The board of directors of COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd. announced that the Board recently received the written resignation from Mr. LIU Chong (Mr. Liu). Mr. Liu has tendered his resignation as the chairman of the Board of the company (Chairman), an executive Director, the legal representative of the Company and the chairman of the Executive Committee, the chairman of the Investment Strategy Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Board with effect from 20 November 2023 due to his being unable to devote sufficient time to perform duties by reason of personal affairs. Mr. Liu will no longer hold any position in the Company and all its subsidiaries upon his resignation.

To ensure the smooth progress of relevant works of the Board, in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Articles of Association, as elected by all the Directors, Mr. Zhang Mingwen, an executive Director and general manager of the Company, will perform the duties of the Chairman and the legal representative of the Company during the vacancy of the Chairman, whose term of acting duties shall commence on the date of election and end on the date of election of the new Chairman and the legal representative by the Company.