPENDIX III
| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 49 | To hold a class general meeting, the | ~~To hold a class general meeting, the~~ | |
| Company shall send a 15-day prior | ~~Company shall send a 15-day prior~~ | |||
| notice of meeting in writing to all | ~~notice of meeting in writing to all~~ | |||
| registered shareholders of this class, | ~~registered shareholders of this class,~~ | |||
| specifying the date and place of | ~~specifying the date and place of~~ | |||
| meeting, as well as the subject |
~~meeting,~~ ~~as~~ ~~well~~ ~~as~~ ~~the~~ ~~subject~~ |
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| matter. Shareholders to attend the | ~~matter. Shareholders to attend the~~ | |||
| meeting shall send the reply of |
~~meeting~~ ~~shall~~ ~~send~~ ~~the~~ ~~reply~~ ~~of~~ |
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| presence in writing to the Company | ~~presence in writing to the Company~~ | |||
| timely before the meeting. | ~~timely before the meeting.~~ | |||
| Notice of a class general meeting | ||||
| only needs to be given to |
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| shareholders entitled to vote thereat. | ||||
| Article | 50 | When the number of shares with | ~~When the number of shares with~~ | |
| voting rights held by shareholders | ~~voting rights held by shareholders~~ | |||
| planning to attend the meeting |
~~planning~~ ~~to~~ ~~attend~~ ~~the~~ ~~meeting~~ |
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| reaches or exceeds 1/2 of the total | ~~reaches or exceeds 1/2 of the total~~ | |||
| number of such class of shares with | ~~number of such class of shares with~~ | |||
| voting rights at the meeting, the | ~~voting rights at the meeting, the~~ | |||
| Company may hold a class general | ~~Company may hold a class general~~ | |||
| meeting; when the number of shares | ~~meeting; when the number of shares~~ | |||
| with voting rights held by |
~~with~~ ~~voting~~ ~~rights~~ ~~held~~ ~~by~~ |
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| shareholders planning to attend the | ~~shareholders planning to attend the~~ | |||
| meeting cannot reach 1/2 of the total | ~~meeting cannot reach 1/2 of the total~~ | |||
| number of such class of shares with | ~~number of such class of shares with~~ | |||
| voting rights at the meeting, the | ~~voting rights at the meeting, the~~ | |||
| Company shall notify the |
~~Company~~ ~~shall~~ ~~notify~~ ~~the~~ |
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| shareholders of the subject matter, | ~~shareholders of the subject matter,~~ | |||
| date and place of meeting, again by | ~~date and place of meeting, again by~~ | |||
| means of announcement, within five | ~~means of announcement, within five~~ | |||
| (5) days; and with announcement, the | ~~(5) days; and with announcement, the~~ | |||
| Company may hold a class general | ~~Company may hold a class general~~ | |||
| meeting. | ~~meeting.~~ | |||
| A class general meeting shall be | ||||
| conducted in a manner as similar as | ||||
| possible to that of a general meeting. | ||||
| The provisions of the Articles of | ||||
| Association relating to the |
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| procedures of general meetings shall | ||||
| apply to class general meetings. |
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APPENDIX III
| **Article ** | No. Before Amendment |
No. Before Amendment |
No. Before Amendment |
No. Before Amendment |
After Amendment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 51 The notice of class general meeting |
~~The notice of class general meeting~~ | ||||
| shall be sent | only to the shareholders | ~~shall be sent only to the shareholders~~ | ||||
| entitled to vote at such meeting. | ~~entitled to vote at such meeting.~~ | |||||
| The class | general meeting shall be | ~~The class general meeting shall be~~ | ||||
| carried out in the same procedures | ~~carried out in the same procedures~~ | |||||
| with general meeting as practicable | ~~with general meeting as practicable~~ | |||||
| as possible, | and the provisions for | ~~as possible, and the provisions for~~ | ||||
| general meeting procedures herein | ~~general meeting procedures herein~~ | |||||
| also apply to class general | meeting. | ~~also apply to class general meeting.~~ | ||||
| Except for the holders of other |
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| classes of shares, the holders of | ||||||
| domestic shares and the holders of | ||||||
| overseas listed foreign shares are | ||||||
| deemed as different classes of |
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| shareholders. | ||||||
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APPENDIX III
| **Article ** | No. | Before Amendment | After Amendment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 52 | Except for the holders of other class | ~~Except for the holders of other class~~ | |||
| of shares, the holders of domestic | ~~of shares, the holders of domestic~~ | |||||
| shares and the holders of overseas | ~~shares and the holders of overseas~~ | |||||
| listed foreign shares are deemed as | ~~listed foreign shares are deemed as~~ | |||||
| different classes of shareholders. | ~~different classes of shareholders.~~ | |||||
| The | following events don’t apply to | The | following events don’t apply to | |||
| the | special voting procedures for | the | special voting procedures for | |||
| class shareholders: | class shareholders: | |||||
| (1) | With approval by a special |
(1) | With approval by a special |
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| resolution at general meeting, | resolution at general meeting, | |||||
| the Company shall issue |
the Company shall issue |
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| domestic shares and overseas | domestic shares and overseas | |||||
| listed foreign shares separately | listed foreign shares separately | |||||
| or jointly every twelve (12) | or jointly every twelve (12) | |||||
| months, and the number of |
months, and the number of |
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| domestic shares (or overseas | domestic shares (or overseas | |||||
| listed foreign shares) to be |
listed foreign shares) to be |
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| issued shall not exceed 20% of | issued shall not exceed 20% of | |||||
| such class of shares in issue; | such class of shares in issue; | |||||
| (2) | The plan of issuing domestic | (2) | The plan of issuing domestic | |||
| shares or overseas listed foreign | shares or overseas listed |
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| shares at the time of company establishment is accomplished |
foreign shares at the time of the ~~company~~ Company’s |
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| within fifteen (15) months from | establishment is accomplished | |||||
| the date of approval by |
within fifteen (15) months from | |||||
| securities regulatory authorities | the date of approval by |
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| by the State Council. | securities regulatory authorities | |||||
| (3) | With the approval by securities | by the State Council~~.~~; | ||||
| regulatory authorities by the |
(3) | With the approval by securities | ||||
| State Council, the domestic |
regulatory authorities by the |
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| shareholders of the Company | State Council, the domestic |
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| transfer their shares to overseas | shareholders of the Company | |||||
| investors, which are listed on an | transfer their shares to overseas | |||||
| overseas stock exchange, | investors, which are listed on an | |||||
| overseas stock exchange~~,~~; and | ||||||
| (4) | Other circumstances stipulated | |||||
| by laws, regulations, the |
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| governing rules of the places | ||||||
| where the shares of the |
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| Company are listed or the |
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| Articles of Association. | ||||||
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NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
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Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. 江蘇瑞科生物技術股份有限公司
(a joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock code: 2179)
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 2022 first extraordinary general meeting (the “ EGM ”) of Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. (the “ Company ”) will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 15, 2022 at Conference Room, 3/F, Building G29, Standard Plant, China Medical City Phase 6, Medical High-tech District, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, the People’s Republic of China for the following purposes (special resolutions marked with *):
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*To consider and approve the resolution on the application for “full circulation” of unlisted Shares of the Company;
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*To consider and approve the resolution on the authorization granted to the Board of Directors and its delegated persons to deal with matters related to the application for “full circulation” of unlisted Shares of the Company;
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To consider and approve the resolution on the change of registered address of the Company;
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*To consider and approve the resolution on the amendments to the Articles of Association; and
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*To consider and approve the resolution on the amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the General Meeting.
By order of the Board Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. Dr. LIU Yong Chairman
Jiangsu Province, the PRC July 29, 2022
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NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Notes:
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All resolutions at the EGM will be taken by poll (except where the chairman decides to allow a resolution relating to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands) pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The results of the poll will be published on the websites of the Company at www.recbio.cn and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited at www.hkexnews.hk after the EGM.
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Any Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the EGM convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of him/her. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company.
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In order to be valid, the instrument appointing a proxy together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power of attorney or authority, must be completed and returned to the Company’s headquarters and registered office in the PRC (for holders of Domestic Shares and Unlisted Foreign Shares) or H Share Registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong (for holders of H Shares), at least 24 hours before the EGM (i.e. before 10:00 a.m. August 14, 2022) or any adjourned meeting thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the EGM or any adjourned meeting thereof should he/she so wish.
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For the purpose of determining the list of holders of H Shares who are entitled to attend the EGM, the H Share Register of members of the Company will be closed from Saturday, July 16, 2022 to Monday, August 15, 2022, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of H Shares will be registered. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the EGM, unregistered holders of the H Shares shall ensure all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s H Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2022 for registration.
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In case of joint Shareholders, the vote of the senior joint Shareholder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, will be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint Shareholder(s) and for this purpose, seniority will be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint shareholding.
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Shareholders who attend the meeting in person or by proxy shall bear their own travelling and accommodation expenses.
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A Shareholder or his/her proxy should produce proof of identity when attending the EGM.
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Notes for the meeting:
If Shareholders attend the meeting on-site, please pay attention to the following matters:
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(1) Please contact the Office of the Board of the Company no later than two days before the convening of the EGM (i.e. before 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2022), and complete the declaration of personal health information, including their basic personal information, epidemiological history screening, health monitoring condition, and vaccination status. In order to protect the health of the attendees, Shareholders who have not completed the declaration within the aforesaid time, or have travelled to medium- to high-risk areas in recent 14 days, or do not meet the pandemic prevention requirements will not be able to enter the venue of the general meeting.
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(2) Upon arrival at the meeting venue on the day of the EGM, please cooperate with the implementation of the epidemic prevention and control requirements such as registration for meeting attendance, health information query and confirmation, and temperature detection, and strictly abide by the epidemic prevention regulations of local government. Please wear a mask at all times during the meeting and keep necessary distance according to the meeting arrangement.
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NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
- (3) Contact information of the meeting:
The Office of the Board of Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. Address: Room A109, Vaccine Engineering Centre, China Medical City, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Postal code: 225300 Phone: (0523) 8882 0888 Email: [email protected]
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Further details of the resolutions are set out in the circular of the Company dated July 29, 2022.
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References to dates and time in this notice are to Hong Kong dates and time.
As at the date of this notice, the Board of the Company comprises Dr. LIU Yong as the chairman of the Board and an executive Director, Dr. CHEN Jianping and Mr. LI Bu as executive Directors, Dr. HONG Kunxue, Dr. ZHOU Hongbin, Mr. ZHAO Hui, Dr. DU Wei and Dr. FENG Tao as non-executive Directors, and Mr. LIANG Guodong, Dr. XIA Lijun, Professor GAO Feng and Professor YUEN Ming Fai as independent non-executive Directors.
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NOTICE OF H SHARE CLASS MEETING
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Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. 江蘇瑞科生物技術股份有限公司
(a joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock code: 2179)
NOTICE OF H SHARE CLASS MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 2022 first H share class meeting (the “ H Share Class Meeting ”) of Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. (the “ Company ”) will be held on Monday, August 15, 2022, immediately after the conclusion or any adjourned meeting of the 2022 first extraordinary general meeting and the 2022 first class meeting for holders of domestic shares and unlisted foreign shares of the Company at Conference Room, 3/F, Building G29, Standard Plant, China Medical City Phase 6, Medical High-tech District, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, the People’s Republic of China for the following purposes:
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
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To consider and approve the resolution on the application for “full circulation” of unlisted Shares of the Company;
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To consider and approve the resolution on the authorization granted to the Board of Directors and its delegated persons to deal with matters related to the application for “full circulation” of unlisted Shares of the Company.
By order of the Board Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. Dr. LIU Yong Chairman
Jiangsu Province, the PRC July 29, 2022
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NOTICE OF H SHARE CLASS MEETING
Notes:
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All resolutions at the H Share Class Meeting will be taken by poll (except where the chairman decides to allow a resolution relating to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands) pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The results of the poll will be published on the websites of the Company at www.recbio.cn and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited at www.hkexnews.hk after the H Share Class Meeting.
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Any Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the H Share Class Meeting convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of him/her. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company.
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In order to be valid, the instrument appointing a proxy together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power of attorney or authority, must be completed and returned to the H Share Registrar of the Company, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, at least 24 hours before the H Share Class Meeting (i.e. before 10:00 a.m. August 14, 2022) or any adjourned meeting thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the H Share Class Meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof should he/she so wish.
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For the purpose of determining the list of holders of H Shares who are entitled to attend the H Share Class Meeting, the H Share Register of members of the Company will be closed from Saturday, July 16, 2022 to Monday, August 15, 2022, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of H Shares will be registered. In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the H Share Class Meeting, unregistered holders of the H Shares shall ensure all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s H Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2022 for registration.
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In case of joint Shareholders, the vote of the senior joint Shareholder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, will be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint Shareholder(s) and for this purpose, seniority will be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint shareholding.
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Shareholders who attend the meeting in person or by proxy shall bear their own travelling and accommodation expenses.
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A Shareholder or his/her proxy should produce proof of identity when attending the H Share Class Meeting.
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Notes for the meeting:
If Shareholders attend the meeting on-site, please pay attention to the following matters:
-
(1) Please contact the Office of the Board of the Company no later than two days before the convening of the H Share Class Meeting (i.e. before 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2022), and complete the declaration of personal health information, including their basic personal information, epidemiological history screening, health monitoring condition, and vaccination status. In order to protect the health of the attendees, Shareholders who have not completed the declaration within the aforesaid time, or have travelled to medium- to high-risk areas in recent 14 days, or do not meet the pandemic prevention requirements will not be able to enter the venue of the general meeting.
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(2) Upon arrival at the meeting venue on the day of the H Share Class Meeting, please cooperate with the implementation of the epidemic prevention and control requirements such as registration for meeting attendance, health information query and confirmation, and temperature detection, and strictly abide by the epidemic prevention regulations of local government. Please wear a mask at all times during the meeting and keep necessary distance according to the meeting arrangement.
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NOTICE OF H SHARE CLASS MEETING
- (3) Contact information of the meeting:
The Office of the Board of Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. Address: Room A109, Vaccine Engineering Centre, China Medical City, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province Postal code: 225300 Phone: (0523) 8882 0888 Email: [email protected]
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Further details of the resolutions are set out in the circular of the Company dated July 29, 2022.
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References to dates and time in this notice are to Hong Kong dates and time.
As at the date of this notice, the Board of the Company comprises Dr. LIU Yong as the chairman of the Board and an executive Director, Dr. CHEN Jianping and Mr. LI Bu as executive Directors, Dr. HONG Kunxue, Dr. ZHOU Hongbin, Mr. ZHAO Hui, Dr. DU Wei and Dr. FENG Tao as non-executive Directors, and Mr. LIANG Guodong, Dr. XIA Lijun, Professor GAO Feng and Professor YUEN Ming Fai as independent non-executive Directors.
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