Shareholders Communication Policy
The Company has adopted the following manner for dissemination of corporate communications(1) to its shareholders:
- A one-time notification will be sent to shareholders individually in hard copy or electronically(2) to inform them that the corporate communications will be disseminated to them electronically unless the relevant shareholders elect to receive such corporate communications in hard copy, and will request them to provide their electronic contact details to the Company(3).
- Both the English and Chinese versions of all future corporate communications will be available electronically (the “Website Version”) on the website of the Company and the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited at www.hkexnews.hk in place of printed copies.
- For Actionable Corporate Communications(4), the Company will also send the relevant communications to the shareholders individually and in electronic form if functional electronic contact details have been provided to the Company. If the Company does not possess the email address of a shareholder or the email address provided is not functional, the Company will send the Actionable Corporate Communication in printed form by mail.
- The Company will send hard copy of the corporate communications to those shareholders who provided invalid electronic contact details to the Company (including a request for the shareholders’ functional electronic contact details) but this may cause delay in dissemination of corporate communications.
- The Company will send a printed copy of the corporate communications to the shareholders free of charge upon their request(5). Such instruction shall be valid unless being revoked or superseded or until expired on one year upon the receipt date of such instruction.
- If the Company intends to adopt any new arrangements on dissemination of corporate communications (e.g., changing the mode of dissemination or adopting a different consent mechanism for electronic dissemination), it will send a one-time notification to the shareholders individually in hard copy or electronically(2) to (a) inform them of the new arrangements (before implementation) and (b) solicit the electronic contact details of the shareholders.
- The above manner for dissemination of corporate communications to the shareholders of the Company may be amended from time to time pursuant to the relevant requirements under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) and applicable laws and regulations.
Notes:
- “Corporate communication” means any documents issued or to be issued by the Company for the information or action of holders of any of its securities, including but not limited to (a) the directors’ report, its annual accounts together with a copy of the auditors’ report and, where applicable, its summary financial report; (b) the interim report and, where applicable, its summary interim report; (c) a notice of meeting; (d) a listing document; (e) a circular and (f) a proxy form.
- In case where the shareholder has previously agreed to be notified by a particular electronic means.
- The purpose of collecting the electronic contact details is for sending corporate communications to the shareholders. It is the responsibility of the shareholders to provide electronic contact details that is functional. The Company will be considered to have complied with the Listing Rules if it sends corporate communications to the electronic contact details provided by a shareholder without receiving any “non-delivery” message. Shareholders should pay attention to the consequences of providing invalid electronic contact details to the Company.
- “Actionable Corporate Communication” means any corporate communication that seeks instructions from the Company’s shareholders on how they wish to exercise their rights or make an election as the Company’s shareholders.
- Shareholders may request for a printed copy of the corporate communications of the Company by sending their request (specifying their name, address and request) (i) in writing to the Company c/o the Company’s share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong; or (ii) via email to ir@impro.com.hk.
- For sending hard copy of corporate communications of the Company to overseas shareholders, airmail or an equivalent service that is no slower will be used, where practicable.