The aforementioned investors outside the PRC refer to investors in foreign countries, Hong
Kong, Macau and Taiwan regions who subscribe for shares of the Company. Investors inside the PRC refer to investors in the PRC, excluding the aforementioned regions, who subscribe for shares of the Company.
Article 18
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Shares issued by the Company investors inside the PRC and subscribed for in Renminbi are referred to as
domestic shares. Shares issued by the Company and subscribed for in foreign currency are referred to as foreign shares. Foreign shares listed overseas are referred to as overseas listed foreign shares. The holders of domestic shares and the holders
of overseas listed foreign shares are both ordinary shareholders, and have the same rights and obligations.
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The
aforementioned foreign currency refers to the official currency of other countries or regions, other than Renminbi, as recognised by the responsible foreign exchange authority of the PRC which can be used for subscribing for shares.
Article 19
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The overseas listed foreign shares issued by the Company and listed in Hong Kong are referred to as H shares. H
shares are shares which have been approved for listing by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Hong Kong Stock Exchange), the par value of which is denominated in Renminbi and which are subscribed for and traded in Hong Kong
dollars.
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Article 20
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The domestic shares issued by the Company are held in custody by the China Securities Registration and Clearing
Company Limited, Shanghai Branch. The H shares issued by the company are held in custody by Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited.
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Article 21
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Having been approved by the responsible company approval authority as authorized by the State Council upon the
Companys establishment, the Company may issue a total of 7,200,000,000 ordinary shares, or which 4,000,000,000 shares have been issued to the promoter and have been subscribed by the promoters assessed asset upon its establishment,
representing 55.56% of the authorized ordinary share capital.
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Article 22
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After the establishment of the Company, the Company has issued 2,330,000,000 ordinary shares which are overseas
listed foreign shares, representing 32.36% of the authorized ordinary share capital. The Company has also issued 870,000,000 ordinary shares to the general public (including the employees of the Company) which are domestic shares representing 12.08%
of the authorized ordinary share capital.
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The shareholding structure of the Company after issue of the shares pursuant
to the above paragraph is: 7,200,000,000 ordinary shares, of which 4,000,000,000 shares issued at the time of establishment of the Company, 870,000,000 domestic shares listed in the PRC and issued after the establishment of the Company, and
2,330,000,000 overseas listed foreign shares.
In 2013, the Company converted capital reserve to increase share capital of 3,600,000,000
shares. The shareholding structure of the Company after the above mentioned conversion is: 10,800,000,000 ordinary shares, of which 7,305,000,000 domestic shares listed in the PRC, representing 67.64% and 3,495,000,000 overseas listed foreign
shares, representing 32.36%.
The share registration process of the first exercise of the share options under the initial grant of the A
share share option incentive scheme was completed on 27 September 2017. The shareholding structure of the Company changed to: 10,814,176,600 ordinary shares, of which 7,319,176,600 domestic shares listed in the PRC, representing 67.68 %
and 3,495,000,000 overseas listed foreign shares, representing 32.32%.
The share registration process of the second exercise of the share
options under the initial grant of the A share share option incentive scheme was completed on 14 February 2018. The shareholding structure of the Company changed to: 10,823,813,500 ordinary shares, of which 7,328,813,500 domestic shares listed
in the PRC, representing 67.71% and 3,495,000,000 overseas listed foreign shares, representing 32.29%.
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