Edianyun Limited announced that Ms. Qiao Yanan has retired as the joint company secretary of the Company due to job change, with effect from August 25, 2023. After her retirement, Ms. Qiao no longer holds any positions in the Company and its subsidiaries. Board announced that Mr. Dou Sen has been appointed as a joint company secretary of the Company with effect from August 25, 2023.

The biographical details of Mr. Dou are set out as follows: Mr. Dou Sen, aged 29, joined the Group in April 2023 and has been the director of the capital markets department of the Group since then. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Dou served as a senior investment manager of Hitone Capital from August 2021 to April 2023. He also worked as an architect and project manager from August 2017 to August 2021 in China Architecture Design & Research Group.

Mr. Dou obtained a bachelor's degree in architecture, a dual bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in architecture from Tsinghua University in Beijing, the PRC in July 2015, July 2016 and July 2017, respectively. Considering that Mr. Dou has extensive experience in handling investment and financing as well as project management, is familiar with the business and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, and has an interdisciplinary educational background in economics, finance and engineering, the Company is of the view that the appointment of Mr. Dou as a joint company secretary is in the interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole. Given that Mr. Dou currently does not possess the relevant qualifications required under Rule 3.28 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange") (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. Dou 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 August 25, 2023 to August 24, 2026, the "Waiver Period"). Ms. Chu Cheuk Ting will continue to serve as the other joint company secretary of the Company. During the Waiver Period, Mr. Dou will perform his duties together with Ms. Chu, both as the joint company secretaries.

The biographical details of Ms. Chu are set out as follows: Ms. Chu was appointed as one of the joint company secretaries of Company in February 2022. Ms. Chu is currently the manager of the listing services department of TMF Hong Kong Limited and is responsible for provision of corporate secretarial and compliance services to listed company clients. Ms. Chu has accumulated over 12 years of experience in the professional company secretarial field.

She is an associate member of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute and the Chartered Governance Institute in the United Kingdom. Ms. Chu currently serves as the company secretary/joint company secretary.