Results of AGM and Election Results for New Ses...

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. Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. (A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock code: 0576) Announcement on Resolutions Passed at the AGM Election Results for a New Session of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Committee Appointment of Committee Chairman, Senior Officers and Authorized Representatives Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. (the "Company") held its 2011 annual general meeting (the "AGM") at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 11, 2012 at 12/F, Block A, Dragon Century Plaza, 1 Hangda Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"). Shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") who attended the AGM by proxy represented a total of 3,633,490,141 shares of the Company entitled to attend and to vote at the AGM, or 83.66% of the total issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the AGM. Chairman of the Company, Mr. CHEN Jisong, chaired the AGM. Votings at the AGM took place by way of poll, with all the proposed resolutions duly passed, details of which are as follows: A. As Ordinary Resolutions: 1. Resolved to approve the report of the directors for the year 2011, with 3,633,490,141 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 100% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and no shares voted in the negative; 2. Resolved to approve the report of the supervisory committee for the year 2011, with 3,633,490,141 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 100% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and no shares voted in the negative; 3. Resolved to approve the audited financial statements for the year 2011, with 3,633,490,141 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 100% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and no shares voted in the negative; 4. Resolved to approve the payment of a final dividend of Rmb25 cents per share in respect of the year ended December 31, 2011, with 3,633,490,141 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 100% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and no shares voted in the negative; 5. Resolved to approve the final accounts for the year 2011 and the financial budget for the year 2012, with 3,633,490,141 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 100% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and no shares voted in the negative; 6. Resolved to approve the re-appointment of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants Hong Kong as the Hong Kong auditors of the Company, and authorize the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") to fix their remuneration, with 3,633,136,141 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 99.99% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and 354,000 shares voted in the negative (representing 0.01% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM); 7. Resolved to approve the re-appointment of Pan China Certified Public Accountants as the PRC auditors of the Company, and authorize the Board to fix their remuneration, with 3,633,136,141 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 99.99% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and 354,000 shares voted in the negative (representing 0.01% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM); 8. Resolved to elect members of the sixth session of the Board (except for Mr. ZHANG Junsheng), and approved their remuneration and/or allowance package, with the following voting results: Votes Votes Percentage Directors for against of passing Mr. ZHAN Xiaozhang 3,622,678,654 9,917,397 99.702% Ms. LUO Jianhu 3,622,678,654 9,917,397 99.702% Mr. DING Huikang 3,622,678,654 9,917,397 99.702% Mr. LI Zongsheng 3,622,678,654 10,616,027 99.702% Mr. WANG Weili 3,622,678,654 10,616,027 99.702% Mr. WANG Dongjie 3,622,678,654 10,616,027 99.702% Mr. ZHOU Jun 3,632,940,681 354,000 99.985% Mr. PEI Ker-Wei 3,633,294,681 0 99.995% 9. Resolved to re-elect Mr. ZHANG Junsheng as an independent non-executive director of the Company and approved his allowance package, with 3,632,242,051 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 99.966% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and 1,052,630 shares voted in the negative (representing 0.03% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM); 10. Resolved to elect members of the sixth session of the Supervisory Committee of the Company (except for the supervisor representing employees of the Company), and approved their allowance package, with the following voting results: Votes Votes Percentage Supervisors for against of passing Mr. FU Zhexiang 3,632,940,681 354,000 99.985% Mr. WU Yongmin 3,633,294,681 0 99.995% Mr. LIU Haisheng 3,633,294,681 0 99.995% Mr. ZHANG Guohua 3,633,294,681 0 99.995% 11. Resolved to authorize the Board to approve the directors' service contracts, the supervisors' service contracts and all other relevant documents and to authorize any one executive director of the Company to sign such contracts and other relevant documents for and on behalf of the Company and to take all necessary actions in connection therewith, with 3,633,136,141 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 99.99% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and 354,000 shares voted in the negative (representing 0.01% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM). The term of office for the directors and supervisors of the Company of the sixth session is approximately three years, commencing on June 11, 2012 and expiring on June 30, 2015. B. As Special Resolution: Resolved to approve the proposal by the Board to amend the articles of association of the Company in the manner as set out in the circular of the Company dated April 25, 2012 to the Shareholders, and authorize the Board to do all such things as necessary in respect of the amendments pursuant to the requirements (if any) under domestic or overseas laws or under the rules of any stock exchange on which any securities of the Company are listed, with 3,633,490,141 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 100% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and no shares voted in the negative. At the time of the AGM, the total number of Shares in issue as well as entitling the holders to attend and vote at the AGM in respect of the resolutions was 4,343,114,500. There was no share requiring any holder to attend and vote only against the resolutions or to abstain from voting at the AGM. Mr. Jeff Mou and Ms. Min Min Li of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants were appointed and acted as scrutineers for the vote taking during the AGM. PROFILES OF NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Executive director Ms. LUO Jianhu, born in 1971, graduated from the Department of Law at Hangzhou University, majoring in Economic Law. She is a senior economist with a bachelor's degree in law. Since she started her career in August 1994, Ms. Luo had held such positions as the board secretary of Zhejiang Transportation Engineering Construction Group Co., Ltd., the secretary and assistant to director of the Secretarial Office to the Board, deputy director of the Legal Affairs Department and the deputy director of the Secretarial Office to the board of Zhejiang Communications Investment Group Co., Ltd. She is currently the board secretary, director of the Secretarial Office to the Board and the manager of the Investment and Development Department of Zhejiang Communications Investment Group Co., Ltd. Non-executive directors Mr. LI Zongsheng, born in 1967, is a senior economist. Since Mr. Li graduated from the Department of Chinese Language at YanTai University in July 1991, he had served as the deputy director of the administrative office of the Commission for Economy and Trade of Zaozhuang in Shandong Province and the head of the First Secretarial Division of Zaozhuang Municipal Government Office. Since he joined Zhejiang Communications Investment Group Co., Ltd. in July 2004, he had successively held the positions of the head and deputy director of the Chinese Communist Party Working Department, deputy director of the Discipline Office and the board secretary and deputy director of the Secretarial Office to the Board. He is currently the manager of the Human Resources Department of Zhejiang Communications Investment Group Co. Ltd. Mr. WANG Weili, born in 1965, graduated from Fuzhou University majoring in Road and Bridge, and then obtained a master's degree in Civil Engineering from Zhejiang University. He is a senior engineer with professional certification. Since he started his career in September 1987, Mr. Wang had served as an engineer of Zhejiang Transportation Design Institute, the vice director of Engineering Division of Executive Commission of Zhejiang Jinliwen Expressway Co., Ltd. and the deputy general manager and chief engineer of Zhejiang Jiashao Expressway Co., Ltd. Since he joined Zhejiang Communications Investment Group Co., Ltd. in May 2006, he had successively held the positions of the vice president of Project Management Department, Security Management Department and Expressway Management Department and the deputy director of the Expressway Construction Management Office. He is currently the manager of the Expressway Management Department of Zhejiang Communications Investment Group Co. Ltd. Mr. WANG Dongjie, born in 1977, graduated from Southeast University majoring in Highway and Railway Engineering with a master's degree in engineering. He is a senior engineer. Since he started his career in March 2002, Mr. Wang had served as an engineer of the Executive Commission of Hangzhou Ring Road North Line Project, the deputy executive chief of the Executive Commission for the interflow renovation of Hangzhou airport road, the Engineering Division Chief of Management Office of Chun'an section of Hangqian Expressway and the director and deputy general manager of Hangzhou Transportation Road and Bridge Construction Company. He joined Zhejiang Communications Investment Group Co., Ltd. in January 2007 and is currently the vice president of the Investment and Development Department. Independent non-executive directors Mr. ZHOU Jun, born in 1969, is the executive director and vice president of Shanghai Industrial Investment (Holdings) Co. Ltd. ("SIIC"). Mr. Zhou graduated from Nanjing University and Fudan University with a bachelor's degree in arts and a master's degree in economics (international finance). He also serves as the chairman of Shanghai Industrial Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. and seven other companies, the chairman of Asia Water Technology Limited in Singapore (SGX:5GB), executive director and deputy chief executive officer of Shanghai Industrial Holding Limited (HK:0363), executive director of Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group Limited (HK: 0563), and Mr. Zhou is also a member of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress. He worked for Guotai Securities Co., Ltd. (now Guotai Junan Securities Co.) before joining SIIC in April 1996. The management positions he had held within the SIIC group of companies were deputy general manager of SIIC Real Estate Holdings (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., deputy general manager of Shanghai Industrial United Holdings Co., Ltd. (SH:600607), managing director of Shanghai Cyber Galaxy Investment Co., Ltd. and general manager of the Strategic Investment Department of SIIC. Mr. Zhou has about 20 years' professional experience in securities, financial investment, real estate and project planning. Mr. PEI Ker-Wei, born in 1957, is a Professor of Accountancy and Associate Dean at W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University. Mr. Pei received his Ph.D. degree in Accounting from University of North Texas in 1986. He is currently the director of W. P. Carey EMBA programs in China. He served as the chairman of the Globalization Committee of the American Accounting Association in 1997 and as the president of the Chinese Accounting Professors Association�CNorth America in 1993 to 1994. Mr. Pei currently serves as an external director of Baosteel Group and independent director of Want Want China Holdings (00151.hk) and Zhong An Real Estate (00672.hk). PROFILES OF NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE Supervisor representing shareholders Mr. FU Zhexiang, born in 1958, graduated from Correspondence College of the Party Central School majoring in Economics with a bachelor's degree. He is a senior accountant with professional certification. Since he started his career in December 1976, Mr. Fu had served as the deputy chief of the Fee Collection Division of Highway Inspection and Collection Bureau of Zhejiang Province and the deputy chief accountant of Zhejiang Xin Gan Xian Express Passenger Transportation Co., Ltd. Since he joined Zhejiang Communications Investment Group Co., Ltd. in February 2002, he had successively held the positions of the assistant to manager of the Financial Audit Department and the vice president of Financial Management Department and Internal Audit Department. He is currently the manager and financial director of the Financial Management Department of Zhejiang Communications Investment Group Co., Ltd. Independent supervisor Mr. ZHANG Guohua, born in 1963, obtained a doctorate degree in human resources management. He is a senior economist and the president of Ping An Bank, Hangzhou Branch. Mr. Zhang graduated from Hangzhou University in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in education and then received a master's degree in educational psychology in 1988. In 2000, he was granted the Graduate Certificate of Completion in finance by the School of Economics of Zhejiang University, and then obtained the doctorate degree in psychology from the College of Science of Zhejiang University in 2007. Since 1988, Mr. Zhang had successively worked in the headquarters of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Hangzhou Institute of Financial Managers, Hangzhou Financial Urban Credit Cooperative and China Everbright Bank, Hangzhou Branch and Wuxi Branch. Since February 2009, he has been the president of Ping An Bank, Hangzhou Branch. Since 10 July 2008, he has served as an independent director of Zheshang Securities. Directors and Supervisors' Emoluments The remunerations for the executive directors of the Company as specified in their respective service contracts, each of which is fixed for a three-year term and based on remunerations of the fifth session, are as follows: 1st year 2nd year 3rd year Rmb Rmb Rmb Chairman 899,000 899,000 899,000 Director/General Manager 689,000 689,000 689,000 Director/Deputy General Manager 595,000 595,000 595,000 Non-executive directors and supervisors are not entitled to any fixed remunerations from the Company, although all directors and supervisors of the Company are provided with allowances that are subject to their performances in discharging their duties as determined by the Board's discretion. Other Information Save as disclosed herein, the elected members of the sixth session of the Board and the Supervisory Committee did not hold any positions with the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Save as disclosed herein and other than the present appointments, the elected members of the sixth session of the Board and the Supervisory Committee did not hold any directorships in the last three years in public companies, the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas. Save as disclosed herein, the elected members of the sixth session of the Board and the Supervisory Committee have no relationships with any directors, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company. None of the elected members of the sixth session of the Board and the Supervisory Committee has an interest in the shares of the Company (within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance). Save for the information disclosed above, there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders of the Company and there is no other information required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of Rule 13.51(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules"). Appointment of Committee Chairman and Senior Officers Following the election, the sixth session of the Board held its first meeting and (i) elected Mr. ZHAN Xiaozhang as Chairman of the Company and (ii) appointed Mr. ZHAN Xiaozhang as Chairman of the Strategic Committee and Nomination Committee, Mr. ZHOU Jun as Chairman of the Audit Committee, and Mr. ZHANG Junsheng as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. In the same meeting, Ms. LUO Jianhu was appointed as General Manager of the Company; Mr. DING Huikang, Mr. ZHANG Jingzhong and Mr. FANG Zhexing were appointed as Deputy General Managers of the Company; Mr. WU Junyi was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company; and Mr. Tony Zheng was appointed as Company Secretary of the Company. The appointments above are for a term of approximately three years, commencing on June 11, 2012 and expiring on June 30, 2015. Authorized Representatives The Company has appointed Mr. ZHAN Xiaozhang and Mr. ZHANG Jingzhong to be its authorized representatives for the purpose of Rule 3.06 of the Listing Rules. Appreciations Mr. CHEN Jisong, Mr. JIANG Wenyao, Mr. ZHANG Jingzhong, Ms. ZHANG Luyun, Mr. TUNG Chee Chen and Mr. ZHANG Liping, who were members of the fifth session of the Board, and Mr. MA Kehua, Mr. FANG Zhexing and Mr. JIANG Shaozhong, who were members of the fifth session of the Supervisory Committee of the Company will no longer serve as directors and supervisors of the Company upon the completion of the election of the new session of directors and supervisors at the AGM held on June 11, 2012. For many years they had discharged their duties wholeheartedly to the benefit of the Company's continuous and healthy development. The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their valuable contribution to the Company. Further information on the payment of final dividend The payment of a final dividend of Rmb25 cents per share in respect of the year ended December 31, 2011 was approved by more than half of votes cast by the Shareholders at the AGM. For determining the entitlement to the proposed final dividend, the register of members holding H shares of the Company (the "H Shares") will be closed from Friday, June 15, 2012 to Tuesday, June 19, 2012, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of H Shares will be effected. In order for holders of H Shares to qualify for the proposed final dividend, all transfers of H Shares accompanied by the transfer instruments and relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company's share registrars in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Registrars Limited at Rooms 1712-1716, 17/F Hopewell Center, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2012. Shareholders whose names appeared in the register of members of the Company on June 19, 2012 (the "Record Date") are entitled to the said final dividend. Pursuant to the Company's articles of association, dividends of H Shares shall be paid in Hong Kong dollars according to the average closing price of Hong Kong dollars to Renminbi declared by the People's Bank of China in the five trading days immediately preceding the date of the declaration of dividends. The applicable exchange rate for the purpose of the payment of the final dividend is therefore HK$1.00 to Rmb0.82194. According to the Law on Corporate Income Tax of the People's Republic of China and the relevant implementing rules (the "CIT Law") which came into effect on January 1, 2008, the Company is obliged to withhold for payment the corporate profit tax, which is in the rate of 10%, from the payment of dividends to non-resident enterprises (as defined under the CIT Law, including HKSCC (Nominees) Limited, other nominees, trustees or other groups and organizations) who are H Share holders of the Company. Dividends paid to natural persons who are H Share holders are not subject to individual income tax for the time being. The final dividend of HK$30.416 cents per share (before tax) is expected to be paid to the H Share holders of the Company on July 12, 2012. Investors should read this announcement carefully. The Company will withhold for payment the corporate profit tax strictly in accordance with the relevant laws or requirements of the relevant governmental departments and strictly based on what has been registered on the H Share register of members on the Record Date. The Company will owe no liability whatsoever in respect of and will not entertain any claims arising from any delay in, or inaccurate determination of, the status of the Shareholders, or any disputes over the mechanism of withholding. By order of the Board Tony Zheng Company Secretary Hangzhou, the PRC, June 11, 2012 As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are: Messrs. ZHAN Xiaozhang, LUO Jianhu and DING Huikang; the non-executive directors of the Company are: Messrs. LI Zongsheng, WANG Weili and WANG Dongjie; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are: Messrs. ZHANG Junsheng, ZHOU Jun and PEI Ker-Wei.
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