On October 18, 2025, Mr. Jun Ge, an independent director of Helport AI Limited (the "Company"), resigned from the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") and each of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board, and as the chairperson of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee, effective October 18, 2025. Mr. Ge's resignation from the Board and the two committees was due to personal reasons and not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter related to the operations, policies, or practices of the Company. To fill in the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Ge, on October 19, 2025, the Nomination Committee of the Board recommended, and the Board appointed, Mr. Geoffrey Bonnycastle to serve as an independent director of the Company, and a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee, effective October 19, 2025.
Mr. Bonnycastle has experience in corporate management. He is the founder and has been the president at Alius Corporation since 1998. He obtained a master's degree in political science from University of Toronto in 1989, and a bachelor's degree in East Asian studies in 1985 from University of Toronto.
