The board of directors of Zhong Ao Home Group Limited announced that Mr. Zhang Weilun (Mr. Zhang), an independent non-executive Director, has not attended any Board meetings since May 2021 without special leave of absence from the Board and has not appointed any alternate Director to attend Board meetings in his stead and the Company has lost contact with him. Having considered that Mr. Zhang has not been able to discharge his duties as an independent non-executive Director, the office of Mr. Zhang as an independent non- executive Director has been vacated on 11 November 2021 by resolution of the Board (the ``Resolution'') in accordance with Article 86(3) of the Articles. Upon the passing of the Resolution, Mr. Zhang ceased to be an independent non-executive Director. Mr. Zhang was an independent non-executive Director and he was responsible for supervising and providing independent advice to Board. As the Board consisted of a total of four independent non-executive Directors (including Mr. Zhang), during Mr. Zhang's absence, his work has been covered by other independent non-executive Directors and the Board confirms that neither the functions of the Board nor the business operation of the Group have been materially and adversely affected by Mr. Zhang's absence. Following the vacation of office of Mr. Zhang as an independent non-executive Director, the Board now comprises four executive Directors, two non-executive Directors and three independent non-executive Directors. Following the vacation of office of Mr. Zhang as an independent non-executive Director on 11 November 2021, Mr. Zhang ceased to be (i) a member of the audit committee of the Board (the ``Audit Committee''); (ii) the chairman of the remuneration committee of the Board (the ``Remuneration Committee''); and (iii) a member of the nomination committee of the Board (the ``Nomination Committee''). With effect from 11 November 2021, (i) Mr. Huang Anxin, an independent non-executive Director, has been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee; (ii) Mr. Chan Ka Leung, Kevin, an independent non-executive Director, has been appointed as the chairman of the Remuneration Committee; and (iii) the number of members of the Nomination Committee reduces from four members to three members.