MANNER FOR DISSEMINATION OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS TO THE SHAREHOLDERS
The Company has adopted the following manner for dissemination of corporate communications(1) to its shareholders with effect from 31 December 2023:
- A one-time notification will be sent to shareholders individually in hard copy or electronically(2)
to inform them that the corporate communications will be disseminated to them electronically
unless the relevant shareholders elect to receive such corporate communications in hard copy,
and will request them to provide their electronic contact details to the Company(3).
- When the Company issues corporate communications, a notification letter will be sent to the
electronic contact details 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 (the “Website Versions”).
- For Actionable Corporate Communications(4)
, the Company will also send the relevant
communications to the shareholders individually and in electronic form if functional electronic
contact details have been provided to the Company.
- The Company will send hard copy of the corporate communications to those shareholders
who provided invalid electronic contact details to the Company (including a request for the
shareholders’ functional electronic contact details) but this may cause delay in dissemination
of corporate communications.
- The Company will send a printed copy of the corporate communications to the shareholders
free of charge upon their request(5)
. Such instruction shall be valid unless being revoked or
superseded or until expired on one year upon the receipt date of such instruction.
- The Company will send a request form to the shareholders periodically to confirm if they would
like to choose to receive corporate communications of the Company electronically (including
a request for the shareholders’ electronic contact details) (3) or to receive the corporate
communications of the Company 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 the corporate
communications of the Company 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 of the Company will be sent to such shareholders
by post 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(2)
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
Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the
“Listing Rules”) and applicable laws and regulations.
Notes:
- “Corporate communication” means any documents issued or to be issued by the Company
for the information or action of holders of any of its securities, 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.
- In case where the shareholder has previously agreed to be notified by a particular electronic
means.
- 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 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.
- “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.
- Shareholders may request for a printed copy of the corporate communications of the
Company by sending their request (specifying their name, address and request) (i) 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 (ii) via email to wcc.ecom@computershare.com.hk.
- For sending hard copy of corporate communications of the Company to overseas
shareholders, airmail or an equivalent service that is no slower will be used, where practicable.