The Board of CGN Mining Company Limited announced that Mr. Yu Zhiping ("Mr. Yu") has resigned as a non-executive Director of the company with effect from 27 September 2021 due to his other work arrangement. Accordingly, Mr. Yu also ceased to be the chairman of the Board, the chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration committee on the same date. In addition, Ms. Zheng Xiaowei ("Ms. Zheng") has reached the age of retirement and has ceased to be the company secretary of the company and an Authorised Representative with effect from 27 September 2021. Each of Mr. Yu and Ms. Zheng has confirmed that he/she has no disagreement with the Board and there is no matter relating to his/her resignation/retirement that needs to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders or the Stock Exchange. The Board would like to take this opportunity to express its gratitude to both Mr. Yu and Ms. Zheng for their contributions to the company during their tenure of office. The Board also announced that Mr. She Dong and Ms. Lai Siu Kuen have been appointed as the joint company secretaries of the company with effect from 27 September 2021. Mr. She Dong ("Mr. She") has over 20 years of experience in legal and compliance related areas. Mr. She joined the Group in April 2014 and is currently the director of the legal department of the company. Mr. She joined CGNPC in 2011 and is also currently the director of the legal department and the director of the board of directors' office of CGNPC-URC, the controlling shareholder of the Company. Prior to joining the company and the CGNPC Group, Mr. She worked with the Accounting Centre of China Aviation and had held various positions, including deputy manager of the planning operation department and deputy head of the planning operation department. Mr. She obtained a bachelor's degree in law from the China University of Political Science and Law in July 1992 and graduated from the Université de Montréal with master's degree in international business law in Canada in December 2009. Mr. She acquired a professional qualification in law in the PRC. Ms. Lai Siu Kuen ("Ms. Lai") is a director of Corporate Services of Tricor Services Limited, an Asia's leading business expansion specialist specializing in integrated business, corporate and investor services. Ms. Lai has over 20 years of experience in the corporate secretarial field. She has been providing professional corporate services to Hong Kong listed companies as well as multinational, private and offshore companies. Ms. Lai had previously been a joint company secretary of the company from 1 June 2014 to 30 August 2018. Ms. Lai is a fellow of both The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute the "HKCGI") (formerly known as The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries) and The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators) of the United Kingdom. Following the resignation of Mr. Yu, Mr. An Junjing ("Mr. An"), an executive Director, the chief executive officer of the Company, a member of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee, has been appointed as the chairman of the Board and the chairman of the Nomination Committee with effect from 27 September 2021. Mr. An will continue to concurrently serve as the chief executive officer of the company. Following the retirement of Ms. Zheng, Ms. Lai, the newly appointed joint company secretary of the company, has also been appointed as an Authorised Representative of the company with effect from 27 September 2021.