The primary duties of the Nomination Committee under the Board of Directors (the "Nomination Committee" or the "Committee") of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (the "Company") is to review, advise and make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding candidates to fill vacancies on our Board and to senior management. Nominations of Directors are considered with reference to an individual's business acumen and undertakings, academic and professional achievements and qualifications, experience, independence, having regard to the Company's activities, assets and management portfolio. The Committee is delegated with the task of actively considering the needs of the Company at the Directors' level and senior management' level, studying the criteria and procedure for selecting directors and senior management, first considering and identifying appropriate candidates, then making recommendations to the Board and implementing any decisions and recommendations of the Board in the execution of appointments. The aim and principal objective of the Committee is to ensure that there be maintained a dedicated, professional and accountable Board of Directors to serve the Company and its shareholders.
Composition of the Committee
1 The Nomination Committee shall comprise five to seven
members, all of which are directors of the Company and the
majority of which are independent directors.
2 Members of the Nomination Committee shall be nominated by
the chairman of the Board, more than one-half of the
independent directors or more than one-thirds of all
directors and subject to election by the Board.
3 The Nomination Committee shall have one chairman (convener)
to be acted by an independent director, responsible for
presiding over the work of the Committee. The chairman shall
be elected among members of the Committee and shall be
reported to the Board for approval.
4 The Nomination Committee shall have the same term of office
as the Board. The term of office of a member of the Committee
is renewable upon re-election. During which if members of the
Committee no longer act as directors of the Company, they
shall automatically lose their office as members and the
Committee shall fill the vacancy in accordance with the
provisions referred to above.
5 The secretary of the Committee shall be acted by the
secretary of the Board or such person as designated by the
Nomination Committee. The secretary is responsible for daily
liaison, organization of meetings and other matters. The
secretary shall maintain records of all recommendations made
by members of the Committee and ensure that meeting minutes
and records are maintained permanently at the Committee and
the Company.
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Duties and Powers of the Committee
6 The main duties and powers of the Nomination Committee are
set out as follows:
(1) to make recommendations to the Board on the scale and
composition of the Board based upon the Company's business
activities, asset size and equity structure;
(2) to examine the election criteria and procedures for
directors (including assessing the independence of
independent directors), identify qualified candidates for
directorship in an extensive scale and make recommendations
to the Board;
(3) to examine the election criteria and procedures for
senior management and make nominations to the Board on the
appointment of CEO and other senior management above the
level of senior vice president in accordance with the
recommendations of the chairman of the board;
(4) to make recommendations on the appointment or
re-appointment, duties and term of office of executive
directors and non-executive directors;
(5) other matters authorized by the Board.
7 The Nomination Committee is accountable to the Board and
proposals of the Committee shall be submitted to the Board
for consideration and decision; the controlling shareholders
of the Company shall fully respect the recommendations of the
Nomination Committee and no alternative candidates for
directors could be proposed unless with sufficient reason or
reliable evidence.
8 During the inter-sessional period of the Nomination
Committee, the office of the Board and relevant functional
departments shall provide assistance to the Committee in
respect of internal communication and other daily work.
9 The Nomination Committee shall examine the election
criteria and procedures and the term of office of the
Company's directors and senior management above the level of
senior vice president in accordance with relevant laws,
regulations and the Articles and in consideration of the
actual circumstances of the Company. When a resolution is
adopted, the Committee shall submit it to the Board for
consideration and approval and shall implement it
accordingly.
10 The Nomination Committee may request for the assistance
and co-ordination of the Company's functional departments in
the process of searching, recommending and reviewing new
directors and senior management.
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11 The procedures for the election and appointment of
directors and senior management above the level of senior
vice president are set out as follows:
(1) the Nomination Committee shall actively examine the
Company's demand for directors, identify candidates for
directorship in an extensive scale within the extent
permitted by laws and regulations, and conduct a preliminary
assessment of candidates, covering occupation, education, job
title, detailed work experience, all part-time jobs and other
aspects;
(2) the Nomination Committee shall actively examine the
Company's demand for senior management, identify candidates
for directorship in an extensive scale within the extent
permitted by laws and regulations, and conduct a preliminary
assessment of candidates for CEO and senior management above
the level of senior vice president, covering occupation,
education, job title, detailed work experience and other
aspects;
(3) the Nomination Committee shall seek the consent of
nominees on the nomination or otherwise such persons shall
not be nominated for directors and senior management above
the level of senior vice president;
(4) the Nomination Committee shall make appropriate
nominations for directors and senior management above the
level of senior vice president to the Board in accordance
with results of the preliminary assessment; and
(5) other follow-up work shall be implemented in accordance
with the decision and feedback of the Board.
12 The Nomination Committee shall meet at least once a year.
The meeting may be held in the form of physical meeting or
video/telephone conference. The Committee shall make a notice
on the venue, date, time and agenda of the meeting to all
members seven days prior to the meeting, except for ad hoc
meetings which are not subject to this time restriction.
However, the Committee shall ensure that members have
sufficient time to study the meeting documents. The meeting
shall be chaired by the chairman of the Committee and the
chairman, if unable to attend, may appoint another member who
is an independent director to act on his behalf.
13 Meetings of the Nomination Committee shall be held by more
than two-thirds of the members attending the meeting. Each
member shall have one vote. Resolutions proposed at the
meeting must be passed by a simple majority of members.
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14 The Nomination Committee may vote on a show of hands or on
a poll at the meetings. Ad hoc meetings may be held using
remote means of communication for voting.
15 The Nomination Committee may invite directors, supervisors
and other senior management of the Company to sit in on the
meetings if it considers necessary.
16 The Nomination Committee may, at the expense of the
Company, engage intermediaries to provide professional advice
for its decision-making if necessary.
17 The procedures for convening the meeting, means of voting
and resolutions passed at the meeting of the Nomination
Committee shall comply with relevant laws, regulations, the
Company's Articles of Association and the Terms of Reference
of the Committee.
18 The Nomination Committee shall maintain minutes of the
meeting where members attending the meeting shall sign on the
minutes. The minutes shall be maintained by the secretary to
the Company's Board.
19 Minutes stating the voting results adopted at the meetings
of the Nomination Committee shall be reported to the Board in
writing.
20 Members attending the meeting shall keep confidential of
all matters discussed at the meeting. Unauthorized disclosure
of the relevant information shall be prohibited.
Note: This document was originally drafted in Chinese and the English translation is for your reference only. In case of any inconsistencies between the Chinese and the English version, the Chinese version shall prevail.
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