Rules of procedure of the board of directors
Article 1 Purpose
In order to further standardize the discussion methods and decision-making procedures of the board of directors of Sailun Group Co.Ltd(601058) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”), promote the directors and the board of directors to effectively perform their duties, and improve the standard operation and scientific decision-making level of the board of directors, These rules are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the company law of the people’s Republic of China, the securities law of the people’s Republic of China, the governance standards of listed companies, the stock listing rules of Shanghai Stock Exchange, the self regulatory guidelines for listed companies of Shanghai Stock Exchange No. 1 – standardized operation and the articles of association.
Article 2 daily affairs management organization
The capital operation center of the company is the daily affairs management organization of the board of directors, which is responsible for handling the daily affairs of the board of directors. The Secretary of the board of directors also serves as the head of the capital operation center and keeps the seal of the board of directors.
Article 3 regular meetings
The meetings of the board of directors are divided into regular meetings and interim meetings. The board of directors shall hold a regular meeting at least once a year in the previous two and a half years.
Article 4 proposal of regular meeting
Before issuing the notice of convening the regular meeting of the board of directors, the capital operation center shall fully solicit the opinions of all directors, preliminarily form the meeting proposal and submit it to the chairman for formulation.
The chairman of the board of directors shall solicit the opinions of the president and other senior managers as necessary before formulating a proposal. Article 5 interim meeting
Under any of the following circumstances, the board of directors shall convene an interim meeting:
(I) shareholders representing more than one tenth of the voting rights propose;
(II) when more than one-third of the directors jointly propose;
(III) when proposed by the board of supervisors;
(IV) when the chairman considers it necessary;
(V) when more than half of the independent directors propose;
(VI) when proposed by the president;
(VII) when required by the securities regulatory authority;
(VIII) other circumstances stipulated in the articles of association of the company.
Article 6 proposal procedure of interim meeting
If an interim meeting of the board of directors is proposed to be held in accordance with the provisions of the preceding article, a written proposal signed (sealed) by the proposer shall be submitted to the chairman through the capital operation center or directly (except that the chairman proposes to hold a meeting on matters within the daily functions and powers of the board of directors). The written proposal shall specify the following items:
(I) the name of the proposer;
(II) the reasons for the proposal or the objective reasons on which the proposal is based;
(III) propose the time or time limit, place and method of the meeting;
(IV) clear and specific proposals;
(V) contact information and proposal date of the proposer.
The contents of the proposal shall fall within the scope of the board of directors’ functions and powers specified in the articles of association of the company, and the materials related to the proposal shall be submitted together.
After receiving the above written proposals and relevant materials, the capital operation center shall hand them over to the chairman of the board of directors on the same day. If the chairman believes that the content of the proposal is unclear, specific or the relevant materials are insufficient, he may require the proposer to modify or supplement it.
The chairman of the board of directors shall convene and preside over the meeting of the board of directors within 10 days after receiving the proposal or the request of the securities regulatory authority.
Article 7 convening and presiding over the meeting
The board meeting shall be convened and presided over by the chairman; If the chairman is unable or fails to perform his duties, the vice chairman shall convene and preside over the meeting; If the vice chairman is unable or fails to perform his duties, a director jointly elected by more than half of the directors shall convene and preside over the meeting.
Article 8 notice of meeting
When convening regular and interim meetings of the board of directors, the capital operation center shall send a written notice of the meeting to all directors and supervisors, the president and the Secretary of the board of directors by direct delivery, fax, e-mail or other means 10 and 3 days in advance respectively.
In case of emergency, if it is necessary to convene an interim meeting of the board of directors as soon as possible, the meeting notice may be sent by telephone or other oral means at any time, but the convener shall make an explanation at the meeting.
Article 9 contents of meeting notice
The written meeting notice shall at least include the following contents:
(I) time and place of the meeting;
(II) convening method of the meeting;
(III) matters to be considered (meeting proposal);
(IV) the convener and moderator of the meeting, the proposer of the interim meeting and their written proposals;
(V) meeting materials necessary for directors’ voting;
(VI) requirements that directors should attend the meeting in person or entrust other directors to attend the meeting on their behalf;
(VII) contact person and contact information.
The notice of oral meeting shall at least include the contents of items (I) and (II) above, as well as the statement that it is urgent to convene an interim meeting of the board of directors as soon as possible.
Article 10 change of meeting notice
After the written meeting notice of the regular meeting of the board of directors is issued, if it is necessary to change the time, place and other matters of the meeting or add, change or cancel the meeting proposal, a written change notice shall be issued three days before the originally scheduled meeting to explain the situation and the relevant contents and materials of the new proposal. If it is less than three days, the date of the meeting shall be postponed accordingly or the meeting shall be held on schedule after obtaining the approval of all directors attending the meeting.
After the notice of the interim meeting of the board of directors is issued, if it is necessary to change the time, place and other matters of the meeting or add, change or cancel the proposal of the meeting, it shall obtain the approval of all directors attending the meeting in advance and make corresponding records.
Article 11 convening of the meeting
The meeting of the board of directors shall be held only when more than half of the directors are present. When the relevant directors refuse to attend or are lazy to attend the meeting, resulting in failure to meet the minimum number of people required for the meeting, the chairman and the Secretary of the board of directors shall report to the regulatory authority in time.
Supervisors may attend the meetings of the board of directors as nonvoting delegates; If the president and the Secretary of the board of directors do not concurrently serve as directors, they shall attend the meetings of the board of directors as nonvoting delegates. If the chairman of the meeting deems it necessary, he may notify other relevant personnel to attend the meeting of the board of directors as nonvoting delegates. Article 12 attendance in person and entrusted attendance
In principle, directors shall attend the board meeting in person. If he is unable to attend the meeting for some reason, he shall review the meeting materials in advance, form a clear opinion, and entrust other directors in writing to attend the meeting on his behalf. The power of attorney shall specify: (I) the names of the principal and the agent;
(II) brief comments of the client on each proposal;
(III) the scope of authorization of the trustor and instructions on the voting intention of the proposal;
(IV) signature and date of the client.
If other directors are entrusted to sign written confirmation opinions on behalf of the regular report, special authorization shall be made in the power of attorney.
The entrusted director shall submit a written power of attorney to the chairman of the meeting and explain the entrusted attendance on the attendance book of the meeting.
Article 13 restrictions on entrusted attendance
Entrustment and entrustment to attend the meeting of the board of directors shall follow the following principles:
(I) when considering related party transactions, non related directors shall not entrust related directors to attend on their behalf; Affiliated directors shall not accept the entrustment of non affiliated directors;
(II) independent directors shall not entrust non independent directors to attend on their behalf, and non independent directors shall not accept the entrustment of independent directors;
(III) a director shall not fully entrust other directors to attend on his behalf without stating his personal opinions and voting intention on the proposal, and the relevant directors shall not accept the entrustment with full authorization and unclear authorization.
(IV) a director shall not accept the entrustment of more than two directors, nor shall a director entrust a director who has accepted the entrustment of two other directors to attend on his behalf.
Article 14 convening method of the meeting
The board meeting shall be held on site. If necessary, on the premise of ensuring that the directors can fully express their opinions, the meeting can also be held by video, telephone, fax or e-mail voting with the consent of the convener (host) and the proposer.
The meeting of the board of directors can also be held at the same time as other methods.
In case of emergency, the meeting of the board of directors can vote by means of communication, but the convener of the board of directors (meeting host) shall explain the specific emergency to the directors attending the meeting. During communication voting, the directors shall fax their written opinions and voting intention on the matters under consideration to the capital operation center after signing for confirmation.
If the meeting is held off-site, the number of directors attending the meeting shall be calculated based on the votes submitted by relevant directors. Article 15 deliberation procedures of the meeting
The chairman of the meeting shall request the directors attending the board meeting to express clear opinions on various proposals.
For proposals that require prior approval of independent directors according to regulations, the meeting host shall designate an independent director to read out the written approval opinions reached by independent directors before discussing relevant proposals.
If a director obstructs the normal progress of the meeting or affects the speeches of other directors, the chairman of the meeting shall stop it in time. Unless unanimously agreed by all directors present at the meeting, the board meeting shall not vote on the proposal not included in the meeting notice. If a director is entrusted by other directors to attend the board meeting on his behalf, he shall not vote on the proposal not included in the meeting notice on behalf of other directors.
Article 16 express opinions
The directors shall carefully read the relevant meeting materials and express their opinions independently and prudently on the basis of full understanding of the situation.
Before the meeting, the directors may ask the capital operation center, the convener of the meeting, the president and other senior managers, various special committees, accounting firms, law firms and other relevant personnel and institutions for the information required for decision-making, or suggest to the host during the meeting to invite the representatives of the above personnel and institutions to attend the meeting to explain the relevant situation.
Article 17 voting at the meeting
After full discussion of each proposal, the host shall timely submit it to the directors attending the meeting for voting.
Voting at the meeting shall be conducted in the form of one person, one vote, name counting and writing. The voting intentions of directors are divided into consent, objection and waiver. The directors attending the meeting shall choose one of the above intentions. If they fail to choose or choose more than two intentions at the same time, the chairman of the meeting shall require the relevant directors to choose again. If they refuse to choose, they shall be deemed to have abstained; Those who leave the venue halfway and do not return without making a choice shall be deemed to have abstained.
Article 18 statistics of voting results
After the voting of the participating directors is completed, the relevant staff of the capital operation center shall timely collect the voting votes of the directors and submit them to the Secretary of the board of directors for statistics under the supervision of a supervisor or independent director.
If a meeting is held on site, the host of the meeting shall announce the statistical results on the spot; In other cases, the chairman of the meeting shall require the Secretary of the board of directors to notify the directors of the voting results before the next working day after the end of the specified voting time limit.
If a director votes after the chairman of the meeting announces the voting results or after the specified voting time limit expires, the voting situation shall not be counted.
Article 19 formation of resolutions
Except for the circumstances specified in Article 20 of these rules, if the board of directors deliberates and adopts the meeting proposal and forms relevant resolutions, more than half of all directors of the company must vote in favor of the proposal. Where laws, administrative regulations and the articles of association of the company stipulate that the board of directors should obtain the consent of more directors to form a resolution, such provisions shall prevail. The board of directors shall, in accordance with the provisions of the articles of association of the company, make a resolution on the guarantee within its authority. Unless more than half of all directors of the company agree, it must also be approved by more than two-thirds of the directors present at the meeting.
In case of any contradiction between the contents and meanings of different resolutions, the later resolution shall prevail.
Article 20 withdrawal from voting
Under the following circumstances, the directors shall withdraw from voting on the relevant proposals:
(I) circumstances under which directors should withdraw as stipulated in the Listing Rules of Shanghai Stock Exchange;
(II) circumstances that the directors themselves think should be avoided;
(III) other circumstances specified in the articles of association of the company that must be avoided due to the connection between the directors and the enterprise involved in the meeting proposal.
In the case that the directors avoid voting, the relevant board meeting can be held when more than half of the unrelated directors are present, and the formation of a resolution must be passed by more than half of the unrelated directors. If the number of unrelated directors attending the meeting is less than three, they shall not vote on the relevant proposal, but shall submit the matter to the general meeting of shareholders for deliberation.
Article 21 No ultra vires
The board of directors shall act in strict accordance with the authorization of the general meeting of shareholders and the articles of association of the company, and shall not form resolutions beyond its authority.
Article 22 decision making procedures for personnel organization and arrangement
Candidates for the president and Secretary of the board of directors of the company shall be nominated by the chairman of the company according to relevant procedures and reported to the board of directors for appointment or dismissal. The vice president, chief financial officer and other senior managers of the company shall be nominated by the president of the company according to relevant procedures and reported to the board of directors of the company for decision on appointment or dismissal.
Article 23 decision making procedures for foreign investment
Relevant departments of the company shall conduct full research and prepare feasibility study report or scheme, which shall be submitted to the board of directors or the general meeting of shareholders for deliberation and approval according to relevant procedures after being approved by the management of the company.
Article 24 special provisions on profit distribution
If the board meeting needs to make a resolution on the company’s profit distribution, it may first notify the certified public accountant of the distribution plan to be submitted to the board of directors for deliberation, and require him to issue a draft audit report accordingly (other financial data except those related to distribution have been determined). After making the distribution resolution, the board of directors shall require the certified public accountant to issue a formal audit report, and then the board of directors shall make a resolution on other related matters in the periodic report according to the formal audit report issued by the certified public accountant.
Article 25 handling of proposals not adopted
If the proposal is not adopted, the board meeting shall not consider the proposal with the same content within one month without significant changes in relevant conditions and factors.
Article 26 suspension of voting
When more than half of the directors or two or more independent directors attending the meeting believe that the proposal is not clear and specific, or they are unable to judge the relevant matters due to insufficient meeting materials and other reasons, the chairman of the meeting shall request the meeting to suspend the voting on the topic.
The directors who propose to suspend voting shall put forward clear requirements for the conditions that should be met when the proposal is submitted for review again. Article 27 recording of meetings
The board meeting held on site or by video, telephone, etc. can be recorded as needed.
Article 28 meeting minutes
The Secretary of the board of directors shall arrange the staff of the capital operation center to make records of the meetings of the board of directors. The minutes of the meeting shall include the following contents:
(I) session, time, place and method of the meeting;
(II) issuance of meeting notice;
(III) convener and moderator of the meeting;
(IV) attendance of directors in person and entrusted attendance;
(V) proposals considered at the meeting, key points and main opinions of each director on relevant matters, and voting intention on the proposal;
(VI) voting method and voting result of each proposal (specify specific consent, objection and abstention)
