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京 西 重 工 國 際 有 限 公 司

BEIJINGWEST INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 2339)

      1. CHANGE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    1. CHANGE OF AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE
  1. CHANGE OF COMPOSITION OF BOARD COMMITTEE AND
  2. LIST OF DIRECTORS AND THEIR ROLES AND FUNCTIONS

CHANGE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE AND CHANGE OF COMPOSITION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

The board of directors (the "Board") of BeijingWest Industries International Limited (the "Company") announces that:

  1. Mr. Jiang Yunan ("Mr. Jiang") has resigned as Executive Director of the Company and the Chairman of the Board with effect from 20 April 2021 and will ipso facto cease to act as the chairman of the Executive Committee, the chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company from the same date;
  2. Mr. Zhao Jiuliang ("Mr. Zhao") has been appointed as Executive Director of the Company and the Chairman of the Board, as well as the chairman of the Executive Committee, the chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company with effect from 20 April 2021; and
  3. Mr. Zhao will replace Mr. Jiang to serve as an anthorised representative of the Company for the purpose of Rule 3.05 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") with effect from 20 April 2021.

Mr. Zhao, aged 54, a professor-level senior engineer of metallurgical equipment. He graduated from Wuhan Iron and Steel Institute (武漢鋼鐵學院) in 1988 with a major in fluid transmission and control. He also holds a doctoral degree in mechanical design and theory from

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Northeastern University (東北大學). Mr. Zhao joined Shougang Group Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Shougang Corporation) ("Shougang Group") in 1988 and thereafter held various senior positions in the Shougang Group. Mr. Zhao was appointed a director of BeijingWest Industries Co., Ltd. (北京京西重工有限公司) ("BWI"), a subsidiary of Shougang Group, in November 2019 and he is currently the chairman of BWI. He is also a director of BWI Company Limited ("BWI HK"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BWI. Each of Shougang Group, BWI and BWI HK is a substantial shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (the "SFO"). Mr. Zhao has extensive experiences in steel industry, mechanical engineering and management.

A service agreement was entered into between Mr. Zhao and the Company for a term commencing on 20 April 2021 and ending on 31 December 2022, subject to renewal. Under the service agreement, Mr. Zhao will be entitled to a salary and discretionary bonus as may be determined by the Board or its delegated committee(s) from time to time. Mr. Zhao declined any salary from the Group voluntarily since the date of his appointment as a Director of the Company.

As at the date of this announcement and within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO, Mr. Zhao does not have any interests in the securities of the Company.

In accordance with the articles of association of the Company, Mr. Zhao will hold office until the first general meeting of the Company after his appointment and shall then be eligible for re-election. Thereafter, Mr. Zhao will be subject to rotation requirements as contained in the articles of association of the Company and shall retire from office by rotation at least once every three years.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Zhao does not hold any directorships in other Hong Kong or overseas listed public companies in the last three years and does not have any relationship with any directors, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company. There is no information relating to the appointment of Mr. Zhao as a director which is discloseable nor is/was he involved in any of the matters required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of the provisions under Rules 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Listing Rules, and there is no other matter that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.

Mr. Jiang resigned as Director due to his retirement. Mr. Jiang has confirmed that he did not have any disagreement with the Board and there is no other matter relating to his resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.

The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Jiang for his invaluable contributions to the Board during his tenure of service in the Company and welcome Mr. Zhao to the Board.

LIST OF DIRECTORS AND THEIR ROLES AND FUNCTIONS

With effect from 20 April 2021, the members of the Board and the memberships of the four

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Board committees of the Company are as follows:

Members of the Board

Executive Directors

Mr. Zhao Jiuliang (Chairman)

Mr. Chen Zhouping (Managing Director)

Non-executive Director

Mr. Li Zhi

Independent Non-executive Directors

Mr. Tam King Ching, Kenny

Mr. Yip Kin Man, Raymond

Mr. Chan Pat Lam

Memberships of the four Board committees

Board Committee

Executive

Audit

Remuneration

Nomination

Director

Committee

Committee

Committee

Committee

Zhao Jiuliang

C

M

C

Chen Zhouping

M

Li Zhi

M

Tam King Ching, Kenny

C

M

M

Yip Kin Man, Raymond

M

C

M

Chan Pat Lam

M

M

M

Notes:

  1. Chairman of the relevant Board committees
    M Member of the relevant Board committees

By Order of the Board

BeijingWest Industries International Limited

Jiang Yunan

Chairman

19 April 2021

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Jiang Yunan (Chairman), Mr. Chen Zhouping (Managing Director), Mr. Li Zhi (Non-executive Director), Mr. Tam King Ching, Kenny (Independent Non-executive Director), Mr. Yip Kin Man, Raymond (Independent Non-executive Director) and Mr. Chan Pat Lam (Independent Non-executive Director).

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