The Board of Directors of China Motor Bus Company, Limited announces with deepest sorrow that Mr. Fritz Helmreich, a non-executive director and a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company, passed away on 17 October 2022. Mr. Fritz Helmreich had served as a director of the Company since 1993. All members of the Board extend their profound gratitude for Mr. Fritz Helmreich's invaluable contribution to the Group over the years and express their deepest condolences to Mr. Fritz Helmreich's family.