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(A joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability under the Chinese corporate name "東方證券股份有限公司" and carrying on business
in Hong Kong as "東方證券" (in Chinese) and "DFZQ" (in English))
(Stock Code: 03958)
POLL RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND
H SHARES CLASS MEETING HELD ON MAY 13, 2021
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VOTING RESULTS OF THE AGM AND H SHARES CLASS MEETING
References are made to the notices of annual general meeting (the "AGM") and the H shares class meeting (the "H Shares Class Meeting") dated April 15, 2021 and the circular of the AGM and the H Shares Class Meeting (the "Circular") dated April 22, 2021 of 東方證券股份有限公司 (the "Company"). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Circular.
The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") is pleased to announce that the AGM, the A shares class meeting (the "A Shares Class Meeting") and the H Shares Class Meeting (together, the "Meetings") were held on-site consecutively at Meeting Room, 15/F, No. 119 South Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, the PRC on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 2:00 p.m..
The Meetings were convened by the Board and chaired by Mr. JIN Wenzhong, the Chairman of the Board. Voting at the AGM and the A Shares Class Meeting was conducted by a combination of network voting and on-site poll and voting at the H Shares Class Meeting was conducted by way of on-site poll. In accordance with relevant PRC laws and regulations, the holders of A Shares were entitled to attend the voting at the AGM and the A Shares Class Meeting in person, by proxy, or via network for the relevant resolutions. The time of network voting for the resolutions proposed at the AGM and the A Shares Class Meeting for holders of A Shares on May 13, 2021 was set out in the notice of the AGM and the notice of the A Share Class Meeting to holders of A Shares dated April 14, 2021 published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange separately. Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, the Company's H Share Registrar, two representatives from the Company's Shareholders, a Supervisor of the Company and two representatives from Grandall Law Firm (Shanghai) were appointed by the Company as the scrutineers for the vote-taking at the Meetings. Some of the Directors and Supervisors, as well as the Secretary to the Board, attended the Meetings and some members of the senior management were also present.
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As at the date of the Meetings, the total number of issued shares of the Company was 6,993,655,803, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against or abstain from voting in respect of the resolutions at the AGM other than the item 7.01 of the 7th resolution. The total number of issued A shares of the Company was 5,966,575,803, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against or abstain from voting in respect of the resolutions at the A Shares Class Meeting. The total number of issued H shares of the Company was 1,027,080,000, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against or abstain from voting in respect of the resolutions at the H Shares Class Meeting. A total of 345 Shareholders and/or their proxies, holding an aggregate of 3,173,972,025 shares with voting rights of the Company, representing approximately 45.3836% of the total shares with voting rights of the Company, in which, 344 holders of A Shares and/or their proxies, holding an aggregate of 2,824,404,572 A Shares, representing approximately 40.3852% of the total shares with voting rights of the Company while one holder of H Shares and/or his/her proxy, holding an aggregate of 349,567,453 H Shares, representing approximately 4.9984% of the total shares with voting rights of the Company, have attended the AGM and voted on the resolutions proposed at the AGM other than the item 7.01 of the 7th resolution. A total of 344 A Shareholders and/or their proxies, holding an aggregate of 2,824,404,572 A shares with voting rights of the Company, representing approximately 47.3371% of the total A shares with voting rights of the Company, attended the A Shares Class Meeting. A total of one H Shareholder and/or his/her proxy, holding an aggregate of 388,838,653 H shares with voting rights of the Company, representing approximately 37.8587% of the total H shares with voting rights of the Company, attended the H Shares Class Meeting.
In respect of the item 7.01 of the 7th resolution, Shenergy (Group) Company Limited, being a Shareholder of the Company holding in aggregate 1,767,522,422 A Shares, representing approximately 25.27% of the total share capital of the Company, has abstained from voting on this resolution at the AGM. As at the date of the AGM, the total number of issued shares of the Company held by the independent Shareholders was approximately 5,226,133,381 shares, being the total number of shares entitling the independent Shareholders to attend and vote on the item
7.01 of the 7th resolution proposed at the AGM and representing 74.73% of the total number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of the AGM. The independent Shareholders, holding in aggregate 1,406,449,603 shares, representing approximately 26.9119% of the total number of issued shares of the Company carrying voting rights on the item 7.01 of the 7th resolution, attended the voting at the AGM in person, by proxy or via network in respect of such resolution.
Save as disclosed above, no Shareholder was required to abstain from voting on any resolution proposed at the Meetings under the Hong Kong Listing Rules. No Shareholder who was entitled to attend the Meetings had to abstain from voting in favour of any resolution at the Meetings pursuant to Rule 13.40 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules. No parties indicated their intention in the Circular to vote against or abstain from voting in respect of any resolution proposed at the Meetings.
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POLL RESULTS OF THE AGM
The Shareholders present at the AGM considered and approved the following resolutions:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | For | Against | Abstain | |||||||
Shares | Percentage (%) | Shares | Percentage (%) | Shares | Percentage (%) | |||||
1. | To consider and approve | A Shares | 2,810,469,258 | 99.5066 | 6,445,141 | 0.2282 | 7,490,173 | 0.2652 | ||
the report of the Board of | ||||||||||
H Shares | 342,011,993 | 97.8386 | 5,991,579 | 1.7140 | 1,563,881 | 0.4474 | ||||
Directors of the Company | ||||||||||
for the year 2020. | Total | 3,152,481,251 | 99.3229 | 12,436,720 | 0.3918 | 9,054,054 | 0.2853 | |||
As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||||||||||
2. | To consider and approve the | A Shares | 2,810,465,558 | 99.5065 | 6,357,141 | 0.2251 | 7,581,873 | 0.2684 | ||
report of the Supervisory | ||||||||||
H Shares | 342,011,992 | 97.8386 | 5,991,579 | 1.7140 | 1,563,882 | 0.4474 | ||||
Committee of the Company | ||||||||||
for the year 2020. | Total | 3,152,477,550 | 99.3228 | 12,348,720 | 0.3891 | 9,145,755 | 0.2881 | |||
As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||||||||||
3. | To consider and approve the | A Shares | 2,818,525,350 | 99.7918 | 4,419,222 | 0.1565 | 1,460,000 | 0.0517 | ||
final accounts report of the | ||||||||||
H Shares | 348,969,852 | 99.8290 | 0 | 0.0000 | 597,601 | 0.1710 | ||||
Company for the year 2020. | ||||||||||
Total | 3,167,495,202 | 99.7959 | 4,419,222 | 0.1392 | 2,057,601 | 0.0649 | ||||
As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||||||||||
4. | To consider and approve the | A Shares | 2,819,067,350 | 99.8110 | 4,407,022 | 0.1560 | 930,200 | 0.0330 | ||
profit distribution proposal | ||||||||||
H Shares | 348,118,652 | 99.5855 | 1,448,800 | 0.4145 | 1 | 0.0000 | ||||
of the Company for the year | ||||||||||
2020. | Total | 3,167,186,002 | 99.7862 | 5,855,822 | 0.1845 | 930,201 | 0.0293 | |||
As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||||||||||
5. | To consider and approve | A Shares | 2,818,570,050 | 99.7934 | 4,469,522 | 0.1582 | 1,365,000 | 0.0484 | ||
the proposal regarding the | ||||||||||
H Shares | 349,567,452 | 100.0000 | 0 | 0.0000 | 1 | 0.0000 | ||||
proprietary business scale of | ||||||||||
the Company in 2021. | Total | 3,168,137,502 | 99.8162 | 4,469,522 | 0.1408 | 1,365,001 | 0.0430 | |||
As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||||||||||
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ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||
Shares | Percentage (%) | Shares | Percentage (%) | Shares | Percentage (%) | |||||||
6. | To consider and approve | A Shares | 2,818,569,750 | 99.7934 | 4,503,322 | 0.1594 | 1,331,500 | 0.0472 | ||||
the annual report of the | ||||||||||||
H Shares | 348,969,852 | 99.8290 | 0 | 0.0000 | 597,601 | 0.1710 | ||||||
Company for the year 2020. | ||||||||||||
Total | 3,167,539,602 | 99.7973 | 4,503,322 | 0.1419 | 1,929,101 | 0.0608 | ||||||
As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||||||||||||
7. | To consider and approve the proposal regarding the projected routine related-party transactions of the Company in 2021, including: | |||||||||||
7.01 | Routine related-party | A Shares | 1,050,981,128 | 99.4417 | 4,702,222 | 0.4449 | 1,198,800 | 0.1134 | ||||
transactions with | ||||||||||||
H Shares | 349,567,452 | 100.0000 | 0 | 0.0000 | 1 | 0.0000 | ||||||
Shenergy (Group) | ||||||||||||
Company Limited and | Total | 1,400,548,580 | 99.5804 | 4,702,222 | 0.3343 | 1,198,801 | 0.0853 | |||||
its related companies; | ||||||||||||
7.02 | Routine related-party | A Shares | 2,818,490,250 | 99.7906 | 4,699,922 | 0.1664 | 1,214,400 | 0.0430 | ||||
transactions with other | ||||||||||||
H Shares | 349,567,452 | 100.0000 | 0 | 0.0000 | 1 | 0.0000 | ||||||
related parties. | ||||||||||||
Total | 3,168,057,702 | 99.8137 | 4,699,922 | 0.1481 | 1,214,401 | 0.0382 | ||||||
As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of each of these resolutions, each of these resolutions was duly passed as an ordinary | ||||||||||||
resolution. | ||||||||||||
8. | To consider and approve | A Shares | 2,810,299,658 | 99.5006 | 12,938,714 | 0.4581 | 1,166,200 | 0.0413 | ||||
the proposal regarding | ||||||||||||
H Shares | 342,609,592 | 98.0096 | 6,957,860 | 1.9904 | 1 | 0.0000 | ||||||
the expected provision of | ||||||||||||
guarantees by the Company | Total | 3,152,909,250 | 99.3364 | 19,896,574 | 0.6269 | 1,166,201 | 0.0367 | |||||
in 2021. | ||||||||||||
As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||||||||||||
9. | To consider and approve | A Shares | 2,818,131,740 | 99.7779 | 4,981,132 | 0.1764 | 1,291,700 | 0.0457 | ||||
the proposal in relation to | ||||||||||||
H Shares | 349,496,890 | 99.9798 | 70,562 | 0.0202 | 1 | 0.0000 | ||||||
the election of independent | ||||||||||||
non-executive director of the | Total | 3,167,628,630 | 99.8001 | 5,051,694 | 0.1592 | 1,291,701 | 0.0407 | |||||
Company. | ||||||||||||
As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | ||||||||||||
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ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
Shares | Percentage (%) | Shares | Percentage (%) | Shares | Percentage (%) | ||||||
10. | To consider and approve | A Shares | 2,818,388,350 | 99.7870 | 5,135,922 | 0.1818 | 880,300 | 0.0312 | |||
the proposal regarding the | |||||||||||
H Shares | 349,567,453 | 100.0000 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0 | 0.0000 | |||||
allowances for independent | |||||||||||
supervisors of the Company. | Total | 3,167,955,803 | 99.8105 | 5,135,922 | 0.1618 | 880,300 | 0.0277 | ||||
As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | |||||||||||
11. | To consider and approve | A Shares | 2,817,547,950 | 99.7572 | 5,608,122 | 0.1986 | 1,248,500 | 0.0442 | |||
the proposal regarding the | |||||||||||
H Shares | 347,637,971 | 99.4480 | 4,000 | 0.0011 | 1,925,482 | 0.5509 | |||||
engagement of auditing | |||||||||||
firms for the year 2021. | Total | 3,165,185,921 | 99.7232 | 5,612,122 | 0.1768 | 3,173,982 | 0.1000 | ||||
As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution. | |||||||||||
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS | For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
Shares | Percentage (%) | Shares | Percentage (%) | Shares | Percentage (%) | ||||||
12. | To consider and approve | A Shares | 2,818,542,950 | 99.7925 | 4,610,222 | 0.1632 | 1,251,400 | 0.0443 | |||
the proposal regarding the | |||||||||||
H Shares | 349,480,114 | 99.9750 | 87,337 | 0.0250 | 2 | 0.0000 | |||||
amendments to certain | |||||||||||
articles of the articles of | Total | 3,168,023,064 | 99.8126 | 4,697,559 | 0.1480 | 1,251,402 | 0.0394 | ||||
association of the Company. | |||||||||||
As more than two-thirds of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as a special resolution. | |||||||||||
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