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POSTPONEMENT OF THE 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGANDCHANGE OF THE PERIOD FOR CLOSURE OFTHE REGISTER OF MEMBERS

2024-06-16 00:00:00

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.Huishang Bank Corporation Limited* 徽商银行股份有限公司* (A joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code:3698) POSTPONEMENT OF THE 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CHANGE OF THE PERIOD FOR CLOSURE OF THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS References are made to the (1) 2023 annual results announcement dated March 27 2024 (the “Results Announcement”) (2) 2023 annual report published on April 18 2024 (the “AnnualReport”) and (3) circular (the “Circular”) and notice (the “Notice”) of the 2023 annual general meeting (the “AGM”) dated May 14 2024 of Huishang Bank Corporation Limited (the “Bank”).Unless otherwise defined herein capitalized terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Circular and the Notice.I. POSTPONEMENT OF THE AGM The board of directors (the “Board”) of the Bank hereby announces that on June 14 2024 the Board as the convener of the AGM received the additional proposals for the AGM from Wealth Honest Limited (directly or indirectly holding approximately 3.04% of total issued ordinary share capital of the Bank) through HKSCC Nominees Limited. The convener agreed to submit the two additional proposals including the Proposal on Profit Distribution of Huishang Bank for 2023 (the “Additional Proposal on Annual Profit Distribution”) and the Proposal on Special Dividend Plan for Rewarding Shareholders of Huishang Bank (the “Additional Proposal on Special Dividend Plan”) to the AGM as additional resolutions in accordance with relevant requirements. Please refer to the supplemental circular (the “Supplemental Circular”) and the supplemental notice (the “Supplemental Notice”) of the AGM of the Bank dated June 16 2024 for details of the Additional Proposal on Annual Profit Distribution and the Additional Proposal on Special Dividend Plan.As the time for publishing the Supplemental Circular and the Supplemental Notice of the AGM in respect of the Additional Proposal on Annual Profit Distribution and the Additional Proposal on Special Dividend Plan is less than 10 business days from the time for convening the AGM the AGM originally scheduled to be held on Friday June 28 2024 will be postponed and held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday June 29 2024 at Conference Room 304 Area B Huishang Bank Building No. 1699 Yungu Road Hefei Anhui Province the PRC for the purpose of considering and if thought fit approving each resolution to be proposed at the AGM. 1II. EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD FOR CLOSURE OF THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS TO DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS TO ATTEND THE AGM Due to the postponement of the AGM the period for closure of the register of members of the Bank to determine the eligibility of its Shareholders to attend the AGM will be changed from the original period from Wednesday May 29 2024 to Friday June 28 2024 (both days inclusive) to the new period from Wednesday May 29 2024 to Saturday June 29 2024 (both days inclusive).The Supplemental Circular the Supplemental Notice and the supplemental proxy form of the AGM will be available for viewing on the HKexnews website of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited at www.hkexnews.hk and the website of the Bank at www.hsbank.com.cn. The supplemental proxy form together with the notarized power of attorney or any other authorization documents must be returned to the Bank’s H Share Registrar Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Wanchai Hong Kong (for the H Shareholders) or the registered office and principal place of business of the Bank in the PRC at the Board Office Huishang Bank Building No. 1699 Yungu Road Hefei Anhui Province the PRC (for the Domestic Shareholders) in person or by post not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for holding of the AGM or any adjourned meeting thereof.The supplemental proxy form applies to the supplemental resolutions contained in the Supplemental Notice (namely the Additional Proposal on Annual Profit Distribution and the Additional Proposal on Special Dividend Plan) and will not affect the validity of the original proxy forms duly completed by the Shareholders (which has been despatched to the Shareholders along with the Notice of the AGM). Any proxy duly appointed to attend the AGM by a Shareholder who has not completed and returned a supplemental proxy form for the AGM will have the right to vote on behalf of such Shareholder on the supplemental resolutions set out in the Supplemental Notice at his/her own discretion. If a Shareholder has not completed and returned the Original Proxy Form but completed and returned the supplemental proxy form and validly appointed a proxy to attend and act on his/her behalf at the AGM the proxy of the Shareholder will have the right to vote on behalf of such Shareholder on the resolutions set out in the Notice of the AGM at his/her discretion unless otherwise instructed.Save for the matters mentioned in this announcement other matters as set out in the Results Announcement the Annual Report and the Circular and the Notice of the AGM remain unchanged.By order of the Board Huishang Bank Corporation Limited* Yan Chen Chairman Hefei Anhui Province the PRC June 16 2024 As at the date of this announcement the Board of the Bank comprises Yan Chen and Kong Qinglong as executive directors; Ma Lingxiao Wang Zhaohui Wu Tian Zuo Dunli Gao Yang Wang Wenjin and Zhao Zongren as non-executive directors; Dai Peikun Zhou Yana Liu Zhiqiang Yin Jianfeng Huang Aiming and Xu Jiabin as independent non-executive directors.* Huishang Bank Corporation Limited is not an authorized institution within the meaning of the Banking Ordinance (Chapter 155 of the Laws of Hong Kong) not subject to the supervision of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and not authorized to carry on banking/deposit-taking business in Hong Kong. 2