Bank of Qingdao Co., Ltd. has received the "Reply on the Qualification of ZHANG Qiaowen by the CBIRC Qingdao Office" in which the Qingdao Office of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission has approved the qualification of Ms. Zhang Qiaowen as the secretary to the board of directors of the Bank. Ms. Zhang Qiaowen previously obtained the qualification certificate of secretary to the board issued by the Shenzhen Stock
Exchange. In accordance with the relevant provisions, Ms. Zhang Qiaowen shall serve as the secretary to the Board of the Bank with effect from 19 May 2023. Ms. Zhang Qiaowen, born in September 1977, holds a master degree in civil and commercial law from Shandong University. Ms. Zhang Qiaowen served as a cadre and a senior staff member of the Reserve Management Division of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange from August 2003 to August 2007; a legal advisor of the legal department of SAFE Investment Company Limited from August 2007 to April 2010; a principal staff member of the Reserve Management Division of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange from April 2010 to March 2011; assistant president of the Bank since March 2011; and secretary to the Board of the Bank commencing from May 2023.