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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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Air China Ld | LSE:AIRC | London | Ordinary Share | CNE1000001S0 | H SHS CNY1 |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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0.00 | 0.00% | 78.8045 | 0.00 | 01:00:00 |
Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
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Air Transport, Scheduled | 140.73B | -1.05B | -0.2112 | -3.73 | 3.91B |
TIDMAIRC
RNS Number : 3746P
Air China Ld
31 August 2017
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AIR CHINA LIMITED
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00753)
(1) PROPOSED AMMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION;
AND
(2) PROPOSED AMMENTS TO THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS AND THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PROPOSED AMMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
According to the "Notice of Accelerating the Inclusion of General Provisions into the Articles of
Association of Central Level State-Owned Enterprises for Party Building" (
) (Guo Zi Dang Wei Dang Jian [2017] No. 1) and
the Company's actual operational demands, the board of directors (the "Board") of Air China Limited (the "Company") has resolved to propose to the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") certain amendments to the articles of association of the Company (the "Articles of Association").
The amendments to the Articles of Association include, among others, (i) the incorporation of provisions concerning Party building into the Articles of Association, which include the overall requirements for Party building works; (ii) a further refinement of the composition of the Board according to the Company's actual demands of operational decision-making; and (iii) the establishment of the position of one employee representative director. The full text of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association is set out in Appendix I to this announcement.
The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association are subject to approval by the Shareholders by way of special resolution at a general meeting of the Company.
PROPOSED AMMENTS TO THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS AND THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
In light of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association, the Board has resolved to propose to the Shareholders certain amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meetings and the Rules and Procedures of Meetings of the Board of the Company, so as to align with the Articles of Association. The full texts of the proposed amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meetings and the Rules and Procedures of Meetings of the Board are set out in Appendices II and III to this announcement, respectively.
The proposed amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meetings and the Rules and Procedures of Meetings of the Board are subject to approval by the Shareholders by way of special resolution at a general meeting of the Company.
SHAREHOLDERS' CIRCULAR
A circular containing, among other things, details of: (i) the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association; and (ii) the proposed amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meetings and the Rules and Procedures of Meetings of the Board, will be despatched to the Shareholders in due course.
By Order of the Board
Air China Limited
Zhou Feng Tam Shuit Mui
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 30 August 2017
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Cao Jianxiong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. John Robert Slosar, Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu, Mr. Wang Xiaokang*, Mr. Liu Deheng*, Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung* and Mr. Li Dajin*.
* Independent non-executive director of the Company
Appendix I Proposed Amendments to the Articles of Association
Set out below are the details of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association. The revisions have been underlined (if applicable) for the convenience of perusal.
Existing Articles Revised Articles ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------- CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Article 8 Article 8 The "other management personnel" The "other management personnel" referred to in these Articles referred to in these Articles of Association mean the board of Association mean the board secretary, chief accountant, secretary, chief accountant, chief pilot and other management chief pilot, general legal personnel appointed by the counsel and other management board of directors of the personnel appointed by the Company. board of directors of the Company. ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Article 11 According to the Constitution of the Communist Party of China, the Company shall establish an organization of the Communist Party of China. The Party committee shall perform the core leading and political functions, control the directions, manage the situation and ensure the implementation. The Company shall set up the working organs of the Party, which shall be equipped with sufficient personnel to handle Party affairs and provided with sufficient funds to operate the Party organization. ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------- CHAPTER 8: SHAREHOLDERS' CHAPTER 8: SHAREHOLDERS' GENERAL MEETINGS GENERAL MEETINGS ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Article 61 Article 612 The shareholders' general The shareholders' general meeting shall have the following meeting shall have the following functions and powers: functions and powers: (1) to decide on the Company's (1) to decide on the Company's operational policies and operational policies and investment plans; investment plans; ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- (2) to elect and replace (2) to elect and replace directors and to decide on directors (excluding the matters relating to the remuneration employee representative director) of directors; and to decide on matters relating to the remuneration of directors; (3) to elect and replace supervisors appointed from (3) to elect and replace personnel who are not representatives supervisors appointed from of the employees and to decide personnel who are not representatives on matters relating to the of the employees and to decide remuneration of supervisors; on matters relating to the ...... remuneration of supervisors; ...... -------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- CHAPTER 10 THE PARTY COMMITTEE -------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Article 106 The Company shall establish the Party committee. The Party committee is comprised of one secretary and several other members. The positions of Chairman and the secretary of the Party committee shall be assumed by the same person in principle, and a full-time deputy secretary of the Party committee shall be appointed to take charge of the Party building work. Eligible members of the Party committee are entitled to be admitted to the board of directors, the supervisory committee, and the management through legal
procedures, and eligible Party members from the board of directors, the supervisory committee, and the management are entitled to be admitted to the Party committee in accordance with relevant rules and procedures. Meanwhile, a discipline inspection committee shall be established in accordance with appropriate requirements. -------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 107 The Party committee of the Company shall perform its duties by the internal laws and regulations of the Party such as the Constitution of the Communist Party of China: (1) To guarantee and supervise the Company's implementation of policies and guidelines of the Party and the State, implement major strategic decisions of the Central Committee of the Party and the State Council, as well as make deployment for the relevant material works of the Party committee of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and the superior Party organisation. (2) To adhere to the principle of the Party exercising leadership over cadres, the selection of management by the board of directors, and the exercise of power as regards the right of cadres' appointment by the management in accordance with laws. The Party committee shall deliberate and give opinions on the candidates nominated by the board of directors or the general manager, or recommend nominees to the board of directors or the general manager. The Party committee of the Company, together with the board of directors, shall observe the proposed candidates and give opinions collectively. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- (3) To study and discuss the Company's material matters on its reform, development and stability, as well as major issues relating to the Company's operation and management and to the interests of the staff, and propose opinions and suggestions thereon. (4) To assume full responsibility for enforcing the strict discipline of the Party. Leading the Company's ideological and political work, the front unification work, building of spiritual civilization as well as building of corporate culture, and lead mass organizations such as the labour union and the Communist Youth League. Playing a leading role in the construction of the Party's working style and a clean and honest government, and support the disciplinary committee in fulfilling its responsibility of supervision in practice. ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- CHAPTER 10 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAPTER 101 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Article 105 Article 1058 The Company shall have a The Company shall have a board of directors. The board board of directors. The board of directors shall consist of directors shall consist of 12 directors, at least of 7 to 13 directors, at half of which shall be outside least half of which shall directors (those who do not be outside directors (those assume any position within who do not assume any position the Company), and of which within the Company), and more than four shall be independent of which at least 1/3 of directors (meaning directors the overall directors more who are independent of the than four shall be independent Company's shareholders and directors (meaning directors do not hold offices within who are independent of the the Company). At least one Company's shareholders and independent director shall do not hold offices within have appropriate professional the Company). At least one qualification, or expertise independent director shall in accounting or related have an appropriate professional financial management. qualification or expertise in accounting or related financial management; the board of directors shall The board of directors shall have one (1) employee representative have one (1) Chairman and director. one (1) Deputy Chairman. The board of directors shall have one (1) Chairman and one (1) Deputy Chairman. ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 106 Article 1069 Directors shall be elected Directors (excludin g th at the shareholders' general e employee representative meeting each for a term of director) shall be elected three (3) years (starting at the shareholders' general from the election date to meeting and the employee the date on which a new board representative director shall of directors is elected at be elected or dismissed by a shareholders' general meeting). the employee representative At the expiry of a director's meeting each for a term of term, the term is renewable three (3) years (starting upon re- election, provided from the election date to that the term of reappointment the date on which a new board of an independent director of directors is elected at
shall not be more than six a shareholders' general meeting). (6) years. At the expiry of a director's term, the term is renewable upon re- election, provided that the term of reappointment of an independent director shall not be more than six If the term of office of (6) years. a director expires but re- election is not made promptly, If the term of office of the said director shall continue a director expires but re- fulfilling the duties as election is not made promptly, a director under relevant the said director shall continue laws, administrative regulations, fulfilling the duties as departmental rules and the a director under relevant Articles of Association until laws, administrative regulations, a new director is elected. departmental rules and the Articles of Association until The list of candidates for a new director is elected. directors shall be submitted in the form of a motion to The list of candidates for a shareholders' general meeting directors (excluding the for consideration. Candidates employee representative director) other than those for independent shall be submitted in the directors shall be nominated form of a motion to a shareholders' by the board of directors, general meeting for consideration. supervisory committee or Candidates other than those shareholder(s) holding, alone for independent directors or together, more than three and the employee representative percent (3%) of the total director shall be nominated amount of voting shares in by the board of directors, the Company and elected at supervisory committee or the shareholders' general shareholder(s) holding, alone meeting. or together, more than three percent (3%) of the total amount of voting shares in the Company and elected at the shareholders' general meeting. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- A written notice of the intention A written notice of the intention to propose a person for election to propose a person for election as a director and a notice as a director (excluding in writing by that person the employee representative indicating his acceptance director) and a notice in of such election shall have writing by that person indicating been given to the Company his acceptance of such election seven (7) days before the shall have been given to date of such shareholders' the Company seven (7) days general meeting. The shortest before the date of such shareholders' notice period for such written general meeting. The shortest notice shall be 7 days. notice period for such written notice shall be 7 days. ....... ....... -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 107 Article 10710 The following procedures The following procedures shall be carried out prior shall be carried out prior to the election of the non-independent to the election of the non-independent directors: directors: (1) The nominator of a candidate (1) The nominator of a candidate for the non-independent directors for the non-independent directors shall seek the consent of shall seek the consent of such candidate prior to nomination such candidate prior to nomination and shall have a full understanding and shall have a full understanding towards the profession, education, towards the profession, education, job position, detailed working job position, detailed working experience and all other experience and all other positions held concurrently positions held concurrently as well as preparing written as well as preparing written materials containing the materials containing the said information to the Company. said information to the Company. Candidates shall undertake Candidates shall undertake to the Company in writing to the Company in writing that they have agreed to that they have agreed to accept the nomination and accept the nomination and that all disclosed information that all disclosed information relating to them are true relating to them are true and complete and shall guarantee and complete and shall guarantee that they will conscientiously that they will conscientiously perform the director's responsibilities perform the director's responsibilities after being elected. after being elected. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (2) If the nomination of (2) If the nomination of a candidate for the non- a candidate for the non- independent directors is independent directors is taken place before the board taken place before the board meeting of the Company was meeting of the Company was convened and if the applicable convened and if the applicable law, regulations and/or the law, regulations and/or the relevant listing rules contain relevant listing rules contain relevant provisions, the relevant provisions, the written materials concerning written materials concerning the nominee set out in subparagraph the nominee set out in subparagraph (1) of this Article shall (1) of this Article shall be publicly announced together be publicly announced together with the resolutions of the with the resolutions of the board of directors in accordance board of directors in accordance with such provisions. with such provisions. (3) If a shareholder holding, (3) If a shareholder holding, alone or together, more than alone or together, more than three percent (3%) of the three percent (3%) of the total voting shares of the total voting shares of the Company proposes an ex tempore Company proposes an ex tempore motion on the election of motion on the election of non-independent directors non-independent directors at the shareholders' general (excludin g th e employee meeting of the Company, the representative director) written notice specifying at the shareholders' general the intention to propose meeting of the Company, the a person for election as written notice specifying a director and the willingness the intention to propose of the nominee to accept a person for election as nomination together with a director and the willingness the written materials and of the nominee to accept undertakings containing such nomination together with particulars of the nominee the written materials and as set out in subparagraph undertakings containing such (1) of this Article shall particulars of the nominee be despatched to the Company as set out in subparagraph within ten (10) days prior (1) of this Article shall to the shareholders' general be despatched to the Company meeting. Such notice shall within ten (10) days prior commence no earlier than to the shareholders' general the day after the despatch meeting. Such notice shall of the notice of the meeting commence no earlier than for the election of directors the day after the despatch and end no later than seven of the notice of the meeting
(7) days before the date for the election of directors of such meeting. and end no later than seven (7) days prior to the date of such meeting. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 108 Article 10811 At a shareholders' general At a shareholders' general meeting, the cumulative voting meeting, the cumulative voting system shall be adopted for system shall be adopted for voting on the motions for voting on the motions for the election of directors. the election of directors In other words, when electing (excludin g th e employee two or more directors at representative director). a shareholders' general meeting, In other words, when electing the number of voting rights two or more directors at carried by each of the shares a shareholders' general meeting, held by a voting shareholder the number of voting rights is the same as the number carried by each of the shares of directors to be elected held by a voting shareholder such that a shareholder may is the same as the number exercise the voting rights of directors to be elected in a way to concentrate all such that a shareholder may his votes on a particular exercise the voting rights candidate or to spread his in a way to concentrate all votes on several candidates. his votes on a particular candidate or to spread his votes on several candidates. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 113 The board of directors shall make inquiries with the Party committee before making decisions on major issues of the Company. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 115 Article 1159 The Chairman of the board The Chairman of the board of directors shall exercise of directors shall exercise the following powers: the following powers: (1) to preside over shareholders' (1) to preside over shareholders' general meetings and to convene general meetings and to convene and preside over meetings and preside over meetings of the board of directors; of the board of directors; (2) to check on the implementation (2) to check on the implementation of resolutions passed by of resolutions passed by the board of directors at the board of directors at directors' meetings; directors' meetings; (3) to sign the securities (3) to sign the securities certificates issued by the certificates issued by the Company; Company; (4) to exercise other powers (4) to convene Chairman's conferred by the board of office meeting; directors. (5) to exercise other powers conferred by the board of directors. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- The vice chairman of the The vice chairman of the board of directors shall board of directors shall assist the chairman of the assist the chairman of the board of directors with his/her board of directors with his/her duties. Should the chairman duties. Should the chairman of the board of directors of the board of directors be unable to perform or fail be unable to perform or fail to perform his/her duties, to perform his/her duties, the vice chairman of the the vice chairman of the board of directors shall board of directors shall perform the said duties. perform the said duties. Should the vice chairman Should the vice chairman of the board of directors of the board of directors be unable to perform or fail be unable to perform or fail to perform his/her duties, to perform his/her duties, a director jointly elected a director jointly elected by more than half of the by more than half of the number of Directors shall number of Directors shall perform the said duties. perform the said duties. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 118 Article 11822 All the executive and outside All the executive and outside directors must be notified directors must be notified about the important matters about the important matters that shall be decided by that shall be decided by the board of directors within the board of directors within the time limit stipulated the time limit stipulated in Article 116 of these Articles in Article 11720 of these of Association and sufficient Articles of Association and materials shall be provided sufficient materials shall at the same time in strict be provided at the same time compliance with the required in strict compliance with procedures. Directors may the required procedures. request for supplementary Directors may request for information. If more than supplementary information. one-fourth of the directors If more than one-fourth of or more than two outside the directors or more than directors consider that the two outside directors consider materials provided are not that the materials provided sufficient or supporting are not sufficient or supporting arguments are not clear, arguments are not clear, they may jointly propose they may jointly propose to postpone the meeting or to postpone the meeting or defer the discussion of certain defer the discussion of certain matters on the agenda of matters on the agenda of the meeting and the board the meeting and the board of directors shall accept of directors shall accept such proposal. such proposal. Notice of a meeting shall Notice of a meeting shall be deemed to have been given be deemed to have been given to any director who attends to any director who attends the meeting without protesting the meeting without protesting against, before or at its against, before or at its commencement, any lack of commencement, any lack of notice. notice. Any regular or ad hoc meeting Any regular or ad hoc meeting of the board of directors of the board of directors may be held by way of telephone may be held by way of telephone conferencing or similar communication conferencing or similar communication equipment so long as all equipment so long as all directors participating in directors participating in the meeting can clearly hear the meeting can clearly hear and communicate with each and communicate with each other. All such directors other. All such directors shall be deemed to be present shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting. in person at the meeting. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 124 Article 1248 Subject to all relevant laws Subject to all relevant laws and administrative regulations, and administrative regulations, the shareholders' general the shareholders' general
meeting may remove by any meeting may remove by any director an ordinary resolution director (excluding the employee before the expiration of representative director) his term of office. However, an ordinary resolution before the director's right to claim the expiration of his term for damages arising from of office. However, the director's his removal shall not be right to claim for damages affected thereby. arising from his removal shall not be affected thereby. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 125 Article 1259 A director may resign prior A director may resign prior to the expiration of his to the expiration of his term of office. If a director term of office. If a director resigns from his office, resigns from his office, he shall submit a written he shall submit a written report of his resignation report of his resignation to the board of directors. to the board of directors. Independent directors shall Independent directors shall explain the circumstances explain the circumstances which are relevant to his which are relevant to his resignation and which in resignation and which in his opinion are necessary his opinion are necessary to bring to the attention to bring to the attention of the shareholders and creditors of the shareholders and creditors of the Company. of the Company. If the resignation of a director will result in the board If the resignation of a director of directors of the Company will result in the board having less than the statutory of directors of the Company minimum number of directors, having less than the statutory then such director's report minimum number of directors, of resignation shall only then such director's report take effect after a new independent of resignation shall only director has been appointed take effect after a new independent to fill the vacancy so caused director has been appointed by his resignation. The board to fill the vacancy so caused of directors shall convene by his resignation. The board an ad hoc meeting as soon of directors The Company as possible during its remaining shall convene an ad hoc meeting term to elect a director or employee representative to fill up the vacancy arising meeting as soon as possible from the resignation of the during its remaining term director. Before a decision to elect a director to fill is made at the shareholders' up the vacancy arising from general meeting regarding the resignation of the director. the election of the director, Before a decision is made the functions and powers at the shareholders' general of the resigning director meeting or the employee representative and the remaining board of meeting regarding the election director shall be restricted of the director, the functions to a reasonable extent. and powers of the resigning director and the remaining ...... board of director shall be restricted to a reasonable extent. ...... -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 135 Article 1359 A director or senior management A director or other senior personnel other than the management president or chief financial personnel other than the officer of the Company may president or chief financial also act as the secretary officer of the Company may of the board of directors. also act as the secretary The certified public accounting of the board of directors. firm which has been appointed The certified public accounting by the Company to act as firm which has been appointed its auditors shall not act by the Company to act as as the secretary of the board its auditors shall not act of directors. as the secretary of the board of directors. Where the office of secretary Where the office of secretary is held concurrently by a is held concurrently by a director, and an act is required director, and an act is required to be done by a director to be done by a director and a secretary separately, and a secretary separately, the person who holds the the person who holds the office of director and secretary office of director and secretary may not perform the act in may not perform the act in a dual capacity. a dual capacity. -------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
Appendix II
Proposed Amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meetings
Set out below are the details of amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Shareholders' Meetings and revisions have been underlined (if applicable) for the convenience of perusal.
Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 16 Article 16 The powers exercisable by The powers exercisable by a general meeting are as a general meeting are as follows: follows: (1) to decide on the Company's (1) to take a decision on business policy and investment the Company's business policy plans; and investment plans; (2) to elect and replace (2) to elect and replace directors and to decide on directors (excluding the matters relating to the remuneration employee representative director) of directors;...... and to decide on matters relating to the remuneration of directors;...... -------------------------------------------- Article 20 Article 20 In order to guarantee the In order to guarantee the stabilisation of the investment stabilisation of the investment policies of the Company and operation policies of the to increase the daily operation Company, and to increase efficiency, the decision-making the daily operation efficiency, and approval authority of the relevant decision-making the Company in relation to and approval authority of investment projects are as the Company in relation to follows: ...... investment projects are as follows: ...... -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 21 Article 21 The board of directors shall The board of directors shall be authorized by the shareholders' be authorized by the shareholders' general meetings to dispose general meetings to dispose of any fixed assets of the of any fixed assets of the Company where the estimated Company where the estimated value of the consideration value of the consideration for the proposed disposal for the proposed disposal and the value of the consideration and the value of the consideration for any such disposal of for any such disposal of any fixed assets of the Company any fixed assets of the Company that has been completed in that has been completed in the period of four (4) months the period of four (4) months immediately preceding the immediately preceding the proposed disposal, on an proposed disposal, on an
aggregate basis exceeds 33% aggregate basis exceeds 33% of the value of the Company's of the value of the Company's fixed assets as shown in fixed assets as shown in the latest balance sheet the latest balance sheet which was considered at a which was considered at a shareholders' general meeting. shareholders' general meeting. If the above-mentioned ratio If the above-mentioned ratio is lower than 0.2%, shareholders' is lower than 0.2%, shareholders' general meetings shall authorise general meetings shall authorise the principal's office meetings the president's office meetings to approve the disposal of to approve the disposal of such fixed assets. When what's such fixed assets excluding provided above is inconsistent disposals pertaining aircrafts, with that of the rules pertaining engines and basic infrastructures. listing of corporate securities When what's provided above of the securities exchange, is inconsistent with that the latter shall prevail. of the rules pertaining listing of corporate securities of the securities exchange, the latter shall prevail. The disposals of fixed assets provided in this article The disposals of fixed assets include acts of transferring provided in this article certain asset equities while include acts of transferring not include assurances based certain asset equities while on fixed assets. not include assurances based on fixed assets. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 34 Article 34 The list of candidates for The list of candidates for supervisors and directors supervisors and directors shall be submitted to the shall be submitted to the shareholders' general meeting shareholders' general meeting in the form of a motion for in the form of motion for approval. approval. Candidates for directors Candidates for directors (excluding independent directors (excluding independent directors and employee representative and employee representative director, the same hereafter) director, the same hereafter) shall be nominated by the shall be nominated by the board of directors, the supervisory board of directors, the supervisory committee or shareholders committee or shareholders who individually or jointly who individually or jointly hold 3% or more of the Company's hold 3% or more of the Company's voting shares. The proposal voting shares. The proposal shall be submitted to the shall be submitted to the board of directors and will board of directors and will be announced after being be announced after being reviewed by the board of reviewed by the board of directors. directors. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 63 Article 63 At a shareholders' general At a shareholders' general meeting, the cumulative voting meeting, the cumulative voting system shall be adopted for system shall be adopted for voting on the motions for voting on the motions for election of directors and election of directors (excluding supervisors in compliance the employee representative with the articles of association director) and supervisors or resolutions of the shareholders' in accordance with the articles general meeting. of association or resolutions of the shareholders' general meeting. The above section means that, The above section means that, when electing directors or when electing two or more supervisors at a shareholders' directors or supervisors general meeting, the number at a shareholders' general of voting rights carried meeting, the number of voting by each of the shares held rights carried by each of by a voting shareholder is the shares held by a voting the same as the number of shareholder is the same as directors or supervisors the number of directors or to be elected such that a supervisors to be elected shareholder may exercise such that a shareholder may the voting rights in a way exercise the voting rights to concentrate all his votes in a way to concentrate all on a particular candidate. his votes on a particular candidate. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 66 Article 66 At a shareholders' general At a shareholders' general meeting, the cumulative voting meeting, the cumulative voting system shall be adopted for system shall be adopted for voting on the motions for voting on the motions for the election of directors. the election of directors The content of the cumulative (excluding the employee representative voting system is as follows: director). The main content ... of the cumulative voting system is as follows: ... --------------------------------------------
Appendix III
Proposed Amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Meetings of the Board of Directors
Set out below are the details of amendments to the Rules and Procedures of Meetings of the Board of Directors and revisions have been underlined (if applicable) for the convenience of perusal.
Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 3 Article 3 The composition of the board The composition of the board of directors should be in of directors should be in accordance with the Articles accordance with the Articles of association, including of association, including appropriate proportion of proper proportion of independent independent directors and directors and outside directors, outside directors. and employee representative director. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 4 Article 4 Directors shall be elected Directors (excluding the or changed at the shareholders' employee representative director) general meeting, each for shall be elected or changed a term of three (3) years. at the shareholders' general At the expiry of a director's meeting, and the employee term, the term is renewable representative director shall upon re-election, provided be elected or changed by that the term of reappointment the employee representative of an independent director meeting, each for a term shall not be more than six of three (3) years. At the (6) years. Shareholders' expiry of a director's term, general meeting shall not the term is renewable upon dismiss a director's office re-election, provided that without reason before the the term of reappointment expiry of a director's term. of an independent director A director's term starts shall not be more than six from the election date to (6) years. Directors shall the date on which a new board not be dismissed without of directors is elected at reason by a shareholders' a shareholders' general meeting. general meeting before the expiry of a director's term. A director's term starts
from the election date to the date on which a new board of directors is elected at a shareholders' general meeting. -------------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 6 Article 6 The board of directors shall The board of directors shall include one chairman and include one chairman and two vice chairmen, who are two vice chairmen, who are elected and removed by a elected and removed by a majority of directors. majority of directors. The Chairman of the board The Chairman of the board of directors shall exercise of directors shall exercise the following powers: the following powers: (1) to preside over shareholders' (1) to preside over shareholders' general meetings and to convene general meetings and to convene and preside over meetings and preside over meetings of the board of directors; of the board of directors; (2) to check on the implementation (2) to check on the implementation of resolutions passed by of resolutions passed by the board of directors at the board of directors at directors' meetings; directors' meetings; (3) to sign the securities (3) to sign the securities certificates issued by the certificates issued by the Company; Company; (4) to sign material documents (4) to sign material documents of the board of directors of the board of directors and other documents which and other documents which shall be signed by the legal shall be signed by the legal representative of the Company; representative of the Company; (5) to exercise power of (5) to exercise power of the legal representative the legal representative of the Company; of the Company; (6) to exercise special disposal (6) to exercise special disposal power as to the matters of power as to the matters of the company on the basis the company on the basis of complying with laws and of complying with laws and regulations and corporate regulations and corporate interests in the situation interests in the situation of force majeure such as of force majeure such as the occurrence of extraordinary the occurrence of extraordinary natural disaster; natural disaster; -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Existing Articles Revised Articles -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (7) to exercise other powers (7) to convene Chairman's conferred by the office meeting and Listen to reports on operation and management of the Company regularly or irregularly and conduct research on related issues; board of directors. (8) to exercise other powers conferred by the board of directors. The vice chairman shall assist The vice chairman shall assist the chairman in performing the chairman in performing his duties. If the chairman his duties. If the chairman is unable or fails to perform is unable or fails to perform his duties, such duties shall his duties, such duties shall be performed by the vice be performed by the vice chairman. In the event that chairman. In the event that the vice chairman is unable the vice chairman is unable or fails to perform his duties, or fails to perform his duties, a director shall be elected a director shall be elected jointly by a majority of jointly by a majority of the directors to perform the directors to perform such duties. such duties. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 11 Article 11 The approval authority of The approval authority of the board of directors in the board of directors in relation to the Company's relation to the decisions investment projects as follows: concerning transactions, ... investments and guarantees, etc. as to the decision making of investment programs of the Company is as follows: ... -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 13 The board of directors decides the establishment of the first-level management of the Company. -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Article 30 Article 301 Principle of democracy shall Principle of democracy shall be implemented throughout be implemented throughout the meetings of board of the meetings of the board directors when deciding the of directors when deciding resolutions. Opinions of the resolutions. Opinions each director shall be respected. of each director shall be respected. The secretary of the discipline inspection committee shall attend the meetings of the board of directors and the meetings of board committees with no right to vote. --------------------------------------------
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