<国有金融企业选聘会计师事务所管理办法>Bank of the Central Plains (01216.HK) issued an announcement that since the bank has employed KPMG Huazhen (Special General Partnership) and KPMG to provide audit services for 8 years, based on the results of the tender selection and recruitment carried out by the bank in accordance with the “Notice Issued by the Ministry of Finance” (Finance [2020] No. 6), after considering the recommendations of the Board Audit Committee, on May 17, 2024, the board of directors resolved to recommend that Tianji International Accounting Firm (Special General Partnership) and Tianji Hong Kong Certified Public Accountants The limited company provides the bank with 2024 domestic and overseas relevant statutory financial statement audit, interim financial statement review and quarterly financial statement agreement procedure services. Their term of office starts from the date the bank's 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders approves the bill until the end of the bank's 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders. The estimated service fee for the audit agency in 2024 is RMB 5.18 million. The above proposed appointments are subject to review and approval at the bank's 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.