TheOperationalGuidelinesforInvestorsontheB-to-A-StockAccountConversionwithregardtotheStock-for-StockMergerofWuxiLittleSwanCompanyLimited
byMideaGroupCo.,Ltd.
andtheRelated-PartyTransaction
May2019
ExplanationabouttheAmendments
AspertheReplyoftheFoshanCentralSub-BranchoftheStateAdministrationofForeignExchangeontheForeignExchangeAffairsinMideaGroupCo.,Ltd.’sMergerwithWuxiLittleSwanCompanyLimitedinaShareSwapviaA-shareOffering(F.H.F[2019]No.1)issuedon22April2019,foranyLittleSwanforeigninvestorwithA-sharesoftheMideaGroupstockthroughtheshareswapwhowishestoremitabroadtheirA-sharedividendsandproceedsfromthereductionofsuchshareholdingsinanyforeigncurrency,theyshallproceedaccordingtotheNoticeoftheGeneralOfficeofthePeople'sBankofChinaontheIssuesconcerningtheOpeningandForeignExchangeAdministrationofAccountsofForeignShareholdersofA-shareListedCompaniesforShareholdingReductionandDividends(Y.B.F[2009]No.178).
AspertheaforesaidF.H.F[2019]No.1DocumentandtheY.B.F[2009]No.178Document,aswellasthecommunicationswiththeforeignexchangeadministrationandalltheotherpartiesconcerned,wewouldliketodrawinvestors’attentiontotheamendmentsandexplanationsherebygivenwithregardtotheforeignexchangeandremittanceapplicationprocedureforanyforeigninstitutionalinvestorasmentionedinthisOperationalGuidelines,eithertradingdomesticallyoroverseas,whowishestoremitabroadtheirA-sharedividendsandproceedsfromthereductionofsuchshareholdingsinanyforeigncurrencyinthefuture.
SpecialNotes
Theschemeonstock-for-stockmergerofWuxiLittleSwanCompanyLimitedbyMideaGroupCo.,Ltd.throughthelistingofA-sharesandtheassociatedtransactionshasbeenreviewedandapprovedbytheGeneralMeetingofShareholdersofMideaGroupCo.,Ltd.andWuxiLittleSwanCompanyLimitedrespectivelyon21December2018.On12March2019,ChinaSecurities
Regulatory Commission issued the Official Reply on Approval of
Stock-for-stockMergerofWuxiLittleSwanCompanyLimitedbyMideaGroupCo.,Ltd.(Z.J.X.K[2019]No.352).
AftertheforeigninvestorsofLittleSwanareconvertedintoA-shareholdersofMideaGroup,theallocationoftherelevantspecialA-shareaccounts,theopeningofcapitalaccounts,aswellastheforeignexchangeandremittanceprocedurefordividendsandproceedsfromshareholdingreductionbecomecomplicated.Inparticular,itwillrequiremorematerials,aswellasalongertimeandprocedureforaforeigninstitutionalinvestortoexchangecurrenciesandremittherelevantfundsabroad.Iftheforeigninstitutionalinvestorfailstoprovidealltherequiredmaterialsforoutwardremittance,theremittancemaynotbeabletobemadeintime.Therefore,foreigninvestorsarekindlyremindedtopayattentiontotherelevantrisks.
Inordertoensuresmoothimplementationofthisstock-for-stockmergerandtoguidethesecuritiescompaniesandinvestorstocompletetheoperationbusinessesofaccountconversionrelatedtothetransferfromLittleSwan’sB-sharestoMideaGroup’sA-shares,theOperationalGuidelineshavebeenpreparedbasedon
communicationsanddiscussionsamongallrelatedparties.
Partofbasicproceduresconcerningthisaccountconversion,suchasthewithdrawalregistrationofB-sharesandinitialregistrationofA-shares,willbefurtherdefinedbyrelevantregulatoryorganizationsorexecutiveorganizationsbyissuingdocumentsornotices.ThisOperationalGuidelinesjustserveasgeneraldescriptionandthespecificoperationalproceduresshallbesubjecttothedocumentsornoticesissuedbyrelevantregulatoryorganizationsorexecutiveorganizations.
ThisOperationalGuidelinesarepreparedinbothChineseandEnglish.Incaseofanydiscrepancy,theChineseversionshallprevail.
Contents
ExplanationabouttheAmendments............................................................................................. 1
SpecialNotes .................................................................................................................................... 2
Contents........................................................................................................................................... 4
PartI:BusinessNotice .................................................................................................................... 7
I.ClassificationofB-shareInvestors............................................................................. 7
II.ClassificationofInvestorsofOperationalGuidelines............................................. 8
III.ComparisonTableofMainDifferencesbetweenB-sharesandA-shares.......... 10
PartIIOperationalGuidelinesforInvestors............................................................................. 12
ChapterIDomesticIndividualInvestor............................................................................. 12
SectionIBusiness-relatedOrganizations .................................................................... 14
SectionIIDeterminetheSecuritiesAccountandCustodyUnitofA-sharesofMidea
Group............................................................................................................................. 15
SectionIIITransferRegistrationRe
