The board of directors of Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd. was informed on 2 January 2021 that Mr. Ren Xudong, an independent non-executive director of the company and chairman of the nomination committee of the Board and a member of the remuneration and appraisal committee of the Board, passed away from illness recently. Mr. Ren Xudong had served as an independent non-executive director of the Board since 13 November 2014 and was the chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Appraisal Committee.