Arrangement of Electronic Dissemination of Corporate Communications of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
Pursuant to Rule 2.07A of the Rules Governing The Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) under the expansion of paperless listing regime and electronic dissemination of corporate communications that came into effect on 31 December 2023, KE Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) has adopted electronic dissemination of corporate communications1 (the “Corporate Communications”).
The English and Chinese versions of all the Corporate Communications are available on the website of the Company (investors.ke.com) and the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) (www.hkexnews.hk).
Shareholders and investors who wish to receive instant notification of the publication of Corporate Communications of the Company may subscribe to electronic alerts, such as the free News Alert service on the website of the Stock Exchange.
ACTIONABLE CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS2
The Company will send the Actionable Corporate Communications to shareholders individually in electronic form by email. If the Company does not possess the email address of a shareholder or the email address provided by a shareholder is not functional (for instance, if the Company receives a “non-delivery message”), the Company will send the Actionable Corporate Communications in printed form in accordance with the Listing Rules, together with a report on invalid/undeliverable email address and a request form for soliciting the shareholder’s functional email address to facilitate electronic dissemination in the future.
PROVISION OF EMAIL ADDRESS
Shareholders are kindly requested to provide their email address by reasonable notice in writing. In this regard, shareholders may complete and sign the enclosed reply form (the “Reply Form”) and return it by mail to the Company’s Hong Kong share registrar (the “HK Share Registrar”), Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, or by email at beke.ecom@computershare.com.hk.
REQUEST FOR PRINTED COPY
Shareholders who wish to receive a printed version of Corporate Communications, or have difficulty in gaining access to the website of the Company and/or the Stock Exchange, may request in writing to receive Corporate Communications in printed form free of charge, by completing and signing the Reply Form and returning it by mail to the HK Share Registrar, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, or by email at beke.ecom@computershare.com.hk.
If you are a registered shareholder, please complete and sign the applicable Reply Form below:
Reply Form for Registered Shareholder
If you are a non-registered shareholder, please complete and sign the applicable Reply Form below:
Reply Form for Non-Registered Shareholder
Please note that any request of a shareholder for printed copy of Corporate Communications will be valid for one year from the receipt date of instruction, or until the instruction is revoked or superseded (whichever is earlier). Further request in writing to the HK Share Registrar will be required if a shareholder prefers to continue receiving printed copy of future Corporate Communications.
PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTION STATEMENT
“Personal Data” in this statement has the same meaning as “personal data” in the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Cap. 486 (the “PDPO”), which may include but not limited to your name, contact telephone number, email address and mailing address.
Your supply of Personal Data is on a voluntary basis for the purpose of receiving Corporate Communications in the manner chosen. Your Personal Data will be retained for such period as may be necessary for the HK Share Registrar’s verification and record purposes.
You have the right to request access to and/or correction of your Personal Data in accordance with the provisions of the PDPO. Any such request for access to and/or correction of your Personal Data should be in writing, by mail to: 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited
Hong Kong Privacy Officer
or by email at: PrivacyOfficer@computershare.com.hk
2. “Actionable Corporate Communications” refer to any corporate communications that seek instructions from the Company’s securities holders on how they wish to exercise their rights or make an election as the Company’s securities holder. For the avoidance of doubt, the notice of the general meeting and the form of proxy are not included.