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CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED中國聯合網絡通信(香港)股份有限公司
(incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 0762) Announcement Poll Results at Annual General MeetingThe Board of Directors (the 'Board') of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (the 'Company') is pleased to announce the shareholders of the Company passed by way of poll all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting (the 'AGM') of the Company held on 8 May 2015. The poll results are as follows:
No. of Votes (%) | |||
For | Against | ||
Ordinary Resolutions | |||
1. | To receive and consider the financial statements and the Reports of the Directors and of the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 December 2014. | 21,770,740,875 (99.9928%) | 1,572,280 (0.0072%) |
1. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||
2. | To declare a final dividend of RMB0.20 (equivalent to HK$0.25350) per share (pre-tax) for the year ended 31 December 2014. | 21,775,716,089 (99.9994%) | 128,937 (0.0006%) |
2. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||
3. | (a) To re-elect | ||
3. | (i) Mr. Chang Xiaobing as a Director; | 21,507,227,377 (98.9563%) | 226,843,495 (1.0437%) |
3. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||
3. | (ii) Mr. Zhang Junan as a Director; | 21,723,763,129 (99.7609%) | 52,055,367 (0.2391%) |
3. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||
3. | (iii) Mr. Cesareo Alierta Izuel as a Director; and | 19,503,940,359 (89.6082%) | 2,261,866,917 (10.3918%) |
3. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||
3. | (iv) Mr. Chung Shui Ming Timpson as a Director. | 20,526,108,771 (94.2884%) | 1,243,385,735 (5.7116%) |
3. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. |
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No. of Votes (%) | |||
For | Against | ||
Ordinary Resolutions | |||
3. | (b) To authorise the Board of Directors to fix remuneration of the Directors for the year ending 31 December 2015. | 21,732,998,229 (99.9050%) | 20,676,567 (0.0950%) |
3. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||
4. | To re-appoint Auditor, and to authorise the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration for the year ending 31 December 2015. | 21,773,540,378 (99.9795%) | 4,471,667 (0.0205%) |
4. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||
5. | To grant a general mandate to the Directors to buy back shares in the Company not exceeding 10% of the total number of the existing shares in the Company in issue. | 21,772,707,741 (99.9877%) | 2,674,645 (0.0123%) |
5. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||
6. | To grant a general mandate to the Directors to issue, allot and deal with additional shares in the Company not exceeding 20% of the total number of the existing shares in the Company in issue. | 19,116,272,961 (87.8017%) | 2,655,813,995 (12.1983%) |
6. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||
7. | To extend the general mandate granted to the Directors to issue, allot and deal with shares by the number of shares bought back. | 19,269,724,421 (88.4915%) | 2,506,071,895 (11.5085%) |
7. | As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||
Special Resolution | |||
8. | To approve the adoption of the new Articles of Association of the Company. | 21,429,632,866 (98.4106%) | 346,108,250 (1.5894%) |
8. | As more than 75% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. |
As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares of the Company was 23,947,081,083 shares, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against the resolutions proposed at the AGM. There were no restrictions on any shareholders casting votes on any of the resolutions at the AGM. Besides, there were no shares entitling the holders to attend and abstain from voting in favour of the resolutions at the AGM as set out in rule 13.40 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the 'Listing Rules') and there were no shares requiring the holders to abstain from voting at the AGM under the Listing Rules.
The scrutineer for the vote-taking at the AGM was Hong Kong Registrars Limited, the share registrar of the Company.
The Company refers to the announcement made by the Company dated 3 March 2015 in relation to closure of register of members and withholding tax and payment of enterprise income tax for non-resident
enterprises in respect of the 2014 Final Dividend (the 'Announcement').
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The Company has recently sought clarifications from the relevant PRC authorities with respect to the withholding tax arrangement in respect of the 2014 Final Dividend payable to investors of the Shanghai Stock Exchange who invest in the shares in the Company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
According to the Notice of the State Administration of Taxation on the Issues Concerning Withholding the Enterprise Income Tax on the Dividends Paid by Chinese Resident Enterprises to H-share Holders Which Are Overseas Non-resident Enterprises [Guo Shui Han [2008] No. 897)] ('Notice 897'), the Company is regarded as a non-H share PRC resident enterprise, and is required to withhold 10% enterprise income tax on the amount of the dividend payable to all non-resident enterprise Shareholders (including HKSCC Nominees Limited). The withholding and payment obligation lies with the Company. The Company must pay the amount of the 2014 Final Dividend after deducting the 10% withholding tax to the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited ('HKSCC'). With respect to individual investors of Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect who hold Shares through HKSCC Nominees Limited, HKSCC will pay the amount of the 2014
Final Dividend net of the 10% enterprise withholding tax to China Securities Depository and Clearing
Corporation Limited to distribute in accordance with PRC requirements.
In light of the above, the Company will pay the 2014 Final Dividend in accordance with the arrangement stated in the Announcement and the requirements of Notice 897.
By Order of the Board of
Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 8 May 2015
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises:
Executive Directors: | Chang Xiaobing, Lu Yimin, Li Fushen and Zhang Junan |
Non-executive Director: | Cesareo Alierta Izuel |
Independent Non-executive Directors: | Cheung Wing Lam Linus, Wong Wai Ming, Chung Shui Ming Timpson, Cai Hongbin and Law Fan Chiu Fun Fanny |
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