Zhangjiagang Zhonghuan Hailu High-End Equipmentco.Ltd(301040)
Rules of meeting of bondholders of convertible companies
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 in order to regulate the organization and behavior of the bondholders’ meeting of Zhangjiagang Zhonghuan Hailu High-End Equipmentco.Ltd(301040) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”), define the functions and obligations of the bondholders’ meeting, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of bondholders, In accordance with the company law of the people’s Republic of China, the securities law of the people’s Republic of China, the measures for the administration of convertible corporate bonds and other laws and regulations, the relevant provisions of the normative documents of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “CSRC”) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and the Zhangjiagang Zhonghuan Hailu High-End Equipmentco.Ltd(301040) articles of Association (hereinafter referred to as the “articles of association”), These rules are hereby formulated in combination with the actual situation of the company.
Article 2 convertible corporate bonds under these rules are convertible corporate bonds (hereinafter referred to as “this convertible bond” or “convertible bond”) issued by the company in accordance with the Zhangjiagang Zhonghuan Hailu High-End Equipmentco.Ltd(301040) prospectus for issuing convertible corporate bonds to unspecified objects (hereinafter referred to as “convertible bond prospectus”). The bond holder is the investor who obtains this convertible bond through subscription, transaction, transfer or other legal means.
Article 3 the bondholders’ meeting shall be composed of all bondholders in accordance with these rules. The bondholders’ meeting shall be convened and held in accordance with the procedures specified in these rules, and shall review and vote on matters within the scope of authority specified in these rules according to law.
The bondholders’ right to vote against the bondholders’ meeting (including the bondholders’ right to vote against the bondholders’ meeting) and the bondholders’ right to vote against the bondholders’ meeting (including the bondholders’ right to vote against the bondholders’ meeting) in accordance with Article 4.
Article 5 investors who subscribe, hold or accept the convertible bonds shall be deemed to agree to all the provisions of these rules and be bound by these rules.
Chapter II Rights and obligations of bondholders
Article 6 the rights of the holders of this convertible bond:
(I) enjoy the agreed interest according to the amount of convertible bonds it holds;
(II) convert the convertible bonds held this time into the company’s shares according to the agreed conditions;
(III) exercise the resale right according to the conditions agreed in the prospectus of convertible bonds;
(IV) transfer, gift or pledge the convertible bonds held by them in accordance with laws, administrative regulations and the articles of Association;
(V) obtain relevant information in accordance with laws and the articles of Association;
(VI) require the company to pay the principal and interest of the convertible bonds according to the time limit and method agreed in the prospectus; (VII) participate in or entrust an agent to participate in the bondholders’ meeting and exercise voting rights in accordance with laws, administrative regulations and other relevant provisions;
(VIII) other rights conferred by laws, administrative regulations and the articles of association as creditors of the company. Article 7 obligations of bondholders of convertible companies:
(I) comply with the relevant provisions of the terms of the convertible bonds issued by the company;
(II) pay the subscription capital according to the amount of convertible bonds it subscribes for this time;
(III) abide by the effective resolutions formed by the bondholders’ meeting;
(IV) the company shall not be required to prepay the principal and interest of this convertible bond except as stipulated by laws and regulations and agreed in the prospectus of convertible bond;
(V) other obligations that should be undertaken by the holders of convertible bonds in accordance with laws, administrative regulations and the articles of association.
Chapter III Scope of authority of bondholders’ meeting
Article 8 the scope of authority of the bondholders’ meeting is as follows:
(I) when the company proposes to change the scheme agreed in the prospectus of convertible bonds, it shall make a resolution on whether to agree to the proposal of the company, but the bondholder meeting shall not make a resolution to agree that the company will not pay the principal and interest of the bonds, change the interest rate and term of the bonds, cancel the redemption or resale terms in the prospectus of convertible bonds, etc;
(II) when the company fails to pay the principal and interest of the convertible bonds on schedule, make a resolution on whether to agree to the relevant solutions, whether to force the company and the guarantor (if any) to repay the principal and interest of the bonds through litigation and other procedures, and whether to participate in the legal proceedings of the company’s reorganization, reconciliation, reorganization or bankruptcy;
(III) when the company reduces its capital (except for the capital reduction caused by the employee stock ownership plan, equity incentive or the repurchase of shares necessary for the maintenance of the company’s value and shareholders’ rights and interests), merges, splits, dissolves or applies for bankruptcy, make a resolution on whether to accept the suggestions put forward by the company and the scheme to exercise the rights enjoyed by bondholders according to law; (IV) make resolutions on the change and dismissal of the bond trustee;
(V) when there are significant adverse changes in the guarantor (if any) or collateral, make a resolution on the scheme for exercising the rights enjoyed by the bondholder according to law;
(VI) in case of any event that has a significant impact on the rights and interests of bondholders, make a resolution on the scheme for exercising the rights enjoyed by bondholders according to law;
(VII) make a resolution on the amendment of these rules to the extent permitted by law;
(VIII) other circumstances under which a resolution shall be made by the bondholders’ meeting in accordance with laws, administrative regulations and normative documents.
Chapter IV convening of bondholders’ meeting
Article 9 the bondholders’ meeting shall be convened by the board of directors or the bond trustee of the company. The board of directors or the bond trustee of the company shall convene the bondholders’ meeting within 30 days from the date of proposing or receiving the proposal to convene the bondholders’ meeting. The notice of the meeting shall be sent to all bondholders and relevant participants 15 days before the meeting.
Article 10 during the duration of this convertible bond and the redemption period, a bondholder meeting shall be convened in case of any of the following circumstances:
(I) the company intends to change the agreement of the convertible bond prospectus;
(II) the company fails to pay the principal and interest of convertible corporate bonds payable in the current period on schedule;
(III) capital reduction of the company (except for capital reduction caused by employee stock ownership plan, equity incentive or repurchase of shares necessary for the maintenance of the company’s value and shareholders’ rights and interests), merger, division, dissolution or application for bankruptcy;
(IV) significant changes in the guarantor (if any) or collateral (if any);
(V) the company plans to change or dismiss the trustee of convertible bonds or change the main contents of the trustee agreement;
(VI) make resolutions on the modification of the rules of the bondholders’ meeting within the scope permitted by the provisions of laws, regulations and normative documents;
(VII) other events that have a significant and substantial impact on the rights and interests of bondholders;
(VIII) other matters that should be deliberated and decided by the bondholders’ meeting in accordance with the provisions of laws, administrative regulations, CSRC, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and these rules.
Article 11 the following institutions or persons may propose in writing to convene a bondholder meeting:
(I) the board of directors of the company;
(II) written proposal of bondholders who individually or jointly hold more than 10% of the total face value of current outstanding convertible bonds;
(III) bond trustee;
(IV) other institutions or persons specified by relevant laws and regulations, China Securities Regulatory Commission and Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Article 12 within 15 days from the date of occurrence of the events specified in Article 10 of these rules, if the board of directors or bond trustee of the company fails to perform its duties in accordance with these rules, the bondholders who individually or jointly hold more than 10% of the total face value of the outstanding bonds of this convertible bond shall have the right to issue a notice of convening the bondholders’ meeting by means of announcement.
Article 13 after the issuance of the notice of the bondholders’ meeting, unless due to force majeure, the time of the bondholders’ meeting shall not be changed or the meeting shall not be cancelled, and the proposals listed in the notice of the meeting shall not be changed; If it is really necessary to change the holding time of the bondholders’ meeting, cancel the meeting or change the proposal listed in the notice of the meeting due to force majeure, the convener shall notify all bondholders in the form of announcement at least 5 trading days before the originally scheduled date of the bondholders’ meeting and explain the reasons, but shall not change the creditor’s rights registration date of bondholders.
After the notice of the bondholders’ meeting is issued, if the matters to be resolved for convening the bondholders’ meeting are eliminated, the convener may cancel the bondholders’ meeting by public announcement and explain the reasons.
There was a meeting notice. The notice of bondholders’ meeting shall include the following contents:
(I) time, place, convener and voting method of the meeting;
(II) matters submitted to the meeting for deliberation;
(III) a clear statement in words: all bondholders have the right to attend the bondholders’ meeting and may entrust an agent to attend the meeting and vote;
(IV) determine the registration date of creditor’s rights of bondholders who are entitled to attend the bondholders’ meeting;
(V) the documents that must be prepared and the procedures that must be performed by those attending the meeting, including but not limited to the power of attorney of the agent representing the bondholders to attend the meeting;
(VI) the name of the convener, the name and telephone number of the permanent contact of the meeting;
(VII) other matters to be notified by the convener.
The supplementary notice (if any) of the creditors’ meeting shall be announced on the same designated media where the meeting notice is published. Article 15 the creditor’s rights registration date of the bondholders’ meeting shall not be earlier than 10 days before the date of the bondholders’ meeting, and shall not be later than 3 days before the date of the bondholders’ meeting. At the close of the market on the creditor’s rights registration date, the convertible bond holders of the outstanding bonds registered in the custody register of China Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd. or other institutions required by applicable laws are the bondholders who have the right to attend the bondholders’ meeting and exercise their voting rights.
Article 16 in principle, the place where the bondholders’ on-site meeting is held shall be the domicile of the company. The meeting place shall be provided by the company or the convener of the bondholders’ meeting. The company may also facilitate the bondholders’ participation in the meeting through the Internet or other means approved by the CSRC. If bondholders attend the meeting in the above ways, they shall be deemed to be present.
Article 17 the institution or person who issues the notice of the bondholders’ meeting in accordance with the provisions of these Rules shall be the convener of the current meeting.
Article 18 when convening a bondholders’ meeting, the convener shall hire a lawyer to give legal opinions on the following matters:
(I) whether the convening and convening procedures of the meeting comply with the provisions of laws, regulations and these rules;
(II) whether the qualifications of the participants and the convener are legal and valid;
(III) whether the voting procedures and results of the meeting are legal and valid;
(IV) issue legal opinions on other relevant matters at the request of the caller.
Article 19 the convener shall make a signature book of the participants. The signature book shall contain the name (or unit name) of the participants, ID card number (or unified social credit code), domicile, face value of bonds held or represented with voting rights, name of the principal (or unit name), etc.
Chapter V proposals, attendees and rights of bondholders’ meeting
Article 20 the convener shall be responsible for drafting the proposals submitted to the bondholders’ meeting for deliberation. The content of the proposal shall comply with the provisions of laws and regulations, be within the authority of the bondholders’ meeting, and have clear topics and specific resolutions.
Article 21 the matters to be deliberated at the bondholders’ meeting shall be decided by the convener in accordance with the provisions of Articles 8 and 10 of these rules.
Bondholders who individually or collectively represent more than 10% of the total face value of the outstanding bonds of the convertible bonds have the right to put forward interim proposals to the bondholders’ meeting. The company and its related parties may attend the bondholders’ meeting and put forward interim proposals. The temporary proposer shall submit the complete temporary proposal to the convener in writing no later than 10 days before the bondholders’ meeting. The convener shall issue a supplementary notice of the bondholders’ meeting within 5 days from the date of receiving the temporary proposal, and announce the name of the bondholders who proposed the temporary proposal, the proportion of creditor’s rights held and the content of the temporary proposal, The supplementary notice shall be announced on the same designated media where the meeting notice is published.
In addition to the above provisions, the convener shall not modify the proposals listed in the meeting notice or add new proposals after issuing the bondholders’ meeting notice. Proposals not listed in the notice of bondholders’ meeting (including the supplementary notice of adding temporary proposals) or those that do not meet the requirements of these Rules shall not be voted and adopted. Article 22 bondholders may attend and vote at the bondholders’ meeting in person or entrust an agent to attend and vote on their behalf. The travel expenses and accommodation expenses of the bondholders and their agents attending the bondholders’ meeting shall be borne by the bondholders themselves.
Article 23 If the bondholder attends the meeting in person, he / she shall show his / her identity documents and the securities account card holding the outstanding bonds or other supporting documents required by applicable laws. If the legal representative or person in charge of the bondholder attends the meeting, he / she shall show his / her identity documents Valid certificates of the qualification of the legal representative or person in charge and the securities account card holding the outstanding bonds or other supporting documents required by applicable laws.
If the agent is entrusted to attend the meeting, the agent shall present his identity certificate, the power of attorney issued by the principal (or his legal representative or person in charge) according to law, the identity certificate of the principal, the securities account card of the principal holding the outstanding bonds or other supporting documents required by applicable laws.
Article 24 the power of attorney issued by the bondholder to entrust others to attend the bondholder’s meeting shall specify the following contents:
(I) name and ID number of the agent;
(II) the authority of the agent, including but not limited to whether it has the right to vote;
(III) instructions to vote for, against or abstain from voting on each item included in the agenda of the bondholders’ meeting;
(IV) authorized agent
