The board of directors of China Aluminum International Engineering Corporation Limited announced that Ms. ZHAO Hongmei (?Ms. ZHAO?) has resigned as the secretary to the Board, the joint company secretary and authorised representative of the Company (the ?Resignation?) due to work adjustment, with effect from 28 March 2024. After her Resignation, Ms. ZHAO remains as the chief financial officer and an executive director of the Company. Ms. ZHAO has confirmed that she has no disagreement with the Board nor is there any matter in connection with her Resignation which needs to be brought to the attention of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ?Hong Kong Stock Exchange?) and the shareholders of the Company.

The Board announced that Mr. TAO Fulun (?Mr. TAO?) has been appointed as the secretary to the Board, a joint company secretary of the Company and the authorised representative of the Company under Rule 3.05 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ?Listing Rules?), with effect from 28 March 2024. TAO Fulun, aged 51, is currently the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He is an university graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and the title of Senior Accountant.

He used to be the accountant of Lanzhou Aluminium Factory 's Finance Department, the director of cost division and the director of budget division of finance department of Lanzhou Aluminum Co. Ltd., the business manager, deputy manager and manager of budget analysis division of finance department of Aluminium Corporation of China Limited, the supervisor of Gansu Hualu Aluminum Co. Ltd., the director of Guangxi Huazheng Aluminum Co.

Ltd., the chairman of the supervisory committee of Shanxi Huaxing Aluminum Co. Ltd., the chairman of the supervisory committee of Shandong Huayu Aluminum and Power Co. Ltd., the chairman of the supervisory committee of Shandong Huayu Alloy Materials Co.

Ltd., the assistant to the general manager, general manager of the finance department and financial controller of China Aluminum Logistics Group Corporation Co. Ltd., and financial controller of Lanzhou Aluminum Co. Ltd. Considering that Mr. TAO has extensive working experience, is familiar with the business and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, and has a solid educational background in economics and finance, the Company is of the view that the appointment of Mr. TAO as a joint company secretary is in the interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole.

Given that Mr. TAO has not yet possessed the relevant qualifications required under Rule 3.28 of the Listing Rules, the Company has submitted an application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has recently granted, a waiver from strict compliance with the requirements under Rules 3.28 and 8.17 of the Listing Rules. The waiver period for Mr. TAO is for a period of three years commencing from the date of his appointment as a joint company secretary of the Company (i.e. from 28 March 2024 to 27 March 2027, the ?Waiver Period?). The Board further announced that the Company has appointed Ms. NG Ka Man (?Ms. NG?) as a joint company secretary.

During the Waiver Period, Mr. TAO will perform his duties together with Ms. NG, both as the joint company secretaries. Ms. NG is a senior manager of the listing services department of TMF Hong Kong Limited, responsible for providing company secretarial and compliance services to listed company clients. She has over 15 years of experience in the company secretarial industry.

Ms. NG obtained her master degree in Corporate Governance from The Open University of Hong Kong (currently known as the Hong Kong Metropolitan University) in 2011. She is a member of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute and The Chartered Governance Institute.