MANNER FOR DISSEMINATION OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS TO THE SHAREHOLDERS
The Company has adopted the following manner for dissemination of Corporate Communications to its shareholders with effect from 31 December 2023:
A one-time notification will be sent to shareholders individually in hard copy to inform them that the Corporate Communications Note 1 will be disseminated electronically and will request them to provide their electronic contact details to the Company Note 2, unless the relevant shareholders elect to receive such Corporate Communications in hard copy.
When the Company issues Corporate Communications, a notification will be sent to the email addresses provided by the shareholders electronically informing them that they may access the Corporate Communications via the Company’s website or the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEx”) (the “Website Versions”).
For Actionable Corporate Communications Note 3, the Company will also send the relevant communications to the shareholders individually by email if functional electronic contact details have been provided to the Company or by post.
For those shareholders who have provided invalid electronic contact details, the Company will send a notification of the publication of Corporate Communications and Actionable Corporate Communications Note 3 to those shareholders by post (including a request for the shareholders’ functional electronic contact details).
The Company will send a printed copy of the Corporate Communications to the shareholders free of charge upon their request. Shareholders may request for a printed copy of the Corporate Communications by sending their request (specifying their name, address and request) (a) in writing to the Company c/o the Company’s share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong; or (b) via email to cmport.ecom@computershare.com.hk.
The Company will send a notification letter to the shareholders periodically to confirm if they would like to choose to receive Corporate Communications electronically (including a request for the shareholders’ functional electronic contact details) Note 2 or to receive the Corporate Communications in hard copy. If the Company does not receive the duly completed reply form or receive a response indicating any objection from these shareholders within 28 days, such shareholders will be deemed to have consented to receive all the future Corporate Communications by Website Versions only (save for Actionable Corporate Communications which will still be sent to these shareholders in hard copy). A notification of the publication of Corporate Communications will be sent to such shareholders by post or by email when the relevant Corporate Communications are published.
If the Company intends to adopt any new arrangements on dissemination of Corporate Communications (e.g., changing the mode of dissemination or adopting a different consent mechanism for electronic dissemination), it will send a one-time notification to the shareholders individually in hard copy or electronically Note 4 to (a) inform them of the new arrangements (before implementation); and (b) solicit the electronic contact details of the shareholders.
The above manner for dissemination of Corporate Communications to the shareholders of the Company may be amended from time to time pursuant to the relevant requirements under the Listing Rules and applicable laws and regulations.
Notes:
1. “Corporate communications” refer to any documents issued or to be issued by the Company for the information or action of holders of any of the Company’s shares or securities or the investing public, including but not limited to (a) the directors’ report, its annual accounts together with a copy of the auditors’ report and, where applicable, its summary financial report; (b) the interim report and, where applicable, its summary interim report; (c) a notice of meeting; (d) a listing document; (e) a circular; and (f) a proxy form.
2. The purpose of collecting the electronic contact details is for sending Corporate Communications to the shareholders. It is the responsibility of the shareholders to provide electronic contact details that is functional. The Company will be considered to have complied with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) if it sends corporate communications to the electronic contact details provided by a shareholder without receiving any “non-delivery” message. Shareholders should pay attention to the consequences of providing invalid electronic contact details to the Company.
3. An “Actionable Corporate Communication” means any corporate communication that seeks instructions from the Company’s shareholders on how they wish to exercise their rights or make an election as the Company’s shareholders, including but not limited to (a) election forms in connection with a dividend payment; (b) excess application forms in connection with a rights issue or open offer; (c) application forms for assured entitlement under an open offer; (d) acceptance forms in connection with takeovers, mergers and share buy-backs; and (e) provisional allotment letters in connection with a rights issue.
4. In case where the shareholder has previously agreed to be notified by a particular electronic means.
5. For sending hard copy of Corporate Communications to overseas shareholders, airmail or an equivalent service that is no slower will be used, where practicable.