Article 143. Invitations to the GMS

1. The person who convenes the GMS shall send invitations to all shareholders on the list of shareholders entitled to participate in the GMS at least 21 days before the opening day unless an earlier time is specified in the company’s charter. The invitation shall contain the participant’s name, headquarters/mailing address, EID number, time and location of the meeting and other requirements.

2. Invitations shall be sent to mailing addresses of the shareholders and posted on the company’s website. If necessary, the invitation may be published on a local or central daily newspaper as prescribed by the company’s charter.

3. An invitation shall be sent together with:

a) The meeting agenda, meeting documents and the draft resolution on each issue in the agenda;

b) The votes.

4. The invitation and meeting documents mentioned in Clause 3 of this Article may be uploaded on the company’s website (if any) instead of sending physical invitations and documents. In this case, the invitation shall contain instructions on how to download the documents.

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Article 144. Exercising the right to attend the GMS

1. Shareholders and representatives of shareholders that are organizations may directly participate in the GMS or authorize one or some other organizations and individuals to participate the GMS, or participate in the GMS in one of the forms specified in Clause 3 of this Article.

2. The authorization of participants in the GMS shall be made in writing. The authorization letter shall be made in accordance with civil laws and specify the name of the authorized participant, the quantity of shares authorized. The authorized participant shall present the authorization letter before entering the meeting room.

3. It will be considered that a shareholder attends and votes at the GMS in the following cases:

a) The shareholder directly participates in and votes at the GMS;

b) The shareholder authorizes another organization or individual to participate in and vote at the meeting;

c) The shareholder participates and votes online or through other electronic methods;

d) The shareholder sends the votes to the GMS by post, fax or email;

dd) The shareholder sends the votes by other means specified in the company’s charter.

Article 145. Conditions for conducting the GMS

1. The GMS shall be conducted when it is participated by a number of shareholders that represent more than 50% of the votes; the specific ratio shall be specified in the company’s charter.

2. In case the conditions for conducting the meeting prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article are not fulfilled, the second invitation shall be sent within 30 days from the first meeting date unless otherwise prescribed by the company’s charter. The second GMS shall be conducted when it is participated by a number of shareholders that represent at least 33% of the votes; the specific ratio shall be specified in the company’s charter.

3. In case the conditions for conducting the second meeting prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article are not fulfilled, the third invitation shall be sent within 20 days from the second meeting date unless otherwise prescribed by the company’s charter. The third GMS shall be conducted regardless of the number of votes represented by the participants.

4. Only the GMS has the right to change the agenda enclosed with the invitation prescribed in Article 142 of this Law.

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