Annual Report 2023

ANNUAL REPORT 2023 49 *1 Mr. Feng Boming has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board and a Non-executive Director of the Company on 24 July 2023. *2 Mr. Xu Song has been redesignated from the Managing Director of the Company to the Vice Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 24 July 2023. *3 Mr. Lu Yongxin has been appointed as the Managing Director of the Company on 24 July 2023. *4 Ms. Chan Yuen Sau Kelly has been appointed as an Independent Non- executive Director of the Company on 21 March 2023. *5 Mr. Wong Chi Wing has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 24 July 2023. *6 Mr. Deng Renjie resigned as the Chairman of the Board and a Non-executive Director of the Company on 24 July 2023. *7 Mr. Wang Xiufeng resigned as the Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Company on 24 July 2023. *8 Mr. Bong Shu Ying Francis retired as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 2 June 2023. *9 Mr. Kut Ying Hay resigned as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 21 March 2023. The 2024 annual general meeting of the Company will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, 27 May 2024 at Atrium, Level 39, Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central, Hong Kong. CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS During the year, there was no change in the Company’s Articles of Association. SHAREHOLDERS’ RIGHTS Pursuant to sections 566 to 568 of the Companies Ordinance, shareholder(s) representing at least 5 per cent of the total voting rights of all the shareholders of the Company having a right to vote at general meetings can make a requisition to convene a general meeting. Such requisition must state the general nature of the business to be dealt with at the general meeting, and must be authenticated by the person or persons making it and sent to the Company either in hard copy form or in electronic form. Besides, pursuant to sections 615 to 616 of the Companies Ordinance, shareholder(s) of the Company can request the Company to give notice of a resolution and move such resolution at an annual general meeting, provided that such a request is made by (i) shareholder(s) of the Company representing at least 2.5 per cent of the total voting rights of all the shareholders who have a right to vote on the resolution at the annual general meeting to which the request relates or (ii) at least 50 shareholders who have a right to vote on the resolution at the annual general meeting to which the request relates. Such a request must identify the resolution of which notice is to be given, be either in hard copy form or in electronic form and authenticated by the person or persons making it, and be received by the Company not later than six weeks before the annual general meeting to which the request relates or, if received by the Company later than the time as stated above, the time at which notice is given of that meeting. Procedures for shareholders to propose a person for election as a director have been uploaded to the Company‘s website. COMMUNICATION WITH INVESTORS The Company considers that a key element of effective communication with investors is the prompt and timely dissemination of information in relation to the Group. In addition, the management personnel responsible for investor relations of the Company hold regular meetings and roadshow with equity research analysts, fund managers and institutional investors so as to update the latest operational situation of the Company. The investor activities conducted by the Group during the year is set out on page 25 of the Annual Report. Investors may at any time send their enquiries and concerns to the Company by addressing them to the Investor Relations Representative of the Company. The contact details are as follows: Investor Relations Representative of China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited 38th Floor, China Merchants Tower Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central Hong Kong Email: relation@cmhk.com Tel No.: 2102 8888 Fax No.: 2851 2173