(Note: This English translation of the Articles of Association of the Company is for reference only. In case of
inconsistency between the Chinese versions of the Company's Articles of Association and this English translation, the original Chinese version shall prevail.)
LAUNCH TECH Company Limited
(深圳市元征科技股份有限公司)
Articles of Association
The 18th day of May 2020
Contents | |||
. | Chapter | Subject | |
Chapter | 1 | General Provisions | |
Chapter | 2 | Business Objectives and Scope | |
Chapter | 3 | Shares and Registered Capital | |
Chapter | 4 | Capital Reduction and Share Repurchase | |
Chapter | 5 | Financial Assistance for the Purchase of Company Shares | |
Chapter | 6 | Share Certificates and Share Register | |
Chapter | 7 | Rights and Obligations of Shareholders | |
Chapter | 8 | General Meeting of Shareholders | |
Chapter | 9 | Special Voting Procedures for Class Shareholders | |
Chapter | 10 | Board of Directors | |
Chapter | 11 | Company Secretary to the Board | |
Chapter 12 | Company Manager | ||
Chapter | 13 | Supervisory committee | |
Chapter | 14 | Qualifications and Obligations of Directors,Supervisions, | |
Manager and Other Senior Management of the Company | |||
Chapter | 15 | Finance and Accounting System and Appropriation of Profits | |
Chapter | 16 | Appointment of Accountancy Firm | |
Chapter | 17 | Labor Management and Trade Union | |
Chapter | 18 | Merger and Division of the Company | |
Chapter | 19 | Dissolution and Liquidation of the Company | |
Chapter | 20 | Procedures for the Amendment of the Articles of Association | |
Chapter | 21 | Notices | |
Chapter | 22 | Settlement of Disputes | |
Chapter | 23 | Supplementary Provisions |
LAUNCH TECH Company Limited
(深圳市元征科技股份有限公司)
Articles of Association
Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 1 The company is a joint stock limited company (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") incorporated pursuant to the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "Company Law"), the Special Regulations on the Overseas Offering and Listing of Shares by Joint Stock Limited Companies Promulgated by the State Council (hereinafter referred to as the "Special Regulations"), the Reply of the State Council on the Adjustment of the Notice Period of the General Meeting and Other Matters Applicable to the Overseas Listed Companies and other relevant laws and standards of administrative regulations of China. As approved by the document (Shen Fu Letter No. [2000]16) of Shenzhen People' s Government, the Company was incorporated by way of promotion and proceeded with the registration for alteration with Shenzhen Administration for Industry and Commerce on 1 June 2001 and obtained the business licence. Its current business licence number is 914403002794287320.
Article 2 Registered Company Name: Chinese Name: 深 圳 市 元 征 科 技 股 份 有 限 公 司
English name for reference: LAUNCH TECH Company Limited
Article 3 Residence: Launch Industrial Park , No. 4012 North of Wuhe Road Bantian Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
Postal code:518029,
Tel: (86 755) 84528196, Fax: (86 755) 84528166.
Article 4 Chairman of the Board of directors is the legal representative of the Company.
Article 5 The Company is a perpetual foreign investment joint stock limited company.
Article 6 | After the | registration | formalities | were completed with the relevant Administration for |
Industry and | Commerce, | the original | articles of association had taken effect since the date | |
of incorporation of the Company. These Articles of Association, having been adopted by | ||||
way of a special resolution passed in the general meeting of shareholders of the Company |
and approved | by the | relevant | authority | of | China, | shall | take | effect from | the | date | of | listing | |||||||||||
of foreign capital shares (H shares) overseas | on | the main | board | of | The | Stock | Exchange | of | |||||||||||||||
Hong Kong | Limited | (hereinafter | referred | to | as | the | "Stock | Exchange | of | Hong | Kong"). | ||||||||||||
Upon | taking | effect, | the | Articles | of | Association | shall | supersede | the | existing | articles | of | |||||||||||
association. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Starting | from | its | effective | date, | these | Articles | of | Association shall | become | the | document | ||||||||||||
legally | binding on | the | standardization | of | the | organization | and | conduct | of | the | Company, | ||||||||||||
and the | rights | and | obligations | between | the | Company | and | its | shareholders, | as | well | as |
among the shareholders.
Article 7The Articles of Association shall be binding on the Company and its shareholders, directors, supervisors, managers and other senior management. Based on the Articles of Association, the aforesaid personnel may raise claims for rights related to the matters of the Company.
Based on the Articles of Association, the shareholders may instigate litigation against the Company. Based on the Articles of Association, the Company may instigate litigation against the shareholders. Based on the Articles of Association, the shareholders may instigate litigation against the shareholders. Based on the Articles of Association, the shareholders may instigate litigation against the directors, supervisors, managers and other senior management of the Company.
Instigating litigation as mentioned in the preceding clause includes instigating litigation before the court or applying to the arbitration institution for arbitration.
Article 8 | The Company may invest in other limited companies and joint | stock limited | companies, |
with its accountability limited to the capital contributed for the | companies in | which it | |
invested. |
The Company shall not become the shareholder with unlimited liability of other profit- making organizations.
Article 9 | The whole of the Company's capital shall be divided into ordinary shares of equal value. | ||||||
The liability of the shareholders are limited to their individual | shareholding. The | debt | |||||
accountability | of the | Company | is limited | to its entire | assets. Subject to | complying with | |
the laws and | administrative | regulations in China, the Company is entitled to financing or | |||||
borrowing, which include | (but | not | limited to) | issuing bonds and charging | all or a part of | ||
its assets and business for the purpose of security or pledge, as well as other rights |
permitted by the laws | and administrative regulations in China. | However, in exercising | the |
said rights the Company | shall not damage or repeal the rights | of the shareholders of | any |
classes. |
Article 10 The Company is an independent legal person governed and protected by the laws and administrative regulations of the People's Republic of China.
Chapter 2 Business Objectives and Scope
Article 11 | The | business objectives of the Company are: development of area of usage of computers | |||||
development of | leading edge technology, | active research | and | development | of | new | |
products | based | on computer technology and | the strategy of | "Utilization of | areas | of | usage |
for | hardware | breakthrough and integration of systems | for | exit | of | software", | and |
promotion of development of hi-tech for China's motor car business | market. |
Article 12 The business scope of the Company shall be subject to that approved by the company registration authority.
The business scope of the Company shall include: developing software related to diagnosis, testing, maintenance, and equipment preservation for motor cars, production and sale and rental of such software, R & D, production and sale and rental of motor car electronic products, rental of self-owned properties,information network servicing (excluding franchised commercial products and restricted items) and export and import business specified under (Class certificate for export/import business) Letter No.17 of Shenzhen Trade Regulation Registration Certificate.
Upon approval by relevant government authorities and approval of the shareholders of the Company by Resolution in General Meeting of the Company, the Company may timely adjust the investment policy, as well as the business scope and means, based on the
domestic and international market trend, the development requirements for domestic business, the capability of self-development and the business requirements of the Company, and set up branches and offices (whether wholly owned or not) in the domestic
and foreign territories as well as Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Chapter 3 Shares and Registered Capital
Article 13 The Company shall have ordinary shares at any | time, | and, | after | having | been | approved by |
the company approval department authorized | by | the | State | Council, | may | have other |
classes of shares as required by the Company. |
Article 14 The shares of the Company are issued at the par value of RMB1 each.
Article 15 | With the approval granted by the securities authority of the State Council, the Company |
may issue shares to both domestic and overseas investors. |
The | term overseas | investors | mentioned in the preceding clause refer to | the | investors from | ||||||||||
foreign territories, Hong Kong, | Macau | and Taiwan | who | subscribe | for | the | shares issued | by | |||||||
the Company whereas the term domestic investors refer | to | the investors | in | the | People's | ||||||||||
Republic of China, other than | those | from | the | territories | mentioned | above, | who | subscribe | |||||||
for the shares issued by the Company. | |||||||||||||||
Article 16 | The | shares | issued | by | the | Company | for | subscription | in | Renminbi | by | the | domestic | ||
investors shall be referred to | as the domestic capital shares. The shares | issued | by | the | |||||||||||
Company for | subscription | in | foreign currency | by | the | overseas | investors | shall | be | referred | |||||
to as the foreign capital shares. | The foreign | capital | shares | listed | overseas | shall | be | listed | at |
the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The domestic capital shares issued by the Company having been approved by the Shareholders in general meeting of the Company and by the relevant Government authority may be listed on the Stock Exchange(s) in China whereas foreign capital shares listed outside China may be listed in the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Upon obtaining the approvals from the securities regulatory authorities of the State Council and other authorities, the holders of domestic shares of the Company is allowed to transfer their part or all shares to foreign investors and those shares maybe listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; All or part of the shall be able to be, subject to the conditions under the relevant law and regulations, transformed to foreign shares. And those foreign shares transferred and transformed shall be listed and traded on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and shall also comply with the regulatory procedures, rules and requirements of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The aforesaid situations where shares are transferred to foreign investors and then listed on or transformed to foreign shares and then listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange do not require passing of resolutions at a general meeting or shareholders' class meeting. Upon transfer to overseas listed foreign shares, the domestic shares shall be in the same class of original overseas listed foreign invested shares. Upon obtaining the approvals from the securities regulatory
authorities of the State Council and other authorities, the holders of domestic shares of the Company is allowed to transfer their part or all shares to foreign investors and those shares maybe listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; All or part of the shall be able to be, subject to the conditions under the relevant law and regulations, transformed to foreign shares. And those foreign shares transferred and transformed shall be listed and traded on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and shall also comply with the regulatory procedures, rules and requirements of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The aforesaid situations where shares are transferred to foreign investors and then listed on or transformed to foreign shares and then listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange do not require passing of resolutions at a general meeting or shareholders' class meeting. Upon transfer to overseas listed foreign shares, the domestic shares shall be in the same class of original overseas listed foreign invested shares.
Article 17 | Having been approved by the approving authority | authorised by the State Council, | a total | |
of 33,000,000 ordinary shares of RMB1 each were issued when the Company was | ||||
incorporated. 100% of the said ordinary shares of the Company were held by the promoters of | ||||
the Company. The names, shareholdings were as follows: | ||||
No. | Name of Promoters | Shareholdings(0,000shares) | % | |
1 | Liu Xin | 1,320.00 | 40.00 | |
2 | Shenzhen Langqu Technology | 1,196.25 | 36.25 | |
Development Company Limited | ||||
3 | Shenzhen DeShiYu Investment Company | 495.00 | 15.00 | |
Limited | ||||
4 | Shenzhen Jiexin Technology | 192.39 | 5.83 | |
Development Company Limited | ||||
5 | Wang Xue Zhi | 96.36 | 2.92 | |
Total | 3,300.00 | 100.00 |
Article 18 Having been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, after the registration and establishment, the Company has issued 27,360,000 ordinary shares which are all listed foreign shares representing 45.32% of the registered capital(ordinary shares). At the moment of establishment of the Company, the par value of each share is RMB 1.00. Having been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Department of State Council, the share capital spilt to RMB 0.10 and then merged to RMB 1.00 again.
In 3 August 2015, having been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Company issued not more than 27,360,000 new H Shares. After the new issue of H Shares, the present equity structure of the Company representing 329,160,000 ordinary shares (the par value of each share is RMB1.00) with Shareholders of domestic capital shares together hold 145,380,500 shares representing 44.17% of the Company's issued share capital; Shareholders of foreign capital shares not listed on stock exchange together hold 19,619,500 shares representing 5.96% of the Company's issued share capital; Shareholders of foreign capital shares listed outside China together hold 164,160,000 shares representing 49.87% of the Company's issued share capital.
With the approval of the Company's special general meeting, The H shareholders class meeting and the domestic shareholders meeting on 27 May 2017, the Company increased its capital by issuing 46,300,000 new domestic shares to total 375,460,000 ordinary shares with a face value of RMB1.00 per share, of which the shareholders of domestic shares hold a total of 191,680,500 shares, representing 51.05 percent of the Company's issued share capital Non-listed foreign shareholders hold a total of 19,619,500 shares, accounting for 5.23% of the Company's issued share capital, and 164,160,000 shares of foreign-listed shareholders outside China, accounting for 43.72% of the Company's issued share capital.
With the approval of the Company's annual general meeting on 21 June 2018, the Annual General Meeting of H shareholders and domestic shareholders Meeting, the Board of Directors of the Company repurchased the issued H-shares on November 22, 2018, and as of March 21, 2019, a total of 15,279,500 shares of overseas listed H-shares, accounting for 9.31% of the issued H-shares. Upon completion of the H-share repurchase, the Company's current share capital structure comprises 360,180,500 ordinary shares with a face value of RMB1.00 per share, of which the shareholders of the Domestic Share hold a total of 191,680,500 shares, accounting for the total issued shares of the Company 53.22% of the share capital, 19,619,500 shares held by unlisted foreign shareholders, representing 5.45% of the Company's issued share capital, and 148,880,500 shares held by foreign shareholders listed outside China, Accounting for 41.33% of the Company's issued share capital.
With the approval of the Company's annual general meeting on 26 June 2019, the Company has transferred 72,036,100 ordinary shares through the Capital Provident Fund to increase its share capital. Upon completion of the conversion, the Company's current share capital structure comprises 432,216,600 ordinary shares with a face value of RMB1.00 per share, of which the shareholders of domestic shares hold a total of 230,016,600 shares, accounting for the total issued by the Company 53.22 % of the share capital, 23,543,400 shares held by unlisted foreign shareholders, or 5.45% of the Company's issued share capital, and 178,656,600 shares held by foreign shareholders listed outside China, Accounting for 41.33% of the Company's issued share capital.
Article 19 | Under | the | plan of | the | Company | which | has | been | approved | by | the securities | |
authority | of | the | State | Council | for | issuing | foreign capital | shares | listed | overseas | ||
and | the | domestic | capital | shares, the | Board | of | Directors | of | the | Company is | ||
authorized | to implement | the | arrangement | for separate | issues. | Within | 15 | months | ||||
from | the | date | of | approval | by | the | China | Securities | Regulatory | Commission, | ||
the Company is authorized to implement | separately | according | to the plan of issuing | |||||||||
foreign | capital | shares | listed | overseas | and | the | plan | of | issuing | domestic | capital |
shares separately as provided in the preceding clause.
Article | 20 | Within the | total number of | shares | confirmed | in | the | issue plan | of | the Company, |
the required | capital shall be fully raised in one | issue | for | the overseas | listed | foreign capital | ||||
shares and the | domestic capital | shares | separately. | In the event of failure to | fully raise the | |||||
required capital in one issue under exceptional | circumstances, several issues are also | |||||||||
permitted upon approval by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. | ||||||||||
Article | 21 | The registered capital of the Company shall | be RMB432,216,600. |
Article 22 Based on the requirements for operation and development, the Company may approve the capital increase according to relevant stipulations of these Articles of Association. The Company may increase capital by way of the following:
- by issuing new shares to non-specified investors to raise fund;
- by issuing new shares to existing shareholders by means of placement;
- by distributing new shares to existing shareholders;
- by other means permitted by the laws and administrative regulations.
After issuing new shares to increase | the | capital | of | the | Company | as | approved | by | the | |||||||
Articles of Association, the Company | shall | proceed | with | the formalities | according to | the | ||||||||||
procedure required by the relevant laws | and administrative | regulations | in China | as | well | as | ||||||||||
the registration of alteration with | the | company | registration | authority, | and make | the | ||||||||||
relevant announcement. | ||||||||||||||||
Article | 23 | Except when required otherwise by | the | laws | and | administrative | regulations, | the shares | of | |||||||
the Company may be transferred freely without any lien attached. | ||||||||||||||||
Article | 24 | Upon transfer of the shares of the | Company, | the | name | of | the | transferee | shall be | recorded | ||||||
in the share register and become the shareholder of such shares. |
Article 25 As stipulated by Article 43 of these Articles of Association, the issue or transfer of all
overseas listed foreign capital shares which are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong shall be recorded in the share register for overseas listed foreign capital shares of the Company placed in Hong Kong.
Article 26 Any shareholders of overseas listed foreign capital shares which are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong shall make use of the common written transfer documents prevailing in Hong Kong or any other written transfer instrument accepted by the Board of Directors of the Company to transfer all or a part of the shares held. The transfer documents shall be signed by the transferor and the transferee or by means of machine printed signature.
Article 27 | The Company | shall | ensure | that | the share | certificates | of | all overseas | listed | foreign | capital | ||||||||
shares contain the following terms, and instruct | or procure | its | share | registrar | to | refuse | to | ||||||||||||
register | any persons | as | the | shareholder | of | the | subscribed, | purchased | or | transferred | shares | ||||||||
of the Company unless and until the said person | has | presented | to | the | share | registrar | the | ||||||||||||
letter of | transfer | related | to | such | shares | duly | signed | and | the | share | certificate | sample | |||||||
attached with the following terms or terms of | similar | meaning agreed | by | the | Board | of | |||||||||||||
Directors: | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) | The purchaser gives consent to | the | Company | and | the | shareholders | of | the | Company, and | ||||||||||
the Company also gives consent to | its | shareholders | to | observe | and | comply | with | the | |||||||||||
Company Law and other relevant laws, administrative regulations and the Articles of | |||||||||||||||||||
Association; |
- The purchaser gives consent to the Company, and the shareholders, directors, supervisors
and officers of the Company, and | the | Company | representing | itself | and | its | |||||||
shareholders, | directors, supervisors | and | officers | gives | consent | to | its shareholders | ||||||
to proceed with | the arbitration | according | to | the | Articles | of | Association | for | all | ||||
disputes and claims arising from the | Articles | of | Association, | or | the | disputes | and | ||||||
claims | arising | from | any | rights | or | obligations | attached | to | or | required | by | the | |
Company Law, | and | other | relevant | laws and administrative regulations, and | to | ||||||||
proceed | with | the arbitration and the | purchaser | shall be | deemed | as having | authorized | ||||||
the arbitration tribunal to proceed with | open | hearing | and | announce the | outcome to | the | |||||||
public, and the award of arbitration shall be final; | |||||||||||||
(3) | The purchaser and the | Company and the shareholders of | the | Company give | consent | that | |||||||
the shares of the Company shall be freely transferrable by the shareholders. |
Chapter 4 Capital Reduction and Share Repurchase
Article | 28 | As | prescribed by the Articles of Association, the Company | may | decrease | its | registered | |||||||||||||
capital. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 29 | For | the | purpose | of | decreasing its registered capital, the | Company shall | compile | the | |||||||||||
balance sheet and the property | inventory. | |||||||||||||||||||
The Company shall inform the creditors within ten days from | the | date | of | adopting | the | |||||||||||||||
resolution | of | reducing | the registered | capital and publish | the | announcement | at | least | three | |||||||||||
times | in | the | newspaper within thirty | days. The | creditors shall, | within | thirty | days | from | the | ||||||||||
date | of receiving | the | notice, | and | those having | not | received the | notice | shall, | within | ninety | |||||||||
days | from | the | date | of the | first | announcement, | be | entitled | to | request | the | Company | to |
reimburse the debts or provide corresponding guarantee for reimbursement of the debts.
The registered capital of the Company shall not be less than the minimum authorized capital after the capital reduction.
Article 30 Under the following circumstances, the Company shall, by way of the procedure prescribed by laws and regulations and the Articles of Association, report to the relevant authority in China for approval to repurchase its shares in issue:
- Share cancellation for the purpose of reducing the capital of the Company;
- Merger with the other company holding the shares of the Company;
- utilizing shares in the employee share ownership scheme or for share inventive;
- acquiring shares held by shareholders, who vote against any resolution proposed in any general meeting on the merger or division of the Company, upon their request;
- utilizing shares to satisfy the conversion of corporate bonds which are convertible into shares issued by the listed company;
- safeguarding the corporate value and the shareholders' interests as the listed company deems necessary;
- Other circumstances permitted by the laws or administrative regulations.
Acquisition of the Company' s shares under circumstances specified in item (1) and item (2) of this Article shall be subject to the resolution of the general meeting. Acquisition of the Company's shares under circumstances specified in items (3), (5) and (6) of this Article shall be subject to approval by way of resolution at the Board meeting attended by a two-thirds majority of the Directors.
Article 31 | The Company may, with | the approval | of the relevant authorities | in China for |
repurchasing its shares, conduct | the repurchase | in one of the following ways: |
- The pro rata general offer of repurchase to all of its shareholders;
- Share repurchase through public dealing on the stock exchange;
- Repurchase by agreement other than on the stock exchange.
Article | 32 | In respect | of the | Company's entitlement | to repurchase the redeemable | shares | of the | ||||||||||||||
Company: | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) If the shares are repurchased neither in the market nor by tender, the price shall not | |||||||||||||||||||||
exceed a maximum | amount; | ||||||||||||||||||||
(2) In case of repurchase by tender, the same tender shall be proposed to all the | |||||||||||||||||||||
shareholders. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 33 | For share | repurchase | by | way | of | agreement | other | than via the stock exchange, | the | |||||||||||
Company shall | obtain | the | approval | in the | general | meeting | of | shareholders | as | prescribed | |||||||||||
by the Articles | of | Association | in | advance. Having | been | approved | in | the | general meeting | ||||||||||||
of shareholders in the same manner, the Company | may | discharge | or | alter | the | contract | |||||||||||||||
already concluded by the foregoing means, or waive any of its rights in the contract. | |||||||||||||||||||||
The contract for | share | repurchase | mentioned | in | the | preceding | clause | shall | include | (but | not | ||||||||||
limited to) the agreement of giving consent | to undertake | the | obligation | of | share | ||||||||||||||||
repurchase and obtain the right of share repurchase. | |||||||||||||||||||||
The Company shall not transfer the contract for repurchasing | its | shares | or | any | of | the rights | |||||||||||||||
prescribed by the | contract. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 34 | After the repurchase of shares by the Company, |
it shall cancel the shares acquired under the circumstance specified in item (1) within 10 days after the acquisition; transfer or cancel the shares under the circumstances specified in items (2) and (4) within 6 months after the acquisition. In case of the circumstances specified in items (3), (5) and (6), the total shares of the Company held by the Company itself shall not exceed 10% of its total shares in issue and shall be transferred or cancelled within 3 years after the acquisition.
After the repurchase of shares of the Company under the circumstances specified in items (3), (5) and
(6) of Article 30 of the Articles of Association, it shall be conducted through open centralized trading.
After the repurchase of shares by the Company according to the laws, the Company shall apply to the original company registration authority for registration of alteration of its registered capital. The total par value of the cancelled shares shall be deducted from the registered share capital of the Company.
After completion of reduction of capital and registration of alteration of its registered capital the Company shall publicly announce the same.
Where the laws, regulations and any other provisions of the relevant requirements of the Securities Regulatory Authority in the place where the Company's shares are listed in respect of the share repurchases, such provisions shall prevail.
Article 35 Unless the Company is in the course of liquidation, it shall comply with the following provisions in relation to the repurchase of its shares in issue:
(1) | Where the Company repurchases shares at par value, the payment | shall | be made | out |
of the book surplus on the distributable profits of the Company or out | of the | proceeds | of | |
the new shares issued for such purpose; |
- Where the Company repurchases its shares at a premium to its par value, the
payment up to the par value may be made out of the book surplus on the distributable profits of the Company or out of the proceeds of the new shares issued for such purpose. The payment for the portion in excess of the par value shall be effected as follows:
1. Where the shares being repurchased were issued at par value, the
payment | shall | be | made | out of | the | book surplus | on | the | distributable profits | of | |||||
the Company; | |||||||||||||||
2. | Where the shares being | repurchased | were | issued | at | a | premium | to | its | ||||||
par value, the payment shall be made out of the book surplus on the | |||||||||||||||
distributable profits of the Company or | out | of the proceeds | of the | new | shares | ||||||||||
issued for such | purpose, | provided | that | the | amount | paid | out | of | the | proceeds | of | ||||
the new | issue | shall | not | exceed the | total | amount | of | premium | received | by | the | ||||
Company on the issue of the shares repurchased nor | shall | it | exceed | the | book | ||||||||||
value of | the | capital reserve account | (including the | premium | on | the | new | issue) | |||||||
of the Company at the time of the repurchase; |
- The Company shall make the following payment out of the distributable profits of the Company:
- For the acquisition of the right to repurchase its shares;
- For the alteration of the contract for the repurchase of its shares;
- For the release of its obligations under the contract for the repurchase;
- After the total par value of the cancelled shares has been deducted from the registered capital of the Company in accordance with relevant provisions, the amount deducted from the distributable profits of the Company for the payment of the par value of
shares repurchased shall be accounted for in the capital reserve account | of the |
Company. |
Where the laws, regulations and relevant
requirements of the Securities Regulatory Authorities in the place where the Company's shares are listed contain any other provisions in respect of the accounting treatment related to the aforementioned share repurchases, such provisions shall prevail.
Chapter 5 Financial Assistance for the Purchase of Company Shares
Article 36 The Company or its subsidiary shall not, at any time, provide any form of financial assistance to a person who is purchasing or proposes to purchase the shares of the Company. The term purchaser of the shares of the Company shall include the person who assumes obligations directly or indirectly as a result of purchasing the shares of the Company.
The Company or its subsidiaries shall not, at any time, provide any form of financial assistance to the foregoing obligor for the purpose of reducing or discharging his obligations.
This article shall not apply to the circumstances mentioned in Article 38 of this chapter.
Article 37 The financial assistance mentioned in this chapter shall include (but not limited to) the following means:
- The gift;
- The guarantee (including the assumption of liability or the provision of assets by the
guarantor to secure the performance of | obligations by | the | obligor), compensation | |
(other than the | compensation caused by | its own default | of the | Company), or release |
or waiver of any | rights; |
- The provision of loan or entering into any contracts under which the obligations of the Company shall be fulfilled before the obligations of the other party, as well as the change of the parties to, or the assignment of rights under such loan or contract;
- Any other form of financial assistance provided by the Company in the event of insolvency, having no net assets or being likely to cause its net assets to be reduced significantly.
The assumption of obligations mentioned | in this chapter shall include the assumption | of | ||||||
obligations | by the | obligor resulting | from | entering into a | contract | or | making | an |
arrangement | (no | matter whether | the | contract or the arrangement is | enforceable, | and | ||
whether assumed independently by | the | obligor | or jointly with | others) or | from | the change | ||
of the obligor's financial position by any other | means. |
Article 38 The following actions shall not be deemed to be prohibited by Article 36 of this chapter:
- The financial assistance is provided by the Company in good faith in the interests
of the Company, | and | the | principal purpose of which | is not for purchasing | the shares |
of the Company, | or | the | said financial assistance is | an incidental part of | a general |
plan of the Company; |
(2) The lawful distribution of the assets of the Company by way of dividend;
- The distribution of share dividends in the form of shares;
- The reduction of registered capital, repurchase of shares or reorganization of the equity structure of the Company effected in accordance with the Articles of Association;
- The provision of loans by the Company within its scope of operation for its ordinary business activities (provided that the net assets of the Company are not thereby reduced or, to the extent that the assets are thereby reduced, the said financial assistance is provided out of the distributable profits);
- The contribution made by the Company to the employee share ownership plan (provided
that the | net | assets of | the Company | are not thereby | reduced or, | to the extent that | the | |
assets | are | thereby | reduced, | the | said financial | assistance is | provided out of | the |
distributable profits). |
Chapter 6 Share Certificates and Share Register
Article 39The share certificates of the Company shall be issued in the name of shareholder and is evidence that the named shareholder is the holder of the related shares.
The share certificates of the Company shall include all matters which shall be set out as required by the Company Law and Special Regulations; and other matters which shall be set out as required by the stock exchange(s) on which the shares are listed.
Article | 40 | Share | certificates of the | Company shall | be | signed | by | its | Chairman. | Where | the | signatures | |||||||
of other | senior officers | of | the | Company | are | required | by | the | stock | exchange(s) | on | which | |||||||
the shares of | the Company | are | listed, the | share certificates | shall also | be | signed | by | such | ||||||||||
other senior | officers. | The | share | certificate | shall | take | effect | upon | affixing | the | securities | ||||||||
seal of the Company thereon. The affixture of the seal | of | the Company | on | the | share | ||||||||||||||
certificate shall be authorized by the Board | of Directors. | The | signatures | of | Chairman or | ||||||||||||||
other relevant | senior officers | of the | Company | appearing | on | the | share | certificates | may | also | |||||||||
be printed. | |||||||||||||||||||
Article | 41 | The Company | shall keep a share register to contain the following particulars: |
- The name, address (residence) and occupation or nature of each shareholder;
- The class and quantity of shares held by each shareholder;
- The amount paid or payable in respect of the shares held by each shareholder;
- The share certificate numbers of the shares held by each shareholder;
(5) | The date on which each shareholder was registered as a shareholder; |
- The date on which each shareholder ceased to be the shareholder.
The share register shall be sufficient evidence of the shareholders' shareholding in the Company, unless there is evidence to the contrary.
Article 42 The Company may, pursuant to any understanding or agreement reached between the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and the overseas securities regulatory authority, keep the share register of the overseas listed foreign capital shares outside China, and entrust its administration to an overseas agency. Such original share register of overseas listed foreign capital shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong shall be kept in Hong Kong, with its administration entrusted to an agency in Hong Kong.
The Company shall keep a copy of the share register of the overseas listed foreign capital shares at the residence of the Company; the entrusted overseas agency shall ensure that the original and copies of the share register of the overseas listed foreign capital shares
are consistent at all times.
Where the original and copies of the register of overseas listed foreign capital shares shareholders are not consistent, the original shall prevail.
Article 43 The Company shall keep a complete share register.
The share register shall include the following counterparts:
- The share register kept at the residence of the Company, other than the counterparts required in Item (2) and (3) of this Article;
(2) | The share register of the overseas listed foreign | capital shares of the Company kept |
at the place of the stock exchange(s) on which | the shares are listed; |
- The share register kept in such other place decided by the Board of Directors as required for listing purpose.
Article | 44 | All | counterparts | of | the | share | register | shall | not | be | duplicated. | No | transfer | of | shares | |||||||||
registered in | any | counterpart of | the | share | register | shall, | during | the | period | of | registration | |||||||||||||
be registered | in any | other counterpart | of the | share | register. | The | alteration | and | rectification | |||||||||||||||
of each counterpart of the share | register | shall | be conducted | in accordance | with | the | laws of | |||||||||||||||||
the place where it is kept. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 45 | All | paid-up overseas listed foreign | capital | shares listed on the Stock Exchange | of | Hong | |||||||||||||||||
Kong | shall | be | freely | transferable | in | accordance | with | the | Articles | of | Association | in | ||||||||||||
common form of instrument of transfer or | any other forms acceptable to the | Board | of | |||||||||||||||||||||
Directors. Such instrument of transfer may be | signed | personally | or | by | printed | signatures. | ||||||||||||||||||
The Standard form of instrument of transfer | prescribed | by | the | Stock | Exchange | of | Hong | |||||||||||||||||
Kong may be used. All documents of transfer shall be kept at the | legal | address | of | the | ||||||||||||||||||||
Company or such address from time to | time | prescribed | by | the | Board. | All | paid-up | |||||||||||||||||
overseas listed foreign capital shares listed | on | the | Stock | Exchange | of | Hong | Kong shall | be | ||||||||||||||||
freely | transferable in | accordance | with | the Articles | of | Association | subject | to | the | right | of | |||||||||||||
the Board of Directors to refuse recognition | of | any | transfer | instrument, | without | providing | ||||||||||||||||||
any reason for such refusal, unless the following conditions are satisfied. |
- Payment to the Company of a fee of HK$2.50 for each transfer instrument, or such smaller amount as may be required by the Board of Directors from time to time (provided that
such fee shall not exceed the maximum | fee stipulated by the Rules Governing the Listing | ||
of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited from time to time) for the | |||
registration of any transfer instrument(s) | and | other document(s) related to the ownership | |
of the shares in question or likely to affect the ownership of those shares; | |||
(2) | The transfer instrument relates only to overseas | listed foreign capital shares listed on | |
the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong; |
(3) Payment of the stamp duty due from the transfer instrument;
(4) | Submission of the relevant share | certificates and any other evidence reasonably | required |
by the Board of Directors to prove the transferor's right to transfer the shares; | |||
(5) | If the shares are proposed to be | transferred to joint shareholders, the number | of joint |
shareholders shall not exceed four | (4); |
- The relevant shares are free from all liens of the Company.
No transfer of shares of the Company to infants, mentally | all persons | or other | persons | ||||
suffering from legal disability may be permitted. | In the event of its refusal to register the | ||||||
transfer of shares, the Company shall | provide the | transferor | and | the | transferee | with | a |
written notice for refusing to register | the transfer | of shares | within | two | months | from | the |
date of submitting the formal application for the transfer.
Article 46 Where the laws and regulations and the securities regulatory authorities in the place where the Company's shares are listed stipulate the period of closure of the register of shareholders before the date of a general meeting or before the record date for the Company' s distribution of dividend, such provisions shall prevail.
Article | 47 | For | the | purposes | of convening the general meeting | of | shareholders, | distributing | ||||||||
dividends, liquidation and engaging in other activities requiring the | confirmation | of | ||||||||||||||
shareholdings, the Board of Directors shall | designate | a | day | to | be | the date | of | confirming | ||||||||
the shareholdings. Shareholders whose names appear on | the | share | register | at | the | end | of | |||||||||
that day shall be the shareholders of the Company. | ||||||||||||||||
Article | 48 | Any | person | who | challenges the information set out in | the | share | register | and | requests | to | |||||
have his (its) name entered in or removed from the | share | register, | may | apply | to | the | ||||||||||
competent court for rectification of the share register. | ||||||||||||||||
Article | 49 | Any person | who | is | a | registered | shareholder | on | the | share register | or | who | requests | to | have | |
his (its) name | entered | in | the | share register, may apply | to | the | Company | for a | new | share | ||||||
certificate | in respect | of such shares (i.e. the | "relevant | shares") | if | his | (its) | share | certificate | |||||||
(i.e. the "original | share | certificate") | has | been | lost. | Unless | the | issuer | of | the | share | |||||
certificates | verily | believe | that | the | original | share | certificates | have | been | destroyed | ||||||
otherwise he shall not issue new share certificates to replace the lost | share certificates. |
In the event that the shareholders of domestic capital shares have lost their share certificates and applied for replacement, they shall be dealt with according to the provisions of Article 150 of the Company Law.
In the event that the | shareholders of overseas listed foreign | capital | shares have lost | their | |||||
share | certificates and | applied for replacement, | they may | be | dealt | with | according | to | the |
laws, | stock exchange | rules or other relevant | requirements | of | the place | where the | original |
share register of overseas listed foreign capital shares is kept.
In the event that the shareholders of the overseas listed foreign capital shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong apply for replacement of their lost share certificates, the issue
of their replacement share certificates shall comply with the following requirements:
- The applicant shall submit the application in the prescribed form of the Company
accompanied | by the | notarial | certificate | or | the | statutory | declaration | stating | the | ||
grounds upon | which | the | application is | made, | the | circumstances | for | such | loss | and | |
the evidence | thereof, other | details | based | on | the actual | situation | as | the | grounds | for | |
justifying the | application, | and | that | no | other | person | shall | be entitled | to | enter | his |
name on the share register in respect of the relevant shares.
- Prior to the decision to issue the new placement share certificate, the Company has not received any statement from any persons other than the applicant for having his name registered as the shareholder of the relevant shares.
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The Company shall publish the announcement of its intention to issue the new replacement
share certificate in the newspapers as prescribed by the Board of Directors. The
announcement shall, at | least, | be | published | repeatedly once | every | 30 | days for a period | ||||||||||||||
of 90 | days. | ||||||||||||||||||||
(4) | The | Company | shall, | prior | to | publication | of | its | announcement | of | its | intention | to | ||||||||
issue the new replacement share certificate, | deliver to the stock exchange | on | which | ||||||||||||||||||
the relevant shares are | listed a | copy | of the | announcement | intending | to | be | published. | |||||||||||||
The | announcement | may | be | published | immediately | upon | receiving | the | reply from | ||||||||||||
the stock exchange confirming that the announcement has been | displayed | in | its | ||||||||||||||||||
premises. Such | announcement | shall | be | displayed | for | a period | of | 90 | days | in | the | ||||||||||
stock | exchange. | In the | event | of | having | such | application made | for replacing | the | ||||||||||||
share certificates without the consent of | the registered | shareholder | of | the | relevant | ||||||||||||||||
shares, the Company | shall | send to | such | registered | shareholder by | post | a | photocopy | |||||||||||||
of the announcement intending to be published; |
- If, upon expiry of the term of 90-day as required by Item (3) and (4) of this Article, the
Company has not received from any person any other claim to the contrary in respect | of | |
the replacement share certificate, the Company | may issue immediately | the |
replacement share certificate as requested by the applicant. |
- Where the Company issues the replacement share certificate under this Article, it shall forthwith cancel the original share certificate, enter such cancellation and such replacement in the share register accordingly.
- All expenses related to the cancellation of the original share certificate and the
issue of the replacement share certificate by the Company shall be borne by the applicant. The Company shall be entitled to refuse to take any action until reasonable guarantee for such expenses is provided by the applicant.
- The publication of announcement required under (3) of this Article shall include in one Chinese and one English newspaper in Hong Kong.
Article 50 | Where the Company issues the | replacement | share | certificate in accordance with the | ||||||
Articles of Association, the name | of the bona | fide | purchaser | who | has | been issued | the | |||
foregoing new share certificate or the shareholder (in | case | of | bona | fide | purchaser) | who | is | |||
subsequently registered as the owner of such shares, | shall | not | be removed from | the share | ||||||
register. |
Article 51 The Company shall not be liable for any damages sustained by any person due to the cancellation of the original share certificate or the issue of the new replacement share certificate, unless the claimant proves that the Company has committed fraud.
Chapter 7 Rights and Obligations of Shareholders
Article | 52 | A shareholder of the Company is a person who legally | holds | the | shares | of the Company | |||
and whose name has been recorded in the share register. | |||||||||
Shareholders shall enjoy rights | and assume | obligations according | to | the | class | and | amount | ||
of | shares held by them. Shareholders holding shares of the same class | shall | enjoy | equal | |||||
rights and assume same kind of obligations. | |||||||||
Article | 53 | Where two or more persons are the registered joint shareholders | of | any | of | the | shares, they | ||
shall be deemed as the joint shareholders of the relevant shares. | |||||||||
(1) | However, it shall not be | necessary for | the Company | to register more | than | four | persons | ||
as the joint shareholders of any of the shares. |
- Joint shareholders are jointly and severally liable to pay the amount payable under the relevant shares.
- In the case of joint shareholders, on the death of any one of such joint shareholders, the survivor(s)
shall be the only person or persons recognized by | the | Company as | having the ownership of |
any such shares, but the Board of Directors | may | require such | evidence of death as it may |
deem fit for the purpose of making amendments to the particulars in the share register.
- Only the person whose name stands first in the share register as one of the joint shareholders
of | any share shall | be entitled | to the delivery of the | certificate | related to | such | share, | |||||
to | receive notices | from | the | Company, | to | attend | and | exercise | the | voting | right | |
attached to such share at | the | general meetings of the Company, | and | any | notice | |||||||
given to such person shall be | deemed to | have | delivered | the | notice | to | all | the | joint | |||
shareholders. |
Article 54 Shareholders of the ordinary shares of the Company shall be entitled to the following rights:
(1) | To collect dividends and other forms of benefit distribution according to the number |
of shares held by them; |
- To attend or appoint proxies to attend the general meeting of shareholders and exercise voting rights;
- To supervise the management of the business operation of the Company and make recommendations or enquiries;
(4) | To transfer shares in accordance with the provisions of laws, administrative regulations |
and the Articles of Association; |
- To obtain relevant information in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association, which shall include:
- The right to obtain a copy of the Articles of Association upon payment of a charge to cover costs;
- The right to inspect and copy after payment of reasonable fees:
- All counterparts of the share register;
- Personal particulars of Directors, Supervisors, managers and other senior officers including:
- Present and former name and alias;
- Principal address (residence);
- Nationality;
- Full-timeand all other part-time occupations and duties;
- Identity documents and their numbers.
- Status of the share capital of the Company;
- Reports showing the aggregate par value, the number and the highest and
lowest price paid for the shares | repurchased in respect of each | class | of |
shares of the Company since the | previous financial year, and | all | the |
expenses paid by the Company in this | aspect; |
5. Minutes of the general meeting of shareholders.
- Upon termination or liquidation of the Company, the right to participation in the distribution of the remaining assets of the Company in proportion to the shares held by them;
- Other rights conferred by the Articles of Association and relevant laws and administrative regulations.
The Company shall not exercise any rights to lock up or prejudice otherwise any rights attached to the shares held by any person owning direct or indirect interests, simply because such person has not disclosed his or her interests to the Company.
Article 55 Shareholders of the ordinary shares of the Company shall assume the following obligations:
- To comply with the Articles of Association;
- To pay the sum of subscription according to the number of shares subscribed by them and the method of share subscription;
- To assume other obligations imposed by laws, administrative regulations and the Articles of Association.
A shareholder shall not be further liable to the share capital in any way other than those conditions agreed by the subscriber of the relevant shares on subscription.
Article 56 | Apart | from the obligations imposed by laws | and administrative | regulations, or required |
by the | listing rules of the stock exchange(s) on | which the shares | of the Company are | |
listed, the controlling shareholder shall not exercise his voting rights in a manner |
damaging the interests of the shareholders in general or some of the shareholders of the Company, in respect of the following matters:
- To relieve the obligation of any Director or Supervisor to act in the best interests of the Company in good faith;
(2) | To approve the expropriation in any form by a Director or | Supervisor | (for | his own benefit |
or for the benefit of others) of the assets of the Company, | including | (but | not limited to) | |
any opportunities which are advantageous to the Company; |
- To approve the expropriation by a Director or Supervisor (for his own benefit or for the
benefit of others) | of | the individual interests | of | other | shareholders, | including | (but | |
not limited to) any rights for distributions and | voting | rights, | save | and except | the | |||
reorganization | of | the | Company | submitted | to | the general | meeting | of |
shareholders for approval in accordance with Articles of Association. |
Article 57 As described in the preceding Article, the term controlling shareholder refers to a person under any one of the following conditions:
(1) | He alone or acting in concert with others is entitled to elect more than half | of the members |
of the Board of Directors; | ||
(2) | He alone or acting in concert with others is entitled to exercise, or | control the exercise |
of, more than thirty per cent (including 30%) of the voting rights of the Company;
- He alone or acting in concert with others holds more than thirty per cent (including 30%) of the outstanding shares of the Company;
- He alone or acting in concert with others in any other way effectively controls the Company.
Chapter 8 General Meeting of Shareholders
Article 58 The general meeting of shareholders is the organ of power of the Company, and shall exercise its functions and powers according to the laws.
Article 59 The general meeting of shareholders shall exercise the following functions and powers:
- To decide on the business policies and investment plans of the Company;
- To elect and replace Directors and to decide on matters related to the remuneration of Directors;
(3) | To elect and | replace those | Supervisors who | shall be | appointed | from | among | the |
shareholders' | representatives, | and to decide | on matters | related to | the | remuneration | ||
of the Supervisors; |
- To consider and approve the reports of the Board of Directors;
- To consider and approve reports of the Supervisory Committee;
- To consider and approve the annual financial budget proposal and final accounts of the Company;
- To consider and approve the proposal for profit distribution and proposal for making good the losses of the Company;
- To resolve on the increase or reduction of the registered capital of the Company;
- To resolve on matters such as merger, division, dissolution and liquidation of the
Company;
- To resolve on the issue of bonds by the Company;
- To resolve on the appointment, removal or non-renewal of the accounting firm by the Company;
- To amend the Articles of Association;
- To consider and approve proposals submitted by the shareholders representing more than five percent (including 5%) of the voting shares of the Company;
- Other matters which are required by the laws and administrative regulations and the
Articles of Association to be resolved at the general meeting of shareholders.
Article 60 | The Company shall | not | enter into any | contract with any | person | other | than | the | Director, | |
the Supervisor, the general manager or | other | senior | officers | of the | Company | for | handing | |||
over to such a person | the | management | of the | whole | or the | substantial | part of | the | business |
of the Company without the prior approval of shareholders in the general meeting.
Article 61 | The general meeting of shareholders shall be | classified | as | the | annual | general | meeting | and | |||
the extraordinary general meeting. The Board of Directors shall convene the general | |||||||||||
meeting of shareholders and decide on | its date and | venue. | The annual | general | meeting | ||||||
shall be convened once a year, and shall | take | place within | six | months | from | the | end | of | the | ||
previous fiscal year. |
The Board of Directors shall convene the extraordinary general meeting within two months under one of the following circumstances:
(1) | Where the number of Directors is less than the number stipulated in the Company Law |
or is less than two-thirds of the number required by the Articles of Association; |
- Where the accrued losses of the Company amount to one-third of its total share capital;
- Where shareholders holding more than ten per cent (including 10%) of the voting shares outstanding of the Company request in writing to convene an extraordinary general meeting;
- Where the Board of Directors considers it necessary or the Supervisory Committee proposes to convene such a meeting;
- Where the accounting firm engaged by the Company, requests to convene such a meeting pursuant to Article 173 of these Articles;
- Where more than two independent Directors propose to convene such a meeting.
Article 62 Where the Company convenes the annual general meeting of shareholders, the written notice shall be given, twenty days in advance, to inform all shareholders whose names appear in the share register of the matters proposed to be considered at the meeting and the date and venue of the meeting. Where the Company convenes the special general meeting of shareholders, the written notice shall be given, fifteen days in advance, to inform all shareholders whose names appear in the share register of the matters proposed to be considered at the meeting and the date and venue of the meeting.
Notice of general meeting of shareholders shall not be given more than 60 days before the date of the meeting.
Article 63 When a general meeting is convened by the Company, the Board, Supervisory Committee and shareholders who individually or jointly hold three percent or more of the shares of the Company, shall be entitled to make proposals to the Company.
Shareholders, who individually or jointly hold three percent or more of the shares of the Company, may submit ad hoc proposals in writing to the convener ten days before the convening of the general meeting.
The convener shall issue a supplemental notice of the general meeting within two days upon receipt of the proposals.
Except for circumstances provided in the above paragraph, the convener, after issuing the notice of the general meeting, shall neither modify the proposals stated in the notice of general meetings nor add new proposals.
The general meeting shall not vote or resolve on any proposals which are not contained in a notice of the general meeting or are not incompliance with this article herein.
Article | 64 | An extraordinary general meeting shall not decide on | matters | which | are | not specified | in the notice. |
Article | 65 | To comply with the following requirements, the | notice | of | the | meeting of | shareholders |
shall: |
- Be Be made in writing;
- Specify the venue, date and time of the meeting;
- State the matters to be discussed at the meeting;
(4) | Provide | necessary | information | and | explanation | for the | shareholders to | make | ||||
sensible | decision | on | the | matters | to be | discussed. | This | principle | shall | include | (but | |
not limited to) the provision of specific conditions and contract | (if | any) | of | the | ||||||||
proposed transaction in contemplation, in the event | of | merger, | share | repurchase, | ||||||||
restructuring share | capital, | or other reorganization initiated | by | the | Company, | and a |
due account of the cause and effect of such a proposal shall be given;
- Disclose the nature and extent, if any, of the material interests of any Director, Supervisor, manager or other senior officers in the matters to be discussed; in the event that the impact of the matters to be discussed on such Director, Supervisor, manager or other senior officers in the capacity as the shareholder is different from the impact on the other shareholders of the same class, such difference shall be specified;
- Contain the full text of any special resolution to be proposed at the meeting for approval;
(7) | Contain the express statement that a shareholder entitled | to | attend | and vote | is entitled |
to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote on | his | behalf | and that | such a | |
proxy need not be a shareholder; |
- Set out the date and venue for lodging a proxy form in respect of the meeting;
Article 66 The notice of a general meeting of shareholders shall be served on each shareholder whose name appears in the share register on the date of confirming the shareholders in respect of the meeting, (whether or not entitled to vote thereat), by personal delivery or prepaid mail to the shareholder at his address, as shown in the share register. For the shareholders of domestic capital shares, the notices of general meetings of shareholders may be given by way of announcement.
The announcement referred to in the preceding clause shall be published in one or more newspapers specified by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council twenty days prior to the convening of the annual general meeting and fifteen days prior to the convening of the extraordinary general meeting. Once the announcement has been published, all shareholders of the domestic capital shares shall be deemed to have received notice of the relevant meeting of shareholders.
Subject to compliance with laws, regulations and relevant requirements of the securities regulatory authority of the place where the shares of the Company are listed, the Company may also issue a notice of general meeting to shareholders of overseas listed foreign shares by way of announcement through the website of the Company and the website specified by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in lieu of delivery by hand or by post with prepaid postage to shareholders of overseas listed foreign shares.
Article | 67 | Where the notice of a meeting is not delivered to, because of | accidental | omission, | or | the | non- | ||||
receipt of the notice of a meeting by any | person | entitled to | receive the | notice, | it | shall | not | ||||
invalidate the meeting and the resolutions passed at the meeting. | |||||||||||
Article | 68 | Any shareholder entitled | to attend | and | vote | at | a general | meeting | of | shareholders of | the |
Company shall be entitled | to appoint | one | or more | persons | (who | need | not be | a shareholder | |||
or shareholders) as his proxy (proxies) to attend and vote on | his | behalf. | A | proxy | so | ||||||
appointed shall exercise the following rights as entrusted by that shareholder: |
- To have the right to speak at the general meeting of shareholders;
- To exercise the voting rights.
Where that shareholder is a recognized clearing house defined by the Securities and Futures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) or its nominee, it may | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
authorize such person or persons as it thinks | fit to act as its representative (or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
representatives) at any general meeting of shareholders | or | any | class | meeting | of | |||||||||||||||||||
shareholders, provided that if more than one person is so authorized, the power of attorney shall | set | |||||||||||||||||||||||
out the | number | and | class of shares | in | respect | of which | each | such | person is | so | authorized. | |||||||||||||
The person so authorized shall be entitled to | exercise the | same power on | behalf | of | the | |||||||||||||||||||
recognized clearing | house | (or | its | nominees) | as | if such | person is | the | individual shareholder | |||||||||||||||
of the Company. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article 69 | A shareholder shall appoint his proxy in | writing | under | the | hand | of | the | shareholder | or | his | ||||||||||||||
attorney | authorized | in | writing; | in | the | event | that | the | shareholder | is | a | legal | person, | it | shall | |||||||||
be under the seal | of | the | legal | person | or | under | the hand of its Director | or | duly | authorized | ||||||||||||||
attorney or officer. The | proxy | form shall | specify | the | number | of | shares | which | the | proxy | ||||||||||||||
shall represent. In the event | of | appointing | several | proxies, | the | proxy | form | shall | specify | |||||||||||||||
the number of shares which each of the proxies shall represent. |
Article 70The proxy form for appointing a proxy to vote shall be deposited at the residence of the Company or at some other place specified for that purpose in the notice for convening the meeting no later than twenty-four hours prior to the meeting at which the proxy is authorized to vote or twenty-four hours before the time specified for the voting. Where
such a proxy form is signed by | a | person | under | power | of | attorney | on | behalf of | the | ||||||||||||||||||||
principal, that power of attorney | or other authorization documents shall be | notarized. | The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
notarized | power | of | attorney and | other | authorization | documents | shall, | together | with | the | |||||||||||||||||||
proxy form appointing the proxy, | be | deposited | at | the | residence | of the | Company | or at | |||||||||||||||||||||
some other place specified for that purpose | in | the | notice for | convening | the | meeting. | In | the | |||||||||||||||||||||
event that the principal | is a legal | person, | its legal | representative | or a person | authorized | by | ||||||||||||||||||||||
way | of the | resolution | adopted | by | its | Board | of | Directors or other decision-making | body | ||||||||||||||||||||
shall be entitled to attend a general meeting of shareholders of the Company on its behalf. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 71 | Any kind of | proxy | form | given | to | shareholders | by | the | Board | of | Directors | of the | Company | |||||||||||||||
for appointing the proxy shall | permit | the | shareholders | to | freely | instruct | the | proxy | |||||||||||||||||||||
separately to vote in favour of | or | against | each | resolution | dealing | with business | to | be | |||||||||||||||||||||
transacted | at the | meeting. | Such | proxy | form | should | contain | a | remark | that | in | default | of | ||||||||||||||||
instructions by the shareholder, the proxy may vote as he | thinks fit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 72 | A | vote | given | in | accordance | with | the | terms | of an proxy form shall | remain valid | ||||||||||||||||||
notwithstanding the death | or | loss | of capacity | of the | principal | or revocation | of | the proxy | or | ||||||||||||||||||||
of the authorization under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of relevant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
shares in respect of which the proxy is given, provided | that no notice in writing | of | such | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
death, loss of capacity, revocation or transfer shall have been | received | by | the | Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
before the commencement of the relevant meeting at which the proxy is used. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 73 | Resolutions | of | a general | meeting | of | shareholders | can | either | be | ordinary | resolutions | or | ||||||||||||||||
special resolutions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An ordinary resolution of a general meeting | of | shareholders | shall | be | passed | by | more | than | |||||||||||||||||||||
half of the | total | voting | shares | of | the | Company | being | held | by | the | shareholders | (including |
proxies) who are present at the meeting.
A special resolution of a general meeting of shareholders shall be passed by more than two- thirds of the total voting shares of the Company being held by the shareholders (including proxies) who are present at the meeting.
At the general meeting of shareholders, the chairman of the meeting shall propose separate resolutions in respect of each independent matter.
Article | 74 | The shareholder (including | the | proxy) shall | exercise | his | voting right | in | accordance with | |||||||||||
his number of voting shares. Each share shall have one vote. | However, | voting | at | the | ||||||||||||||||
meeting shall be | subject | to | any | privileges | or restrictions in | respect | of any | specific | class | of | ||||||||||
shares. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 75 | The votes of the shareholders | shall | be | taken | by | way | of | poll | at | the | general | meeting | of | ||||||
shareholders. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 76 | In the | event the | resolution | proposed | involves | election | of | the chairman | or | termination | of | ||||||||
the | meeting, the voting | shall be | made immediately | by | way | of | poll. | As | for | the | resolutions |
concerning other matters, the chairman | shall decide when | the | voting shall | be | made, | and | ||||
may continue to proceed with | the | meeting | and discuss | other | matters, | whereas | the | |||
outcome of such voting shall still be deemed to have passed the | said resolution | at | the | |||||||
meeting. Outcome of voting shall be announced forthwith at the meeting. | ||||||||||
Article 77 | On a poll taken at a meeting, | a shareholder | (including | his | proxy) | entitled | to | two | or | more |
votes need not cast all his votes in the same way.
Article 78In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman of the meeting shall be entitled to an additional vote.
Article 79 The following matters shall be adopted by way of ordinary resolutions at the general meeting of shareholders:
- The reports of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Committee;
- Profit distribution proposals and proposals for making good the losses prepared by the Board of Directors;
- Dismissal, remuneration and method of payment for the service of the Board of directors and the Supervisory Committee;
- The annual financial budget, the report on final accounts, the balance sheet, the income statement and other financial statements of the Company;
(5) | Matters other than those which are required by the laws, administrative regulations or |
the Articles of Association to be adopted by way of special resolutions. |
Article 80 The following matters shall be resolved by way of special resolutions at the general meeting of shareholders;
(1) | The increase or decrease of the share capital and the issue of shares of any class, warrants |
and other similar securities by the Company; |
- The issue of bonds by the Company;
- The division, merger, dissolution and liquidation of the Company;
- The amendment of the Articles of Association of the Company;
(5) | Other matters which, according to the ordinary | resolution | adopted | at the general meeting |
of shareholders, may have a significant | impact | on the | Company and require | |
adoption by way of the special resolution. |
Article 81 The Supervisory Committee and shareholder(s)
individually or jointly holding ten percent or more of the Company' s total voting shares seeking to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders or a class meeting of shareholders shall proceed in accordance with the following procedure:
- The Supervisory Committee and shareholder(s) individually or jointly holding ten percent or more of the Company' s total voting shares at the meeting proposed to be held may, by signing one written request or several counterparts of same stating the subject matter of the meeting, require the Board of Directors to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders or a class meeting of shareholders. Upon receipt of the foregoing written request(s), the Board of Directors shall proceed to do so as soon as possible accordingly. The foregoing number of voting shares referred to shall be calculated as at the date of the delivery of the written request(s);
- If the Board of Directors fails to issue a notice of convening such a meeting within thirty days from the date of the receipt of the foregoing written request(s), the Supervisory Committee may by itself convene a meeting within four months after the Board receives the said request; if the Supervisory Committee fails to convene and preside over a meeting, shareholders holding more than ten percent of the Company' s shares, individually or jointly, for more than ninety consecutive days may convene such a meeting in a procedure as far as possible same as that of such meetings to be convened by the Board of Directors, within four months from the date of receipt of such request(s) by the board. Any reasonable expenses incurred by the Supervisory Committee or the shareholders for convening and holding the meeting by reason of the failure of the Board of Directors to duly convene a meeting according to the foregoing request for holding the meeting shall be borne by the Company and shall be set off against any sums owed to the Directors in default by the Company.
Article 82 | A general meeting of shareholders shall be convened by the Chairman of the Board of Directors who |
shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If the Chairman is unable or fails to perform his duties, more | |
than half of the Directors may elect a Director to convene and act as the chairman of the meeting. | |
If the Board is unable or fails to perform the duty of convening a general meeting, the Supervisory | |
Committee shall duly convene and preside over a general meeting; if the Supervisory Committee fails to | |
convene and preside over a general meeting, the shareholders individually or jointly holding ten percent or | |
more of the Company's shares for more than ninety consecutive days shall have the right to convene and | |
preside over a general meeting. | |
A general meeting convened by the Supervisory Committee itself shall be presided over by the chairman of | |
Supervisory Committee. Where the chairman of Supervisory Committee is unable or fails to fulfil the duty | |
thereof, more than half of the Supervisors shall jointly elect a Supervisor to preside over. | |
A general meeting convened by the shareholders themselves shall be presided over by a representative | |
elected by the convener. In the event that no chairman is so elected, the shareholders attending the meeting | |
may elect a person to act as the chairman. If for any reasons the shareholders cannot elect a chairman, the | |
shareholder (including his proxy) holding the greatest number of voting shares present at the meeting shall | |
act as the chairman. |
Any reasonable expenses incurred by the Supervisory Committee or the shareholders for convening and holding the meeting by reason of the failure of the Board of Directors to duly convene a meeting according to the foregoing request for holding the meeting shall be borne by the Company and shall be set off against any sums owed to the Directors in default by the Company.
Article 83The chairman of a general meeting of shareholders shall be responsible for deciding whether or not a resolution has been adopted. His decision shall be final and shall be announced at the meeting and recorded in the minutes.
Article | 84 | Where the chairman | of | a | general | meeting | of shareholders has doubt | about the | outcome | ||||||
of the resolution tabled for voting, he may | count | the | number | of | votes | casted. | If | no | |||||||
counting is made by the | chairman | of | the | meeting, | any | shareholder | who | queries | the | ||||||
outcome as announced | by | the chairman shall have the right to demand | a | counting | of | the | |||||||||
votes immediately. The chairman shall forthwith conduct a counting | of | the votes | as | ||||||||||||
demanded. Where the Company is aware that any shareholder | must | give | up | his | right | to | |||||||||
vote or must vote for or against a resolution | in accordance with the listing | rules | of | the | |||||||||||
main board of the Hong | Kong | Stock | Exchange, | any | votes | cast | in | violation | of | the | |||||
aforesaid rules or restriction shall not be counted. | |||||||||||||||
Article | 85 | Where a counting of the votes | has | been conducted | at a general | meeting of | shareholders, | ||||||||
the outcome shall be recorded in the | minutes. | ||||||||||||||
The minutes together with the attendance record signed by those shareholders attending | |||||||||||||||
the meeting and the powers | of | attorney | of those attending | the | meeting | by | their | proxies | |||||||
shall be kept at the residence of the Company for a period of 10 years and | shall | not be | |||||||||||||
destroyed before the expiry of the said period. |
Article 86 Photocopies of the minutes shall be available for inspection during office hours of the Company by any shareholder without charge. Where a shareholder demands from the Company a photocopy of such minutes, the Company shall send a copy to the shareholder within seven days upon receiving a reasonable fee.
Chapter 9 Special Voting Procedures for Class Shareholders
Article 87 Shareholders of various classes of shares are referred to as class shareholders.
Class shareholders shall enjoy the rights and | assume the obligations in accordance with |
the laws, administrative regulations and the Articles | of Association. |
Article 88 Any proposal by the Company to vary or abrogate the rights conferred on any class shareholders shall be approved by a special resolution at the general meeting of shareholders and by the class shareholders affected at the separate meeting(s) convened in accordance with Articles 90 to 93, before implementation of such proposal accordingly.
No approval by a general meeting or a class meeting is required for the variation or abrogation of the rights of class shareholders that results from any change in domestic and overseas laws, administrative regulations and the listing rules of the place where the Company's shares are listed, and from the decisions made by domestic and overseas regulators.
The holders of domestic shares of the Company may transfer their all or part of shares to overseas investors and list the said shares overseas on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, or transform all or part of shares to overseas listed foreign shares, which shall not be deemed to be a proposed variation or abrogation of the rights conferred on any class shareholders.
Article 89 | The | rights of class shareholders shall be deemed to be varied | or | abrogated under | the | |||||||||
following | circumstances: | |||||||||||||
(1) | The | increase or decrease of the | number of shares of such class, or | the | increase | or | decrease | |||||||
of the number of shares of a | class | entitled | to voting | rights | or | distribution | rights or | |||||||
other privileges equivalent or superior to the shares of such class; | ||||||||||||||
(2) | The conversion of all or a part of | the shares of | such | class | into | shares | of | another | class, | |||||
or the conversion of all or a part of the shares | of another | class | into | the shares | of such | |||||||||
class or conferring such rights of conversion; | ||||||||||||||
(3) | The | removal or reduction | of the | rights | to | accrued | dividends | or | cumulative |
dividends entitled to the shares of such class;
- The reduction or removal of the right of having dividend preference or having liquidation preference in the property distribution entitled to the shares of such class;
- The increase, removal or decrease of share conversion rights, options, voting rights, transfer rights or pre-emptive placement rights or rights to acquire securities of the Company entitled to the shares of such class;
- The removal or decrease of the rights to receive the sums payable by the Company in particular currencies entitled to the shares of such class;
(7) | The creation of a new class of | shares entitled to the | voting | rights or | distribution rights |
or other privileges equivalent or superior to the shares of such class; | |||||
(8) | The imposition of restrictions or | additional restrictions | on the | transfer | or ownership of |
the shares of such class; |
- The issue of share subscription rights or share conversion right for the shares of such class or another class;
- The increase of the rights or privileges of the shares of another class;
- The proposed restructuring of the Company which will result in the shareholders of different classes bearing a disproportionate burden of such restructuring;
- The variation or abrogation of the provisions of this chapter.
Article 90 | Shareholders of | the | affected class, | whether | or | not | otherwise | having the right | to | vote at |
general meetings | of | shareholders, shall | have | the | right | to vote | at | class meetings in | respect | |
of matters concerning Articles 89(2) | to | (8) and | (11) | to | (12), | but | interested | shareholder(s) | ||
shall not be entitled to vote at class meetings. |
The term interested shareholder(s) mentioned in the preceding clause shall have the following meanings:
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In the case of a repurchase by a general offer made to all shareholders in the same proportions or through the public offer on a stock exchange under Article 31 of the
Articles of Association, an "Interested Shareholder" refers to a Controlling Shareholder defined by Article 57 of the Articles of Association; - In the case of a repurchase of shares under the agreement made other than on the stock exchange under Article 31 of the Articles of Association, an "Interested Shareholder" refers to a shareholder to which the agreement relates;
(3) | In | the | case | of | a | proposed | restructuring | of | the | Company, | an | "Interested | |||||||||||
Shareholder" refers to a shareholder | within | a class who | bears | less than a proportionate burden | |||||||||||||||||||
imposed on that class under | the | proposed | restructuring | or who has an | interest in | the proposed | |||||||||||||||||
restructuring different from the interest of shareholders of that class. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 91 | The | resolutions | of | the | class | meeting | of | shareholders | shall | only | be | adopted | by | the | ||||||||
shareholders | attending | the | meeting | with | more | than | two-thirds | of | the | voting | shares | ||||||||||||
according to Article | 90. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 92 | Where | the | Company | convenes | a | class | meeting | of | shareholders, | it | shall, | issue | written | |||||||||
notices to notify the respective shareholders | of | that | class | whose | names | appear | in | the | share | ||||||||||||||
register of the items proposed to be considered and the date | and venue | of | the | meeting | forty- | ||||||||||||||||||
five days | before that | meeting. | Shareholders | intending | to | attend | the | class | meeting | shall | |||||||||||||
send written replies to confirm their | attendance | and | such | replies | shall | be | delivered | to | the | ||||||||||||||
Company twenty days before the meeting. |
Where the number of voting shares represented by those shareholders intending to attend
the meeting is more than | half of the total number | of | voting shares | of | that | class, | the | ||
Company may convene the class meeting. | If not, | the | Company | shall, | within | five | days, | ||
inform the shareholders again of the items | proposed | to | be | considered | and | the | date | and | |
venue of the meeting by way | of an announcement. | After | making | such | notification by way | ||||
of announcement, the class meeting of shareholders may be convened by the | Company. |
The quorum formed by the holders holding at least one-third of any class of shares issued is required to convene the respective class meeting of shareholders (except the adjourned meeting) for the purpose of considering the amendment of the rights of that class of shares.
Article 93 Notices of class meetings need only be served on shareholders entitled to vote thereat. | |||||||||||||||||||
Meetings of any class of | shareholders shall | be | held | according | to | the | procedure | same | as | ||||||||||
that | of | general | meetings | of shareholders as far as | possible. The procedure | in the | Articles | ||||||||||||
of | Association | related to | general | meetings | of shareholders | shall | apply | to any | meeting of | a | |||||||||
class of shareholders. | |||||||||||||||||||
Article 94 | Apart | from | the | shareholders | of | other | classes | of | shares, | the | shareholders | of | domestic | ||||||
capital shares and overseas listed foreign capital shares are deemed to be shareholders of | |||||||||||||||||||
different classes. The special procedure of the voting by class shareholders shall not be | |||||||||||||||||||
applicable to the following circumstances: | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Where | the | Company | issues, | either | separately | or | concurrently, | domestic | capital | shares | ||||||||
and overseas listed | foreign | capital | shares | in numbers | not | exceeding | twenty | per cent | |||||||||||
of the number of issued domestic capital shares and | issued | overseas | listed | foreign | capital | ||||||||||||||
shares | respectively | at | the | interval | of | every | twelve | months | as | approved | by | way | of | ||||||
special resolution at a general meeting of shareholders; or |
- Where the plan of the Company for issuing domestic capital shares and overseas listed foreign capital shares upon its establishment is implemented within fifteen months
from the date of approval by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
Chapter 10 Board of Directors
Article | 95 | The | Company | shall | establish | the | Board | of | Directors. | The | Board | of | Directors | shall | ||||||||||||
comprise eight Directors, | including | four | executive | Directors | (one | of | which | shall | be | the | ||||||||||||||||
Chairman), | one | non-executive | Director | and | three | independent | non-executive | Directors. | ||||||||||||||||||
The Board of Director shall have one Chairman. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Directors may also be the | Company | Manager | or | other | senior | management | ||||||||||||||||||||
officers. However not more than | one half of the total | number | of | Directors | of | the | ||||||||||||||||||||
Company may be such Company Manager or other senior management officers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 96 | The first Board of Directors shall be nominated by | the promoters | of | the | Company | and | |||||||||||||||||||
elected | by | the first | general meeting | and | ensue | office | from | the | date | the | Directors | were | ||||||||||||||
elected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 97 | The | Directors | shall | be | elected at | the | general | meeting | of | shareholders | and | serve a | term | of | |||||||||||
three years. Upon expiry of | the | term, | a | Director | shall | be | eligible | for re-election and | ||||||||||||||||||
serving | consecutive | terms. | Each | of | the | Directors (including | the | Directors | serving | |||||||||||||||||
specified term) shall retire by rotation at least once every three years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A notice in writing of the intention to propose | a candidate | for | election | as a Director and a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
notice in writing | by | that | candidate | of | his | willingness | to | be | elected shall | be | given | to | the | |||||||||||||
Company at least seven days in advance. The | period | of | the | delivery | of | the | foregoing | |||||||||||||||||||
notices in writing shall be counted | from | the | next day | when | a | notice | for | the | meeting | on | ||||||||||||||||
such | election is | sent by post and until the date | not later | than | the end | of the | period | of | seven |
days prior to the date of holding the meeting.
The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be elected and removed by more than half of all the Directors. The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall serve a term of three years, and may serve consecutive terms if re-elected.
Any person appointed | by the | Board of Directors | to fill | the | casual vacancy | or | to take up | |||||
the role of a new Director shall | serve | the term | until | the | date of | holding | the | next | annual | |||
general meeting of shareholders. Such persons shall be | eligible | for re-election | and | may | ||||||||
serve consecutive terms. | ||||||||||||
Subject to the | provisions of relevant | laws | and | administrative | regulations, | the | general meeting | |||||
of shareholders | may | remove | any | Director | by | special | resolution | prior | to | the | expiry of the |
term of such Director (but without prejudice to any claim under any contract).
Directors are not required to hold shares in the Company.
Directors may take up the roles of the Company Manager or other senior management members of the Company other than the Supervisors concurrently.
Article 98 The Board of Directors shall be accountable to the general meeting of shareholders and
shall exercise the following functions and powers:
- To be responsible for convening general meetings of shareholders and to report on its work at the general meeting of shareholders;
- To implement resolutions adopted at the general meeting of shareholders; (3) To decide on the operation plans and investment proposals of the Company;
- To formulate the annual financial budget and final accounts of the Company;
(5) | To formulate the profit distribution proposals and proposals for making good the losses |
of the Company; |
- To formulate proposals for the increase or decrease of the registered capital of the Company and proposals for the issue of bonds of the Company;
- To prepare the proposals for the merger, division or dissolution of the Company;
- To decide on the establishment of the internal management organization of the Company;
(9) | To appoint or remove the manager of the Company, | and based | on the nomination of |
the manager, to appoint or remove the deputy manager | and the | chief financial officer | |
of the Company and to decide on their remuneration; |
- To formulate the basic management system of the Company;
- To formulate proposals for any amendment of the Articles of Association;
- To formulate plan(s) for important acquisitions or sales;
(13) Subject to the | Company Law, | administrative | regulations | and | the | relevant | ||||||
provisions of these Articles, to | exercise | the | Company | right | to | raise fund and | ||||||
borrows and to decide the charge, | leasing, | fraclising | or | transfer | of | important | assets | |||||
of the Company and to authorize | the | general | manager | to | exercise | the | said | powers | ||||
within certain limits; | and |
- Other functions and powers as conferred in the general meeting of shareholder or the Articles of Association.
Apart from item (6), (7), (11) and (12) which require the affirmative vote of more than two- thirds of the Directors, resolutions on any other items may be approved by more than half of the Directors for the resolutions made by the Board of Directors in the preceding clause.
The powers of the Board is subject to resolutions of the general meeting, the provisions of these Articles and the resolutions of general meeting from time to time. However, any resolutions of general meeting will not invalidation any valid acts of the Directors before such resolution is passed. Any resolutions of the Board of Directors relating to transactions shall be signed by independent Directors in order to be valid.
The duties of the non-executive directors shall include but not limited to the following:
(1) | To participate in the Board meetings of the Company, and provide independent opinions | ||||||||
regarding | strategies, | policies, | performance | of | the | Company, | accountability, | ||
resources, major appointments and the code of practice; | |||||||||
(2) | To take the lead in guidance in the event of potential conflict of interests; | ||||||||
(3) | To be the member of the | audit committee, the | remuneration | and review | committee and | ||||
other governing committees upon invitation; and | |||||||||
(4) | To scrutinize the performance of the Company to see whether it has fulfilled the established | ||||||||
corporate | goals and | purposes | and monitor | and | report | on | the | ||
performance of the Company. | |||||||||
Article 99 | Where there is a disposal of fixed assets by the Board of Directors and the aggregate of |
the expected value of the consideration for the proposed disposal and the value of the consideration for any disposition of fixed assets made in the four months immediately preceding the proposed disposition exceeds thirty-three per cent of the value of the fixed assets as shown in the latest balance sheet placed before the shareholders in the general meeting of shareholder, the Board of Directors shall not dispose or agree to dispose of the fixed assets without the prior approval at the general meeting of shareholders.
In this Article, disposal of fixed assets shall include an act involving transfer of an interest in property other than the provision of security by fixed assets.
The validity of a disposal of fixed assets by the Company shall not be affected by a breach of the first clause of this Article.
Article 100 The chairman of the Board of Directors shall exercise the following functions and powers:
- To preside at general meetings of shareholders and to convene and preside at meetings of the Board of Directors;
- To examine the implementation of resolutions of the Board of Directors;
- To sign securities issued by the Company;
- To sign other important document(s) of the Company or by power of attorney authorize one or more Directors to sign other important documents of the Company;
- Other functions and powers conferred by the Board of Directors.
In the event that the Chairman is unable to perform his functions and power, the Chairman may designate the Vice-Chairman to perform same on his behalf.
Article 101 Board meetings shall be held regularly at least four times every year. A Board meeting
shall be | convened by the Chairman of | the Board | of Directors | and | a relevant | notice shall | ||
be given | to all | Directors fourteen days | before the | meeting | date. | In | case | of urgent matters, |
an extraordinary | Board meeting may be | proposed | by more | than | one | third | of the | Directors, |
or the manager of the Company. |
The abovementioned regular Board meetings shall not include approval obtained from the Board of Directors by way of circulating written resolutions to be passed.
Article 102 The method and time required for giving the notice to convene the meeting by the Board of Directors are as follows:
In the event that the Board of Directors has stipulated in advance the date and place of the regular Board meeting, it shall not require the issue of notices to convene the meeting.
In the event | that the | Board | of | Directors | has not stipulated | in | advance | the | date and | place of | ||||||||||||
the | Board | meeting, | the | Chairman | shall | through | the | Company | Secretary | inform | the | |||||||||||
Directors | and the | Chairman | of | the | Supervisory | Committee | at | least | fourteen | days | and | at | ||||||||||
most thirty days in advance | by sending a notice by means of telex, | cable, | facsimile, | speed | ||||||||||||||||||
post or registered mail or courier. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The notice shall be in Chinese and its | English | version | may | be | attached | if | necessary | and | ||||||||||||||
shall include the agenda and relevant documents for the meeting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
For | urgent | matters | requiring | the decision-making of the Board | of | Directors, | the | Chairman | ||||||||||||||
shall instruct | the | Company | Secretary | to | inform | all | Directors | and | the Chairman | of | the | |||||||||||
Supervisory | Committee not | less 2 days and not more than | 10 | days | before | the | Board | |||||||||||||||
meeting the date, venue and mode by means of facsimile, telex or courier. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
If a director having attended the meeting and | has | not raised | objection | for | non-receipt | of | ||||||||||||||||
notice in advance before or | during | the | meeting, he shall | be | deemed | to | have | received | the | |||||||||||||
notice of the meeting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The | regular | or extraordinary | Board meeting may be held | in | the | form | of | telephone | ||||||||||||||
conference or by way of similar communication equipment | so | long | as | all | Directors | |||||||||||||||||
participating in such meeting can hear | and | communicate with | one | another | clearly, and | all | ||||||||||||||||
such Directors shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Article 103 The Board | meeting | shall | only | be | held | when | more | than | one | half | of | the | Directors | are | ||||||||
present (including the Director having been appointed by the | other | Director | by | proxy | in | |||||||||||||||||
writing to attend the board meeting on his behalf according to Article 104). |
Each Director shall have one vote. Subject to Article 98(2) the resolution of the Board of Directors shall be passed by more than half of all Directors. In the event of having equal votes for or against the motion, the Chairman shall be entitled to cast an additional vote.
Unless otherwise specified in these Articles, where the | Board | of Directors | considers | that |
a Director has a material conflict of interest in a contract or | arrangement or | proposal to | be | |
considered by the Board that Director shall not vote and in | calculating | the | number | of |
Directors for the quorum of the meeting, that Director shall also not be counted. |
Save as otherwise approved by | the Stock | Exchange | of | Hong | Kong | Limited | or | specified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
by | the Articles | of | Association, | a | Director | shall | neither | vote | (nor | be | counted | in | the | |||||||||||||||||||
quorum) on any resolution of the | Board in respect of any | contract | or | arrangement | or | other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
proposals in which he himself, or any of his associate(s) (within | the meaning of the Rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of | Hong | Kong), | is | to | his | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
knowledge materially interested. In this Article, the Director or | his | associate | entitled | to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"material | interest" | shall | mean | that the Director or his associate owns | 5% | or | more | of | the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
interest in such contract, transaction or | arrangement. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 104 | The Board meeting shall | be | attended | by | the Directors | in | person. | If a Director is unable to | |||||||||||||||||||||||
attend for | any | reason, | he | may | entrust | another | Director | in | writing | to | represent | him/her at | ||||||||||||||||||||
the Board meeting. | The | relevant | proxy | shall | state | the | scope | of | authorization. | A | Director | |||||||||||||||||||||
may | also | the telephone | or | other | communication | facilities | to | hold | meeting | with | other | |||||||||||||||||||||
Directors. | Provided | they | can | speak and hear clearly each | other's | conversation | that | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Director is deemed to be present at the meeting in person. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Director who attends a Board meeting on behalf | of | another Director | shall | exercise | the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
rights of a Director within the given scope | of authorization | in | the | proxy. | A | Director | who | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
fails | to attend | a | particular Board | meeting | and | who has | not appointed | a | representative | to | ||||||||||||||||||||||
do so shall be deemed to have | waived his voting rights in respect | of | that | meeting. | The | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
person entrusted to represent a | Director | must | himself | be | a | Director. | When | counting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
whether there is a quorum for holding | a | Board | Meeting, | the | Director | be | represented | and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
his own vote as | a | Director | and | separate, | and | he | also | needs | not | use | all | the | votes | to | which | |||||||||||||||||
he is entitled to vote for or against | a | resolution. | If | a | Director | terminate | the | representative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
right to vote for him, the Director must inform the Company. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After discussion in advance, the | Board of Directors may seek | independent | professional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
advice in appropriate situation. The costs shall be paid by the | Company. | The | Board | of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Directors | may | resolve | to | provide | independent | professional | advice | for | Directors | separately | ||||||||||||||||||||||
in order to assist the relevant Director in performing his responsibilities to the Company. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 105 Costs | incurred by the Directors | in | attending | the | Board | meeting | shall be borne by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Company. Such costs shall include | travel | expenses | for | traveling between | the | residence | of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
the Directors and the location | where | the meeting | is held, | as | well as | the | expenses | for meals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
and | accommodation | during | the | period | of the meeting. The | sundry | expenses | including | the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
rental for the venue of the meeting and the | local | traffic | expenses | shall | be | paid | by | the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Company as well. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 106 | The Board of Directors shall prepare minutes of the decisions on the matters discussed in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
the | board meetings. After finalization | of | the | minutes, | the | Directors | attending | the | meeting and | |||||||||||||||||||||||
the person taking the minutes shall sign their names on the minutes of that | meeting. |
The Directors shall be responsible for the resolutions of the Board of Directors. Where a resolution of the Board of Directors is in violation of the laws and administrative regulations or the Articles of Association, thereby causing serious losses to the Company,
the Directors who took part in such resolution shall be liable to compensate the Company. However, if a Director is able to prove that he has expressed his opposition to such resolution put to the vote, and such opposition has been recorded in the minutes of the meeting, that Director may be relieved of such liability.
Article | 107 | In lieu of holding a Board meeting, a written | resolution | may | be | adopted | by | the Board | of | |||
Directors provided that such resolution and its counterparts | shall | be sent | by | courier, post, | ||||||||
cable or facsimile to all Directors and be affirmatively signed | and | adopted | by | all | the | |||||||
Directors with each counterpart signed by | one | or | more | director(s) | which | shall | be | sent | by | |||
the foregoing means to the Company Secretary and become | the | resolution | adopted | by | the | |||||||
Board of Directors, without convening a Board meeting. | ||||||||||||
Article | 108 | Except when specified otherwise by the | Board | of | Directors, | the manager (not | acting | as | ||||
the director concurrently) may attend the Board meeting and | be | entitled | to receive the | |||||||||
notice and related documents of such meetings. However, unless | the manager is also | a | ||||||||||
director, the manager shall not be entitled | to vote in | the Board | meeting. |
Chapter 11 Company Secretary to the Board
Article | 109 | The Company | shall have | a | Company | Secretary. | The | Company | Secretary | to the | Board |
shall be a senior management officer. | |||||||||||
Article | 110 | The Company Secretary appointed by the Board | shall | be | a natural person | possessing | the | ||||
professional | knowledge | and | relevant | working experience. | The | essential | duties | of | the | ||
Company Secretary's duties are | :- |
- to ensure that the Company has a complete set of documents and records;
- to ensure that the Company is able to comply with the laws and regulations in preparing
and submitting such reports and/or | documents as required | by the industrial and | |
commercial | regulatory authorities | and other | government |
departments; |
- to ensure that the Register of shareholders of the Company is properly set up and that each person entitled to receive relevant records and documents of the Company can timely receive such records and documents;
- to perform the duties of company secretary as stipulated by law and these Articles
(including reasonable request by the Board of Directors).
Article | 111 | A Director | or other senior management officer of the Company | may | take | up | the post | of |
the Company Secretary concurrently. The accountant of | the accounting | firm | appointed | by | ||||
the Company shall not be the Company Secretary to the Board concurrently. | ||||||||
Article | 112 | In the event | that a Director takes up | the post of the | Company | Secretary | to | the Board |
concurrently, whenever any particular act shall be done by the | Director | and | the | Company | ||||
Secretary to | The Board respectively, | the Director | taking up the post of Company | |||||
Secretary to the Board concurrently shall not do such act in both capacities. |
Chapter 12 Company Manager
Article | 113 | The | Company shall | have | one | manager who shall be | appointed | or | dismissed by | the | Board | |||
of | Directors. | The | Company | shall have one chief engineer | and one | chief | finance officer | |||||||
who | shall be | nominated | by | the | Company Manager | to be appointed | or | dismissed | by | the | ||||
Board of Directors. | ||||||||||||||
Article | 114 | The | Company manager | shall be | accountable to the | Board | of | Directors | and | shall | exercise | |||
the following powers: |
- to take charge of production, operation and management of the Company, and to organize the implementation of the resolutions of the Board of Directors;
(2) | to organize the implementation | of the annual operation plans and investment |
schemes of the Company; |
- to draft the scheme for establishment of the internal management organization of the Company;
- to draft the basic management system of the Company;
- to formulate the basic rules and regulations of the Company;
- to request the appointment, dismissal or transfer of post of the deputy manager, the
chief finance officer, the chief engineer and the chief economist of the Company; | |
(7) | to appoint or dismiss management personnel other than those required to be appointed |
or dismissed by the Board of Directors; |
- to convene and preside at (or entrust a deputy manager to do so) meeting of the Company Manager Office. Such Company Manager Office meeting shall be attended by the Company Manager, deputy manager or other senior Management Officers;
- to decide the promotion or demotion, increase or decrease of salary, appointment, employment, termination of employment or dismissal of staff of the Company;
(10) | to exercise powers | of charge, leasing, franchise or | transfer | of Company assets | |
within limits authorised by the Board of Directors; | |||||
(11) | other powers conferred by the Board of Directors and the Articles of | Association. | |||
Article 115 | The manager who is not a | Director, attending Board meetings | shall | not | have the right to |
vote at the Board meetings. |
Article 116 The Company manager and deputy manager shall exercise the powers according to the provisions of laws, regulations and the Articles of Association, and shall perform the obligations diligently in good faith.
The manager and | the | deputy manager shall | not alter | the | resolution | of | the | General | Meeting | ||||||||||
of | Shareholders | and | the | Board | of | Directors | or | go beyond the scope | of | authorization | in | ||||||||
exercising their powers. | |||||||||||||||||||
Chapter 13 Supervisory Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
Article | 117 The | Company | shall | establish | the | Supervisory | Committee, | which | is | the | permanent | ||||||||
supervisory organization | taking | charge | of | supervising the | Board | and | its members, | and | |||||||||||
other senior management officers of | the | Company | with | the | purpose | of | preventing | the | |||||||||||
abuse of their powers on the | job, | and | the | infringement | upon | the | lawful | interests | of | the | |||||||||
shareholders, the Company and the employees of the Company. | |||||||||||||||||||
Article | 118 The Supervisory Committee | shall comprise | three members. One | of | them | shall | act | as Chairman | |||||||||||
of | the Supervisory | Committee. | The | tenure | of | a | Supervisor | shall | be | three | years. | A |
Supervisor may serve consecutive tenure if re-elected.
The election or removal of the chairman of the Supervisory Committee shall be passed by
more than two-thirds (including two-thirds) of the members of the Supervisory Committee.
The resolutions of the Supervisory Committee shall be passed by over two-thirds (including two-thirds) of the members of the Supervisory Committee and two third of the members shall be a quorum.
Article | 119 | The members | of | the Supervisory Committee | comprise | two | representatives | of | shareholders | |||||||||||||||
and one representative of the staff of | the | Company. | The | representatives | of | shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||
shall be | elected | and | dismissed | at | the | General | Meeting | of | Shareholders. The | representative | ||||||||||||||
of the staff shall be elected and dismissed | by | the | staff of | the | Company | on democratic | ||||||||||||||||||
basis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article 120 | The Directors, the manager and | other | senior | management | officers | of | the | Company | ||||||||||||||||
(including but not limited to the chief finance officer) shall | not | be | a | member | of | the | ||||||||||||||||||
Supervisory committee concurrently. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 121 | The | Supervisory | Committee | shall | convene | at | least | one | meeting | every | year. | The | Chairman | ||||||||||
of | the | Supervisory | Committee | shall | be | responsible | for | convening | the | meeting | and | |||||||||||||
informing all Supervisors | ten | days | in | advance. In | case | of | urgent matters, | an | extraordinary | |||||||||||||||
meeting | of Supervisory | Committee | may | be | convened upon | proposal | by | one-third | or more | |||||||||||||||
of all Supervisors, without | the following restriction | imposed | on | the | notice | for | the | meeting | ||||||||||||||||
of Supervisory Committee. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In | principle, the | meeting | of | the Supervisory Committee | shall | be | held | at | the | residence | of | |||||||||||||
the Company, but may be held in other places of China as resolved by | the | Supervisory | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Committee. |
The notice for the meeting of the Supervisory Committee shall be as follows:
(1) | In the event that the Supervisory Committee has | stipulated in advance the | date | and place | ||||
of the regular meeting of the Supervisory Committee, it shall | not | require | the | issue | of | |||
notices to convene the meeting. | ||||||||
(2) | In the event that the Supervisory Committee | has not stipulated | in | advance | the | date | and | |
place of the meeting of the Supervisory Committee, the Chairman of the Supervisory | ||||||||
Committee shall inform the Supervisors at least ten days but | at | most | thirty | days | in | |||
advance by sending the notice by means of telex, cable, facsimile, |
speed post or registered mail or courier, unless specified otherwise by the first clause of this Article.
(3) The notice | shall be in Chinese, | and its | English version | may be attached | if | necessary | , | ||||||
and shall include the agenda | for the meeting. Any of the Supervisors | may | waive | the | |||||||||
right of obtaining the notice from the Supervisory Committee for the | meeting | of | the | ||||||||||
Supervisory | Committee. | ||||||||||||
If the Supervisor | having attended the | meeting and has not raised objection | for | non-receipt | |||||||||
of the notice in advance before or | during | the | meeting, | he shall be | deemed | to | have | ||||||
received the notice of the meeting issued to him. | |||||||||||||
The regular or extraordinary meeting | of the | Supervisory | Committee | may | be | held | in | the form | |||||
of telephone conference or by way of similar communication equipment | so | long | as | all | |||||||||
Supervisors participating in such meeting can hear | and | communicate | with | one | another | clearly, | |||||||
and all such Supervisors shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting. |
In lieu of convening a meeting of the Supervisory Committee, a written resolution may be adopted by the Supervisory Committee provided that such resolution shall be sent by courier, post, cable or facsimile to all Supervisors and affirmatively signed and adopted by the number of Supervisors necessary to form a quorum, which shall become the resolution adopted at the meeting of the Supervisory Committee, without convening a meeting of the Supervisory Committee.
Article 122 The Supervisory Committee shall be accountable to the General Meeting of Shareholders and shall exercise the following powers according to the laws:
- to examine the financial affairs of the Company;
(2) | to | supervise | the | Directors, the | manager | and other senior management | of | the Company |
in | respect | of | any violation | of laws, | administrative regulations or | the | Articles of | |
Association in performing their duties; |
- when the conduct of the Directors, the manager and other senior management of the Company jeopardizes the interests of the Company, to require them to rectify accordingly;
(4) | to verify the financial | information including the accounting report, the | sales report, | and |
the profit distribution scheme proposed to be tabled at the general meeting of | Shareholders | and, | ||
if in doubt, to entrust, | in the name of the Company, any registered accountant or practising |
auditor to assist in reviewing them;
- to propose to convene an extraordinary general meeting of Shareholders;
- to represent the Company in negotiation with the Directors or in initiating legal proceedings against the Director;
- other powers authorized by the Articles of Association.
Supervisors shall attend the Board meetings.
Article 123 | The meeting | of the Supervisory Committee shall be held | with more | than two-thirds of the | |||
members of the Supervisory Committee present at the meeting. | Each | Supervisor | shall | be | |||
entitled to one | vote. Resolutions of the Supervisory | Committee | shall | be passed | by | the |
affirmative vote of more than two-thirds of the members of the Supervisory Committee.
Article 124 All reasonable expenses | incurred | by the | Supervisory Committee when | exercising its powers | |
of appointing professionals such | as lawyers, registered accountants and practicing auditors shall be | ||||
borne by the Company. | |||||
Article 125 Supervisors shall faithfully | perform | their | supervision duties in accordance | with the provisions |
of laws, administrative regulations and the Articles of Association.
Chapter 14 Qualifications and Obligationsof Directors, Supervisors, Manager and
Other Senior Management of the Company
Article 126 None of the persons in any of the following situations may serve as the Director, the
Supervisor, the manager or any other senior management of the Company:
- a person incapable of having civil conduct or with limited capability of civil conduct;
- a person who was punished for committing corruption, bribery, misappropriation or
embezzlement of property or disrupting | social | and economic | order, and | a period | of | |||
five years | has not elapsed since | the | punishment | was | completed, | or | who | was |
deprived | of his political rights as | punishment | for | committing criminal | offence, | and |
a period of five years has not elapsed since the deprivation was completed;
- a director, factory director or manager of a company or enterprise which entered into insolvent liquidation due to mismanagement, and who was personally liable for such insolvent liquidation and a period of three years, counting from the date of completion of its insolvent liquidation, has not elapsed;
- a legal representative of a company or enterprise which has had its business licence revoked and he was personally liable for such revocation and a period of three years, counting from the date of revocation of the business licence in question, has not elapsed;
(5) | a person with comparatively large personal debts which have fallen due but not settled |
yet; |
- a person who has been placed on file for investigation by judicial organizations for having violated the criminal law, and such investigation has not been concluded;
(7) | a person who is prohibited from acting as a leader of an enterprise by the provisions of |
the laws and administrative regulations; |
- a non-natural person;
- a person who was convicted by the relevant regulatory authority for violating securities- related laws and regulations, where such violation involved fraudulent or dishonest conduct and a period of five years, counting from the date of the conviction in question, has not elapsed.
The management officers of holding company(s) shall not also act as the Company Manager, deputy manager, chief finance officer, chief sales officer and Secretary to the Board of Directors.
Article 127 | The validity of | the conduct | of the | Director, | the manager | or other senior management of |
the Company on | behalf of the | Company | against | a bona fide | third party is not affected by | |
any non-compliance by his/her conduct during office or election or | qualifications. |
Article 128 | In | addition to | obligations | required | by laws, | administrative | regulations | or | listing | rules | of | |||
the | stock | exchange(s) | on | which | shares | of | the | Company | are listed, | the Directors, | the | |||
Supervisors, the manager or other senior management of | the | Company | shall | have | the | |||||||||
following | obligations to | each | shareholder | in | the | exercise | of | the powers | of the | Company | ||||
entrusted to him: |
- not to cause the Company to exceed the scope of business stipulated in its business licence;
- to act honestly in the best interests of the Company;
- not to deprive the Company in any way of its properties, including (but without limitation) the opportunities beneficial to the Company;
- not to deprive the shareholders of personal interest, including (but not limited to) the allotment rights and the voting rights, but excluding the restructuring of the Company submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders for approval in accordance with the Articles of Association.
Article 129 The Directors, the Supervisors, the manager or other senior management of the Company shall be prudent, diligent and skilled in exercising the powers or in discharging the obligations, just like a reasonably prudent person under comparable circumstances.
Article 130 Directors, supervisors, managers | and | other officials shall | perform their duties in good |
faith, and shall not get involved in | any | circumstances where their | own interests may be contradictory |
to their obligations. This principle includes but not limited to the performance of followings:
- Act in good faith to the best interests of the Company.
- Exercise powers, rights and authorities within the defined boundary.
(3) | Exercise | discretionary power granted to them | on | their | own without | being | manipulated | ||||
by others. Unless otherwise allowed under applicable laws or administrative rules and | |||||||||||
regulations or consented by an informed shareholders' general | meeting, | such | |||||||||
discretionary power shall not be transferred to others. | |||||||||||
(4) | Shareholders of the same class shall be equally treated | and | those | of | different | classes | |||||
shall be fairly treated. | |||||||||||
(5) | Unless otherwise specified in the Articles | of Association | or | approved | by an | ||||||
informed | shareholders' | general | meeting, | no | contract, | transaction | or | arrangement | |||
shall be entered into, established or made with the Company. | |||||||||||
(6) | Unless otherwise approved | by an | informed | shareholders' | general | meeting, | the assets | ||||
of the Company shall not be used in any way for their own interests. |
- Accepting bribery or other illegal earnings using their authority is not allowed. The assets of the Company, including but not limited to any opportunities in favor of the Company, shall not be seized in any manner,.
- Unless otherwise approved by an informed shareholders' general meeting, no commissions associated with the transactions of the Company shall be accepted.
(9) | Act | in accordance with the Articles of Association, | performed | their duties in good faith, |
and | safeguard the interests of the Company. Any behaviors | leveraging their status or | ||
authority at the Company for their own gains are not | allowed. |
- Unless otherwise approved by an informed shareholders' general meeting, shall not engage in any form of competition against the Company. .
(11) Company's funds shall neither be diverted or granted to others as a loan, | nor | deposited |
at the account opened in its own or others' name. Any personal | debts | of the |
shareholders or any others shall not be guaranteed by the assets of the Company. |
- Unless otherwise approved by an informed shareholders' general meeting, any confidential information regarding the Company obtained during the term of office shall not be disclosed or used unless it is for the Company's interests. However, the disclosure to the court or other authorities may be made under the following circumstances:
- Such disclosure is mandatory under the applicable laws;
- Such disclosure is mandatory for public interests;
- Such disclosure is mandatory for the interests of such directors, supervisors,
managers or other officials.
Article 131 Directors, supervisors, managers or other officials shall not direct the following person or institution ("Associate") to get involved in any activities from which such directors, supervisors, managers or other officials are prohibited to act :
- Spouse or minor children of such directors, supervisors, managers or other officials;
(2) | Trusts of such directors, supervisors, managers or other officials, or trusts of such persons |
in Clause 1 above; |
- Partners of such directors, supervisors, managers or other officials, or partners of such persons in Clause 1 or 2 above;
- Any companies wholly controlled by such directors, supervisors, managers or other officials, or any companies jointly controlled by any persons or institutions
mentioned in Clause 1, 2 | or 3 above and such | other directors, | supervisors, | |
managers or other officials at the | Company; | |||
(5) | Directors, supervisors, managers | or other officials of the | company which | is controlled |
by any persons or institutions mentioned in Clause 4 above.
Article 132 The obligations of acting in good faith of such directors, supervisors, managers or other officials may survive the expiry of their terms. The obligations of confidentiality towards the trade secrets of the Company shall survive the expiry of their terms. The term of other
obligations are defined in a fair way, depending on the period between the time the event occurs and the time such term expires, and the circumstance and condition under which or on which their relationship with the Company ends.
Article | 133 | Unless | otherwise specified | in | Article | 7.04, | an | informed | shareholders' | general | meeting | |||||
shall have the right to | relieve such directors, supervisors, managers | or | other | officials | from | |||||||||||
any responsibilities for violation of any specific obligations. | ||||||||||||||||
Article | 134 | Directors, | supervisors, | managers | or | other | officials, | when | directly | or | indirectly | are | ||||
materially | interested | in | any | established | or | contemplated | contracts, | transactions | or | |||||||
arrangements (except the engagement letter | with such directors, | supervisors, | managers | or | ||||||||||||
other officials), they | shall | disclose | the | nature | and | extent of | such interests to the board of | |||||||||
directors in a timely manner regardless | of | whether | the | relevant | issues | require | an | approval | ||||||||
by the board of directors under normal circumstances. | ||||||||||||||||
Unless | such | directors, | supervisors, | managers | or | other | senior | officials | have | made | such | |||||
disclosure | according | to | the | clause | above, | the | Company | shall | have | the | right to revoke | such | ||||
contracts, | transactions | or | arrangements | and | unless | the | same | has | been | approved | by | the | ||||
board | at | the | meeting | on which such interested directors, supervisors, managers | or | other | ||||||||||
officials are not counted in the quorum and | voting, provided | that | bona | fide | third | parties | ||||||||||
who are not | informed | of | the | violations | of | the obligations | of | such | directors, supervisors, | |||||||
managers or other senior officials shall not | be affected. | |||||||||||||||
Directors, | supervisors, | managers or other senior officials shall | be | deemed | to | be | interested | |||||||||
when the | Associate | of | such | directors, | supervisors, | managers | or other | senior | officials | are |
interested in a specific contract, transaction or arrangement.
Unless otherwise specified above, any director shall abstain from any resolutions in
which such director or his associate are interested.. Such director or his associate shall not be counted for voting and quorum, except under the following situations:
(1) | Any | contracts | or | arrangements | with any | director | or | its associate established | to | |||||
secure or indemnity any obligations incurred | or assumed | under | the | loan | granted | by | ||||||||
such | director | or its | associate | at | the request | of the | Company | or any | of its subsidiaries | |||||
or for the benefits of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Any | contracts | or arrangements | established to | individually | or | jointly assume | all | or | any | ||||
part of the responsibilities under the guarantee, | indemnity | or | collateral | set | up | by | such | |||||||
director or its associate to cover the debts or obligations of the Company or any of its | ||||||||||||||
subsidiaries; |
- Any contracts or arrangements established for the subscription or purchase of shares, bonds or other recommended securities of the Company or any other companies in
which the Company is a sponsor or | has interest | in | while | the director | or his associate is | ||
a participant thereby interested in the recommended underwriting or sub-underwriting; | |||||||
(4) Any contracts or arrangements established under which | the | interests | of | such | director or | ||
his associates for their subscription of | shares, bonds | or | other | securities | at | this | Company, |
are the same as other holders of such shares, bonds or other securities at this Company or any of its subsidiaries;
- Any director or its associate holding beneficial interests in any other companies as senior
executives, chief executives or shareholders (or | any third party companies in which | such | |||||||||||||||
director or his | associate | holds | interests | through | such | other | company), | or | any | contract | |||||||
or arrangement under which such director | or | his | associate | holds | interests | in | such | ||||||||||
company, provided that such director or his | associate | jointly | holds | less | than | five | |||||||||||
percent (5%) of issued shares | or shares | of | any | class | of | voting | rights | at such company | |||||||||
(or any third companies | in which | such director or his associate | holds | interests | through | ||||||||||||
such other company); or | |||||||||||||||||
(6) Any | adoption, | modification | or | execution | of | share | option | scheme, | pension | or | |||||||
retirement, death or disability benefits scheme | or | other | arrangements | associated | with | ||||||||||||
the director or its associate or | employees | of | the | Company | or | any | of its | subsidiaries, | |||||||||
provided that such director or its | associate | is | not | offered | any | contract under which | |||||||||||
any | privileges | or benefits | are | not | offered | to | other | employees | involved | in | such | ||||||
scheme or fund. |
In this Article, "Associate" shall have the same meaning as defined in the Rules
Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Article | 135 | It shall | be deemed | that the directors, supervisors, | managers | or | other | senior officials | have | |||
made | such | disclosure | in accordance with the previous clauses | of | this article | when | such | |||||
directors, | supervisors, | managers or | other | senior officials | notify | in | writing to the Board of | |||||
Directors | stating | that | he/she is interested in such | contracts, | transactions | or | arrangements | |||||
before | the | Company | considers | the | establishment | of | relevant | contracts, | transactions | or | ||
arrangements | for | the | first time. The disclosure required | in this | article | shall | be | deemed to | ||||
have been made on such notification. | ||||||||||||
Article | 136 | The | Company | shall | not pay the taxes payable by the directors, | supervisors, | manager | or | ||||
other senior officials in any manner. |
Article 137 The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, grant a loan or loan guarantee to the directors, supervisors, manager or other senior officials (or their Associates) at this Company or its parent company, except the followings:
- The Company grants a loan or loan guarantee to its subsidiaries;
- The Company as per the engagement letter approved by the general meeting grants a
loan, loan guarantee or other payments | to the | directors, supervisors, | managers | or |
other senior officials to pay the expenses | incurred | for the benefits of the | Company | or |
incurred during the performance of their duties; |
- The Company shall have the right to grant a loan or loan guarantee to the directors, supervisors, manager or other senior officials or their Associates if such loan or loan guarantee is within normal business scope, provided that such loan or loan guarantee
is granted based on normal commercial terms.
Article 138 Any of such loans granted by the Company contrary to the article above shall be repaid immediately regardless of the term on which the loan is granted.
Article 139 The Company shall not be obliged to execute the loan guarantee granted by the Company contrary to the first clause of Article 137; except the followings:
- The lender is not aware that the loan granted to the Associates of the directors, supervisors, manager or other senior officials of the Company or its parent company violates Article 137;
(2) The collateral granted | by the Company | has been lawfully | disposed of | by | the lender to |
a bona fide buyer in accordance with the laws. | |||||
Article 140 The guarantees mentioned in | the previous articles | shall include an | undertaking | by | the guarantor |
or property provided to secure the performance of obligations by the obligor. |
Article 141 Apart from all rights or remedies specified in applicable laws or administrative rules or regulations, if the directors, supervisors, manager or other senior officials fail to perform their obligations toward the Company, the Company shall have the right to:
(1) | Require the repayment of any losses incurred to the Company due to its | failure of | the | ||||||||||||
performance; | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Cancel any | contracts | or | transactions | entered | into | or | established | by | the | Company | ||||
with | such | directors, | supervisors, | manager | or | other | senior officials, | or | any | contracts | |||||
or | transactions entered | into | or | established by the | Company | with | any | third | party | ||||||
(provided that such party had | known | or | had | reasonable | grounds to know | that | such | ||||||||
directors, supervisors, manager or other senior | officials | on | behalf | of | the | Company | |||||||||
failed to perform their obligations toward the | Company); |
- Order the return of any gains due to failing to perform their obligations toward the Company;
(4) Recover any payment collected | by such directors, | supervisors, | manager | or | other |
senior officials that should have | been attributed to | the Company, | including | but | not |
limited to commission; |
- Order the return of any incurred or potentially incurred interest on any payment that should have been attributed to the Company;
- Take legal action to determine that property acquired by such directors, supervisors, manager or other senior management officer in violation of their duty should belong to the Company.
Article 142 A written contract shall be entered into with the directors and supervisors regarding their
remuneration. Such contract shall be approved by the general meeting. Such remuneration include:
- Remuneration when acting as a director, supervisor or other senior official at the Company;
- Remuneration when acting as a director, supervisor or other senior official at the subsidiary of the Company;
- Payment for his other services for business administration to the Company or its subsidiary;
- Compensations for being removed from the office or for retirement of the director or supervisor.
Except as per the contracts mentioned above, the director or supervisor shall not file a case against the Company for his vested interests referring to in the previous clauses.
Article 143 | It shall be stated in the contract entered | into with the director or supervisor regarding its | ||||||||
compensations that such director or supervisor | shall | be | paid | compensations | or other | |||||
payments for | being removed | from the | office | or | retirement | when | the | Company | is | about to |
be | acquired, | provided that | the general | meeting | has | approved such | payment | in | advance. |
Such acquisition refers to one of the followings:
- Anyone makes a takeover offer to all shareholders;
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Anyone makes a takeover offer, which is designed to promote the offeree to a controlling shareholder. Such controlling shareholder shall be as defined in Article
57 herein.
Any payments received by any director or supervisor who fail to comply with this clause shall be attributed to the seller of its shares at the Company following the aforesaid offer. Such director or supervisor shall pay any expenses incurred during the proportional distribution of such payments. Such expenses shall not be paid out of such payments.
Chapter 15 Finance and Accounting System and Appropriation of Profits
Article 144 | The | Company's | financial | and | accounting | systems | are established based | on | applicable | ||||
laws, administrative rules | and | regulations, | and | the | provisions | of | the | Generally | Accepted | ||||
Accounting Principles of | China | formulated by | the | financial | authority | under | the State | ||||||
Council. | |||||||||||||
Article 145 Financial | statements | shall be prepared at the end of each fiscal year. Such | statement | is subject to | |||||||||
examination and verification. | |||||||||||||
Article 146 | A calendar year | is the fiscal | year | of | the Company, | commencing | on | each | 1st | day | of January | ||
and ending on each 31st day of December. |
The Company uses RMB for accounting unit. Accounts are prepared in Chinese.
Article 147 At each annual | general meeting, | the | Board | of | Directors | shall | submit | the | financial statements | ||||||||||||||||
to | shareholders | which | are | mandatory | under | applicable | laws, | administrative | rules | and | |||||||||||||||
regulations, and the provisions of the standards promulgated by the local government and competent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
authorities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article 148 Such statements shall | be | made | available | to | shareholders | at | the | Company | twenty | days | |||||||||||||||
before the general meeting. Each shareholder shall have | access | to | the | financial | statement | ||||||||||||||||||||
mentioned in this chapter. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Company shall, at least twenty-one days before the | general | meeting, | deliver | such | |||||||||||||||||||||
statements (including the annexes which are mandatory | under | applicable | laws | and | |||||||||||||||||||||
administrative | regulations | and | rules | prescribed | by | the | Stock | Exchange at which the shares | |||||||||||||||||
are listed) and | the directors' report to | any | of the | foreign | capital | shareholders | using | a | postage- | ||||||||||||||||
paid mail service, based on the registered address in the register of shareholders. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Article 149 | Financial statements shall, | in | addition to | be | prepared | by | the | Company | in accordance | with | |||||||||||||||
the Generally | Accepted | Accounting | Principles | of | China | and applicable laws, rules and | |||||||||||||||||||
regulations | in | China, | be | also | prepared | in | accordance | with | the | generally | accepted | ||||||||||||||
accounting | principles of | the | international | community | or the | overseas | places | where | the | ||||||||||||||||
shares are | listed. Any | material | discrepancies | in the | two | sets | of statements | prepared | based | ||||||||||||||||
on above-mentioned principles shall be explained in | the | explanatory | notes | attached. | The | ||||||||||||||||||||
lower of the | after-tax | profits | of | a | specific | fiscal year | stated | in | the | statements | prepared | ||||||||||||||
based on the above-mentioned principles shall prevail in the allocation of such profits. |
Article 150 Quarterly reports, interim reports, annual reports or finance information made public or disclosed by the Company shall be prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of China and applicable laws, rules and regulations in China, in addition, they shall also be prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles of international community or the overseas places where the shares are listed.
Article 151 The Company shall publish 2 financial report within its first accounting year, that is to
say, an | interim financial report | within | 60 | days | from | the | expiry | of the | first | 6 months | and | |||||||||
an annual financial report within 120 | days | from the expiry of | the | accounting | year | (the | ||||||||||||||
format | of the interim financial report must | also | comply | with | the | requirement | of | the | ||||||||||||
Listing rules of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange). Apart from, the above, the Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
shall at | least | 21 | days | before | the | general | shareholders' | meeting | and | not | more | than 4 | ||||||||
months | from | the | end | of the accounting | period | send | copies | of | the | Board | of | Directors' | ||||||||
Report | and Accounts | of | the | Accounting | year | and | the | Auditor's | Report | in | respect | thereof | ||||||||
to all the shareholders of the Company. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Article 152 No other | accounting records shall exist at the | Company | except | those | mandatory | under | ||||||||||||||
applicable laws. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Article 153 When interim and annual | financial | statements | of | the | Company | has | been | prepared | they | |||||||||||
should | be dealt | with | and | published | in | accordance | with | the | relevant | Chinese | Securities | |||||||||
Law, administrative regulations and rules prescribed | by | the | Stock | Exchange | at | which | the | |||||||||||||
shares are listed. |
Article 154 Allocation of after-tax profits of the current year, shall be in the following order :-
- recovery of loss;
- allocation to the statutory provident fund;
- allocation to the statutory public welfare funs;
- payment of dividend payable on preference shares (if any);
- allocation to optional provident fund;
- payment of dividend on ordinary shares.
the properties of (5) and (6) shall be decided by the Board according to business and development needs and to be approved by the shareholders in general meeting.
Article 155 No | dividends | shall | be | allocated | or | otherwise | allocated | as bonus before | the | losses | are | |
recovered | and statutory provident fund | and statutory public welfare fund are reserved. No | ||||||||||
interest is | payable on | dividend | due | to | shareholders except | those | overdue but not yet | paid | ||||
by the Company. | ||||||||||||
Article 156 The | Company | shall | allocate 10% | of | the | after-tax | profits to | statutory | provident | fund | and 10% |
to statutory public welfare fund and such amount as decided by resolution of the general shareholders' meeting to the optional provident fund.
- Premiums as the proceeds exceeding the nominal share price ;
(2) Other gains which according to the financial authority under the State Council shall be classified as capital reserve.
Article 157 | Provident funds shall only be used for the recovery of losses, the expansion | of production |
capacity and the increase of registered capital. |
Having been approved by the general meeting, the provident funds may be used for the increase of registered capital, shareholders are entitled to distribution of new shares in accordance with their original shareholding (or an increase in nominal value). When the statutory provident funds are so used, however, the remaining portion of provident fund shall not be less than twenty-five percent of the registered capital.
Article 158 Capital Provident fund includes :
(1) Premium obtained by reason of issues of shares at price over their nominal | value; |
- Other income which shall be classified as "capital provident fund" as required by the financial authority under the State Council.
Article | 159 | The statutory public welfare | fund | shall be used for the collective | welfare of the | staff of | ||||
the Company. | ||||||||||
Article | 160 | Dividends are allocated based on the shareholding of each shareholder within six months | ||||||||
upon the expiry of each fiscal year, subject to Articles 154, 155 and 156. | ||||||||||
Unless otherwise determined by the general meeting, | the general meeting | shall | have | the | ||||||
right to authorize the board | for the | allocation of | annual | dividends. Unless | otherwise | |||||
specified in applicable laws | or | rules | or regulations, | annual | dividends shall | not | exceed | the |
amount recommended by the Board of Directors.
Article 161 Dividends may be paid in the form of:
- Cash; or
- Share (or both cash and shares).
For shareholders of domestic capital ordinary shares, | cash | dividends | or | other | payments | are | ||||||
paid or made in RMB. For shareholders of overseas listed | foreign | capital shares, cash | dividends | or | ||||||||
other payments are denominated | in | RMB | and | paid | in | Hong | Kong | dollars according | to | the | ||
Authority governing foreign exchange | China. | |||||||||||
Unless otherwise specified in applicable | laws | or | rules | or | regulations, | cash | dividends | or | ||||
other payments shall be paid in | Hong Kong dollars | based | on the average mid-point of | the | ||||||||
exchange rate promulgated by the People's Bank of China | for the | calendar | week | before | ||||||||
such dividends or payments are announced for payment. |
Article 162 Unless otherwise resolved by the general meeting, the general meeting may authorize the board in the allocation of interim dividends or special dividends.
Article 163 The Company shall, when allocating dividends among shareholders, withhold or pay the
tax payable in accordance with the applicable laws in China.
Article 164 | The Company shall | appoint | a | receiving agent | for foreign | capital | shareholders. | Such | agent | ||
claims on behalf of such foreign capital shareholders the | dividends or | other | payments | ||||||||
payable. Such appointed agent | shall comply | with | the laws | of the | jurisdiction of the listing | ||||||
or | the requirements | under the | provisions | of | the | stock | exchange | where | the | shares | are |
listed.
A receiving agent appointed by the Company for foreign capital shareholders of listed companies at The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited shall be a trust company registered under the Trustee Ordinance.
Article 165 Subject to China Law and administrative regulations the Company may exercise power of forfeiture in respect of unclaimed dividend but such power may not be exercised before expiry of the relevant limitation period for litigation. All payment for shares are entitled to interest if they are paid prior to call but shareholders may not claim dividend announced afterwards based on his prepaid subscription.
If dividend cheques are returned tow times the Company may stop sending same by post. Similarly if it is returned undelivered the first time it is posted. The Company may sell the shares and retain the proceeds of untraceable shareholders if
- within 12 years the Company declares dividend three times but were unclaimed by the shareholder; and
- After the 12 years period, the Company publishes a Notice that it intend to sell the shares and notify the relevant overseas securities governing authority accordingly.
Chapter 16 Appointment of Accountancy Firm
Article 166 | An independent CPA established according | to applicable provisions shall | be | appointed by |
the Company, responsible for the annual audit of financial statements and other | reports. | |||
The first accounting firm of the Company, | can be appointed by the meeting | of founders | ||
before the first annual meeting. Its term | shall end on the conclusion | of the first annual | ||
meeting. |
The board of directors can exercise the powers mentioned above if the meeting of founders fails to exercise such power.
Article 167 The appointment term of the CPA begins and ends between each two annual meetings.
Article 168 The CPA so appointed shall:
- Have an immediate access to review books, records or vouchers at the Company, and shall
have the right to | require the submission of | supporting documents | and information | by | |
the directors, managers or other senior officials; | |||||
(2) Have the right to | require the Company to take | all reasonable measures | to | obtain all material | |
or information from its subsidiaries which | deems necessary for | the | performance of | its | |
duties; |
- Have the right to appear at the general meetings, and have access to the notification or others relevant to which any shareholder is the recipient, and comments on issues associated with its duties as CPA at any of such meetings.
Article | 169 | The Board of Directors can appoint another | accounting firm | to | the | post | left | vacant | by | the | ||||||||||
CPA before a general meeting. During such vacancy, however, | if | there | are | other | existing | |||||||||||||||
CPA still serving | the | Company | during | the | period, | it shall | continue | in | the | performance | of | |||||||||
its duties. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 170 | Notwithstanding | any letter | of | engagement | entered | into with | CPA, | the | general | meeting | |||||||||
shall, through | an | ordinary | resolution, have the | right | to remove | CPA | from | the post | before | |||||||||||
the expiry of its terms. | If the accounting | firm | so removed | shall | be entitled | to claim | against | |||||||||||||
the Company for damages in respect of such removal, such | entitlement | shall | not | be | ||||||||||||||||
prejudiced thereby. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Article | 171 | The general meeting | determines the remunerations | of CPA | or | the | way | such | remunerations |
are fixed. The board shall determine the remunerations of the CPA it appointed.
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Article 172 The general meeting determines the appointment, removal or discontinuing of the appointment of CPA of the Company, and it shall file with the competent authority under the State Council.
The following applies when the general meeting determines to appoint a non-serving
auditor to fill the vacancy, reappoint an auditor appointed by the board to fill the vacancy, or remove an auditor from its post before the expiry of its terms:
(1) | The auditor to be appointed, removed or departed before the end | of the | fiscal year shall |
be copied of such resolution before the notice of the general | meeting | is issued. Such | |
departure includes dismissal, resignation and retirement. |
- The following applies when the outgoing auditor represents in writing and requires that shareholders shall be informed of such representation, unless such representation is received by the Company too lately.
1. The notice to shareholders regarding the resolutions determined shall state that the outgoing auditor has made a representation;
2. Any shareholder who has access to the notice to the general meeting shall be copied of such representation.
- Auditor shall have the right to require a presentation of such statement at the general
meeting if the Company fails to deliver the notice in | accordance with the two |
clauses above. An appealing mechanism is also in place in this | case. |
- The outgoing auditor shall have the right to appear at:
- The general meeting in which its term is about to expire;
- The general meeting convened to appoint another auditor to its post to fill the vacancy due to its dismissal;
- The general meeting convened to appoint another auditor to its post to fill the vacancy due to its resignation;
Any of the notice of above meetings or relevant information shall be received by the outgoing auditor who shall have the right to address the meeting regarding the issues associated with such former auditor.
Article 173 CPA shall receive a prior notice for such removal or discontinuing its appointment. CPA shall have the right to be heard in the general meeting. CPA, when submitting its resignation, shall address to the general meeting for any inappropriate events at the Company (if any).
Such resignation can be submitted by a notice made available at the registered address of the
Company. Such resignation becomes effective on the date such notice is made available or the date specified therein, whichever is later. Such notice shall include:
- A statement that in CPA's opinion there are no events associated with such resignation that should be addressed to shareholders or creditors, or
(2) | A statement that regarding any events associated with such resignation that should |
be addressed. |
The competent authority shall be sent a copy of the notice mentioned above within fourteen days upon the receipt of such notice at the Company. The duplicates of the statements in such
notice mentioned in Clause 2 above shall be made available at the Company, for shareholders' review. The Company shall also deliver the duplicate of such
statement to any of the overseas shareholders, using a postage-paid mail service, based on the registered address in the register of shareholders.
If such notice contains a statement concerning any | associated events that | should | be | |
addressed, CPA shall have the right to request that | an | extraordinary general | meeting | be |
called by the Board of Directors for its account of the associated | events. |
Chapter 17 Labor Management and Trade Union
Article 174 The Company-level institutions in such | aspects | as | labor, | personnel, | compensations, | |
benefits and social insurance are established | in | accordance with | the laws | and | ||
administrative rules and regulations in China. |
Article 175 Management at each level is engaged by the Company. Workers are employed on a contractual basis. Staffing and placement are made at its own discretion. Management and workers can be dismissed as per the applicable administrative rules and regulations and the contract.
Article 176 Based on the profits and to the extent allowed by applicable administrative rules and regulations, the Company shall have the final say on the compensations and benefits of management at each level and workers.
Article 177 The medical insurance, pension insurance and unemployment insurance are purchased for management and workers following the applicable administrative rules and regulations promulgated by the central government and local government of China. The Company shall implement the laws, administrative rules, regulations and provisions in respect of the insurance and labour protection of retired or unemployed workers.
Article 178 | As per the Trade Union Law | of the Peoples Republic of China, staff shall | have the | rights |
to | establish a trade union | at the Company and sponsor activities | accordingly. | The |
Company shall provide the necessary environment for Trade Union activities. |
The Company shall allocate to the union for its consumption according to the Rules and Laws of
China for the union to carry out its activities.
Chapter 18 Merger and Division of the Company
Article 179 | Merger or division of the Company shall, | be | proposed by | the Board | of Directors | and be | |||||||
approved | in accordance | with | the | Articles | of Association and complete the reviewing and | ||||||||
approval | procedures. Shareholders | opposing | such | merger | or | division | shall | have | the right | ||||
to require | the | acquisition | of | their | shares | at | a | fair | price | by | the Company | or shareholders | |
upholding such | merger or | division. A special | document shall be prepared for such merger | ||||||||||
or division resolution for shareholders' | review, | and | delivered | to | foreign | capital | |||||||
shareholders whose shares are listed in Hong Kong using a mail service. |
Article 180 Merger may take the form of a merger or consolidation.
Each party involved shall enter into | an | agreement regarding such merger. A balance | sheet | ||
and inventory of properties shall be | prepared | accordingly. The | Company shall | notify | |
creditors of such merger within | ten | days upon | the determination | and announce | such |
merger in newspaper for at least three times within thirty days.
Credits and debts attributable to the parties hereto shall be taken or assumed by the company surviving such merger or the new company thus established.
Article 181 After a division of | the | Company, | a | division of | the properties | shall | be | conducted | |
accordingly by the Company. | |||||||||
Each | party | involved | shall | enter into | an | agreement | regarding such | division. | A balance |
sheet | and | inventory | of properties shall | be prepared accordingly. | The | Company shall |
notify creditors of such division within ten days upon the determination and announce
such division in newspaper for at least three times within thirty days.
As per | the | agreement entered into, debts attributable | to the | Company | before | the | division | ||
shall be assumed by the companies thereby established. | |||||||||
Article 182 Changes | in | registration | matters (if any) after such | merger | or | division | shall | be | filed with |
the registrar. | Registration | of cancellation of Company | registration | shall | be completed for a |
dissolved company and registration of incorporation shall be completed for newly established companies.
Chapter 19 Dissolution and Liquidation of the Company
Article 183 The dissolution and liquidation process initiates upon the occurrence of any of the followings:
- The Company is dissolved as per the resolution approved by the general meeting;
- The Company is dissolved as a result of merger or dissolution;
- The Company is declared bankrupt for not being able to repay the debts due;
- The Company is ordered to close due to its violation of applicable laws or administrative rules or regulations.
Article 184 A liquidation committee shall be formed within fifteen days upon the dissolution of the Company as per Clause 1 above. Its members shall be designated by the general meeting through an ordinary resolution.
A liquidation committee shall be formed for | the | Company | dissolved | as | per | Clause | 3 | |||||||
above. Its members shall be designated | by | the | court | as | per | applicable | laws, | including | ||||||
shareholders, competent authorities and professionals. | ||||||||||||||
A liquidation committee shall be | formed | for | the | Company | dissolved | as | per | Clause | 4 | |||||
above. Its | members | shall | be designated | by | the | competent | authority, | including | ||||||
shareholders, competent authorities and professionals. | ||||||||||||||
Article 185 | When the | Company | is determined | by the Board | of Directors | to | go | into | liquidation | (except | ||||
that due to a declared bankruptcy of the Company), it shall be declared | in the notice of a | |||||||||||||
extraordinary general | meeting | that | the | board has | a | comprehensive | understanding | of | the | |||||
status of the Company, and that the Company shall be able to repay all of its debts within twelve | ||||||||||||||
months upon the initiation of the liquidation. |
The Board of Directors shall cease its powers or authorities upon the determination of liquidation by the general meeting.
The liquidation committee shall, based on the instructions of the general meeting, submit report to the meeting at least once a year, including such items as income and expense, the status of the business and liquidation at the Company. A final report shall be submitted to the meeting upon the conclusion of the process.
Article 186Creditors shall be informed of the establishment of the committee within ten days. Such establishment shall be announced in newspaper for at least three times within sixty days. Registration of claims shall be performed by the committee.
Article 187 During the process, the committee shall have the following right and duties:
(1) Produce an inventory of properties and balance sheet;
- Have the creditors informed or posted;
- Handle and clear up all pending businesses;
- Repay all taxes owed;
- Clear up all credits and debts;
- Dispose of the properties less the debts owed;
- Get involved in civil proceedings in the Company's name.
Article | 188 | A liquidation plan shall be formed | by the committee after | the | clearing up of the | properties | ||
and preparation of balance | sheet | and | inventory of properties. | Such plan | shall | be submitted | ||
to the general meeting or competent authority for confirmation. | ||||||||
Article | 189 | Liquidation cost including remuneration if members of | the | committee | and | their | advisers | |
shall be paid out if the assets of the Company in priority to the debts of creditors. | ||||||||
Article | 190 | Properties of the Company | shall be used | for the repayment | in the following | order: |
- Liquidation cost;
- Labor cost and insurance charge;
- Taxes owed;
- Debts.
The properties after the repayment of above items shall be allocated among shareholders based on the category and ratio of their respective subscriptions. Unless with the approval of the Liquidation Committee nobody shall dispose of the Company's assets once a resolution to liquidate has been passed.
New operations are not allowed during the liquidation period.
Article | 191 | Liquidation | Committee | members should act | in | good | faith | according to law. They shall | ||||||
not receive bribes or | other | unlawful income | or | expropriate | asset | of the | Company. | If | they | |||||
wilfully or due to serious default cause loss to conditions, they are liable to compensate. | ||||||||||||||
Article | 192 | During | the | check of | the properties | and the | preparation | of | balance | sheet | and | inventory | of | |
properties | of | the Company which goes liquidation | due to | the | dissolution, | the | committee | |||||||
shall | file | an | immediate request for declared bankruptcy with | the | court | when | the | properties | ||||||
are found | not | enough | to | cover the | debts. | The | committee | shall | pass the | liquidation | matters | |||
on to the court which determines the declared bankruptcy of the Company. | ||||||||||||||
Article | 193 The | committee shall produce a | liquidation | report | and | the | income | and | expenditure | |||||
statements and financial books during the | process upon | the | conclusion | of the | liquidation. | |||||||||
Such reports, | statements | and | books | shall | receive | a verification | by | the | certified | accountant |
in China, and be submitted to the general meeting or competent authority for confirmation.
The committee shall, within 30 days upon the confirmation by the general meeting or competent authority, file such reports, statements and books with the registrar for the registration of cancellation. The cancellation shall be announced.
Chapter 20 Procedures for the Amendment of the Articles of Association
Article 194 The Articles of Association of the Company may be amended in accordance with the
provisions of laws, administrative rules and the Articles of Association.
Article 195 The following procedures shall be followed when any amendment is to be made to the Articles of Association:
- Prepare a revision proposal by the Board of Directors through a resolution based on the Articles of Association;
- Inform shareholders of such proposal and organize a general meeting for voting;
- The revisions proposed at the general meeting shall be made by way of special
resolution. | |||||||||||
Article 196 | Any such | amendment associated | with | the | Mandatory | Provisions becomes | effective | upon | |||
the | approval | by | the | approval authority | authorized | by the | State | Council and | China | ||
Securities Regulatory | Commission. | Any | associated registration | matters | shall | be registered | |||||
in accordance with the laws. |
Chapter 21 Notices
Article 197 Unless | otherwise | specified | herein, | any | notices, | documents | or | written | statements | |||||||||||
addressed to the foreign capital shareholders | shall | be | served | in | person | or by | a | postage- | ||||||||||||
paid | letter | based | on | their | respective | registered | address. | For | shareholders | who | do | not | ||||||||
register their addresses or who give wrong address the | notice | will | be | deemed | record | if | the | |||||||||||||
Company | post | up | the notice | at | its | legal | address | for | 24 | hours. | Domestic | capital | ||||||||
shareholders will | be deemed | to | receive | the | notice | if | the | Company | publish | the | notice | in | ||||||||
one | or | more | newspapers | prescribed | by | the | Securities | Management | Department | of | the | |||||||||
State Council. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Article 198 The notice to be | delivered | using a | postage-paid | service | shall | state | clearly | the | ||||||||||||
address. The notice is deemed delivered when the | envelope | containing | such | notice | is | put | ||||||||||||||
into the mailbox, and deemed to be received 5 days after the posting. |
Article 199 Any Notice, domestic, information or written statements, sent by the shareholders or the Articles to the Company may be sent by hand or by registered post to the legal address of the Company or sent by hand or by registered to the registered agent of the Company.
To prove the sending of notices, documents, information or written statements as aforesaid, the shareholders or Directors must provide evidence of that the same had been sent by prepaid posts to the correct addresses.
Chapter 22 Settlement of Disputes
Article 200 The following rules on the settlement of disputes apply to the Company:
(1) | Any disputes or claims associated | with the | matters | of | the Company | based | on | the rights | ||||||
or obligations | outlined in | the | Articles | of | Association, | the | Companies Law | and | ||||||
other applicable laws and administrative rules and regulations between foreign capital | ||||||||||||||
shareholders, | between | foreign | capital | shareholders | and | the | directors, | supervisors, | ||||||
manager | and | other | senior | officials, | between | foreign | capital | shareholders | and | |||||
shareholders in China shall be settled through | arbitration. | |||||||||||||
Any of such disputes or claims submitted | for | arbitration | shall be submitted as a | |||||||||||
whole. The Company | or | the | directors, | supervisors, | manager | and | other | senior | ||||||
officials at the Company shall honor the | arbitral | award | when the Company or such | |||||||||||
directors, | supervisors, | managers | and other | senior | officials | is/are | involved | in | the | |||||
case based on the same cause of actions | or | whose | involvement is | mandatory | for | the | ||||||||
settlement of such disputes or claims. | ||||||||||||||
Any disputes associated with the definition | of | shareholders | or | register of | shareholders | |||||||||
can be settled without the aid of | arbitration. |
- The parties hereto can choose to go to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration
Committee for arbitration based on its arbitration rules, or with Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre based on its administered arbitration rules. The arbitration organization selected by the party escalating the case for arbitration shall have the jurisdiction over the disputes or claims.
If the | escalating | party | chooses | to | go | with Hong | Kong | International | Arbitration | ||
Centre, | either party | hereto can | petition | for | arbitration | in | Shenzhen | based | on | the | |
administered arbitration rules of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. | |||||||||||
(3) | Unless | otherwise | specified | in | applicable | laws | and | administrative | rules | or | |
regulations in case | of | (1), | the laws | of | the | People's | Republic of China | shall | govern | ||
the arbitration-based settlement of disputes or claims under Clause 1 above. |
- The award of above-mentioned arbitration organ is final and binding upon both parties hereto.
Chapter 23 Supplementary Provisions
Article | 201 | Notices required under these Articles should | be published | in | newspaper prescribed | by the | ||||
Laws | of | China. If under these Articles, notice | should | also | be | published | in Hong | Kong | ||
then | in | addition, the notices should be published | in the | GEM | Board website | of the | Hong | |||
Kong Stock Exchange. | ||||||||||
Article | 202 | These Articles have one Chinese and one English version. In case of conflict, the |
Chinese version shall prevail. | |||
Article 203 | The following terms shall have the following meanings :- | ||
[Board of Directors] | The Board of Directors of the Company | ||
[Chairman | of the Board] | The Company's Chairman of Board of | |
Directors | |||
[Directors] | Directors of the Company | ||
[Legal address] | Launch Industrial Park , No. 4012 North of | ||
Wuhe Road Bantian Street, Longgang | |||
District, Shenzhen, People's Republic of | |||
China | |||
[RMB] | The legal currency of China | ||
[Company | Secretary] | Company Secretary appointed by the Board | |
Directors | |||
[Stock Exchange of Hong Kong] Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited | |||
[Country] | ﹑[China] | People's Republic of China |
Accounting firm mentioned in the Articles have the same meaning as [Auditor]
Article 204 Subject to the laws of China and the administrative regulations the Board of Directors has the right to to interpret these Articles.
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