ZHOU HEI YA (01458) has announced that Mr. Chen Jincheng has resigned from his positions as an Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Board Audit Committee, effective March 26, 2026. Concurrently, Mr. Lu Weidong has resigned as an Independent Non-Executive Director and as a member of the Audit Committee, the Board Remuneration Committee, and the Board Nomination Committee, also effective March 26, 2026. These resignations are to comply with the Stock Exchange's regulations concerning the maximum tenure for long-serving independent non-executive directors.

The company has appointed Mr. Lai Zhicheng and Ms. Chen Ying as Independent Non-Executive Directors, with their appointments taking effect on March 26, 2026. Following these appointments, the composition of the Board committees will change as follows from March 26, 2026: Mr. Lai has been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee; Ms. Chen has been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee; Mr. Zhou Fuyu has been reassigned as the Chairman of the Nomination Committee; Mr. Chen Chen has been reassigned as a member of the Nomination Committee; and Ms. Wang Yali will no longer serve as a member of the Nomination Committee.