abrdn China Investment Company Limited previously indicated, Mark Hadsley-Chaplain will retire as Chairman and a Director. He will be succeeded as Chairman by Helen Green, who is currently Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee. Sarah MacAulay will be appointed as Senior Independent Director.

The Board would like to thank Mark Hadsley-Chaplain for his significant contribution to the Company as a Director since 2012 and Chairman since 2017, and in particular in relation to the scheme of arrangement and change of mandate of the Company in 2021.