DFZQ — Board/Management Information 2017

Oct 27, 2017

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(A joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability under the Chinese corporate name “ 東方證券股份有限公司 ” and carrying on business in Hong Kong as “ 東方證券 ” (in Chinese) and “DFZQ” (in English))

(Stock Code: 03958)

INDICATIVE ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE POSTPONED ELECTION OF

THE BOARD AND THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE

The terms of the third session of the board of directors (the “ Board ”) and the supervisory committee (the “ Supervisory Committee ”) of 東方證券股份有限公司 (the “ Company ”) will expire on 28 October 2017. As the election process of the Board and the Supervisory Committee is still in preparation, in order to ensure the continuity of the relevant work of the Company, the election of the Board and the Supervisory Committee will be postponed, and the terms of each special committee and senior management will be correspondingly extended. The Company will determine relevant matters as soon as possible, actively promote the process of election of the Board and the Supervisory Committee, and fulfil its corresponding information disclosure obligations in a timely manner.

Before the completion of the election and appointment work, all the members of the third session of the Board, the Supervisory Committee and the senior management of the Company will continue to perform their obligations and duties as directors, supervisors and senior management in accordance with relevant laws, regulations and the articles of association of the Company.

By order of the Board PAN Xinjun Chairman

Shanghai, PRC October 27, 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. PAN Xinjun and Mr. JIN Wenzhong as executive Directors; Mr. WU Jianxiong, Mr. ZHANG Qian, Mr. WU Junhao, Mr. CHEN Bin, Mr. LI Xiang, Mr. XU Jianguo, Ms. HUANG Laifang and Mr. ZHOU Yao as non-executive Directors; and Mr. XU Guoxiang, Mr. TAO Xiuming, Mr. WEI Anning, Mr. XU Zhiming and Mr. JIN Qinglu as independent non-executive Directors.