China Everbright Water Limited announced that due to change in work arrangements, Mr. Hu Yanguo will resign as an executive Director, the chairman of the Board, the chairman of the Strategy Committee, a member of the Nominating Committee, an 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 and an Authorised Representative of the Company under Part 16 of the Companies Ordinance for accepting on the Company's behalf service of process or notice to be served on the Company in Hong Kong, with effect from 18 March 2024. The Board announces that Mr. Luan Zusheng will be appointed as the non-executive Director, the chairman of the Board, the chairman of the Strategy Committee, a member of the Nominating Committee and the SEHK Authorised Representative with effect from 18 March 2024. Mr. Luan, aged 57, is currently the executive director and the chief executive officer of China Everbright Environment Group Limited, which is the indirect controlling shareholder of the Company with its shares listed on the Main Board of the SEHK.

Mr. Luan is currently a director of Sun Life Everbright Life Insurance Co. Ltd. He was a director of Everbright Financial Holding Asset Management Co. Ltd. Prior to joining Everbright Environment Group, Mr. Luan was the director of the office and the officer for deepening reform of the leading group office for the comprehensive deepening reform, and the secretary general of the office of China Everbright Group Ltd., the indirect controlling shareholder of the Company, the president of Shijiazhuang and Wuxi Branches, the vice president and risk director of Shenzhen Branch, the assistant to the president and risk director of Fuzhou Branch, of China Everbright Bank Company Limited, the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the SEHK and the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the general manager of small and medium enterprises business department and the general manager of the microfinance business department of Everbright Bank.

Mr. Luan holds a Master's Degree in Accounting from the Department of Accounting of Nankai University and a Doctorate degree in Political Economics from the Department of Economics of Nankai University. Mr. Luan is also a Certified Intermediate Accountant in the People's Republic of China. Mr. Lim Yu Neng Paul and Ms. Cheng Fong Yee will not be considered independent for the purposes of the SGX-ST Listing Manual upon the conclusion of the AGM.

Accordingly, Mr. Lim will retire as independent non-executive Director, chairman of the Audit Committee, member of the Remuneration Committee, and member of the Nominating Committee, and Ms. Cheng will retire as independent non-executive Director, chairman of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit Committee, and neither Mr. Lim nor Ms. Cheng will stand for re-election. The Board announces that Mr. Ng Joo Hee Peter will be appointed as an independent non-executive Director with effect from 18 March 2024. Mr. Ng shall hold office until the AGM at which he shall stand for re-election in accordance with the Bye-laws, the SEHK Listing Rules and the SGX-ST Listing Manual, as amended from time to time.

If re-elected, Mr. Ng will be appointed as a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Nominating Committee and the Strategy Committee with effect from the conclusion of the AGM. Mr. Ng, aged 57, is an experienced and respected public and corporate leader. He was the Chief Executive of Singapore's National Water Agency, Public Utilities Board.

Prior to leading Public Utilities Board, Mr. Ng had served, variously, as the Commissioner of Police and the Commissioner of Prisons in Singapore. Now retired from public service, he is currently the non-executive chairman of Willowmore Pte. Ltd., a start-up technology company.

Mr. Ng holds a Master in Public Administration degree from Harvard University, the United States; a Master of Business Administration (Accountancy) degree from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and a Master of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Arts (Engineering Science and Economics) degree from the University of Oxford, the United Kingdom. Mr. Ng has also completed the Advanced Management Programme at the Harvard Business School, the United States. The Board announces that Mr. Soh Kok Leong will be appointed as an independent non-executive Director with effect from 18 March 2024.

Mr. Soh shall hold office until the AGM at which he shall stand for re-election in accordance with the Bye-laws, the SEHK Listing Rules and the SGX-ST Listing Manual, as amended from time to time. If re-elected, Mr. Soh will be appointed as the chairman of the Audit Committee, a member of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee with effect from the conclusion of the AGM. Mr. Soh, aged 60, has extensive experience in accounting, auditing and capital markets.

He was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for over 35 years, with more than 23 years of experience as Assurance Partner. He retired from PwC in June 2023. During his tenure with PwC, he led the audits of various large SGX-ST-listed companies, Chinese state-owned enterprises and multinational companies.

Apart from his professional experience, Mr. Soh has been active in various charities, non-profit organizations and professional bodies in Singapore. He is a board member and chairman of the audit committee of Methodist Welfare Services and also a board member and Honorary Treasurer of Netball Singapore. Mr. Soh holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the National University of Singapore.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. The Board announces that, Mr. Tao Junjie will be appointed as an Authorised Representative under Part 16 of the Companies Ordinance for accepting on the Company's behalf service of process or notice to be served on the Company in Hong Kong with effect from 18 March 2024. The Board also announces that, pursuant to Rule 3.05 of the SEHK Listing Rules, Mr. Luo Junling will cease to act as an Alternate Authorised Representative to Mr. Hu with effect from 18 March 2024 and will be appointed as an Alternate Authorised Representative to Mr. Luan with effect from 18 March 2024.