On September 26, Jidong Cement announced that the board of directors of the company had recently received written resignation reports from independent directors Mr. Kong Xiangzhong and Ms. Yao Yi. As Mr. Kong Xiangzhong and Ms. Yao Yi have served as independent directors for six consecutive years, in accordance with the relevant regulatory requirements, Mr. Kong Xiangzhong and Ms. Yao Yi tendered their resignations to the Board as independent directors of the ninth session of the Board of the Company, and also tendered their resignations from the relevant positions in the special committees of the Board. Upon their resignation, Mr. Kong Xiangzhong and Ms. Yao Yi will cease to hold office in the Company.
At the twenty-ninth meeting of the ninth session of the board of directors of the Company, it was agreed to nominate Mr. Wang Jianxin and Ms. He Jie as candidates for independent directors of the ninth session of the board of directors of the Company.