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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
2008/09 Annual Report Lenovo Group Limited
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COMMUNICATION WITH SHAREHOLDERS
The Company is committed to safeguard shareholders’ interests and encourage shareholders to attend the annual general
meetings for which sufficient notices will be given. Shareholders are therefore encouraged to actively participate at such
meetings. The 2008 Annual General Meeting of the Company held on July 25, 2008 was attended by, among others,
Chairman of the Board, CEO, Chief Financial Officer, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Chairman of the Compensation
Committee and representatives of external auditor PwC to answer questions raised by shareholders at the meeting.
Resolutions passed at the 2008 Annual General Meeting included: adoption of the Group’s audited accounts for the year
ended March 31, 2008 together with the directors’ report and independent auditor’s report, declaration of final dividend, re-
election of retiring directors and authorization to fix directors’ fees, re-appointment of external auditor and authorization to fix
auditor’s fee and grant of general mandates to the Board to issue and repurchase shares of the Company. All the resolutions
proposed at the 2008 Annual General Meeting were decided by way of poll voting. The poll was conducted by Tricor Abacus
Limited, the Company’s share register, as scrutineer and the results of the poll were published on the Company’s website
(www.lenovo.com/hk/publication) and the Exchange’s website (www.hkex.com.hk).
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Lenovo continues to promote investor relations by maintaining regular dialogues with investors and securities analysts.
During the year, management attended a number of major investment conferences and met investors around the world in
non-deal roadshows, in addition to regular one-on-one investor meetings and quarterly results announcement presentations.
The Company is widely covered by securities analysts. To enhance their understanding of Lenovo’s operations and
strategy, the Company organized two analyst roundtables during the year, in which Lenovo’s senior executives
discussed the Company’s efforts on product development and improving efficiencies in its global supply chain. The
events were well-attended by analysts who appreciated Lenovo’s dedication to investor relations.
The Company is pleased to see that its commitment to investor relations has been well-recognized by the investment
community as it received a number of accolades during the 2008/09 fiscal year. Lenovo ranked third in the “Best
Quoted Company for Investor Relations” in the Thomson Reuters Extel Asia Pacific Survey 2008. The Company’s
Investor Relations executive was ranked first place for the “Top Three IR Professional – Hong Kong” in the same survey.
In the IR Magazine Awards 2008 (Hong Kong & Taiwan), Lenovo was awarded the “Grand Prix for the Best Overall
Investor Relations by a PRC-domiciled Small or Mid-Cap Company Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange” and “the
Certificate of Excellence”.
Lenovo’s investor relations team remains committed to maintaining open and efficient communication with the
investment community even in times of market uncertainty. It will continue to focus on maintaining transparency,
consistency, clarity, creditability and accessibility when it communicates the latest developments of the market and
Lenovo with investors.
The Company welcomes suggestions from investors and shareholders, and invites them to share their views and
suggestions by contacting its Investor Relations team at [email protected].