Zhihu Inc 6-K, filed May 12, 2023
Zhihu Inc. (ZH)
About this 6-K
Zhihu Inc filed this 6-K on May 12, 2023.
UNITED STATES
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 May 2023
Commission File Number: 001-40253
Zhihu Inc.
(Registrant’s Name)
A5 Xueyuan Road
Haidian District, Beijing 100083
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.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Announcement—Date of Board Meeting | |
| 99.2 | Announcement—Record Date for Annual General Meeting of Shareholders |
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.
| Zhihu Inc. |
| By | : | /s/ Henry Dachuan Sha | |
| Name | : | Henry Dachuan Sha | |
| Title | : | Director and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 12, 2023
Exhibit 99.1
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited 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.
Zhihu Inc.
(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 2390)
DATE OF BOARD MEETING
The board of directors (the “Board”) of Zhihu Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) hereby announces that a meeting of the Board will be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, for the purpose of considering and approving, inter alias, the unaudited financial results of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and its publication.
The Company’s management will hold an earnings conference call on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 7:30 A.M. U.S. Eastern Time or 7:30 P.M. Beijing/Hong Kong Time on the same day.
All participants wishing to join the conference call must pre-register online using the link provided below. Once the pre-registration has been completed, participants will receive dial-in numbers, a passcode, and a unique registrant ID which can be used to join the conference call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.
Participant Online Registration: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10179092/f976dce55c
| By Order of the Board | |
| Zhihu Inc. | |
| Yuan Zhou | |
| Chairman |
Hong Kong, May 12, 2023
As of the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Yuan Zhou, Mr. Dahai Li, and Mr. Henry Dachuan Sha as executive directors, Mr. Zhaohui Li and Mr. Bing Yu as non-executive directors, and Mr. Hanhui Sam Sun, Ms. Hope Ni, and Mr. Derek Chen as independent non-executive directors.
Exhibit 99.2
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited 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.
Zhihu Inc.
(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 2390)
RECORD DATE FOR
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The board of directors (the “Board”) of Zhihu Inc. (the “Company”) announces that the record date for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the holders of the Class A ordinary shares and the Class B ordinary shares of the Company, par value US$0.000125 each (the “Ordinary Shares”), to vote and attend the forthcoming annual general meeting of the Company (the “AGM”), will be as of the close of business on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, Hong Kong time (the “Ordinary Share Record Date”).
In order to be eligible to vote and attend the AGM, with respect to Ordinary Shares registered on the Company’s branch share register in Hong Kong, all valid documents for the transfers of shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, Hong Kong time; and with respect to Ordinary Shares registered on the Company’s principal share register in the Cayman Islands, all valid documents for the transfers of shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s principal share registrar and transfer office, Maples Fund Services (Cayman) Limited, PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman, KY1-1102, Cayman Islands, no later than 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 29, 2023, Cayman Islands time (due to the time difference between the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong). All persons who are registered holders of the Ordinary Shares on the Ordinary Share Record Date will be entitled to vote and attend the AGM.
Holders of American depositary shares (the “ADSs”) issued by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the depositary of the ADSs (the “Depositary”), every two representing one Class A ordinary share of the Company, may attend, but may not vote at, the AGM. The ADS holders as of the close of business on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, New York time (the “ADS Record Date,” together with the Ordinary Share Record Date, the “Record Date”), will be able to instruct the Depositary, being the holder of record of the Class A ordinary shares represented by the ADSs, as to how to vote the Class A ordinary shares represented by such ADSs. The Depositary will endeavor, to the extent practicable and legally permissible, to vote or cause to be voted at the AGM the Class A ordinary shares represented by the ADSs in accordance with the instructions that it has properly received from the ADS holders. 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 A ordinary shares on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, New York time will no longer be ADS holders with respect to such canceled ADSs as of the ADS Record Date and will not be able to instruct the Depositary as to how to vote the Class A ordinary shares represented by such canceled ADSs as described above; such ADS holders will also not be holders of the Class A ordinary shares represented by such canceled ADSs as of the Ordinary Share Record Date for the purpose of determining the eligibility to attend and vote at the AGM.
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Details including the date and location of the AGM will be set out in a notice of AGM to be issued and provided to holders of Ordinary Shares and ADSs as of the respective Record Date together with the proxy materials in due course.
| By order of the Board | |
| Zhihu Inc. | |
| Yuan Zhou | |
| Chairman |
Hong Kong, May 12, 2023
As of the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Yuan Zhou, Mr. Dahai Li, and Mr. Henry Dachuan Sha as executive Directors, Mr. Zhaohui Li and Mr. Bing Yu as non-executive Directors, and Mr. Hanhui Sam Sun, Ms. Hope Ni, and Mr. Derek Chen as independent non-executive Directors.
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