The board of directors of China Southern Airlines Company Limited announced that due to re-arrangement of work, Mr. Xie Bing has resigned as the company secretary of the Company and has ceased to act as an authorised representative of the Company under Rule 3.05 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited with effect from 22 September 2022. Mr. Xie has confirmed that he has no disagreement with the Board and there is no matter relating to his resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the Stock Exchange and the shareholders of the Company. The Board announced that, following the resignation of Mr. Xie, Mr. Chen Wei Hua and Dr. Liu Wei have been appointed as the joint company secretaries of the Company (the "Joint Company Secretaries", and each a "Joint Company Secretary") with effect from 22 September 2022.

Mr. Chen has also been appointed as the authorised representative of the Company pursuant to Rule 3.05 of the Listing Rules with effect from 22 September 2022. Mr. Chen, aged 55, graduated from the School of Law of Peking University with a bachelor's degree in Law and obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Tsinghua University. Mr. Chen is an economist, a qualified lawyer in the People's Republic of China, a qualified corporate legal counselor and a member of the Chinese Communist Party.

Mr. Chen began his career in July 1988. He successively served as the Deputy Director of the Legal Department of China Southern Airlines (Group) Corporation, and the Deputy Director of the Office (Director of the Legal Division) of the Company and of China Southern Airlines (Group) Corporation. Since June 2004, Mr. Chen has been the Chief Legal Adviser of the Company and the Director of the Legal Division of the Company.

Since October 2008, Mr. Chen has been the Chief Legal Adviser of the Company and the General Manager of the Legal Division of the Company. Since April 2017 and as at the date of this announcement, Mr. Chen has served as the Chief Legal Adviser of the Company. Mr. Chen also currently acts as a director of the board of Xiamen Airlines Company Limited.

Dr. Liu, aged 65, graduated from the Northwest University of China, the China University of Political Science and Law and the University of Cambridge with a bachelor's degree in Chinese literature, a master's degree in law and a Ph.D. in Law, respectively. Dr. Liu also completed his Common Professional Examination with the Manchester University in England, as well as the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws with the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Liu has PRC lawyer qualification and is a solicitor qualified to practice law in Hong Kong and in England.

Dr. Liu is currently a partner of Jingtian & Gongcheng LLP and has extensive experience in providing effective and commercially-valuable legal services for market-leading enterprises relating to corporate finance, listing, regulatory and compliance matters. During the period from 26 November 2007 to 20 July 2015, Dr. Liu acted as a Joint Company Secretary.