China XD Plastics Company Limited announced that its board of directors (the "Board") has formed a special committee (the "Special Committee") consisting of three independent and disinterested directors, Linyuan Zhai, Huiyi Chen and Guanbao Huang, with Huiyi Chen serving as the chairperson of the Special Committee, to consider and evaluate the previously announced preliminary non-binding "going private" proposal received by the Board on May 8, 2020. The Special Committee has been authorized by the Board with the power to retain independent advisors, including independent legal and financial advisors, to assist it in its review and evaluation of the proposed transaction.