UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of May 2023

 

Commission File Number: 001-38638

 

 

NIO Inc.

(Registrant’s Name)

 

 

Building 20, 56 Antuo Road

Jiading District, Shanghai 201804

People’s Republic of China

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F x      Form 40-F o

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release
99.2		Notice of Annual General Meeting
99.3		Proxy Card for Annual General Meeting
99.4		Voting Card for ADS Holders
99.5		CDP Depositor Proxy Form

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	NIO Inc.
	By	:	/s/ Wei Feng
	Name	:	Wei Feng
	Title	:	Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: May 25, 2023

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

NIO Inc. to Hold Annual General Meeting on June 26, 2023

 

Shanghai, May 25, 2023 -- (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO; HKEX: 9866; SGX: NIO) (“NIO” or the “Company”), a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market, today published a notice to announce that it will hold an annual general meeting (the “AGM”) of shareholders (the “Notice of AGM”) at 10:30 am, Beijing time, on June 26, 2023 at Building 19, No. 889, Tianlin Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing the proposed resolutions set forth in the Notice of AGM (the “Proposed Resolutions”). The Notice of AGM and form of proxy for the AGM are available on the Company’s website at https://ir.nio.com/generalmeeting. The board of directors of NIO fully supports the Proposed Resolutions and recommends that shareholders and holders of ADSs vote in favor of the Proposed Resolutions.

 

Holders of record of ordinary shares of the Company at the close of business on May 25, 2023 (Hong Kong time) are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Holders of the Company’s American depositary shares (“ADSs”) as of the close of business on May 25, 2023 (New York time) who wish to exercise their voting rights for the underlying Class A ordinary shares must act through the depositary of the Company’s ADS program, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Holders of Class A ordinary shares which are held through (either directly or through depository agents) securities accounts maintained with The Central Depository (Pte) Limited (“CDP”) (Singapore) (the “NIO CDP Depositors”) may be appointed as CDP's proxy to attend and cast votes at the AGM, or provide instructions as to voting, or abstentions from voting to CDP. NIO CDP Depositors may refer to the Notice of AGM for further information on attendance and voting arrangements.

 

NIO has filed its annual report on Form 20-F, including its audited financial statements, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. NIO’s Form 20-F can be accessed on the Company’s website at https://ir.nio.com, as well as on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

About NIO

 

NIO Inc. is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users. NIO designs, develops, jointly manufactures and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in autonomous driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains and batteries. NIO differentiates itself through its continuous technological breakthroughs and innovations, such as its industry-leading battery swapping technologies, Battery as a Service, or BaaS, as well as its proprietary autonomous driving technologies and Autonomous Driving as a Service, or ADaaS. NIO’s product portfolio consists of the ES8, a six-seater smart electric flagship SUV, the ES7 (or the EL7), a mid-large five-seater smart electric SUV, the ES6, a five-seater all-round smart electric SUV, the EC7, a five-seater smart electric flagship coupe SUV, the EC6, a five-seater smart electric coupe SUV, the ET7, a smart electric flagship sedan, and the ET5, a mid-size smart electric sedan.

 

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “likely to” and similar statements. NIO may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in its annual report to shareholders, in announcements, circulars or other publications made on the websites of each of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “SEHK”) and the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the “SGX-ST”), in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about NIO’s beliefs, plans and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: NIO’s strategies; NIO’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; NIO’s ability to develop and manufacture a car of sufficient quality and appeal to customers on schedule and on a large scale; its ability to ensure and expand manufacturing capacities including establishing and maintaining partnerships with third parties; its ability to provide convenient and comprehensive power solutions to its customers; the viability, growth potential and prospects of the newly introduced BaaS and ADaaS; its ability to improve the technologies or develop alternative technologies in meeting evolving market demand and industry development; NIO’s ability to satisfy the mandated safety standards relating to motor vehicles; its ability to secure supply of raw materials or other components used in its vehicles; its ability to secure sufficient reservations and sales of the ES8, ES7 (or EL7), ES6, EC7, EC6, ET7 and ET5; its ability to control costs associated with its operations; its ability to build the NIO brand; general economic and business conditions globally and in China and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in NIO’s filings with the SEC and the announcements and filings on the websites of each of the SEHK and SGX-ST. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and NIO does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

 

For more information, please visit: http://ir.nio.com

 

Investor Relations
ir@nio.com

 

Media Relations
global.press@nio.com

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

NIO Inc.

(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and

incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(NYSE: NIO; HKEX: 9866; SGX: NIO)

 

Notice of Annual General Meeting

to be held on June 26, 2023

(or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof)

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting (the “AGM”) of NIO Inc. (the “Company”) will be held at 10:30 am, Beijing time, on June 26, 2023 at Building 19, No. 889, Tianlin Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing each of the following resolutions:

 

AS ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

 

1.

To re-elect Mr. Hai Wu as an independent director of the Company.

 

2.

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as the auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration for the year ending December 31, 2023.

 

The passing of the above resolutions requires approval by the holders of the Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00025 each (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) and the Class C ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.00025 each (the “Class C Ordinary Shares,” and together with the Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Shares”) of the Company by a simple majority of the votes cast by the shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or by proxy at the AGM, on a one share one vote basis.

 

The quorum of the AGM shall be one or more members holding in aggregate at least one-third of all votes attaching to all issued shares of the Company, present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the AGM.

 

SHARES RECORD DATE AND ADS RECORD DATE

 

The Board has fixed the close of business on May 25, 2023 (Hong Kong time), as the record date (the “Shares Record Date”) of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class C Ordinary Shares. Holders of record of the Shares (as of the Shares Record Date) are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM and any adjourned meeting thereof.

 

Holders of record of American Depositary Shares (the “ADSs”) as of the close of business on May 25, 2023 (New York time) (the “ADS Record Date,” together with the Shares Record Date, the “Record Date”) will be able to instruct Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the depositary of the ADSs, as to how to vote the Class A Ordinary Shares represented by such ADSs at the AGM.

 

ATTENDING THE AGM

 

Only holders of record of Shares as of the Shares Record Date are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM. Holders of ADSs must give voting instructions to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas if they wish to exercise their voting rights for the underlying Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

 

Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares which are held through (either directly or through depository agents) securities accounts (the “NIO CDP Depositors”) maintained with The Central Depository (Pte) Limited (“CDP”) (Singapore) who:

 

(a)

wish to be appointed as CDP’s proxy to attend and cast votes at the AGM as CDP’s proxy; or

 

(b)

do not wish to attend the AGM as CDP’s proxy but wish to provide instructions as to voting, or abstentions from voting,

 

should complete and return the AGM depositor proxy form, which will be mailed to the NIO CDP Depositors and is also available on our website at https://ir.nio.com/generalmeeting (the “AGM Depositor Proxy Form”), to Boardroom Corporate & Advisory Services Pte. Ltd. (“Boardroom”), the Singapore transfer agent of the Company, by 5 pm, Singapore time, on June 19, 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, NIO CDP Depositors who do not complete and return the AGM Depositor Proxy Form by 5 pm, Singapore time, on June 19, 2023, will not be able to attend or vote at the AGM, or provide instructions as to voting, or abstentions from voting.

 

NIO CDP Depositors who have queries on the above instructions should contact Boardroom via the following for assistance:

 

Boardroom Corporate & Advisory Services Pte. Ltd.

 

Address: 1 Harbourfront Avenue, #14-07 Keppel Bay Tower, Singapore 098632

 

Telephone: (+65) 6536 5355

 

E-mail: agm.teame@boardroomlimited.com

 

In relation to paragraphs (a) and (b) above, NIO CDP Depositors should further note that they will only be able to be appointed as CDP’s proxy and/or exercise their voting rights in respect of such number of Class A Ordinary Shares set out against their respective names in the depository register maintained by the CDP as at the Shares Record Date.

 

PROXY FORMS, ADS VOTING CARDS AND DEPOSITOR PROXY FORMS

 

A holder of Shares as of the Shares Record Date may attend the AGM in person or appoint one proxy to exercise his or her rights at the AGM. A holder of ADSs as of the ADS Record Date will need to instruct Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the depositary of the ADSs, as to how to vote the Class A Ordinary Shares represented by the ADSs. NIO CDP Depositors can exercise their voting rights in the manner set out in paragraphs (a) or (b) above by submitting the completed AGM Depositor Proxy Form to Boardroom. Please refer to the proxy form (for holders of Shares), ADS voting card (for holders of ADSs) or AGM Depositor Proxy Form (for NIO CDP Depositors), each of which is available on our website at https://ir.nio.com/generalmeeting.

 

You are urged to complete, sign, date and return the accompanying proxy form to the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (“Computershare”) (for holders of Shares), your voting instructions to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (for holders of the ADSs), and the AGM Depositor Proxy Form to Boardroom (for NIO CDP Depositors) as promptly as possible and before the prescribed deadline if you wish to exercise your voting rights. Computershare must receive the proxy form by no later than 10:30 pm, Hong Kong time, on June 24, 2023 at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, to ensure your representation at the AGM. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas must receive your voting instructions by no later than 10 am, New York time, on June 13, 2023 to enable the votes attaching to the Shares represented by your ADSs to be cast at the AGM. To exercise their voting rights in the manner set out at paragraphs (a) or (b) above under the section titled “Attending the AGM,” NIO CDP Depositors must return the completed AGM Depositor Proxy Form to Boardroom by no later than 5 pm, Singapore time, on June 19, 2023.

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

Shareholders may obtain a copy of the Company’s annual report, free of charge, from the Company’s website at https://ir.nio.com, the HKEX’s website at www.hkexnews.hk or from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by contacting Investor Relations Department, NIO Inc., Building 20, No. 56 AnTuo Road, Jiading District, Shanghai, 201804, People’s Republic of China, or by email to ir@nio.com.

 

 

	By Order of the Board of Directors,
	NIO Inc.
	/s/ Bin Li
	Bin Li
	Chairman of the Board

 

Executive Office: Building 20, No. 56 AnTuo Road, Anting Town, Jiading District, Shanghai 201804 People’s Republic of China

Registered Office: PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands

 

May 25, 2023

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.3

 

NIO Inc.

(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and
incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(NYSE: NIO; HKEX: 9866; SGX: NIO)

 

Form of Proxy for Annual General Meeting

to be held on June 26, 2023 at 10:30 a.m., Beijing time

(or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof)

INTRODUCTION

 

This Form of Proxy is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the board of directors (the “Board”) of NIO Inc., a Cayman Islands company (the “Company”), of proxies from holders of the issued Class A ordinary shares of the Company with a par value of US$0.00025 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) and the Class C ordinary shares of the Company with a par value of US$0.00025 per share (the “Class C Ordinary Shares”, and together with the Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”) to be exercised at the annual general meeting of the Company (the “AGM”) to be held at Building 19, No. 889, Tianlin Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China on June 26, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. (Beijing Time), and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, for the purposes set forth in the Notice of the AGM (the “AGM Notice”).

 

Only the holders of record of the Ordinary Shares on the Company’s register of members at the close of business on May 25, 2023 (Hong Kong Time), as the record date are entitled to attend and to vote at the AGM. Each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote, and each Class C Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote, on all matters at the AGM. The quorum of the AGM is one or more shareholders holding in aggregate at least one-third of all votes attaching to all issued shares of the Company, present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the AGM.

 

The Ordinary Shares represented by all properly executed proxies returned to the Company will be voted at the AGM as indicated or, if no instruction is given, the holder of the proxy will vote the Ordinary Shares in his/her/its discretion, unless a reference to the holder of the proxy having such discretion has been deleted and initialed on this Form of Proxy. Where the chairman of the AGM acts as proxy and is entitled to exercise his/her discretion, he/she is likely to vote the Ordinary Shares FOR the resolutions. As to any other business that may properly come before the AGM, all properly executed proxies will be voted by the persons named therein in accordance with their discretion. The Company does not presently know of any other business which may come before the AGM. However, if any other matter properly comes before the AGM, or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, which may properly be acted upon, unless otherwise indicated the proxies solicited hereby will be voted on such matter in accordance with the discretion of the proxy holders named therein. Any person giving a proxy has the right to revoke it at any time before it is exercised by (i) submitting to the Company, at the address set forth below, a duly signed revocation or (ii) voting in person at the AGM.

 

To be valid, this Form of Proxy must be completed, signed and returned to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong as soon as possible and no later than 10:30 am, Hong Kong time, on June 24, 2023, to ensure your representation at the AGM.

 

This Form of Proxy is not valid for holders of the American Depositary Shares of the Company or holders of Class A Ordinary Shares which are held through (either directly or through depository agents) securities accounts (the “NIO CDP Depositors”) maintained with The Central Depository (Pte) Limited (Singapore). Holders of the American Depositary Shares of the Company and NIO CDP Depositors should refer to the AGM Notice for further information on attendance and voting arrangements.

 

 

NIO Inc.
(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(NYSE: NIO; HKEX: 9866; SGX: NIO)

––––––

 

Form of Proxy for Annual General Meeting^{(Note 1)}

to be held on June 26, 2023 at 10:30 a.m., Beijing time
(or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof)

 

I/We                                         (name) of                                                                                                                                             (address), being the registered holder of                                           Class A ordinary shares, ^(Note 2) par value US$0.00025 per share, and                                        Class C ordinary shares, ^(Note 2) par value US$0.00025 per share, of NIO Inc. (the “Company”), hereby appoint the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting^{(Note 3)} or                                                     (name) of                                                        (address) as my/our proxy to attend and act for me/us at the Annual General Meeting (or at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof) of the Company to be held at Building 19, No. 889, Tianlin Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, and in the event of a poll, to vote for me/us as indicated below, or if no such indication is given, as my/our proxy thinks fit. ^{(Note 4)}

 

 

	RESOLUTIONS(Note 5)	FOR(Note 4)	AGAINST(Note 4)	ABSTAIN(Note 4)
1.	As an ordinary resolution:   to re-elect Mr. Hai Wu as an independent director of the Company.
2.	As an ordinary resolution:   to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as the auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration for the year ending December 31, 2023.

 

Dated _______________, 2023

Signature(s) (Note 6) ____________________

 

Notes:

 

1

This Form of Proxy is not valid for holders of the American Depositary Shares of the Company or holders of Class A Ordinary Shares which are held through (either directly or through depositary agents) securities accounts (the “NIO CDP Depositors”) maintained with The Central Depository (Pte) Limited. Holders of the American Depositary Shares of the Company and NIO CDP Depositors should refer to the Meeting Notice for further information on attendance and voting arrangements.

2

Please insert the number of shares registered in your name(s) to which this proxy relates. If no number is inserted, this form of proxy will be deemed to relate to all the shares in the Company registered in your name(s).

 

 

3

If any proxy other than the Chairman is preferred, strike out the words “THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING” and insert the name and address of the proxy desired in the space provided. A member may appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his/her stead. ANY ALTERATION MADE TO THIS FORM OF PROXY MUST BE INITIALED BY THE PERSON(S) WHO SIGN(S) IT.

4

IMPORTANT: IF YOU WISH TO VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION, TICK THE APPROPRIATE BOX MARKED “FOR.” IF YOU WISH TO VOTE AGAINST THE RESOLUTION, TICK THE APPROPRIATE BOX MARKED “AGAINST.” ALTERNATIVELY, YOU MAY ALSO INDICATE THE RESPECTIVE NUMBERS OF SHARES FOR EACH OF THE “FOR,” “AGAINST” AND “ABSTAIN” COLUMNS. Failure to complete any or all the boxes will entitle your proxy to cast his or her votes at his or her discretion. A proxy need not be a member of the Company, but must attend the Meeting in person. A member may only have one form of proxy valid at any one time and if a member submits more than one form of proxy, the last form of proxy received in the manner described in this form of proxy above shall be treated as the only valid form of proxy. Any alteration made to this form of proxy must be duly initialed by the person who signs it. Completion and deposit of a form of proxy does not prevent a member from attending the Meeting in person but if a member attends the Meeting and votes, this proxy will be revoked.

5

Please refer to the Meeting Notice for details of the approval threshold for each of the resolutions.

6

This form of proxy must be signed by you or your attorney duly authorized in writing or, in the case of a corporation, must be either executed under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney or other person duly authorized to sign the same.

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.5

 

NIO Inc.

(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(NYSE: NIO; HKEX: 9866; SGX: NIO)

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - DEPOSITOR PROXY FORM

 

If NIO Inc. (the “Company’) receives this Depositor Proxy Form which is (a) duly completed and signed/executed in Part V by the person whose name and particulars are set out in Part I (the “Depositor(s)”); and (b) submitted by the requisite time and date, and to the requisite office as indicated overleaf, we, The Central Depository (Pte) Limited (“CDP”), being a member of the Company, hereby appoint, in respect of such number of shares of the Company set out against the Depositor(s)’ name in the Depository Register maintained by CDP (the “Depositor(s) Shares”) as at May 25, 2023, 5.00 p.m. (Singapore / Hong Kong time) (the “Shares Record Date”):

 

(i)

the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting (the “Chairman”), provided that such details have been verified in Part V by the affixing of the seal or signature of or on behalf of the Depositor(s), and on the basis that the Chairman is authorised to vote in respect of the proportion of the Depositor(s) Shares set out in Part I (being the Depositor(s) Shares as at the Shares Record Date);

 

OR,

 

(ii)

if a tick [√] has been inserted in the box in Part III, and Part V of this Depositor Proxy Form is signed by the Depositor(s) or his/her/its attorney duly authorised in writing, the Depositor(s),

 

as our proxy to attend, speak and vote in respect of the Depositor(s) Shares on our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at Building 19, No. 889, Tianlin Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, People's Republic of China on June 26, 2023 at 10.30 a.m. (Beijing time) and at any adjournment thereof (the “Annual General Meeting”).

 

I	Full Name and Address

 

II

TO BE COMPLETED ONLY IF THE INTENTION IS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN AS CDP'S PROXY   The Chairman is hereby directed to vote for or against, or to abstain from voting on the resolution to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting as indicated hereunder, if no specific direction as to voting is given, the appointment of the Chairman as CDP's proxy for that resolution will be treated as invalid:-

 

	No.	RESOLUTIONS	For	Against	Abstain
	1.	As an ordinary resolution: To re-elect Mr. Hai Wu as an independent director of the Company
	2.	As an ordinary resolution: To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as the auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration for the year ending December 31, 2023

 

(IF YOU WISH TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST OR ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE RESOLUTION IN RESPECT OF ALL YOUR VOTES FOR EACH RESOLUTION, TICK [√] THE APPROPRIATE BOX MARKED “FOR”, “AGAINST” OR "ABSTAIN". ALTERNATIVELY, YOU MAY ALSO INDICATE THE RESPECTIVE NUMBER OF VOTES FOR EACH OF THE “FOR,” “AGAINST” AND “ABSTAIN” COLUMNS.)

 

III	TO BE COMPLETED ONLY IF THE INTENTION IS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DEPOSITOR AS CDP'S PROXY
	o The Depositor(s) wishes to be appointed as the CDP's proxy to attend, speak and vote at the Annual General Meeting in person. The Depositor(s) acknowledges that if Part II above has been completed, the Chairman, and not the Depositor(s), will be appointed as CDP's proxy to attend, speak and vote at the Annual General Meeting, notwithstanding that the Depositor(s) has completed this Part III.
	Dated this ________ day of ________________ 2023.

 

IV

The Central Depository (Pte) Limited   _____________________________________________ Signature of Director

 

 

V	TO BE COMPLETED BY DEPOSITOR(S)
	For individuals:     _____________________________ Signature of Direct Account Holder	For corporations:     ________________   ________________________ Signature of Director   Signature of Director/Secretary

 

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ NOTES OVERLEAF CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THIS DEPOSITOR PROXY FORM

 

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ NOTES BELOW CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING DEPOSITOR PROXY FORM
General		By returning this Depositor Proxy Form with Part V duly signed by the Depositor(s) or his/her/its attorney duly authorised in writing, a Depositor may either:   (a)         provide instructions to the Chairman as to voting or abstentions from voting (if so, please complete Part II, and leave Part III blank); or   (b)         be appointed as CDP's proxy to attend and cast votes at the Annual General Meeting as CDP's proxy in person (if so, please complete Part III, and leave Part II blank).
Part II		If a Depositor(s) wishes to provide instructions to the Chairman as to voting or abstentions from voting, please indicate a “√” (or a particular number of shares, if preferred) in the appropriate box against each resolution how you wish the Chairman to vote. Depositors should specifically direct the Chairman on how they wish to vote for or vote against (or abstain from voting on) the resolution in Part II of this Depositor Proxy Form. If this Depositor Proxy Form is deposited without any indication as to how the Chairman shall vote in respect of any particular resolution, the appointment of the Chairman as CDP's proxy for that resolution will be treated as invalid.   If a Depositor(s) marks the abstain box for a particular resolution, he/she/it is directing the Chairman not to vote on that resolution and the votes will not be counted in computing the required majority when a poll is called.
Part III		If a Depositor(s) wishes to attend, speak and vote at the Annual General Meeting in person instead of providing instructions to the Chairman as to voting (or abstentions from voting), please indicate a “√” in the box in Part III.   For the avoidance of doubt, a Depositor(s) should only complete either Part II (if the Depositor(s) wishes to provide instructions to the Chairman as to voting or abstentions from voting) OR Part III (if the Depositor(s) wishes to attend, speak and vote at the Annual General Meeting in person) of this Depositor Proxy Form. Where a Depositor(s) has completed both Part II and Part III of this Depositor Proxy Form, the Depositor(s) acknowledge(s) that the Chairman, and not the Depositor(s), will be appointed as CDP's proxy to attend, speak and vote at the Annual General Meeting.
Part V		If a Depositor(s) wishes to provide instructions to the Chairman as to voting or be appointed as CDP's proxy to attend and cast votes at the Annual General Meeting as CDP's proxy in person, Part V of this Depositor Proxy Form must be signed by the Depositor(s) or his/her/its attorney duly authorised in writing. In the case of joint Depositor(s), all joint Depositor(s) must sign Part V of this Depositor Proxy Form. If the Depositor(s) is a corporation, Part V of this Depositor Proxy Form must be executed under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or its attorney duly authorised in writing. The power of attorney appointing the attorney or other authority, or a notarially certified copy thereof, if any, under which Part V of this Depositor Proxy Form is signed, must (unless previously registered with the Company) be attached to this Depositor Proxy Form.

 

 

This Depositor Proxy Form, duly completed, together with the abovementioned power of attorney appointing the attorney or other authority, or a notarially certified copy thereof, if applicable, must be deposited by the Depositor(s) in the following manner:

 

(i)

if submitted by post, by depositing the duly completed Depositor Proxy Form at the office of the Company’s Singapore Share Transfer Agent, Boardroom Corporate & Advisory Services Pte. Ltd. at 1 Harbourfront Avenue, #14-07 Keppel Bay Tower, Singapore 098632; or

 

(ii)

if submitted electronically, by scanning and submitting the duly completed Depositor Proxy Form via email to the Company’s Singapore Share Transfer Agent, Boardroom Corporate & Advisory Services Pte. Ltd., at agm.teame@boardroomlimited.com,

 

in either case, not later than June 19, 2023 at 5.00 p.m. (Singapore time).

 

The Company shall be entitled to reject any Depositor Proxy Form which is incomplete, improperly completed or illegible or where the true intentions of the Depositor(s) are not ascertainable from the instructions of the Depositor(s) specified on any Depositor Proxy Form. It is the Depositors’ responsibility to ensure that this Depositor Proxy Form is properly completed (including that it has been duly signed). Any decision to reject this Depositor Proxy Form on the grounds that it is incomplete, improperly completed or illegible will be final and binding and neither the Company, CDP nor Boardroom Corporate & Advisory Services Pte. Ltd. accepts any responsibility for the consequences of such a decision. In addition, the Company may, at its discretion, reject any Depositor Proxy Form lodged if a Depositor(s) is not shown to have shares entered against his/her/its name in the Depository Register, as supplied by CDP to the Company, as at the Shares Record Date.

 

By submitting this Depositor Proxy Form, a Depositor of the Company (i) consents to the collection, use and disclosure of the Depositor’s personal data by the Company (or its agents) for the purpose of the processing and administration by the Company (or its agents) of proxies appointed for the Annual General Meeting (including any adjournment thereof) and the preparation and compilation of the attendance lists, minutes and other documents relating to the Annual General Meeting (including any adjournment thereof), and in order for the Company (or its agents) to comply with any applicable laws, listing rules, regulations and/or guidelines.