Results of 2005 AGM
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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
RESULTS OF AGM
Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. (the "Company") held its 2005 annual general
meeting (the "AGM") at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 12th Floor,
Block A, Dragon Century Plaza, 1 Hangda Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310007, the
PRC.
Four shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") attended the AGM by
proxy, representing a total of 3,570,887,906 shares of the Company entitled to
attend and to vote at the AGM, or 82.22% of total issued share capital of the
Company. Chairman of the Company, Mr. Geng Xiaoping, chaired the AGM. Votings
at the AGM took place by way of poll, details of which are as follows:
Ordinary resolutions:
1. Resolved to approve the report of the directors of the Company for the year
2005, with 3,484,645,906 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 97.58%
of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and 86,242,000
shares voted in the negative (representing 2.42% of the total shares held by
the Shareholders present at the AGM);
2. Resolved to approve the report of the supervisory committee of the Company
for the year 2005, with 3,484,645,906 shares voted in the affirmative
(representing 97.58% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at
the AGM) and no share voted in the negative;
3. Resolved to approve the audited financial statements of the Company for the
year 2005, with 3,484,645,906 shares voted in the affirmative (representing
97.58% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and no
share voted in the negative;
4. Resolved to approve the proposed distribution of profits for the year 2005,
with 3,570,887,906 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 100.00% of the
total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and no share voted in
the negative;
5. Resolved to approve the financial budget of the Company for the year 2006,
with 3,570,157,906 shares voted in the affirmative (representing 99.98% of the
total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and no share voted in
the negative; and
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
Zhejiang Pan China Certified Public Accountants as the PRC auditors of the
Company, and authorized the board of directors of the Company to fix their
remuneration, with 3,570,157,906 shares voted in the affirmative (representing
99.98% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at the AGM) and no
share voted in the negative.
Special resolution:
Resolved to amend the articles of association of the Company in the manner set
out in the circular dated April 27, 2006 to the shareholders of the Company,
and authorize the board of directors of the Company to modify the wordings of
the amendments as appropriate and 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 3,570,157,906 shares voted in the affirmative
(representing 99.98% of the total shares held by the Shareholders present at
the AGM) and no share voted in the negative.
The total number of issued shares of the Company entitling the holders to
attend and vote for or against the ordinary resolutions and special resolution
at the AGM was 4,343,114,500. There was no share entitling any holder to attend
and vote only against the resolutions at the AGM. Ms. Seddy Sun of Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants was appointed and acted as
scrutineer for the vote taking during the AGM. No person was required to
abstain from voting at the AGM in relation to the above.
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE PAYMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR 2005
The payment of a final dividend of Rmb15.0 cents per share for the year 2005
was approved by the Shareholders at the AGM. Shareholders of the Company whose
names appeared in the register of members of the Company on May 20, 2006 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 Rmb1.0302. The final dividend of HK$14.561
cents per share is expected to be paid to shareholders of the H Shares of the
Company on or before June 28, 2006.
By order of the
Board
ZHANG Jingzhong
Company Secretary
Hangzhou, the PRC, June 14, 2006
As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company
are: Messrs. Geng Xiaoping, Fang Yunti, Zhang Jingzhong and Jiang Wenyao; the
non-executive directors are: Messrs. Zhang Luyun and Zhang Yang; and the
independent non-executive directors are: Messrs. Tung Chee Chen, Zhang Junsheng
and Zhang Liping.