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(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 6837)
ANNOUNCEMENT
- PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR SHAREHOLDERS'
GENERAL MEETING AND THE RULES OF PROCEDURE
FOR THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
AND
(2) PROPOSED CHANGE OF SUPERVISOR
The board (the "Board") of directors (the "Directors") of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (the "Company") hereby announces that:
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR SHAREHOLDERS' GENERAL MEETING AND THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
The Board has resolved to propose the resolution regarding the amendments to the Articles of Association and the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' General Meeting at the general meeting of the Company. The Supervisory Committee has resolved to propose the resolution regarding the amendments to the Rules of Procedure for the Supervisory Committee at the general meeting of the Company. Details are set out in Appendix I of this announcement.
The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association, the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' General Meeting and the Rules of Procedure for the Supervisory Committee will come into effect from the date of approval by the shareholders at the general meeting to be convened by the Company. The Board has resolved to propose a resolution at the general meeting to authorise the Board in turn to authorise the management of the Company to handle the approval and filing procedures with relevant regulatory authorities involved in such amendments, and to make wording adjustments to such amendments according to opinions of regulatory authorities. The numbering of the relevant clauses in the Articles of Association, the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' General Meeting and the Rules of Procedure for the Supervisory Committee and cross references shall be amended accordingly.
A circular containing, among other things, details of the above resolution, together with the notice of the general meeting, will be despatched to the shareholders of the Company in due course.
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PROPOSED CHANGE OF SUPERVISOR
The supervisory committee of the Company (the "Supervisory Committee") received the written resignation from Ms. Zheng Xiaoyun (鄭小芸) ("Ms. Zheng") as a supervisor of the Company (the "Supervisor") on 28 August 2020. Ms. Zheng has tendered her resignation from the office of a Supervisor of the seventh session of the Supervisory Committee due to age concern with effect from 28 August 2020. In accordance with the PRC Company Law and the Articles of Association, the resignation of Ms. Zheng will not cause the number of the members of the Supervisory Committee lower than the quorum, nor will it affect the usual operations of the Supervisory Committee. After her resignation, Ms. Zheng will no longer hold any position in the Company. Ms. Zheng confirms that she has no disagreement with the Board and the Supervisory Committee and there is no matter relating to her resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.
The Company would like to take this opportunity to express the sincere appreciation to Ms. Zheng for her dedication to the work and her contribution to the Company and the Supervisory Committee during her tenure of office.
The Supervisory Committee is pleased to announce that Mr. Dong Xiaochun (董小春) ("Mr. Dong") has been proposed to be appointed as a Supervisor of the Company. In accordance with the Articles of Association and the provisions of the relevant PRC laws and regulations, the proposed appointment of Mr. Dong as a Supervisor shall be subject to the approval from the shareholders of the Company at the general meeting, and shall be effective from the date of approval by the shareholders at the general meeting to be convened. The term of office of Mr. Dong as a Supervisor will end upon the expiration of the term of office of the seventh session of the Supervisory Committee. As at the date of this announcement, the Company has not entered into any service contract with Mr. Dong. Mr. Dong will not receive remuneration from the Company.
The biography of Mr. Dong is as follows:
Mr. Dong Xiaochun (董小春), born in 1964, is a holder of MBA degree and is recognized as a senior accountant. Mr. Dong has been the chief financial officer of Shanghai Bailian Group Co., Ltd. (上海百聯集團股份有限公司) (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Stock code: 600827) since May 2020, the secretary to the board of directors and a director
of Shanghai Bailian Group Co., Ltd. since June 2020. Mr. Dong joined Shanghai Hualian Commercial Building (上海華聯商廈) in September 1983 and subsequently worked as the deputy section chief of finance section until his departure in September 1992. He served as
the chief financial officer and the secretary to the board of directors of Hualian Supermarket Co., Ltd. (華聯超市股份有限公司) from October 1992 to August 2004, the chief financial officer of the department store division of Shanghai Bailian Group Ltd. (上海百聯集團有 限公司) from August 2004 to April 2006, the secretary to the board of directors and the chief financial officer of Shanghai Bailian Group Co., Ltd. from April 2006 to September 2011, a director of Shanghai Bailian Group Co., Ltd. from April 2010 to April 2011, the
secretary to the board of directors and the chief financial officer of Shanghai Friendship Group Incorporated Company (上海友誼集團股份有限公司) from September 2011 to August 2014, and the secretary to the board of directors and the chief financial officer of Shanghai
Bailian Group Co., Ltd. from August 2014 to June 2015, the chief financial officer of Bailian Financial Services Co., Ltd. (百聯金融服務有限公司, formerly known as Bailian Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd. 百聯電子商務有限公司), from June 2015 to May 2020. He has been the director of Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co., Ltd. (聯華超市股份有限公司) (a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 0980) since June 2020. Mr. Dong was a Supervisor of the Company from July 2007 to July 2015.
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As far as the Directors are aware, save as disclosed above, Mr. Dong has not held any directorship in any other public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas in the past three years. Mr. Dong has no relationship with any directors, supervisors, senior management or substantial shareholders of the Company, nor does he hold any position in the Company or any of its subsidiaries. As at the date of this announcement, Mr. Dong has no interest in the shares of the Company or its associated companies within the meaning of Part XV of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Ordinance.
Save as disclosed above, there is no other information in relation to the proposed appointment of Mr. Dong which is required to be disclosed pursuant to the requirements set out in Rules 13.51(2) (h) to (v) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Listing Rules") nor are there any matters which need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company. Mr. Dong has not been penalized by China Securities Regulatory Commission or other relevant departments or stock exchanges.
A circular containing, among other things, details of the above resolution, together with the notice of the general meeting, will be despatched to the shareholders of the Company in due course.
By order of the Board
Haitong Securities Co., Ltd.
ZHOU Jie
Chairman
Shanghai, the PRC
28 August 2020
As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. ZHOU Jie, Mr. QU Qiuping and Mr. REN Peng; the non-executive directors of the Company are Mr. TU Xuanxuan, Mr. ZHOU Donghui, Ms. YU Liping and Mr. XU Jianguo; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Mr. ZHANG Ming, Mr. LAM Lee G., Mr. ZHU Hongchao and Mr. ZHOU Yu.
- For identification purpose only
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APPENDIX I
COMPARISON CHART OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF HAITONG SECURITIES CO., LTD.
Original article | To be amended as | Basis |
CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
With an aim to protect the lawful interests of the Company, shareholders and creditors, and standardize the organization and conduct of the Company, the Articles of Association are formulated pursuant to the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "Company Law"), the Securities Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "Securities Law"), the Guidelines for the Articles of Association of the Listed Companies, the Special Regulations of the State Council on the Overseas Offer and Listing of Shares by Joint Stock Limited Companies, the Mandatory Provisions for the Articles of Association of the Companies Listed Overseas, the Letter of Opinion on the Supplements and Amendments to the Articles of Association of the Companies Listed in Hong Kong, the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and the other relevant provisions.
Article 1
With an aim to protect the lawful interests of the Company, shareholders and creditors, and standardize the organization and conduct of the Company, the Articles of Association are formulated pursuant to the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "Company Law"), the Securities Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "Securities Law"), the Guidelines for the Articles of Association of the Listed Companies, the Special Regulations of the State Council on the Overseas Offer and Listing of Shares by Joint Stock Limited Companies, the Official Reply of the State Council regarding Adjusting the Application of Provisions to Matters Including the Notice Period for Convention of Shareholders' General Meetings by Overseas Listed Companies, the Mandatory Provisions for the Articles of Association of the Companies Listed Overseas, the Letter of Opinion on the Supplements and Amendments to the Articles of Association of the Companies Listed in Hong Kong, the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and the other relevant provisions.
Amended according to the Official Reply of the State Council regarding Adjusting the Application of Provisions to Matters Including the Notice Period for Convention of Shareholders' General Meetings by Overseas Listed Companies and other related laws, regulations, regulatory documents as well as the Company's actual situations
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Original article | To be amended as | Basis | |
Article 10 | Article 10 | Amended according to Article 19 of the Company | |
Law and relevant policy requirements | |||
According to the provisions of the Constitution | According to the provisions of the Constitution | ||
of the Communist Party of China ("CPC"), the | of the Communist Party of China ("CPC"), the | ||
Company is required to establish an organization | Company is required to establish an organization | ||
to carry out CPC activities. The Company shall | to carry out CPC activities. The Company shall | ||
provide necessary conditions to facilitate activities | provide necessary conditions to facilitate activities | ||
of CPC organization. | of CPC organization. While CPC organization is | ||
an organic part of corporate governance structure, | |||
CPC organization plays a core political role in | the Company's CPC committee plays a leading role | ||
the Company. The Board shall take into account | in holding directions, regulating overall conditions | ||
the opinions of CPC organization before making | and ensuring implementation, studies and discusses | ||
decisions on major matters. The Board shall make | the Company's major operational and management | ||
decision according to study and discussion with | matters and supports shareholders' general meeting, | ||
CPC organization in respect of major operational | the Board, the Supervisory Committee and the | ||
and management matters involving the national | management to exercise their powers and functions | ||
macroeconomic control measures, national | according to laws. | ||
development strategies and national security. | |||
The Board shall take into account the opinions | |||
of CPC organization before making decisions on | |||
major matters. The Board shall make decision | |||
according to study and discussion with CPC | |||
organization in respect of major operational | |||
and management matters involving the national | |||
macroeconomic control measures, | national | ||
development strategies and national security. | |||
CHAPTER TWO OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF OPERATION
Article 12 | Article 12 | Amended according to the Company's strategies |
and actual situations | ||
The objectives of the operation of the Company: | The objectives of the operation of the Company: | |
Based on the principles of openness, fairness, | to insist on the "practical, developing, sound, | |
justice and good faith, to launch various kinds of | stable and outstanding" operation concepts, to | |
the securities business of the Company according | serve national strategies with a global vision and | |
to the laws; to insist on the operation policy of | Chinese wisdom, and to provide customers with | |
"standardized management, proactive development, | global comprehensive financial solutions. With | |
sound and stable operation, upgrading benefits" | the mission of building a world-class investment | |
and the "practical, developing, sound, stable | bank, the Company builds itself into a first- | |
and outstanding" operation concepts, to obtain | class investment banking model in China with | |
maximum economic benefits for the shareholders, | international influences. | |
and hereunder to procure and support the national | ||
economic development and social progress, so as to | The Company implements the industrial culture | |
perform the social responsibilities of the enterprise. | of "compliance, integrity, professional and | |
steadiness" in its operation and management, leads | ||
its development with correct views on values, risks | ||
and development and improves its services to help | ||
build a regulated, transparent, open, energetic and | ||
resilient capital market. | ||
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Original article | To be amended as | Basis |
CHAPTER THREE SHARES
Article 35
Shares of the Company held by promoters are not allowed to be transferred within one year from the date of the establishment of the Company.
The transfer of Shares issued before the initial public offering of the Company shall be made in compliance with the laws, administrative regulations and relevant requirements of the Listing Rules. The transfer of more than 5% of the Company's shares shall be made in accordance with the laws, administrative regulations, regulatory documents, and relevant requirements of the Listing Rules. Directors, Supervisors and senior management members of the Company shall report to the Company their shareholdings in the Company and changes therein and shall not transfer annually during their term of office more than 25% of the total number of shares of the Company which they hold, save as the changes in shareholdings caused by judicial enforcement, inheritance, bequest and legal division of assets; the shares of the Company held by them shall not be transferred within one year from the first day on which the shares of the Company are listed and traded. The aforesaid persons shall not transfer the shares of the Company held by them within six months from the date of their leaving the Company.
Article 35 | Article 36 of the Securities Law |
Shares of the Company held by promoters are not allowed to be transferred within one year from the date of the establishment of the Company.
The transfer of the Company's shares held by shareholders holding more than 5% of shares of the Company, the actual controller, directors, supervisors and senior management members, as well as other shareholders holding shares offered by the Company prior to the initial public offering or shares offered by the Company to specific investors shall not violate any laws, administrative regulations, and the provisions issued by the securities regulatory authority of the State Council on the holding period, sale time, number of shares sold, sale methods, and information disclosure, and shall comply with the business rules of the Stock Exchange.Directors, Supervisors and senior management members of the Company shall report to the Company their shareholdings in the Company and changes therein and shall not transfer annually during their term of office more than 25% of the total number of shares of the Company which they hold, save as the changes in shareholdings caused by judicial enforcement, inheritance, bequest and legal division of assets; the shares of the Company held by them shall not be transferred within one year from the first day on which the shares of the Company are listed and traded. The aforesaid persons shall not transfer the shares of the Company held by them within six months from the date of their leaving the Company.
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Original article | To be amended as | Basis |
Article 36 | Article 36 | Article 44 of the Securities Law |
Where any Director, Supervisor, senior | Where any Director, Supervisor, senior | |
management member or shareholder holding more | management member or shareholder holding more | |
than 5% of the Company's shares sells his shares | than 5% of the Company's shares sells his shares | |
in the Company within 6 months after the date | in the Company or other securities with an equity | |
of purchase, or purchases the Company's shares | naturewithin 6 months after the date of purchase, | |
again within 6 months after previous disposal, the | or purchases the Company's shares again within 6 | |
gains so earned shall belong to the Company, and | months after previous disposal, the gains so earned | |
the Board of the Company shall take back such | shall belong to the Company, and the Board of the | |
gains for the benefit of the Company. However, if | Company shall take back such gains for the benefit | |
a securities company holds more than 5% of the | of the Company. However, if a securities company | |
Company's shares as a result of its underwriting of | holds more than 5% of the Company's shares as | |
the untaken shares in an offer, the sales of those | a result of its purchasing ofthe untaken shares in | |
shares shall not be subject to the said restriction of | an offer, and other circumstances stipulated by | |
6 months. | the securities regulatory authority under the State | |
Council are excluded. | ||
If the Board does not act in accordance with | ||
the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the | The shares or other securities with an equity | |
shareholders shall have the right to request the | nature held by any Director, Supervisor, senior | |
Board to take action within 30 days from the date | management or individual shareholder referred | |
of request. If the Board does not take such action | to in the preceding paragraph include the shares | |
within the said period, then the shareholders shall | or other securities with an equity nature held by | |
be entitled to institute the legal proceedings in the | their spouses, parents, and children, and any of the | |
People's Court directly in their own names for the | above which is indirectly held in others' accounts. | |
benefit of the Company. | ||
If the Board does not act in accordance with the | ||
Where the Board does not act in accordance with | provisions of the first paragraph, the shareholders | |
the provisions of the first paragraph, the Directors | shall have the right to request the Board to take | |
held responsible in this regard shall assume joint | action within 30 days from the date of request. If | |
and several liability according to the laws. | the Board does not take such action within the said | |
period, then the shareholders shall be entitled to | ||
institute the legal proceedings in the People's Court | ||
directly in their own names for the benefit of the | ||
Company. | ||
Where the Board does not act in accordance with | ||
the provisions of the first paragraph, the Directors | ||
held responsible in this regard shall assume joint | ||
and several liability according to the laws. | ||
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Original article | To be amended as | Basis |
CHAPTER FOUR SHAREHOLDERS, EQUITY OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT AND SHAREHOLDERS' GENERAL MEETING | ||
Article 48 | Article 48 | As the articles related to the notice period of |
the shareholders' general meeting are modified, | ||
Transfers may not be entered in the register of | Where the relevant laws and regulations, listing | to ensure that the closure of the register of |
shareholders within 30 days prior to the date of | rules or regulations of the securities regulatory | shareholders in the practical expedient and other |
a shareholders' general meeting or within 5 days | authorities at the place where the shares of the | operations are connected with the revised notice |
before the record date set by the Company for the | Company are listed provides for the period of | period of the shareholders' general meeting, the |
purpose of distribution of dividends. | closure of the register of shareholders prior to | fixed period in the original article is deleted and |
a shareholders' general meeting or before the | replaced with a more flexible article | |
Other regulations of the securities regulatory | record date set by the Company for the purpose of | |
authorities at the place where the shares of the | distribution of dividends, such regulations shall | |
Company are listed shall prevail. | prevail. | |
Article 51 | Article 51 | Article 86 of the Securities Law |
Any person who is a registered shareholder or | Any person who is a registered shareholder or | |
who claims to be entitled to have his name (title) | who claims to be entitled to have his name (title) | |
entered into the register of shareholders in respect | entered into the register of shareholders in respect | |
of shares in the Company may, in the event that his | of shares in the Company may, in the event that his | |
share certificate (the "original certificate") has been | share certificate (the "original certificate") has been | |
stolen, lost or destroyed, apply to the Company for | stolen, lost or destroyed, apply to the Company for | |
a replacement new share certificate in respect of | a replacement new share certificate in respect of | |
such shares (the "Relevant Shares"). | such shares (the "Relevant Shares"). | |
If a shareholder whose share certificate of | If a shareholder whose share certificate of | |
Domestic Shares has been stolen, lost or destroyed | Domestic Shares has been stolen, lost or destroyed | |
applies to the Company for a replacement | applies to the Company for a replacement | |
new share certificate, it shall be dealt with in | new share certificate, it shall be dealt with in | |
accordance with the relevant provisions of the | accordance with the relevant provisions of the | |
Company Law. | Company Law. | |
If a shareholder whose share certificate of | If a shareholder whose share certificate of | |
Overseas Listed Foreign Shares has been stolen, | Overseas Listed Foreign Shares has been stolen, | |
lost or destroyed applies to the Company for a | lost or destroyed applies to the Company for a | |
replacement new share certificate, it may be dealt | replacement new share certificate, it may be dealt | |
with in accordance with the laws, rules of the stock | with in accordance with the laws, rules of the stock | |
exchange or other relevant provisions of the place | exchange or other relevant provisions of the place | |
where the original register of holders of Overseas | where the original register of holders of Overseas | |
Listed Foreign Shares is maintained. | Listed Foreign Shares is maintained. | |
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Original article | To be amended as | Basis | |||
If a shareholder whose share certificate of | If a shareholder whose share certificate of | ||||
Overseas Listed Foreign Shares has been stolen, | Overseas Listed Foreign Shares has been stolen, | ||||
lost or destroyed, the issue of a replacement new | lost or destroyed, the issue of a replacement new | ||||
share certificate shall comply with following | share certificate shall comply with following | ||||
requirements: | requirements: | ||||
(i) | The applicant shall submit an application | (i) | The applicant shall submit an application | ||
to the Company in a prescribed form | to the Company in a prescribed form | ||||
accompanied by a notarial certificate or a | accompanied by a notarial certificate or a | ||||
statutory declaration stating the grounds | statutory declaration stating the grounds | ||||
upon which the application is made and | upon which the application is made and | ||||
the circumstances and the evidence of the | the circumstances and the evidence of the | ||||
pilferage, loss or destruction, and declaring | pilferage, loss or destruction, and declaring | ||||
that no other person is entitled to have his | that no other person is entitled to have his | ||||
name entered in the register of shareholders in | name entered in the register of shareholders in | ||||
respect of the Relevant Shares. | respect of the Relevant Shares. | ||||
(ii) | Before the Company decides to issue the | (ii) | Before the Company decides to issue the | ||
replacement new share certificate, no | replacement new share certificate, no | ||||
statement made by any person other than | statement made by any person other than | ||||
the applicant declaring that his name shall | the applicant declaring that his name shall | ||||
be entered in the register of shareholders in | be entered in the register of shareholders in | ||||
respect of such shares has been received. | respect of such shares has been received. | ||||
(iii) The Company shall, if it intends to issue a | (iii) The Company shall, if it intends to issue | a | |||
replacement new share certificate, publish | replacement new share certificate, publish | ||||
an announcement of its intention at least | an announcement of its intention at least | ||||
once every thirty days in a period of ninety | once every thirty days in a period of ninety | ||||
consecutive days in such newspapers as may | consecutive days on the website of the | ||||
be prescribed by the Board. | stock exchanges and medias meeting the | ||||
(iv) The Company shall have, prior to publication | requirements specified by the securities | ||||
regulatory authority of the State Councilas | |||||
of the announcement of its intention to issue | may be prescribed by the Board. | ||||
a replacement new share certificate, delivered | |||||
to the stock exchange on which its shares | (iv) The Company shall have, prior to publication | ||||
are listed a copy of the announcement to be | of the announcement of its intention to issue | ||||
published, and may publish the announcement | a replacement new share certificate, delivered | ||||
upon receiving confirmation from such stock | to the stock exchange on which its shares | ||||
exchange that the announcement has been | are listed a copy of the announcement to be | ||||
exhibited in the premises of the said stock | published, and may publish the announcement | ||||
exchange. Such announcement shall be | upon receiving confirmation from such stock | ||||
exhibited in the premises of the said stock | exchange that the announcement has been | ||||
exchange for a period of ninety days. | exhibited in the premises of the said stock | ||||
In the case of an application made without the | exchange. Such announcement shall be | ||||
exhibited in the premises of the said stock | |||||
consent of the registered holder of the Relevant | exchange for a period of ninety days. | ||||
Shares, the Company shall deliver by mail to | |||||
such registered shareholder a photocopy of the | In the case of an application made without the | ||||
announcement to be published. | consent of the registered holder of the Relevant | ||||
Shares, the Company shall deliver by mail to | |||||
such registered shareholder a photocopy of the | |||||
announcement to be published. | |||||
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(v) | If, upon expiry of the 90-day period referred | (v) | If, upon expiry of the 90-day period referred | ||||
to in clause (iii) and (iv) of this Article, the | to in clause (iii) and (iv) of this Article, the | ||||||
Company have not received from any person | Company have not received from any person | ||||||
notice of any objection to such application, the | notice of any objection to such application, the | ||||||
Company may issue a replacement new share | Company may issue a replacement new share | ||||||
certificate to the applicant accordingly. | certificate to the applicant accordingly. | ||||||
(vi) Where the Company issues a replacement new | (vi) Where the Company issues a replacement new | ||||||
share certificate under this Article, it shall | share certificate under this Article, it shall | ||||||
forthwith cancel the original share certificate | forthwith cancel the original share certificate | ||||||
and enter the cancellation and replacement | and enter the cancellation and replacement | ||||||
issue in the register of shareholders | issue in the register of shareholders | ||||||
accordingly. | accordingly. | ||||||
(vii)All | expenses relating to the cancellation of | (vii)All | expenses relating to the cancellation | of | |||
an | original share certificate and the issue of | an | original share certificate and the issue | of | |||
a replacement new share certificate by the | a replacement new share certificate by the | ||||||
Company shall be borne by the applicant and | Company shall be borne by the applicant and | ||||||
the Company is entitled to refuse to take any | the Company is entitled to refuse to take any | ||||||
action until reasonable security is provided by | action until reasonable security is provided by | ||||||
the applicant. | the applicant. | ||||||
Article 56 | Article 56 | Amended according to national institutional | |||||
restructuring, and Announcement on Cancelling or | |||||||
The ordinary shareholders of the Company shall be | The ordinary shareholders of the Company shall be | Adjusting Certain Administrative Approval Items | |||||
entitled to the following rights: | entitled to the following rights: | in Relation to Securities Companies and Other | |||||
Matters | |||||||
(i) | the right to dividends and other distributions | (i) | the right to dividends and other distributions | ||||
in proportion to the number of shares held; | in proportion to the number of shares held; | ||||||
(ii) | the right to attend or appoint a proxy to attend | (ii) | the right to attend or appoint a proxy to attend | ||||
shareholders' general meetings and to exercise | shareholders' general meetings and to exercise | ||||||
the voting right; | the voting right; | ||||||
(iii) the right to supervise and manage the business | (iii) the right to supervise and manage the business | ||||||
activities of the Company and to put forward | activities of the Company and to put forward | ||||||
proposals and raise inquiries; | proposals and raise inquiries; | ||||||
(iv) the | right to transfer shares in accordance | (iv) the | right to transfer shares in accordance | ||||
with the laws, administrative regulations and | with the laws, administrative regulations and | ||||||
provisions of the Articles of Association; | provisions of the Articles of Association; | ||||||
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(v) the | right to obtain relevant information in | (v) the | right to obtain relevant information in | |
accordance with the provisions of the Articles | accordance with the provisions of the Articles | |||
of Association, including: | of Association, including: | |||
1. the right to obtain a copy of the Articles of | 1. the right to obtain a copy of the Articles of | |||
Association, subject to payment of the cost of | Association, subject to payment of the cost of | |||
such copy; | such copy; | |||
2. the right to inspect and copy, subject to the | 2. the right to inspect and copy, subject to the | |||
payment of a reasonable charge: | payment of a reasonable charge: | |||
(1) | all parts of the register of shareholders; | (1) | all parts of the register of shareholders; | |
(2) | personal particulars of each of the | (2) | personal particulars of each of the | |
Company's Directors, Supervisors, | Company's Directors, Supervisors, | |||
general manager and other senior | general manager and other senior | |||
management members; | management members; | |||
(3) | report on the state of the Company's share | (3) | report on the state of the Company's share | |
capital; | capital; | |||
(4) | the latest audited financial statements of | (4) | the latest audited financial statements of | |
the Company, and reports of the Board, | the Company, and reports of the Board, | |||
auditor and Supervisory Committee; | auditor and Supervisory Committee; | |||
(5) | special resolutions of shareholders' | (5) | special resolutions of shareholders' | |
general meetings and/or the Board of the | general meetings and/or the Board of the | |||
Company; | Company; | |||
(6) | reports showing the aggregate par value, | (6) | reports showing the aggregate par value, | |
quantity, maximum and minimum price | quantity, maximum and minimum price | |||
paid in respect of each class of shares | paid in respect of each class of shares | |||
repurchased by the Company since the | repurchased by the Company since the | |||
end of the last accounting year and the | end of the last accounting year and the | |||
aggregate amount of cost incurred by | aggregate amount of cost incurred by | |||
the Company for this purpose, and their | the Company for this purpose, and their | |||
breakdown by domestic and foreign | breakdown by domestic and foreign | |||
invested shares; | invested shares; | |||
(7) | minutes of shareholders' general | (7) | minutes of shareholders' general | |
meetings; | meetings; | |||
(8) | duplicate of the latest Annual Inspection | (8) | duplicate of the latest Annual Inspection | |
Form that has been filed with Chinese | Form that has been filed with company | |||
AIC or other competent authority; | registration authorityor other competent | |||
authority; | ||||
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(9) corporate bond counterfoils; | (9) corporate bond counterfoils; | ||
(10) resolutions of Board meetings; | (10) resolutions of Board meetings; | ||
(11) resolutions of Supervisory Committee | (11) resolutions of Supervisory | Committee | |
meetings; and | meetings; and | ||
(12) the financial report. | (12) the financial report. | ||
Documents of Item (1) to (8) (except Item (2)) | Documents of Item (1) to (8) (except Item (2)) | ||
mentioned above shall be made available by | mentioned above shall be made available by | ||
the Company, according to the requirements of | the Company, according to the requirements of | ||
the Listing Rules, at the Company's address in | the Listing Rules, at the Company's address in | ||
Hong Kong, for the public and overseas-listed | Hong Kong, for the public and overseas-listed | ||
foreign invested shareholders to inspect with | foreign invested shareholders to inspect with | ||
no charge (Item (7) is only for shareholders to | no charge (Item (7) is only for shareholders to | ||
inspect); | inspect); | ||
(vi) with respect to shareholders who vote against | (vi) with respect to shareholders who vote against | ||
any resolution adopted at the shareholders' | any resolution adopted at the shareholders' | ||
general meeting on the merger or division | general meeting on the merger or division | ||
of the Company, the right to demand the | of the Company, the right to demand the | ||
Company to acquire the shares held by them; | Company to acquire the shares held by them; | ||
(vii)in the event of the termination or liquidation | (vii)in the event of the termination or | liquidation | |
of the Company, the right to participate in | of the Company, the right to participate in | ||
the distribution of the remaining assets of the | the distribution of the remaining assets of the | ||
Company in accordance with the number of | Company in accordance with the number of | ||
shares held; | shares held; | ||
(viii) such other rights conferred by the laws, | (viii) such other rights conferred by the laws, | ||
regulations, rules, regulatory documents and | regulations, rules, regulatory documents and | ||
the Article. | the Article. | ||
The Company shall not exercise its rights to freeze | The Company shall not exercise its rights to freeze | ||
or harm in any other forms the rights attaching to | or harm in any other forms the rights attaching to | ||
any shares held in the event that any person has not | any shares held in the event that any person has not | ||
disclosed the rights and interests they hold directly | disclosed the rights and interests they hold directly | ||
or indirectly. | or indirectly. | ||
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Shareholders shall notify the Company in advance | Shareholders shall notify the Company in advance | |
if, through subscription or assignment of the equity | if, through subscription or assignment of the equity | |
of the Company or the equity of the Company's | of the Company or the equity of the Company's | |
shareholders or otherwise, the shareholders may | shareholders or otherwise, the shareholders may | |
hold 5% or more of the Company's registered | hold 5% or more of the Company's registered | |
capital. Shareholders shall be officially entitled | capital. In the event of change of substantial | |
to hold the corresponding proportion of the | shareholders, shareholdersshall be officially | |
Company's shares only upon approval from the | entitled to hold the corresponding proportion of | |
relevant securities supervision and administrative | the Company's shares only upon approval from the | |
authorities under the State Council. Shareholders | CSRC. Shareholders who shall but have not been | |
who shall but have not been approved by the | approved by the regulatory authorities or have | |
regulatory authorities or have not filed with the | not filed with the regulatory authorities, or those | |
regulatory authorities, or those who have not | who have not completed the rectification, shall | |
completed the rectification, shall not exercise such | not exercise such rights as requesting to convene a | |
rights as requesting to convene a general meeting, | general meeting, voting, nominating, proposing and | |
voting, nominating, proposing and disposition, etc. | disposition, etc. Shareholders who shall but have | |
Shareholders who shall but have not been approved | not been approved by the regulatory authorities | |
by the regulatory authorities shall dispose of the | shall dispose of the corresponding equity interest if | |
corresponding equity interest if they are unable to | they are unable to obtain such approval within one | |
obtain such approval within one year. | year. | |
Newly added | Article 57 | Article 63 of the Securities Law |
When the voting shares issued by the Company as | ||
held by an investor through securities trading on | ||
the stock exchange or jointly with others through | ||
agreements or other arrangements reach 5%, | ||
the investor shall, within 3 days after the event | ||
occurs, submit a written report to the securities | ||
regulatory authorities of the State Council and the | ||
stock exchange, notify the Company and make | ||
an announcement thereon. The investor shall not | ||
trade in the Company's Shares within the aforesaid | ||
period, unless under any circumstance prescribed | ||
by the securities regulatory authorities of the State | ||
Council. | ||
After the voting shares issued by the Company as | ||
held by an investor or jointly with others through | ||
agreements or other arrangements reach 5%, | ||
the investor shall, according to the provisions | ||
of the preceding paragraph, make a report and | ||
announcement each time when the proportion of | ||
voting shares issued by the Company increases | ||
or decreases by 5%. From the day when the event | ||
occurs to the end of 3 days after the announcement | ||
is made, the investor shall not trade in the | ||
Company's Shares, unless under any circumstance | ||
prescribed by the securities regulatory authorities | ||
of the State Council. | ||
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After the voting shares issued by the Company as held by an investor or jointly with others through agreements or other arrangements reach 5%, each time when the proportion of voting shares issued by the Company increases or decreases by 1%, the investor shall notify the Company and make an announcement thereon on the day immediately after the event occurs.
Whoever purchases the voting shares of the | ||||||
Company in violation of paragraph 1 or 2 shall | ||||||
not exercise the voting right of the shares that | ||||||
exceed the prescribed ratio within 36 months after | ||||||
purchasing them. | ||||||
Article 64 | Article 65 | Original category (2) of this article repeats | ||||
paragraph 2 of this article and is thus deleted, and | ||||||
A shareholder holding more than 5% of voting | A | shareholder holding more than 5% of | voting | the notice period for any shareholder's pledging his | ||
shares of the Company shall notify the Company | shares of the Company shall notify the Company | shares is clarified accordingly | ||||
within 5 working days upon the occurrence of the | within 5 working days upon the occurrence of the | |||||
following events: | following events: | |||||
(1) adoption of property preservation or | (1) adoption | of property preservation or | ||||
mandatory enforcement measures with | mandatory | enforcement measures | with | |||
respect to the shares of the Company held or | respect to the shares of the Company held or | |||||
controlled by him or it; | controlled by him or it; | |||||
(2) | pledge of shares of the Company held by him | (2)change of actual controller; | ||||
or it; | ||||||
(3) | change of name; | |||||
(3) change of actual controller; | ||||||
(4) | merger or split; | |||||
(4) | change of name; | |||||
(5)imposition | of regulatory measures | such | ||||
(5) | merger or split; | as suspension of business, designation of | ||||
trustee, takeover or revocation on it, or it is | ||||||
(6) imposition of regulatory measures such | in the process of dissolution, bankruptcy or | |||||
as suspension of business, designation of | liquidation; | |||||
trustee, takeover or revocation on it, or it is | ||||||
in the process of dissolution, bankruptcy or | (6) | imposition of administrative punishments or | ||||
liquidation; | criminal liabilities due to material breach of | |||||
laws and regulations; | ||||||
(7) | imposition of administrative punishments or | |||||
criminal liabilities due to material breach of | (7) | occurrence of other events that may result in | ||||
laws and regulations; | the transfer of shares of the Company held | |||||
or controlled by him or it or may affect the | ||||||
operations of the Company. |
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(8) | occurrence of other events that may result in | Where a shareholder holding more than 5% of | |
the transfer of shares of the Company held | voting shares of the Company pledges any shares | ||
or controlled by him or it or may affect the | in his possession, he shall report the same to | ||
operations of the Company. | the Company in writing on the day on which he | ||
pledges his shares. | |||
Where a shareholder holding more than 5% of | |||
voting shares of the Company pledges any shares | The Company shall report to the branch office of | ||
in his possession, he shall report the same to | CSRC of its place of domicile within 5 working | ||
the Company in writing on the day on which he | days from acknowledging the occurrence of the | ||
pledges his shares. | events as stated above. | ||
The Company shall report to the branch office of | |||
CSRC of its place of domicile within 5 working | |||
days from acknowledging the occurrence of the | |||
events as stated above. | |||
Article 75 | Article 76 | Article 123 of the Securities Law | |
The provision of security to external parties by | The Company shall not provide any finance or | ||
the Company in the following situations shall | guarantee for the shareholders or related parties of | ||
be subject to the review and approval at the | the shareholders, except for securities lending and | ||
shareholders' general meeting: | borrowing business provided by the Company to | ||
customers according to provisions.The provision | |||
(i) | any security after the total amount of security | of security to external parties by the Company | |
to the external parties by the Company and its | in the following situations shall be subject to the | ||
subsidiaries has reached or exceeded 50% of | review and approval at the shareholders' general | ||
the Company's latest audited net assets; | meeting: | ||
(ii) | any security after the total amount of security | (i) any security after the total amount of security | |
to the external parties by the Company has | to the external parties by the Company and its | ||
reached or exceeded 30% of the Company's | subsidiaries has reached or exceeded 50% of | ||
latest audited total assets; | the Company's latest audited net assets; | ||
(iii) a security to be provided in favour of an object | (ii) any security after the total amount of security | ||
which has an asset-liability ratio in excess of | to the external parties by the Company has | ||
70%; | reached or exceeded 30% of the Company's | ||
latest audited total assets; | |||
(iv) a single security in excess of 10% of the | |||
Company's latest audited net assets. | (iii) a security to be provided in favour of an object | ||
which has an asset-liability ratio in excess of | |||
70%; | |||
(iv) a single security in excess of 10% of the | |||
Company's latest audited net assets. | |||
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Article 87 | Article 88 | Official Reply of the State Council regarding |
A written notice of a shareholders' general meeting | Adjusting the Application of Provisions to Matters | |
A written notice of a shareholders' general meeting | Including the Notice Period for Convention | |
convened by the Company shall be given to all | to be convened by the Company shall be given to | of Shareholders' Meetings by Overseas Listed |
shareholders whose names appear in the register | all shareholders, specifying the time and place of | Companies (No. 97 [2019] of the State Council), |
of members, 45 days before the meeting is held, | and the matters to be considered at the meeting, | Article 102 of the Company Law of the People's |
specifying the matters to be considered at and the | 20 business days before the annual shareholders' | Republic of China (2018 Amendment), and relevant |
date and venue of the meeting. A shareholder who | general meeting, and 10 business days or 15 days | provisions of the Hong Kong Listing Rules |
intends to attend the shareholders' general meeting | (whichever is longer) before the extraordinary | |
shall deliver a written reply slip confirming his | shareholders' general meeting. Where the laws, | |
intention to attend the meeting to the Company 20 | regulations and the relevant regulatory authorities | |
days before the meeting is held. | and stock exchanges in the place where the | |
Company's Shares are listed have other provisions, | ||
such provisions shall prevail. | ||
Article 88 | Delete | Amendments are made according to the relevant |
requirements of the Official Reply of the State | ||
The Company shall calculate the number of voting | Council regarding Adjusting the Application of | |
shares represented by shareholders who intend to | Provisions to Matters Including the Notice Period | |
attend a shareholders' general meeting on the basis | for Convention of Shareholders' Meetings by | |
of the written replies it has received 20 days before | Overseas Listed Companies (No. 97 [2019] of the | |
the date of the shareholders' general meeting. | State Council), and other relevant laws, regulations | |
In the event that the number of voting shares | and regulatory documents, as well as the actual | |
represented by shareholders who intend to attend | situations of the Company | |
the meeting is more than half of the total number | ||
of the voting shares of the Company, the Company | ||
may hold the shareholders' general meeting; if | ||
not, the Company shall, within 5 days, notify | ||
shareholders again of the matters to be considered | ||
at, and the date and venue for, the meeting by | ||
public announcement. The Company may hold | ||
the shareholders' general meeting after such an | ||
announcement has been made. | ||
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Article 90 | Article 90 | Amendments are made according to the relevant |
requirements of the Official Reply of the State | ||
Unless the Articles of Association otherwise | Unless the Articles of Association otherwise | Council regarding Adjusting the Application of |
requires, the notice of a shareholders' general | requires, the notice of a shareholders' general | Provisions to Matters Including the Notice Period |
meeting shall be sent to shareholders (regardless | meeting shall be sent to shareholders (regardless | for Convention of Shareholders' Meetings by |
of whether they are entitled to vote at the | of whether they are entitled to vote at the | Overseas Listed Companies (No. 97 [2019] of the |
shareholders' general meeting) by personal delivery | shareholders' general meeting) by personal delivery | State Council), and other relevant laws, regulations |
or by prepaid mail. The addresses of the recipients | or by prepaid mail. The addresses of the recipients | and regulatory documents, as well as the actual |
shall be such addresses as shown in the register | shall be such addresses as shown in the register | situations of the Company |
of members. For holders of domestic shares, such | of members. For holders of domestic shares, such | |
notice of the shareholders' general meeting may | notice of the shareholders' general meeting may | |
also be given by way of announcement. | also be given by way of announcement. | |
The announcement referred to in the preceding | The announcement referred to in the preceding | |
paragraph shall be published in one or more | paragraph shall be published pursuant to the | |
newspapers designated by the securities regulatory | Articles of Association on the website of the stock | |
authorities of the State Council 45 to 50 days | exchanges and the media meeting the requirements | |
prior to the convening of the meeting. Once such | specified by the securities regulatory authorities | |
an announcement is made, all holders of the | of the State Council prior to the convening of | |
domestic shares shall be deemed to have received | the meeting.Once such an announcement is | |
the relevant notice of the shareholders' general | made, all holders of the domestic shares shall be | |
meeting. | deemed to have received the relevant notice of the | |
shareholders' general meeting. | ||
The announcement to shareholders of overseas | Provided that the laws, regulations and the relevant | |
listed foreign shares shall be issued on the website | provisions of the securities regulatory authorities in | |
of Hong Kong Stock Exchange, or published | the place where the Company's shares are listed are | |
in one or more newspapers designated 45 to 50 | satisfied and the relevant procedures are fulfilled, | |
days prior to the convening of the meeting. Once | the announcement to shareholders of overseas | |
such an announcement is made, all holders of the | listed foreign shares shall be issued pursuant to | |
domestic shares shall be deemed to have received | the Articles of Associationon the website of Hong | |
the relevant notice of the shareholders' general | Kong Stock Exchange, or in other ways permitted | |
meeting. | by the Hong Kong Listing Rules and the Articles of | |
Association prior to the convening of the meeting. | ||
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Article 116 | Article 116 | Article 90 of the Securities Law |
Shareholders (including proxies) shall exercise | Shareholders (including proxies) shall exercise | |
their voting rights according to the number of | their voting rights according to the number of | |
voting shares they represent, with one vote for each | voting shares they represent, with one vote for each | |
share. | share. | |
Where material issues affecting the interests of | Where material issues affecting the interests of | |
small and medium investors are being considered | small and medium investors are being considered | |
in the shareholders' general meeting, the votes | in the shareholders' general meeting, the votes | |
by small and medium investors shall be counted | by small and medium investors shall be counted | |
separately. The separate counting results shall be | separately. The separate counting results shall be | |
publicly disclosed in a timely manner. | publicly disclosed in a timely manner. | |
Shares in the Company which are held by the | Shares in the Company which are held by the | |
Company do not carry any voting rights, and | Company do not carry any voting rights, and | |
shall not be counted in the total number of voting | shall not be counted in the total number of voting | |
shares represented by shareholders present at a | shares represented by shareholders present at a | |
shareholders' general meeting. | shareholders' general meeting. | |
The Board, Independent Directors and shareholders | The Board, Independent Directors, shareholders | |
who meet the relevant requirements may collect | holding more than 1% of voting shares, or investor | |
votes from shareholders publicly. While collecting | protection institutions established according to | |
votes of shareholders, sufficient disclosure of | laws, administrative regulations or provisions of | |
information such as the specific voting preference | the securities regulatory authorities of the State | |
shall be made to the shareholders from whom | Council may, as collectors, personally or authorize | |
voting rights are being collected. No consideration | a securities company or securities service agency | |
or other form of de facto consideration shall be | to publicly request the Company's shareholders to | |
involved in the collection of voting rights from | authorize them to attend the shareholders' general | |
shareholders. The Company shall not impose any | meeting and exercise the shareholders' rights such | |
limitation related to minimum shareholdings on the | as right of making motions and voting right on | |
collection of voting rights. | their behalf. However, the collectors shall disclose | |
the collection documents and the Company shall | ||
provide cooperation.While collecting votes of | ||
shareholders, sufficient disclosure of information | ||
such as the specific voting preference shall be | ||
made to the shareholders from whom voting rights | ||
are being collected. No consideration or other | ||
form of de facto consideration shall be involved in | ||
the publiccollection of shareholders' rightsfrom | ||
shareholders. The Company shall not impose any | ||
limitation related to minimum shareholdings on the | ||
collection of shareholders' rights. The collectors | ||
shall bear compensation liabilities according to | ||
law if the public collection of shareholders' rights | ||
violates laws, administrative regulations or relevant | ||
provisions of the securities regulatory authorities of | ||
the State Council, causing losses to the Company | ||
or the shareholders of the Company. | ||
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Article 136 | Article 136 | Amendments are made according to the relevant |
requirements of the Official Reply of the State | ||
Written notice of a meeting of any class of | Written notice of a meeting of any class of | Council regarding Adjusting the Application of |
shareholders of the Company shall be issued 45 | shareholders of the Company shall be issued | Provisions to Matters Including the Notice Period |
days prior to the date of the class meeting to all | pursuant to Article 88 of the Articles of | for Convention of Shareholders' Meetings by |
shareholders of such class whose names appear on | Associationto all shareholders of such class | Overseas Listed Companies (No. 97 [2019] of the |
the register of members, specifying the matters to | whose names appear on the register of members, | State Council), and other relevant laws, regulations |
be considered at and the place, the date and the | specifying the matters to be considered at and the | and regulatory documents, as well as the actual |
time of the meeting. Shareholders who intend to | place, the date and the time of the meeting. | situations of the Company |
attend the meeting shall deliver to the Company | ||
written replies of their intention to attend 20 days | Where there is any special regulation under the | |
prior to the date of the meeting. When calculating | listing rules of the place(s) where the Company's | |
the time limit, the date of meeting shall not be | Shares are listed, such requirement shall prevail. | |
included. If the number of voting shares at such | ||
meeting held by shareholders who intend to attend | ||
such meeting reaches more than one-half of the | ||
total number of voting shares at such meeting, | ||
the Company may hold such class meeting; if this | ||
cannot be attained, the Company shall further | ||
notify the shareholders by way of announcement | ||
within five days thereof specifying the matters | ||
to be considered and the place, the date and the | ||
time of the meeting. After such announcement has | ||
been given, the Company may then hold the class | ||
meeting. |
Where there is any special regulation under the listing rules of the place(s) where the Company's Shares are listed, such requirement shall prevail.
CHAPTER FIVE DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Article 139 | Article 139 | Article 124 of the Securities Law |
Directors of the Company shall have their | The appointment and removal of Directors by | |
qualifications be approved by the China Securities | the Company shall be filed with the securities | |
Regulatory Commission before assuming office. | regulatory authorities of the State Council.The | |
The Company shall not appoint any personnel who | Company shall not appoint any unqualified | |
has not obtained the qualification to be Director | personnel to be Director and shall not violate the | |
and shall not violate the provision by authorizing | provision by authorizing unqualifiedpersonnel to | |
unqualified personnel to effectively exercise the | effectively exercise the duties. | |
duties. | ||
The general manager or other senior management | The general manager or other senior management | |
members may concurrently serve as a Director | members may concurrently serve as a Director | |
(other than Independent Directors), provided | (other than Independent Directors), provided | |
that the aggregate number of the Directors who | that the aggregate number of the Directors who | |
concurrently serve as general manager or other | concurrently serve as general manager or other | |
senior management members shall not exceed one | senior management members shall not exceed one | |
half of all the Directors of the Company. | half of all the Directors of the Company. | |
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Article 141 | Article 141 | Article 96 of the Guidelines for the Articles |
of Association of the Listed Companies (2019 | ||
Non-employee representative Directors shall be | Non-employee representative Directors shall be | Revision) |
elected or replaced by the shareholders' general | elected or replaced by the shareholders' general | |
meetings, while employee representative Directors | meetings and may be removed from their office by | |
shall be elected or replaced by the Company's | the shareholders' general meetings before expiry | |
employee representatives assembly. The term of | of their terms of office. Employee representative | |
office of a Director shall be three years and is | Directors shall be elected or replaced by the | |
eligible for re-election.A Director shall not be | Company's employee representatives assembly. | |
removed without reason from his office by the | The term of office of a Director shall be three | |
shareholders' general meeting or the employee | years and is eligible for re-election. If a Director | |
representatives assembly before the end of his/her | is removed by the shareholders' general meetings | |
term.If a Director is removed by the shareholders' | or the employee representatives assembly of the | |
general meetings or the employee representatives | Company, relevant explanation shall be provided. | |
assembly of the Company, relevant explanation | The Director being removed shall be entitled | |
shall be provided. The Director being removed | to state his/her opinion at the shareholders' | |
shall be entitled to state his/her opinion at the | general meeting or the employee representatives | |
shareholders' general meeting or the employee | assembly, CSRC or CSRC Shanghai Bureau. | |
representatives assembly, CSRC or CSRC | Subject to full compliance with the relevant laws | |
Shanghai Bureau. Subject to full compliance with | and administrative regulations, the shareholders' | |
the relevant laws and administrative regulations, | general meeting may by ordinary resolution remove | |
the shareholders' general meeting may by ordinary | any Director before the expiry of his term of office | |
resolution remove any Director before the expiry | (but without prejudice to such Director's right to | |
of his term of office (but without prejudice to such | claim damages based on any contract). | |
Director's right to claim damages based on any | ||
contract). | ||
Written notice of intention to nominate a candidate | Written notice of intention to nominate a candidate | |
for the post of Director and the candidate's | for the post of Director and the candidate's | |
agreement to be nominated must be given to the | agreement to be nominated must be given to the | |
Company seven days prior to the convening of the | Company seven days prior to the convening of the | |
annual general meeting (Such seven-day period | annual general meeting (Such seven-day period | |
shall commence no earlier than the second day after | shall commence no earlier than the second day after | |
the issue of the notice of the meeting at which the | the issue of the notice of the meeting at which the | |
election shall be conducted and no later than seven | election shall be conducted and no later than seven | |
days prior to the shareholders' general meeting). | days prior to the shareholders' general meeting). | |
The term of the nomination and the acceptance of | The term of the nomination and the acceptance of | |
the nomination shall be no less than seven days. | the nomination shall be no less than seven days. | |
The term of office of Directors shall commence | The term of office of Directors shall commence | |
from the date of appointment up to the maturity of | from the date of appointment up to the maturity of | |
the current term of office of the Board. | the current term of office of the Board. | |
Those in the Board as employees' representatives | Those in the Board as employees' representatives | |
are elected by the employees of the Company by | are elected by the employees of the Company by | |
employees' representative meeting means to join | employees' representative meeting means to join | |
the Board directly. | the Board directly. | |
The Directors shall not be required to hold shares | The Directors shall not be required to hold shares | |
of the Company. | of the Company. | |
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Article 143 | Article 143 | Article 82 of the Securities Law | |||
The Directors shall comply with the laws, | The Directors shall comply with the laws, | ||||
administrative regulations and the Articles of | administrative regulations and the Articles of | ||||
Association and shall diligently perform their | Association and shall diligently perform their | ||||
following obligations to the Company: | following obligations to the Company: | ||||
(i) | They shall exercise the rights granted by | (i) | They shall exercise the rights granted by | ||
the Company prudently, conscientiously | the Company prudently, conscientiously | ||||
and diligently to ensure that the Company's | and diligently to ensure that the Company's | ||||
commercial activities are in compliance | commercial activities are in compliance | ||||
with laws, administrative regulations and the | with laws, administrative regulations and the | ||||
requirements of all economic policies of the | requirements of all economic policies of the | ||||
state and that its commercial activities have | state and that its commercial activities have | ||||
not gone beyond the scope stipulated in the | not gone beyond the scope stipulated in the | ||||
business licence; | business licence; | ||||
(ii) | They shall treat all shareholders equally and | (ii) | They shall treat all shareholders equally and | ||
fairly; | fairly; | ||||
(iii) They shall have prompt understanding of | (iii) They shall have prompt understanding | of | |||
the Company's business operation and | the Company's business operation and | ||||
management; | management; | ||||
(iv) | They shall sign the written confirmation on | (iv) | They shall sign the written confirmation on | ||
opinion of the Company's regular reports. | opinion of the Company's securities issuance | ||||
They shall ensure the information disclosed | related documentsand regular reports. They | ||||
by the Company is true, accurate, complete, | shall ensure the information disclosed by the | ||||
timely and fair; | Company is true, accurate, complete, timely | ||||
and fair; | |||||
(v) | They shall inform the Supervisory Committee | (v) | They shall inform the Supervisory Committee | ||
of the true situation and information and shall | of the true situation and information and shall | ||||
not obstruct the Supervisory Committee or | not obstruct the Supervisory Committee or | ||||
Supervisors from exercising their powers; | Supervisors from exercising their powers; | ||||
(vi) They are bound by other obligations of | (vi) They are bound by other obligations | of | |||
diligence stipulated by laws, administrative | diligence stipulated by laws, administrative | ||||
regulations, departmental rules and the | regulations, departmental rules and the | ||||
Articles of Association. | Articles of Association. | ||||
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Article 154 | Article 154 | Article 124 of the Securities Law | |||||||
The following persons shall not be Independent | The following persons shall not be Independent | ||||||||
Directors of the Company: | Directors of the Company: | ||||||||
(i) | Those persons who fall within the | (i) | Those persons who fall within the | ||||||
circumstances specified in Article 131 of the | circumstances specified in Article 222 of the | ||||||||
Securities Law; | Articles of Association; | ||||||||
(ii) | Persons who are employed by the Company | (ii) | Persons who are employed by the Company | ||||||
or its associates, and their close relatives | or its associates, and their close relatives | ||||||||
and main social relationship, which refer to | and main social relationship, which refer to | ||||||||
their brothers and sisters, father-in-law and | their brothers and sisters, father-in-law and | ||||||||
mother-in-law,daughter-in-law and son-in- | mother-in-law,daughter-in-law and son-in- | ||||||||
law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, and the | law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, and the | ||||||||
brothers and sisters of the spouses and the | brothers and sisters of the spouses and the | ||||||||
others considered unfit at the shareholders' | others considered unfit at the shareholders' | ||||||||
general meeting of the Company to serve as | general meeting of the Company to serve as | ||||||||
Independent Directors; | Independent Directors; | ||||||||
(iii) Persons | who are employed in the entities | (iii) Persons | who are | employed in | the | entities | |||
of shareholder(s) holding or control more | of shareholder(s) holding or control more | ||||||||
than 5% of the Company's shares, and the | than 5% of the Company's shares, and the | ||||||||
other company whose business activities or | other company whose business activities or | ||||||||
interests are connected with the Company, | interests are connected with the Company, | ||||||||
or those employed by entities of the top five | or those employed by entities of the top five | ||||||||
shareholders of the Company, and their close | shareholders of the Company, and their close | ||||||||
relatives and main social relationship; | relatives and main social relationship; | ||||||||
(iv) | shareholders in the capacity of natural persons | (iv) | shareholders in the capacity of natural persons | ||||||
who hold or control more than 1% of the | who hold or control more than 1% of the | ||||||||
Company's shares, or the Company's top 10 | Company's shares, or the Company's top 10 | ||||||||
shareholders in the capacity of natural persons | shareholders in the capacity of natural persons | ||||||||
and their close relatives thereof; | and their close relatives thereof; | ||||||||
(v) | Persons who provide financial, legal or | (v) | Persons who provide financial, legal or | ||||||
consultation services to the Company or any | consultation services to the Company or any | ||||||||
of its subsidiaries and their close relatives | of its subsidiaries and their close relatives | ||||||||
thereof; | thereof; | ||||||||
(vi) Persons | who fall under situation of the | (vi) Persons | who fall under situation of the | ||||||
aforesaid categories (2) to (5) in the past one | aforesaid categories (2) to (5) in the past one | ||||||||
year; | year; | ||||||||
(vii)Persons | employed in a capacity other than | (vii)Persons | employed | in a capacity | other than | ||||
being Independent Directors in other securities | being Independent Directors in other securities | ||||||||
companies; | companies; | ||||||||
(viii) Other | persons stipulated by laws, | (viii) Other | persons | stipulated | by | laws, | |||
administrative regulations and the Articles of | administrative regulations and the Articles of | ||||||||
Association; | Association; | ||||||||
(ix) Persons | determined unfit by the China | (ix) Persons | determined unfit by the China | ||||||
Securities Regulatory Commission or by the | Securities Regulatory Commission or by the | ||||||||
shareholders' general meeting of the Company | shareholders' general meeting of the Company | ||||||||
shall not be the Independent Directors of the | shall not be the Independent Directors of the | ||||||||
Company. | Company. | ||||||||
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CHAPTER SIX GENERAL MANAGER AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT MEMBERS | ||
Article 192 | Article 192 | Article 124 of the Securities Law |
The Company shall have one general manager, who | The Company shall have one general manager, who | |
shall be appointed and dismissed by the Board. | shall be appointed and dismissed by the Board. | |
The Company shall have a certain number of | The Company shall have a certain number of | |
deputy general managers to assist the general | deputy general managers to assist the general | |
manager. Their appointment and dismissal are to | manager. Their appointment and dismissal are to | |
be nominated by the general manager for approved | be nominated by the general manager for approved | |
by the Board. | by the Board. | |
The Company's general manager, deputy general | The Company's general manager, deputy general | |
managers, general manager's assistant, secretary to | managers, general manager's assistant, secretary to | |
the Board, chief financial officer, chief compliance | the Board, chief financial officer, chief compliance | |
officer, chief information officer, chief risk | officer, chief information officer, chief risk | |
officer and other members who actually perform | officer and other members who actually perform | |
the aforesaid duties are the Company's senior | the aforesaid duties are the Company's senior | |
management members. | management members. | |
The appointment and removal of senior | ||
management members by the Company shall be | ||
filed with the securities regulatory authorities of | ||
the State Council. | ||
Article 193 | Article 193 | Announcement on Cancelling or Adjusting Certain |
Administrative Approval Items in Relation to | ||
The general manager and other senior management | The general manager and other senior management | Securities Companies and Other Matters |
members shall have the following qualifications on | members shall have the following qualifications on | |
the job: | the job: | |
(i) They shall not be prohibited by the laws and | (i) They shall not be prohibited by the laws and | |
administrative regulations to assume office as | administrative regulations to assume office as | |
the senior management member in securities | the senior management member in securities | |
companies; | companies; | |
(ii) They shall pass the benchmark test approved | (ii) They shall pass the benchmark test approved | |
by the China Securities Regulatory | by the China Securities Regulatory | |
Commission to qualify as the senior | Commission; | |
management member; | ||
(iii) They shall be a university graduate above the | (iii) They shall be a university graduate above the | |
first degree level, or obtain a bachelor degree | first degree level, or obtain a bachelor degree | |
or higher degree; | or higher degree; | |
(iv) They shall be of good character, faithful and | (iv) They shall be of good character, faithful and | |
honest; | honest; | |
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(v) They shall be familiar with the laws, | (v) | They shall be familiar with the laws, | ||
administrative regulations, rules and other | administrative regulations, rules and other | |||
regulatory documents related to the operation | regulatory documents related to the operation | |||
and management of a securities company, and | and management of a securities company, and | |||
have the operation and management capacity | have the operation and management capacity | |||
necessary to perform the senior management | necessary to perform the senior management | |||
members' duties; | members' duties; | |||
(vi) They shall be licensed to practice in the | (vi) They shall be licensed to practice in the | |||
securities industry; | securities industry; | |||
(vii)They shall have three years of experience | (vii)They shall have three years of | experience | ||
in the practice of securities operation or | in the practice of securities operation or | |||
five years in the field of finance, law or | five years in the field of finance, law or | |||
accountancy; | accountancy; | |||
(viii) They shall have at least two years of | (viii) They shall have at least two years of | |||
experience in charge of a department or | experience in charge of a department or | |||
even of a higher capacity in a securities | even of a higher capacity in a securities | |||
company or no less than four years in charge | company or no less than four years in charge | |||
of a department or even of a higher capacity | of a department or even of a higher capacity | |||
in such financial institutions as funds | in such financial institutions as funds | |||
management, futures, banking, insurance | management, futures, banking, | insurance | ||
and so forth or of comparable management | and so forth or of comparable management | |||
experience; | experience; | |||
(ix) Where the laws, regulations and regulatory | (ix) Where the laws, regulations and regulatory | |||
documents have any other provisions in | documents have any other provisions in | |||
respect of the qualifications, such provisions | respect of the qualifications, such provisions | |||
shall prevail. | shall prevail. | |||
The employment of the general manager and other | The employment of the general manager and other | |||
senior management members shall be null and | senior management members shall be null and | |||
void if it has violated the provisions of this article. | void if it has violated the provisions of this article. | |||
The Company shall remove the incumbent general | The Company shall remove the incumbent general | |||
manager and other senior management members | manager and other senior management members | |||
from office if he or they have been found to have | from office if he or they have been found to have | |||
the situation under this article. | the situation under this article. | |||
What are stipulated in Article 142 related to | What are stipulated in Article 142 related to | |||
the Director's faithful obligations and Article | the Director's faithful obligations and Article | |||
143(iv)~(vi) related to the diligent obligations are | 143(iv)~(vi) related to the diligent obligations are | |||
applicable to the senior management members. | applicable to the senior management members. | |||
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CHAPTER SEVEN THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE | |||
Article 202 | Article 202 | Article 124 of the Securities Law | |
Directors, general manager, deputy general | Directors, general manager, deputy general | ||
manager, assistant of general manager, secretary to | manager, assistant of general manager, secretary to | ||
the Board chief financial officer, chief compliance | the Board, chief financial officer, chief compliance | ||
officer, chief information officer, chief risk officer | officer, chief information officer, chief risk officer | ||
and other senior management members as well | and other senior management members as well | ||
as direct relatives and major social relationships | as direct relatives and major social relationships | ||
thereof shall not hold the position of Supervisors. | thereof shall not hold the position of Supervisors. | ||
Prior to their appointment, Supervisors of the | The appointment and removal of Supervisors by | ||
Company shall have their qualification be approved | the Company shall be filed with the securities | ||
by CSRC. | regulatory authorities of the State Council. | ||
In addition to the basic conditions of being a | In addition to the basic conditions of being a | ||
Supervisor, the Chairman of the Supervisory | Supervisor, the Chairman of the Supervisory | ||
Committee shall possess the following conditions: | Committee shall possess the following conditions: | ||
(i) He shall have more than three years of | (i) He shall have more than three years | of | |
experience in securities, more than five years | experience in securities, more than five years | ||
of experience in finance, laws, or accountancy, | of experience in finance, laws, or accountancy, | ||
or more than ten years of experience in | or more than ten years of experience in | ||
economics; | economics; | ||
(ii) He shall be a university graduate above the | (ii) He shall be a university graduate above the | ||
first degree level, or obtain a bachelor degree | first degree level, or obtain a bachelor degree | ||
or higher degree; | or higher degree; | ||
(iii) He shall pass the benchmark test approved by | (iii) He shall pass the benchmark test approved by | ||
the China Securities Regulatory Commission. | the China Securities Regulatory Commission. | ||
Article 204 | Article 204 | Adjustments for unified expression in the full text | |
Each Supervisor shall serve for a term of three | Each Supervisor shall serve for a term of three | ||
years. Non-employees' representative Supervisors | years. Non-employees' representative Supervisors | ||
shall be elected or removed by the Shareholders' | shall be elected or removed by the Shareholders' | ||
general meeting and employees' representative | general meeting and employees' representative | ||
Supervisors shall be democratically elected | Supervisors shall be democratically elected | ||
or removed by the Company's employees' | or removed by the Company's employees' | ||
representatives assembly. The term is renewable | representatives assembly. The term is renewable | ||
upon re-election and re-appointment. | upon re-election and re-appointment. | ||
A Supervisor shall not be removed without reason | A Supervisor shall not be removed without reason | ||
from his office by the shareholders' general | from his office by the shareholders' general | ||
meeting or the employee representatives assembly | meeting or the employee representatives assembly | ||
before the end of his/her term. If a Director is | before the end of his/her term. If a Director is | ||
removed by the shareholders' general meetings | removed by the shareholders' general meetings | ||
or the employee representatives assembly of the | or the employee representatives assembly of the | ||
Company, relevant explanation shall be provided. | Company, relevant explanation shall be provided. | ||
The Director being removed shall be entitled to | The Director being removed shall be entitled to | ||
state his/her opinion at the shareholders' general | state his/her opinion at the shareholders' general | ||
meeting, CSRC or CSRC Shanghai Bureau. | meeting, CSRC or CSRC Shanghai Bureau. | ||
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Article 211 | Article 211 | Article 82 of the Securities Law | |||
The Supervisory Committee shall be accountable | The Supervisory Committee shall be accountable | ||||
to the shareholders' general meeting and shall | to the shareholders' general meeting and shall | ||||
perform the following duties: | perform the following duties: | ||||
(i) | to review the Company's periodical reports | (i) | to review the Company's securities issuance | ||
prepared by the Board and to express its | documents andperiodical reports prepared | ||||
comments in writing; | by the Board and to express its comments in | ||||
to inspect the Company's financial position; | writing; Supervisors shall sign the written | ||||
(ii) | confirmation opinion; | ||||
(iii) to supervise the establishment and implement | (ii) | to inspect the Company's financial position; | |||
of internal control by the Board; | |||||
(iii) to supervise the establishment and implement | |||||
(iv) | to conduct supervision on comprehensive risk | of internal control by the Board; | |||
management of the Company and monitor | |||||
the diligent performance of the Board and | (iv) to conduct supervision on comprehensive risk | ||||
senior management in risk management and | management of the Company and monitor | ||||
recommend their rectification; | the diligent performance of the Board and | ||||
senior management in risk management and | |||||
(v) | to supervise the performance of compliance | recommend their rectification; | |||
management duties performed by directors and | |||||
senior management; | (v) | to supervise the performance of compliance | |||
management duties performed by directors and | |||||
(vi) to supervise the behaviors of the Directors and | senior management; | ||||
senior management members in performing | |||||
their duties, and to advise on dismissal of any | (vi) | to supervise the behaviors of the Directors and | |||
Directors and senior management members | senior management members in performing | ||||
who are in breach of laws, administrative | their duties, and to advise on dismissal of any | ||||
regulations, the Articles of Association or | Directors and senior management members | ||||
resolutions of the shareholders' general | who are in breach of laws, administrative | ||||
meetings, or assume the primary or leadership | regulations, the Articles of Association or | ||||
responsibility for the occurrence of major | resolutions of the shareholders' general | ||||
compliance risks; | meetings, or assume the primary or leadership | ||||
responsibility for the occurrence of major | |||||
(vii)to enquire on the conduct of Directors and | compliance risks; | ||||
senior management members; | |||||
(vii)to enquire on the conduct of | Directors and | ||||
(viii) to demand the Directors and senior | senior management members; | ||||
management members to rectify their errors | |||||
if they have acted in a harmful manner to the | (viii) to demand the Directors | and senior | |||
Company's interest; | management members to rectify their errors | ||||
if they have acted in a harmful manner to the | |||||
Company's interest; | |||||
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(ix) to propose to convene an extraordinary | (ix) to propose to convene an extraordinary | ||||
general meeting, and where the Board fails to | general meeting, and where the Board fails to | ||||
perform the duties in relation to convening or | perform the duties in relation to convening or | ||||
presiding over a shareholders' general meeting | presiding over a shareholders' general meeting | ||||
as required by the Company Law, to convene | as required by the Company Law, to convene | ||||
and preside over the shareholders' general | and preside over the shareholders' general | ||||
meeting; | meeting; | ||||
(x) | to engage an accountant firm qualified for | (x) | to engage an accountant firm qualified | for | |
engaging securities related business to conduct | engaging securities related business to conduct | ||||
the audits on retiring or resigning senior | the audits on retiring or resigning senior | ||||
management members; | management members; | ||||
(xi) | to propose motions in a shareholders' general | (xi) | to propose motions in a shareholders' general | ||
meeting; | meeting; | ||||
(xii)to take legal actions against Directors and | (xii)to take legal actions against Directors | and | |||
senior management members in accordance | senior management members in accordance | ||||
with Article 152 of the Company Law; | with Article 152 of the Company Law; | ||||
(xiii) to examine the financial information such as | (xiii) to examine the financial information such as | ||||
the financial report, business report and plans | the financial report, business report and plans | ||||
for distribution of profits to be submitted | for distribution of profits to be submitted | ||||
by the Board to the shareholders' general | by the Board to the shareholders' general | ||||
meetings and, to conduct investigations | meetings and, to conduct investigations | ||||
whenever queries or unusual conditions | whenever queries or unusual conditions | ||||
of operation of the Company arises and if | of operation of the Company arises and if | ||||
necessary, to engage professional personnel | necessary, to engage professional personnel | ||||
such as certified public accountants, | such as certified public accountants, | ||||
practising auditors and lawyers to assist in the | practising auditors and lawyers to assist in the | ||||
investigations; | investigations; | ||||
(xiv) to conduct investigations whenever unusual | (xiv) to conduct investigations whenever unusual | ||||
conditions of operation, financial conditions | conditions of operation, financial conditions | ||||
and compliance of the Company arise and if | and compliance of the Company arise and if | ||||
necessary, to engage professional institutions | necessary, to engage professional institutions | ||||
such as firms of accountants and lawyers to | such as firms of accountants and lawyers to | ||||
assist in the investigations. Any reasonable | assist in the investigations. Any reasonable | ||||
costs arising therefore shall be borne by the | costs arising therefore shall be borne by the | ||||
Company; | Company; | ||||
(xv) to exercise other authorities as authorized by | (xv) to exercise other authorities as authorized by | ||||
the Articles of Association or the shareholders' | the Articles of Association or the shareholders' | ||||
general meetings. | general meetings. | ||||
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CHAPTER EIGHT THE QUALIFICATIONS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY DIRECTORS, SUPERVISORS AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT MEMBERS
Article 222
Other than the conditions for the directorate position of Directors (including Independent Directors), Supervisors, senior management members as required under Article 140, Article 153, Article 154, Article 187, Article 193, Article 202, the following persons may not serve as Directors, Supervisors, general manager or other senior management members of the Company:
- persons without civil capacity or with limited civil capacity;
- persons who have committed offences relating to corruption, bribery, conversion of property, misappropriation of property or disruption of social economic order, and have been sentenced to criminal punishment, where less than five years have elapsed since the date of completion of the sentence, or who have been deprived of their political rights due to the commission of a criminal offence, where less than five years have elapsed since the date of restoring their political rights;
- persons who were former Directors, factory managers or managers of a company or enterprise which was declared bankrupt and was liquidated and who were personally liable for the bankruptcy of such company or enterprise, where less than three years have elapsed since the date of completion of the bankruptcy and liquidation of the company or enterprise;
- persons who were legal representatives of a company or enterprise which had its business licence revoked due to violation of the law and who were personally liable, where less than three years have elapsed since the date of the revocation of the business licence;
- persons who have a relatively substantial amount of debts due and outstanding;
Article 222 | Article 124 of the Securities Law |
Other than the conditions for the directorate position of Directors (including Independent Directors), Supervisors, senior management members as required under Article 140, Article 153, Article 154, Article 187, Article 193, Article 202, the following persons may not serve as Directors, Supervisors, general manager or other senior management members of the Company:
- persons without civil capacity or with limited civil capacity;
- persons who have committed offences relating to corruption, bribery, conversion of property, misappropriation of property or disruption of social economic order, and have been sentenced to criminal punishment, where less than five years have elapsed since the date of completion of the sentence, or who have been deprived of their political rights due to the commission of a criminal offence, where less than five years have elapsed since the date of restoring their political rights;
- persons who were former Directors, factory managers or managers of a company or enterprise which was declared bankrupt and was liquidated and who were personally liable for the bankruptcy of such company or enterprise, where less than three years have elapsed since the date of completion of the bankruptcy and liquidation of the company or enterprise;
- persons who were legal representatives of a company or enterprise which had its business licence revoked due to violation of the law and who were personally liable, where less than three years have elapsed since the date of the revocation of the business licence;
- persons who have a relatively substantial amount of debts due and outstanding;
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(vi) persons who are subject to CSRC's punishment | (vi) persons who are subject to CSRC's punishment | |||
which prohibit them from entering into the | which prohibit them from entering into the | |||
securities market for a period which has not | securities market for a period which has not | |||
yet expired; | yet expired; | |||
(vii)persons in charge of stock exchange, the | (vii)persons in charge of stock exchange, | the | ||
securities registration and clearing institutions | securities registration and clearing institutions | |||
or Directors, Supervisors, senior management | or Directors, Supervisors, senior management | |||
members of securities companies, whose | members of securities companies, whose | |||
qualification was revoked due to illegal or | qualification was revoked due to illegal or | |||
indisciplinary behavior, and it has not been | indisciplinary behavior, and it has not been | |||
five years since the date when the qualification | five years since the date when the qualification | |||
was revoked. | was revoked. | |||
(viii) persons who has been convicted by the | (viii) persons who has been convicted by the | |||
relevant competent authority for violation | relevant competent authority for violation | |||
of relevant securities regulations, and such | of relevant securities regulations, and such | |||
conviction involves a finding that such person | conviction involves a finding that such person | |||
has acted fraudulently or dishonestly, where | has acted fraudulently or dishonestly, where | |||
less than five years have elapsed from the date | less than five years have elapsed from the date | |||
of such conviction; | of such conviction; | |||
(ix) persons who are lawyers, certified public | (ix) persons who are lawyers, certified public | |||
accountants or a professionals of an investment | accountants or professionals of other securities | |||
advisory institution, financial consultancy | service institutions, whose practising | |||
institution, credit rating institution, assets | certificate or qualification was revokeddue | |||
evaluation institution or certification | to illegal or disciplinary behavior, and it has | |||
institution, whose qualification was revoked | not been five years since the date when the | |||
due to illegal or disciplinary behavior, and it | practising certificate or qualification was | |||
has not been five years since the date when the | revoked; | |||
qualification was revoked; | ||||
(x) Government office personnel and other | (x) | Government office personnel and other | ||
personnel who are forbidden by law and | personnel who are forbidden by law and | |||
administrative regulations to take up | administrative regulations to take up | |||
concurrent posts at companies; | concurrent posts at companies; | |||
(xi) persons who were subject to administrative | (xi) persons who were subject to administrative | |||
penalties by the financial regulatory | penalties by the financial regulatory | |||
department due to illegal or indisciplinary | department due to illegal or indisciplinary | |||
behavior where less than three years have | behavior where less than three years have | |||
elapsed since the date of completion of the | elapsed since the date of completion of the | |||
penalties; | penalties; | |||
(xii)persons whose post-holding qualification was | (xii)persons other than a natural person; | |||
revoked by CSRC and it has not been three | ||||
years since the date when the qualification was | ||||
revoked; | (xiii)persons who are under the period | of | ||
investigation due to suspected illegal | ||||
(xiii) persons who are declared to be unfit persons | behaviors, or under the investigation of the | |||
by CSRC and it has not been two years since | legal authority in accordance with the criminal | |||
the date of the declaration; | laws and the trials have not yet finished; | |||
(xiv) persons who are prohibited from acting as a | (xiv)other contents required by the legal, | |||
leader of an enterprise by virtue of laws or | administrative laws or authorities regulations. | |||
administrative regulations; | ||||
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(xv) persons other than a natural person; | If an election or appointment of a Director is | |
taken place in contravention of this Article, the | ||
(xvi) persons who are under the period of | said election, appointment or engagement shall | |
investigation due to suspected illegal | be invalid. If a Director falls into any of the | |
behaviors, or under the investigation of the | circumstances set forth in this Article during his | |
legal authority in accordance with the criminal | term of office, the Company shall terminate his | |
laws and the trials have not yet finished; | duties. | |
(xvii) other contents required by the legal, | ||
administrative laws or authorities regulations. | ||
If an election or appointment of a Director is | ||
taken place in contravention of this Article, the | ||
said election, appointment or engagement shall | ||
be invalid. If a Director falls into any of the | ||
circumstances set forth in this Article during his | ||
term of office, the Company shall terminate his | ||
duties. | ||
CHAPTER NINE FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS, PROFIT DISTRIBUTION AND AUDITING | ||
Article 243 | Article 243 | Article 86 of the Securities Law |
The Company's financial reports shall be made | The Company's financial reports shall be made | |
available for shareholders' inspection at the | available for shareholders' inspection at the | |
Company twenty days before the date of every | Company twenty days before the date of every | |
annual general meeting. Each shareholder shall be | annual general meeting. Each shareholder shall be | |
entitled to obtain a copy of the financial reports | entitled to obtain a copy of the financial reports | |
referred to in this Chapter. | referred to in this Chapter. | |
Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of | Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of | |
Association, the Company shall deliver or send | Association, the Company shall deliver or send | |
to each shareholder of overseas-listed foreign- | to each shareholder of overseas-listed foreign- | |
invested Shares by prepaid mail at the address | invested Shares by prepaid mail at the address | |
registered in the register of shareholders the said | registered in the register of shareholders the said | |
report, the report of Directors and the balance sheet | report, the report of Directors and the balance sheet | |
and profit and loss account not later than twenty- | and profit and loss account not later than twenty- | |
one days before the date of every annual general | one days before the date of every annual general | |
meeting, or the Company may publish its report | meeting, or the Company may publish its report | |
on the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange | on the websites of the stock exchanges and media | |
and in a newspaper specified in the Articles of | meeting the requirements specified by the securities | |
Association, and on the website of the Hong Kong | regulatory authorities of the State Council,and on | |
Stock Exchange or in one or more newspapers | the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or | |
specified by it. Once an announcement is made, | in one or more newspapers specified by it. Once an | |
all shareholders are deemed to have received the | announcement is made, all shareholders are deemed | |
aforementioned financial report. | to have received the aforementioned financial | |
report. | ||
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Article 247 | Article 247 | Article 127 of the Securities Law | |
A Company can use profit before tax next year to | A Company can use profit before tax next year to | ||
offset loss for the current year; if the profit before | offset loss for the current year; if the profit before | ||
tax of the next year is insufficient to offset the loss, | tax of the next year is insufficient to offset the loss, | ||
the excessive part can be carried forward to next | the excessive part can be carried forward to next | ||
subsequent year; loss carry forward that exceeds | subsequent year; loss carry forward that exceeds | ||
statutory pre-tax offset period can use profit | statutory pre-tax offset period can use profit | ||
after tax to offset. For the year that the Company | after tax to offset. For the year that the Company | ||
realizes the profit after tax (after offset loss, the | realizes the profit after tax (after offset loss, the | ||
same as below), the Company will appropriate the | same as below), the Company will appropriate the | ||
profit after tax in the following order: statutory | profit after tax in the following order: statutory | ||
surplus reserve, general risk reserve, transaction | surplus reserve, general risk reserve, transaction | ||
risk reserve and distribution to shareholders. 10% | risk reserve and distribution to shareholders. 10% | ||
of the realized profit after tax of that year will | of the realized profit after tax of that | year will | |
be appropriated as statutory surplus reserve fund. | be appropriated as statutory surplus reserve fund. | ||
When the aggregate statutory surplus reserve | When the aggregate statutory surplus reserve | ||
fund has reached 50% or more of the Company's | fund has reached 50% or more of the Company's | ||
registered capital, the Company may cease to make | registered capital, the Company may cease to make | ||
any further appropriation. 10% of the realized | any further appropriation. 10% of the realized | ||
profit after tax of that year will be appropriated | profit after tax of that year will be appropriated as | ||
as general risk reserve. Not less than 10% of | general risk reserve. The Company appropriates the | ||
the realized profit after tax of that year will be | transaction risk reserve from its annual business | ||
appropriate as transaction risk reserve. | revenue to make up for losses from securities | ||
Subject to the resolution at the shareholders' | operations, with the specific appropriation ratio | ||
subject to stipulations of the securities regulatory | |||
general meeting, the Company may also | authorities of the State Council and the financial | ||
appropriate fund to statutory surplus reserve from | authority of the State Council. | ||
profit after tax. The remaining profit after taxation, | Subject to the resolution at the shareholders' | ||
after recovery of losses and appropriation of | |||
reserve fund and all reserves shall be distributed to | general meeting, the Company may also | ||
shareholders in proportion to their shareholdings. | appropriate fund to statutory surplus reserve from | ||
If a shareholders' general meetings violates | profit after tax. The remaining profit after taxation, | ||
the provisions in the preceding paragraph of | after recovery of losses and appropriation of | ||
this Article and profits are distributed to the | reserve fund and all reserves shall be distributed to | ||
shareholders before the Company makes up losses | shareholders in proportion to their shareholdings. | ||
or makes allocations to the statutory reserve fund, | If a shareholders' general meetings violates | ||
the profits distributed in violation of the provisions | the provisions in the preceding paragraph of | ||
must be returned to the Company. No profit shall | this Article and profits are distributed to the | ||
be distributed in respect of the shares of the | shareholders before the Company makes up losses | ||
Company which are held by the Company. The | or makes allocations to the statutory reserve fund, | ||
gain in fair value of the Company's distributable | the profits distributed in violation of the provisions | ||
profit shall not be distributed to Shareholders by | must be returned to the Company. No profit shall | ||
cash. If the standard required by the laws and the | be distributed in respect of the shares of the | ||
administrative regulations (such as net gearing | Company which are held by the Company. The | ||
ratio) not being met, no profit may be distributed to | gain in fair value of the Company's distributable | ||
the Shareholders. If undistributed profit is negative, | profit shall not be distributed to Shareholders by | ||
no profit may be distributed to the Shareholders. | cash. If the standard required by the laws and the | ||
If capital reserve is negative, no cash distribution | administrative regulations (such as net gearing | ||
shall be made to the Shareholders. | ratio) not being met, no profit may be distributed to | ||
the Shareholders. If undistributed profit is negative, | |||
no profit may be distributed to the Shareholders. | |||
If capital reserve is negative, no cash distribution | |||
shall be made to the Shareholders. | |||
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Original article | To be amended as | Basis |
Article 260 | Article 260 | Article 159 of the Guidelines for the Articles |
of Association of the Listed Companies (2019 | ||
If there is a vacancy in the position of auditor of | The appointment of accounting firms for the | Amendment) |
the Company, the board may engage an accounting | Company shall be subject to approval at the | |
firm to fill such vacancy before the convening of | shareholders' general meeting, prior to which the | |
the shareholders' general meeting, but shall be | Board shall not appoint any accounting firm. If | |
confirmed by the shareholders in the next annual | there is a vacancy in the position of auditor of the | |
general meeting.Any other accountant firm which | Company, any other accountant firm which has | |
has been engaged by the Company may continue to | been engaged by the Company may continue to act | |
act during the period during such a vacancy exists. | during the period during such a vacancy exists. | |
CHAPTER TWELVE MERGER, DIVISION, INCREMENT AND REDUCTION IN REGISTERED CAPITAL, DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION | ||
Article 279 | Article 279 | Announcement on Cancelling or Adjusting Certain |
Administrative Approval Items in Relation to | ||
Approval from the CSRC shall be obtained | Approval from the CSRC shall be obtained | Securities Companies and Other Matters |
according to the law under the circumstance | according to the law under the circumstance of | |
of the increase in the registered share capital | changes in substantial shareholders or actual | |
of the Company with a significant change to | controllers or merger or division of the Company. | |
its shareholding structure, the reduction of | ||
its registered share capital, and changes in | If the Company changes the registered share capital | |
shareholders and actual controllers holding more | or shareholding but does not involve the aforesaid | |
than 5% of equity interest in the Company. | circumstances, it shall file with the branch office of | |
the CSRC of its principal place of business within | ||
If the Company changes the registered share capital | five business days from the date of completion of | |
or shareholding but does not involve the aforesaid | the change of industry and commerce registration | |
circumstances, it shall file with the branch office | (from the date of registration of the relevant | |
of the CSRC of its principal place of business | authentic right, if it is not necessary to complete | |
within five business days after the registration | the change of industry and commerce registration | |
with the companies registration authorities. The | according to law).The provisions of this article | |
provisions of this article shall not be applicable to | shall not be applicable to the shareholding changes | |
the shareholding changes on the stock exchange. | on the stock exchange. | |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN THE BYE-LAWS | ||
Article 302 | Article 302 | Adjustment of regulatory authorities |
The Articles of Association is written in Chinese, | The Articles of Association is written in Chinese, | |
and the Chinese version of the Articles of | and the Chinese version of the Articles of | |
Association, which has the approved registration | Association, which has the approved registration | |
made by the Shanghai Industrial and Commercial | made by the Shanghai Municipal Administration | |
Administrative Management Bureau recently, | for Market Regulationrecently, should prevail, if | |
should prevail, if there is difference between the | there is difference between the Chinese version and | |
Chinese version and versions of other languages. | versions of other languages. | |
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COMPARISON CHART OF AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR SHAREHOLDERS' GENERAL MEETING OF HAITONG SECURITIES CO., LTD.
Original article | To be amended as | Basis |
CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
To regulate the conduct of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (the "Company") and ensure that the shareholders' general meeting exercises its functions and powers legally, Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' General Meetings of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (the "Rules") are formulated in accordance with the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (the "Company Law"), the Securities Law of the People's Republic of China (the "Securities Law"), the Measures on the Administration of Securities Companies, the Rules for Governance of Securities Companies (for trial implementation), the Listing Rules of Shanghai Stock Exchange and Rules for Shareholders' General Meetings of Listed Companies (Zheng Jian Fa [2006] No. 21), the Mandatory Provisions for the Articles of Association of the Companies Listed Overseas, the Special Regulations of the State Council on the Overseas Offer and Listing of Shares by Joint Stock Limited Companies, the Letter of Opinion on the Supplements and Amendments to the Articles of Association of the Companies Listed in Hong Kong, the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, other laws, administrative regulations and regulatory documents, and the Articles of Association.
Article 1
To regulate the conduct of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (the "Company") and ensure that the shareholders' general meeting exercises its functions and powers legally, Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' General Meetings of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (the "Rules") are formulated in accordance with the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (the "Company Law"), the Securities Law of the People's Republic of China (the "Securities Law"), the Measures on the Administration of Securities Companies, the Rules for Governance of Securities Companies (for trial implementation), the Listing Rules of Shanghai Stock Exchange and Rules for Shareholders' General Meetings of Listed Companies (Zheng Jian Fa [2006] No. 21), the Mandatory Provisions for the Articles of Association of the Companies Listed Overseas, the Special Regulations of the State Council on the Overseas Offer and Listing of Shares by Joint Stock Limited Companies, the Official Reply of the State Council regarding Adjusting the Application of Provisions to Matters Including the Notice Period for Convention of Shareholders' Meetings by Overseas Listed Companies, the Letter of Opinion on the Supplements and Amendments to the Articles of Association of the Companies Listed in Hong Kong, the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, other laws, administrative regulations and regulatory documents, and the Articles of Association.
Amendments are made according to the relevant requirements of the Official Reply of the State Council regarding Adjusting the Application of Provisions to Matters Including the Notice Period for Convention of Shareholders' Meetings by Overseas Listed Companies, and other relevant laws, regulations and regulatory documents, as well as the actual situations of the Company
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CHAPTER TWO GENERAL RULES OF SHAREHOLDERS' GENERAL MEETING
Article 6
The provision of security to external parties by the Company in the following situations shall be subject to the review and approval at the shareholders' general meeting:
- any security after the total amount of security to the external parties by the Company and its subsidiaries has reached or exceeded 50% of the Company's latest audited net assets;
- any security after the total amount of security to the external parties by the Company has reached or exceeded 30% of the Company's latest audited total assets;
- a security to be provided in favour of an object which has an asset-liability ratio in excess of 70%;
- a single security in excess of 10% of the Company's latest audited net assets.
Article 6 | Article 123 of the Securities Law |
The Company shall not provide any finance or guarantee for the shareholders or related parties of the shareholders, except for securities lending and borrowing business provided by the Company to customers according to provisions.The provision of security to external parties by the Company in the following situations shall be subject to the review and approval at the shareholders' general meeting:
- any security after the total amount of security to the external parties by the Company and its subsidiaries has reached or exceeded 50% of the Company's latest audited net assets;
- any security after the total amount of security to the external parties by the Company has reached or exceeded 30% of the Company's latest audited total assets;
- a security to be provided in favour of an object which has an asset-liability ratio in excess of 70%;
- a single security in excess of 10% of the Company's latest audited net assets.
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CHAPTER FOUR MOTIONS AND NOTICES OF SHAREHOLDERS' GENERAL MEETING
Article 19
A written notice of a shareholders' general meeting convened by the Company shall be given to all shareholders whose names appear in the register of members, 45 days before the meeting is held, specifying the matters to be considered at and the date and location of the meeting. A shareholder who intends to attend the shareholders' general meeting shall deliver a written reply slip confirming his intention to attend the meeting to the Company 20 days before the meeting is held.
The Company shall calculate the number of voting shares represented by shareholders who intend to attend a shareholders' general meeting on the basis of the written replies it has received 20 days before the date of the shareholders' general meeting. In the event that the number of voting shares represented by shareholders who intend to attend the meeting is more than half of the total number of the voting shares of the Company, the Company may hold the shareholders' general meeting; if not, the Company shall, within 5 days, notify shareholders again of the matters to be considered at, and the date and location for, the meeting by public announcement. The Company may hold the shareholders' general meeting after such an announcement has been made.
Article 19
A written notice of a shareholders' general meeting to be convened by the Company shall be given to all shareholders, specifying the time and place of and the matters to be considered at the meeting, 20 business days before the annual shareholders' general meeting, and 10 business days or 15 days (whichever is longer) before the extraordinary shareholders' general meeting. Where the laws, regulations and the relevant regulatory authorities and stock exchanges in the place where the Company's Shares are listed have other provisions, such provisions shall prevail.
Official Reply of the State Council regarding Adjusting the Application of Provisions to Matters Including the Notice Period for Convention of Shareholders' Meetings by Overseas Listed Companies (No. 97 [2019] of the State Council), Article 102 of the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (2018 Amendment), and relevant provisions of the Hong Kong Listing Rules
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Original article | To be amended as | Basis |
Article 21 | Article 21 | Amendments are made according to the relevant |
requirements of the Official Reply of the State | ||
Unless the Rules otherwise require, the notice | Unless the Rules otherwise require, the notice | Council regarding Adjusting the Application of |
of a shareholders' general meeting shall be sent | of a shareholders' general meeting shall be sent | Provisions to Matters Including the Notice Period |
to shareholders (regardless of whether they are | to shareholders (regardless of whether they are | for Convention of Shareholders' Meetings by |
entitled to vote at the shareholders' general | entitled to vote at the shareholders' general | Overseas Listed Companies (No. 97 [2019] of the |
meeting) by personal delivery or by prepaid mail. | meeting) by personal delivery or by prepaid mail. | State Council), and other relevant laws, regulations |
The addresses of the recipients shall be such | The addresses of the recipients shall be such | and regulatory documents, as well as the actual |
addresses as shown in the register of members. | addresses as shown in the register of members. | situations of the Company |
For holders of domestic shares, such notice of the | For holders of domestic shares, such notice of the | |
shareholders' general meeting may also be given | shareholders' general meeting may also be given | |
by way of announcement. | by way of announcement. | |
The announcement referred to in the preceding | The announcement referred to in the preceding | |
paragraph shall be published in one or more | paragraph shall be published within the period | |
newspapers designated by the securities regulatory | prescribed in the Articles of Association on the | |
authorities of the State Council 45 to 50 days | website of the stock exchanges and the media | |
prior to the convening of the meeting. Once such | meeting the requirements specified by the securities | |
an announcement is made, all holders of the | regulatory authorities of the State Council prior | |
domestic shares shall be deemed to have received | to the convening of the meeting. Once such | |
the relevant notice of the shareholders' general | an announcement is made, all holders of the | |
meeting. | domestic shares shall be deemed to have received | |
the relevant notice of the shareholders' general | ||
The announcement to shareholders of overseas | meeting. | |
listed foreign shares shall be issued on the website | ||
of Hong Kong Stock Exchange, or published | Provided that the laws, regulations and the relevant | |
in one or more newspapers designated 45 to 50 | provisions of the securities regulatory authorities in | |
days prior to the convening of the meeting. Once | the place where the Company's shares are listed are | |
such an announcement is made, all holders of the | satisfied and the relevant procedures are fulfilled, | |
domestic shares shall be deemed to have received | the announcement to shareholders of overseas | |
the relevant notice of the shareholders' general | listed foreign shares shall be issued pursuant to | |
meeting. | the Articles of Associationon the website of Hong | |
Kong Stock Exchange, or in other ways permitted | ||
by the Hong Kong Listing Rules and the Articles of | ||
Association prior to the convening of the meeting. | ||
Article 24 | Article 24 | Due to the amendments to the relevant provisions |
on the notice period of shareholders' general | ||
Transfers may not be entered in the register of | Where relevant laws, regulations, listing rules or | meeting, to ensure that the practical operations, |
shareholders within 30 days prior to the date of | securities regulatory authorities at the place where | e.g. suspension of registration of transfers, match |
a shareholders' general meeting or within 5 days | the shares of the Company are listed stipulate on | the amended notice period of shareholders' general |
before the record date set by the Company for the | the period of closure of the register of shareholders | meeting, the fixed period in the original provisions |
purpose of distribution of dividends. | prior to a shareholders' general meeting or the | is deleted and replaced with a more flexible one |
record date set by the Company for the purpose | ||
Other regulations of the securities regulatory | of distribution of dividends, such provisions shall | |
authorities at the place where the shares of the | prevail. | |
Company are listed shall prevail. | ||
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CHAPTER SIX VOTING AND RESOLUTIONS OF SHAREHOLDERS' GENERAL MEETING
Article 49
Shareholders (including proxies) shall exercise their voting rights according to the number of voting shares they represent, with one vote for each share.
Shares in the Company which are held by the Company do not carry any voting rights, and shall not be counted in the total number of voting shares represented by shareholders present at a shareholders' general meeting.
The Board of the Company, Independent Directors and shareholders who meet the relevant requirements may collect votes from shareholders publicly. The collection of voting rights shall be conducted in a gratuitous manner, and the information of the specific voting intentions shall be fully disclosed to the persons from whom voting rights are collected. Consideration or de facto consideration for collecting shareholders' voting rights is prohibited.
Article 49 | Article 90 of the Securities Law |
Shareholders (including proxies) shall exercise their voting rights according to the number of voting shares they represent, with one vote for each share.
Shares in the Company which are held by the Company do not carry any voting rights, and shall not be counted in the total number of voting shares represented by shareholders present at a shareholders' general meeting.
The Board, Independent Directors, shareholders holding more than 1% of voting shares, or investor protection institutions established according to laws, administrative regulations or provisions of the securities regulatory authorities of the State Council may, as collectors, personally or authorize a securities company or securities service agency to publicly request the Company's shareholders to authorize them to attend the shareholders' general meeting and exercise the shareholders' rights such as right of making motions and voting right on their behalf. However, the collectors shall disclose the collection documents and the Company shall provide cooperation. While collecting votes of shareholders, sufficient disclosure of information such as the specific voting preference shall be made to the shareholders from whom voting rights are being collected. No consideration or other form of de facto consideration shall be involved in the public collection of shareholders' rights from shareholders. The Company shall not impose any limitation related to minimum shareholdings on the collection of shareholders' rights. The collectors shall bear compensation liabilities according to law if the public collection of shareholders' rights violates laws, administrative regulations or relevant provisions of the securities regulatory authorities of the State Council, causing losses to the Company or the shareholders of the Company.
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COMPARISON CHART OF AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR
THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE OF HAITONG SECURITIES CO., LTD.
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Article 2 | Article 2 | Article 82 of the Securities Law | ||
Duties of the Supervisory Committee | Duties of the Supervisory Committee | |||
(i) to review | the Company's periodical reports | (i) to review the Company's securities | issuance | |
prepared | by the Board of Directors (the | documentsand periodical reports prepared | ||
"Board") and to express its comments in | by the Board and to express its comments in | |||
writing; | writing; Supervisors shall sign the written | |||
confirmation opinion; | ||||
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