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CHINESE PEOPLE HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED

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(incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (stock code: 681)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Chinese People Holdings Company Limited (the "Company") will be held at the head office of Chinese People Holdings Company Limited, Conference Room, 1st Floor, No. 36 BDA International Business Park, No. 2 Jingyuan North Street, Economic Technological Development Area, Beijing, China on Wednesday,

30 September 2020 at 1:30 p.m. for the following purposes:

  1. To receive and adopt the audited financial statements and the reports of the directors and auditor of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020.
  2. To re-elect directors of the Company, to fix the maximum number of directors of the Company and to authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix their remuneration.
  3. To appoint Fan, Chan & Co. Limited as the auditor of the Company and to authorise the board of directors of the Company to fix their remuneration.
  4. As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
    "THAT
    1. the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to purchase its securities, subject to and in accordance with the applicable laws, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
    2. the total nominal amount of securities of the Company to be purchased pursuant to the approval in paragraph (a) above shall not exceed 10% of the number of issued shares of the Company (each a "Share") on the date of passing of this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

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  1. for the purpose of this resolution, "Relevant Period" means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
    1. the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
    2. the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by ordinary resolution passed by the Company's shareholders in general meeting; and
    3. the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Bye-Laws of the Company or any applicable laws to be held."

5. As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:

"THAT

  1. the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as defined below) of all the powers of the Company to issue, allot and deal with additional Shares or securities convertible into Shares, or options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe Shares and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require Shares or securities convertible into Shares, or options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe Shares to be allotted, issued or dealt with during or after the end of the Relevant Period (as defined below), be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved, provided that, otherwise than pursuant to:
    1. a rights issue where Shares are offered to shareholders of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of Shares (subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the directors of the Company 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 outside Hong Kong); or
    2. any option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to officers and/or employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or any eligible grantee pursuant to the scheme of shares or rights to acquire Shares of the Company; or

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    1. any scrip dividend scheme or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the Bye-laws of the Company,
      the total nominal amount of additional Shares or securities of the Company to be issued, allotted or dealt with or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be issued, allotted or dealt with shall not in total exceed 20% of the number of issued Shares on the date of passing of this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and
  1. for the purpose of this resolution, "Relevant Period" means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:
    1. the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
  1. the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by ordinary resolution passed by the Company's shareholders in general meeting; and
  2. the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Bye-laws of the Company or any applicable laws to be held.

6. As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without amendments, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:

"THAT the general mandate granted to the directors of the Company pursuant to resolution no. 5 above and for the time being in force to exercise the powers of the Company to issue, allot or deal with additional Shares or securities convertible into Shares, or options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe Shares and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers be and is hereby extended by the total nominal amount of securities in the capital of the Company repurchased by the Company pursuant to the exercise by the directors of the Company of the powers of the Company to purchase such securities since the granting of such general mandate referred to in the above resolution no. 4, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the number of issued Shares on the date of passing of this resolution."

By order of the Board

Mr. Fan Fangyi

Managing Director and Executive Director

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As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises five Executive Directors namely, Dr. Mo Shikang (Chairman), Mr. Zhang Hesheng (Deputy Chairman), Mr. Chu Kin Wang Peleus (Deputy Chairman), Mr. Fan Fangyi (Managing Director) and Miss Mo Yunbi and four Independent Non-executive Directors namely, Dr. Liu Junmin, Prof. Zhao Yanyun, Mr. Sin Ka Man and Mr. Cheung Chi Ming.

Beijing, 31 August 2020

Notes:

  1. Any member entitled to attend and vote at this meeting is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote, on a poll, on his/her behalf. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.
  2. Where there are joint holders of any Share, any one of such joint holders may vote, either in person or by proxy, in respect of such Share as if he/she were solely entitled thereto, but if more than one of such joint holders present at this meeting personally or by proxy, the most senior shall alone be entitled to vote, whether in person or by proxy. For this purpose, seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand on the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint holding.
  3. A form of proxy for use in connection with this meeting is enclosed and such form is also published on the website of the Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.hk).
  4. The register of members of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 24 September 2020 to Wednesday, 30 September 2020 (both dates inclusive), for the purpose of determining the shareholders of the Company (the ''Shareholders'') eligibility to attend and vote at this meeting to be held on Wednesday, 30 September 2020 (the "2020 AGM") and during which period no transfer of the shares of the Company will be effected. In order to qualify for attendance of the 2020 AGM, all completed transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates of the Company must be lodged with the Company's branch share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 23 September 2020.
  5. 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 certified copy of such power of authority must be lodged with the Company's Hong Kong share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the 2020 AGM or any adjourned meeting (as the case may be). Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude shareholders from attending and voting at the meeting or any adjourned meeting thereof if they so wish.
  6. All the resolutions set out in this notice shall be decided by poll.
  7. The English language text of this circular shall prevail over the Chinese language text in case of inconsistency.

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