Appointment of non-employee directors for the second session of the board of directors of GUOQUAN (02517)

GUOQUAN (02517) announced that, in accordance with the laws of the People's Republic of China Company Law and the Articles of Association of GUOQUAN Food (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (the Articles of Association), and following the recommendations of the Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors hereby nominates Mr. Yang Mingchao, Mr. Meng Xianjin, Mr. An Haolei, Ms. Luo Na, Ms. Yang Tongyu, Mr. Liu Zhengzheng, Mr. Zeng Xiaosong, Ms. Yu Fangjin, Mr. Li Jianfeng, and Mr. Shi Kangping as candidates for non-employee directors of the second session of the Board of Directors (Director Candidates). Among them, Mr. Yang Mingchao, Mr. Meng Xianjin, Mr. An Haolei, Ms. Luo Na, and Ms. Yang Tongyu are nominated as executive directors, Mr. Liu Zhengzheng is nominated as a non-executive director, and Mr. Zeng Xiaosong, Ms. Yu Fangjin, Mr. Li Jianfeng, and Mr. Shi Kangping are nominated as independent non-executive directors. In accordance with the Articles of Association, the appointment of the Director Candidates shall be effective upon approval by the shareholders' meeting in 2025, and their term of office shall be three years from the date of election by the shareholders' meeting, with the possibility of re-election at the end of the term. Once elected as members of the second session of the Board of Directors, the company will enter into service contracts with them. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Company Law of the People's Republic of China and the Articles of Association, on February 12, 2026, the company held a meeting of employee representatives and elected Ms. Zheng Min as an employee director. She will join the directors elected by the shareholders' meeting to form the second session of the Board of Directors. Ms. Zheng Min's term as a director shall be three years from the date of election by the shareholders' meeting, with the possibility of re-election at the end of the term. After formally assuming her position as a member of the second session of the Board of Directors, the company will enter into a service contract with her.