Zhihu Inc 6-K, filed Mar 9, 2023
Zhihu Inc. (ZH)
About this 6-K
Zhihu Inc filed this 6-K on March 9, 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 March 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)
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Change of Board Composition
On March 7, 2023, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Zhihu Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Mr. Dingjia Chen had resigned as a director of the Company to devote more time to his family and personal commitments. The Board also announced the appointment of Mr. Bing Yu as a director of the Company and, for purposes of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Listing Rules”), a non-executive director. These changes were effective on March 7, 2023.
To comply with the Hong Kong Listing Rules, the Company made an announcement on March 8, 2023 with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. For a biography of Mr. Bing Yu and other details, please refer to exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 6-K.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Announcement—Change of Non-Executive Director |
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: March 9, 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)
(HKEX: 2390)
CHANGE OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
RESIGNATION OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The board (the “Board”) of directors (the “Directors”) of Zhihu Inc. (the “Company”) announces that Mr. Dingjia Chen (“Mr. Chen”) resigns as a non-executive Director with effect from March 7, 2023 to devote more time to his family and personal commitments.
Mr. Chen confirmed that (i) he has no disagreement with the Board; and (ii) there is no other matter relating to his resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company or the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”).
The Board would like to take this opportunity to express their sincere gratitude to Mr. Chen for his valuable contributions to the Company during his tenure of office.
APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bing Yu (“Mr. Yu”) as a non-executive Director with effect from March 7, 2023.
Set out below is the biographical details of Mr. Yu:
Mr. Bing Yu, aged 43, is a non-executive director of the Company. Mr. Yu has served as the senior vice president at Kuaishou Technology (HKEX: 1024) since August 2016, primarily responsible for technology development, product testing, operation maintenance, and ToB business relating to StreamLake of the Kuaishou group. Before joining the Kuaishou group, Mr. Yu led video and infrastructure teams in multinational companies such as Hulu, LLC from September 2014 to August 2016 and FreeWheel Media Inc. from July 2010 to April 2013. Mr. Yu received his bachelor’s degree in engineering mechanics from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China in June 2002 and a master’s degree in software engineering from Tsinghua University in June 2006.
Mr. Yu has entered into a service agreement in respect of his appointment as a non-executive Director with the Company for a term of one year commencing from March 7, 2023, subject to re-election at the next general meeting of the Company in accordance with its articles of association. According to the terms of the said service agreement, Mr. Yu will not receive any emoluments from the Company as a non-executive director.
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Save as disclosed above, Mr. Yu (i) does not hold any other positions with the Company or any members of the Group; (ii) does not have any relationship with any Directors, senior management or substantial shareholders or the controlling shareholders (has the meaning as defined under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange (the “Listing Rules”)) of the Company; (iii) does not have any interest in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong); and (iv) has not held any other directorships in any other listed public companies in the last three years as of the date of this announcement.
Saved as disclosed above, as of the date of this announcement, there was no other information required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of Rules 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules and there are no other matters relating to the proposed appointment of Mr. Yu as a non-executive Director that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.
The Board would like to express its warmest welcome to Mr. Yu on his appointment.
| By order of the Board | |
| Zhihu Inc. | |
| Yuan Zhou | |
| Chairman |
Hong Kong, March 7, 2023
As of the date of this announcement, the Board 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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