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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of May 2013
Commission File Number 1-15028
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
75/F, The Center,
99 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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| 1 | Announcement dated May 21, 2013 in respect of Poll Results at Annual General Meeting | |
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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.
| CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: May 22, 2013 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Chang Xiaobing | |||
| Name: | Chang Xiaobing | |||
| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED
(incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 0762)
Announcement
Poll Results at Annual General Meeting
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the shareholders of the Company passed by way of poll all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”) of the Company held on 21 May 2013. The poll results are as follows:
| No. of Votes (%) | ||||
| Ordinary Resolutions |
For |
Against | ||
| 1. To receive and consider the financial statements and the Reports of the Directors and of the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 December 2012. |
21,824,774,088 (99.9993%) |
152,100 (0.0007%) | ||
| As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||||
| 2. To declare a final dividend of RMB0.12 (equivalent to HK$0.15027) per share (pre-tax) for the year ended 31 December 2012. |
21,824,076,629 (99.9993%) |
161,100 (0.0007%) | ||
| As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||||
| 3. (a) To re-elect |
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| (i) Mr. Tong Jilu as a Director; |
21,812,502,224 (99.9483%) |
11,291,566 (0.0517%) | ||
| As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||||
| (ii) Mr. Li Fushen as a Director; |
21,812,119,549 (99.9466%) |
11,657,006 (0.0534%) | ||
| As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||||
| (iii) Mr. Cesareo Alierta Izuel as a Director; |
19,838,053,470 (90.9065%) |
1,984,417,780 (9.0935%) | ||
| As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||||
| (iv) Mr. Cai Hongbin as a Director; and |
21,699,906,317 (99.4484%) |
120,365,328 (0.5516%) | ||
| As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||||
| (v) Mrs. Law Fan Chiu Fun Fanny as a Director. |
21,816,537,453 (99.9668%) |
7,241,182 (0.0332%) | ||
| As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||||
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| No. of Votes (%) | ||||
| Ordinary Resolutions |
For |
Against | ||
| 3. (b) To authorise the Board of Directors to fix remuneration of the Directors for the year ending 31 December 2013. |
21,817,220,528 (99.9790%) |
4,576,318 (0.0210%) | ||
| As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||||
| 4. To appoint KPMG as auditor, and to authorise the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration for the year ending 31 December 2013. |
21,821,572,416 (99.9825%) |
3,828,442 (0.0175%) | ||
| As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||||
| 5. To grant a general mandate to the Directors to repurchase shares in the Company not exceeding 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of the existing issued share capital. |
21,811,090,869 (99.9465%) |
11,666,890 (0.0535%) | ||
| As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||||
| 6. To grant a general mandate to the Directors to issue, allot and deal with additional shares in the Company not exceeding 20% of the aggregate nominal amount of the existing issued share capital. |
19,686,537,476 (90.0973%) |
2,163,762,703 (9.9027%) | ||
| As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||||
| 7. To extend the general mandate granted to the Directors to issue, allot and deal with shares by the number of shares repurchased. |
19,867,536,312 (91.0369%) |
1,956,063,757 (8.9631%) | ||
| As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed. | ||||
As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares of the Company was 23,628,821,320 shares, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against the resolutions proposed at the AGM. There were no restrictions on any shareholders casting votes on any of the resolutions at the AGM. Besides, there were no shares entitling the holders to attend and abstain from voting in favour of the resolutions at the AGM as set out in rule 13.40 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) and there were no shares requiring the holders to abstain from voting at the AGM under the Listing Rules.
The scrutineer for the vote-taking at the AGM was Hong Kong Registrars Limited, the share registrar of the Company.
| By Order of the Board of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited Chu Ka Yee Company Secretary |
Hong Kong, 21 May 2013
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises:
| Executive Directors: |
Chang Xiaobing, Lu Yimin, Tong Jilu and Li Fushen | |
| Non-executive Director: |
Cesareo Alierta Izuel | |
| Independent Non-executive Directors: |
Cheung Wing Lam Linus, Wong Wai Ming, John Lawson Thornton, Chung Shui Ming Timpson, Cai Hongbin and Law Fan Chiu Fun Fanny |
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