Maanshan Iron & Steel Company Limited The Board announced that Mr. Liao Weiquan and Mr. Qiu Shengtao have been appointed as independent non-executive directors of the tenth session of the Board of the Company for a term commencing on the date of approval at the EGM of the Company and ending on the date of expiry of the tenth session of the Board of the Company. Mr. Liao Weiquan: aged 61, is a certified public accountant. From 1999 to 2019, he was the director of the Office of Anhui SASAC Supervisory Committee, during such period, he served as an external supervisor of nearly 20 Anhui provincial enterprises, including Anhui Expressway Holding Group Company Limited Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Holdings Co.

Ltd. and Magang (Group) Holding Company Limited; and from 2019 to 2022, he served as the director, first-level investigator and second-level inspector of the No. 3 Audit Office of the State-owned Enterprises of the Audit Department of Anhui Province. He has extensive experience in financial management, risk management and auditing.

Mr. Qiu Shengtao: aged 58, holds a doctoral degree and is a senior engineer, doctoral supervisor, and an expert enjoying special allowance from the State Council. Since 2003, he has been the deputy director of the National Engineering Research Center for Continuous Casting Technology of Central Iron & Steel Research Institute; since 2008, he has been the deputy general manager of Zhongda National Engineering & Research Center of Continuous Casting Technology Co. Ltd. He has extensive experience in basic theoretical knowledge and craft research and development in the field of steel material technology.