GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Vipshop Holdings
Limited (NYSE: VIPS), a leading online discount retailer for brands
in China ("Vipshop" or the
"Company"), today announced that it will hold its 2016
annual general meeting of shareholders at No. 20 Huahai Street,
Liwan District, Guangzhou 510370,
People's Republic of China on
December 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., local time.
No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the
annual general meeting. Instead, the annual general meeting will
serve as an open forum for shareholders and beneficial owners of
the Company's American depositary shares ("ADSs") to discuss
Company affairs with management.
The board of directors of the Company has fixed the close of
business on November 3, 2016 as the
record date (the "Record Date") for determining the
shareholders entitled to receive notice of the annual general
meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Holders of record of the Company's ordinary shares at the close
of business on the Record Date are entitled to attend the annual
general meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof in
person. Beneficial owners of the Company's ADSs are welcome to
attend the annual general meeting in person.
The Company has filed its annual report on Form 20-F (the
"Annual Report"), which includes the Company's audited
financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Company's Annual Report
can be accessed on the investor relations section of its website at
http://ir.vip.com/, as well as on the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov/.
Holders of the Company's ordinary shares or ADSs may obtain a
hard copy of the Annual Report free of charge by emailing
Millicent Tu, Vipshop Holdings
Limited, at ir@vipshop.com or by writing to:
No. 20 Huahai Street, Liwan District,
Guangzhou 510370,
People's Republic of China
Attention: Millicent Tu
About Vipshop Holdings Limited
Vipshop Holdings Limited is a leading online discount retailer
for brands in China. Vipshop
offers high quality and popular branded products to consumers
throughout China at a significant
discount to retail prices. Since it was founded in August 2008, the Company has rapidly built a
sizeable and growing base of customers and brand partners. For more
information, please visit www.vip.com.
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