The Board of the Bank published “Bank of China Limited Notice of 2006 Annual General Meeting” on China Securities, Shanghai Securities, Securities Times, China Daily, the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn) and the website of the Bank (www.fsbo-houses.com) on April 25, 2007.
The Articles of Association of the Bank provides that a shareholder holding 5% or more of the total shares with voting power of the Bank shall have the right to propose additional motion(s) in connection with nomination of directors and supervisors to the shareholders’ general meeting; a shareholder holding 3% or more of the total shares with voting power of the Bank shall have the right to propose other additional motion(s) to the shareholders’ general meeting. On May 24, 2007, Central SAFE Investments Limited (hereinafter “Huijin”), which currently owns 67.49% of the total issued capital of the Bank, submitted to the Board the following interim proposals: proposals regarding elections of directors and supervisors of the Bank, and proposal on the issue of Renminbi-denominated bonds in Hong Kong for an amount not exceeding RMB 3 billion and the authorization of the Board to finalize and deal with all related matters.
Huijin proposes to nominate Mr. Zhang Jinghua, Ms. Hong Zhihua, Ms. Huang Haibo, Mr. Cai Haoyi, Mr. Lin Yongze and Mr. Wang Gang as non-executive directors of the Bank; nominate Mr. Liu Ziqiang, Mr. Wang Xueqiang and Mr. Liu Wanming as shareholder’s representative supervisors of the Bank; and to submit the aforesaid proposals to the 2006 Annual General Meeting of the Bank for approval. Upon request of the Bank, Huijin proposes to the 2006 Annual General Meeting to approve the issue of Renminbi-denominated bonds in Hong Kong for an amount not exceeding RMB 3 billion and the authorization of the Board to finalize and deal with all related matters. According to the relevant provisions of the applicable laws and regulations as well as the Articles of Association of the Bank, the aforesaid proposals will be listed as additional proposals to the 2006 Annual General Meeting for approval.
1. Proposals regarding elections of directors and supervisors of the Bank (Ordinary
Resolutions)
2. Proposal on the issue of Renminbi-denominated bonds in Hong Kong for an amount not exceeding RMB 3 billion and the authorization of the Board to finalize and deal with all related matters (Special Resolution)
Save as aforesaid issues, no other changes have been made to “Bank of China Limited Notice of 2006 Annual General Meeting” which was published by the Bank on April 25, 2007.
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