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Kingsoft Corporation Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2014

Apr 24, 2014

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

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

If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Kingsoft Corporation Limited , you should at once hand this circular with the accompanying proxy form to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale 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 disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this circular.

Kingsoft Corporation Limited 金山軟件有限公司 (Continued into the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 03888)

PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE SHARES AND TO REPURCHASE SHARES, RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

A notice convening the Annual General Meeting of Kingsoft Corporation Limited to be held at Kingsoft Tower, No. 8 Lianshan Alley, Jingshan Road, Jida, Zhuhai, Guangdong, the PRC on Wednesday, 28 May 2014 at 1:00 p.m. is set out on pages 12 to 15 of this circular. A proxy form for your use at the Annual General Meeting is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you propose to attend the Annual General Meeting, you are requested to complete the proxy form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return the same to the Company’s branch registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong as soon as possible but in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the proxy form will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the meeting should you so desire.

The PRC, 25 April 2014

CONTENTS

Page
Def nitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Letter from the Chairman
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General mandate to issue shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
General mandate to repurchase shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Re-election of the retiring Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Action to be taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Voting by way of poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Recommendation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Appendix I — Explanatory Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Appendix II — Details of Retiring Directors Proposed to be Re-elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Notice of Annual General Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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DEFINITIONS

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

“Annual General Meeting” the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at Kingsoft
Tower, No. 8 Lianshan Alley, Jingshan Road, Jida, Zhuhai,
Guangdong, the PRC on Wednesday, 28 May 2014 at 1:00 p.m.
“Articles of Association” the articles of association of the Company as amended,
supplemented or modif ed from time to time
“Board” the board of Directors
“Company” Kingsoft Corporation Limited, an exempted limited liability
company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on 20 March
1998 and discontinued in the British Virgin Islands and continued
into the Cayman Islands on 15 November 2005, with its Shares
listed on the Stock Exchange
“Directors” the directors of the Company
“Group” the Company and its subsidiaries
“HK$” Hong Kong dollars, the lawfully currency of Hong Kong
“Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of The People’s
Republic of China
“Latest Practicable Date” 21 April 2014, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing
of this circular for ascertaining certain information referred to in
this circular
“Listing Rules” the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock
Exchange
“PRC” the People’s Republic of China, which, for the purpose of this
circular only, does not include Hong Kong, the Macau Special
Administrative Region and Taiwan
“Repurchase Mandate” a general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors to
exercise the powers of the Company to repurchase, during the
period as set out in the Repurchase Resolution, the Shares up to a
maximum of 10% of the issued share capital of the Company as at
the date of passing of the Repurchase Resolution
“Repurchase Resolution” the proposed ordinary resolution as referred to in resolution no. 6
of the notice of the Annual General Meeting

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DEFINITIONS

“RMB” Renminbi, the lawfully currency of the PRC
“Share(s)” share(s) of US$0.0005 each in the share capital of the Company
“Shareholder(s)” the holder(s) of Shares
“SFO” the Securities and Futures Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the Laws of
Hong Kong, as amended and supplemented from time to time
“Share Issue Mandate” a general mandate proposed to be granted to the Directors to
exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with
Shares during the period as set out in the proposed ordinary
resolution as referred to in resolution no. 5 up to a maximum of 20
percent of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of
passing of the resolution approving the Share Issue Mandate
“Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
“subsidiary” has the same meaning as ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
“Takeovers Code” the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers issued by the Securities and
Futures Commission in Hong Kong
“US$” United States dollars, the lawful currency of the United States of
America
“%” percent

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Kingsoft Corporation Limited 金山軟件有限公司

(Continued into the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 03888)

Executive Directors: Dr. HongJiang ZHANG Mr. Yuk Keung NG Mr. Tao ZOU

Non-executive Directors: Mr. Jun LEI (Chairman) Mr. Pak Kwan KAU Mr. Chi Ping LAU

Independent Non-executive Directors: Mr. Guangming George LU Mr. David Yuen Kwan TANG Ms. Wenjie WU

Registered Offi ce: Clifton House 75 Fort Street P.O. Box 1350 GT George Town Grand Cayman KY1-1108 Cayman Islands

Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong: Unit 1309A, 13/F. Cable TV Tower No. 9 Hoi Shing Road Tsuen Wan, N.T. Hong Kong

The PRC, 25 April 2014

To the Shareholders,

Dear Sir or Madam,

PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE SHARES AND TO REPURCHASE SHARES, RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

INTRODUCTION

On 23 May 2013, the Shareholders passed the ordinary resolutions to give the general mandates to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to issue Shares and to repurchase Shares. These general mandates will lapse at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. The Directors therefore propose to seek your approval of the grant of the Share Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, in accordance with the Listing Rules, to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.

The purpose of this circular is to provide you with information regarding the proposed Share Issue Mandate, Repurchase Mandate, the extension of the Share Issue Mandate and the re-election of retiring Directors.

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

GENERAL MANDATE TO ISSUE SHARES

On 23 May 2013, the Shareholders passed an ordinary resolution to give a general mandate to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to issue Shares. Such mandate will lapse at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. The Directors propose to seek your approval of the Share Issue Mandate to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company comprised 1,183,048,733 Shares. Subject to the passing of the resolution approving the Share Issue Mandate and on the basis that no further Shares are issued prior to the Annual General Meeting, the Company would be allowed under the resolution approving the Share Issue Mandate to issue a maximum of 236,609,746 Shares representing not more than 20% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the Latest Practicable Date.

Details of the Share Issue Mandate and the extension of the Share Issue Mandate are set out in ordinary resolutions as referred to in resolutions 5 and 7, respectively, of the notice of Annual General Meeting.

GENERAL MANDATE TO REPURCHASE SHARES

On 23 May 2013, the Shareholders passed an ordinary resolution to give a general mandate to the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to repurchase Shares. Such mandate will lapse at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. The Directors propose to seek your approval of the Repurchase Resolution to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company comprised 1,183,048,733 Shares. Assuming that there is no change in the issued share capital between the period from the Latest Practicable Date and the date of passing of the Repurchase Resolution, the maximum number of Shares which may be repurchased pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate as at the date of passing the Repurchase Resolution will be 118,304,873 Shares.

An explanatory statement as required under the Listing Rules to provide the required information of the Repurchase Mandate is set out in the Appendix I to this circular.

RE-ELECTION OF THE RETIRING DIRECTORS

The Board currently comprises nine Directors, of which three are executive Directors, namely Messrs. HongJiang ZHANG, Yuk Keung NG and Tao ZOU; and three are non-executive Directors, namely Messrs. Jun LEI, Pak Kwan KAU and Chi Ping LAU; and three are independent non-executive Directors, namely Messrs. Guangming George LU, David Yuen Kwan TANG and Ms. Wenjie WU.

Pursuant to Article 108(a) of the Articles of Association, Messrs. HongJiang ZHANG, Tao ZOU and Pak Kwan KAU who are Directors longest in offi ce since their last re-election, will retire by rotation at the Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

Details of the retiring Directors proposed to be re-elected in the Annual General Meeting are set out in the Appendix II to this circular.

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

A notice convening the Annual General Meeting to be held at Kingsoft Tower, No. 8 Lianshan Alley, Jingshan Road, Jida, Zhuhai, Guangdong, the PRC on Wednesday, 28 May 2014 at 1:00 p.m. is set out on pages 12 to 15 of this circular.

ACTION TO BE TAKEN

A form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you propose to attend the Annual General Meeting, you are requested to complete the form of proxy and return it to the Company’s branch registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the Annual General Meeting or any adjourned meeting if you so desire.

VOTING BY WAY OF POLL

Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, any vote of Shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll except where the Chairman, in good faith, decides to allow a resolution which relates purely to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands. The Company will announce the results of the poll in the manner prescribed under Rule 13.39(5) of the Listing Rules.

RECOMMENDATION

The Directors believe that the resolutions set out in the notice of the Annual General Meeting are in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors recommend that all Shareholders should vote in favour of the resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.

Yours faithfully By Order of the Board Kingsoft Corporation Limited Jun LEI

Chairman

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

APPENDIX I

This explanatory statement contains all the information required to be given to the Shareholders pursuant to Rule 10.06(1)(b) of the Listing Rules in connection with the proposed Repurchase Mandate, which is set out as follows:

1. SHARE CAPITAL

As at the Latest Practicable Date, the issued share capital of the Company comprised 1,183,048,733 Shares.

Subject to the passing of the Repurchase Resolution and on the basis that no further Shares are issued or repurchased prior to the Annual General Meeting, the Company would be allowed under the Repurchase Resolution to repurchase a maximum of 118,304,873 Shares representing not more than 10% of the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the Latest Practicable Date.

2. REASONS FOR REPURCHASE

Although the Directors have no present intention of repurchasing any Shares, the Directors believe that the Repurchase Mandate is in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders. Such repurchase may, depending on market conditions and funding arrangements at the time, lead to an enhancement of the net assets and/or earnings per Share of the Company and will only be made when the Directors believe that such a repurchase will benefi t the Company and its Shareholders.

3. FUNDING OF REPURCHASE

In repurchasing Shares, the Company may only apply funds entirely from the Company’s available cash fl ow or working capital facilities which will be legally available for such purpose in accordance with its memorandum of association and Articles of Association, the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands and any other applicable law.

There might be an adverse impact on the working capital or gearing position of the Company as compared with the position disclosed in the audited accounts contained in the Company’s annual report for the year ended 31 December 2013 in the event that the Repurchase Mandate were to be carried out in full at any time during the proposed repurchase period. However, the Directors do not propose to exercise the Repurchase Mandate to such extent as would, in the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the working capital requirements of the Company or the gearing levels which in the opinion of the Directors are from time to time appropriate for the Company.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

APPENDIX I

4. SHARES PRICES

The highest and lowest prices at which the Shares have traded on the Stock Exchange during each of the previous twelve months before the Latest Practicable Date and for the month of April 2014 up to the Latest Practicable Date are as follows:

Shares Traded Price
Highest Lowest
HK$ HK$
2013
April 8.93 7.43
May 13.06 8.93
June 14.10 10.94
July 13.86 12.12
August 16.82 14.04
September 19.58 16.90
October 22.90 18.90
November 19.52 18.06
December 22.35 18.84
2014
January 26.50 23.35
February 27.10 23.60
March 32.10 26.95
April (up to the Latest Practicable Date) 32.30 27.00

5. UNDERTAKING

The Directors have undertaken to the Stock Exchange that, so far as the same may be applicable, they will exercise the powers of the Company to make repurchases pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate and in accordance with the Listing Rules, the memorandum of association and Articles of Association of the Company, the laws of Hong Kong and the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands.

None of the Directors nor, to the best of their knowledge having made all reasonable enquiries, their associates (as defi ned in the Listing Rules), have any present intention to sell any Shares to the Company or its subsidiaries under the Repurchase Mandate if such is approved by the Shareholders.

No connected persons (as defi ned in the Listing Rules) have notifi ed the Company that they have a present intention to sell Shares to the Company or its subsidiaries, or have undertaken not to do so, in the event that the Repurchase Mandate is approved by the Shareholders.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

APPENDIX I

6. EFFECT OF TAKEOVERS CODE AND PUBLIC FLOAT

If on the exercise of the power to repurchase Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate, a Shareholder’s proportionate interest in the voting rights of the Company increases, such increase will be treated as an acquisition for the purposes of Rule 32 of the Takeovers Code. As a result, a Shareholder or a group of Shareholders acting in concert could obtain or consolidate control of the Company and become obliged to make a mandatory offer in accordance with Rules 26 and 32 of the Takeovers Code.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. Pak Kwan KAU, a non-executive Director of the Company, together with Kau Management Limited, a company indirectly owned by a discretionary trust, the benefi ciaries of which include Mr. Pak Kwan KAU and his family members, was benefi cially interested in an aggregate of 108,032,566 Shares, representing approximately 9.13% of the issued share capital of the Company. Mr. Jun LEI, the Chairman of the Company, together with Color Link Management Limited, a company which is benefi cially owned by Mr. Jun LEI, was benefi cially interested in an aggregate of 174,818,191 Shares, representing approximately 14.78% of the issued share capital of the Company. Tencent Holdings Limited, a substantial shareholder of the Company, was benefi cially interested in 149,082,572 Shares representing approximately 12.60% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Based on such shareholdings and in the event that the Directors exercise in full the power to repurchase Shares under the Repurchase Mandate, the shareholdings in the Company of Mr. Pak Kwan KAU together with Kau Management Limited, the shareholdings in the Company of Mr. Jun LEI together with Color Link Management Limited and the shareholdings in the Company of Tencent Holdings Limited would be increased to approximately 10.15%, 16.42% and 14.00% of the issued share capital of the Company respectively. Under a voting consent agreement entered between Mr. Jun LEI, Mr. Pak Kwan KAU and Mr. Shuen Lung CHEUNG, Mr. Jun LEI has interest in an additional 142,714,003 Shares of the Company, representing approximately 13.40% of the issued share capital of the Company, among which Mr. Pak Kwan KAU and Mr. Shuen Lung CHEUNG benefi cially owns 108,032,566 and 34,681,437 number of Shares respectively. Mr. Pak Kwan KAU and Mr. Shuen Lung CHEUNG will vote in the same way as Mr. Jun LEI with these Shares.

The Directors are not aware of any consequence which may arise under the Takeovers Code as a result of any repurchases made under the Repurchase Mandate. The Directors have no intention to exercise the Repurchase Mandate which may result in possible mandatory offer being made under the Takeovers Code. The Company has no present intention to repurchase Shares to such extent as to result in the number of Shares held by the public being reduced to less than 25%.

7. SHARES REPURCHASE MADE BY THE COMPANY

The Company has not repurchased any Shares (whether on the Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the six months preceding the Latest Practicable Date.

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APPENDIX II DETAILS OF RETIRING DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED

The following are the particulars of the Directors proposed to be re-elected at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with the Articles of Association:

Dr. HongJiang ZHANG, aged 53, is an executive director and the CEO of the Company, he is also the chief executive offi cer of Kingsoft Cloud, an independent subsidiary of the Company. Before joining the Company he was the chief technology offi cer for Microsoft Asia-Pacifi c Research and Development Group (ARD) and the managing director of the Microsoft Advanced Technology Center (ATC) and Microsoft Distinguished Scientist (DS). In his dual role, Dr. ZHANG led Microsoft’s research and development agenda in China, including strategy, planning, R&D and incubation for products, services and solutions. Dr. ZHANG was also a member of Executive Management Committee of Microsoft (China) Limited, a committee that defi nes and leads Microsoft’s strategy and business development in the Greater China region.

Dr. ZHANG was the deputy managing director and a founding member of Microsoft Research Asia. His outstanding leadership and achievement, illustrated by the high impact he made in academia and Microsoft’s products, was critical in establishing Microsoft Research Asia into a world class basic research center in computer science, and a technology powerhouse in Microsoft, and has made him one of the 10 Microsoft Distinguished Scientists.

As a Fellow of the Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and Association of Computing Machines (ACM), Dr. ZHANG is well known in the research community for his leadership in media computing and his pioneering work in video and image content analysis and search. He was the recipient of the 2010 IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award, 2012 ACM SIGMM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award, and the winner of 2008 “Asian-American Engineer of the Year” award. He holds close to 200 US and international patents, and has authored four books, over 400 scientifi c papers, many of which have become classic references in their respective research areas.

Dr. ZHANG received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Zhengzhou University, China. Prior to joining Microsoft, Dr. ZHANG was a research manager at Hewlett-Packard Labs at Palo Alto, CA. He also worked at the Institute of Systems Science, National University of Singapore.

Dr. ZHANG became the CEO of the Company in October 2011 and has been an executive director of our Company since 14 December 2011. Dr. ZHANG is also a director of certain subsidiaries of our Group.

Dr. ZHANG has entered into a service contract as an executive Director with the Company. He is also subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual general meeting of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association.

The amount of directors’ emoluments to be received by Dr. ZHANG will be determined by the Board based on the recommendations of the remuneration committee and nomination committee of the Company, with reference to his duties and responsibilities with the Company and the market rate for his positions. Under the service contract, Dr. ZHANG has received in total of RMB4,262 thousands inclusive of basic salary, allowances and benefi ts in kind for the year 2013. He received RMB108 thousands as bonus in 2013.

Dr. ZHANG was deemed to be interested in 11,266,044 Shares within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO as at the Latest Practicable Date.

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APPENDIX II DETAILS OF RETIRING DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED

Save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, (i) Dr. ZHANG has not held any other positions with any members of the Group; (ii) is not related to any director, senior management, substantial shareholder or controlling shareholder of the Company or other members of the Group; (iii) is not interested in the Shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO; and (iv) has not held any other directorships in any other listed public companies in the last three years.

Save as disclosed above, Dr. ZHANG has confi rmed that there is no other information required to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company and the Company or to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules in relation to his re-election as director of the Company.

Mr. Tao ZOU , aged 38, is currently an executive Director and senior vice president of the Company and the CEO of Westhouse Holdings Limited who is responsible for the overall management of Westhouse Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries of our Group, including the research and development of online games of Westhouse Studios and also participates in major decision making of our Group’s gaming business sector. Mr. ZOU graduated from Tianjin Nankai University in 1997. Mr. ZOU joined us in 1998 and was responsible for the development of our Kingsoft PowerWord. Mr. ZOU has been responsible for our entertainment software business since 2004. Mr. ZOU became a senior vice president of the Group in December 2007 and has been an executive director of our company since August 2009. Mr. ZOU is also a director of certain subsidiaries of our Group.

Mr. ZOU has entered into a service contract as an executive Director with the Company. He is also subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual general meeting of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association. The amount of directors’ emoluments to be received by Mr. ZOU will be determined by the Board based on the recommendations of the remuneration committee and nomination committee of the Company, with reference to his duties and responsibilities with the Company and the market rate for his positions. Under the service contract, Mr. ZOU has received director’s emoluments of RMB765 thousands inclusive of basic salary, allowances and benefi ts in kind for the year 2013.

Mr. ZOU had personal interest in 491,307 Shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO as at the Latest Practicable Date.

Save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, (i) Mr. ZOU has not held any other positions with any members of the Group; (ii) is not related to any director, senior management, substantial shareholder or controlling shareholder of the Company or other members of the Group; (iii) is not interested in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO; and (iv) has not held any other directorships in any other listed public companies in the last three years.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. ZOU has confi rmed that there is no other information required to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders and the Company or to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules in relation to his re-election as director of the Company.

Mr. Pak Kwan KAU , aged 49, was re-designated from an executive Director to a non-executive Director of our Company with effect from 24 October 2011. Mr. KAU has been employed by us since 1988.

He graduated from National Defense University of Science and Technology in China in 1984 with a bachelor degree in Information Management Systems. Between 1984 and 1987, Mr. KAU worked at various Chinese companies as a software developer.

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APPENDIX II DETAILS OF RETIRING DIRECTORS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ELECTED

Mr. KAU started Kingsoft Software in 1988, and he was primarily responsible for the development of WPS 1.0 in 1988. Mr. KAU was named as one of the Top Ten Business Persons of the Year in 2000, one of the China Top Financial Figures of the Year in 2001 by CCTV, one of the Ten Most Infl uential Leaders in China’s Games Industry at the inaugural China Game Industry Annual Conference in January 2005, and one of the Most Outstanding Entrepreneurs at 2009 China Game Industry Annual Conference held in December 2009. Mr. KAU has never held directorship in any other listed public companies. Mr. KAU was appointed as an acting CEO of the Company in December 2007. He was the CEO of the Company from May 2008 to 24 October 2011 when he resigned from the post. Mr. KAU was the Chairman of the board of our company until 5 July 2011. Mr. KAU is also a director of certain subsidiaries of our Group.

Mr. KAU has entered into a service contract with the Company as a non-executive Director of the Company. He is also subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual general meeting of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association. The amount of directors’ emoluments to be received by Mr. KAU will be determined by the Board based on the recommendations of the remuneration committee and nomination committee of the Company, with reference to his duties and responsibilities with the Company and the market rate for his position. Under the service contract, Mr. KAU has received in total of RMB187 thousands director emoluments for the year 2013.

Mr. KAU was benefi cially interested in 108,032,566 Shares of the Company through Kau Management Limited, a company indirectly owned by a discretionary trust, the benefi ciaries of which include Mr. Pak Kwan KAU and his family members within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO as at the Latest Practicable Date.

Save as disclosed above, as at the Latest Practicable Date, Mr. KAU (i) has not held any other positions with any members of the Group; (ii) is not related to any director, senior management, substantial shareholder or controlling shareholder of the Company or other members of the Group; (iii) is not interested in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO; and (iv) has not held any other directorships in any other listed public companies in the last three years.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. KAU has confi rmed that there is no other information required to be brought to the attention of the shareholders and the Company or to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules in relation to his re-election as director of the Company.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Kingsoft Corporation Limited 金山軟件有限公司

(Continued into the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 03888)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Kingsoft Corporation Limited (the “ Company ”) will be held at Kingsoft Tower, No. 8 Lianshan Alley, Jingshan Road, Jida, Zhuhai, Guangdong, the PRC on Wednesday, 28 May 2014 at 1:00 p.m. for the following purposes:

  1. To receive and consider the audited consolidated fi nancial statements, the report of the directors and the independent auditors’ report for the year ended 31 December 2013;

  2. To declare a fi nal dividend of HK$0.12 per share for the year ended 31 December 2013;

  3. To re-elect directors and authorize the board of directors of the Company to fi x the directors’ remuneration:

  4. 3.1 To re-elect Messrs. HongJiang ZHANG as the executive director of the Company;

  5. 3.2 To re-elect Messrs. Tao ZOU as the executive director of the Company;

  6. 3.3 To re-elect Messrs. Pak Kwan KAU as the non-executive director of the Company;

  7. 3.4 To authorise the board of directors to fi x the remuneration of the directors of the Company;

  8. To re-appoint Ernst & Young as the auditors of the Company and to authorize the board of directors of the Company to fi x the auditors’ remuneration;

  9. To consider and, if thought fi t, pass with or without amendments the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

“THAT:

  • (a) subject to paragraph (c) of this Resolution, and pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”), the exercise by the directors of the Company (“ Directors ”) during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defi ned) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue and deal with additional shares of US$0.0005 each in the capital of the Company (“ Shares ”) or securities convertible into Shares and to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including but not limited to warrants, bonds and debentures convertible into Shares) which might require the exercise of such power be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

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  • (b) the approval in paragraph (a) of this Resolution shall authorise the Directors during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options (including but not limited to warrants, bonds and debentures convertible into Shares) which might require the exercise of such power during or after the end of the Relevant Period;

  • (c) the aggregate nominal amount of Shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) by the Directors pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this Resolution, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defi ned); or (ii) the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants or other securities issued by the Company as at the date of this Resolution carrying a right to subscribe for or purchase Shares or otherwise convertible into Shares; or (iii) the exercise of the subscription rights under the share option schemes of the Company; or (iv) any scrip dividend scheme or similar arrangement for the grant or issue of Shares or rights to acquire Shares of the Company, shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of the passing of this Resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

  • (d) for the purpose of this Resolution:

Relevant Period ” means the period from the passing of this Resolution until whichever is the earlier of:

  • (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company following the passing of this Resolution;

  • (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required to be held by the articles of association of the Company and any applicable laws; and

  • (iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this Resolution by ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.

Rights Issue ” means an offer of Shares open for a period fi xed by the Directors to holders of Shares whose names appear on the register of members of the Company on a fi xed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such Shares (subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or having regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory applicable to the Company).”

  1. To consider and, if thought fi t, pass with or without amendments the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:

“THAT:

  • (a) subject to paragraph (b) of this Resolution, the exercise by the Directors during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defi ned) of all the powers of the Company to repurchase Shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and/or the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange as amended from time to time, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;

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  • (b) the aggregate nominal amount of the Shares to be repurchased pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) of this Resolution shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of the passing of this Resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

  • (c) for the purpose of this Resolution:

Relevant Period ” means the period from the passing of this Resolution until whichever is the earlier of:

  • (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company following the passing of this Resolution;

  • (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required to be held by the articles of association of the Company and any applicable laws; and

  • (iii) the revocation or variation of the authority given under this Resolution by ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting.”

  • To consider and, if thought fi t, pass with or without amendments the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:

“THAT subject to the passing of Ordinary Resolutions numbered 5 and 6 above, the general mandate granted to the Directors pursuant to Ordinary Resolution numbered 5 be and is hereby extended by the addition to the aggregate nominal amount of the share capital of the Company which may be allotted and issued or agreed to be allotted and issued by the Directors pursuant to such general mandate of an amount representing the aggregate nominal value of the share capital of the Company repurchased by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to Ordinary Resolution numbered 6, provided that such extended amount shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate nominal value of share capital of the Company in issue as at the date of passing of the said Resolution.”

By Order of the Board Kingsoft Corporation Limited Jun LEI

The PRC, 25 April 2014

As at the date of this notice, the Executive Directors are Messrs. HongJiang ZHANG, Yuk Keung NG and Tao ZOU; the Non-executive Directors are Messrs. Jun LEI, Pak Kwan KAU and Chi Ping LAU; the Independent Non-Executive Directors are Messrs. Guangming George LU, David Yuen Kwan TANG and Ms. Wenjie WU.

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Notes:

  • (a) A member entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must attend the meeting in person to represent you.

  • (b) To be valid, a form of proxy and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a notarially certifi ed copy of that power or authority, must be deposited at the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or the adjourned meeting (as the case may be).

  • (c) The register of members will be closed from Thursday, 22 May 2014 to Wednesday, 28 May 2014, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to determine the identity of members who are entitled to attend and vote at the annual general meeting, all completed transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certifi cates must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer offi ce in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 21 May 2014.

  • (d) The register of members will be closed from Wednesday, 4 June 2014 to Monday, 9 June 2014, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order to qualify for the proposed fi nal dividend, all completed transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certifi cates must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer offi ce in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 3 June 2014.

  • (e) An explanatory statement containing further details regarding Resolutions numbered 5 to 7 above will be sent to shareholders.

  • (f) With regard to item no. 3 in this notice, details of the retiring Directors, namely Messrs. HongJiang ZHANG, Tao ZOU and Pak Kwan KAU proposed be re-elected as Directors of the Company are set out in Appendix II to the circular to the shareholders of the Company dated 25 April 2014.

  • (g) Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, all votes of shareholders at the meeting will be taken by poll except where the chairman, in good faith, decides to allow a resolution which relates purely to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands.

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