REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF ENTERING INTO THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS
The first phase of the Companys 10,000 ton level 48K large-tow carbon fiber plant was completed and put into
operation. The transactions under the Technology Development Documents are conducive to improving the Companys product quality and further forming the full product spectrum advantages of the universal level+high performance,
small tow+large tow for carbon fiber, which will in turn enhance our market competitiveness.
IMPLICATIONS UNDER THE HONG KONG LISTING
RULES
As of the date of this announcement, Sinopec Corp. holds 5,459,455,000 A shares of the Company, representing approximately 50.55% of the
Companys issued share capital, and therefore is the controlling shareholder of the Company. Sinopec Shanghai Engineering is an indirect non-wholly owned subsidiary of Sinopec Group, the Companys
actual controller. According to Chapter 14A of the Hong Kong Listing Rules, both Sinopec Corp. and Sinopec Shanghai Engineering are connected persons of the Company. Therefore, entering into the Technology Development Documents constitutes a
connected transaction of the Company. Since the Technology Development Document I and Technology Development Document II will be entered into with the same connected person and are similar in nature, the above Technology Development Documents will
be aggregated in accordance with the relevant requirements of Rule 14A.81 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules. As the highest applicable percentage ratio of the Technology Development Documents on an aggregated basis exceeds 0.1% but is less than 5%,
entering into the Technology Development Documents is subject to the reporting and announcement requirements but is exempted from the independent shareholders approval under Chapter 14A of the Hong Kong Listing Rules.
APPROVAL OF THE BOARD
On 25 December 2023, the
Board considered and approved (i) the Technology Development Document I to be entered into among the Company, Sinopec Corp. and Sinopec Shanghai Engineering; and (ii) the Technology Development Document II to be entered into between the
Company and Sinopec Corp. The Directors including Mr. Wan Tao, Mr. Du Jun and Mr. Xie Zhenglin, due to their positions held in the connected persons of the Company, abstained from voting at the meeting of the Board.
The Board (including independent non-executive Directors) is of the view that the transactions contemplated under the
Technology Development Documents are carried out in the ordinary and usual course of business of the Company on normal commercial terms upon fair negotiation among the parties, and the relevant transaction terms are fair and reasonable and in the
interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole.
According to the Shanghai Listing Rules, relevant information on the signing of the Technology
Development Documents has been submitted to a special meeting of independent non-executive Directors prior to the approval of the Board, for convenience in terms of its review and approval. At the second
special meeting of independent Directors of the 11th session of the Board, all independent non-executive Directors including Mr. Tang Song, Mr. Chen Haifeng, Mr. Yang Jun, Ms. Zhou Ying and
Mr. Huang Jiangdong unanimously agreed on the Technology Development Documents and approved that relevant proposals be submitted to the Board for consideration.
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