DGAP Post-admission Duties announcement: Haier Smart Home Co.,Ltd. / Third country release according to Article 50 Para. 1, No. 2 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] Haier Smart Home Co.,Ltd.: Announcement on the resolutions of the 17th meeting of the tenth session of the Board of Directors 2021-03-30 / 19:55 Dissemination of a Post-admission Duties announcement according to Article 50 Para. 1, No. 2 WpHG transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. =---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on the resolutions of the 17^th meeting of the tenth session of the Board of Directors Qingdao / Shanghai / Frankfurt, 30 March 2021 - Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. (D-Share 690D.DE,A-Share 600690.SH, H-Share 6690.HK, 'Haier Smart Home' or the 'Company') published today an announcement with regard to the resolutions of the 17^ th meeting of the tenth session of the board of directors. The 17^th Meeting of the Tenth Session of the Board of Directors of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") was held in the morning on 30 March 2021 at Conference Room 118, Ecological Brand Center Building, Haier Information Industry Park. 12 directors were expected to attend the meeting and 12 directors actually present. Of which, Mr. Wu Changqi, Mr. Lin Sui, Mr. Yu Hon To David, Ms. Eva Li Kam Fum, Mr. Dai Deming, Mr. Chien Daqun, Mr. Wong Hak Kun, Mr. Li Shipeng attended the meeting by conference call, and the attendance met the requirements of laws and regulations and the Articles of Association of the Company. The notice of this meeting was sent via e-mail on 23 March 2021. The supervisors and senior management personnel of the Company attended the meeting as non-voting attendees. The notice and convening of the meeting were in compliance with the Company Law and the Articles of Association, and the meeting was presided over by Chairman Liang Haishan. The following resolutions were adopted after earnest consideration by the directors present at the meeting: I. Report on the 2020 Annual Financial Statements of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. (Voting results: For 12, Against 0, Abstain 0) Hexin Certified Public Accountants LLP and HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited are the two audit agencies engaged by the Company to issue the auditing report under the PRC accounting standards and the auditing report under the international accounting standards, respectively. There is no difference between the auditing reports in terms of important financial information. For details, please refer to the 2020 Annual Report of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. (A-shares annual report) published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange on the same day as this announcement, the 2020 Annual Report published on the Company's website (D-shares annual report) and the 2020 annual results announcement published on the website of Hong Kong Stock Exchange (and the H-shares annual report to be disclosed by the Company before 30 April 2021. This resolution is subject to the submission to the 2020 Annual General Meeting for consideration and approval. II. 2020 Annual Report and Annual Report Summary of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. (Voting results: For 12, Against 0, Abstain 0) In accordance with the relevant requirements of the Securities Law and Guidelines for the Content and Format of Information Disclosure by Companies Offering Securities to the Public No. 2 - Content and Format of Annual Reports (Revised in 2017) and the relevant laws and regulations in Hong Kong, Germany, after we, as the directors, supervisors and senior management of the Company, have fully understood and reviewed the 2020 Annual Report of the Company, in our opinion: 1. The Company operates in strict compliance with the corporate accounting standard. The 2020 Annual Report fairly reflects the financial conditions and operating results of the Company for the year; 2. The 2020 Annual Audit Report of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. audited by Hexin Certified Public Accountants LLP and HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited is factual, objective and impartial; 3. We warrant that the information disclosed in the 2020 Annual Report of the Company is authentic, accurate and complete, and undertake that there are no false representations, misleading statements and material omissions in the report, and are individually and jointly responsible for the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of the content herein. For details, please refer to the 2020 Annual Report of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. and the 2020 Annual Report Summary of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange on the same day as this announcement, the 2020 Annual Report published on the Company's website (D-shares annual report) and 2020 annual results announcement published on the website of Hong Kong Stock Exchange (and the annual report of H-shares to be disclosed by the Company before 30 April 2021. This resolution is subject to the submission to the 2020 Annual General Meeting for consideration and approval. III. 2020 Annual Work Report of the Board of Directors (Voting results: For 12, Against 0, Abstain 0) For details, please refer to the relevant contents of the 2020 Annual Report of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange and on the Company's website on the same day as this announcement and the 2020 annual results announcement published on the website of Hong Kong Stock Exchange (and the H-shares annual report to be disclosed by the Company before 30 April 2021. This resolution is subject to the submission to the 2020 Annual General Meeting for consideration and approval. IV. 2020 Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report (Voting results: For 12, Against 0, Abstain 0) For details, please refer to the 2020 Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange on the same day as this announcement. V. 2020 Annual Internal Control Evaluation Report (Voting results: For 12, Against 0, Abstain 0) For details, please refer to the 2020 Annual Internal Control Evaluation Report of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange on the same day as this announcement. VI. Internal Control Audit Report (Voting results: For 12, Against 0, Abstain 0) For details, please refer to the Internal Control Audit Report of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange on the same day as this announcement. This resolution is subject to the submission to the 2020 Annual General Meeting for consideration and approval. VII. 2020 Annual Profit Distribution Plan (Voting results: For 12, Against 0, Abstain 0) The proposed 2020 annual profit distribution plan of the Company is to distribute cash dividend of RMB3.66 (including tax) per 10 shares to all shareholders based on the total share capital of equity record date when implementing the dividend distribution after deducting the repurchased shares under the repurchase account. The undistributed profit retained by the Company would be primarily used for project construction, external investment, R&D investment and daily operation related to the operating business of the Company, so as to maintain continuous and stable development of the Company and maximize the return to investors. For details, please refer to the 2020 Annual Profit Distribution Plan of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange and on the Company's website on the same day as this announcement, with the announcement No.: L2021-018. This resolution is subject to the submission to the 2020 Annual General Meeting for consideration and approval. VIII. Resolution on the Anticipated Provision of Guarantees for its Subsidiaries in 2021 (Voting results: For 12, Against 0, Abstain 0) For details, please refer to the Announcement of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. on the Anticipated Provision of Guarantees for its Subsidiaries in 2021 published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange and on the Company's website on the same day as this announcement, with the announcement No.: L2021-019. This resolution is subject to the submission to the 2020 Annual General Meeting for consideration and approval. IX. Resolution on the Conduct of Foreign Exchange Fund Derivatives Business (Voting results: For 12, Against 0, Abstain 0) For details, please refer to the Announcement of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. on the Conduct of Foreign Exchange Derivatives Business published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Company's website on the same day as this announcement, with the announcement No.: L2021-20. This resolution is subject to the submission to the 2020 Annual General Meeting for consideration and approval. X. Resolution on the Election of Independent Director (Voting results: For 12, Against 0, Abstain 0) The term of office of Mr. Dai Deming, the current independent director of the Company, will expire soon and he will cease to hold any office of the Company upon the election of a new independent director at the general meeting of the Company. The Company expressed its heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Dai Deming for his contribution to the Company during his tenure as an independent director of the Company. To ensure the normal operation of the Board of Directors of the Company, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Company Law, the Articles of Association and the opinions of the Nomination Committee under the Board of Directors of the Company, we hereby nominate Mr. Wu Qi as an independent director with the term consist with that of the Tenth Session of Board of Directors of the Company. His qualification as an independent director has been filed with Shanghai Stock Exchange without any objection. For details, please refer to the Announcement of the Election of Independent Director of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
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