The SSE Confirms Shareholders' Identities Through Real Person Authentication, Facilitating Investors' Participation in Online Voting at Shareholders' Meetings

Recently, Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) optimized the individual investor identity authentication method for online voting at shareholders' meetings of listed companies. On the basis of the existing method of authentication through a trading application, two shareholder identity authentication methods have been added: "three elements of operators + face recognition" and "four elements of China UnionPay + face recognition", making it easier for investors to participate in online voting at shareholders' meetings.

Once the new authentication method is implemented, investors will be able to activate their shareholder card numbers without being restricted by the transaction time or being authenticated via the securities companies' trading applications. The activation will take effect in real time, enabling investors to participate more efficiently in online voting at shareholders' meetings of listed companies and to exercise other rights of them as shareholders. Investors can participate in the online voting at relevant shareholders' meetings after they register accounts and log in to the SSE's online voting platform for meetings of securities holders (website: https://vote.sseinfo.com), bind their shareholder card numbers with the accounts and activate the card numbers. For the next step, the SSE will conscientiously implement the spirit of the central financial work conference and the State Council's Guideline on Strengthening Supervision, Forestalling Risks and Promoting High-Quality Development of the Capital Market, and thoroughly study and comprehend the spirit of the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Under the unified deployment of China Securities Regulatory Commission, the SSE will adhere to the people-centered principle, stand firmly with the people, continuously improve service quality, highlight people-oriented capital market services, and provide more high-quality services for investors.