2025 Annual Independent Director's Report
Feng Hutian
As an independent director of Nanjing Estun Automation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") in 2025, during my term of office, I strictly followed the requirements of the "Company Law," "Shenzhen Stock Exchange Listed Company Self-Regulatory Guidelines No. 1 - Normative Operation of Main Board Listed Companies," "Articles of Association," and the "Independent Director System." I diligently performed my duties, attended board and shareholder meetings, carefully reviewed the agenda items, and expressed opinions on relevant matters, safeguarding the interests of the Company and all shareholders. The work report for the 2025 term of office as an independent director is as follows:
I. Basic Information of Independent Director
- Work Experience, Professional Background, and Concurrent Positions of Independent Director
I, Feng Hutian, born in 1965, am a Chinese national with no permanent overseas residency, holding a Ph.D. in Engineering. I am a National Advanced Worker in the Machinery Industry and a leader of an outstanding innovation team in the machinery industry. I am a member of the overall group for the national major science and technology project "High-end Numerical Control Machine Tools and Basic Manufacturing Equipment" and a responsible expert for numerical control machine tool functional components. I am currently a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology. I also serve as the Director of the Key Laboratory of Performance Testing and Reliability Technology for Numerical Control Machine Tool Functional Components of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Director of the Key Laboratory of Common Technology for Numerical Control Machine Tool Functional Components, Director of the Robotics Research Institute at Nanjing University of Technology, Standing Director of the Rolling Functional Components Branch of the China Machine Tool Industry Association, and a member of the National Standardization Technical Committee for Metal Cutting Machine Tools. I have served as an independent director of the Company from July 2020 to June 2025.
- Statement of Independence
During my tenure as an independent director of the Company, I have not directly held any shares of the Company. I have no relationship with shareholders holding more than 5% of the Company's shares, the actual controllers, or other directors, supervisors, and senior management personnel of the Company. I have not held any positions in the Company other than independent director, nor have I held any positions in the main shareholders' companies. There are no circumstances that affect my independence as an independent director, which complies with the requirements of the "Measures for the Administration of Independent Directors of Listed Companies," "Shenzhen Stock Exchange Listed Company Self-Regulatory Guidelines No. 1 - Normative Operation of Main Board Listed Companies," and other laws, regulations, and normative documents, as well as the "Articles of Association" and the "Independent Director System" regarding the independence of independent directors. The related party transaction between Lianyungang Skes Robot Technology Co., Ltd., which I control, and the Company and its subsidiaries is detailed in the "Announcement on the Forecast of Related Party Transactions for 2025." This transaction does not reach the standard of a major related party transaction and does not affect the independence of independent directors.
II. Overview of Independent Director's Performance in 2025
- Attendance at Board Meetings and Shareholder Meetings
In 2025, during my term of office, the Company held 3 board meetings and 2 shareholder meetings. The meetings were convened and held in accordance with legal procedures. Major operational decisions and other significant matters were handled through the relevant procedures. This year, I attended 3 board meetings either in person or via communication. I carefully reviewed all proposals submitted to the board meetings and voted in favor of all of them, with no opposing or abstaining votes.