Company: ZLAB
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-018384
Chunk: 27

Company: Zai Lab Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 27
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 Diekman     |     |  82 |     | Lead Independent Director                                                   |     |           2017 |
| Richard Gaynor      |     |  75 |     | Director                                                                    |     |           2021 |
| Nisa Leung          |     |  54 |     | Director                                                                    |     |           2014 |
| William Lis         |     |  60 |     | Director                                                                    |     |           2018 |
| Leon O. Moulder Jr. |     |  67 |     | Director                                                                    |     |           2020 |
| Scott Morrison      |     |  67 |     | Director                                                                    |     |           2021 |
| Michel Vounatsos    |     |  63 |     | Director                                                                    |     |           2023 |
| Peter Wirth         |     |  74 |     | Director                                                                    |     |           2017 |

For additional biographical information for our directors, see Matters Requiring Shareholder Action – Proposals 1-9 – Election of Directors – Director Biographical Information .

#### Election of Directors
The Board of Directors currently consists of nine members. The Current Articles provide that unless otherwise determined by the Company in a general meeting, the number of directors shall be not less than one or more than ten. Upon the retirement of our former director Professor Chen on December 31, 2024, the Board decided to reduce the current Board size from ten directors to nine directors. We are not subject to any contractual obligations regarding the election of our directors. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Board of Directors may consider a broad range of factors relating to the qualifications and background of nominees, as further set forth below under Director Nominations .

The laws of the Cayman Islands do not require an annual election of directors, and the Current Articles provide that each Director shall be elected annually for terms expiring at the next annual general meeting of the Company, at which he or she may be eligible for re-election or until the earlier of their resignation or removal.

The Current Articles provide that (1) the shareholders requisitioning a general meeting of shareholders may put forward resolutions to appoint or remove directors (with or without cause), and (2) at that meeting so convened, the shareholders of the issued shares as of the applicable record date may by ordinary resolution approve the removal of directors. Shareholders holding in aggregate not less than one-tenth of the voting rights of shares issued and entitled