WeRide-W (00800): Shareholders Overwhelmingly Back Constitutional Update, New Mandates and 2026 Share Plan at 13 Mar 2026 Meetings

Hong Kong – 13 March 2026 – Autonomous-driving group WeRide-W (Stock Code: 00800) secured strong shareholder support across all proposals at its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) and concurrent Class A and Class B meetings held in Guangzhou.

Key outcomes

1. Amended Memorandum & Articles approved • Special resolution to substitute the existing constitutional documents with an amended version garnered 99.56% of weighted votes in favour at the EGM. • The class-based resolution required separate approval from both share classes and was passed with 98.30% support from Class A shareholders (representing 78.20% of Class A shares outstanding) and unanimous backing (100.00%) from Class B shareholders.

2. Capital management mandates renewed • General mandate: Directors may issue or transfer up to 20% of issued shares; 95.00% of votes supported the motion. • Repurchase mandate: Authority to buy back up to 10% of issued shares received 99.97% approval. • Extension mandate: The issuance limit can be increased by the amount of shares repurchased; approved by 95.04% of votes.

3. 2026 Share Plan adopted • Introduction of the equity incentive scheme and its aggregate issuance limit passed with 97.13% support. • Separate limits for consultant grants under the plan also cleared with 97.13% approval.

Voting structure and turnout

• On the 13 February 2026 record date the company had 1.03 billion shares in issue, split between 972.51 million Class A shares (one vote each) and 54.81 million Class B shares (40 votes each for constitutional matters; capped at 10 votes for other resolutions). • At the EGM, 815.11 million shares (79.34% of issued shares) were voted. • No shareholders were required to abstain, and no votes were cast against the proposals in the Class B meeting.

Governance notes

Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services acted as scrutineer. Directors Dr Tony Xu Han (Chairman & CEO), Dr Yan Li, Mr Jean-François Salles, Ms Huiping Yan and Mr David Zhang attended the meetings in person or electronically.

All approved measures take immediate effect, positioning WeRide-W with refreshed corporate governance documents, expanded financing flexibility and a new share-based incentive framework for 2026.