Legal basis: decision of NPC Standing Committee on amending the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). The 6th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th NPC decided to make the following amendments to the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): Article 142 is amended as: "A company may not buy shares of its own company. However, except for one of the following circumstances: "(1) reducing the registered capital of the company; "(2) Merger with other companies holding shares of the Company;" (3) Using shares for employee stock ownership plan or equity incentive; "(4) Shareholders require the company to purchase its shares because they disagree with the resolutions made by the shareholders' meeting on the merger or division of the company; "(5) Shares are used for the conversion of corporate bonds that can be converted into shares issued by listed companies;" (6) It is necessary for a listed company to safeguard its value and shareholders' rights and interests. "The company's acquisition of shares of the company under the circumstances specified in Items (1) and (2) of the preceding paragraph shall be decided by the shareholders' meeting; Where a company purchases its shares under the circumstances specified in Items (3), (5) and (6) of the preceding paragraph, it may make a resolution at a board meeting attended by more than two thirds of the directors in accordance with the provisions of the articles of association or the authorization of the shareholders' meeting. " After the company has purchased its shares in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of this article, it shall be cancelled within 10 days from the date of acquisition if it falls into the circumstances of item (1); In case of items (2) and (4), it shall be transferred or cancelled within six months; In case of items (3), (5) and (6), the total number of shares held by the company shall not exceed 10% of the total number of shares issued by the company, and it shall be transferred or cancelled within three years. "A listed company that purchases shares of the Company shall fulfill its information disclosure obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). Where a listed company purchases its shares under the circumstances specified in items (3), (5) and (6) of the first paragraph of this article, it shall do so through open centralized trading. " A company may not accept its shares as the subject of pledge. "This decision shall come into force as of the date of promulgation. The Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is revised and re-promulgated according to this decision.