Article 19 The Company may, according to its ability of development, and upon the approval by special resolution adopted by the shareholders’ general meeting and by the relevant state government authority, adjust its scope of business or investment orientation and method, etc.

Article 20 The Company may, upon the approval by the relevant authorities, establish its subsidiaries, branches and offices (whether wholly owned or otherwise) in China and other countries or regions to cope with its business development and to promote the Company’s expansion.

CHAPTER 3 SHARES AND REGISTERED CAPITAL

Article 21 The shares of the Company are evidenced by share certificates.

Article 22 There must at all times be ordinary shares in the Company. Subject to the approval from the companies approving department authorized by the State Council, the Company may create other classes of shares according to its requirements.

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Article 23 The shares of the Company are issued on an open, fair and equitable basis. Shares of the same class shall rank pari passu in all respects among each other.

For the same class of shares issued at the same time, the conditions and price of issue for each share shall be the same. For shares subscribed for by any entity or individual, each share shall have the same price.

Article 24 The shares issued by the Company shall have a par value of RMB1 per share. The RMB referred to in the preceding paragraph is the legal currency of the PRC.

Article 25 The shares issued by the Company are centrally maintained in share registratrar located where the shares are listed according to the specific class of the shares.

Article 26 Subject to the approval from the securities authority of the State Council, the Company may issue and offer shares to domestic investors or foreign investors for subscription.

The aforesaid overseas investors shall mean the investors from foreign countries and the regions of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan who subscribe for the shares issued by the Company; domestic investors shall mean the investors within the PRC other than those investors from the aforesaid regions who subscribed for the shares issued by the Company.

Article 27 Shares issued by the Company to domestic investors for subscription in RMB shall be referred to as “Domestic Shares”. Shares issued by the Company to foreign investors for subscription in foreign currencies shall be referred to as “Foreign Shares”. Foreign Shares which are listed overseas are called “Overseas Listed Foreign Shares”.

The foreign currencies referred to in the preceding paragraph mean the legal currencies (apart from RMB) of other countries or regions which are recognized by the foreign exchange control authority of the State and can be used to pay the Company for the share price.

Article 28 Domestic Shares issued by the Company shall be called “A Shares”. Overseas Listed Foreign Shares issued by the Company and listed in Hong Kong shall be called “H Shares”. H Shares are shares which have been admitted for listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”), the par value of which is denominated in RMB and which are subscribed for and traded in Hong Kong dollars. H Shares can also be listed on a stock exchange in the United States of America in the form of American depositary receipts. Shares issued by the Company, including Domestic Shares and Foreign Shares, are all ordinary shares.

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Article 29 In accordance with the approval granted by the Securities Commission of the State Council, the Company has issued a total of 4,374,178,000 ordinary shares, of which (a) 2,200,000,000 A Shares (state shares) were issued upon the establishment of the Company and were all subscribed for by the promoter of the Company; (b) 1,174,178,000 H Shares were issued to foreign investors in connection with the first increase of capital of the Company, including shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option and (c) 1,000,000,000 A Shares (public shares) were issued to domestic investors in connection with the second increase of capital of the Company.
　
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