GF Securities Co., Ltd. — Board/Management Information 2024

Oct 30, 2024

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GF SECURITIES CO., LTD. 廣發証券股份有限公司

(A joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1776)

CHANGE OF JOINT COMPANY SECRETARY, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AND PROCESS AGENT

The board of directors (the “ Board ”) of GF Securities Co., Ltd. (the “ Company ” and together with its subsidiaries, the “ Group ”) hereby announces that Ms. Mok Ming Wai (“ Ms. Mok ”), due to change of work arrangement, has tendered her resignation as a joint company secretary of the Company (the “ Joint Company Secretary ”), an authorized representative of the Company (“ Authorized Representative ”) pursuant to Part 16 of the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “ Part 16 ”) and Rule 3.05 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities (the “ Listing Rules ”) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”) and the person authorized to accept service of process and notices on behalf of the Company in Hong Kong under Rule 19A.13(2) of the Listing Rules and Part 16 (“ Process Agent ”) with effect from October 30, 2024. Ms. Mok confirms that there is no disagreement between herself and the Board and there is no other matter in relation to her resignations that needs to be brought to the attention to the shareholders of the Company or the Stock Exchange.

The Board is pleased to announce that Ms. Ho Wing Tsz Wendy (“ Ms. Ho ”) has been appointed as a Joint Company Secretary, Authorized Representative and Process Agent with effect from October 30, 2024. Ms. Ho is currently an executive director of the Company Secretarial Services Division of Tricor Services Limited, a provider of chartered secretarial and corporate governance specialties. Ms. Ho has over 25 years of experience in the company secretarial and corporate governance fields, providing company secretarial advisory, corporate governance and regulatory compliance services to companies with different backgrounds. Ms. Ho is a Fellow of both The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute and The Chartered Governance Institute in the United Kingdom. She is also a council member of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute and the chairman of its Professional Development Committee. Ms. Ho received a master’s degree in business administration from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in September 2019. Ms. Ho meets the qualification requirements as a company secretary under the Listing Rules.

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After the aforesaid changes, Mr. Yin Zhongxing (“ Mr. Yin ”) will continue to serve as the other Joint Company Secretary. Mr. Yin was appointed as the secretary of the Board, Joint Company Secretary and securities affairs representative of the Company in May 2024 and has officially assumed duties since July 2024. His primary working experiences include: senior research assistant of Beijing Institute of Securities and Futures (北京證券期貨研究院) from July 2013 to August 2015, senior research assistant and member of the labor union of China Institute of Finance and Capital Markets from August 2015 to August 2017, assistant researcher, deputy secretary and secretary of the Youth League Committee of China Institute of Finance and Capital Markets from August 2017 to July 2020, and executive director of the Strategic Development Department since joining the Company in August 2020 and general manager of the office of the Board of the Company since September 2022. Mr. Yin obtained a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Beijing Forestry University in July 2010 and a master’s degree in economics from Peking University in January 2014.

In view of Ms. Mok’s resignation and since Mr. Yin has not obtained the qualifications of company secretary as required under Rule 3.28 of the Listing Rules, the Company has applied for, and the Stock Exchange has granted, a new waiver (the “ New Waiver ”) from strict compliance with the requirements under Rules 3.28 and 8.17 of the Listing Rules and in relation to the eligibility of Mr. Yin to act as a Joint Company Secretary for a period from October 30, 2024 to July 11, 2027 (the “ Remaining Waiver Period ”) on the conditions that:

• (i) Mr. Yin will be assisted by Ms. Ho during the Remaining Waiver Period; and

• (ii) the New Waiver could be revoked if there are material breaches of the Listing Rules by the Company.

The Stock Exchange may withdraw or change the New Waiver if the Company’s situation changes. Before the end of the Remaining Waiver Period, the Company must demonstrate and seek the confirmation from the Stock Exchange that having had the benefit of Ms. Ho’s assistance during the Remaining Waiver Period, Mr. Yin has attained the relevant experience and is capable of discharging the functions of company secretary under Rule 3.28 of the Listing Rules such that a further waiver will not be necessary.

By order of the Board GF Securities Co., Ltd. Lin Chuanhui Chairman

Guangzhou, the PRC October 30, 2024

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Company comprises Mr. Lin Chuanhui, Mr. Qin Li, Ms. Sun Xiaoyan and Mr. Xiao Xuesheng as executive Directors; Mr. Li Xiulin, Mr. Shang Shuzhi and Mr. Guo Jingyi as non-executive Directors; and Ms. Leung Shek Ling Olivia, Mr. Li Wenjing, Mr. Zhang Chuang and Mr. Wang Dashu as independent non-executive Directors.

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