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Hesai Group
禾 賽 科 技 *
(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) The 2026 second extraordinary general meeting (the “EGM”) of Hesai Group (the “Company”) is proposed to be convened and held on Friday, August 28, 2026, Hong Kong time.
The board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) announces that the record date for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the holders of the Class A ordinary shares and/or Class B ordinary shares of the Company, each with a par value US$0.0001 per share (with a par value of US$0.0000125 per subdivided share after the Share Subdivision as defined in the circular of the Company dated 26 May 2026 (the “Circular”)), to vote and attend the forthcoming EGM will be as of the close of business on Thursday, July 23, 2026, Hong Kong time (the “Share Record Date”). Holders of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares and/or Class B ordinary shares as of the Share Record Date are entitled to attend and vote at the forthcoming EGM and any adjourned meeting thereof.
In order to be eligible to vote and attend the EGM, persons who hold the Company’s Class A ordinary shares and/or Class B ordinary shares directly on our Cayman Islands register of members should ensure that all valid transfer documents, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, are lodged with our principal share registrar in Cayman Islands, Maples Fund Services (Cayman) Limited, at PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman, KY1-1102, Cayman Islands, before 4:30 p.m., Cayman Islands time, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 (due to the time difference between Cayman Islands and Hong Kong); and persons who hold the Company’s Class B ordinary shares directly on our Hong Kong register of members should ensure that all valid transfer documents, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, are lodged with our branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited, at 17/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong before 4:30 p.m., on Thursday, July 23, 2026, Hong Kong time.
Holders of record of American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class B ordinary share of the Company (each representing eight Class B ordinary shares of the Company after the Share Subdivision and ADS Ratio Change as defined in the Circular) (the “ADSs”) as of the close of business on Thursday, July 23, 2026, New York time (the “ADS Record Date”) who wish to exercise their voting rights for the underlying Class B ordinary shares must give voting instructions to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the depositary of the ADSs (the “Depositary”). Please be aware that, because of the time difference between Hong Kong and New York, any ADS holders that cancel their ADSs in exchange for Class B ordinary shares on Thursday, July 23, 2026, New York time will no longer be ADS holders with respect to such cancelled ADSs as of the ADS Record Date and will not be able to instruct the Depositary as to how to vote the Class B ordinary shares represented by such cancelled ADSs as described above; such ADS holders will also not be holders of the Class B ordinary shares represented by such cancelled ADSs as of the Share Record Date for the purpose of determining the eligibility to attend and vote at the EGM.
Further details, including the meeting date and location of the EGM, will be set out in the circular and the notice of such meeting to be issued by the Company in due course.
By order of the Board
Hesai Group
Dr. Yifan Li
Chairman of the Board, Executive Director and
Chief Executive Officer
Hong Kong, July 8, 2026
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises: (i) Dr. Yifan Li, Dr. Kai Sun, Mr. Shaoqing Xiang and Ms. Cailian Yang as the executive Directors; and (ii) Ms. Yi Zhang, Mr. Jia Ren and Dr. Hui Wang as the independent non-executive Directors.
* For identification purpose only