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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ( the " Hong Kong Stock Exchange ” ) take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement , make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement . We have one class of shares , and each holder of our shares is entitled to one vote per share . As the Alibaba Partnership's director nomination rights are categorized as a weighted voting rights structure ( the " WVR structure " ) under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange , we are deemed as a company with a WVR structure . Shareholders and prospective investors should be aware of the potential risks of investing in a company with a WVR structure . Our American depositary shares , each representing eight of our shares , are listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the United States under the symbol BABA . Alibaba Alibaba Group Holding Limited 阿里巴巴 集團 控股 有限公司 ( Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability ) ( Stock Code : 9988 ( HKD Counter ) and 89988 ( RMB Counter ) ) VOTING RESULTS OF 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Reference is made to the proxy statement of the Company dated August 6 , 2026 ( the " Proxy Statement " ) . Unless otherwise defined herein , capitalized terms in this announcement shall have the same meanings as defined in the Proxy Statement . At the General Meeting held on September 22 , 2026 , the requisite majorities of the shareholders voted in favor of the following proposals , and accordingly each such resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution : to grant a general mandate to the Board to issue , allot and / or otherwise deal with additional Ordinary Shares ( including in the form of ADSS ) of the Company ( including any sale or transfer of Treasury Shares ) during the Issuance Period not exceeding 10 % of the number of issued Ordinary Shares of the Company ( excluding Treasury Shares ) as of the date of passing of this ordinary resolution and any Ordinary Shares to be issued and allotted pursuant to this mandate shall not be at a discount of more than 10 % to the Benchmarked Price ( the " Share Issuance Mandate " ) , as detailed in the Proxy Statement ; to grant a general mandate to the Board to repurchase Ordinary Shares ( including in the form of ADSs ) of the Company during the Repurchase Period not exceeding 10 % of the number of issued Ordinary Shares of the Company ( excluding Treasury Shares ) as of the date of passing of this ordinary resolution ( the “ Share Repurchase Mandate " ) , as detailed in the Proxy Statement ; to elect each of Maggie Wei WU , Kabir MISRA and Weijian SHAN to serve as Group III directors for a term of office to expire at the Company's 2029 annual general meeting ; and