Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. Dalian Port (PDA) Company Limited* (a sino-foreign joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China) (Stock Code: 2880) RESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS AND MEMBER OF AUDIT COMMITTEE AND NOMINATION OF DIRECTOR CANDIDATES The Board hereby announces that Mr. Zhang Zuogang has resigned as a non-executive director of the Company and also ceased to be a member of the Audit Committee and the Financial Management Committee of the Board with effect from 30 January 2015. The Board also hereby announces that Ms. Su Chunhua has resigned as an executive director and the Chief Accountant of the Company and ceased to be a member of the Financial Management Committee of the Board with effect from 30 January 2015. The Board further announces that Mr. Sun Benye, Mr. Yin Shihui and Mr. Sun Xiyun have been nominated for election as an executive director, a non-executive director and an independent non-executive director of the Company respectively at the EGM to be held by the end of March 2015. Following the cessation of Mr. Zhang Zuogang to act as a member of the Audit Committee on 30 January 2015, the total number of the members of the Audit Committee of the Board has been reduced from three to two, falling below the minimum requirement under Rule 3.21 of the Listing Rules. The Board will fill the vacancy in accordance with the requirements of the Listing Rules once the above mentioned candidates are elected as director of the Company at the forcoming extraordinary general meeting of the Company(the “EGM”). RESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS The board of directors (the “Board”) of Dalian Port (PDA) Company Limited (the 1 “Company”) hereby announces that Mr. Zhang Zuogang (“Mr. Zhang”) has resigned as a non-executive director of the Company and also ceased to be a member of the Audit Committee and the Financial Management Committee of the Board with effect from 30 January 2015 due to his commitment to other word,.The Board hereby also announces that Ms. Su Chunhua (“Ms. Su”) has resigned as an executive director and the Chief Accountant of the Company and ceased to acted as a member of the Financial Management Committee of the Board due to her commitment to other work with effect from 30 January 2015. Each of Mr. Zhang and Ms. Su has confirmed that he/she has no disagreement with the Board and there is no matter relating to his/her resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company. The Board would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere appreciation to Mr. Zhang and Ms. Su for their contributions to the Company in the past. NOMINATION OF DIRECTOR CANDIDATES The Board further announces that Mr. Sun Benye, Mr. Yin Shihui and Mr. Sun Xiyun have been nominated for election as an executive director, a non-executive director and an independent non-executive director of the Company respectively. Biographical details of the above director candidates are set out as follows: Executive Director Mr. Sun Benye (孫本業先生), aged 48, Chinese national. He is currently the general manager of Dalian Changxing Island Port Investment Development Co., Ltd. Mr. Sun joined the Port of Dalian Authority (currently known as Dalian Port Corporation Limited (“PDA”)) in 1989. He held the positions of the deputy head (deputy commissioner) of the organization division (human resources department) of the Party Committee of Port of Dalian Authority, the head of Party Committee office of Port of Dalian Authority, the head of general office and Party Committee office of Port of Dalian Authority, the head of general office of PDA, the party secretary and secretary to disciplinary committee of Dalian Port Dalian Bay Stevedoring Company, the manager of Dalian Port Railway Company, the chief of Corporate Development Department of PDA, the deputy chief economist and the chief of Corporate Development Department of PDA, the chief of Corporate Management Department of the Company. Mr. Sun obtained a master’s degree in business administration from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics. He is a senior specialist in political. Non-Executive Director Mr. Yin Shihui (尹世輝先生), aged 46, Chinese national. He is currently the deputy 2 general manager and chief security of PDA. Mr.Yin joined the Port of Dalian Authority in 1992 and acted as an assistant director and deputy director of the department of operations. He was also the deputy manager, manager, party secretary and secretary for discipline inspection of Dalian Port Xianglujiao Stevedoring Company, director of operation department of PDA, the general manager and party secretary of Dalian Port General Cargo Terminals Company, and an assistant to the general manager and deputy chief accountant of PDA. Mr. Yin graduated from Renmin University of China with a bachelor’s degree in Law. He is a senior specialist in logistics. Independent Non-Executive Director Mr. Sun Xiyun (孫喜運先生), aged 64, Chinese national. Mr. Sun is the former party secretary of Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Factory Co., Ltd (大連機車車輛廠 (有限公司)), and was the chairman, general manager, party secretary of Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. (大連機車車輛有限公司) and the president assistant at the headquarters of China CNR Corporation (中国北車集團). He is currently the vice-president of association for science and technology of China CNR Corporation. Mr. Sun holds an EMBA from the Faculty of Management and Economics of Dalian University of Technology and is a senior engineer at the professor level. Subject to the approval of the shareholders on their appointment at the EGM, the Company will enter into a service contract with each of them respectively, and the length of service shall be from the date of approval by the shareholders at the EGM and ending on the expiry date of the current session of the Board. It has been proposed that Mr. Sun Benye’s annual remuneration as an executive director shall be authorized by the shareholders of the Company to the Board to determine. No remuneration shall be paid to Mr. Yin Shihui for his acting as a non-executive director of the Company. Mr. Sun Xiyun’s annual remuneration shall be determined in accordance with the remuneration standards for independent directors approved by the shareholders. Other than disclosed above, none of the above candidates currently holds, nor did them in the past three years, hold any directorships in any listed companies. They do not have any relationships with any director, supervisor, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company. As at the date of this announcement they do not have any interests in the securities of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong). Save as disclosed above, there is no other information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) nor are there any matters that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company in relation to the proposed appointment of the above director candidates. 3 A notice for convening the EGM in relation to, among other things, the proposed appointment of Mr. Sun Benye, Mr. Yin Shihui and Mr. Sun Xiyun as directors of the Company will be dispatched to the shareholders as soon as practicable in accordance with the requirements of the Articles of Association of the Company and the Listing Rules. Following Mr. Zhang Zuogang’s resignation and cessation of acting as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board on 30 January 2015, the total number of the members of the Audit Committee has been reduced from three to two, falling below the minimum requirement under Rule 3.21 of the Listing Rules. The Board will fill the vacancy in accordance with the requirements the Listing Rules once the above mentioned candidates are elected as director of the Company at the EGM. By order of the Board GUI Yuchan LEE, Kin Yu Arthur Joint Company Secretaries Dalian City, Liaoning Province, the PRC 30 January 2015 As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are: Executive directors: HUI Kai and XU Song Non-executive directors: XU Jian and DONG Yanhong Independent non-executive directors: WAN Kam To, Peter, GUO Yu and WANG Zhifeng *The Company is registered as Non-Hong Kong company under Part XI of the previous Companies Ordinance (equivalent to Part 16 of the Companies Ordinance with effect from 3 March 2014) under the English name “Dalian Port (PDA) Company Limited”. 4
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