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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) Poll Results of Annual General MeetingThe Board of Directors (the "Board") of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce an Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on Wednesday, 10 May 2017 (the "AGM"). The number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of the AGM was 23,947,081,083, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against any of the resolutions proposed at the AGM. There were no restrictions on any shareholders casting votes on any of the proposed 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 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. Hong Kong Registrars Limited, registrar of the Company's share, acted as scrutineer for the vote-taking at the AGM.
The poll results in respect of the proposed resolutions at the AGM were as follows:
Ordinary Resolutions | No. of Votes (%) | ||
For | Against | ||
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 2016. | 21,523,301,144 (99.9995%) | 97,043 (0.0005%) |
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | |||
2. | (i) (a) To re-elect Mr. Shao Guanglu as a Director; | 21,458,347,357 (99.7305%) | 57,980,004 (0.2695%) |
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | |||
(b) To re-elect Mr. Cesareo Alierta Izuel as a Director; | 18,789,431,430 (87.3264%) | 2,726,886,611 (12.6736%) | |
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | |||
(c) To re-elect Mr. Cheung Wing Lam Linus as a Director; | 21,260,881,215 (98.8128%) | 255,445,826 (1.1872%) | |
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | |||
(d) To re-elect Mr. Wong Wai Ming as a Director; | 19,382,035,756 (90.0806%) | 2,134,290,095 (9.9194%) | |
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | |||
Ordinary Resolutions | No. of Votes (%) | ||
For | Against | ||
2. | (ii) To authorise the Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the Directors. | 21,100,018,340 (98.1500%) | 397,704,516 (1.8500%) |
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | |||
3. | To re-appoint Auditor, and to authorise the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration for the year ending 31 December 2017. | 21,496,036,338 (99.8643%) | 29,202,028 (0.1357%) |
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | |||
4. | 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. | 21,515,167,748 (99.9841%) | 3,413,424 (0.0159%) |
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 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. | 19,084,223,538 (88.6859%) | 2,434,663,393 (11.3141%) |
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | |||
6. | To extend the general mandate granted to the Directors to issue, allot and deal with shares by the number of shares bought back. | 19,318,800,023 (89.7759%) | 2,200,118,408 (10.2241%) |
As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | |||
The full text of the above resolutions is set out in the notice of AGM.
By Order of the Board of
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited Yung Shun Loy JackyCompany Secretary
Hong Kong, 10 May 2017
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises:
Executive Directors: | Wang Xiaochu, Lu Yimin, Li Fushen and Shao Guanglu |
Non-executive Director: | Cesareo Alierta Izuel |
Independent Non-executive Directors: | Cheung Wing Lam Linus, Wong Wai Ming, Chung Shui Ming Timpson and Law Fan Chiu Fun Fanny |
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