Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Limited — Board/Management Information 2023

Apr 3, 2023

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BRIGHT SMART SECURITIES & COMMODITIES GROUP LIMITED 耀才證券金融集團有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 1428)

APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MEMBER OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES

The board (the “ Board ”) of directors (the “ Directors ”) of Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Limited (the “ Company ”, together with its subsidiaries, the “ Group ”) is pleased to announce that Ms. Wong Ting Ting Priscilla (“ Ms. Wong ”) has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director as well as member of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee, the Nomination Committee, the Risk Management Committee and the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee of the Company, all with effect from 3 April 2023.

Ms. Wong, aged 40, obtained her Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from The University of Hong Kong in 2005 and 2006 respectively, and later completed a Master of Laws degree in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution from the same institution in 2010. Ms. Wong specialises in dispute resolution works including commercial and civil litigation and international arbitrations. Ms. Wong was admitted as solicitor in Hong Kong in 2008 and has over 14 years of post-qualification experience in the legal profession. She is also a certified general mediator and a civil celebrant. Ms. Wong currently serves as a partner in Messrs. Ince & Co, an international law firm in Hong Kong. She was a director of GIFTS Charity Foundation and its chairlady in 2019-2020.

Ms. Wong did not hold any directorship in other public companies the securities of which are listed on any securities market in Hong Kong or overseas in the past three years, nor does she hold any other position with the Company and other members of the Group.

Ms. Wong has entered into a letter of appointment with the Company for a term of one year with effect from 3 April 2023, which shall automatically be renewed and extended by one year on the expiry of such initial term and on the expiry of every successive period of one year thereafter. The service agreement may be terminated by either party furnishing a prior written notice of not less than three months and in any event subject to rotation, retirement and re-election at annual general meeting pursuant to the articles of association of the Company (the “ Articles ”). Pursuant to the service agreement, Ms. Wong is entitled to an annual director fee of HK$240,000, which is determined by the Board on recommendation of the Remuneration Committee of the Company and by reference to her duties, responsibilities and qualifications with the Group and prevailing market conditions.

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Ms. Wong does not have any relationship with any directors, senior management, substantial shareholders or controlling shareholder (as defined in the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange (the “ Listing Rules ”)) of the Company. As at the date of this announcement, Ms. Wong does not have any interest in the securities of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters concerning Ms. Wong that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company, and there is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to the requirements of Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules. Ms. Wong confirmed that she meets the independence criteria as set out in Rule 3.13 of the Listing Rules.

The Board would like to take this opportunity to welcome Ms. Wong for joining the Board.

By Order of the Board Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Limited Hui Yik Bun Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong, 3 April 2023

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Yip Mow Lum (Chairman), Mr. Hui Yik Bun (Chief Executive Officer), Mr. Chan Wing Shing, Wilson as Executive Directors; and Mr. Yu Yun Kong, Mr. Szeto Wai Sun, Mr. Ling Kwok Fai, Joseph and Ms. Wong Ting Ting, Priscilla as Independent Non-executive Directors.

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