The board of directors of Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Limited announced that Ms. MAK Po Man Cherie has tendered her resignation as a joint company secretary of the Company with effect from June 14, 2024. The Board further announces that Ms. WONG Wai Ling has been appointed as the Joint Company Secretary with effect from June 14, 2024. Mr. WAN Yushan will remain as the other Joint Company Secretary.

The biographical details of Ms. Wong and Mr. Wan are set out as follows: Ms. Wong is a vice president of SWCS Corporate Services Group (Hong Kong) Limited. She has over 15 years of experience in providing company secretarial services. Ms. Wong is an associate of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute and The Chartered Governance Institute in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Wan is an executive Director, the chief financial officer of the Company and one of the Joint Company Secretaries. He is primarily responsible for the financial, legal and compliance management, formulating financial strategies and in charge of the process and information business of the Group. Mr. Wan has over 21 years of experience with the Group where he has accumulated knowledge and skills required in the financial management of the Group.

Mr. Wan joined the Group in May 2000 and has assumed various positions successively since then, including the financial controller, general manager of financial department, vice president and chief financial officer. On November 19, 2019, Mr. Wan was officially appointed as an executive Director and the chief financial officer of the Company. He has also been the director of several subsidiaries of the Company including, among others, Hainan Simcere Pharmaceutical Co.

Ltd. since July 2011 and Simcere Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. since July 2017. Mr. Wan obtained a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Nanjing University in June 1992 and a master's degree in management (majoring in accounting) from Nanjing University in June 1999.

Mr. Wan was admitted as a non-practicing member of Jiangsu Institute Certified Public Accountants in November 2009. The Board is of the view that, having regard to Ms. Wong's relevant experience, Ms. Wong will be able to advise both Mr. Wan and the Company on the relevant requirements of the Listing Rules as well as other applicable laws and regulations. Ms. Wong will assist Mr. Wan to enable him to discharge his duties and responsibilities as a Joint Company Secretary.

Ms. Wong is considered a suitable candidate to act as the Joint Company Secretary.