THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult 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 CITIC Securities Company Limited, you should at once hand this circular together with the enclosed the Second Proxy Form for the Extraordinary General Meeting to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, licensed securities dealer 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.
(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 6030)
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF
ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY
AND
POSTPONEMENT OF THE 2020 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
AND SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE
This circular should be read in conjunction with the announcement of the Company dated 28 July 2020. The Extraordinary General Meeting originally scheduled to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, 31 July 2020 has been postponed to be held at Qing Room, 5th Floor, Beijing Ruicheng Four Seasons Hotel, No. 48 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, the PRC at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 18 August 2020. The postponement of the Extraordinary General Meeting and supplemental notice is set out on pages 10 to 11 of this circular.
The Second Proxy Form applicable to the Extraordinary General Meeting is enclosed with this circular. The Second Proxy Form will revoke and supersede the First Proxy Form enclosed with the circular of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company dated 16 June 2020. H Shareholders who have submitted the First Proxy Form to the H Share registrar of the Company must note that the First Proxy Form will no longer be applicable to the Extraordinary General Meeting and voting on the new provisional proposal.
H Shareholders who intend to appoint proxies to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and vote on the new provisional proposal are required to complete the enclosed Second Proxy Form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon, and return the Second Proxy Form to the H Share registrar of the Company in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, but in any event, the Second Proxy Form shall be returned in person or by mail not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the postponed Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof.
Completion and return of the Second Proxy Form will not preclude you from attending and voting at the Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof in person if you so wish.
3 August 2020
CONTENTS
Page | |
DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
LETTER FROM THE BOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
POSTPONEMENT OF THE 2020 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY | |
GENERAL MEETING AND SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 10 |
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the following meanings:
"A Share(s)" | the domestic share(s) in the ordinary share capital of the Company |
with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each, which are listed on the | |
Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600030); | |
"A Shareholder(s)" | holder(s) of A Shares; |
"Articles of Association" | the Articles of Association of the Company; |
"Board" | the board of directors of the Company; |
"CITIC Corporation Limited" | CITIC Corporation Limited (中國中信有限公司) (formerly known as |
CITIC Limited (中國中信股份有限公司) and renamed in 2014, and | |
currently being a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Limited), which | |
is the largest Shareholder of the Company who individually holds | |
approximately 15.47% of the Shares of the Company; | |
"Company" | CITIC Securities Company Limited (中信証券股份有限公司), a joint |
stock company incorporated in the PRC with limited liability, whose | |
H Shares and A Shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange | |
and the Shanghai Stock Exchange respectively; | |
"Company Law" | the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (as amended |
from time to time); | |
"Director(s)" | the director(s) of the Company; |
"Extraordinary General Meeting" | the 2020 First Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company |
originally scheduled to be held on Friday, 31 July 2020 and has been | |
postponed to be held at Qing Room, 5th Floor, Beijing Ruicheng Four | |
Seasons Hotel, No. 48 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, | |
the PRC at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 18 August 2020; | |
"First Proxy Form" | the proxy form enclosed with the circular and the notice of |
Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company dated 16 June 2020; | |
"H Share(s)" | the overseas listed foreign share(s) in the ordinary share capital of the |
Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each, which are listed on | |
the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 6030); | |
"H Shareholder(s)" | holder(s) of H Shares; |
"Hong Kong" | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC; |
"Hong Kong Listing Rules" | the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange |
of Hong Kong Limited (as amended from time to time); |
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DEFINITIONS | |
"Hong Kong Stock Exchange" | The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited; |
"Latest Practicable Date" | 29 July 2020, being the latest practicable date of ascertaining the |
relevant information contained in this circular prior to its publication; | |
"Notice of Extraordinary | the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company dated 16 |
General Meeting" | June 2020; |
"PRC" or "China" | the People's Republic of China which, for the purpose of this circular |
only, excludes Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region | |
of the PRC and Taiwan; | |
"RMB" | Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC; |
"Second Proxy Form" | the new proxy form for the Extraordinary General Meeting, which is |
enclosed with this circular; | |
"Share(s)" | the ordinary share(s) of the Company with a nominal value of |
RMB1.00 each, including A Share(s) and H Share(s); and | |
"Shareholder(s)" | the registered holder(s) of the Shares of the Company. |
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 6030)
Directors: | Registered Office: |
Mr. ZHANG Youjun (Executive Director, Chairman) | North Tower, Excellence Times Plaza II |
Mr. YANG Minghui (Executive Director) | No. 8 Zhong Xin San Road |
Futian District | |
Mr. WANG Shuhui (Non-executive Director) | Shenzhen, Guangdong Province |
the PRC | |
Mr. LIU Ke (Independent Non-executive Director) | |
Mr. HE Jia (Independent Non-executive Director) | Principal place of business in Hong Kong: |
Mr. ZHOU Zhonghui (Independent Non-executive Director) | 26/F, CITIC Tower |
1 Tim Mei Avenue | |
Central, Hong Kong | |
3 August 2020 | |
To the H Shareholders, |
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF
ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY
AND
POSTPONEMENT OF THE 2020 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
AND SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE
1 INTRODUCTION
References are made to (i) the notice and circular of Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company dated 16 June 2020, which set out the resolution to be put forward at the Extraordinary General Meeting for Shareholders' consideration, namely the Resolution on the Amendments to the Articles of Association of the Company; and (ii) the announcement of the Company dated 28 July 2020 (the "Announcement").
As disclosed in the Announcement, the Board has resolved at a meeting held on 28 July 2020 to withdraw the "1. Resolution on the Amendments to the Articles of Association of the Company" as a special resolution set out in the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting, and the resolution will no longer be put forward at the Extraordinary General Meeting. The Board also considered and approved the Proposal on the Amendments and Improvements to the Articles of Association of the Company at the above- mentioned meeting, and agreed to make amendments and improvements to the Articles of Association. In accordance with the Articles of Association, the Board, as the convener of the Shareholders' general meeting, shall not make any change to the proposals set forth in the notice of the Shareholders' general meeting or submit any new proposal after publishing the notice of the Shareholders' general meeting. Shareholders that hold, individually or collectively, 3% or more of the Shares of the Company may submit provisional proposals in writing to the convener 10 days prior to the date of the Shareholders' general meeting. On 28 July 2020, the Board received the provisional proposal relating to the Resolution on the Amendments and Improvements to the Articles of Association of the Company, submitted by CITIC Corporation Limited, the largest Shareholder of the Company, to the Extraordinary General Meeting.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
This circular aims to provide you with the detailed information regarding, among others, (i) the details of the above-mentioned provisional proposal relating to the Resolution on the Amendments and Improvements to the Articles of Association of the Company; and (ii) the postponement of the Extraordinary General Meeting and supplemental notice, so as to enable you to make an informed decision on whether to vote for or against the provisional proposal to be put forward at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
2 THE PROVISIONAL PROPOSAL RELATING TO THE RESOLUTION ON THE AMENDMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY
In accordance with Article 19 of the Company Law and the relevant requirements regarding incorporation of Party-building work into the articles of association of financial enterprises and after taking into consideration the actual situation of the Company, it is proposed to amend and improve certain articles of the Articles of Association of the Company.
Detailed information of the proposed amendments and improvements to the Articles of Association is as follows:
Original Articles | New Articles | Basis for the | |||||||||||||||
Article No. | Article | Article No. | Article | Amendments | |||||||||||||
Newly added article. The original | Article 10 | In accordance with the relevant | Article | 19 | of | the | |||||||||||
Article 10 is adjusted accordingly | provisions of the Constitution of | Company | Law | and | |||||||||||||
to Article 11. The content is | the Communist Party of China and | r | e l | e | v | a | n t | ||||||||||
omitted. | the Company Law, organizations | r e q u i r e m e n t s | |||||||||||||||
of | the | Communist | Party | of | r e g a r d i n g | ||||||||||||
China shall be established. The | incorporation | of | |||||||||||||||
Party | Committee | shall | play | Party-building work | |||||||||||||
the leadership role, setting the | into | the | articles | ||||||||||||||
direction, keeping | in | mind | the | of | associations | of | |||||||||||
big picture and ensuring the | financial enterprises | ||||||||||||||||
implementation | of | the Party | |||||||||||||||
policies | and | principles. | The | ||||||||||||||
working organs of the Party shall | |||||||||||||||||
be | established | with | sufficient | ||||||||||||||
staff to deal with Party affairs and | |||||||||||||||||
sufficient funds to operate the | |||||||||||||||||
Party organization. | |||||||||||||||||
Newly | added chapter. | The | Chapter 4 | Party Organization | Article | 19 | of | the | |||||||||
numbering of the original chapter | Company | Law | |||||||||||||||
is adjusted accordingly. | The | a n d | r e l e v a n t | ||||||||||||||
content is omitted. | r e q u i r e m e n t s | ||||||||||||||||
r e g a r d i n g | |||||||||||||||||
incorporation | of | ||||||||||||||||
Party-building work | |||||||||||||||||
into | the | articles | |||||||||||||||
of | associations | of | |||||||||||||||
financial enterprises | |||||||||||||||||
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Original Articles | New Articles | Basis for the | ||||||||||||
Amendments | ||||||||||||||
Article No. | Article | Article No. | Article | |||||||||||
Newly | added article. The | Article 68 | The Committee of the Communist | Article 19 of the | ||||||||||
numbering of the original article is | Party | of | the CITIC | Securities | Company | Law | ||||||||
adjusted accordingly. The content | Company | Limited (the | "Party | a n d | r e l e v a n t | |||||||||
is omitted. | Committee") shall be established | r e q u i r e m e n t s | ||||||||||||
by the Company. The Party | r e g a r d i n g | |||||||||||||
Committee shall consist of one | incorporation | of | ||||||||||||
secretary, one to two deputy | P a r t y - b u i l d i n g | |||||||||||||
secretaries, | and | several | other | work | into | the | ||||||||
members. | The | chairman | of | a r t i c l e s | o f | |||||||||
the Board of Directors and the | a s s o c i a t i o n s | |||||||||||||
secretary of the Party Committee | o f | f i n a n c i a l | ||||||||||||
shall be the same person, and | enterprises | |||||||||||||
one deputy secretary shall be | ||||||||||||||
designated to assist the secretary | ||||||||||||||
in carrying out Party-building | ||||||||||||||
work. | Eligible | members | of | |||||||||||
the | Party | Committee | can | join | ||||||||||
the Board of Directors, the | ||||||||||||||
Supervisory Committee | and the | |||||||||||||
Executive | Committee | through | ||||||||||||
legal | procedures, | while | eligible | |||||||||||
members of the Board of | ||||||||||||||
Directors, Supervisory Committee | ||||||||||||||
and the Executive Committee can | ||||||||||||||
also join the Party Committee in | ||||||||||||||
accordance | with | relevant | rules | |||||||||||
and | procedures. | Meanwhile, | ||||||||||||
the | commissions | for | discipline | |||||||||||
inspection of the Communist Party | ||||||||||||||
of the CITIC Securities Company | ||||||||||||||
Limited (the "Party Discipline | ||||||||||||||
Inspection | Commissions") | shall | ||||||||||||
be established by the Company | ||||||||||||||
in | accordance | with | relevant | |||||||||||
requirements. | ||||||||||||||
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Original Articles | New Articles | Basis for the | |||||||||||||||
Amendments | |||||||||||||||||
Article No. | Article | Article No. | Article | ||||||||||||||
Newly | added article. The | Article 69 | The | Party | Committee | of | the | Article 19 of the | |||||||||
numbering of the original article is | Company | shall | perform | the | Company | Law | |||||||||||
adjusted accordingly. The content | duties | in | accordance | with | the | a n d | r e l e v a n t | ||||||||||
is omitted. | Constitution | of | the | Communist | r e q u i r e m e n t s | ||||||||||||
Party of China, the Working | r e g a r d i n g | ||||||||||||||||
Rules for the Party Group of the | incorporation | of | |||||||||||||||
Communist Party of China, the | P a r t y - b u i l d i n g | ||||||||||||||||
Working Rules for the Grassroot | work | into | the | ||||||||||||||
Organizations of the State-owned | a r t i c l e s | o f | |||||||||||||||
Enterprises | of | the | Communist | a s s o c i a t i o n s | |||||||||||||
Party of China (Trial) and other | o f | f i n a n c i a l | |||||||||||||||
internal laws and regulations of | enterprises | ||||||||||||||||
the Party. | |||||||||||||||||
(1) ensure and supervise the | |||||||||||||||||
Company's implementation | |||||||||||||||||
of policies | and | guidelines | |||||||||||||||
of the Party and the State, | |||||||||||||||||
and | implement | major | |||||||||||||||
strategic | decisions | of | the | ||||||||||||||
Central | Committee | of | the | ||||||||||||||
Party and the State Council, | |||||||||||||||||
as well as important work | |||||||||||||||||
arrangements | of | higher- | |||||||||||||||
level Party organizations. | |||||||||||||||||
(2) | strengthen | its | leadership | ||||||||||||||
and gate keeping role in | |||||||||||||||||
the | management | of | the | ||||||||||||||
process | of | selection | and | ||||||||||||||
appointment of | personnel, | ||||||||||||||||
focusing | on | standards, | |||||||||||||||
procedure, | evaluation, | ||||||||||||||||
recommendation | and | ||||||||||||||||
supervision, | uphold | the | |||||||||||||||
integration | of | the | principle | ||||||||||||||
that the Party manages the | |||||||||||||||||
officials | with | the | function | ||||||||||||||
of the Board of Directors in | |||||||||||||||||
the lawful | selection | of | the | ||||||||||||||
management and | with | the | |||||||||||||||
lawful exercise of authority | |||||||||||||||||
of appointment, | promotion | ||||||||||||||||
and demotion of personnel | |||||||||||||||||
by the management. | |||||||||||||||||
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Original Articles | New Articles | Basis for the | |||||||
Amendments | |||||||||
Article No. | Article | Article No. | Article | ||||||
(3) discuss | and | decide | the | ||||||
reform, | development | and | |||||||
stability | of | the | Company, | ||||||
major | operational | and | |||||||
management | issues | and | |||||||
major issues | concerning | ||||||||
employee | interests | in | |||||||
accordance | with | the | |||||||
relevant | requirements, | ||||||||
and | put | forth | comments | ||||||
and | suggestions. | Support | |||||||
the | General | Meeting | of | ||||||
Shareholders, | the | Board of | |||||||
Directors, the Supervisory | |||||||||
Committee | and | the | |||||||
Executive | Committee | in | |||||||
performing | their duties | ||||||||
in | accordance | with | law | ||||||
and | support | the | employee | ||||||
representatives | general | ||||||||
meeting in carrying out its | |||||||||
work. |
(4) assume the primary responsibility to run the Party comprehensively with strict discipline, lead the Company's ideological and political work, the United Front work, the cultural and ethical progress, corporate culture cultivation as well as the work of groups such as the labor union and the Communist Youth League, lead the building of the Party's working style and its clean and honest administration, and support the Party Discipline Inspection Commissions in earnestly performing its supervisory responsibilities.
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Original Articles | New Articles | Basis for the | |||||||||||||
Amendments | |||||||||||||||
Article No. | Article | Article No. | Article | ||||||||||||
(5) strengthen the building of | |||||||||||||||
the Company's | grassroots | ||||||||||||||
Party | organizations | and | |||||||||||||
of its contingent of Party | |||||||||||||||
members, give full play to | |||||||||||||||
the role of Party branches | |||||||||||||||
as strongholds and to the | |||||||||||||||
role | of | Party | members | ||||||||||||
as | pioneers | and | fine | ||||||||||||
examples, | and | unite | and | ||||||||||||
lead officials and employees | |||||||||||||||
company-wide to devote | |||||||||||||||
themselves | into | the | reform | ||||||||||||
and | development | of | the | ||||||||||||
Company. | |||||||||||||||
(6) other material matters that | |||||||||||||||
fall within the duty of the | |||||||||||||||
Party Committee. | |||||||||||||||
Newly | added article. The | Article 180 | The opinions | of | the | Party | Article | 19 | of | the | |||||
numbering of the original article is | Committee | shall | be heard | before | Company | Law | and | ||||||||
adjusted accordingly. The content | the Board of Directors decides on | r | e l | e | v | a | n t | ||||||||
is omitted. | material issues of the Company. | r e q u i r e m e n t s | |||||||||||||
r e g a r d i n g | |||||||||||||||
incorporation | of | ||||||||||||||
Party-building work | |||||||||||||||
into | the | articles | |||||||||||||
of | associations | of | |||||||||||||
financial enterprises | |||||||||||||||
The above-mentioned proposed amendments to the Articles of Association are subject to the approval by the Shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting by way of a special resolution. The Company will complete the relevant filings in relation to the amendments to the Articles of Association in accordance with the regulatory requirements.
3 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING AND THE SECOND PROXY FORM
As mentioned above, given CITIC Corporation Limited has submitted a provisional proposal relating to the Resolution on the Amendments and Improvements to the Articles of Association of the Company to the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Board shall dispatch a supplemental circular in relation to the provisional proposal to the Shareholders in accordance with the requirements of the Hong Kong Listing Rules. As such, the Extraordinary General Meeting originally scheduled to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, 31 July 2020 will be postponed to be held at Qing Room, 5th Floor, Beijing Ruicheng Four Seasons Hotel, No. 48 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, the PRC at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 18 August 2020. The postponement of the Extraordinary General Meeting and supplemental notice is set out on pages 10 to 11 of this circular.
Given the Extraordinary General Meeting has been postponed to be held on 18 August 2020, the last date for closure of the H Share register of members of the Company will be extended to Tuesday, 18 August 2020 (including the last day). Accordingly, no H Share transfer will be registered during the period from Wednesday, 1 July 2020 to Tuesday, 18 August 2020 (both days inclusive). The H Shareholders whose names appear on the H Share register of members of the Company on Tuesday, 18 August 2020 are entitled to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Due to the withdrawal of the "1. The Resolution on the Amendments to the Articles of Association of the Company" as a special resolution set out in the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting, and the submission of the new provisional proposal relating to the Resolution on the Amendments and Improvements to the Articles of Association of the Company, the Company will despatch the "Second Proxy Form" to you together with this circular. The Second Proxy Form will revoke and supersede the First Proxy Form enclosed with the circular of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company dated 16 June 2020. H Shareholders who have submitted the First Proxy Form to the H Share registrar of the Company must note that the First Proxy Form will no longer be applicable to the Extraordinary General Meeting and voting on the new provisional proposal.
H Shareholders who intend to appoint proxies to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and vote on the new provisional proposal are required to complete the enclosed Second Proxy Form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon, and return the Second Proxy Form to the H Share registrar of the Company in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, but in any event, the Second Proxy Form shall be returned in person or by mail not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the postponed Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof.
Completion and return of the Second Proxy Form will not preclude you from attending and voting at the Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof in person if you so wish.
4 RECOMMENDATION
The Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider that the above-mentioned provisional proposal relating to the Resolution on the Amendments and Improvements to the Articles of Association of the Company is in the interest of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole and accordingly recommend you to vote in favor of the resolution.
Yours faithfully,
By order of the Board
CITIC Securities Company Limited
ZHANG Youjun
Chairman
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POSTPONEMENT OF THE 2020 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING AND SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE
(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 6030)
POSTPONEMENT OF THE 2020 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING AND SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE
References are made to the notice (the "Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting") of the 2020 First Extraordinary General Meeting (the "Extraordinary General Meeting") of CITIC Securities Company Limited (the "Company") dated 16 June 2020, the announcement dated 28 July 2020 and the circular dated 3 August 2020 (the "Circular"). Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used in this supplemental notice shall have the same meaning as those defined in the Circular.
Supplemental notice is hereby given that (i) the Extraordinary General Meeting will be postponed to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 18 August 2020 at Qing Room, 5th Floor, Beijing Ruicheng Four Seasons Hotel, No. 48 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, the PRC; (ii) the Company has withdrawn the "1. Resolution on the Amendments to the Articles of Association of the Company" as a special resolution set out in the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting; and (iii) the following new resolution is proposed to be considered and, if thought fit, approved by the Shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
SPECIAL RESOLUTION
1. To consider and approve the resolution on the amendments and improvements to the Articles of Association of the Company.
By order of the Board
CITIC Securities Company Limited
ZHANG Youjun
Chairman
Beijing, the PRC
3 August 2020
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POSTPONEMENT OF THE 2020 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING AND SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE
Notes:
- Details of the above new resolution are set out in the Circular.
- Given the Extraordinary General Meeting has been postponed to be held on 18 August 2020, the last date for closure of the H Share register of members of the Company will be extended to Tuesday, 18 August 2020 (including the last day). Accordingly, no H Share transfer will be registered during the period from Wednesday, 1 July 2020 to Tuesday, 18 August 2020 (both days inclusive). The H Shareholders whose names appear on the H Share register of members of the Company on Tuesday, 18 August 2020 are entitled to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
- A Second Proxy Form containing the above resolution is enclosed with the Circular. The Second Proxy Form will revoke and supersede the First Proxy Form enclosed with the circular of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company dated 16 June 2020. H Shareholders who have submitted the First Proxy Form to the H Share registrar of the Company must note that the First Proxy Form will no longer be applicable to the Extraordinary General Meeting and voting on the new provisional proposal.
- H Shareholders who intend to appoint proxies to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and vote on the new provisional proposal are required to complete the enclosed Second Proxy Form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon, and return the Second Proxy Form to the H Share registrar of the Company in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, but in any event, the Second Proxy Form shall be returned in person or by mail not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the postponed Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof. Completion and return of the Second Proxy Form will not preclude you from attending and voting at the Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof in person if you so wish.
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