Zhongyuan Bank Co., Ltd. announced that Mr. Guo Hao was elected as the chairman of the third session of the Board of the Bank at the Board meeting held on November 28, 2023. His term of office will commence from the date of this announcement until the expiry of the term of the third session of the Board of the Bank. He shall be eligible for re-election upon the expiry of his term of office.

The Board announced that on November 28, 2023, the Board meeting resolved to elect the following members of the special committees of the third session of the Board of the Bank: Strategy and Development Committee: Mr. Guo Hao (Chairman), Ms. Zhang Qiuyun and Mr. Xu Yiguo. Audit Committee: Mr. Pan Xinmin (Chairman), Mr. Wang Maobin and Mr. Gao Pingyang. Related Party Transactions Control Committee: Mr. Wang Maobin (Chairman), Ms. Zhao Zijian and Mr. Pan Xinmin.

Risk Management Committee: Ms. Zhao Zijian (Chairman), Mr. Feng Ruofan and Mr. Xu Yiguo. Nomination and Remuneration Committee: Mr. Xu Yiguo (Chairman), Ms. Zhao Zijian and Mr. Pan Xinmin. Consumer Rights Protection Committee: Mr. Gao Pingyang (Chairman), Ms. Zhang Shu and Mr. Wang Maobin.

The above appointments shall take effect from the date of this announcement until the expiry of the term of the third session of the Board of the Bank. On November 28, 2023, the Board meeting resolved to appoint Mr. Pan Wenyao as the secretary to the Board of the Bank. The qualification of Mr. Pan Wenyao as the secretary to the Board is subject to approval by the Henan Office of the National Administration of Financial Regulation, and his term of office will commence from the date when the Henan Office of the National Administration of Financial Regulation approves his qualifications as the secretary to the Board until the expiry of the term of the third session of the Board of the Bank.

He shall be eligible for re-appointment and re-election upon the expiry of his term of office. Mr. Pan Wenyao, born in September 1972, Chinese. He holds a master's degree.

Mr. Pan Wenyao, born in September 1972, Chinese. He holds a master's degree. Mr. Pan Wenyao has been the general manager of the party committee office of the Bank since January 2023.

He successively served as the deputy head of the financial leasing working group of the Bank, the secretary of the party committee, director, acting chairman and chairman of AB Leasing Co., Ltd. from June 2017 to January 2023. He worked at China CITIC Bank from April 1998 to June 2017, and successively served as the deputy manager, manager of the business department and assistant to the president of Wenhua Road sub-branch, the head and president of the West Sub-branch, the president of Longhai Road sub-branch, the president of Runhua sub-branch, the general manager of the international business department, the general manager of the corporate banking department and general manager of the planning and finance department, a member and the secretary of the party committee and president of Anyang branch, the secretary of the party committee and president of Luoyang branch and a member of the party committee and the assistant to the president of Lanzhou branch. He served as the director of the branch office of Shangcheng Road sub-branch, Zhengzhou branch of Bank of China from September 1995 to April 1998.

He served as the sales manager of Zhuhai Gree Group from July 1994 to September 1995.