The Board is pleased to announce that (1) all the proposed resolutions as set out in the Notice were duly passed by the Shareholders by way of poll at the AGM held on 22 August 2019; and (2) EY has been appointed as auditor of the Company with effect from the conclusion of the AGM.

The Board of the Company announced that PwC will retire as the auditor of the Company upon expiration of its current term of office at the close of the 2019 AGM and will not be standing for re-appointment. The Board, with the recommendation of the audit committee of the Company, proposes to appoint EY as the new auditor of the Company at the 2019 AGM and to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, subject to the approval of Shareholders at the 2019 AGM.