The board of directors of Strong Petrochemical Holdings Limited announced that Mr. Guo Yan Jun (Mr. Guo) has tendered his resignation as an independent non-executive Director, and ceased to be a member of each of the audit committee of the company, the remuneration committee of the company and the nomination Committee of the company all with effect from 1 January 2018; and Mr. Deng Heng (Mr. Deng) has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director, a member of each of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee all with effect from 1 January 2018. Mr. Deng currently serves as the Overseas Committee Member of All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and the Secretary General of Cross-Strait China Culture Communication Foundation. Mr. Deng has extensive experience in corporate management and social activities. He had worked at COFCO Corporation from 1996 to 2008, including serving as the Managing Director of a member company within COFCO in London for more than 7 years. Mr. Guo has tendered his resignation in order to devote more time on his other personal commitments.