The board of directors of China First Chemical Holdings Limited announced the following appointment of independent non-executive director and changes to the composition of the Board committees of the company with effect from 28 August 2015: (a) Dr. Wang Xin has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company, and has also been appointed as the chairman of the audit committee; and (b) Dr. Kou Huizhong, an independent non-executive director and an existing member of the nomination committee, has been appointed as the chairman of the nomination committee. Dr. Wan is now an associate professor of accounting at the School of Business, The University of Hong Kong.