The shareholders’ general meeting is the organ of power of the Company which exercises the following functions and powers within the scope stipulated by laws, regulations and the provisions of the Articles of Association:

　　(1) electing and replacing directors who are not employee representatives, and determining matters concerning remunerations to directors;

　　(2) examining and approving reports of the Board of directors;

　　(3) examining and approving the Company’s profit distribution plans and losses making up plans;

　　(4) adopting resolutions concerning the increase or decrease of the Company’s registered capital;

　　(5) adopting, or authorizing the board of directors to make, resolutions on issuing bonds of the Company;

　　(6) adopting resolutions on the listing of the Company;

　　(7) make resolution on merger, division, dissolution and liquidation or form change of the Company;

　　(8) adopting resolutions on the acquisition of the Company’s shares that shall be submitted to the shareholders’ general meeting in accordance with the law and provisions of the securities regulatory authority of the place in which the Company’s shares are listed;

　　(9) modifying the Articles of Association;

　　(10) adopting resolution on engagement, dismissing or discontinuing the appointment of an accounting firm which offers regular legal audits on the financial reports of the Company;

　　(11) examining external investments, asset purchase, asset disposal and write-off, asset mortgages and external guarantees, and affiliated/connected transaction matters which should be submitted to the shareholders’ general meeting for examination in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations, provisions of the securities regulators where the Company’s stocks are listed for trading as well as the Company’s Articles of Association and other internal system rules;

　　(12) examining temporary proposals put forward by the shareholders who hold more than 1% of the total voting shares of the Company individually or jointly;

　　(13) examining and approving changes in use of the raised capital;

　　(14) examining and approving equity incentive plans and schemes;

　　(15) examining and approving the rules of procedures of the shareholders’ general meetings and board meetings;

　　(16) examining other matters which shall be decided by the shareholders’ general meeting according to the laws, administrative regulations, departmental rules, securities regulatory body where the Company’s stocks are listed for trading, the Articles of Association, and the Company’s other internal rules.　　

        For detailed information on the shareholders' meeting and Company governance, please refer to the Bank’s Articles of Association and Articles of Association (English Version).