China Merchants Securities Announcement: The Board of Supervisors of the Company received a written resignation report from the shareholder representative supervisor Wang Zhang on September 27, 2024. Due to job changes, Wang Zhang applied to resign from the position of shareholder representative supervisor of the Eighth Board of Supervisors of the Company. Wang Zhang's resignation will take effect on the day when the new supervisor is elected at the shareholders' meeting, and he will continue to perform related supervisor duties until then. The Company has nominated Ms. Sun Xian as a candidate for the position of shareholder representative supervisor of the Eighth Board of Supervisors of the Company.