SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May, 2016
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
22 Chaoyangmen North Street,
Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100728
People's Republic of China
Tel: (8610) 59960114
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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This Form 6-K consists of:
The poll results of the annual general meeting for the year 2015 of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (the “Registrant”), made by the Registrant on May 18, 2016.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibilities for the contents of this notice, 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.
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 0386)
POLL RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
FOR THE YEAR 2015
The Company and all members of the Board warrant that there are no false representations, misleading statements or material omissions contained in this announcement and severally and jointly accept full responsibility for the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of the information contained herein.
Important Notice:
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All the proposed resolutions were approved at the AGM.
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I.
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CONVENING AND ATTENDANCE OF THE AGM
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China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“Sinopec Corp” or “Company”) held its annual general meeting for the year 2015 (“AGM”) at Swissotel Beijing, Hong KONG Macau Center, No. 2 Chaoyangmen North Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, PRC on Wednesday, 18 May 2016.
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1. Number of attending shareholders and authorised proxies
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53
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of which: A shares
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49
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H shares
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4
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2. Total number of valid voting shares held by the attending shareholders or proxies
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96,752,584,070
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of which: A shares
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85,893,185,837
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H shares
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10,859,398,233
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3. Percentage of such voting shares of the Company held by such attending shareholders or proxies, as compared with the total shares entitling the holders to attend and validly vote at the AGM (%)
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79.9137833%
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of which: A shares (%)
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70.9443526%
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H shares (%)
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8.9694307%
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As at the share registration date (18 April 2016), the total number of shares in issue of the Company is 121,071,209,646 shares. The total number of shares of the Company entitling the holders to attend and vote on the resolutions at the AGM is 121,071,209,646 shares. There were no shares which entitle the shareholders of the Company to attend and vote only against any resolution at the AGM. No shareholders of Sinopec Corp. are required under The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Hong Kong Listing Rules”) to abstain from voting and none of the shareholders of Sinopec Corp. has stated their intention in the circular of Sinopec Corp. dated 29 March 2016 to vote against or to abstain from voting on any of the resolutions at the AGM.
The AGM was convened by the board of directors of Sinopec Corp. (“Board”). Mr. Wang Yupu, Chairman of the Board, did not attend the AGM due to official duties. Recommended by more than half of all Directors, Mr. Li Chuanguang, Director, chaired the AGM. The Company has 12 directors and 7 supervisors as of the time of the AGM. Mr. Li Chuanguang, Mr. Zhang Haichao, Mr. Ma Yongsheng, all as directors, attended the AGM; Mr. Wang Yupu, Chairman of the Board, Mr. Dai Houliang, Mr. Zhang Jianhua, Mr. Wang Zhigang, Mr. Jiao Fangzheng, all as directors, Mr. Jiang Xiaoming, Mr. Andrew Y. Yan, Mr. Tang Min and Mr. Fan Gang, all as independent non-executive Directors, did not attend the AGM due to official duties. Mr. Liu Yun, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Sinopec Corp., Mr. Zhou Hengyou and Mr. Yu Renming, both as supervisors, attended the AGM. Mr. Liu Zhongyun, Mr. Zou Huiping, Mr. Jiang Zhenying and Mr. Wang Yajun, all as supervisors, did not attend the AGM due to official duties. Mr. Huang Wensheng, Vice President and the Secretary to the Board attended the AGM. Vice President Mr. Chang Zhenyong and Chief Financial Officer Ms. Wen Dongfen were present at the AGM. The convening of and the procedures for holding the AGM, and the voting procedures at the AGM were in compliance with the requirements of the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and the articles of association of Sinopec Corp. (“Articles of Association”).
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II.
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Consideration of the resolutions
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The following resolutions were approved at the AGM by way of non-cumulative voting:
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1.
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To consider and approve the Report of the Board for the year 2015
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Result: Approved
Voting details:
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For
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Against
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Shareholder category
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Number of votes
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(%)
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Number of votes
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(%)
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A Share
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85,893,082,137
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99.999914
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74,100
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0.000086
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H Share
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10,849,898,433
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99.992658
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796,700
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0.007342
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Total
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96,742,980,570
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99.999100
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870,800
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0.000900
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2.
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To consider and approve the Report of the Board of Supervisors of Sinopec Corp. for the year 2015
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Result: Approved
Voting details:
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For
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Against
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Shareholder category
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Number of votes
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(%)
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Number of votes
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(%)
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A Share
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85,893,062,037
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99.999890
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94,200
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0.000110
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H Share
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10,849,944,233
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99.992822
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778,900
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0.007178
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Total
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96,743,006,270
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99.999098
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873,100
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0.000902
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3.
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To consider and approve the audited financial reports and audited consolidated financial reports of Sinopec Corp. for the year ended 31 December 2015
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Result: Approved
Voting details:
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For
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Against
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Shareholder category
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Number of votes
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(%)
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Number of votes
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(%)
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A Share
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85,893,072,137
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99.999902
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84,100
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0.000098
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H Share
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10,808,564,333
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99.994299
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616,200
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0.005701
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Total
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96,701,636,470
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99.999276
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700,300
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0.000724
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4.
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To consider and approve the profit distribution plan for the year ended 31 December 2015
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Result: Approved
Voting details:
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For
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Against
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Shareholder category
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Number of votes
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(%)
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Number of votes
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(%)
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A Share
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85,893,110,537
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99.999912
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75,300
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0.000088
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H Share
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10,857,181,233
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99.983744
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1,765,200
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0.016256
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Total
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96,750,291,770
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99.998098
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1,840,500
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0.001902
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5.
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To consider and approve the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers as the domestic and overseas external auditors of Sinopec Corp. for the year 2016, respectively, and to authorise the Board to determine their remunerations
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Result: Approved
Voting details:
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For
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Against
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Shareholder category
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Number of votes
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(%)
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Number of votes
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(%)
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A Share
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85,893,052,037
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99.999902
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84,200
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0.000098
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H Share
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10,850,625,842
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99.919218
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8,772,391
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0.080782
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Total
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96,743,677,879
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99.990846
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8,856,591
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0.009154
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6.
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To authorise the Board to determine the interim profit distribution plan of Sinopec Corp. for the year 2016
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Result: Approved
Voting details:
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For
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Against
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Shareholder category
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Number of votes
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(%)
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Number of votes
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(%)
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A Share
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85,893,111,537
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99.999913
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74,300
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0.000087
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H Share
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10,857,480,433
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99.986117
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1,507,600
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0.013883
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Total
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96,750,591,970
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99.998365
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1,581,900
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0.001635
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7.
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To authorise the Board to determine the proposed plan for issuance of debt financing instrument(s)
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Result: Approved
Voting details:
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For
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Against
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Shareholder category
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Number of votes
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(%)
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Number of votes
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(%)
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A Share
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85,866,318,827
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99.968732
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26,857,010
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0.031268
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H Share
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4,584,062,940
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44.577715
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5,699,243,193
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55.422285
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Total
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90,450,381,767
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94.046257
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5,726,100,203
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5.953743
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8.
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To grant to the Board a general mandate to issue new domestic shares and/or overseas-listed foreign shares of Sinopec Corp.
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Result: Approved
Voting details:
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For
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Against
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Shareholder category
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Number of votes
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(%)
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Number of votes
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(%)
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A Share
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85,859,489,627
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99.960839
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33,636,210
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0.039161
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H Share
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2,397,490,757
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22.087010
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8,457,264,176
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77.912990
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Total
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88,256,980,384
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91.223683
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8,490,900,386
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8.776317
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III.
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Witness by lawyers
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Mr. Gao Wei and Ms. Xu Min from Haiwen & Partners, the PRC Legal Counsel of Sinopec Corp., issued a legal opinion (“Legal Opinion”) confirming that the convening of and the procedures for holding the AGM, the voting procedures at the AGM, the eligibility of the convenor of the AGM and the eligibility of the shareholders (or their proxies) attending the AGM were in compliance with the requirements of relevant laws and the Articles of Association and the voting result at the AGM was valid.
In accordance with the requirements of Hong Kong Listing Rules, Hong Kong Registrars Limited, the H share registrar of Sinopec Corp., was appointed as the scrutineer in respect of voting at the AGM.
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IV.
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Documents for inspection
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1.
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The Resolutions passed at the AGM;
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2.
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The Legal Opinion.
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By Order of the Board
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China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
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Huang Wensheng
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Vice President and Secretary to the Board of Directors
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Beijing, the PRC,
18 May 2016
As at the date of this announcement, directors of Sinopec Corp. are: Wang Yupu*, Dai Houliang#, Li Chunguang#, Zhang Jianhua#, Wang Zhigang#, Zhang Haichao#, Jiao Fangzheng#, Ma Yongsheng#, Jiang Xiaoming+, Andrew Y. Yan+, Tang Min+ and Fan Gang+.
# Executive Director
* Non-executive Director
+ Independent Non-executive Director
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SIGNATURE
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.
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
By: /s/ Huang Wensheng
Name: Huang Wensheng
Title: Secretary to the Board of Directors
Date: May 19, 2016