The shareholders’ general meeting which composed of all shareholders shall be an organ of power of the Bank and shall exercise the following duties and powers in accordance with the law:

(1) To decide on the business policies and material investment plans of the Bank;

(2) To elect and replace directors and supervisors which are not appointed as representatives of the employees, and to decide on the remuneration of the relevant directors and supervisors;

(3) To examine and approve reports made by the Board of Directors;

(4) To examine and approve reports made by the Board of Supervisors;

(5) To examine and approve the Bank’s proposed annual financial budget and final accounts;

(6) To examine and approve the Bank’s plans for profit distribution and loss recovery;

(7) To adopt resolutions concerning the increase or reduction in the Bank’s registered capital;

(8) To adopt resolutions regarding the issuance of bonds or other securities and the listing of the Bank;

(9) To adopt resolutions on the merger, division, change in corporate form of  the Bank, dissolution, liquidation and other matters;

(10) To amend the Articles;

(11) To decide on the engagement, dismissal or discontinuation of the appointment of the Bank’ s accounting firm;

(12) To examine material external investment, acquisition and disposal of assets, pledge of assets, external guarantee, entrustment of wealth management and other matters of the Bank;

(13) To examine and approve the related party transactions which require approval by the shareholders’ general meeting as stipulated by the laws, administrative regulations, departmental rules, regulatory documents, regulations of securities regulatory authorities of the locality in which the Bank’ s shares are listed;

(14) To examine and approve matters regarding change of the use of collected funds;

(15) To examine the stock incentive plans and employee stock ownership plans;

(16) To examine proposals raised by the shareholders who individually or jointly hold above 3% of the total issued and outstanding voting shares of the Bank;

(17) To determine the issuance of preference shares; to determine or  authorise the Board of Directors to determine matters relating to preference shares issued by the Bank, including but not limited to redemption, conversion and distribution of dividends;

(18) To examine other issues which should be decided by the shareholders’ general meeting as stipulated by the laws, administrative regulations, departmental rules as well as the Articles.