The Board of Supervisors of the Bank received the resignation letter from Ms. Zhang Keqiu. Ms. Zhang Keqiu resigned as Chairwoman of the Board of Supervisors, Shareholder Supervisor and Chairwoman of the Duty Performance and Due Diligence Supervision Committee of the Board of Supervisors of the Bank due to the reason of reaching her retirement age. The resignation shall become effective as of 5 February 2024.

Since Ms. Zhang Keqiu began to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Supervisors, Shareholder Supervisor and Chairwoman of the Duty Performance and Due Diligence Supervision Committee of the Board of Supervisors of the Bank, she has consistently implemented the major strategic decisions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and insisted on integrating the Party's leadership in all aspects of the work of the Board of Supervisors. She has fulfilled her responsibilities faithfully and diligently, and led the Board of Supervisors of the Bank to continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of its strategy, performance of its duty, finance, risk and internal control supervision. She actively proposed constructive supervisory opinions and suggestions, focusing on, amongst others, serving the real economy, preventing and controlling financial risks, deepening financial reform, and coordinating financial opening-up and security.

She also made important contributions to the improvement of the Bank's corporate governance by encouraging compliant operations in the Bank, promoting high-quality development in the Bank and safeguarding the interests of the Bank and all its shareholders.