Global Corn Group Limited — Board/Management Information 2018

Apr 23, 2018

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GLOBAL SWEETENERS HOLDINGS LIMITED 大成糖業控股有限公司[*]

(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 03889)

CHANGE OF COMPANY SECRETARY AND AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE

The board (the “ Board ”) of directors (the “ Directors ”) of Global Sweeteners Holdings Limited (the “ Company ”, together with its subsidiaries, the “ Group ”) announces that Mr. Lee Chi Yung (“ Mr. Lee ”) has tendered his resignation and will cease to act as company secretary and authorised representative of the Company under Rule 3.05 of the Rules (the “ Listing Rules ”) Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”) with effect from 23 April 2018. Mr. Lee has confirmed that there is no disagreement with the members of the Board and there is no matter in relation to his resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company or the Stock Exchange.

The Company intends to appoint a current employee to fill the vacancy and is in the course of consulting the Stock Exchange whether such person, in the opinion of the Stock Exchange, meets the requirement under Rule 3.28 of the Listing Rules. In the meantime, Mr. Chan Sing Fai (“ Mr. Chan ”), who has also been appointed as the company secretary and authorised representative of Global Biochem Technology Group Company Limited (together with its subsidiaries, the “ GBT Group ”) on 23 April 2018, has been appointed as company secretary and authorised representative of the Company for the purpose of Rule 3.05 of the Listing Rules with effect from 23 April 2018. Mr. Chan, aged 34, has over 10 years of experience in the related fields of finance, auditing, accounting and corporate governance practices. He graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a Bachelor’s degree with honors in accountancy in 2007 and attained a Master of Corporate Governance from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2015. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is an associate member of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries. Mr. Chan was the accounting manager of the Group from September 2012 to April 2015, and rejoined the GBT Group as the assistant financial controller in July 2016.

The Board would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to Mr. Lee for his valuable contribution to the Company during his tenure of office and would also like to extend its warmest welcome to Mr. Chan on his new appointment.

By order of the Board Global Sweeteners Holdings Limited Kong Zhanpeng Chairman

Hong Kong, 23 April 2018

As at the date of this announcement, the board of Directors comprises two executive Directors, namely, Mr. Kong Zhanpeng and Mr. Zhang Zihua; and three independent non-executive Directors, namely, Mr. Ho Lic Ki, Mr. Lo Kwing Yu and Mr. Yuen Tsz Chun.

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