Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd. board of directors of the Bank announced that the Board has considered and approved to appoint Ms. HAN Huili (Ms. HAN) as the Secretary to the Board and the Joint Company Secretary of the Bank on April 29, 2024. Ms. HAN Huili, aged 50, graduated from Shenyang University of Technology majoring in accounting and is a senior economist. director of the business office, director of the business office, supervisor of the accounting and settlement department of the head office, full-time lecturer of the head office, deputy general manager of the accounting and settlement department of the head office, deputy general manager (at the general manager level) of the operation and management department of the head office, deputy president (at the general manager level) of Guancheng Branch, director (at the general manager level) of the training centre of the head office, and currently is the director of the internal audit office of the Board and the head of the party committee inspection office. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. HAN worked at Yufa Credit Union in Henan Province. Taking into account Ms. HAN's extensive working experience and thorough knowledge of the overall business and operation of the Bank, the Bank considers that Ms. HAN is capable of performing the functions of a Joint Company Secretary. As Ms. HAN currently does not possess the qualifications of a company secretary as required under Rule 3.28 of the Listing Rules, the Bank has applied to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for a waiver from strict compliance with the requirements under Rules 3.28 and 8.17 of the Listing Rules in respect of Ms. HAN's eligibility in her role as a Joint Company Secretary on the conditions that, among other things, Ms. HAN must be assisted by Dr. NGAI Wai Fung (Dr. NGAI) as a Joint Company Secretary for a period of three years from the effective date of her appointment as a Joint Company Secretary. Ms. HAN's appointment as a Joint Company Secretary shall become effective from the date on which the Hong Kong Stock Exchange grants a waiver from strict compliance with the requirements of Rules 3.28 and 8.17 of the Listing Rules. The Bank will make further announcement(s) on the effective date of Ms. HAN's appointment as a Joint Company Secretary as the Hong Kong Stock Exchange may request in due course. Dr. NGAI Wai Fung holds an honours bachelor's degree in law from University of Wolverhampton (U.K.), a master's degree in business administration from Andrews University (U.S.), a master's degree in corporate finance from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and a doctoral degree in financial economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. He is a fellow of The
Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries), a fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators), a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom, and a member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Dr. NGAI has served as the company secretary of the Bank since July 2023, and served as one of the joint company secretaries of the Bank from February 2022 to July 2023. Dr. NGAI is a director and the chief executive officer of SWCS Corporate Services Group (Hong Kong) Limited. Dr. NGAI has over 30 years of professional practice and senior management experience including acting as the executive director, chief financial officer and company secretary, most of which are in the areas of finance, accounting, internal control and regulatory compliance, corporate governance and company secretarial work for listed issuers including major red chip companies.