Company: ZK
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000390
Chunk: 211

Company: ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 6
Chunk 211
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 other directors (not being less than two in number) to vacate office (without prejudice to any claim for damages for breach of any agreement relating to the provision of the services of such director); (vii) is made subject to any law relating to mental health or incompetence, whether by court order or otherwise; or (viii) without the consent of the other directors, is absent from meetings of directors for a continuous period of six months.
Interested Transactions
A director may, subject to the memorandum and articles of association or to any separate requirement for audit committee approval under applicable law or applicable NYSE rules, vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he or she is interested, provided that the nature of the interest of any directors in such contract or transaction is disclosed by him or her at or prior to its consideration and any vote in that matter.

6.D.   Employees
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As of December 31, 2022, 2023 and 2024, we had 12,955, 16,645 and 17,439 employees, respectively. The following table sets forth a breakdown of our employees categorized by function as of December 31, 2024.

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​                                Number of        Percentage
Function                         Employees               (%)
China                        ​           ​    ​            ​
Research and Development             6,759              38.8
Sales and Marketing                  6,965              39.9
Manufacturing                        2,052              11.8
General and Administrative             761               4.4
Europe                                                      
Research and Development               733               4.2
Sales and Marketing                    158               0.9
U.S.                                                        
Sales and Marketing                     11               0.1
Total                        ​      17,439    ​        100.0
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As of December 31, 2024, 16,537 of our employees were based in mainland China, and 902 of our employees were based in overseas markets, such as Europe and the U.S. All of the overseas research and development staff are those engaged by Zeekr Tech EU in Sweden.
We believe we offer our employees competitive compensation packages and a dynamic work environment that encourages initiative and is based on merit. As a result, we have been able to attract and retain talented personnel and maintain a stable core management team. As required by PRC regulations, we participate in various