CHONGQING RURAL COMMERCIAL BANK CO., LTD. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)
The board of directors (the "Board") of Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. -m_m
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general meeting (the "EGM") of the Bank held on October 31, 2014, all the proposed resolutions as set out in the notice of the EGM were duly passed by the shareholders of the Bank by way of poll.
As at the date of the EGM, the number of shares in issue of the Bank was 9,300,000,000 shares (of which 6,786,663,959 are domestic shares and 2,513,336,041 are H shares), which was the total number of shares entitling the holders thereof to attend and vote on the resolutions at the EGM. There were no restrictions on any shareholder to cast votes on any of the proposed resolutions at the EGM. A total of 43 shareholders of the Bank and valid proxies holding an aggregate of 5,664,407,051 shares with voting rights, representing approximately 60.91% of the total number of shares in issue of the Bank, entitling the holders thereof to vote at the meeting, were present at the EGM.
* The Bank holds a financial licence number B0335H250000001 approved by China Banking Regulatory Commission and was authorised by the Administration for Industry and Commerce of Chongqing to obtain a corporate legal person business licence with a registration number
500000000001239. The Bank is not an authorised institution in accordance with the Hong Kong Banking Ordinance (Chapter 155 of the Laws of Hong Kong), not subject to the supervision of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and not authorised to carry on banking/deposit-taking business in
Hong Kong.
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The poll results of the resolutions at the EGM are as follows:
Ordinary Resolutions | Number of Votes (%) | Voting Results | |||
Ordinary Resolutions | For | Against | Abstain | Voting Results | |
1. | The resolution of electing Mr. Li Yao as an independent non-executive Director of the Bank. | 5,658,354,553 (99.8931%) | 6,052,498 (0.1069%) | 0 (0.0000%) | Passed |
2. | The resolution of electing Mr. Yuan Zengting as an independent non- executive Director of the Bank. | 5,658,354,553 (99.8931%) | 6,052,498 (0.1069%) | 0 (0.0000%) | Passed |
3. | The resolution of electing Mr. Cao Guohua as an independent non- executive Director of the Bank. | 5,658,354,553 (99.8931%) | 6,052,498 (0.1069%) | 0 (0.0000%) | Passed |
4. | The resolution of electing Mr. Wang Hong as an external Supervisor of the Bank. | 5,658,354,553 (99.8931%) | 6,052,498 (0.1069%) | 0 (0.0000%) | Passed |
5. | The resolution of electing Mr. Hu Shuchun as an external Supervisor of the Bank. | 5,658,354,553 (99.8931%) | 6,052,498 (0.1069%) | 0 (0.0000%) | Passed |
6. | The resolution of electing Mr. Pan Like as an external Supervisor of the Bank. | 5,658,354,553 (99.8931%) | 6,052,498 (0.1069%) | 0 (0.0000%) | Passed |
As more than 50% of the votes from the shareholders (including proxies) attending and having the rights to vote at the EGM were cast in favour of the resolutions numbered 1 to 6, resolutions numbered 1 to 6 were duly passed as ordinary resolutions of the Bank.
The Bank's H Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, acted as the scrutineer for the vote-taking at the EGM. Chongqing Jingsheng Law Firm, the Bank's PRC legal advisor, a supervisor of the Bank and two representatives from the Bank's shareholders were also the scrutineers for the vote-taking and vote-tabulation at the EGM.
For details of the aforesaid resolutions, shareholders may refer to the 2014 first extraordinary general meeting circular ("EGM Circular") issued by the Bank on September
16, 2014 which is published on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
(the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange") (www.hkexnews.hk).
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APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSThe appointment of Mr. Li Yao, Mr. Yuan Zengting and Mr. Cao Guohua as the independent non-executive directors of the Bank was approved at the EGM. Each of their term of office will commence from the date of approval of their qualifications by the regulatory authority of the banking industry in China until the expiration of the term of the current session of the Board. The Bank will publish a separate announcement in accordance with the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the "Listing Rules") after the relevant appointment becomes effective. Please refer to the EGM Circular dated September 16, 2014 on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.hk) for the biographies of the above relevant directors.
APPOINTMENT OF EXTERNAL SUPERVISORS
The appointment of Mr. Wang Hong, Mr. Hu Shuchun and Mr. Pan Like as external supervisors of the Bank was approved at the EGM. Each of their term of office will commence from the date of approval of the EGM until the expiration of the term of the current session of the board of supervisors of the Bank. Please refer to the EGM Circular dated September 16, 2014 on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (www. hkexnews.hk) for the biographies of the above relevant supervisors.
For and on behalf of the Board
* Liu Jianzhong
Chairman and Executive Director
Chongqing, PRC, October 31, 2014
As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Bank are Mr. Liu Jianzhong and Mr. Xie Wenhui; the non-executive directors of the Bank are Mr. Tao Jun, Mr. Sun Lida, Mr. Duan Xiaohua, Mr. Wang Yongshu, Mr. Wen Honghai, Mr. Gao Xiaodong and Mr. Li Zuwei; and the independent non-executive directors of the Bank are Mr. Sun Leland Li Hsun, Mr. Yin Mengbo, Mr. Wu Qing, Mr. Chen Zhengsheng and Mr. Liu Weili.
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