BYD Company Limited (BYD) announced that employees elected Tang Mei as Staff Director during an employees’ representative meeting on 29 September 2026. Tang will serve the full term of the company’s ninth Board of Directors, a three-year period commencing from the conclusion of the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held the same day. In accordance with PRC regulations and BYD’s Articles of Association, this appointment does not require shareholder approval.

The ninth board now consists of nine members: one executive director (Wang Chuan-fu), four non-executive directors (Lv Xiang-yang, Xia Zuo-quan, Cai Hong-ping, Li Yong-zhao), three independent non-executive directors (Li Gang, Yu Ling, Xu Tu), and one staff director (Tang Mei).

Tang Mei, 43, graduated from Central South University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in English. Since joining BYD in 2005, Tang has served as secretary to the President, manager of the Cultural Propaganda Department, manager of the Reception Center, executive officer of BYD Charity Foundation, and supervisor of the company. Tang currently holds the positions of deputy head of the President’s Office and director of the Automotive Industry Office.

Tang does not hold directorships in other listed companies and has no relationships with BYD directors, senior management, or substantial shareholders. Tang owns approximately 6,321 A-shares of BYD, awarded under the 2025 Employee Share Ownership Plan, and will receive no director’s fee in the role of staff director.

The board extended a formal welcome to Tang Mei upon confirmation of the appointment.