Articles of Association (May 2026)
Chapter 1 General Principles
- In order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of HGTECH COMPANY LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), its shareholders, employees, and creditors, and to regulate the organization and behavior of the Company, these Articles are formulated in accordance with the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as "the Company Law"), the Securities Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as "the Securities Law"), the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Listing Rules (hereinafter referred to as "the Listing Rules"), and other relevant regulations.
- The Company is a joint-stock limited company established in accordance with the Company Law and other relevant regulations. The establishment of the Company was approved by the Hubei Provincial Economic System Reform Commission with document No. 85 (1999) and was registered with the Hubei Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce, obtaining a business license with a unified social credit code of 91420000714584749G.
- The Company was approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission on May 10, 2000, to issue 30 million RMB ordinary shares to the public for the first time, and was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on June 8, 2000.
- The registered name of the Company is: HGTECH COMPANY LIMITED. The English name of the Company is: HGTECH COMPANY LIMITED.
- The Company's address is: No. 66, Future Second Road, East Lake New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan (Free Trade Zone Wuhan Area). Postal code: 430223.
- The registered capital of the Company is RMB 1,005,502,707.
- The Company is a joint-stock limited company with perpetual existence.
- The chairman represents the Company in executing affairs and is the legal representative of the Company. The appointment and change of the legal representative shall follow the procedures for the appointment and change of the chairman. If the chairman resigns, it is deemed that the legal representative also resigns. If the legal representative resigns, the Company shall determine a new legal representative within thirty days from the date of resignation.
- The legal representative shall bear the legal consequences of civil activities conducted in the name of the Company. Restrictions on the powers of the legal representative in these Articles or by the shareholders' meeting shall not be opposed to good faith third parties. If the legal representative causes damage to others while performing duties, the Company shall bear civil liability. After the Company bears civil liability, it may seek compensation from the legal representative at fault according to the law or these Articles.
- All assets of the Company are divided into equal shares, and shareholders are liable to the Company only to the extent of their subscribed shares, while the Company is liable for its debts with all its assets.
- These Articles shall become a legally binding document regulating the organization and behavior of the Company, as well as the rights and obligations between the Company and its shareholders, and among shareholders. According to these Articles, shareholders may sue each other, shareholders may sue the Company's directors and senior management, and the Company may sue shareholders, directors, and senior management.
- Senior management as referred to in these Articles includes the general manager, deputy general managers, board secretary, financial officer, and other personnel specified in these Articles.
- The Company shall establish a Communist Party organization in accordance with the provisions of the Communist Party of China and carry out party activities. The Company shall provide necessary conditions for the activities of the party organization.