Central China Securities Co., Ltd. — Board/Management Information 2021

Dec 24, 2021

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Central China Securities Co., Ltd.

(a joint stock company incorporated in 2002 in Henan Province, the People’s Republic of China with limited liability under the Chinese corporate name “中原証券股份有限公司” and carrying on business in Hong Kong as “中州証券”)

(Stock Code: 01375)

RESIGNATION OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MEMBER OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGY COMMITTEE

Central China Securities Co., Ltd. (the “ Company ”) hereby announces that the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) received a written resignation report from Mr. Wang Lixin, a non-executive director of the Company, on 24 December 2021. Mr. Wang Lixin is a director nominated by Bohai Industrial Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. (渤海產業投資基金管理有限公司) (“ Bohai Company* ”), a shareholder of the Company. Due to the decreasing shareholding of Bohai Company in the Company and his personal work arrangements, Mr. Wang Lixin applied for resignation as a non-executive director of the seventh session of the Board, a member of the Development and Strategy Committee under the Board and all other positions. Mr. Wang Lixin has confirmed that he has no disagreement with the Board, and there is no other matter in relation to his resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company. The Company and the Board would like to express their sincere gratitude to Mr. Wang Lixin for his contributions to the development of the Company during his tenure as a non-executive director of the Company.

According to the Articles of Association of the Company, the resignation of Mr. Wang Lixin will not result in the number of directors of the Company falling below the statutory quorum, and his resignation report will take effect from the date of delivery to the Board (i.e. on 24 December 2021). The Board will nominate a new candidate for director as soon as possible as required and submit the same to the Board and the general meeting of the Company for consideration.

By order of the Board Central China Securities Co., Ltd. JIAN Mingjun Chairman

Henan, the PRC 24 December 2021

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises executive director Mr. JIAN Mingjun, non-executive directors Mr. LI Xingjia, Ms. ZHANG Qiuyun, Mr. TIAN Shengchun, Mr. ZHANG Xiaoqi and Mr. LU Benson Cheng, and independent non-executive directors Mr. YU Xugang, Ms. ZHANG Dongming, Mr. CHEN Zhiyong and Mr. TSANG Sung.

* For identification purpose only