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Medlive Technology Co., Ltd. — AGM Information 2019
May 10, 2019
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AGM Information
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海信家電
HISENSE HOME APPLIANCES GROUP CO., LTD. 海信家電集團股份有限公司
(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00921)
NOTICE OF 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2018 annual general meeting (the “ AGM ”) of Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd. (the “ Company ”) will be held at the conference room of the Company’s head office, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, the People’s Republic of China (the “ PRC” ) on 26 June 2019 at 3:00 p.m. to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions:–
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
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To consider and approve the report of the board of directors of the Company for the year 2018[(7)] ;
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To consider and approve the report of the supervisory committee of the Company for the year 2018[(7)] ;
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To consider and approve the annual report of the Company for the year 2018 and its summary[(7)] ;
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To consider and approve the audited financial statements of the Company for the year 2018[(7)] ;
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To consider and approve the profit distribution proposal of the Company for the year 2018[(8)] ;
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To consider and approve the “Shareholders’ Return Plan for the Next Three Years (2019-2021)”[(10)] ;
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To consider and approve the resolution to purchase liability insurance for directors and senior management members of the Company and to authorize the board of directors (the “ Board ”) of the Company to handle the relevant matters[(11)] ;
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To consider and approve the resolution on the reappointment of Ruihua Certified Public Accountants as the auditor of the Company for the year 2019 and the authorization to the Board to fix its remuneration[(12)] ;
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To consider and approve the resolution on “Adjustment on the basic annual remuneration of the chairman of the Board”[(13)] ;
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To consider and approve the resolution on amendments to the relevant provisions of the rules of procedures for the shareholders’ general meeting of the Company[(14)] ;
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To consider and approve the resolution on amendments to the relevant provisions of the rules of procedures for the supervisory committee meeting of the Company[(14)] ;
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To consider and approve the resolution on election of Mr. Fei Li Cheng as an executive director of the tenth session of the Board and to fix the level of his remuneration[(15)] ; and
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To consider and approve the resolution on election of Ms. Gao Yu Ling as a shareholders’ representative supervisor of the tenth session of the supervisory committee of the Company and to fix the level of her remuneration[(15)] .
SPECIAL RESOLUTION
- To consider and approve the resolution on amendments to the relevant provisions of the articles of association of the Company (the “ Articles of Association ”) and to authorize the Board to deal with the filing, change, registration and other related matters required for the amendments to the Articles of Association for and on behalf of the Company.
By order of the Board of Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd. Tang Ye Guo Chairman
Foshan City, Guangdong, the PRC, 10 May 2019
As at the date of this notice, the Company’s executive directors are Mr. Tang Ye Guo, Mr. Jia Shao Qian, Mr. Lin Lan, Mr. Dai Hui Zhong and Mr. Wang Yun Li; and the Company’s independent non-executive directors are Mr. Ma Jin Quan, Mr. Zhong Geng Shen and Mr. Cheung Sai Kit.
Notes:
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(1) Holders of H shares intending to attend the AGM shall return the accompanying reply slip in writing to the registered office of the Company on or before Thursday, 6 June 2019.
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(2) Holders of A shares and H shares of the Company whose names appear on the register of members of the Company as at the close of business on 27 May 2019 (Monday) (including holders of H shares of the Company who have submitted verified transfer forms on or before 27 May 2019) will be entitled to attend the AGM. For determining the entitlement of shareholders of the Company to attend and vote at the AGM, the register of members of the Company will be closed from 28 May 2019 (Tuesday) to 26 June 2019 (Wednesday) (both days inclusive). To qualify for attendance at the AGM, all H shares transfer together with the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Registrars Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 27 May 2019 for registration.
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(3) Shareholders who are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM are entitled to appoint one or more persons (whether or not a shareholder of the Company) as their proxy or proxies to attend and vote on their behalf.
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(4) In order to determine the list of holders of shares of the Company who are entitled to receive the dividend, the register of members of the H shares of the Company will be closed from 5 July 2019 (Friday) to 11 July 2019 (Thursday) (both days inclusive). Holders of H shares of the Company whose names appear on the register of members of the H shares of the Company on 11 July 2019 (Thursday) are entitled to receive the dividend. Holders of H shares of the Company who wish to receive the dividend have to submit transfer forms, together with the relevant share certificate(s) to the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Registrars Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong before 4:30 p.m. on 4 July 2019 (Thursday).
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(5) To be valid, the form of proxy, together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power of attorney or authority, must be deposited with the Company’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Registrars Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 24 hours before the time appointed for holding the AGM.
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(6) In accordance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Listing Rules ”), any vote of shareholders at a general meeting (except those which relate purely to a procedural or administrative matter) must be taken by poll. As such, the resolutions set out in the notice of AGM will be voted by way of poll. Voting results will be uploaded to the website of the Company at www.kelon.com and the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited at www.hkexnews.hk after conclusion of the AGM.
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(7) Please refer to the annual report of the Company for the year 2018 for information relating to the reports as referred to in the ordinary resolutions numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the notice of AGM.
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(8) The profit distribution proposal of the Company for the year 2018 referred to in the ordinary resolution numbered 5 in the notice of AGM is as follows:
As audited by Ruihua Certified Public Accountants, the Company’s net profits attributable to the shareholders of the parent company for the year 2018 is RMB776,515,067.46. Pursuant to the relevant requirements of the Articles of Association of the Company, RMB77,651,506.75 is allocated to the statutory common reserve fund; undistributed profits at the beginning of the year 2018 of, RMB2,024,987,603.50 is added; and the distributed profits of RMB599,599,162.80 is deducted. The actual distributable profits is RMB2,124,252,001.41.
The profit distribution proposal of the Company for the year 2018 is as follows:
The payment of a cash dividend of RMB3.03 (tax inclusive) per 10 shares held by all shareholders on the basis of the total share capital of 1,362,725,370 shares of the Company as at 31 December 2018, without bonus issue and not to issue shares by way of conversion of capital reserve. The total amount of cash dividend to be distributed will be RMB412,905,787.11. The remaining undistributed profit will be retained for distribution in the following year.
If, during the period after the Boardhas approved the profit distribution plan until the implementation of the profit distribution plan, the Company’s total share capital is changed, the distribution proportion will be re-ascertained based on the latest total share capital in accordance with the principle of “the total amount of cash dividend to be distributed remaining the same”.
- (9) Withholding and payment of dividend income tax
Pursuant to the provisions of the Corporate Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China(《中華人民共和國企業 所得稅法》)and the Implementing Regulations of the Corporate Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China (《中華人民共和國企業所得稅法實施條例》), with effect from 1 January 2008, any PRC domestic enterprise shall withhold the corporate income tax when distributing dividends payable to the shareholders being non-resident enterprises (i.e. legal persons) for accounting periods starting from 1 January 2008, and the payer of the dividends shall serve as the
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withholding agent. The Company will strictly abide by the law and identify all shareholders who are subject to the withholding and payment of corporate income tax based on the register of members of H shares of the Company as at the record date in respect of the distribution of dividends and shall distribute the relevant dividends after deducting corporate income tax of 10% to non-resident enterprise shareholders (as defined under the Enterprise Income Tax Law (《企業所得稅法》), including HKSCC (Nominees) Limited, other corporate nominees or trustees, or other organizations or entities) whose names appear on such register of members of H shares of the Company.
After receiving dividends, non-resident enterprise may apply to the relevant tax authorities for enjoying treatment of taxation treaties (arrangement) in person or through appointed agent or through a person who has obligation to withhold or pay dividend, and provide information to prove that it is an actual beneficiary conforming with the requirement(s) of taxation treaties (arrangement). After the relevant tax authorities have verified that there is no error, it shall refund tax with reference to the tax levied and the difference in the amount of tax payable calculated at the tax rate under the taxation treaties (arrangement).
Pursuant to the requirements of “Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation on Certain Policies Regarding Individual Income Tax (Cai Shui Zi [1994]020)”(財政部、國家稅務總局關於個人所得稅若干 政策問題的通知(財稅字[1994]020號)), foreign individuals are exempted from individual income tax on dividends and bonus received from foreign-invested enterprises in the PRC. As the Company is a foreign-invested joint stock limited company, thus the individual shareholders who hold the H shares of the Company and whose names appear in the register of members of the H shares are not required to pay the individual income tax of the PRC.
Shareholders and investors should read the contents of this notice carefully. Shareholders are recommended to consult their tax advisers regarding PRC, Hong Kong and other tax implications arising from their holding and disposal of H shares of the Company. The Company has no obligation and shall not be responsible for confirming the identities of the shareholders. The Company will withhold and pay the enterprise income tax in strict compliance with the relevant laws or requirements of the relevant governmental authorities and based strictly on the H Share register of members on the record date. The Company shall owe no liability whatsoever in respect of and will not entertain any request arising from any delay in ascertaining the identity of the shareholders, or inaccurate determination of the identity of the shareholders, or any disputes over the mechanism of withholding and paying of the enterprise income tax.
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(10) In relation to the documents mentioned in ordinary resolution numbered 6 in the notice of AGM, please refer to the “Shareholders’ Return Plan for the Next Three Years (2019-2021) as set out on pages 27 to 29 of this circular.
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(11) In relation to the ordinary resolution numbered 7 in the notice of AGM, the Company intends to purchase “director and senior management liability insurance” for directors and senior management members of the Company, and it is agreed that the Company will enter into insurance contract of insurance premium not exceeding RMB100,000 for a term of one year.
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(12) In relation to the ordinary resolution numbered 8 in the notice of AGM, the Company intends to reappoint Ruihua Certified Public Accountants as the auditor of the Company for the year 2019 to audit the financial report and internal control of the Company in 2019.
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(13) In relation to the ordinary resolution numbered 9 in the notice of AGM, with reference to the remuneration level of the chairmen of the industry and region of the Company, it is agreed that the chairman of the Company would receive annual basic remuneration of RMB1,500,000 (before taxation).
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(14) Information referred to in ordinary resolutions numbered 10 and 11 in the notice of AGM has been published in the announcement of the Company dated 28 March 2019 and is set out on pages 20 to 24 of this circular.
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(15) Information referred to in ordinary resolutions numbered 12 and 13 in the notice of AGM has been published in the announcement of the Company dated 1 February 2019 and is set out on pages 25 to 26 of this circular.
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(16) Amendments to the Articles of Association referred to in the special resolution numbered 1 in the notice of AGM have been published in the announcement of the Company dated 28 March 2019 and are set out on pages 4 to 20 of this circular.
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(17) The registered address of the Company is: No. 8 Ronggang Road, Ronggui, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province.
Postal code: 528303
Tel: (86) 757 2836 2148 Fax: (86) 757 2836 1055 Contact person: Ms. Wei Fang Yuan
- (18) The English version of the proposed resolutions as set out in this notice is for reference only and if there is any conflict between the English and the Chinese versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.
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