Chairman Wang Rui of Beijing Hualian Department Store (000882.SZ) resigns.

Beijing Hualian Department Store (000882.SZ) announced that the company's board of directors recently received a written resignation report from Mr. Wang Rui, the chairman of the company. Mr. Wang Rui resigned from his positions as a director, chairman, member of the Remuneration and Assessment Committee, and member of the Strategic Committee of the 9th Board of Directors due to a job adjustment. Mr. Wang Rui will not hold any positions in the company after his resignation. In order to ensure the smooth progress of related work, more than half of the directors of the company collectively elected Mr. Ma Zuqun, a director, to act as chairman of the board until the appointment of a new chairman is completed. The 9th Board of Directors of the company held its 9th meeting on November 19, 2024, and approved the resolution to elect Mr. Fan Xiwu as a candidate for director of the company.