On September 4, the Bank of Xi'an issued the “Notice Concerning the Resignation of Independent Directors”, according to which Qiu Wei, an independent director of the bank, submitted a resignation report to the board of directors on September 3, 2026 due to personal reasons and applied to resign as an independent director and special committee of directors. The announcement stated that due to Qiu Wei's resignation, the number of independent directors of the Bank of Xi'an will be less than one-third of the number of board members. Qiu Wei will continue to perform the duties of the bank's independent directors and relevant board special committees until the shareholders' meeting elects new independent directors and their qualifications are approved by the supervisory authorities to perform their duties. Qiu Wei has confirmed that there is no disagreement with the board of directors, and the bank will complete the by-election of independent directors as soon as possible.

On September 4, the Bank of Xi'an issued the “Notice Concerning the Resignation of Independent Directors”, according to which Qiu Wei, an independent director of the bank, submitted a resignation report to the board of directors on September 3, 2026 due to personal reasons and applied to resign as an independent director and special committee of directors. The announcement stated that due to Qiu Wei's resignation, the number of independent directors of the Bank of Xi'an will be less than one-third of the number of board members. Qiu Wei will continue to perform the duties of the bank's independent directors and relevant board special committees until the shareholders' meeting elects new independent directors and their qualifications are approved by the supervisory authorities to perform their duties. Qiu Wei has confirmed that there is no disagreement with the board of directors, and the bank will complete the by-election of independent directors as soon as possible.