On November 28, 2023, the Board of Directors of Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. appointed Vanessa Kao to serve as a Director of the Company, to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholder of the Company, or until her earlier resignation or removal, to fill an existing vacancy on the Board. Ms. Kao has been the Company?s Chief Financial Officer, vice president, treasurer and secretary since rejoining the Company in June 2011. From January 2014 through April 2016, she was also the Chief Financial Officer of Jewish Marketing Solutions LLC.

Since April 2016, she has been serving as a consultant to Jewish Marketing Solutions LLC. From July 2004 through April 2006, she served as the Company?s assistant Chief Financial Officer. From April 2006 through December 2013, she was the Chief Financial Officer of DAG Jewish Directories, Inc. Ms. Kao holds a M.B.A. in Finance and MIS/E-Commerce from the University of Missouri and a Bachelor?s degree of Business Administration in Finance from the National Taipei University in Taiwan.