The board of directors of Luzhou Xinglu Water (Group) Co., Ltd. announced that Ms. Huang Mei ("Ms. Huang") has submitted her resignation as an employee representative Director due to the change in work arrangement. The resignation of Ms. Huang will take effect on 19 July 2023. Ms. Huang has confirmed that she has no disagreement with the Board and that no matters concerning her resignation need to be brought to the attention of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") and the shareholders of the Company.

In accordance with relevant laws and regulations and the articles of association of the Company, the employee representative Director shall be elected at an employee representative meeting of the Company, whose election is not subject to the approval by the Shareholders. The Board further announced that an employee representative meeting has been convened on 19 July 2023 at which the appointment of Mr. Xu Guanghua ("Mr. Xu") as the employee representative Director to serve as an executive Director of the second session of the Board was considered and approved. Mr. Xu Guanghua, aged 55, is currently the deputy party secretary and secretary of the discipline inspection committee of the Company.

He used to be a teacher at Luzhou Naxi District Dadu Middle School from July 1990 to September 1996. He then served in Luzhou Municipal People's Government Office as a clerk from July 1999 to July 2000, as a senior staff member from July 2000 to December 2001, as a deputy division director of information and research division from December 2001 to February 2003, as a deputy director of research office from February 2003 to April 2004, and as the party secretary of Yao Ba Township of Hejiang County from April 2004 to August 2006. He then served as a deputy director of the office and the director of political research office of Hejiang county party committee from August 2006 to October 2006, and served as a director of office of Hejiang County People's Government Office from October 2006 to June 2008.

He also served as a standing committee member of CPC of Hejiang county, a director of the office of Hejiang County committee of the CPC, the secretary of and working committee of an organization directly under the county government, and the chairman of federation of trade unions from June 2008 to March 2010. Mr. Xu then served as a standing committee member of CPC of Hejiang county and the director of publicity department from March 2010 to October 2011, as a deputy director of Luzhou Municipal Government Office and a member of the party group from October 2011 to October 2014, as a deputy director and a Party member of Luzhou State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission from October 2014 to August 2016, as the general manager of Luzhou Cultural Tourism Development Investment Co., Ltd. and the chairman of the board of directors of Luzhou Yaoba Ancient Town Tourism Development and Investment Co., Ltd. from August 2016 to March 2023. Mr. Xu graduated from Yibin Normal College of Higher Education in July 1990, and graduated from Yunnan Agricultural University with a master degree in plant pathology in July 1999.