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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 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 the month of October 2004
Commission File Number: 1-12158
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Jinshanwei, Shanghai
People’s Republic of China
(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.
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Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited, a joint stock limited company organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the “Company”), hereby files the following document pursuant to rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SINOPEC SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED | ||||
| Date: October 15, 2004 |
By: |
/s/ Lu Yipin | ||
| Name: |
Lu Yipin | |||
| Title: |
Chairman | |||
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(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China)
(Stock code: 338)
ANNOUNCEMENT
As at the date of this announcement, the Company has not employed a qualified accountant with the qualifications specified in Rule 3.24 of the Listing Rules, as the Company believes that it is in the interest of the Company and its shareholders to take more time to ensure that the right person is appointed. The Company will continue to make every effort to ensure that a suitable candidate is appointed as qualified accountant as soon as possible.
Pursuant to Rule 3.24 of the Rules Governing The Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) and the Listing Decision (LD38-1) issued by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in July 2004, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited (the “Company”) was required to have appointed a qualified accountant with the qualifications specified in the said Rule 3.24 on or before 30 September 2004.
As at the date of this announcement, the Company has not employed a qualified accountant, as the Company believes that it is in the interest of the Company and its shareholders to take more time to ensure that the right person is appointed. The Company will continue to make every effort to ensure that a suitable candidate is appointed as qualified accountant as soon as possible.
As of the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Lu Yiping, Rong Guangdao, Du Chongjun, Han Zhihao, Wu Haijun and Gao Jinping; the non-executive directors of the Company are Liu Wenlong and Zhang Baojian, and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Gu Chuanxun, Wang Xingyu, Wang Yongshou, and Chen Xinyuan.
| By order of the Board |
| Zhang Jingming |
| Company Secretary |
Shanghai, 14 October 2004
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