The board of directors of Bank of Tianjin Co., Ltd. announced that Mr. Hua Yaogang, an independent non-executive director of the Bank, is unable to continue to perform his duties due to his personal reasons and has tendered his resignation in writing to the Board on 13 December 2023 from his positions as an independent non-executive director and as the chairman of the Inclusive Finance Development and Consumer Rights Protection Committee of the Board, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board and a member of the Related Party Transactions Control Committee of the Board with immediate effect.