Investor Communication

Corporate Communications refer to any documents issued or to be issued by The Bank of East Asia, Limited (the “Bank”) for the information or action of holders of any of its securities, which include but are not limited to the directors’ report and annual accounts together with the independent auditor’s report, the interim report, a notice of meeting, a listing document, a circular and a proxy form.

The English and Chinese versions of all Corporate Communications of the Bank are available on the Bank’s website at www.hkbea.com (for at least 5 years from the date of first publication pursuant to Rule 2.07C(6)(b) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”)) and on the HKEXnews website at www.hkexnews.hk. Shareholders and investors who would like to be notified when the Bank publishes its Corporate Communications on the HKEXnews website can register for the News Alerts service in the Market Data section of the website of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited at www.hkex.com.hk.

Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “Companies Ordinance”) and the Bank’s Articles of Association, the Bank supplies all Corporate Communications (other than Actionable Corporate Communications as defined below) to shareholders by making such Corporate Communications available on the Bank’s website and the HKEXnews website (“Website Version”), provided that in the case of registered shareholders, the relevant registered shareholders have agreed or are regarded as having agreed to receive the Website Version.

The Bank may from time to time, through the Bank’s share registrar, Tricor Standard Limited (“Share Registrar”) at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong, seek consent from registered shareholders to receiving the Website Version of all future Corporate Communications (other than Actionable Corporate Communications) pursuant to section 833 of the Companies Ordinance. If the Share Registrar does not receive the duly completed and signed Reply Form from a registered shareholder indicating the objection within a period of 28 days, the registered shareholder will be deemed to have elected the Website Version instead of the printed version of Corporate Communications (“Printed Version”), until such registered shareholder informs the Share Registrar otherwise by reasonable notice in writing according to the relevant laws and regulations.

If a registered shareholder wishes to request for the Printed Version, please refer to the instructions set out in the latest Notification Letter to Shareholders available in “About BEA – Investor Communication – Circulars / Notices / Letters to Shareholders” section on the Bank’s website.

Where a Corporate Communication is issued to seek instructions from registered shareholders on how they wish to exercise their rights or make an election as shareholders (“Actionable Corporate Communication”), the Actionable Corporate Communication will be sent to registered shareholders individually by post to the shareholders’ addresses as they appear in the Bank’s register of members. For the avoidance of doubt, Actionable Corporate Communications do not include notices of general meetings and proxy forms.

Non-registered shareholders may also request to receive the Printed Version. For details, please refer to the instructions set out in the latest Notification Letter to CCASS Non-Registered Holders available in “About BEA – Investor Communication – Circulars / Notices / Letters to Shareholders” section on the Bank’s website.