CITIC Limited Half-Year Report 2020

129 Half-Year Report 2020 CITIC Limited Statutory Disclosure Interim Dividend and Closure of Register of Members The directors have declared an interim dividend (“2020 Interim Dividend”) of HK$0.10 per share (2019: HK$0.18 per share) for the year ending 31 December 2020, payable on Tuesday, 3 November 2020 to shareholders whose names appear on CITIC Limited’s register of members on Friday, 18 September 2020. The register of members of CITIC Limited will be closed from Wednesday, 16 September 2020 to Friday, 18 September 2020, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be effected. To qualify for the 2020 Interim Dividend, all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with CITIC Limited’s Share Registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong, for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 15 September 2020. The 2020 Interim Dividend will be payable in cash to each shareholder in HK Dollars (“HKD”) unless an election is made to receive the same in Renminbi (“RMB”). Shareholders will be given the option to elect to receive all (but not part) of the 2020 Interim Dividend in RMB at the exchange rate of HKD1.0: RMB0.891494, being the average benchmark exchange rate of HKD to RMB as published by the People’s Bank of China during the five business days immediately before 28 August 2020. If shareholders elect to receive the 2020 Interim Dividend in RMB, such dividend will be paid to shareholders at RMB0.0891494 per share. To make such election, shareholders should complete the Dividend Currency Election Form which is expected to be despatched to shareholders in late September 2020 as soon as practicable after the record date of 18 September 2020 to determine shareholders’ entitlement to the 2020 Interim Dividend, and return it to CITIC Limited’s Share Registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on 13 October 2020. Shareholders who are minded to elect to receive all (but not part) of their dividends in RMB by cheques should note that (i) they should ensure that they have an appropriate bank account to which the RMB cheques for dividend can be presented for payment; and (ii) there is no assurance that RMB cheques can be cleared without material handling charges or delay in Hong Kong or that RMB cheques will be honoured for payment upon presentation outside Hong Kong. The cheques are expected to be posted to the relevant shareholders by ordinary post on 3 November 2020 at the shareholders’ own risk. If no election is made by a shareholder or no duly completed Dividend Currency Election Form in respect of that shareholder is received by CITIC Limited’s Share Registrar by 4:30 p.m. on 13 October 2020, such shareholder will automatically receive the 2020 Interim Dividend in HKD. All dividend payments in HKD will be made in the usual ways on 3 November 2020. If shareholders wish to receive the 2020 Interim Dividend in HKD in the usual way, no additional action is required. Shareholders should seek professional advice with their own tax advisers regarding the possible tax implications of the dividend payment.