Anton is dedicated to establishing a sound governance structure to regulate business operations and continuously enhance its risk management capabilities, thereby guaranteeing the Company’s robust development. By optimizing internal management mechanisms and strengthening risk control, the Company lays a solid foundation for long-term sustainable development. In 2024, the Company was again honored with the title of “Best Managed Companies in China” in recognition of its exemplary management practices.

Improvement in Governance Structure

Anton strictly observes laws and regulations, including the Company Law of the People's Republic of China, the Securities Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. to continuously enhance its corporate governance structure and elevate the level of corporate governance, thereby providing strong assurance for the Company’s long-term stable development.

We prioritize the independence and diversity of our Board. The Nomination Committee conducts regular assessments of the Board Diversity Policy to ensure makeup diversity within the Board. The composition of the Board is carefully considered to align with the Company’s business model and development needs, balancing gender, cultural and educational backgrounds, and professional experience to ensure provision of professional and independent opinions on key matters such as business strategy formulation and risk prevention. During the year, upon nomination by the Nomination Committee and after discussion and approval by the Board, the Company added a new female Independent Non-Executive Director and appointed her as the Chairperson of the ESG Committee, which further enhances the gender diversity of the Company's Board and further strengthens the power of ESG governance. As of December 31, 2024, the Company has 8 board directors, among which there are 3 Executive Directors, 1 Non-executive Directors, and 4 Independent Non-executive Directors. In 2024, the Company convened 9 Board meetings and 1 general meetings.

Anton’s Governance Structure

Business Compliance

The Company rigorously adheres to laws, regulations, and governmental regulatory requirements; by strengthening the construction of compliance management system and enhancing compliance risk control mechanisms, it continually optimizes and improves its compliance management framework, substantially elevating its level of legal and regulatory compliance in operations. We persistently deepen the digital construction of our compliance management system, leveraging digital tools to enhance operational efficiency. We continuously refine contract review processes and contract templates, conducting special audit evaluations and integrating compliance requirements into our systems and procedures.

We continue to strengthen compliance advocacy and training to enhance employees’ awareness of compliance risk prevention. In 2024, Anton organized thematic training on legal management systems and legal applicability for new employees. The training covered key aspects of relevant systems such as seal management, contract management, and internal and external legal affairs. Additionally, basic professional ethics and legal compliance were communicated to employees, extensively spreading the concept of compliance within the Company, thereby ensuring that all employees deeply understood and implemented relevant regulations and systems, and enhancing the Company’s compliance management effectiveness.

Enhancing Risk Management

Anton continuously refines its internal control systems and risk management framework, establishing effective management mechanisms to comprehensively identify and mitigate various risks encountered during the Company’s development, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and risk resilience.

The Company considers external macroeconomic conditions, feedback from internal stakeholders, and business development needs, annually defining key areas of risk management focus and adopting customized control strategies aimed at enhancing overall risk prevention and control capabilities. In 2024, we continued to steadily advance the comprehensive risk management and internal control evaluation efforts, constantly optimizing the assessment system and reinforcing mechanisms for self-inspection and corrective actions. Following the Basic Standard for Enterprise Internal Control and the Company’s risk assessment requirements, we organize risk self-inspections and assessments on a quarterly basis across various platform companies, ecosystem enterprises (including their subsidiaries), and relevant responsible departments. These assessments involve various aspects including internal control and governance risks, financial risks, capital risks, budgetary risks, supply chain risks, operational risks, and QHSE risks. We performed in-depth analysis and summarization of the assessment outcomes, upon which targeted risk mitigation measures were established; a quarterly risk assessment summary report was prepared to ensure the effectiveness of risk management.

Additionally, we have introduced an audit supervision letter mechanism, using the oversight function of auditing to rapidly respond to and resolve issues and potential risks identified during the audit. In 2024, the Company carried out specialized audits targeting high-risk businesses and processes; over 40 specialized audit assessments were conducted in key areas such as business expansion into emerging markets, financial operations, and work delivery. During the specialized audit assessments, we presented audit knowledge (case study) to all employees to enhance their awareness of risk management and foster a company culture deeply rooted in risk prevention and control.