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Central China Securities Co., Ltd.

(a joint stock company incorporated in 2002 in Henan Province, the People's Republic of China with limited liability under the Chinese corporate name "中原證券股份有限公司" and carrying on business in Hong Kong as "中州證券")

(Stock Code: 01375)
  1. POLL RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND THE H SHARE CLASS MEETING; AND
  2. DISTRIBUTION OF 2016 FINAL DIVIDEND

References are made to the notices (the "Notices") convening the annual general meeting (the "AGM") and the H share class meeting (the "H Share Class Meeting") of Central China Securities Co., Ltd. (the "Company") dated 7 April 2017 in relation to the AGM and the H Share Class Meeting held on 22 May 2017; the circular of the Company dated 5 May 2017 (the "Circular") in relation to, amongst others, the resolutions of the AGM and the H Share Class Meeting held on 22 May 2017; and the announcement of the Company dated 30 March 2017 (the "Announcement") in relation to, amongst others, the proposed declaration of cash dividend for the year ended 31 December 2016 by the Board of the Company. Unless otherwise specified, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Notices, the Circular and the Announcement.

  1. POLL RESULTS OF THE AGM AND THE H SHARE CLASS MEETING

    The Board is pleased to announce that the AGM, the A Share Class Meeting and the H Share Class Meeting (the "Meetings") were held at 9:30 a.m. consecutively by way of an on-site meeting on Monday, 22 May 2017 at Conference Centre, Huanghe Yingbin Hotel, No.1 Yingbin Road, Huiji District, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, the PRC. The convening and holding of and the voting method of the Meetings complied with the requirements of the Company Law of the PRC (《中 華人民共和國公司法》) and the Articles of Association. The Meetings were convened by the Board and chaired by Mr. Jian Mingjun, the chairman of the Board of the Company. Some of the Directors, supervisors and the secretary of the Board attended the Meetings, while the senior management members of the Company were also present. Two representative of the auditors of the Company also attended the Meetings. Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, the H Share registrar of the Company, acted as the scrutineer at the Meetings, while two representatives from the Shareholders of the Company counted the votes and one supervisor of the Company scrutinized the votes.

    1. POLL RESULTS OF THE AGM
    2. Voting at the AGM was conducted by a combination of network voting and on-site voting. Pursuant to relevant PRC laws and regulations, the A Shareholders were entitled to vote at the AGM in person, by proxy, or via network for the relevant resolutions. The time of network voting for the resolutions proposed at the AGM for the A Shareholders on 22 May 2017 was set out in the notice of the AGM to the A Shareholders dated 7 April 2017 published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange separately (relevant notice was also set out in the overseas regulatory announcement published on the website of the Stock Exchange on the same date).

      As at the date of the AGM, the total number of the Shares entitling the holders of which to attend and vote on the resolutions considered at the AGM was 3,923,734,700 Shares (comprising 2,673,705,700 A Shares and 1,250,029,000 H Shares), representing 100% of the total registered capital of the Company. There was no restriction on any Shareholders to cast votes on any of the proposed resolutions at the AGM. There was no Share entitling Shareholders to attend but required to abstain from voting in favour of any resolutions at the AGM as set out in Rule 13.40 of the Listing Rules. No Shareholder was required under the Listing Rules to abstain from voting on the resolutions at the AGM. No party has indicated its intention in the Circular to vote against or to abstain from voting on any resolutions at the AGM.

      A total of 23 Shareholders and authorized representatives holding a total of 2,139,575,553 Shares carrying voting rights of the Company, representing approximately 54.529058% of the total number of Shares carrying voting rights of the Company, attended the AGM. Among which, 20 were A Shareholders and representatives thereof holding a total of 1,904,773,300 Shares, representing approximately 48.544905% of the total number of Shares carrying voting rights of the Company; and 3 were H Shareholders and representatives thereof holding a total of 234,802,253 Shares, representing approximately 5.984153% of the total number of Shares carrying voting rights of the Company.

      The poll results in respect of the resolutions proposed at the AGM were as follows:

      ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

      FOR

      AGAINST

      ABSTAIN

      Number of Shares

      Percentage (%)

      Number of Shares

      Percentage (%)

      Number of Shares

      Percentage (%)

      1

      To consider and approve the work report of the Board of the Company for the year of 2016

      A Shares

      1,904,772,300

      99.999948

      1,000

      0.000052

      0

      0.000000

      H Shares

      234,767,253

      99.985094

      0

      0.000000

      35,000

      0.014906

      Total

      2,139,539,553

      99.998317

      1,000

      0.000047

      35,000

      0.001636

      As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

      2

      To consider and approve the work report of the supervisory committee of the Company for the year of 2016

      A Shares

      1,904,772,300

      99.999948

      1,000

      0.000052

      0

      0.000000

      H Shares

      234,767,253

      99.985094

      0

      0.000000

      35,000

      0.014906

      Total

      2,139,539,553

      99.998317

      1,000

      0.000047

      35,000

      0.001636

      As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

      3

      To consider and approve the profit distribution plan of the Company for the year of 2016

      A Shares

      1,904,772,300

      99.999948

      1,000

      0.000052

      0

      0.000000

      H Shares

      234,767,253

      99.985094

      0

      0.000000

      35,000

      0.014906

      Total

      2,139,539,553

      99.998317

      1,000

      0.000047

      35,000

      0.001636

      As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

      4

      To consider and approve the annual report of the Company for the year of 2016 and the summary of the report

      A Shares

      1,904,772,300

      99.999948

      1,000

      0.000052

      0

      0.000000

      H Shares

      234,767,253

      99.985094

      0

      0.000000

      35,000

      0.014906

      Total

      2,139,539,553

      99.998317

      1,000

      0.000047

      35,000

      0.001636

      As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

      5

      To consider and approve the final accounts report of the Company for the year of 2016

      A Shares

      1,904,772,300

      99.999948

      1,000

      0.000052

      0

      0.000000

      H Shares

      234,767,253

      99.985094

      0

      0.000000

      35,000

      0.014906

      Total

      2,139,539,553

      99.998317

      1,000

      0.000047

      35,000

      0.001636

      As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

      6

      To consider and approve the re-appointment of ShineWing Certified Public Accountants (Special General Partnership) as the domestic auditing firm (PRC accountants) of the Company for the year of 2017 and authorize the Board to determine its remuneration

      A Shares

      1,904,772,300

      99.999948

      1,000

      0.000052

      0

      0.000000

      H Shares

      234,767,253

      99.985094

      0

      0.000000

      35,000

      0.014906

      Total

      2,139,539,553

      99.998317

      1,000

      0.000047

      35,000

      0.001636

      As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

      ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

      FOR

      AGAINST

      ABSTAIN

      Number of Shares

      Percentage (%)

      Number of Shares

      Percentage (%)

      Number of Shares

      Percentage (%)

      7

      To consider and approve t he re - ap p oi nt m en t o f PricewaterhouseCoopers as the foreign auditing firm (international accountants) of the Company for the year of 2017 and authorize the Board to determine its remuneration

      A Shares

      1,904,772,300

      99.999948

      1,000

      0.000052

      0

      0.000000

      H Shares

      234,767,253

      99.985094

      0

      0.000000

      35,000

      0.014906

      Total

      2,139,539,553

      99.998317

      1,000

      0.000047

      35,000

      0.001636

      As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

      8

      To consider and approve the remuneration and evaluations of the directors of the Company for the year of 2016

      A Shares

      1,904,772,300

      99.999948

      1,000

      0.000052

      0

      0.000000

      H Shares

      234,767,253

      99.985094

      0

      0.000000

      35,000

      0.014906

      Total

      2,139,539,553

      99.998317

      1,000

      0.000047

      35,000

      0.001636

      As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

      9

      To consider and approve the remuneration and evaluations of the supervisors of the Company for the year of 2016

      A Shares

      1,904,772,300

      99.999948

      1,000

      0.000052

      0

      0.000000

      H Shares

      234,767,253

      99.985094

      0

      0.000000

      35,000

      0.014906

      Total

      2,139,539,553

      99.998317

      1,000

      0.000047

      35,000

      0.001636

      As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

      10

      To consider and approve the determination of remuneration of the chairman of the Board of the Company

      A Shares

      1,904,772,300

      99.999948

      1,000

      0.000052

      0

      0.000000

      H Shares

      234,767,253

      99.985094

      0

      0.000000

      35,000

      0.014906

      Total

      2,139,539,553

      99.998317

      1,000

      0.000047

      35,000

      0.001636

      As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

      11

      To consider and approve the payment of remuneration of the president of the Company

      A Shares

      1,904,772,300

      99.999948

      1,000

      0.000052

      0

      0.000000

      H Shares

      234,767,253

      99.985094

      0

      0.000000

      35,000

      0.014906

      Total

      2,139,539,553

      99.998317

      1,000

      0.000047

      35,000

      0.001636

      As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

      12

      To consider and approve the payment of remuneration of the chairman of the supervisory committee of the Company

      A Shares

      1,904,772,300

      99.999948

      1,000

      0.000052

      0

      0.000000

      H Shares

      234,767,253

      99.985094

      0

      0.000000

      35,000

      0.014906

      Total

      2,139,539,553

      99.998317

      1,000

      0.000047

      35,000

      0.001636

      As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

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