THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
If you are in doubt as to any aspect of this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Nanjing Panda Electronics Company Limited, you should at once hand this circular and the accompanying supplemental form of proxy to the purchaser or other transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or the transferee.
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- PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES
- SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING AND
- NOTICE OF THE FIRST H SHAREHOLDERS CLASS MEETING IN 2020
Capitalized terms used in this cover page shall have the same meanings as those defined in this circular.
A letter from the Board is set out on pages 1 to 3 of this circular. A supplemental notice of EGM to be held on Thursday, 26 March 2020 at 2:30 p.m. at the Company's Conference Room, 7 Jingtian Road, Nanjing, the People's Republic of China and a notice of the First H Shareholders Class Meeting are set out on pages 21 to 22 and pages 23 to 24 respectively. Whether or not you are able to attend and vote at the EGM and/or the First H Shareholders Class Meeting, please complete and return the accompanying supplemental proxy form and the proxy form for the First H Shareholders Class Meeting in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company's H Share Registrar, Hong Kong Registrars Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong or the office of the Company as soon as possible and in any event not less than 24 hours before the time of the EGM and/or the First H Shareholders Class Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the supplemental proxy form and the proxy form for the First H Shareholders Class Meeting will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the EGM and/or the First H Shareholders Class Meeting or any adjournment thereof should you so wish.
10 March 2020
CONTENTS | |
Page | |
DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | ii |
LETTER FROM THE BOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
APPENDIX - PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | |
AND PROCEDURAL RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 21 |
NOTICE OF THE FIRST H SHAREHOLDERS CLASS MEETING IN 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 23 |
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DEFINITIONS
In this circular, the following expressions shall have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires:
"A Share(s)" | the domestic ordinary share(s) of the Company, with a nominal |
value of RMB1.00 each, which are subscribed for or credited as | |
paid up in Renminbi, and which are listed on the Shanghai Stock | |
Exchange | |
"A Shareholders" | holders of the A Shares of the Company |
"A Shareholders Class Meeting" | the 2020 first A Shareholders class meeting of the Company, |
and any adjournment thereof (as the case may be) to be held on | |
Thursday, 26 March 2020 immediately after the EGM (or any | |
adjournment thereof) | |
"Articles of Association" | the articles of association of the Company |
"Board" | the board of Directors |
"Class Meetings" | collectively, the A Shareholders Class Meeting and the H |
Shareholders Class Meeting | |
"Company" | Nanjing Panda Electronics Company Limited (南京熊猫電子股 |
份有限公司), a joint stock company incorporated in the PRC with | |
limited liability, whose H shares are listed on the Main Board of | |
the Stock Exchange and A shares are listed on the Shanghai Stock | |
Exchange | |
"Directors" | the directors of the Company |
"EGM" | the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held on |
Thursday, 26 March 2020 to consider and approve, among other | |
matters, the Proposed Amendments | |
"H Share(s)" | the ordinary share(s) of the Company, with a nominal value |
of RMB1.00 each, which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock | |
Exchange and traded in Hong Kong dollars |
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DEFINITIONS | |
"H Shareholders Class Meeting" | the 2020 first H Shareholders class meeting of the Company, |
and any adjournment thereof (as the case may be) to be held on | |
Thursday, 26 March 2020, immediately after the EGM and the A | |
Shareholders Class Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) | |
"Hong Kong" | the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC |
"Listing Rules" | the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock |
Exchange, as amended from time to time | |
"PRC" | the People's Republic of China (for the purpose of this circular, |
excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) | |
"Procedural Rules" | the Procedural Rules of General Meetings and the Procedural |
Rules of the Supervisory Committee | |
"Procedural Rules of General | the Procedural Rules of General Meetings of the Company |
Meetings" | |
"Procedural Rules of the Supervisory | the Procedural Rules of the Supervisory Committee of the |
Committee" | Company |
"Proposed Amendments" | the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association and its |
appendices (namely, the Procedural Rules of General Meetings | |
and the Procedural Rules of the Supervisory Committee) | |
"RMB" | Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC |
"Shareholder(s)" | holder(s) of the share(s) of the Company |
"Stock Exchange" | The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited |
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Executive Directors | Registered Address: |
Mr. Zhou Guixiang (Chairman) | Level 1-2, Block 5, |
Mr. Lu Qing | North Wing, Nanjing High |
Mr. Xia Dechuan | and New Technology |
Development Zone, | |
Non-executive Directors | Nanjing, the PRC |
Mr. Shen Jianlong | |
Mr. Deng Weiming | Office Address: |
7 Jingtian Road | |
Independent non-executive Directors | Nanjing, the PRC |
Ms. Du Jie | Postal Code: 210033 |
Mr. Zhang Chun
Mr. Gao Yajun
10 March 2020
To the Shareholders
Dear Sir or Madam,
- PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES
- SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING AND
- NOTICE OF THE FIRST H SHAREHOLDERS CLASS MEETING IN 2020
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INTRODUCTION
Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 10 March 2020 in relation to the Proposed Amendments. The purpose of this circular is to provide the Shareholders with more information regarding, among other matters, the Proposed Amendments.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND ITS APPENDICES (THE PROCEDURAL RULES OF GENERAL MEETINGS AND THE PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE)
The Board has convened the extraordinary meeting of the ninth session of the Board on 10 March 2020 and approved, among others, the resolutions in relation to the Proposed Amendments.
In accordance with the requirements under relevant laws and regulations, such as the Reply of the State Council on the Adjustment of the Notice Period of the General Meeting and Other Matters Applicable to Overseas Listed Companies (Guo Han [2019] No. 97) 《( 國務院關於調整適用在境 外上市公司召開股東大會通知期限等事項規定的批覆》(國函〔2019〕97號)) issued by the State Council and the Guidelines on Articles of Association of Listed Companies, and after taking into consideration the actual circumstances of the Company, the Board proposes to make amendments to the Articles of the Association.
In accordance with the Reply of the State Council on the Adjustment of the Notice Period of the General Meeting and Other Matters Applicable to Overseas Listed Companies (Guo Han [2019] No. 97) 《( 國務院關於調整適用在境外上市公司召開股東大會通知期限等事項規定的批覆》
(國函〔2019〕97號)) issued by the State Council and after taking into consideration the actual circumstances of the Company, the Board proposes to make amendments to the Procedural Rules of General Meetings.
In order to further improve the scientific nature of decision-making of the supervisory committee and give full play to the role of the supervisory committee, in accordance with the Company Law, the Articles of Association and other relevant regulations and after taking into consideration the actual circumstances of the Company, the Board proposes to make amendments to the Procedural Rules of the Supervisory Committee. The details of the Proposed Amendments are set out in the appendix on pages 4 to 20 of this circular.
Save for the terms set out in the appendix, other terms of the Articles of Association, the Procedural Rules of General Meetings and the Procedural Rules of the Supervisory Committee remain unchanged.
The Articles of Association and the Procedural Rules are written in Chinese and there is no official English translation in respect thereof. The English translation is for reference only. In case of any inconsistency between the English and Chinese versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.
The Proposed Amendments are subject to the approval of the Shareholders by way of special resolutions at the EGM and the First H Shareholders Class Meeting. The Proposed Amendments shall come into effect upon the approval from the Shareholders at the EGM and the First H Shareholders Class Meeting.
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD
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EGM
A notice convening the EGM to be held on Thursday, 26 March 2020 at 2:30 p.m. at the Company's Conference Room, 7 Jingtian Road, Nanjing, the People's Republic of China, a proxy form and the reply slip for use at the EGM have been issued to the H Shareholders.
A supplemental notice setting out the additional resolutions to be resolved at the EGM and a notice of the First H Shareholders Class Meeting are set out on pages 21 to 22 and pages 23 to 24 of this circular. Whether or not you are able to be present at the EGM and/or the First H Shareholders Class Meeting, please complete and return the accompanying supplemental proxy form and/or the proxy form for the First H Shareholders Class Meeting in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company's H Share Registrar, Hong Kong Registrars Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong (in case of holders of H shares) or the office of the Company (in case of holders of A shares) as soon as possible and in any event not less than 24 hours before the time of the EGM and/or the First H Shareholders Class Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the supplemental proxy form and/or the proxy form for the First H Shareholders Class Meeting will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the EGM and/or the First H Shareholders Class Meeting or any adjournment thereof should you so wish.
IV. VOTING BY POLL
Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, any vote of Shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by way of poll.
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RECOMMENDATION
The Directors consider that the Proposed Amendments are in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole, and accordingly, recommend the Shareholders to vote in favour of the relevant resolutions to be proposed at the EGM and the First H Shareholders Class Meeting.
By order of the Board
Nanjing Panda Electronics Company Limited
Zhou Guixiang
Chairman
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF |
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES |
1. Comparison Chart of Amendments to the Articles of Association
No. | Original Article | Amended Article |
1 | Article 7 These articles of association | Article 7 These articles of association |
o f t h e C o m p a n y (t h e "A r t i c l e s o f | o f t h e C o m p a n y (t h e "A r t i c l e s o f | |
A s s o c i a t i o n") a r e f o r m u l a t e d a n d | A s s o c i a t i o n") a r e f o r m u l a t e d a n d | |
a m e n d e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e | a m e n d e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e | |
Company Law of the People's Republic | Company Law of the People's Republic | |
of China (the "Company Law"), the | of China (the "Company Law"), the | |
Special Regulations on the Overseas | Special Regulations on the Overseas | |
Offering and Listing of Shares by Joint | Offering and Listing of Shares by Joint | |
Stock Limited Companies promulgated | Stock Limited Companies promulgated | |
by the State Council (the "Special | by the State Council (the "Special | |
Regulations"), the Mandatory Provisions | Regulations"), the Reply of State | |
for the Articles of Association of | Council on Adjustments of Notice | |
C o m p a n i e s t o b e L i s t e d O v e r s e a s | Period for Convention of General | |
(the "Mandatory Provisions") and | Meeting and Other Matters Applicable | |
other relevant laws and administrative | to Overseas Listed Companies, the | |
regulations. | Mandatory Provisions for the Articles | |
of Association of Companies to be | ||
L i s t e d O v e r s e a s (t h e "M a n d a t o r y | ||
Provisions") and other relevant laws and | ||
administrative regulations. | ||
2 | Article 50 Transfers may not be entered | Article 50 The change of the register |
in the register of shareholders within | of shareholders of the Company shall | |
thirty (30) days prior to the date of | be conducted in accordance with the | |
a general meeting or within five (5) | relevant laws and regulations and the | |
days before the record date set by the | Listing Rules of the stock exchange | |
Company for the purpose of distribution | which the Company listed on prior | |
of dividends. | to the date of a general meeting of | |
the Company or the record date set | ||
by the Company for the purpose of | ||
distribution of dividends. | ||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Article | Amended Article | |
3 | Article 81 A forty-five (45) days' written | Article 81 A twenty (20) business days' | |
notice convening a general meeting shall | written notice convening an annual | ||
be given to shareholders whose names | general meeting and at least ten (10) | ||
appear on the register of shareholders, | business days' or fifteen (15) day's | ||
specifying the matters proposed to be | (whichever is longer) written notice | ||
considered and the date and place of the | convening an extraordinary general | ||
meeting. Shareholders who intend to | meeting shall be given to shareholders | ||
attend the meeting shall serve the written | whose names appear on the register of | ||
reply slip to the Company twenty (20) | shareholders, specifying the matters | ||
days prior to the date of the meeting. | proposed to be considered and the | ||
date and place of the meeting. The | |||
"business day" stated in the Articles of | |||
Association refers to the dates that the | |||
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited | |||
opens for trading. | |||
4 | Article 82 The board of directors, | Article 82 The board of directors, | |
the supervisory committee and the | the supervisory committee and the | ||
shareholders individually or jointly | shareholders individually or jointly | ||
holding 3% or more of the Company's | holding 3% or more of the Company's | ||
shares have the right to propose new | shares have the right to propose | ||
motions in writing to the Company, and | motions in writing to the Company, | ||
the Company shall include such proposed | and the Company shall include such | ||
motions into the agenda for such general | proposed motions into the agenda for | ||
meeting if they are matters falling within | such general meeting if they are matters | ||
the functions and powers of general | falling within the functions and powers | ||
meetings. | of general meetings. | ||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | |||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | ||||
No. | Original Article | Amended Article | ||
The shareholders individually or | ||||
jointly holding 3% or more of the | ||||
C o m p a n y's s h a r e s m a y p r o p o s e | ||||
provisional motions and submit to the | ||||
convener in writing prior to ten (10) | ||||
days of the convening of a general | ||||
meeting. The convener shall issue a | ||||
supplemental notice of general meeting | ||||
within two (2) days after receiving the | ||||
proposed motions to make public the | ||||
contents of the provisional motions. | ||||
Provisional motions should carry | ||||
specific subjects and matters to be | ||||
resolved that fall within the scope of | ||||
authority of the general meeting. The | ||||
supplemental notice of general meeting | ||||
i s s u e d b y t h e C o m p a n y a n d t h e | ||||
convening of a general meeting shall | ||||
be in compliance with the relevant | ||||
requirements of laws, regulations, | ||||
rules and the Listing Rules of the stock | ||||
exchange which the Company listed | ||||
on. | ||||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Article | Amended Article | |
5 | Article 84 The Company shall, based | Article 84 No decision shall be made on | |
on the written replies received twenty | matters not stated in the notice of the | ||
(20) days before the date of the general | general meeting at a general meeting. | ||
meeting, calculate the number of voting | |||
shares represented by the shareholders | |||
who intend to attend the meeting. If | |||
the number of shares with voting rights | |||
represented by the shareholders who | |||
intend to attend the meeting reaches | |||
one half or more of the Company's total | |||
voting shares, the Company may hold | |||
the meeting; otherwise, the Company | |||
shall within five (5) days notify the | |||
shareholders again, by way of public | |||
announcement, of the matters to be | |||
considered at, and the place and date of, | |||
the meeting before it proceeds to hold | |||
the general meeting. | |||
No decision shall be made on matters not | |||
stated in the notice at an extraordinary | |||
general meeting. | |||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Article | Amended Article | |
6 | Article 86 Notice of a general meeting | Article 86 Notice of a general meeting | |
shall be served on the shareholders | shall be served on the shareholders | ||
(whether or not entitled to vote at the | (whether or not entitled to vote at the | ||
meeting), by personal delivery or by | meeting), by personal delivery or by | ||
prepaid mail, the address of the recipient | prepaid mail, the address of the recipient | ||
shall be the registered address as shown | shall be the registered address as shown | ||
in the register of shareholders. For | in the register of shareholders. For | ||
holders of domestic shares, notice of a | holders of domestic shares, the notice of | ||
general meeting may be given by way of | a general meeting may also be given by | ||
announcement. | way of announcement. | ||
The announcement referred to in the | The announcement referred to in the | ||
preceding paragraph shall be published | preceding paragraph shall be published | ||
in one or more newspapers designated | in one or more newspapers designated | ||
by the securities authority of the State | by the securities authority of the State | ||
Council within forty-five (45) to fifty | Council. Once the announcement is | ||
(50) days before the date of holding | made, the holders of domestic shares | ||
the meeting. Once the announcement | shall be deemed to have received the | ||
is made, the holders of domestic shares | notice of relevant general meeting. | ||
shall be deemed to have received the | |||
notice of relevant general meeting. | |||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Article | Amended Article | |
7 | Article 117 Shareholders requisitioning | Article 117 Shareholders requisitioning | |
the convening of an extraordinary | the convening of a class meeting shall | ||
general meeting or a class meeting shall | abide by the following procedures: | ||
abide by the following procedures: | |||
(1) Two or more shareholders jointly | |||
(1) Two or more shareholders jointly | holding 10 per cent or more of the | ||
holding 10 per cent or more of the | shares carrying the right to vote at | ||
shares carrying the right to vote at | the meeting sought to be held may | ||
the meeting sought to be held may | request the board of directors | ||
request the board of directors to | to convene a class meeting by | ||
convene an extraordinary general | signing and submitting one or | ||
meeting or a class meeting by | more counterpart request(s), in the | ||
signing and submitting one or | same form and content, in which | ||
more counterpart request(s), in the | the matters for consideration at the | ||
same form and content, in which | meeting shall be set out clearly. | ||
the matters for consideration | The board of directors shall, | ||
at the meeting shall be set out | as soon as possible, convene a | ||
clearly. The board of directors | class meeting after receiving | ||
shall, as soon as possible, convene | the said request. The amount of | ||
an extraordinary general meeting | shareholdings referred to above | ||
or a class meeting after receiving | shall be calculated as at the date | ||
the said request. The amount of | of the request. | ||
shareholdings referred to above | |||
shall be calculated as at the date | |||
of the request. | |||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Article | Amended Article | |
(2) If the board of directors fails to | (2) If the board of directors fails | ||
issue notice convening such a | to issue notice convening such | ||
meeting within thirty (30) days | a meeting within ten (10) days | ||
f r o m t h e d a t e o f t h e r e c e i p t | from the date of the receipt | ||
of the said written request(s), | of the said written request(s), | ||
the shareholders making such | the shareholders making such | ||
r e q u e s t ( s ) m a y t h e m s e l v e s | r e q u e s t(s) m a y t h e m s e l v e s | ||
convene such a meeting within | convene such a meeting from | ||
four (4) months from the date of | the date of receipt of the request | ||
receipt of the request by the board | by the board of directors, and | ||
of directors, and the procedures | the procedures for convening | ||
for convening such meeting shall | such meeting shall follow the | ||
follow the procedures of the | procedures of the shareholders' | ||
shareholders' general meeting | general meeting convened by the | ||
convened by the board of directors | board of directors as much as | ||
as much as possible. | possible. | ||
Any reasonable expenses incurred | Any reasonable expenses incurred | ||
b y t h e s h a r e h o l d e r s i n c o n v e n i n g | b y t h e s h a r e h o l d e r s i n c o n v e n i n g | ||
and holding such meeting due to the | and holding such meeting due to the | ||
failure of the board of directors to | failure of the board of directors to | ||
convene such meeting in response to the | convene such meeting in response to the | ||
aforesaid request(s) shall be borne by | aforesaid request(s) shall be borne by | ||
the Company. Such expenses shall be | the Company. Such expenses shall be | ||
deducted from the amounts owed by the | deducted from the amounts owed by the | ||
Company to the directors in default. | Company to the directors in default. | ||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Article | Amended Article | |
8 | Article 129 A forty-five (45) days' | Article 129 At least ten (10) business | |
w r i t t e n n o t i c e c o n v e n i n g a c l a s s | days' or fifteen (15) days' (whichever is | ||
meeting shall be given to shareholders | longer) written notice convening a class | ||
whose names appear on the register of | meeting shall be given to shareholders | ||
shareholders of such class, specifying | whose names appear on the register of | ||
the matters proposed to be considered | shareholders of such class, specifying | ||
and the date and place of the meeting. | the matters proposed to be considered | ||
Shareholders who intend to attend the | and the date and place of the meeting. | ||
meeting shall serve the written reply slip | |||
to the Company twenty (20) days prior to | |||
the date of the meeting. | |||
If the number of shares carrying rights | |||
to vote at the meeting represented by | |||
the shareholders intending to attend | |||
the meeting reaches half or more of the | |||
total number of shares of such class | |||
carrying rights to vote at the meeting, the | |||
Company may hold the class meeting; | |||
otherwise, the Company shall within five | |||
(5) days notify the shareholders again, by | |||
way of announcement, of the matters to | |||
be considered at, and the place and date | |||
of, the meeting before it proceeds to hold | |||
the class meeting. | |||
9 | Article 165 The general manager, | Article 165 The general manager, deputy | |
deputy general managers and other | general managers and other senior | ||
senior management members who wish | management members who wish to | ||
to resign shall give a three (3) months' | resign shall give a written notice to the | ||
written notice to the board of directors. | board of directors in advance. | ||
Department managers who wish to resign | |||
shall give a two (2) months' written | |||
notice to the general manager. | |||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Article | Amended Article | |
10 | Article 168 The supervisory committee | A r t i c l e 1 6 8 T h e p r o p o r t i o n o f | |
s h a l l c o m p r i s e a t l e a s t t w o ( 2 ) | employees' representatives in the | ||
representatives of the employees, and | supervisory committee must not be | ||
the rest being representatives of the | less than one-third,and the rest being | ||
shareholders. Employees' representatives | representatives of the shareholders. | ||
s h a l l b e e l e c t e d a n d r e m o v e d b y | Employees' representatives shall be | ||
the employees while shareholders' | elected and removed by the employees | ||
representatives shall be elected and | while shareholders' representatives shall | ||
removed at a general meeting. | be elected and removed at a general | ||
meeting. | |||
11 | Article 208 The Company shall have an | Article 208 The Company shall have | |
internal audit office which shall carry | an internal audit office. The internal | ||
out internal audit and supervision on | audit office shall consist of a number | ||
the financial revenues and expenditures | of internal auditors, one of whom | ||
and other economic activities of the | shall act as the head. The internal | ||
Company. The internal audit office shall | audit office shall carry out internal | ||
consist of a number of internal auditors, | audit and supervision on the financial | ||
one of whom shall act as the head who | revenues and expenditures and other | ||
shall be nominated by the Chairman of | economic activities of the Company. | ||
the board and be appointed and removed | |||
by the board of directors. | The internal audit office shall be directly | ||
accountable to the board of directors. | |||
The internal audit office shall be directly | |||
accountable to the board of directors. | |||
12 | Article 228 The types of coverage, | Article 228 The types of coverage, the | |
t h e i n s u r e d a m o u n t s, p e r i o d s a n d | insured amounts, periods and other terms | ||
other terms shall be submitted by the | shall be determined by the general | ||
general manager of the Company to | manager of the Company by reference | ||
the board of directors for discussion | to the practices of peer companies and | ||
and determination by reference to the | the practices and legal requirements in | ||
practices of peer companies in other | the PRC. | ||
countries and the practices and legal | |||
requirements in the PRC. | |||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | |||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | ||||
No. | Original Article | Amended Article | ||
13 | A r t i c l e 2 5 6 I n t h e A r t i c l e s o f | |||
Association, references to "above", "at | ||||
least" and "expiration" are inclusive; | ||||
references to "beyond", "lower than" | ||||
and "less than" are exclusive. | ||||
2. Comparison Chart of Amendments to the Procedural Rules of General Meetings
No. | Original Articles | Amendments |
1 | Article 12 A forty- five (45) days' | Article 12 A twenty (20) business days' |
written notice convening the general | written notice convening an annual | |
meeting shall be given to shareholders | general meeting and at least ten (10) | |
whose names appear in the register of | business days' or fifteen (15) days' | |
shareholders of the matters proposed to | (whichever is longer) written notice | |
be considered and the date and place of | convening an extraordinary general | |
the meeting. Shareholders who intend to | meeting shall be given to shareholders | |
attend the meeting shall serve the written | whose names appear on the register of | |
reply slip to the Company twenty (20) | shareholders, specifying the matters | |
days prior to the date of the meeting. | proposed to be considered and the | |
date and place of the meeting. The | ||
"business day" stated in the Articles of | ||
Association refers to the dates that the | ||
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited | ||
opens for trading. | ||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Articles | Amendments | |
2 | A r t i c l e 1 3 W h e n t h e C o m p a n y | A r t i c l e 1 3 W h e n t h e C o m p a n y | |
convenes a general meeting, the board | convenes a general meeting, the board | ||
of directors, the supervisory committee | of directors, the supervisory committee | ||
and shareholders individually or jointly | and shareholders individually or jointly | ||
holding 3% or more of the Company's | holding 3% or more of the Company's | ||
shares have the right to propose new | shares have the right to propose | ||
motions in writing to the Company, and | motions in writing to the Company, | ||
the Company shall include such proposed | and the Company shall include such | ||
motions into the agenda for such general | proposed motions into the agenda for | ||
meeting if they are matters falling within | such general meeting if they are matters | ||
the functions and powers of general | falling within the functions and powers | ||
meeting. | of general meetings. | ||
Other than the circumstances stipulated | The shareholders individually or | ||
in the above provision, proposals already | jointly holding 3% or more of the | ||
listed in the notice of the general meeting | C o m p a n y's s h a r e s m a y p r o p o s e | ||
shall not be altered and new proposals | provisional motions and submit to the | ||
shall not be added following the issuance | convener in writing prior to ten (10) | ||
of the notice of the general meeting by | days of the convening of a general | ||
the convener. | meeting. The convener shall issue a | ||
supplemental notice of general meeting | |||
Proposals that are not clearly listed in | within two (2) days after receiving the | ||
the notice of the general meeting or are | proposed motions to make public the | ||
not in compliance with Article 13 of | contents of the provisional motions. | ||
the Articles of Association shall not be | Provisional motions should carry | ||
voted on and decided during the general | specific subjects and matters to be | ||
meeting. | resolved that fall within the scope of | ||
authority of the general meeting. The | |||
supplemental notice of general meeting | |||
i s s u e d b y t h e C o m p a n y a n d t h e | |||
convening of a general meeting shall | |||
be in compliance with the relevant | |||
requirements of laws, regulations, | |||
rules and the Listing Rules of the stock | |||
exchange which the Company listed | |||
on. | |||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Articles | Amendments | |
Other than the circumstances stipulated | |||
in the above provision, proposals already | |||
listed in the notice of the general meeting | |||
shall not be altered and new proposals | |||
shall not be added following the issuance | |||
of the notice of the general meeting by | |||
the convener. | |||
Proposals that are not clearly listed in | |||
the notice of the general meeting or are | |||
not in compliance with Article 13 of | |||
the Articles of Association shall not be | |||
voted on and decided during the general | |||
meeting. | |||
3 | Article 15 The Company shall, based | Article 15 No decision shall be made on | |
on the written replies received twenty | matters not stated in the notice of the | ||
(20) days before the date of the general | general meeting at a general meeting. | ||
meeting from the shareholders, calculate | |||
the number of voting shares represented | |||
by the shareholders who intend to attend | |||
the meeting. If the number of voting | |||
shares represented by the shareholders | |||
who intend to attend the meeting reaches | |||
one half or more of the Company's total | |||
voting shares, the Company may hold the | |||
meeting; if not, the Company shall within | |||
5 days notify the shareholders by public | |||
notice of the matters to be transacted at, | |||
the place and date for, the meeting. The | |||
Company may convene such meeting | |||
after such announcement. | |||
An extraordinary general meeting shall | |||
not transact matters not stated in the | |||
notice of meeting. | |||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Articles | Amendments | |
4 | Article 18 All registered shareholders as | Article 18 All registered shareholders as | |
at the equity registration date and their | at the equity registration date and their | ||
proxies are entitled to attend the general | proxies are entitled to attend the general | ||
meeting. The Company and the convener | meeting. The Company and the convener | ||
cannot reject such shareholders from | cannot reject such shareholders from | ||
attending the general meeting for any | attending the general meeting for any | ||
reason. | reason. | ||
Notice of general meeting shall be | Notice of a general meeting shall be | ||
served on the shareholders (whether or | served on the shareholders (whether or | ||
not entitled to vote at the meeting), by | not entitled to vote at the meeting), by | ||
delivery or prepaid mail to the registered | personal delivery or by prepaid mail, | ||
address of any such shareholders. For | the address of the recipient shall be | ||
the holders of domestic shares, notice of | the registered address as shown in the | ||
the meeting may also be made by way of | register of shareholders. For holders | ||
announcement. | of domestic shares, notice of a general | ||
m e e t i n g m a y b e g i v e n b y w a y o f | |||
The announcement referred to in the | announcement. | ||
preceding paragraph shall be published | |||
in one or more newspapers designated | The announcement referred to in the | ||
by the securities authority of the State | preceding paragraph shall be published | ||
Council within the interval between | in one or more newspapers designated | ||
forty-five (45) days and fifty (50) days | by the securities authority of the State | ||
before the date of the meeting. Once the | Council. Once the announcement is | ||
announcement is made, the holders of | made, the holders of domestic shares | ||
domestic-invested shares shall be deemed | shall be deemed to have received the | ||
to have received notice of the relevant | notice of relevant general meeting. | ||
general meeting. | |||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Articles | Amendments | |
5 | Article 49 Shareholders requisitioning | Article 49 Shareholders requisitioning | |
extraordinary general meetings of | the convening of a class meeting shall | ||
shareholders or class meetings shall | abide by the following procedures: | ||
abide by the following procedures: | |||
(1) Two or more shareholders jointly | |||
(1) Two or more shareholders jointly | holding 10 per cent or more of the | ||
holding 10 per cent or more of the | shares carrying the right to vote at | ||
shares carrying the right to vote at | the meeting sought to be held may | ||
the meeting sought to be held may | request the board of directors | ||
request the board of directors to | to convene a class meeting by | ||
convene an extraordinary general | signing and submitting one or | ||
meeting or a class meeting by | more counterpart request(s), in the | ||
signing and submitting one or | same form and content, in which | ||
more counterpart request(s), in the | the matters for consideration at the | ||
same form and content, in which | meeting shall be set out clearly. | ||
the matters for consideration | The board of directors shall, | ||
at the meeting shall be set out | as soon as possible, convene a | ||
clearly. The board of directors | class meeting after receiving | ||
shall, as soon as possible, convene | the said request. The amount of | ||
an extraordinary general meeting | shareholdings referred to above | ||
or a class meeting after receiving | shall be calculated as at the date | ||
the said request. The amount of | of the request. | ||
shareholdings referred to above | |||
shall be calculated as at the date | |||
of the request. | |||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Articles | Amendments | |
(2) If the board of directors fails to | (2) If the board of directors fails | ||
issue a notice convening such a | to issue notice convening such | ||
meeting within thirty (30) days | a meeting within ten (10) days | ||
f r o m t h e d a t e o f t h e r e c e i p t | from the date of the receipt | ||
of the said written request(s), | of the said written request(s), | ||
the shareholders making such | the shareholders making such | ||
r e q u e s t ( s ) m a y t h e m s e l v e s | r e q u e s t(s) m a y t h e m s e l v e s | ||
convene such a meeting within | convene such a meeting from | ||
four (4) months from the date of | the date of receipt of the request | ||
receipt of the request by the board | by the board of directors, and | ||
of directors, and the procedures | the procedures for convening | ||
for convening such meeting shall | such meeting shall follow the | ||
follow the procedures of the | procedures of the shareholders' | ||
shareholders' general meeting | general meeting convened by the | ||
convened by the board of directors | board of directors as much as | ||
as much as possible. | possible. | ||
Any reasonable expenses incurred | Any reasonable expenses incurred | ||
b y t h e s h a r e h o l d e r s i n c o n v e n i n g | b y t h e s h a r e h o l d e r s i n c o n v e n i n g | ||
and holding such meeting due to the | and holding such meeting due to the | ||
failure of the board of directors to | failure of the board of directors to | ||
convene such meeting in response to the | convene such meeting in response to the | ||
aforesaid request(s) shall be borne by | aforesaid request(s) shall be borne by | ||
the Company. Such expenses shall be | the Company. Such expenses shall be | ||
deducted from the amounts owed by the | deducted from the amounts owed by the | ||
Company to the directors in default. | Company to the directors in default. | ||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF | ||
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES | |||
No. | Original Articles | Amendments | |
6 | Article 69 A 45 days' written notice | Article 69 At least ten (10) business | |
convening a class meeting shall be given | days' or fifteen (15) days' (whichever is | ||
to shareholders whose names appear in | longer) written notice convening a class | ||
the register of shareholders of such class | meeting shall be given to shareholders | ||
shares of the matters proposed to be | whose names appear on the register of | ||
considered and the date and place of the | shareholders of such class, specifying | ||
meeting. The shareholders who intend to | the matters proposed to be considered | ||
attend the meeting shall serve the written | and the date and place of the meeting. | ||
reply to the Company twenty (20) days | |||
prior to the date of the meeting. | |||
If the number of voting shares represented | |||
by the shareholders who intend to attend | |||
the meeting reaches one half or more | |||
of the Company's total voting class | |||
shares at the meeting, the Company | |||
may hold the class meeting; if not, the | |||
Company shall within 5 days notify the | |||
shareholders by public notice of the | |||
matters to be transacted at, the place | |||
and date for, the meeting again. The | |||
Company may convene such a meeting | |||
after such announcement. | |||
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APPENDIX | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF |
ASSOCIATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES |
3. Comparison Chart of Amendments to the Procedural Rules of the Supervisory Committee
No. | Original Articles | Amendments |
1 | Article 5 The supervisory committee shall | Article 5 The proportion of employees' |
comprise 2 employee's representative | representatives in the supervisory | |
and 1 shareholder's representative. | committee must not be less than one- | |
Employees' representatives shall be | third, and the rest being representatives | |
elected and removed by the employees | of the shareholders . E m p l o y e e s' | |
while shareholders' representatives shall | representatives shall be elected and | |
be elected and removed at a general | r e m o v e d b y t h e e m p l o y e e s w h i l e | |
meeting. | shareholders' representatives shall be | |
elected and removed at a general meeting. | ||
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SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF
THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING IN 2020
This notice is supplemental to the notice dated 7 February 2020 (the "Former EGM Notice") of the first extraordinary general meeting in 2020 of Nanjing Panda Electronics Company Limited (the "Company") to be held at the Conference Room, 7 Jingtian Road, Nanjing, the People's Republic of China at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, 26 March 2020 (the "EGM"), to consider and, if thought fit, approve the following resolutions (with or without modification) in addition to the resolutions set out in the Former EGM Notice. Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms used in this notice shall have the same meaning as those defined in the circular of the Company dated 10 March 2020 (the "Circular").
SPECIAL RESOLUTION
- To consider Amendments to the Articles of Association.
- To consider the resolution on Amendments to the Procedural Rules of General Meeting of the Company.
- To consider the resolution on Amendments to the Procedural Rules of the Supervisory Committee of the Company.
(For details of the Proposed Amendments, please refer to the appendix of the Circular.)
By Order of the Board of Directors
Nanjing Panda Electronics Company Limited
Zhou Guixiang
Chairman
Nanjing, the People's Republic of China
10 March 2020
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Executive Directors: Mr. Zhou Guixiang, Mr.
Lu Qing and Mr. Xia Dechuan; Non-executive Directors: Mr. Shen Jianlong and Mr. Deng Weiming; and
Independent Non-executive Directors: Ms. Du Jie, Mr. Zhang Chun and Mr. Gao Yajun.
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SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Notes:
- Apart from the proposed supplemental resolutions set out above, all other matters of the EGM remain unchanged. For details of other resolutions to be considered and approved at the EGM, eligibility for attending the EGM, registration procedures, closure of register of members and other relevant matters, please refer to the Former EGM Notice of the Company dated 7 February 2020.
- A supplemental form of proxy for the EGM (the "Supplemental Form of Proxy") is enclosed with this supplemental notice. Supplemental Form of Proxy together with notarially certified power of attorney or other authorization documents (if any) must be delivered to the office of the Company (in respect of A Shares) or to the H-Share registrar of the Company, Hong Kong Registrars Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong (in respect of H Shares) 24 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the EGM.
- A shareholder who has the right to attend and vote at the EGM is entitled to appoint one proxy or several proxies, whether a member of the Company or not, to attend and vote at the EGM. If more than one proxy is appointed by a shareholder, the proxies can exercise their voting rights only in the case of a poll.
- Shareholders who intend to appoint a proxy to attend the EGM but have not returned the form of proxy (the "First Form of Proxy") sent together with the Former Notice of the EGM shall only return the Supplemental Form of Proxy while the First Form of Proxy needs not to be returned.
- A Shareholder who has already lodged the First Form of Proxy should note that:
- If the Supplemental Form of Proxy is yet to be returned 24 hours before the time designated for holding the EGM or any adjournment thereof, the duly completed and returned First Form of Proxy will be deemed as a valid form of proxy. Other than those resolutions contained in the Former EGM Notice and the First Form of Proxy, the proxy/proxies so appointed by the Shareholder shall also be entitled to vote at its/his/her discretion or abstain from voting on any resolutions properly put forward at the EGM, including the supplemental resolutions set out in the supplemental notice of the EGM.
- If the Supplemental Form of Proxy has been returned 24 hours before the time designated for the holding the EGM or any adjournment thereof, the First Form of Proxy previously returned by the Shareholder shall be revoked and superseded by the Supplemental Form of Proxy. The duly completed Supplemental Form of Proxy will be deemed as a valid form of proxy.
- The instrument appointing a proxy must be in writing under the hand of the appointer or his attorney duly authorized in writing. In the case of a corporation, the proxy form must be under its common seal or under the hand of its director or duly authorized attorney. If the proxy form is signed by an agent on behalf of an appointer, the proxy form or other authority must be notarially certified.
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The Company's office and correspondence address: 7 Jingtian Road, Nanjing,
The People's Republic of China Postal code: 210033 Telephone: (8625) 8480 1144 Fax: (8625) 8482 0729
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NOTICE OF THE FIRST H SHAREHOLDERS CLASS MEETING IN 2020
NOTICE OF THE FIRST H SHAREHOLDERS
CLASS MEETING IN 2020
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the first H shareholders class meeting in 2020 (the "H Shareholders Class Meeting") of Nanjing Panda Electronics Company Limited (the "Company") will be held immediately following the first extraordinary general meeting in 2020 of the Company and the first A shareholders class meeting in 2020 of the Company at the Conference Room, 7 Jingtian Road, Nanjing, the People's Republic of China on Thursday, 26 March 2020 to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution:
SPECIAL RESOLUTION
- To consider Amendments to the Articles of Association.
- To consider the resolution on Amendments to the Procedural Rules of General Meeting of the Company.
By Order of the Board
Nanjing Panda Electronics Company Limited
Zhou Guixiang
Chairman
Nanjing, the PRC
10 March 2020
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Executive Directors: Mr. Zhou Guixiang, Mr.
Lu Qing and Mr. Xia Dechuan; Non-executive Directors: Mr. Shen Jianlong and Mr. Deng Weiming; and
Independent Non-executive Directors: Ms. Du Jie, Mr. Zhang Chun and Mr. Gao Yajun.
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NOTICE OF THE FIRST H SHAREHOLDERS CLASS MEETING IN 2020
Notes:
- For details of, eligibility for attending the first H Shareholders Class Meeting, registration procedures, closure of register of members and other relevant matters, please refer to the former EGM Notice of the Company dated 7 February 2020.
- A form of proxy for H Shareholders Class Meeting (the "Form of Proxy for H Shareholders Class Meeting") is enclosed with this notice. Form of Proxy for H Shareholders Class Meeting together with notarially certified power of attorney or other authorization documents (if any) must be delivered to the H-Share registrar of the Company, Hong Kong Registrars Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong (in respect of H Shares) 24 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the for H Shareholders Class Meeting.
- A shareholder who has the right to attend and vote at the H Shareholders Class Meeting is entitled to appoint one proxy or several proxies, whether a member of the Company or not, to attend and vote at the H Shareholders Class Meeting. If more than one proxy is appointed by a shareholder, the proxies can exercise their voting rights only in the case of a poll.
- The instrument appointing a proxy must be in writing under the hand of the appointer or his attorney duly authorized in writing. In the case of a corporation, the proxy form must be under its common seal or under the hand of its director or duly authorized attorney. If the proxy form is signed by an agent on behalf of an appointer, the proxy form or other authority must be notarially certified.
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The Company's office and correspondence address: 7 Jingtian Road, Nanjing,
The People's Republic of China Postal code: 210033 Telephone: (8625) 8480 1144 Fax: (8625) 8482 0729
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