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(Stock Code: 0832)
CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT -
POLL RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
HELD ON 12 MAY 2021 AND THE UPDATED TIMETABLE FOR THE PROPOSED FINAL DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020; AND
RESUMPTION OF TRADING
Reference is made to the poll results announcement (the "Announcement") of the annual general meeting of the Company dated 12 May 2021. Capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcement unless the context requires otherwise.
The Company would like to clarify that, as stated in the Company's announcement dated 3 May 2021 regarding the updated timetable for the proposed final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2020 (the "2020 Final Dividend"), the expected timetable for the entitlement to the 2020 Final Dividend has been revised and the register of members of the Company will no longer be closed on Monday, 17 May 2021. The latest time for lodging transfers of the shares of the Company to qualify for entitlement and the record date will therefore be 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 17 May 2021.
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Accordingly, the first paragraph on page 3 of the Announcement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
"The register of members of the Company will not be closedfor the purposes of determining the entitlement to the proposed final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2020. All properly completed share transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 17 May 2021, for registration."
Save for the information above, the contents of the Announcement remain unchanged.
TRADING RESUMPTION
Trading in the Shares on the Stock Exchange has been halted with effect from 9:00 a.m. on 13 May 2021 pending the release of this announcement. Application has been made to the Stock Exchange for the resumption of trading in the Shares from 1:00 p.m. on 13 May 2021.
By order of the Board
Central China Real Estate Limited
Wu Po Sum
Chairman
Hong Kong, 13 May 2021
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises nine Directors, of which Mr. Wu Po Sum, Mr. Wang Jun and Mr. Yuan Xujun are executive Directors, Mr. Lim Ming Yan, Ms. Wu Wallis (alias Li Hua) and Ms. Chen Ying are non-executive Directors, Mr. Cheung Shek Lun, Mr. Xin Luo Lin and Dr. Sun Yuyang are independent non-executive Directors.
- For identification purposes only
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