LIANHUA (00980) has announced that, upon the recommendation of the board, Ms. Xu Xiaoyi will be nominated for appointment as an executive director of the ninth board of directors. Ms. Wu Siyun and Ms. Tian Yingjie will be nominated for appointment as non-executive directors of the same board. Their terms are proposed to commence from the date of the annual general meeting and last until the conclusion of the company's 2028 annual general meeting, subject to the provisions of the company's articles of association.

The board has also recommended the re-election of several incumbent directors from the eighth board as candidates for the ninth board. These include Ms. Wang Xiaoyan, Ms. Zhang Huiqin, Mr. Cao Hailun, Mr. Xia Dawei, Mr. Li Guoming, Mr. Chen Wei, and Mr. Zhao Xinsheng. Their proposed terms would similarly run from the date of the annual general meeting until the conclusion of the 2028 annual general meeting, subject to the company's articles of association.

The relevant resolutions concerning these appointments will be presented at the upcoming annual general meeting. Concurrently, the current non-executive directors, Mr. Pu Shaohua, Ms. Shen Chen, and Ms. Yang Qin, will retire upon the expiry of the eighth board's term, which coincides with the date of the annual general meeting.