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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
October 16, 2008
Commission
File No. 001-33176
Fuwei
Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd.
No.
387
Dongming Road
Weifang
Shandong
People’s
Republic of China, Postal Code: 261061
(ADDRESS
OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F
x Form
40-F o
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____
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by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in
this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
o No
x
If
“Yes”
marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection
with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___
FUWEI
FILMS (HOLDINGS) CO., LTD.
No.
387 Dongming Road
Weifang
Shandong
People’s
Republic of China, Postal Code: 261061
Dear
Shareholder:
You
are
cordially invited to attend the 2008 Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) to
be held at the Grand Hyatt located at 1 East Chang An Avenue, Beijing,
People's Republic of China on December 10, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing time).
The
matters to be acted upon at the Meeting are set forth and described in the
Notice of the 2008 Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement which are
attached hereto. We request you to read all of them carefully.
We
hope
that you will attend the Meeting. However, if you are not able to attend the
Meeting, we urge you to sign, date and return the enclosed Proxy Card in the
enclosed postage prepaid envelope (if mailed in the United States). You may,
of
course, attend the Meeting and vote in person even if you have signed and
returned your Proxy Card to us.
Sincerely,
/s/
Bo
Xu
Bo
Xu
Secretary
IT
IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU VOTE, SIGN AND RETURN
THE
ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
FUWEI
FILMS (HOLDINGS) CO., LTD.
No.
387 Dongming Road, Weifang Shandong
People’s
Republic of China, Postal Code: 261061
NOTICE
OF 2008 MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON DECEMBER 10, 2008
To
the
Shareholders of Fuwei Films (Holdings), Co., Ltd.:
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY GIVEN that the 2008 Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Fuwei
Films (Holdings), Co., Ltd. (“Fuwei” or the “Company”) will be held at
the Grand Hyatt located at 1 East Chang An Avenue, Beijing, People's
Republic of China on December 10, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing time), to consider
and act upon the following matters:
1.
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To
elect directors in accordance with the Articles of Association of
the
Company;
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2.
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To
ratify and approve the appointment of Kabani & Company, Inc. as the
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company for
the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2008; and
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3.
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To
transact such other business which may properly come before the Meeting
or
any adjournment thereof.
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Information
regarding the matters to be acted upon at the Meeting is contained in the
accompanying Proxy Statement.
The
close
of business on October 16, 2008 has been fixed as the record date for the
determination of Shareholders entitled to receive the notice of and vote at
the
Meeting or any adjournments thereof.
All
shareholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting. Whether or not you
expect to attend, you are respectfully requested by the Board of Directors
to
sign, date and return the enclosed proxy promptly. Shareholders who execute
proxies retain the right to revoke them at any time prior to the voting thereof.
A return envelope which requires no postage if mailed within the United States
is enclosed for your convenience.
By
Order
of the Board of Directors,
/s/
Bo
Xu
Bo
Xu
Secretary
October
29, 2008
It
is
important that your shares be represented at the Meeting. Each Shareholder
is
urged to sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card which is being solicited
on behalf of the Board of Directors. An envelope addressed to the Company’s
transfer agent is enclosed for that purpose and needs no postage if mailed
in
the United States.
FUWEI
FILMS (HOLDINGS) CO., LTD.
No.
387 Dongming Road, Weifang Shandong
People’s
Republic of China, Postal Code: 261061
PROXY
STATEMENT
ANNUAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
This
Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”) is furnished to holders (the
“Shareholders”) of the ordinary shares of par value of US$0.129752 each
(“Shares”) of Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) in connection
with the solicitation by and on behalf of its Board of Directors of proxies
(“Proxy” or “Proxies”) for use at the 2008 Meeting of Shareholders (the
“Meeting”) to be held on December 10, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Beijing time, at
the Grand Hyatt located at 1 East Chang An Avenue, Beijing, People's
Republic of China and at any adjournment thereof, for the purposes set forth
in
the accompanying Notice of 2008 Meeting of Shareholders (the “Notice”). The cost
of preparing, assembling and mailing the Notice, this Proxy Statement and
Proxies has been borne by the Company. The Company will also reimburse brokers
who are holders of record of the ordinary shares for their expenses in
forwarding Proxies and Proxy soliciting materials to the beneficial owners
of
such shares. In addition to the use of mails, Proxies may be solicited without
extra compensation by directors, officers and employees of the Company by
telephone, telecopy, telegraph or personal interview. The approximate mailing
date of this Proxy Statement is expected to be November 10, 2008.
Unless
otherwise specified, all proxies, in proper form, received in accordance with
the instructions below will be voted for the election of the nominee named
herein to serve as the director and in favor of each of the proposals set forth
in the accompanying Notice as described below.
A
Proxy
may be revoked by a Shareholder at any time before its exercise by filing with
Bo Xu, the Secretary of the Company, at the address set forth above, an
instrument of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date, or
by
attendance at the Meeting and electing to vote in person. Attendance at the
Meeting will constitute the revocation of a Proxy. The instrument appointing
a
proxy must be delivered to Bo Xu, the Secretary of the Company, at the address
set forth above not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time appointed
for holding the Meeting.
The
close
of business on October 16, 2008 has been fixed by the Board of Directors as
the
record date (the “Record Date”) for the determination of Shareholders entitled
to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting and any adjournment
thereof.
The
presence in person or by proxy of not less than 33 1/3% of the votes of the
shares entitled to vote on the resolutions held by at least two shareholders
is
required to constitute a quorum of the meeting for the transaction of business.
Proxies submitted which contain abstentions or broker non-votes will be deemed
present at the Meeting for determining the quorum.
VOTING
SECURITIES
Only
holders of shares of ordinary shares of record at the close of business on
October 16, 2008, are entitled to vote at the Meeting. On the record date,
the
Company had outstanding and entitled to vote 13,062,500 ordinary shares. For
purposes of voting at the Meeting, each Share is entitled to one vote upon
all
matters to be acted upon at the Meeting. Not less than 33 1/3% of the votes
of
the outstanding Shares held by at least two shareholders represented at the
Meeting in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporate shareholder,
by
its duly authorized representative) shall constitute a quorum. The
affirmative vote of a simple majority of the shares present and
entitled to vote at the Meeting is required on the election of directors and
the
ratification of the appointment of Kabani & Company, Inc., independent
certified public accountants, as our independent registered public accounting
firm. Any Shares not voted (whether by abstention, broker non-vote or otherwise)
in respect to any matter are not considered as votes cast.
PRINCIPAL
SHAREHOLDERS
The
following table sets forth, as of October 16, 2008, certain information
concerning the beneficial ownership of the Shares by (i) each shareholder known
by the Company to own beneficially five percent or more of the outstanding
Shares; (ii) each director and the nominee for director of the Company; (iii)
each executive officer of the Company; and (iv) all executive officers and
directors of the Company as a group, and their percentage ownership and voting
power.
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Shares
Beneficially Owned (2)
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Percent
of Shares Beneficially Owned
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Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
Each
shareholder known by the Company to own beneficially five percent
or more
of the outstanding Shares:
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Apex
Glory Holdings Limited
RM
1210, 12/F, New World Tower 1, 16-18 Queen’s Rd Central, Hong
Kong
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6,912,503
(3)
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52.92%
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Easebright
Investments Limited
RM
1210, 12/F, New World Tower 1, 16-18 Queen’s
Rd
Central, Hong Kong
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1,637,497
(4)
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12.54%
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Each
current director and the nominee for director of the
Company:
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Xiaoan
He
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0
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*
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Xiuyong
Zhang
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0
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*
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Changrong
Ji (5)
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0
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*
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Tee
Chuang Khoo
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0
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*
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Yudong
Huang
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0
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*
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Each
executive officer of the Company:
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Xiaoan
He, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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0
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*
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Xiuyong
Zhang, Chief Financial Officer
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0
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*
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Zhibing
Qian, Senior Vice President
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0
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*
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Bo
Xu, Secretary
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0
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*
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All
executive officers and directors of the Company As a group (seven
persons)
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0
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*
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*Less
than one percent.
(1)
Unless otherwise indicated, the address of such individual is c/o No. 387
Dongming Road, Weifang Shandong People’s Republic of China, Postal Code:
261061.
(2)
In
computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage
ownership of a person, shares of ordinary shares of the Company subject to
options held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within
60 days are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed outstanding
for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of each other person. Except
as indicated in the footnotes to this table and pursuant to applicable community
property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment
power with respect to all shares of ordinary shares.
(3)
Apex
Glory Holdings Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eastfaith Holdings
Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation. Mr. Jun Yin is the sole
shareholder of Eastfaith Holdings Limited.
(4)
Easebright Investments Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goodsuccess
Enterprises Ltd. Mr. Tongju Zhou and Mr. Duo Wang each own 50% of Goodsuccess
Enterprises Ltd.
(5)
Mr.
Changrong Ji is the sole director that has been nominated for
re-election.
EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS
Executive
officers of the Company are appointed at the discretion of the Board of
Directors. There are no family relationships between or among any of the
executive officers or directors of the Company. There are no agreements or
understandings for any officer or director of the Company to resign at the
request of another person and none of the officers or directors is acting on
behalf of or will act at the direction of any other person.
The
following sets forth the names and ages of our executive officers, their
respective positions and offices, and their respective principal occupations
or
brief employment history.
Name
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Age
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Positions
with the Company
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Xiaoan
He
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46
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer and director
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Xiuyong
Zhang
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38
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Chief
Financial Officer and Director
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Zhibing
Qian
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43
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Senior
Vice President
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Bo
Xu
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45
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Secretary
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Xiaoan He
has
been
the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of our
Company since 2005 and is responsible for the formulation and implementation
of
our business strategies and management of our business operations. Mr. He has
gained more than ten years of management experience in the plastics and
packaging industries in the PRC. From June 2004 to January 2005, Mr. He was
our
General Manager responsible for our daily operation and management. Prior to
joining us as the General Manager in June 2004, Mr. He was the general manager
of Suzhou Broadway Plastic Packaging Co., Ltd from 1996 to 2003. From 1990
to
1996, he was the vice general manager at Suzhou Xiangxuehai Freezer Co., Ltd
and
from 1983 to 1990, he was the vice general manager at Suzhou Marine Machinery
Co., Ltd. Mr. He obtained his EMBA from the China Europe International Business
School in 2003 and Bachelor in Engineering from the Shanghai Jiaotong University
in 1983.
Xiuyong
Zhang
has been
our Chief Financial Officer since April 2008. He has been a Director of our
Company since November 2007. He had accumulated more than 10 years of experience
in investment, accounting and financial fields. He is responsible for the
day-to-day management of our investment, financing, accounting and auditing
matters in the Company and financing, financial and taxation matters for its
subsidiary. Prior to join us as a director of the Company since November 2007,
Mr. Zhang has also been the director of Fuwei Films (Shandong) Co., Ltd. since
July 2004, and the Vice President since January 2005. Mr. Zhang was the
vice-head of an audit firm, Shandong Zhengyuan Hexin Auditors, Weifang branch
from 1999 to 2004. From 1991 to 1999, he was an accounting supervisor at the
main office of the Weifang City Local Products Company. He has received the
Professional Certification in Laws from China University of Political Science
and Law and China Central Radio and TV University. Mr. Zhang was jointly
certified as a Certified Public Valuer (CPV) by the Ministry of Personnel and
Ministry of Finance in the PRC in 2004. He was certified as the Chinese
Certified Public Accountant by the Ministry of Finance of the PRC in 1997.
He
received the Certification of Financial Accounting from the Shandong Television
University in 1996.
Zhibing
Qian
was
appointed as the Senior Vice President in April 2007. From 2003 to March 2007,
he was the general manager of Beijing Capital Jindian Technology Limited. From
2000 to 2003, Mr. Qian was appointed as the general manger of Beijing
Zhongguancun International Incubator Limited, comprehensively responsible for
the company’s set up and operations. Mr. Qian also worked at senior management
level at other state-owned and joint venture companies in China. Mr. Qian
received his Doctor and Master degrees from University of Idaho in 1995 and
1993.
Bo
Xu
joined
the Company in October 2006 and was appointed as the Secretary of the Company
in
December 2006. From 2002 to September 2006, he was the director of finance
for
Beijing Platinum Investment Co., Ltd. where he was in charge of accounting
and
finance. Prior to that, he was a finance manager at Weifang Wanyou Enterprise
Co., Ltd. from 1993 to 2002. Mr. Xu received his bachelor in finance from
Weifang Staff and Worker’s University in 1989.
Proposal
1
ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS
Under
our
articles of association, at each annual general meeting one-third of the
Directors (or, if their number is not a multiple of three (3), the number
nearest to but not greater than one-third) shall retire from office by rotation
provided that, the chairman of the Board shall not be subject to retirement
by
rotation or be taken into account in determining the number of Directors to
retire in each year. Accordingly, only one member of our Board of Directors
is
subject to re-election for the Meeting. The Board of Directors has recommended
Mr. Changrong Ji, for re-election at the Meeting.
The
sole
member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee has resolved by
a
written resolution to recommend the Nominee to be nominated for re-election
to
the Board of Directors upon the expiration of his terms.
Effective
November 22, 2007, Changrong Ji was appointed as the sole member of our
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. The Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee was established pursuant to a board resolution granting
it
the authority to (i) identify individuals qualified to become Board members,
(ii) recommend to the Board candidates to fill Board vacancies and newly-created
director positions, (iii) recommend whether incumbent directors should be
nominated for re-election to the Board upon the expiration of their term, and
(iv) oversee the evaluation of the Board’s performance.
At
the
Meeting, it is proposed that Shareholders will consider the election of one
(1)
director, who has been recommended by the Company’s Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual
meeting of Shareholders at which he shall retire in accordance with the
Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association and until his successor is
elected and qualified.
Unless
otherwise directed, the persons named in the Proxy intend to cast all Proxies
received for the election of Mr. Changrong Ji, (the “Nominee”) to serve as a
director upon his nomination at the Meeting. The Nominee currently serves on
the
Board of Directors and his term will expire at the Meeting. The Nominee has
advised the Company of his willingness to continue serving the Board of
Directors as a director of the Company if he is re-elected at the Meeting.
Should the Nominee become unavailable for election to the Board of Directors
for
any reason, the persons named in the Proxies shall have discretionary authority
to vote the Proxies for one or more alternative Nominee who will be designated
by the Board of Directors. The persons named in the Proxies shall have
discretionary authority to vote the Proxies in connection with this additional
appointment.
In
addition, any Director appointed by our Board to fill a casual vacancy or as
an
addition to the Board shall hold office until the next following annual general
meeting of the Company and shall then be eligible for re-election. A Director
is
not required to hold any shares in the Company by way of
qualification.
DIRECTORS
The
directors of the Company are as follows:
Name
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Age
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Xiaoan
He
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46
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Xiuyong
Zhang
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38
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Changrong
Ji (1)(2)(3)
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62
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Tee
Chuang Khoo(1)(2)
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62
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Yudong
Huang (1)(2)
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43
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(1)
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Member
of the Audit Committee.
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(2)
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Member
of the Compensation Committee.
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(3)
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Member
of the Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee.
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Mr.
Changrong Ji is an independent director and, if he is re-elected, he will
continue to be a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee
of
the Company and the chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee.
Mr.
Tee
Chuang Khoo is an independent director and, and he will continue to be the
chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee
and
the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
Mr.
Yudong Huang is an independent director and, and he will continue to be a member
of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee.
One
third
of the directors of the Company shall retire from office at each annual meeting
of Shareholders or until their successors have been elected or appointed. The
officers of the Company elected by the Board of Directors at the first meeting
after each annual meeting of the Company’s Shareholders shall hold office
pursuant to their terms of employment subject to the discretion of the
Board.
Information
about Nominees
Set
forth
below is certain information with respect to the Nominee:
Changrong
Ji
has been
a director of our company since March 2007. Mr. Ji is currently the
Investigation Officer of the People’s Bank of China, Weifang city central
branch. Mr. Ji was the president of People’s Bank of China, Weifang City central
branch from 2001 to 2004 and was the president of People’s Bank of China, Weihai
City central branch from 1999 to 2001. From 1989 to 1997, Mr. Ji was the
vice-president of People’s Bank of China, Weifang city central branch. He joined
the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Weifang branch as its deputy
director from 1989 to 1997 and was appointed as the director of the State
Administration of Foreign Exchange, Weihai branch from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Ji
was
the director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Weifang branch
from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Ji obtained his Master’s degree in Economics in 1999 from
Shanghai Fudan University and his bachelor’s degree in international economics
in 1993 from East China Normal University.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF THE ABOVE
NOMINEE.
Director
Compensation
All
directors receive reimbursements from us for expenses which are necessary and
reasonably incurred by them for providing services to us or in the performance
of their duties. Our directors who are also our employees receive compensation
in the form of salaries, housing allowances, other allowances and benefits
in
kind in their capacity as our employees. Our directors do not receive any
compensation in their capacity as directors in addition to their salaries and
other remunerations as members of our management team. We pay their expenses
related to attending board meetings and participating in board
functions.
The
aggregate cash compensation and benefits that we paid to our directors and
executive officers as a group (11
persons)
for the year ended December 31, 2007 was approximately RMB 2.2
million.
Executive
officers are entitled to severance benefits upon termination of his or her
employment with our company in accordance with Chinese Labor Law.
Board
Committees
The
Board
of Directors has a Compensation Committee, a Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee and an Audit Committee.
Compensation
Committee.
Effective
November 22, 2007, Tee Chuang Khoo, Yudong Huang and Changrong Ji were appointed
as members of our Compensation Committee.
Our
Compensation Committee is responsible for, among other things:
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reviewing
and determining the compensation package for our senior
executives;
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reviewing
and making recommendations to our board with respect to the compensation
of our directors;
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reviewing
and approving officer and director indemnification and insurance
matters;
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reviewing
and approving any employee loan in an amount equal to or greater
than RMB
100,000; and
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reviewing
periodically and approving any long-term incentive compensation or
equity
plans, programs or similar arrangements, annual bonuses, employee
pension
and welfare benefit plans.
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The
Compensation Committee did not hold any meetings during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007.
Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee.
Effective
November 22, 2007, Changrong Ji was appointed as a member of our Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee. The Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee has nominated and recommended to the Board the re-election of
Changrong Ji as a member of the Board. The Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee operates under a written charter, a copy of which was included as
Appendix A to our proxy statement for our Annual Meeting held in
2007.
Our
Corporate Governance and Nominating is responsible for, among other
things:
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identifying
and recommending to the board nominees for election or re-election
to the
board;
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making
appointments to fill any vacancy on our
board;
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reviewing
annually with the board the current composition of the board in light
of
the characteristics of independence, age, skills, experience and
availability of service to us;
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identifying
and recommending to the board any director to serve as a member of
the
board’s committees;
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advising
the board periodically with respect to significant developments in
the law
and practice of corporate governance as well as our compliance with
applicable laws and regulations, and making recommendations to the
board
on all matters of corporate governance and on any corrective action
to be
taken; and
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monitoring
compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics, including
reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our procedures to ensure
proper compliance. Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
did not
hold any meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007.
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Audit
Committee.
Our
Audit
Committee currently consists of Tee Chuang Khoo, Changrong
Ji and Yudong Huang. The Board adopted a written charter for the Audit
Committee, a copy of which was included as Appendix B to our proxy statement
for
our Annual Meeting held in 2007.
The
audit
committee will oversee our accounting and financial reporting processes and
the
audits of our financial statements. The audit committee is responsible for,
among other things:
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selecting
the independent auditors and pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing
services permitted to be performed by the independent
auditors;
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reviewing
and approving all proposed related-party
transactions;
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discussing
the annual audited financial statements with management and the
independent auditors;
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annually
reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of our audit committee
charter;
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meeting
separately and periodically with management and the independent
auditors;
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reviewing
such other matters that are specifically delegated to our audit committee
by our board of directors from time to time;
and
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reporting
regularly to the full board of
directors.
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The
Audit
Committee held six (6) meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007.
Meetings
of the Board
The
Board
of Directors met ten
(10)
times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
Communications
with the Board of Directors
The
Board
of Directors maintains a process whereby shareholders may communicate with
the
Board. Shareholders wishing to communicate with the Board or any individual
director must mail a communication addressed to the Board or the individual
director to the Board of Directors, c/o Fuwei
Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd. No.
387
Dongming Road, Weifang Shandong People’s Republic of China, Postal Code: 261061.
Any such communication must state the number of Shares beneficially owned by
the
shareholder making the communication. All of such communications will be
forwarded to the full Board of Directors or to any individual director or
directors to whom the communication is directed unless the communication is
clearly of a marketing nature or is unduly hostile, threatening, illegal, or
similarly inappropriate, in which case we have the authority to discard the
communication or take appropriate legal action regarding the
communication.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE REPORT
The
Audit
Committee operates pursuant to its adopted charter. All
members of the Audit Committee are independent, within the meaning of the NASDAQ
marketplace rules and regulations.
The
Audit
Committee assists the Board by overseeing the performance of the independent
auditors and the quality and integrity of our internal accounting, auditing
and
financial reporting practices. The Audit Committee is responsible for retaining
(subject to shareholder ratification) and, as necessary, terminating, the
independent auditors, annually reviews the qualifications, performance and
independence of the independent auditors and the audit plan, fees and audit
results, and pre-approves audit and non-audit services to be performed by the
auditors and related fees.
The
Audit
Committee reviewed with the Company’s financial managers and the independent
auditors overall audit scopes and plans, the results of internal and external
audit examinations, evaluations by the auditors of the Company’s internal
controls, and the quality of the Company’s financial reporting.
The
Committee has reviewed with management the audited financial statements in
the
Annual Report, including a discussion of the quality, not just the
acceptability, of the accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant
judgments, and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements. In
addressing the quality of management’s accounting judgments, members of the
Audit Committee asked for management’s representations that the audited
consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and have expressed
to
both management and the independent auditors their general preference for
conservative policies when a range of accounting options is
available.
In
its
meetings with representatives of the independent auditors, the Committee asks
them to address, and discusses their responses to several questions that the
Committee believes are particularly relevant to its oversight. These questions
include:
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Are
there any significant accounting judgments made by management in
preparing
the financial statements that would have been made differently had
the
independent auditors themselves prepared and been responsible for
the
financial statements?
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Based
on the independent auditors’ experience and their knowledge of the
Company, do the Company’s financial statements fairly present to
investors, with clarity and completeness, the Company’s financial position
and performance for the reporting period in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and SEC disclosure requirements?
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Based
on the independent auditors’ experience and their knowledge of the
Company, has the Company implemented internal controls and internal
audit
procedures that are appropriate for the Company?
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The
Committee believes that by thus focusing its discussions with the independent
auditors, it can promote a meaningful dialogue that provides a basis for its
oversight judgments.
The
Committee also discussed with the independent auditors all other matters
required to be discussed by the auditors with the Committee under Statement
on
Auditing Standards No. 61 (“Communication with Audit Committees”). The Committee
received and discussed with the independent auditors their annual written report
on their independence from the Company and its management, which is made under
Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (“Independence Discussions with
Audit Committees”), and considered with the independent auditors whether the
provision of financial information systems design and implementation and other
non-audit services provided by them to the Company during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007 was compatible with the independent auditors’
independence.
In
performing all of these functions, the Audit Committee acts only in an oversight
capacity. The Committee reviews the Company’s SEC reports prior to filing and
intends to continue this practice in the future. In addition, the Committee
reviews all quarterly earnings announcements in advance of their issuance with
management and representatives of the independent auditors. In its oversight
role, the Committee relies on the work and assurances of the Company’s
management, which has the primary responsibility for financial statements and
reports, and of the independent auditors, who, in their report, express an
opinion on the conformity of the Company’s annual financial statements to
generally accepted accounting principles.
In
reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, in March 2008, the
Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors (and the Board approved)
that the audited financial statements be included in the Annual Report on Form
20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 for filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
The
Audit
Committee and the Board have also recommended, subject to Shareholder approval,
the selection of Kabani & Company, Inc. as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2008.
Tee
Chuang Khoo
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Changrong
Ji
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Yudong
Huang
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CODE
OF ETHICS
We
have
adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our directors
and
officers. A copy of the Code was filed as Exhibit 14.1 to our Annual Report
on
Form 20-F, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2007. A written copy of the Code
will
be provided upon request at no charge by writing to our Company Secretary,
c/o
Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd. No.
387
Dongming Road, Weifang Shandong People’s Republic of China, Postal Code:
261061.
COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The
members of our Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors are Tee Chuang
Khoo, Yudong Huang and Changrong Ji. Tee Chuang Khoo, Yudong Huang and Changrong
Ji are not now, and have never been, officers or employees of the Company or
any
of our subsidiaries.
Tee
Chuang Khoo, Yudong Huang and Changrong Ji do not have a relationship that
would
constitute an interlocking relationship with any Executive Officers or Directors
of the Company, nor any other affiliated person or entity.
Proposal
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RATIFICATION
OF SELECTION OF
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The
firm
of Kabani & Company, Inc. has served as our independent auditors since
November 22, 2007 when it replaced Murrell, Hall, Mcintosh & Co PLLP. The
decision to engage Kabani & Company, Inc. as the Company’s principal
independent accountants was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on
November 22, 2007.
A
representative of Kabani & Company, Inc. is expected to be present at the
Meeting. That representative will have an opportunity to make a statement and
will be available to respond to questions regarding this and any other
appropriate matters.
AUDIT
FEES, AUDIT RELATED FEES, TAX FEES AND OTHER FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER
31, 2007.
The
audit
fees paid to Murrell, Hall, McIntosh & Co. PLLP (“MHM”), our prior
independent registered public accounting firm, in connection with quarterly
review in 2007 was USD$30,000. The audit fees of Kabani, our independent
registered public accounting firm, in connection with 2007 quarterly report
review and our audit of annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007, amounted to USD$ 27,500 and USD$ 115,000, respectively.
The
audit-related fee of MHM, amounted to USD$ 7,683.75 for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007. The audit-related fee of Kabani amounted to USD$
8,241.61 for
the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and no other fees were paid to Kabani in
2007.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL TO RATIFY AND APPROVE
THE APPOINTMENT OF KABANI & COMPANY, INC. AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER
31,
2008.
Pre-Approval
Policies and Procedures
In
accordance with the SEC’s auditor independence rules, the Audit Committee has
established the following policies and procedures by which it approves in
advance any audit or permissible non-audit services to be provided to the
Company by its independent auditor.
Prior
to
the engagement of the independent auditor for any fiscal year’s audit,
management submits to the Audit Committee for approval lists of recurring audit,
audit-related, tax and other services expected to be provided by the auditor
during that fiscal year. The Audit Committee adopts pre-approval schedules
describing the recurring services that it has pre-approved, and is informed
on a
timely basis, and in any event by the next scheduled meeting, of any such
services rendered by the independent auditor and the related fees.
The
fees
for any services listed in a pre-approval schedule are budgeted, and the Audit
Committee requires the independent auditor and management to report actual
fees
versus the budget periodically throughout the year. The Audit Committee will
require additional pre-approval if circumstances arise where it becomes
necessary to engage the independent auditor for additional services above the
amount of fees originally pre-approved. Any audit or non-audit service not
listed in a pre-approval schedule must be separately pre-approved by the Audit
Committee on a case-by-case basis. Every request to adopt or amend a
pre-approval schedule or to provide services that are not listed in a
pre-approval schedule must include a statement by the independent auditors
as to
whether, in their view, the request is consistent with the SEC’s rules on
auditor independence.
The
Audit
Committee will not grant approval for:
any
services prohibited by applicable law or by any rule or regulation of the SEC
or
other regulatory body applicable to the Company;
provision
by the independent auditor to the Company of strategic consulting services
of
the type typically provided by management consulting firms; or
the
retention of the independent auditor in connection with a transaction initially
recommended by the independent auditor, the tax treatment of which may not
be
clear under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and which it
is
reasonable to conclude will be subject to audit procedures during an audit
of
the Company’s financial statements.
Tax
services proposed to be provided by the auditor to any director, officer
or
employee of the Company who is in an accounting role or financial reporting
oversight role must be approved by the Audit Committee on a case-by-case
basis
where such services are to be paid for by the Company, and the Audit Committee
will be informed of any services to be provided to such individuals that
are not
to be paid for by the Company.
In
determining whether to grant pre-approval of any non-audit services in the
“all
other” category, the Audit Committee will consider all relevant facts and
circumstances, including the following four basic guidelines:
whether
the service creates a mutual or conflicting interest between the auditor and
the
Company;
whether
the service places the auditor in the position of auditing his or her own
work;
whether
the service results in the auditor acting as management or an employee of the
Company; and
whether
the service places the auditor in a position of being an advocate for the
Company.
MISCELLANEOUS
Forward-looking
Statements
The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for
certain forward-looking statements made in our disclosures to the public. Any
such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from any future results described by the
forward-looking statements. Risk factors that could contribute to such
differences include those matters more fully disclosed in the Company’s reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company specifically
disclaims any obligation to update the forward- looking information in the
future. Therefore, this forward-looking information should not be relied upon
as
representing the Company’s estimates of its future financial performance as of
any date subsequent to the date of this Proxy Statement. When used herein,
the
word “estimate,” “project,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “believe,” “plan,”
and similar expression are intended to identify forward-looking
statements.
GENERAL
Management
does not know of any matters other than those stated in this Proxy Statement
that are to be presented for action at the meeting. If any other matters should
properly come before the meeting, it is intended that proxies in the
accompanying form will be voted on any such other matters in accordance with
the
judgment of the persons voting such proxies. Discretionary authority to vote
on
such matters is conferred by such proxies upon the persons voting
them.
The
Company will bear the cost of preparing, printing, assembling and mailing the
proxy, Proxy Statement and other material which may be sent to Shareholders
in
connection with this solicitation. It is contemplated that brokerage houses
will
forward the proxy materials to beneficial owners at our request. In addition
to
the solicitation of proxies by use of the mails, officers and regular employees
of the Company may solicit proxies without additional compensation, by telephone
or telegraph. We have engaged American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, to
assist in the distribution of proxy solicitation materials and the solicitation
of votes. Other than reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket expenses, there
is
no additional fee for its service to distribute proxy solicitation materials
and
the solicitation of votes. We may reimburse brokers or other persons holding
stock in their names or the names of their nominees for the expenses of
forwarding soliciting material to their principals and obtaining their
proxies.
AVAILABILITY
OF FORM 20-F
We
are
providing without charge to each person solicited by this Proxy Statement a
copy
of our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2007,
including our financial statements but excluding the exhibits to Form 20-F.
The
Form 20-F includes a list of the exhibits that were filed with it, and we will
furnish a copy of any such exhibit to any person who requests it upon the
payment of our reasonable expenses in providing the requested
exhibit.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Fuwei
Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd. files annual and current reports on form 20-F and
6-K, respectively, proxy statements and other documents with the SEC under
the
Exchange Act. The Company’s SEC filings made electronically through the SEC’s
EDGAR system are available to the public at the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the
SEC
at the SEC’s public reference room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington,
D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at (800) SEC-0330 for further information on
the
operation of the public reference room.
The
SEC
allows the Company to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with
the SEC in other documents into this proxy statement. This means that the
Company can disclose important information to you by referring you to another
document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by
reference is considered to be part of this proxy statement. The information
that
the Company files with the SEC in the future and incorporates by reference
in
this proxy statement automatically updates and supersedes previously filed
information. Such updated and superseded information will not, except as so
modified or superseded, constitute part of this proxy statement.
The
Company incorporates by reference into this proxy statement each document we
file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after
the date of this proxy statement and prior to the Annual Meeting. We also
incorporate by reference into this proxy statement the following documents
that
we filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act:
Our
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, filed
on
April 14, 2008;
The
Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed on January 31,
2008;
The
Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed on March 12,
2008;
The
Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed on April 14,
2008;
The
Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed on August 14, 2008;
and
The
Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed on August 14,
2008.
SHAREHOLDER
PROPOSALS
The
Annual Meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009
is
expected to be held in December 2009. Any shareholder proposal intended to
be
included in the Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy for presentation at
the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2009 Meeting”) pursuant to Rule
14a-8 (“Rule 14a-8”), as promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
must be received by the Company not later than July 13, 2009. As to any
proposals submitted for presentation at the 2009 Meeting outside the processes
of Rule 14a-8, the proxies named in the form of proxy for the 2009 Meeting
will
be entitled to exercise discretionary authority on that proposal unless the
Company receives notice of the matter on or before June 12, 2009.
By
Order
of the Board of Directors,
/s/
Bo
Xu
Bo
Xu
Secretary
October
29, 2008
FUWEI
FILMS (HOLDINGS) CO. LTD.
PROXY
FOR ANNUAL MEETING
TO
BE HELD ON DECEMBER 10, 2008
The
undersigned stockholder of Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co. Ltd., a Cayman Islands
corporation (the “Company”),
hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
and
Proxy Statement and hereby appoints Xiaoan He and Bo Xu, or any of them, proxies
and attorneys-in-fact, with full power to each of substitution and revocation,
on behalf and in the name of the undersigned, to represent the undersigned
at
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at 9:00 a.m.
(Beijing Time), at the Grand Hyatt located at 1 East Chang An
Avenue, Beijing, People's Republic of China on December 10, 2008, or at any
adjournment thereof, and to vote, as designated below, all shares of common
stock of the Company which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then
and
there personally present, on the matters set forth below and hereby revokes
any
proxy or proxies heretofore given.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” EACH
PROPOSAL.
Election
of Directors
1. Elect
one
(1) Director
Changrong
Ji
o WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY to vote
for the nominee listed above
A
vote
FOR the nominee includes discretionary authority to vote for a substitute
nominee if the nominee listed becomes unable or unwilling to serve.
2. Ratify
the appointment of Kabani & Company, Inc. as the Company’s independent
auditors.
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3. To
transact any other business as may properly be presented at the Annual Meeting
or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
THIS
PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO DIRECTION
IS
GIVEN, WILL BE VOTED “FOR” EACH PROPOSAL SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED
ABOVE.
To
change
the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your
new
address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered
name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. o
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PLAN ON ATTENDING THE ANNUAL MEETING
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Signature
of Stockholder ____________________________
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Date:
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NOTE:
Please
sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held
jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator,
attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer
is
a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer,
giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in
partnership name by authorized person.
THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
FUWEI
FILMS (HOLDINGS) CO. LTD.
2008
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
DECEMBER
10, 2008
The
undersigned hereby appoints Xiaoan He and Bo Xu, or any of them, proxies and
attorneys-in-fact, with full power to each of substitution and revocation,
on
behalf and in the name of the undersigned, to represent the undersigned at
the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing
Time), at the Grand Hyatt located at 1 East Chang An Avenue, Beijing,
People's Republic of China on December10, 2008, or at any adjournment thereof,
with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present. In his
or
her discretion, the Proxy is authorized to vote upon such other business as
may
properly come before the meeting.
(Continued
and to be signed on the reverse side.)