Exhibit 99.2
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”) take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, 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.
Under our weighted voting rights structure, our share capital comprises Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Each Class A ordinary share entitles the holder to exercise one vote, and each Class B ordinary share entitles the holder to exercise 20 votes, respectively, on any resolution tabled at our general meetings, except as may otherwise be required by law or provided for in our Memorandum and Articles of Association. Shareholders and prospective investors should be aware of the potential risks of investing in a company with a weighted voting rights structure. Our American depositary shares, each representing two of our Class A ordinary shares, are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the United States under the symbol JD.
(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 9618)
NOTICE OF
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The attached Notice of Annual General Meeting issued by JD.com, Inc. (the “Company”) serves as the notice of Annual General Meeting required under Rule 13.71 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules and the circular required under Rule 13.73 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules. This notice is also available for viewing on the Company’s website at http://ir.jd.com.
The Annual General Meeting will be held at Building A, No. 18 Kechuang 11 Street, Yizhuang, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Daxing District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China on June 21, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. (Hong Kong time). No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting.
The Company refers to the copy of its annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Annual Report”), which was published on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website on April 28, 2022.
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You may obtain an electronic copy of this notice and the Annual Report, free of charge, from the Company’s website at http://ir.jd.com or the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website at www.hkexnews.hk. The full text of the annual report on Form 20-F referred to in the Annual Report is also available for download, free of charge, on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
By Order of the Board of Directors |
JD.com, Inc. |
Mr. Richard Qiangdong Liu |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Beijing, China, May 20, 2022
As at the date of this announcement, our board of directors comprises Mr. Richard Qiangdong LIU as the chairman, Mr. Lei XU as the executive director, Mr. Ming HUANG, Mr. Louis T. HSIEH, Mr. Dingbo XU and Ms. Caroline SCHEUFELE as the independent directors.
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JD.com, Inc.
(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(NASDAQ: JD and HKEX: 9618)
Notice of Annual General Meeting
to be held on June 21, 2022
(or any adjourned or postponed meeting thereof)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting (the “AGM”) of JD.com, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held at Building A, No. 18 Kechuang 11 Street, Yizhuang, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Daxing District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China on June 21, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. (Hong Kong time). No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the AGM. Instead, the AGM will serve as an open forum for shareholders of record to discuss Company affairs with management.
SHARES RECORD DATE
The Board of Directors of the Company has fixed the close of business on May 19, 2022, Hong Kong time, as the record date (the “Shares Record Date”) of our Class A ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.00002 each (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) and Class B ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.00002 each (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”, and together with the Class A Ordinary Shares, the “Shares”). Holders of record of the Company’s Shares as of the Shares Record Date are entitled to attend the AGM and any adjourned meeting thereof.
ATTENDING THE AGM
Only holders of record of Shares as of the Shares Record Date are entitled to attend the AGM. Please note that holders of ADSs are not entitled to attend the AGM. Any ADS holder who appears at the venue of the AGM will not be allowed to attend the AGM.
In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to safeguard the health and safety of shareholders, the Company may implement certain precautionary measures at the AGM. All officers and agents of the Company reserve the right to refuse any person entry to the AGM venue, or to instruct any person to leave the AGM venue, where such officer or agent reasonably considers that such refusal or instruction is or may be required for the Company or any other person to be able to comply with applicable laws and regulations. The exercise of such right to refuse entry or instruct to leave shall not invalidate the proceedings at the AGM. Attendants to the AGM are advised to check the latest update on the COVID-19 related precautionary measures in relation to the AGM venue on the Company’s website at http://ir.jd.com.
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ANNUAL REPORT
You may obtain an electronic copy of the Company’s annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Annual Report”), free of charge, from the Company’s website at http://ir.jd.com or the HKEX’s website at www.hkexnews.hk. The full text of the annual report on Form 20-F referred to in the Annual Report is also available for download, free of charge, on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
By Order of the Board of Directors, |
JD.com, Inc. |
/s/ Richard Qiangdong Liu |
Richard Qiangdong Liu |
Chairman of the Board |
Executive Office: | Registered Office: | |
Building A, No. 18 Kechuang 11 Street, | Maples Corporate Services Limited | |
Yizhuang Economic and Technological | PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, | |
Development Zone, Daxing District, Beijing | KY1-1104, Cayman Islands | |
People’s Republic of China |
Beijing, May 20, 2022
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