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.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF

ASSOCIATION AND THE RULES OF

PROCEDURE OF GENERAL MEETINGS

This announcement is made by the board (the "Board") of directors (the "Directors") of Sichuan Expressway Company Limited* (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Group") according to Rule 13.51(1) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

According to the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 2018), the Securities Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised in 2019), the Reply of the State Council on Provisions of Adjusting Notice Period of General Meeting and Other Relevant Matters Applicable to Overseas Listed Companies (Guo Han [2019] No. 97) and other relevant laws, regulations and regulatory documents, the Board of the Company proposed to amend relevant provisions of the Articles of Association (the "Articles of Association") and the Rules of Procedure of General Meetings (the "Rules of Procedure of General Meetings") of the Company.

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Proposed Amendments to the Articles of Association

The details of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association are as follows:

COMPARISON TABLE OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Before Amendments

After Amendments

Article 27 . After the issue of the

Article 27 . After the issue of the

domestic-listed domestic shares set out

domestic-listed domestic shares set out

in the second paragraph of Article 23, the

in the second paragraph of Article 24, the

Company's registered capital is Renminbi

Company's registered capital is Renminbi

3,058,060,000.

3,058,060,000.

A r t i c l e 3 8 . T h e C o m p a n y m a y ,

A r t i c l e 3 8 . T h e C o m p a n y m a y ,

according to the procedures provided in

according to laws and regulations and

these Articles of Association and subject

other regulatory documents,repurchase

to the approval of the relevant governing

(buyback/purchase)its issued shares in

authority of the State, repurchase its issued

the following circumstances:

shares in the following circumstances:

(1) c a n c e l l a t i o n o f s h a r e s f o r t h e

(1) reduction of its registered capital;

reduction of its capital;

(2) merging with another company that

(2) merging with another company that

holds shares in the Company;

holds shares in the Company;

(3) to transfer shares to employees of

(3) to utilize its shares in employee

the Company as incentives;

stock ownership plans or equity

incentives;

(4) to request the Company to repurchase

(4) to request the Company to repurchase

its shares by the shareholders when

its shares by the shareholders when

they disagree with the decision for

they disagree with the resolutionfor

merger or division of the Company

merger or division of the Company

made at the general meeting;

made at the general meeting;

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

  1. other circumstances permitted by (5) to utilize its shares to satisfy the

laws and administrative regulations.

conversion of corporate bonds

i s s u e d b y t h e C o m p a n y w h i c h

are convertible into shares of the

Company;

(6)t o s a f e g u a r d t h e v a l u e o f t h e

Companyand the shareholders'

interests as the Company deems

necessary;

(7) other circumstances permitted by

laws and administrative regulations.

Save as aforesaid, the Company shall not

Save as aforesaid, the Company shall not

conduct any activities to deal in the shares

conduct any activities to deal in the shares

of the Company.

of the Company.

The Company's purchase of its own The Company's purchase of its own

shares for any of the reasons as mentioned

shares shall be subject to a resolution

in items (1) to (3) of this Article shall

to be passed at the general meeting for

be subject to a resolution to be passed at

any of the reasons as mentioned in items

the shareholders' general meeting. After

(1), (2), paragraph 1 of this Article;

the Company purchases its own shares

and to a resolution to be passed at the

pursuant to this Article, it shall, under the

board meeting with more than two -

circumstance as mentioned in item (1),

thirds of directors present, pursuant

write them off within 10 days after the

to the provisions of the Articles of

purchase; while under either circumstance

Association or under the authorization of

as mentioned in items (2) or (4), transfer

the general meeting for any of the reasons

them or write them off within 6 months. as mentioned in items (3), (5) or (6),

The Company's registered capital shall

paragraph 1.

be reduced by the aggregate par value of

those cancelled shares accordingly.

The shares purchased by the Company

in accordance with item (3) of this

Article shall not exceed 5% of the total

issued shares of the Company. The fund

to finance the share purchase shall be

expensed out of the Company's profit

after taxation. The shares purchased by

the Company shall be transferred to its

employees within 1 year.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

After the Company purchases its own

shares pursuant to this Article, it shall,

under the circumstance as mentioned

in item (1), paragraph 1, write them off

within 10 days after the purchase; under

either circumstance as mentioned in items

(2) or (4), transfer them or write them

off within 6 months; and under either

circumstance as mentioned in items

(3), (5) or (6), hold shares in aggregate

not more than 10% of the total issued

shares of the Company and transfer

them or write them off within 3 years

after the issuance of the announcement

of repurchase results and share changes.

The Company's registered capital shall

be reduced by the aggregate par value of

those cancelled shares accordingly.

When the Company purchases the shares

of the Company under the circumstances

specified in items (3), (5) and (6),

paragraph 1, it shall be conducted through

open centralized trading.

Article 42.

Article 42.

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This Article shall not apply in the

This Article shall not apply in the

circumstances specified in Article 43.

circumstances specified in Article 44.

Article 44. The following transactions

Article 44. The following transactions

shall not be deemed to be activities

shall not be deemed to be activities

prohibited by Article 41 of this Chapter:

prohibited by Article 42of this Chapter:

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Article 52. All domestic-listed domestic

Article 52. All domestic-listed domestic

shares may be legally transferred,

shares may be legally transferred,

but shall be subject to the following

but shall be subject to the following

provisions:

provisions:

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(4) any gains from sale of shares in

(4) any gains from sale of shares in

the Company by any Director,

the Company or other securities

Supervisor, other senior management

of equity natureby any Director,

members or shareholders holding 5%

Supervisor, senior management

or more of the shares with voting

membersor shareholders holding 5%

rights in the Company within six

or more of the shares with voting

months after their purchase of the

rights in the Company within six

same, and any gains from purchase

months after their purchase of the

of shares in the Company by any

same, and any gains from purchase

of the aforesaid parties within

of shares in the Company by any

6 months after sale of the same

of the aforesaid parties within

shall be disgorged and paid to the

6 months after sale of the same

Company. The Board of Directors of

shall be disgorged and paid to the

the Company shall forfeit such gains

Company. The Board of Directors of

from the abovementioned parties,

the Company shall forfeit such gains

except that the six - month time

from the abovementioned parties,

limit for sale of such shares shall

except for a securities company

not apply to a securities company

holding 5% or more of the shares

holding 5% or more of the shares

in the Company as a result of its

in the Company as a result of its

purchase of remaining shares offered

purchase of remaining shares offered

under an underwriting obligation and

under an underwriting obligation.

other circumstances stipulated by

the securities regulatory authorities

under the State Council.

The shares of the Company or other

securities of equity nature held by

t h e D i r e c t o r s , S u p e r v i s o r s , s e n i o r

management members or individual

shareholders as mentioned in item (4),

paragraph 1 include the same held by

their spouses, parents and children and

held through other people's accounts.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Should the Board of Directors of the

S h o u l d t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o f

C o m p a n y f a i l t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e

t h e C o m p a n y f a i l t o c o m p l y w i t h

requirements set out in item (4) of this

the requirements set out in item (4),

Article, a shareholder shall have the right

paragraph 1of this Article, a shareholder

to request the Board of Directors to effect

shall have the right to request the Board

the same within 30 days. Should the

of Directors to effect the same within

Board of Directors fail to do so within the

30 days. Should the Board of Directors

said time limit, a shareholder shall have

fail to do so within the said time limit, a

the right to initiate proceedings in the

shareholder shall have the right to initiate

People's Court directly in his own name

proceedings in the People's Court directly

for the interests of the Company.

in his own name for the interests of the

Company.

Should the Board of Directors of the

S h o u l d t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o f

C o m p a n y f a i l t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e

t h e C o m p a n y f a i l t o c o m p l y w i t h

requirements set out in item (4) of this

t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s s e t o u t i n i t e m

Article, the responsible Director(s) shall

(4), paragraph 1of this Article, the

bear several liabilities.

responsible Director(s) shall bear several

liabilities.

Article 53. No changes in the share

Article 53. Provided that the PRC laws

register due to transfer of shares may be

and regulations and the stock exchange

made within thirty (30) days before the

or securities regulatory and registration

date of a shareholders' general meeting

authorities where the Company has its

or within five (5) days before the record

shares listed have any provisions in

date for the Company's distribution of

respect of the period of closure of the

dividends. The above stipulations shall

register of members prior to the date of

apply to the holders of H Shares.

a general meeting or the benchmark date

set by the Company for the purpose of

distribution of dividends, such provisions

shall prevail.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

A r t i c l e 7 2 . W h e n t h e C o m p a n y

A r t i c l e 7 2 . W h e n t h e C o m p a n y

convenes a shareholders' general meeting,

convenes an annual general meeting,

written notice of the meeting shall be

a written notice shall be given twenty

given not less than forty-five (45) days

(20) business daysbefore the meeting,

before the date of the meeting to notify all

and when the Company convenes an

shareholders in the share register of the

extraordinary general meeting, a written

matters to be transacted and the date and

notice shall be given ten (10) business

the place of the meeting. A shareholder

days or fifteen (15) days (whichever is

who intends to attend the meeting shall

later) prior to the date of the extraordinary

deliver his written reply concerning the

general meeting,to notify all shareholders

attendance of the meeting to the Company

in the share register of the issues to be

twenty (20) days before the date of the

considered at the meeting and the date

meeting.

and the venue of the meeting.

The period of the delivery of the notice

The period of the delivery of the notice

shall exclude the date convening the

shall exclude the date convening the

meeting.

meeting.

For the notice mentioned in this Article,

For the purpose of holders of H shares,

the dispatch date shall be the date on

the dispatch date of a notice sent by post

which the relevant notice is delivered to

shall be the date on which the relevant

the post office by the Company or the

notice is delivered to the post office

share registrar appointed by the Company

by the Company or the share registrar

for mailing. It is not the date on which the

appointed by the Company for mailing.

relevant notice is deemed to be received

by the shareholder as stated in the Article

259 of the Articles of Association.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Article 73. The Company shall, based

Article 73.

on the written replies receive twenty (20)

days before the date of the shareholders'

(Deleted the first paragraph of the original

general meeting from the shareholders,

article)

calculate the number of voting shares

represented by the shareholders who

intend to attend the meeting . If the

number of voting shares represented by

the shareholders who intend to attend

the meeting reaches one half or more of

the Company's total voting shares, the

Company may hold the meeting; if not,

then the Company shall within five (5)

days notify the shareholders by public

notice of the matters to be transacted at,

the place and date for, the meeting. The

Company then may hold the meeting after

such publication of notice.

The general meeting shall not vote on and

The general meeting shall not vote on and

resolve motions not stated in the notice of

resolve motions not stated in the notice of

the general meeting or motions which do

the general meeting or motions which do

not meet the requirements in Article 70 of

not meet the requirements in Article 71of

the Articles of Association.

the Articles of Association.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Article 75. Notice of shareholders'

Article 75. Notice of shareholders'

general meeting shall be served on the

general meeting shall be served on the

shareholders (whether or not entitled

shareholders (whether or not entitled

to vote at the meeting), by delivery or

to vote at the meeting), by delivery or

prepaid mail to the registered address of

prepaid mail to the registered address of

any such shareholders. For the holders of

any such shareholders. For the holders of

domestic shares, notice of the meetings

domestic shares, notice of the meetings

shall be issued by way of public notice.

shall be issued by way of public notice.

The public notice referred to in the

The public notice referred to in the

preceding paragraph shall be published

preceding paragraph shall be published

in one or more newspapers designated by

in one or more newspapers designated by

the Securities Supervisory and Regulatory

the Securities Supervisory and Regulatory

Authority of the State Council within

Authority of the State Council before the

the interval between forty-five (45) days

convening of the meeting. The full text

and fifty (50) days before the date of

of the notice shall be at the same time

the meeting. The full text of the notice

published on the website designed by the

shall be at the same time published on

Securities Supervisory and Regulatory

the website designed by the Securities

Authority of the State Council. After the

Supervisory and Regulatory Authority of

publication of notice, all the holders of

the State Council. After the publication of

domestic-invested shares shall be deemed

notice, the holders of domestic-invested

to have received notice of the relevant

shares shall be deemed to have received

shareholders' general meeting. Where

notice of the relevant shareholders'

laws, regulations and other normative

general meeting.

documents provide otherwise for the

time of the notice, such provisions shall

prevail.

Subject to the laws and regulations

and listing rules in the place where the

Company's shares are listed, the notice

of shareholder's general meeting can be

dispatched or provided through other

ways specified in Article 270 of the

Articles of Association.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Article 94. Resolutions of shareholders'

Article 94. Resolutions of shareholders'

g e n e r a l m e e t i n g s s h a l l b e d i v i d e d

g e n e r a l m e e t i n g s s h a l l b e d i v i d e d

into ordinary resolutions and special

into ordinary resolutions and special

resolutions.

resolutions.

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The shareholders (including proxies)

The shareholders (including proxies)

present at the meeting shall expressly

present at the meeting canexpressly

state their agreement with or objection to

state their agreement with, objection to

every matter to be determined by voting,

or abstain from voting everymatter to be

save and except for those shareholders

determined by voting, save and except for

(who are legal owners being the share

those shareholders (who are legal owners

registrars under the connected stock

being the share registrars under the

market between the PRC market and HK

connected stock market between the PRC

market) who have made such declaration

market and HK market) who have made

in accordance with the instructions of the

such declaration in accordance with the

beneficial owners.

instructions of the beneficial owners.

For shareholders of A Shares, votes

unfilled, incorrectly filled and illegible,

and uncast votes shall be deemed as a

waiver by voters, and the voting results of

the number of shares held by them shall

be counted as "abstention".

Provided that the PRC laws and regulations

and the stock exchange or securities

regulatory and registration authorities

where the Company has its shares listed

have any provisions in respect of the

foregoing voting and counting matters,

such provisions shall prevail.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Article 95. A shareholder (including

Article 95. A shareholder (including

proxy) may exercise voting rights in

proxy) may exercise voting rights in

accordance with the number of shares

accordance with the number of shares

carrying the right to vote and each share

carrying the right to vote and each share

shall have one vote.

shall have one vote.

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For holders of domestic shares, when

the significant matters with impact on

the interests of the medium and small

investors are considered at a shareholders'

general meeting, votes on the medium

and small investors shall be counted

separately. The separate voting results

shall be disclosed to the public in a timely

manner.

Article 105. The following matters shall

Article 105. The following matters shall

be resolved by a special resolution at a

be resolved by a special resolution at a

shareholders' general meeting:

shareholders' general meeting:

(1) the increase or reduction of share

(1) the increase or reduction of share

capital and the issue of shares of

capital and the issue of shares of

any class, warrants and other similar

any class, warrants and other similar

securities;

securities; the repurchase of shares

of the Company as a result of a

reduction in its registered capital;

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Article 127.

Article 127.

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The meaning of "interested shareholder(s)"

The meaning of "interested shareholder(s)"

as mentioned in the preceding paragraph is:

as mentioned in the preceding paragraph is:

(1) in the case of a repurchase of shares

(1) in the case of a repurchase of shares

by pro rata offers to all shareholders

by pro rata offers to all shareholders

or public dealing on a stock exchange

or public dealing on a stock exchange

under Article 38, a "controlling

under Article 39, a "controlling

shareholder" within the meaning of

shareholder" within the meaning of

Article 62;

Article 63;

(2) in the case of a repurchase of share

(2) in the case of a repurchase of share

by an off-market agreement under

by an off-market agreement under

Article 38, a shareholder to whom

Article 39, a shareholder to whom

the proposed agreement relates;

the proposed agreement relates;

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Article 128. Resolutions of a class

Article 128. Resolutions of a class

m e e t i n g s h a l l b e p a s s e d b y v o t e s

m e e t i n g s h a l l b e p a s s e d b y v o t e s

representing more than two-thirds of the

representing more than two-thirds of the

voting rights of shareholders of that class

voting rights of shareholders of that class

represented at the relevant meeting who,

represented at the relevant meeting who,

according to Article 126, are entitled to

according to Article 127, are entitled to

vote at class meetings.

vote at class meetings.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Article 129. Written notice of a class

Article 129. Written notice of a class

meeting shall be given forty-five (45)

meeting shall be given with reference to

days before the date of the class meeting

the notice period for shareholders' general

to all shareholders in the share register of

meetings under Article 72 of the Articles

that class of the matters to be transacted

of Associationto all shareholders in the

at the date and the place of the class

share register of that class of the matters

meeting. A shareholder who intends to

to be transacted at the date and the place

attend the class meeting shall deliver his

of the class meeting.

written reply concerning attendance at the

class meeting to the Company twenty (20)

days, before the date of the class meeting.

If the number of shares carrying voting

(Deleted the second paragraph of the

rights at the meeting represented by the

original text)

shareholders who intend to attend the

class meeting reaches more than one

half of all the shares carrying the right to

vote at the class meeting, the Company

may hold the class meeting, if not, the

Company shall within five (5) days notify

the shareholders by public notice of

the matters to be transacted at, the date

and the place for the class meeting. The

Company may then hold the class meeting

after such publication of notice.

Article 133. Directors shall be elected

A r t i c l e 1 3 3 . D i r e c t o r s s h a l l b e

at the shareholders' general meeting. The

elected or changedat the shareholders'

term of office of the directors is three (3)

general meeting. The term of office

years. At the end of a director's term, the

of the directors is three (3) years. The

term is renewable upon re-election. The

shareholders' general meeting is entitled

term of office for independent Directors

to remove a Director before the expiration

is renewable with a cap limit of six (6)

of his/her term of office.At the end of

years.

a director's term, the term is renewable

upon re-election. The term of office for

independent Directors is renewable with a

cap limit of six (6) years.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Article 134.

Article 134.

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Other than the circumstances referred to in

Other than the circumstances referred to in

the preceding paragraph, the resignation

the preceding paragraph, the resignation

of a Director becomes effective upon

of a Director becomes effective upon

submission of his/her resignation report

submission of his/her resignation report

to the Board of Directors.

to the Board of Directors, which is not

subject to the consideration and approval

by the shareholders' general meeting.

Under such circumstances, the number

of Directors of the Company can be less

than 12, but not less than the quorum.

Article 136. The Board of Directors is

Article 136. The Board of Directors is

responsible to the shareholders' general

responsible to the shareholders' general

meeting and exercises the following

meeting and exercises the following

powers:

powers:

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(12) to draw up plans for material acquisition

(12) to draw up plans for material acquisition

or disposal of the Company;

or disposal of the Company, plans

for repurchase of shares of the

Company;

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Article 142. Meetings of the Board of

Article 142. Meetings of the Board of

Directors shall be held at least twice every

Directors shall be held at least fourtimes

year and convened by the Chairman of the

every year and convened by the Chairman

board of directors. Notice of the meeting

of the board of directors. Notice of the

shall be served on all of the Directors and

meeting shall be served on all of the

Supervisors ten (10) days before the date

Directors and Supervisors ten (10) days

of the meeting.

before the date of the meeting.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Article 143. Meetings of the Board of

Article 143. Meetings of the Board of

directors shall be notified in the following

directors shall be notified in the following

manner:

manner:

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(2) Notice of the time and place of a

(2) Notice of the time and place of a

meeting of the Board of Directors for

meeting of the Board of Directors

which the time and place have not

for which the time and place have

otherwise been set in advance by the

not otherwise been set in advance

Board of Directors shall be sent by

by the Board of Directors shall be

the Chairman to each of the directors

sent by the Chairman to each of

by telex, telegram, facsimile, express

the directors by facsimile, express

delivery, registered mail or delivery

delivery, registered mail, delivery in

not less than ten (10) days and not

person or other waysnot less than

more than thirty (30) days before

ten (10) days and not more than

such meeting.

thirty (30) days before such meeting.

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Article 171. Persons assuming offices

Article 171. Persons assuming offices

other than director in the controlling

other than director and supervisorin

s h a r e h o l d e r ( s ) a n d i n t h e d e f a c t o

the controlling shareholder(s)shall not

controller(s) shall not assume the offices

assume the offices of senior management

of senior management of the Company.

of the Company.

Article 208.

Article 208.

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(2) an offer made by any person with

(2) an offer made by any person with

a view to the offeror becoming a

a view to the offeror becoming a

"controlling shareholder" within the

"controlling shareholder" within the

meaning of Article 62.

meaning of Article 63.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Article 218. The Company's financial

Article 218. The Company's financial

reports shall be made available at the

reports shall be made available at the

Company for shareholders' inspection

Company for shareholders' inspection

twenty (20) days before the date of every

twenty (20) days before the date of every

shareholders' annual general meeting.

shareholders' annual general meeting.

Each shareholder shall be entitled to

Each shareholder shall be entitled to

obtain a copy of the financial reports

obtain a copy of the financial reports

referred to in this Chapter.

referred to in this Chapter.

The Company shall at least deliver or send

For holders of H Shares,The Company

to each shareholder of overseas-listed

shall at least deliver or send to each

foreign-invested shares by prepaid mail

shareholder of overseas-listed foreign-

at the address registered in the register of

invested shares by prepaid mail at the

shareholders the abovementioned reports

address registered in the register of

not later than twenty-one (21) days before

shareholders the abovementioned reports

the date of every annual general meeting

not later than twenty-one (21) days before

of shareholders.

the date of every annual general meeting

of shareholders.

The financial reports of the Company

can be delivered or provided in other

means stated in Article 270 of the

Articles of Association, subject to the

laws and regulations and listing rules of

the jurisdiction where the shares of the

Company are listed.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Article 266. Unless otherwise provided

Article 266. Notices issued by the

in these Articles of Association, notices,

Company to shareholders include notices

information or written statement issued

of meetings, corporate communications or

by the Company to holders of overseas-

other written materials.

listed foreign-invested shares shall be

personally delivered to the registered

Corporate Communications means any

address of each of such shareholders, or

document issued or intended to be issued

sent by mail to each of such shareholders.

by the Company for reference or action

Notices to be given to the H shareholders

by the holders of any securities of the

shall be posted in Hong Kong, whenever

Company, including but not limited to:

possible.

(1)

Annual reports, including the reports of

the Board of Directors, the Company's

annual accounts together with the

auditor's reports and, where applicable,

the financial summary reports;

(2)

Interim reports and, where applicable,

interim summary reports;

(3)

Notices of the meetings;

(4)

Listing documents;

(5)

Circulars;

(6)

Proxy forms;

(7)

Receipt and other document data;

and

(8)

Other documents as required by the

laws, regulations and listing rules

of the place where the Company's

shares are listed.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

Holders of overseas-listedforeign-invested

shares may by notice in writing choose

to receive corporate communications that

shall be dispatched by the Company to

shareholders by electronic means or by

mail and shall also specify whether they

wish to receive the English version or

the Chinese version, or both. Holders of

overseas-listedforeign-invested shares

may by reasonable notice in writing

served on the Company to change their

choice as to the manner of receiving and

the language version of the aforesaid

corporate communications.

Although the Company is required to

provide written corporate communications

to shareholders according to the preceding

paragraph, if the Company obtained the

shareholders' prior written consent or

implied consent according to relevant

laws and regulations and the Hong Kong

Listing Rules amended from time to time,

it may send corporate communications to

shareholders by e-mail or via publication

on the website of the Company.

Notices to be issued to holders of domestic-

Notices to be issued to holders of domestic-

invested shares shall have to be released

invested shares shall have to be released

in any one or more newspapers appointed

in any one or more newspapers appointed

by the securities administration unit of

by the securities administration unit of

the PRC; all holders of domestic-invested

the PRC; all holders of domestic-invested

shares shall be deemed to have received

shares shall be deemed to have received

such notices once they are published.

such notices once they are published.

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Article 267. All notices which are to be Article 267. All notices which are to be sent by mail shall be clearly addressed, sent by mail shall be clearly addressed, postage pre-paid,and shall be put in postage pre-paidand shall be put in envelopes before being posted by mail. envelopes before being posted by mail.
Such letters of notice shall be deemed to have been received by shareholders five
(5) days after the date of despatch.
Article 270. Notice convening the Article 270. Notices of the Companygeneral meeting shall be despatched to the may be despatched to shareholders in theholders of foreign invested shares by hand following ways:
or by mail and shall notify the holders of
domestic shares by announcement. (1) By personal delivery;
(2) By mail;
(3) By email, fax or other electronic means, or other information carriers;
(4) By an announcement published in the press;
(5) By publication on the website of the Company and websites designated by the securities regulatory authorities of the place where the Company's shares are listed, provided that it is permitted under the laws and regulations and relevant rules of securities regulatory authorities of the place where the Company's shares are listed;
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After Amendments
Before Amendments

Before Amendments

After Amendments

(6) By other ways as agreed in advance

b e t w e e n t h e C o m p a n y a n d t h e

addressee or as accepted by the

a d d r e s s e e a f t e r t h e n o t i c e i s

received; and

(7)

By any other means as accepted

by securities regulatory authorities

of the place where the Company'

shares are listed or as prescribed in

this Articles of Association.

Even if this Articles of Association s p e c i f y t h e f o r m o f n o t i f i c a t i o n , communication or any other written materials, the Company may choose to publish the corporate communications in the form stipulated in item (5) of the first paragraph of this Article, and send or provide the corporate communications to the shareholders of the Company's overseas-listed foreign shares instead of being sent by personal delivery or by postage-paid mail, if it is in compliance with the Hong Kong Listing Rules and under the premise of compliance with the laws and listing rules of the place where the Company's shares are listed, regarding providing and/or distributing corporate communications.

Article 271. Notice convening the board Article 271. Notice convening the board

meeting shall be sent by fax.meeting shall be sent by fax, express delivery, registered mail, delivery in person or other ways. Provided that the relevant laws and regulations and rules where the Company has its shares listed have any special provisions, such provisions shall prevail.

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Before Amendments

After Amendments

A r t i c l e 272 . N o t i c e c o n v e n i n g t h e

A r t i c l e 272 . N o t i c e c o n v e n i n g t h e

meeting of the Supervisory Committee

meeting of the Supervisory Committee

shall be sent by fax.

shall be sent by fax, express delivery,

registered mail, delivery in person or

other ways. Provided that the relevant

laws and regulations or rules where the

Company has its shares listed have any

special provisions, such provisions shall

prevail.

Article 276. The Articles of Association

Article 276. Any matters unspecified

has Chinese and English version. Should

in the Articles of Association shall be

there be any discrepancy between the

implemented in accordance with the

two versions, the latest Chinese version

relevant national laws, regulations of the

registered with the Administration Bureau

state, the listing rules of the Shanghai

of Industry and Commerce of Sichuan

Stock Exchange and The Stock Exchange

Province shall prevail.

o f H o n g K o n g L i m i t e d , a n d o t h e r

applicable administrative regulations.

For the avoidance of doubt, provided

that more stringent provisions for the

content of the Articles of Association are

stipulated in the relevant national laws,

regulations of the state, the listing rules

of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and The

Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited,

and other applicable administrative

regulations, such provisions shall prevail;

provided that the Articles of Association

is inconsistent with the laws, regulations,

the listing rules of the Shanghai Stock

Exchange and The Stock Exchange of

Hong Kong Limited, and other applicable

administrative regulations promulgated

by the state in the future, the newly

promulgated provisions shall prevail.

The Articles of Association has Chinese

and English versions. Should there be any

discrepancy between the two versions, the

latest Chinese version registered with the

corporate registration authority prescribed

by the stateshall prevail.

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After the proposed amendments aforesaid, the existing articles of the Articles of Association are to be renumbered accordingly. The English version of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association is an unofficial translation of its Chinese version. In case of any discrepancy between the two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.

The Board believes that the proposed amendments to the Articles of Associations are in the interests of the Company and its shareholders (the "Shareholders").

Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of General Meetings

The details of the proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure of General Meetings are as follows:

AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF GENERAL MEETINGS

Before Amendment

After Amendment

Article 5. General meetings shall be

Article 5. General meetings shall be

classified as annual general meetings

classified as annual general meetings

and extraordinary general meetings.

and extraordinary general meetings.

The annual general meetings shall be

The annual general meetings shall be

convened once a year and shall be held

convened once a year and shall be held

within six months after the end of the

within six months after the end of the

preceding accounting year. Extraordinary

preceding accounting year. Extraordinary

general meetings which are convened

general meetings which are convened

irregularly shall be convened within 2

irregularly shall be convened within 2

months from the date upon the occurrence

months from the date upon the occurrence

of the circumstance specified in Article

of the circumstance specified in Article

101 of the Company Law.

100of the Company Law.

⋯⋯

⋯⋯

Article 16. If the Company convenes a

Article 16. If the Company convenes an

general meeting, a notice shall be served

annualgeneral meeting, a written notice

to shareholders whose names appear in

shall be issued twenty (20) business

the register of members of the matters

daysbefore the meeting is held; if the

proposed to be considered and the date

Company convenes an extraordinary

and place of the meeting 45 days before

general meeting, a written notice shall

the meeting is held. The period of the issue

be servedto shareholders whose names

of the notice shall exclude the date of the

appear in the register of members of the

meeting.

matters proposed to be considered and

the date and place of the meeting ten

(10) business days or fifteen (15) days

(whichever is longer) before the meeting

is held.

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Before Amendment

After Amendment

Article 18. Shareholders who intend to

Article 18. The period of the issue of

attend the meeting shall serve the written

the notice shall exclude the date of the

reply slip to the Company twenty (20)

meeting.

days prior to the date of the meeting.

The Company shall, based on the written

replies received twenty (20) days before

the date of the shareholders'general

meeting from the shareholders, calculate

the number of voting shares represented

by the shareholders intend to attend

the meeting. If the number of shares

carrying voting rights represented by

the shareholders who intend to attend

the meeting reaches one half or more

of the Company's total shares carrying

voting rights, the Company may hold

the meeting; otherwise, the Company

shall within five (5) days notify the

shareholders, again by way of a public

announcement, of the matters to be

considered at, and the place and date for,

the meeting. The Company may then

proceed to hold the meeting.

Article 21. Notice of a general meeting

Article 21. Notice of a general meeting

shall be served on the shareholders

shall be served on the shareholders

(whether or not entitled to vote at

(whether or not entitled to vote at

the meeting), by delivery or prepaid

the meeting), by delivery or prepaid

mail to the registered address of such

mail to the registered address of such

shareholders.

shareholders.

N o t i c e o f g e n e r a l m e e t i n g c a n b e

delivered or provided in other means

stated in Article 270 of the Articles of

Association, subject to the laws and

regulations and listing rules of the

jurisdiction where the shares of the

Company are listed.

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Before Amendment

After Amendment

Article 22. For the holders of domestic Article 22. For the holders of domestic shares, notice of the meetings may be shares, notice of the meetings may be issued by way of public notice published issued by way of public notice. The on the newspaper. The public notice shall public notice shall be published in one be published in one or more newspapers or more newspapers designated by the designated by the securities authority CSRC beforethe date of the meeting; of the State Council within the interval after the publication of notice, the holders between forty-five (45) days and fifty of domestic shares shall be deemed to

  1. days before the date of the meeting; have received notice of the relevant after the publication of notice, the holders shareholders' general meeting.
    of domestic shares shall be deemed to have received notice of the relevant shareholders'general meeting.

For the holders of foreign shares, the

For the holders of foreign shares, the

notice of general meeting shall be carried

notice of general meeting shall be carried

out in accordance with the Hong Kong

out in accordance with the Articles of

Stock Exchange.

Association.

Where the laws and regulations and rules

of the jurisdiction where the shares are

listed have other provisions on the notice

of general meeting, such provisions shall

prevail.

Article 65. The following matters shall

Article 65. The following matters shall

be resolved by an ordinary resolution at a

be resolved by a special resolution at the

general meeting:

general meeting:

(1) increase or reduction of the share

(1) increase or reduction of the share

capital and issue of shares of any

capital and issue of shares of any

class, options or other similar

class, options or other similar

securities;

securities; repurchase of shares of

the Company due to the reduction of

its registered capital;

⋯⋯

⋯⋯

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Before Amendment

After Amendment

Article 78.

Article 78.

⋯⋯

⋯⋯

The meaning of "interested shareholder(s)"

The meaning of "interested shareholder(s)"

as mentioned in the preceding paragraph is:

as mentioned in the preceding paragraph is:

(1) in the case of repurchase of shares by

(1) in the case of repurchase of shares by

pro rata offers to all shareholders or

pro rata offers to all shareholders or

public dealing on a stock exchange

public dealing on a stock exchange

under Article 38 of the Articles of

under Article 39of the Articles of

Association of the Company, an

Association of the Company, an

"interested shareholder" refers to a

"interested shareholder" refers to a

controlling shareholder within the

controlling shareholder within the

meaning of Article 62 in the Articles

meaning of Article 63 in the Articles

of Association of the Company;

of Association of the Company;

(2) in the case of repurchase of the

(2) in the case of repurchase of the

company's own share by an off-

company's own share by an off-

market agreement under Article

market agreement under Article

38 of the Articles of Association

39of the Articles of Association

of the Company, "an interested

of the Company, "an interested

s h a r e h o l d e r " r e f e r s t o t h e

s h a r e h o l d e r " r e f e r s t o t h e

shareholder related to the agreement;

shareholder related to the agreement;

⋯⋯

⋯⋯

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Before Amendment

After Amendment

Article 79. A written notice convening

Article 79. A written notice convening

a class meeting shall be given 45 days

a class meeting shall refer to Article 16

before the meeting,to notify shareholders

herein regarding the time limit of the

whose names appear in the register of

notice for convening the general meeting,

shareholders of such class shares of the

to notify shareholders whose names

matters proposed to be considered and

appear in the register of shareholders of

the date and place of the meeting.The

such class shares of the matters proposed

shareholders who intend to attend the

to be considered and the date and place of

meeting shall serve the written reply to

the meeting.

the Company twenty (20) days prior to

the date of the meeting.

If the number of shares carrying voting

(Delete the second paragraph of the

rights at the meeting represented by the

original text)

shareholders who intend to attend the

class meeting reaches one half or more

of all the shares carrying the rights to

vote at the class meeting, the Company

may hold the class meeting, if not, the

company shall within five (5) days notify

the shareholders by public notice of

the matters to be transacted at, the date

and the place for the class meeting. The

Company may then hold the class meeting

after such publication of notice.

A r t i c l e 8 6 . T h e s e r u l e s s h a l l b e

A r t i c l e 8 6 . T h e s e r u l e s s h a l l b e

implemented upon the approval of the

implemented upon the approval of the

general meeting, commencing from the

general meeting, commencing from

issue and listings of A shares of the

the issue and listings of A shares of

Company. These rules shall be interpreted

the Company, amendments shall be

and amended by the board of directors of

considered and approved by the general

the Company.

meeting of the Company.These rules

shall be interpreted by the board of

directors of the Company.

After the proposed amendments aforesaid, the existing articles of the Rules of Procedure of General Meetings are to be renumbered accordingly. The English version of the proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure of General Meetings is an unofficial translation of its Chinese version. In case of any discrepancy between the two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.

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The Board believes that the proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure of General Meetings are in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders.

GENERAL

The Company will convene a general meeting for the purposes of, among other things, seeking the Shareholders' approval for the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association and the Rules of Procedure of General Meetings. The votes to be taken at the general meeting will be taken by poll. The above proposed amendments to the Articles of Association are subject to the approval by the Shareholders by way of passing a special resolution at the general meeting of the Company. The above proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure of General Meetings are subject to the approval by the Shareholders by way of passing an ordinary resolution at the general meeting of the Company.

A circular containing, among other things, details of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association and the Rules of Procedure of General Meetings will be dispatched to the Shareholders as soon as practicable.

By order of the Board

Sichuan Expressway Company Limited*

Zhang Yongnian

Company Secretary

Chengdu, Sichuan, the PRC

27 August 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Gan Yongyi (Chairman), Mr. Li Wenhu (Vice Chairman), Madam Ma Yonghan, Mr. You Zhiming and Mr. He Zhuqing as executive Directors, Mr. Yang Guofeng (Vice Chairman) and Mr. Li Chengyong as non-executive Directors, Madam Liu Lina, Mr. Gao Jinkang, Mr. Yan Qixiang and Madam Bu Danlu as independent non-executive Directors.

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