Form 6-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

 


FORM 6-K

 


REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December 2007

Commission File Number: 1-12158

 


Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 


Jinshanwei, Shanghai

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 


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SINOPEC SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED

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Indicative Notice Regarding the A-share Reform dated December 7, 2007    4

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

SINOPEC SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL

COMPANY LIMITED

Date: December 10, 2007   By:  

/s/ Rong Guangdao

  Name:   Rong Guangdao
  Title:   Chairman

 

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(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China)

(Stock Code: 338)

Overseas Regulatory Announcement

Indicative Notice Regarding the A-share Reform

The Company and all members of the board of directors warrant that the information contained in this notice is truthful, accurate and complete, and jointly accept full responsibility for any false representations or misleading statements contained in, or material omissions from, this notice.

In accordance with the requirements under the relevant laws and regulations including the “Guidelines of the State Council for Promoting the Reform and Opening-up and Sustained Development of the Capital Market” (Guo Fa [2004] No. 3) promulgated by the State Council of the PRC and the “Guiding Opinions on the State Share Reform of Listed Companies” jointly promulgated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the Ministry of Finance, People’s Bank of China and the Ministry of Commerce, the non-circulating shareholders of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited (the “Company”) have again proposed a share reform proposal. Having consulted with the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the “SSE”), trading in the A shares of the Company has been suspended with effect from Monday, 3 December 2007.

After communicating with the non-circulating shareholders of the Company, the non-circulating shareholders of the Company have applied to the state-owned assets supervision and administration authorities for the conduct of relevant review procedures in respect of the Company’s share reform proposal, pursuant to the operating procedures of the share reform. Notice of the relevant shareholders’ meeting to the holders of A shares and related information on the share reform proposal will be disclosed shortly thereafter.

 

By order of the Board

Zhang Jingming

Secretary to the Board

Shanghai, the PRC, 7 December 2007

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Rong Guangdao, Du Chongjun, Han Zhihao, Shi Wei, Li Honggen and Dai Jinbao; the non-executive directors of the Company are Lei Dianwu and Xiang Hanyin, and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Chen Xinyuan, Sun Chiping, Jiang Zhiquan and Zhou Yunnong.

 

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