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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.