Dongguan Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. received the approval on the Amendments to the Articles of Association of Dongguan Rural Commercial Bank (Dong Yin Bao Jian Fu 2023 No. 21), from Dongguan Office of the
China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (the "Dongguan Office of CBIRC") on 24 April 2023, which approved the amended Articles of Association considered and approved at the EGM. The amended Articles of Association took effect from the date of approval by the Dongguan Office of CBIRC.