Rules of procedure of the general meeting of shareholders
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 in order to improve the efficiency of the general meeting of shareholders, protect the legitimate rights and interests of Sailun Group Co.Ltd(601058) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) shareholders and ensure the legitimacy of the procedures and resolutions of the general meeting of shareholders, in accordance with the company law of the people’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as “the company law”) and the securities law of the people’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as “the securities law”) These rules are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the rules for the general meeting of shareholders of listed companies, the rules for the listing of shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the self regulatory guidelines for listed companies on the Shanghai Stock Exchange No. 1 – standardized operation and the articles of association.
Article 2 the company shall convene the general meeting of shareholders in strict accordance with the relevant provisions of laws, administrative regulations, normative documents, the articles of association and these rules to ensure that shareholders can exercise their rights according to law.
The board of directors of the company shall earnestly perform its duties, seriously and timely convene and organize the general meeting of shareholders. All directors of the company shall be diligent and responsible to ensure the normal convening of the general meeting of shareholders and exercise their functions and powers according to law.
Article 3 the general meeting of shareholders shall exercise its functions and powers within the scope specified in the company law and the articles of association. Article 4 the general meeting of shareholders is divided into annual general meeting and extraordinary general meeting. The annual general meeting of shareholders shall be held once a year and shall be held within 6 months after the end of the previous fiscal year. The extraordinary general meeting of shareholders shall be held irregularly. In case that the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders shall be held as stipulated in Article 45 of the articles of association, the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders shall be held within 2 months.
If the company is unable to convene the general meeting of shareholders within the above-mentioned period, it shall report to the dispatched office of the CSRC where the company is located and the stock exchange where the company’s shares are listed and traded (hereinafter referred to as “Stock Exchange”), explain the reasons and make an announcement.
Article 5 when convening a general meeting of shareholders, the company shall hire a lawyer to give legal opinions on the following issues and make a public announcement: (I) whether the convening and convening procedures of the meeting comply with the provisions of laws, administrative regulations, these rules and the articles of Association;
(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) legal opinions on other relevant issues at the request of the company.
Chapter II convening of the general meeting of shareholders
Article 6 the board of directors shall convene the shareholders’ meeting on time within the time limit specified in Article 4 of these rules.
Article 7 independent directors have the right to propose to the board of directors to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders. For the proposal of independent directors to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, the board of directors shall, in accordance with the provisions of laws, administrative regulations and the articles of association, give written feedback on whether to agree or disagree to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders within 10 days after receiving the proposal.
If the board of directors agrees to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, it shall issue a notice of convening the general meeting of shareholders within 5 days after the resolution of the board of directors is made; If the board of directors does not agree to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, it shall explain the reasons and make a public announcement. Article 8 the board of supervisors has the right to propose to the board of directors to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, which shall be submitted to the board of directors in writing. The board of directors shall, in accordance with the provisions of laws, administrative regulations and the articles of association, give written feedback on whether to agree or disagree to convene the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders within 10 days after receiving the proposal.
If the board of directors agrees to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, it shall issue a notice of convening the general meeting of shareholders within 5 days after the resolution of the board of directors is made. Any change to the original proposal in the notice shall be approved by the board of supervisors.
If the board of directors disagrees with the convening of the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, or fails to give written feedback within 10 days after receiving the proposal, it shall be deemed that the board of directors is unable to perform or fails to perform its duty of convening the general meeting of shareholders, and the board of supervisors may convene and preside over it by itself.
Article 9 shareholders who individually or jointly hold more than 10% of the company’s shares have the right to request the board of directors to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, and shall submit it to the board of directors in writing. The board of directors shall, in accordance with the provisions of laws, administrative regulations and the articles of association, give written feedback on whether to agree or disagree to convene the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders within 10 days after receiving the request.
If the board of directors agrees to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, it shall issue a notice of convening the general meeting of shareholders within 5 days after the resolution of the board of directors is made. The change of the original request in the notice shall be approved by the relevant shareholders.
If the shareholders’ meeting is held separately or the supervisors do not have the right to submit a written request to the shareholders’ meeting within 10 days after the shareholders’ meeting is held separately or the supervisors do not agree to hold the interim meeting.
If the board of supervisors agrees to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, it shall issue a notice of convening the general meeting of shareholders within 5 days after receiving the request. Any change to the original request in the notice shall be approved by the relevant shareholders.
If the board of supervisors fails to issue the notice of the general meeting of shareholders within the specified time limit, it shall be deemed that the board of supervisors does not convene and preside over the general meeting of shareholders. Shareholders who individually or jointly hold more than 10% of the shares of the company for more than 90 consecutive days may convene and preside over the general meeting of shareholders by themselves.
Article 10 if the board of supervisors or shareholders decide to convene the general meeting of shareholders on their own, they shall notify the board of directors in writing and report to the stock exchange for the record. Before the announcement of the resolution of the general meeting of shareholders, the shareholding ratio of the convener shall not be less than 10%. The board of supervisors and convening shareholders shall submit relevant supporting materials to the stock exchange when issuing the notice of the general meeting of shareholders and Issuing the announcement of the resolution of the general meeting of shareholders.
Article 11 the board of directors and the Secretary of the board of directors shall cooperate with the general meeting of shareholders convened by the board of supervisors or shareholders. The board of directors shall provide the register of shareholders on the date of equity registration. If the board of directors fails to provide the register of shareholders, the convener may apply to the securities registration and clearing institution for acquisition by holding the relevant announcement of the notice of convening the general meeting of shareholders. The register of shareholders obtained by the convener shall not be used for any purpose other than convening the general meeting of shareholders.
Article 12 for the general meeting of shareholders convened by the board of supervisors or shareholders, the expenses necessary for the meeting shall be borne by the company.
Chapter III proposal and notice of shareholders’ meeting
Article 13 the content of the proposal of the general meeting of shareholders shall fall within the scope of functions and powers of the general meeting of shareholders, have clear topics and specific resolutions, and comply with the relevant provisions of laws, administrative regulations and the articles of association.
Article 14 shareholders who individually or jointly hold more than 3% of the company’s shares may put forward interim proposals and submit them to the convener in writing 10 days before the shareholders’ meeting. The convener shall issue a supplementary notice of the general meeting of shareholders within 2 days after receiving the proposal and announce the contents of the interim proposal.
In addition to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the convener shall not modify the proposals listed in the notice of the general meeting of shareholders or add new proposals after issuing the notice of the general meeting of shareholders.
For proposals that are not listed in the notice of the general meeting of shareholders or do not comply with the provisions of Article 13 of these rules, the general meeting of shareholders shall not vote and make resolutions.
Article 15 the convener shall notify all shareholders in the form of announcement 20 days before the annual shareholders’ meeting is held, and the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting shall notify all shareholders in the form of announcement 15 days before the meeting is held.
Article 16 the notice and supplementary notice of the general meeting of shareholders shall fully and completely disclose the specific contents of all proposals and all materials or explanations required to enable shareholders to make reasonable judgment on the matters to be discussed. If the matters to be discussed need the opinions of independent directors, the opinions and reasons of independent directors shall be disclosed at the same time when the notice or supplementary notice of the general meeting of shareholders is issued.
Article 17 the notice of the general meeting of shareholders shall include the following contents:
(I) time, place and duration of the meeting;
(II) matters and proposals submitted to the meeting for deliberation;
(III) explain in obvious words: all shareholders have the right to attend the general meeting of shareholders and can entrust a proxy in writing to attend the meeting and vote. The proxy need not be a shareholder of the company;
(IV) the date of equity registration of shareholders entitled to attend the general meeting of shareholders;
(V) name and telephone number of permanent contact person for conference affairs.
Article 18 where the general meeting of shareholders intends to discuss the election of directors and supervisors, the notice of the general meeting of shareholders shall fully disclose the details of the candidates for directors and supervisors, including at least the following contents:
(I) education background, work experience, part-time job and other personal information;
(II) whether there is any relationship with the company or its controlling shareholders and actual controllers;
(III) disclose the number of shares held by the company;
(IV) whether they have been punished by the CSRC and other relevant departments and the stock exchange.
In addition to adopting the cumulative voting system to elect directors and supervisors, each candidate for directors and supervisors shall be proposed in a single proposal.
Article 19 the notice of the shareholders’ meeting shall specify the time and place of the meeting and determine the date of equity registration. The interval between the date of equity registration and the date of the meeting shall not be more than 7 working days. Once the equity registration date is confirmed, it shall not be changed.
Article 20 after the notice of the general meeting of shareholders is issued, the general meeting of shareholders shall not be postponed or cancelled without justified reasons, and the proposals listed in the notice of the general meeting of shareholders shall not be cancelled. In case of delay or cancellation, the convener shall make an announcement and explain the reasons at least 2 working days before the originally scheduled date.
Chapter IV convening of the general meeting of shareholders
Article 21 the company shall convene the general meeting of shareholders at the place of its domicile or the place specified in the articles of association. The general meeting of shareholders shall set up a venue and be held in the form of on-site meetings. In accordance with the provisions of laws, administrative regulations, the CSRC and the articles of association, safe, economic and convenient networks and other ways shall be adopted to facilitate shareholders’ participation in the general meeting of shareholders. If a shareholder attends the general meeting of shareholders in the above ways, he shall be deemed to be present.
Shareholders may attend the shareholders’ meeting in person and exercise their voting rights, or entrust others to attend and exercise their voting rights within the scope of authorization.
Article 22 the company shall clearly specify the voting time and voting procedures through Internet or other means in the notice of the general meeting of shareholders.
The starting time of online voting or other means of voting at the general meeting of shareholders shall not be earlier than 3:00 p.m. on the day before the on-site general meeting of shareholders, and shall not be later than 9:30 a.m. on the day when the on-site general meeting of shareholders is held, and its ending time shall not be earlier than 3:00 p.m. on the day when the on-site general meeting of shareholders ends.
Article 23 the board of directors and other conveners shall take necessary measures to ensure the normal order of the general meeting of shareholders. Measures shall be taken to stop the acts of interfering with the general meeting of shareholders, making trouble and infringing upon the legitimate rights and interests of shareholders, and timely report to the relevant departments for investigation and punishment.
Article 24 all shareholders or their agents registered on the equity registration date shall have the right to attend the general meeting of shareholders, and the company and the convener shall not refuse for any reason.
Article 25 shareholders shall present their stock account card, ID card or other valid certificates or certificates that can indicate their identity to the shareholders’ meeting. The proxy shall also submit the power of attorney of the shareholder and the valid ID card of the individual.
Article 26 the convener and the lawyer shall jointly verify the legitimacy of the qualification of shareholders according to the register of shareholders provided by the securities registration and clearing institution, and register the names of shareholders and the number of voting shares they hold. The registration of the meeting shall be terminated before the chairman of the meeting announces the number of shareholders and agents attending the meeting and the total number of voting shares held.
Article 27 when the company holds a general meeting of shareholders, all directors, supervisors and the Secretary of the board of directors shall attend the meeting, and the manager and other senior managers shall attend the meeting as nonvoting delegates.
Article 28 the general meeting of shareholders shall be presided over by the chairman. When the chairman is unable or fails to perform his duties, the vice chairman shall preside over the meeting; When the vice chairman is unable or fails to perform his duties, a director jointly elected by more than half of the directors shall preside over the meeting.
The general meeting of shareholders convened by the board of supervisors shall be presided over by the chairman of the board of supervisors. When the chairman of the board of supervisors is unable or fails to perform his duties, the vice chairman of the board of supervisors shall preside over the meeting; If the vice chairman of the board of supervisors is unable or fails to perform his duties, a supervisor jointly elected by more than half of the supervisors shall preside over the meeting.
The general meeting of shareholders convened by the shareholders themselves shall be presided over by the representative elected by the convener.
When convening the general meeting of shareholders, if the chairman of the meeting violates these rules of procedure and makes it impossible for the general meeting of shareholders to continue, the general meeting of shareholders may elect one person to act as the chairman of the meeting and continue the meeting with the consent of more than half of the shareholders with voting rights attending the general meeting of shareholders.
Chapter V deliberation of proposals of the general assembly
Article 29 at the annual general meeting of shareholders, the board of directors and the board of supervisors shall make a report on their work in the past year to the general meeting of shareholders, and each independent director shall also make a report on his work.
Article 30 when the general meeting of shareholders is held, it shall be deliberated item by item in the order of the proposals put on the agenda under the chairmanship of the chairman. If necessary, relevant topics can also be discussed together.
For the contents included in the agenda of the meeting, the moderator can adopt the methods of first report, centralized deliberation and centralized voting according to the actual situation, or adopt the methods of item by item report, item by item deliberation and voting for more complex topics.
The general meeting of shareholders shall give reasonable time for consideration of each topic.
Article 31 When deliberating a proposal, shareholders or shareholders’ agents shall clarify their views concisely around the topic, and may raise questions on issues that affect their judgment and voting due to the failure of the reporter to explain, requiring the reporter to explain and explain.
Article 32 shareholders have the right to ask to speak at the general meeting of shareholders. If a shareholder requests to speak, he shall first introduce his identity as a shareholder, the unit he represents, the number of shares he holds, etc., and then express his own views.
If a shareholder requests to speak at the general meeting of shareholders, he may register with the meeting affairs group of the general meeting one day before the general meeting of shareholders, or temporarily request to speak at the general meeting of shareholders. The order of speaking is that the speaker who is registered first will speak first, and the speaker is temporarily required to speak after the registered speaker.
Article 33 directors, supervisors and senior managers shall explain and explain the questions raised by shareholders at the general meeting of shareholders.
Under any of the following circumstances, the above personnel may refuse to answer the question, but shall explain the reasons to the questioner: (I) the question has nothing to do with the topic or proposal;
(II) answering questions will reveal the company’s business secrets or obviously damage the common interests of the company or shareholders; (III) other important reasons.
Chapter VI voting at the general meeting of shareholders
Article 34 before voting, the chairman of the meeting shall announce the number of shareholders and agents attending the meeting and the total number of shares with voting rights, the number of shareholders and agents attending the meeting and the shares with voting rights
