10:08 LENOVO GROUP<00992> - Announcement (5) April 2005. Mr Henry WK Chow joined IBM Hong Kong in 1968 and has been appointed as General Manager of IBM Greater China Group since September 1995. Mr Chow is responsible for IBM's operations in the Greater China as well as 12 joint ventures of IBM in the region engaged in manufacturing, professional services and software development. Before the current position, Mr Chow had been the Director of Operations of IBM Hong Kong, General Manager of IBM Taiwan and General Manager of IBM's personal computer business in Asia Pacific South (ex Japan). He is a member of IBM's Worldwide Management Council which is made up of the top 50 senior executives worldwide. Mr Chow has not entered into any service contract with the Company and has not previously held any positions with the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Mr Chow has confirmed that he does not have any family relationships with any Director and senior management of the Company nor did he hold directorship in other listed public companies in the last three years. Mr Chow has confirmed that he did not have any interests in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO as of 30 April 2005. Prior to Initial Closing, the executive Directors were Mr Liu Chuanzhi, Mr Yang Yuanqing and Ms Ma Xuezheng; the non-executive Director was Mr Zeng Maochao; and the independent non-executive Directors were Mr Wong Wai Ming, Professor Woo Chia-Wei and Mr Ting Lee Sen. *Following Initial Closing, the executive Directors are Mr Yang Yuanqing, Mr Stephen Maurice Ward, Jr and Ms Ma Xuezheng; the non-executive Directors are Mr Liu Chuanzhi and Mr Zhu Linan; and independent non-executive Directors are Mr Wong Wai Ming, Professor Woo Chia-Wei, and Mr Ting Lee Sen. By order of the Board Yang Yuanqing Chairman* Hong Kong, 30 April 2005