Company: ZLAB
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-020478
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Company: Zai Lab Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
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 for inclusion in the proxy statement for the 2026 annual general meeting of shareholders, shareholder proposals (including director nominations) must be received at our principal executive offices no later than December 30, 2025, and must otherwise comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act. If we do not receive notice of the proposal or nomination at our principal executive offices prior to such date, such proposal or nomination will be considered untimely for purposes of Rule 14a-8. If a shareholder wishes to propose a person for election as a director of the Company (a “Candidate”) at our next annual general meeting, such shareholder must lodge a written notice at our principal place of business, with a copy forwarded to our registered office. The period for lodgment of such notice shall be a period commencing on the day after the dispatch of the notice of such meeting and ending on the earlier of (i) seven (7) days after the date of such notice or (ii) seven (7) days prior to the date of such meeting (or such other period, being not less than seven (7) days, commencing no earlier than the day of dispatch of the notice of such meeting and ending no later than seven (7) days prior to the date appointed for such meeting, as may be determined by the Board of Directors from time to time). Such written notice must include the background information on the Candidate required by Rule 13.51(2) of the HK Listing Rules. Any other shareholder

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proposal for the 2026 annual general meeting of shareholders which is submitted outside the processes of Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (including a director nomination under Rule 13.70 of the HK Listing Rules) shall be considered untimely unless received by the Company in writing no later than March 15, 2026. If the date of the annual general meeting is moved by more than 30 days from the date contemplated at the time of the previous year’s proxy statement, then notice must be received within a reasonable time before we begin to print and send proxy materials. If that happens, we will publicly announce the deadline for submitting a proposal in a press release or in a document filed with the SEC and announced in Hong Kong via the website of Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited ( www.hkexnews.hk ). A copy of all notices of proposals by shareholders should be sent to Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Zai Lab