Annual Report 2012

7 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT7.6 AUDITORS’ REMUNERATIONPricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company is appointed as the domestic auditor for the audit of the financial report of theBank and its major domestic subsidiaries for the year of 2012 and PricewaterhouseCoopers is appointed as the international auditor for theaudit of the financial report of the Bank and its overseas subsidiaries for the year of 2012. PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs LimitedCompany is appointed as the auditor for the audit of the internal control of the Bank for the year of 2012.Auditors’ fees for the audit of the financial report (including the audit of the internal control) of the Group and other services paid toPricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company, PricewaterhouseCoopers and other PricewaterhouseCoopers member firms bythe Group for the year ended 31 December 2012 are set out as follows:(In millions of RMB) 2012 2011Fees for the audit of the financial statements 140.00 140.00Other service fees 4.35 2.43PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company and PricewaterhouseCoopers have served the office for two consecutive years(for the years of 2011 and 2012) providing auditing services to the Bank. In 2010, KPMG Huazhen and KPMG provided auditing services to theBank.7.7 FURTHER INFORMATIONShareholders’ rightsRight to convene an extraordinary shareholders’ general meetingAny shareholder, individually or jointly holding more than 10% of the total issued voting shares of the Bank, has the right to request the Board inwriting to convene an extraordinary general meeting.The Board shall reply in writing within ten days after receiving the request. In case the Board approves the holding of the meeting, it shall issuecorresponding meeting notice within five days after the resolution is made. In case the Board refuses to hold the meeting or has no reply, theproposing shareholder may propose to the board of supervisors in writing. In case the board of supervisors approves the holding of the meeting,it shall issue corresponding meeting notice within five days after receiving the proposal. In case the board of supervisors fails to issue the meetingnotice, the shareholder, individually or jointly holding more than 10% of the Bank’s shares for more than consecutively 90 days, may convene andpreside over an extraordinary general meeting on his own.Right to raise proposals to the shareholders’ general meetingAny shareholder, individually or jointly holding more than 3% of the shares of the Bank, has the right to raise proposals to the shareholders’general meeting. Any shareholder, individually or jointly holding more than 1% of the shares of the Bank, has the right to raise proposals regardingthe nomination of the candidates for independent directors and external supervisors.Proposals for the shareholders’ general meetings shall be submitted to the convenor of such meeting prior to the issuance of the notice of suchmeeting; after the issuance of the notice, any shareholder, individually or jointly holding more than 3% of shares of the Bank, has the right to bringup extraordinary proposals. Extraordinary proposals on the nomination shall be submitted to the convenor of the meeting 35 days prior to themeeting and extraordinary proposals on other issues shall be submitted to the convenor of the meeting in writing 20 days prior to the meeting.Right to raise proposals to the BoardAny shareholder, individually or jointly holding more than 10% of the total issued voting shares of the Bank, may raise proposals to the Board.Right to raise enquiries to the BoardIn accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of the Bank, the shareholders have the right to obtain relevant information,including the Articles of Association, status of the share capital, financial report, report of the board of directors and report of the board ofsupervisors.China Construction Bank Corporation annual report 201269