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November 12, 2021

Dear Member:

You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of Members of Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 10:00 AM, local time, at the Company’s headquarters located at 18/F, Zhongshan Building A, No. 154 Hudong Road, Fuzhou, PRC, 350001. Registration will begin at 9:00 AM, local time.

Details of the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting are included in the attached Notice of Annual General Meeting of Members and Proxy Statement.

Whether or not you plan to attend in person, your vote is important and you are encouraged to vote promptly. Therefore, please provide your proxy by following the instructions provided in the Proxy Statement and in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. If you attend the Annual General Meeting, you may revoke your proxy and vote in person.

		Very truly yours,
		Xinrong Zhuo Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

 

PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS
TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 23, 2021

November 12, 2021

TO THE MEMBERS OF PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD.:

You are cordially invited to attend the annual general meeting (our “Annual General Meeting”) of members of Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (“we,” “us,” the “Company” or “Pingtan Marine”), to be held on December 23, 2021 at 10:00 AM, local time, at the Company’s headquarters located at 18/F, Zhongshan Building A, No. 154 Hudong Road, Fuzhou, PRC, 350001. At this year’s Annual General Meeting, we are asking members (“members” are also referred to herein as “shareholders”) to consider and, if thought fit, to pass and approve the following resolutions:

1.      As an ordinary resolution, to elect XingAn Lin and Lin Linas the Class C directors to each serve for a three-year term to expire at the 2024 annual general meeting of members or until successors are duly elected and qualified;

2.      As an ordinary resolution, to ratify the appointment of Wei, Wei & Co, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021; and

3.      To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Only members of record at the close of business on November 3, 2021 are entitled to notice of and to vote at our Annual General Meeting. A list of members as of this date will be available during normal business hours for examination at our offices by any member for any purpose relevant to our Annual General Meeting for a period of ten days prior to the Annual General Meeting. All members are urged to attend our Annual General Meeting in person or vote by proxy.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN PERSON, PLEASE SIGN AND SUBMIT YOUR PROXY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT YOUR SHARES CAN BE VOTED AT OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.

The proxy is revocable at any time prior to its exercise and will not affect your right to vote in person in the event you attend our Annual General Meeting.

On or about November 12, 2021, we mailed shareholders of record a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. The Notice contains instructions that explain how to access and review the proxy materials and our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (the “Annual Report”) on the Internet.

 

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Xinrong Zhuo
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL
FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 23, 2021

The Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card and the Annual Report are available at
http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/17096

 

PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD.
18/F, Zhongshan Building A,
No. 154 Hudong Road
Fuzhou, P.R.C. 350001

PROXY STATEMENT

2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS

This Proxy Statement and the accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting of Members are being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (“we,” “us,” the “Company” or “Pingtan Marine”).The proxies are being solicited for use at the annual general meeting of members(“members,” who are also referred to herein as “shareholders”) to be held on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 10:00 AM, local time, at the Company’s headquarters located at 18/F, Zhongshan Building A, No. 154 Hudong Road Fuzhou, PRC, 350001, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Annual General Meeting”). A Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials is first being mailed to our stockholders of record on or about November 12, 2021.

At our Annual General Meeting, shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals: (i) the election of two (2) Class C directors to hold office until our 2024 annual general meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified; (ii) the ratification of the appointment of Wei, Wei & Co, LLP (“WW”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021; and (iii) the transaction of such other business as may properly come before our Annual General Meeting. Our telephone number at our principal executive offices is [phone].

INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING

Record Date and Share Ownership

Only members of record at the close of business on November 3, 2021, which date is referred to herein as the record date, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual General Meeting. As of the “record date” 85,940,965 shares of our ordinary shares were issued and outstanding.

A list of these members will be available for inspection during ordinary business hours at our principal executive offices, at 18/F, Zhongshan Building A, No. 154 Hudong Road, Fuzhou, P.R.C. 350001 for at least ten days prior to the Annual General Meeting. The list will also be available for inspection at the Annual General Meeting.

Board Recommendation

Our Board recommends that our shareholders vote FOR election of the Class C director nominees (Proposal 1) and FOR ratification of the selection of WW as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 (Proposal 2). No other business is expected to come before our Annual General Meeting. Should any other matter requiring a vote of shareholders properly arise, the persons named in the proxy card will vote such proxy in accordance with the recommendations of our Board.

Notice of Internet Availability

Pursuant to rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), we are using the Internet as the primary means of furnishing proxy materials to our stockholders. Accordingly, we are sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) to our shareholders. The Notice contains instructions on how to access the proxy materials and vote your shares of common stock over the Internet. The Notice also contains instructions on how to request a printed copy of the proxy materials. In addition, shareholders may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically by email on an ongoing basis. If you receive printed proxy materials, you will not receive the Notice, but you may still access our proxy materials and submit your proxy over the Internet. We encourage shareholders to take advantage of the availability of the proxy materials on the Internet to help reduce the environmental impact of our annual meetings.

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Voting, Solicitation and Revocability of Proxy

Each ordinary share is entitled to one vote on all matters presented at our Annual General Meeting. Registered shareholders can vote by Internet, telephone, mail or in person. If your ordinary shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, follow the voting instructions on the form you receive from your bank, broker or other nominee.

Your vote is important. Accordingly, regardless of whether you plan to attend the Annual General Meeting, in order to ensure that your vote is counted, please return your proxy card, properly signed, and the ordinary shares represented thereby will be voted in accordance with your directions, unless such proxies have been previously revoked. You can specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes on the proxy card. If your proxy card is signed and returned without specifying choices, the shares will be voted in line with the Board’s recommendations for Proposals 1 and 2.

We intend to solicit proxies primarily by mail and bear the cost of the solicitation. However, directors, officers, agents and employees (who will receive no compensation in addition to their regular salaries), may communicate with shareholders, banks, brokerage houses and others by telephone, e-mail, in person or otherwise to solicit proxies. Currently, we do not intend to retain a solicitation firm to assist in the solicitation of proxies. We may request banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward copies of the proxy materials to their principals and to request authority for the execution of proxies and will reimburse such persons for their expenses in so doing.

Attendance at the Annual General Meeting is generally limited to our registered shareholders and their authorized representatives and duly appointed proxies. All shareholders and authorized representatives or duly appointed proxies must bring an acceptable form of identification, such as a driver’s license, in order to attend the Annual General Meeting in person. In addition, if you hold ordinary shares in “street name” and would like to attend the Annual General Meeting, you will need to bring an account statement or other acceptable evidence of ownership of shares as of the close of business on the record date, however, those who hold shares in “street name” cannot vote their shares at the meeting. If your shares are held in “street name” in a brokerage account by a bank, broker or by another nominee, you are considered the “beneficial owner” of those shares. As the beneficial owner of those shares, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or nominee how to vote and you also are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting. However, because a beneficial owner is not the shareholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the meeting unless you obtain a legal proxy from the bank, broker, or nominee that holds your shares, giving you the right to vote the shares at the Annual General Meeting.

You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the Annual General Meeting by executing a later-voted proxy by Internet, telephone, or mail, or by providing written notice of the revocation to our Secretary at our principal executive offices. If you do attend, you may vote by ballot at the Annual General Meeting, thereby canceling any proxy previously given. However, attendance at the Annual General Meeting will not revoke a proxy unless you actually vote in person at the Annual General Meeting.

In the event that any matter not described in this Proxy Statement properly comes before the Annual General Meeting, the proxy holders named in the accompanying proxy will vote the shares represented by the proxy in their discretion. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, we are not aware of any other matter that might be presented at the Annual General Meeting.

Quorum, Abstentions and Broker Non-votes

Any two of our registered shareholders, present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorized representative, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual General Meeting. Shareholders may withhold authority to vote for one or more of the nominees for director and may abstain on one or more of the other matters that may come before the Annual General Meeting. If, however, a quorum is not present or represented, the Annual General Meeting may be adjourned, to a time and place at the discretion of the directors.

Assuming a quorum is present, under Cayman Islands law and our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, the affirmative vote of the holders of a simple majority of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares present and voting at the meeting is required to elect the director nominees and to ratify the appointment of the auditors.

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The inspector of elections appointed for the Annual General Meeting will determine the existence of a quorum and will tabulate the votes cast at the Annual General Meeting. For purposes of determining the presence of a quorum, abstentions and broker “non-votes” (shares held by a bank, broker or other nominee that does not have the authority, either express or discretionary, to vote on a particular matter) will be counted by us as present at the Annual General Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes, however, do not technically constitute a “vote cast” (affirmatively or negatively) on any matter and thus will be disregarded in the calculation of votes cast and whether shareholder approval of the matter has been obtained. Therefore, an abstention or broker non-vote will not have the effect of a vote for or against the proposal and will not be counted in determining the number of votes required for approval, though they will be counted as present at the Annual General Meeting in determining the presence of a quorum.

Under the rules of The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), if a shareholder does not give instructions to a brokerage firm, it may still be able to vote your shares with respect to certain “discretionary” matters that are deemed by the NYSE to be routine (e.g., the ratification of the appointment of independent auditors), but it will not be allowed to vote shares with respect to certain “non-discretionary” items. If a shareholder does not provide voting instructions to a broker with respect to non-discretionary items such as Proposal 1, the shares will not be voted for any such proposal. In such case, the shares will be treated as “broker non-votes.” Proposal 2 is considered a routine matter, so a bank or broker will have discretionary authority to vote such shares held in street name on that proposal. A broker non-vote may also occur if a broker fails to vote shares for any reason.

IMPORTANT:    All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual General Meeting in person. To assure your representation at the Annual General Meeting, you are urged to vote your shares by signing and returning your proxy card as promptly as possible in the enclosed self-addressed envelope. Any shareholder attending the Annual General Meeting may vote in person even if he, she or it returned a proxy. However, if a shareholder’s shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and the shareholder wishes to vote at the Annual General Meeting, the shareholder must obtain from the record holder a proxy issued in his, her or its name.

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MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

General

In accordance with our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, our Board currently consists of five directors divided into three classes — Class A (Mr. Xinrong Zhuo and Mr. Zengbiao Zhu), Class B (Mr. Lin Bao), and Class C (Mr. XingAn Lin and Mr. Lin Lin) — with the directors in each class holding office for staggered terms of three years each or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The terms for Messrs. XingAn Lin and Lin Lin expire at the Annual General Meeting. Accordingly, two Class C directors will be elected at our Annual General Meeting.

Messrs. XingAn Lin and Lin Lin have been nominated as the candidates for election as the Class C directors. See “Information Concerning Director Nominee” under the section “Board of Directors and Executive Officers” for further information about the director nominees. If elected, the Class C directors will hold office until the third anniversary of the Annual General Meeting, which is 2024, or until successors are elected and qualified. Assuming the nominees are elected, we will have five directors serving as follows:

Class C Directors: XingAn Lin and Lin Lin		Terms expire at our 2024 annual general meeting of members.
Class A Directors: Xinrong Zhuo and Zengbiao Zhu		Terms expire at our 2022 annual general meeting of members.
Class B Director: Lin Bao		Term expires at our 2023 annual general meeting of members.

The accompanying proxy card grants the proxy holder the power to vote the proxy for a substitute nominee or nominees in the event that either or both of the nominees become unavailable to serve as a Class C director. Management presently has no knowledge that the nominees will refuse or be unable to serve as a Class C director for the prescribed term.

Vote Required

The election of a director nominee requires the holders of a simple majority of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares present and voting at the Annual General Meeting to vote for the proposal, assuming a quorum is present. Members can either vote “for” the nominee or withhold authority to vote for the nominee. However, ordinary shares that are withheld will have no effect on the outcome of the election of the director. Abstentions and broker non-votes also will not have any effect on the outcome of the election of the director. Unless authority is withheld, the proxies solicited by the board of directors will be voted for the election of the nominee.

Recommendation of Our Board

Our Board recommends that you vote FOR the election of Messrs. XingAn Lin and Lin Lin.

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PROPOSAL NO. 2:

RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF WEI, WEI & CO, LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Audit Committee has recommended the appointment of Wei, Wei & Co, LLP (“WW”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. WW has served as the Company’s independent accountant since May 31, 2021.

The shareholders are being requested to ratify the reappointment of WW at the Annual General Meeting. If the selection is not ratified, it is contemplated that the appointment of WW for 2021 may be permitted to stand in view of the difficulty and the expense involved in changing independent auditors on short notice, unless the Audit Committee finds other compelling reasons for making a change. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee and the Board may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if they determine that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

Change in Independent Auditor

The Company previously engaged BDO China Shu Lun Pan Certified Public Accountants LLP (“BDO”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. BDO has served as the independent auditor for the Company since September 1, 2014. As reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 3, 2021 (“Auditor 8-K”), on May 31, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), BDO tendered its resignation to the audit committee as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm effective immediately.

BDO issued the independent registered public accounting firm reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

The audit reports of BDO on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for each of the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 did not contain any adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the subsequent interim period through the Effective Date, there were no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) between the Company and BDO on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BDO, would have caused BDO to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with BDO’s reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for 2019 and 2018 or in BDO’s report on the consolidated financial statements for 2020, which had not been completed at the time of the resignation.

During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, there were no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions). However, during the subsequent interim period through the Effective Date, there were “reportable events” in connection with BDO’s audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which had not been completed as of the Effective Date. At the time of the Effective Date, BDO was in the process of: (a) evaluating the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, (b) assessing the Company’s prepayment to Huanghai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. for the ongoing construction of a krill fishing vessel, and (c) evaluating the Company’s conclusion that the Global Deep Ocean is an equity method investee.

In addition, the Company’s management identified a material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting involving a failure to maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with an appropriate level of experience and training in the application of U.S. GAAP commensurate with its financial reporting requirements, as of December 31, 2020.

The Company provided BDO with a copy of the disclosures in the Auditor 8-K prior to filing the Auditor 8-K with the SEC. The Company requested that BDO furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether BDO agrees with the statements made by the Company regarding BDO in the Auditor 8-K and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of BDO’s letter dated June 3, 2021 to the SEC is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the Auditor 8-K.

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On May 31, 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved the appointment of WW as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm effective as of May 31, 2021 to serve as the Company’s auditor for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

Independent Auditor’s Fees for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019

The following is a summary of the fees billed to the Company by its independent registered public accounting firm for professional services rendered for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in US dollars):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2020				2019
Audit Fees		$	680,000			$	680,000
Audit-Related Fees			—				—
Tax Fees			—				—
All Other Fees			—				—
TOTAL		$	680,000	*		$	680,000

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*        The amount represents auditor’s fee related to BDO China. WW’s audit fee for audit of year 2020 amounting USD 438,000 were billed and paid by installment during the year 2021.

“Audit Fees” consisted of the aggregate fees billed for professional services paid for the audit of our annual financial statements and the reviews of the financial statements included in our Forms 10-Q and for any other services that were normally provided in connection with our statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

“Audit Related Fees” consisted of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for assurance and related services that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and were not otherwise included in Audit Fees.

“Tax Fees” consisted of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. Included in such Tax Fees were fees for preparation of our tax returns and consultancy and advice on other tax planning matters.

“All Other Fees” consisted of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided and not otherwise included in Audit Fees, Audit Related Fees or Tax Fees.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, all audit and non-audit services performed by our auditors must be approved in advance by our Board of Directors to assure that such services do not impair the auditors’ independence from us. In accordance with its policies and procedures, our Board of Directors pre-approved the audit and non-audit service performed by WW for our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020.

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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

The following is the report of the Audit Committee with respect to the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.    The information contained in this report shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or otherwise considered “filed” with the Commission, and such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates such information by reference in such filing.

The Audit Committee consists of three members: XingAn Lin, Zengbiao Zhu and Lin Lin. All of the members are independent directors under the NASDAQ and SEC audit committee structure and membership requirements. The Audit Committee has certain duties and powers as described in its written charter adopted by the Board.

The Audit Committee is responsible primarily for assisting the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibility of reviewing the financial information that will be provided to shareholders and others, appointing the independent registered public accounting firm, reviewing the services performed by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and internal audit department, evaluating the Company’s accounting policies and the Company’s system of internal controls that management and the Board have established, and reviewing significant financial transactions. The Audit Committee does not itself prepare financial statements or perform audits, and its members are not auditors or certifiers of the Company’s financial statements.

In fulfilling its oversight responsibility of appointing and reviewing the services performed by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee carefully reviews the policies and procedures for the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm, including the scope of the audit, audit fees, auditor independence matters and the extent to which the independent registered public accounting firm may be retained to perform non-audit related services.

The Company maintains an auditor independence policy that bans its auditors from performing non-financial consulting services, such as information technology consulting and internal audit services. This policy mandates that the Audit Committee approve the audit and non-audit services and related budget in advance, and that the Audit Committee be provided with quarterly reporting on actual spending. This policy also mandates that the Company may not enter into auditor engagements for non-audit services without the express approval of the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 with the Company’s management and WW, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has also discussed with WW the matters required to be discussed under the applicable auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”).

The Audit Committee also has received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from WW required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB WW’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with WW its independence from the Company.

Based on the Audit Committee’s review and the discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for filing with the Commission.

Submitted by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors

XingAn Lin
Zengbiao Zhu
Lin Lin

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Vote Required

Ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 shall be determined by a simple majority of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares present and voting at the Annual General Meeting, assuming a quorum is present. Unless otherwise instructed, the proxies will vote “for” ratification of the appointment of the auditors.

Recommendation

Our Board recommends a vote FOR ratification of the appointment of Wei, Wei & Co, LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Information Concerning Director Nominees

Below is information concerning our director nominees for election as the Class C directors, who, if elected, will hold office until the third anniversary of the Annual General Meeting or until a successor is elected and qualified.

Name		Age		Class and Year in Which Term Will Expire if Re-elected		Position
XiangAn Lin		58		Class C (2024)		Director
Lin Lin		47		Class C (2024)		Director

XingAn Lin has served as an independent director on our Board since February 2015. Mr. Lin is a Chinese Certified Public Accountant and Certified Tax Agent. He has served as Officer in Pingtan Haixin Tax Accountant Agent Office since December 2005. From January 2000 to November 2005, he served as Project Manager of Fujian Broker Accounting Firm. From November 1991 to December 1999, he served as Project Manager in Pingtan Audit Co., Ltd. From September 1985 to October 1991, he served as Accountant in Pingtan Grain Bureau Commercial Industry Company. Mr. Lin is qualified to continue to serve on our Board due to his extensive accounting and regulatory background.

Lin Lin has served as an independent member of our Board since February 2015. He is a Certified Tax Agent and has served as Director in Pingtan Haixin Tax Accountant Agent Office since November 2004. From December 2005 to October 2010, Mr. Lin served as Project Manager of Pingtan Haixin Tax Accountant Agent Office. From October 1990 to November 2005, he served as Financial Controller in Pingtan Pharmaceutical Company. Mr. Lin is qualified to continue to serve on our Board due to his extensive accounting and regulatory background.

Directors Not Standing for Election

The members of the Board of Directors who are continuing and not standing for election at this year’s Annual General Meeting are set forth below. For information concerning Messrs. XiangAn Lin or Lin Lin, see “Information Concerning Director Nominees” above.

Name		Age		Class and Year in Which Term Will Expire		Position
Xinrong Zhuo		57		Class A (2022)		Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board
Zengbiao Zhu		72		Class A (2022)		Director
Lin Bao		59		Class B (2023)		Director

Xinrong Zhuo has served as chairman of our Board since the business combination in February 2013. Prior to that he served as the chairman of CDGC’s board and as its chief executive officer from August 2010. Mr. Zhuo has served as director of Fujian Road & Bridge Construction Co., Ltd., an infrastructure construction company, since December 2008, has served as the sole director of Tian Yuan Co., Ltd., a real estate investment company, since September 2007, has served as the chairman and legal representative of Fuzhou Dongxing Longju Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., a real estate development company, since March 2007, has served as the vice general manager of Fujian Huashang Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., a real estate development company, since December 2006, and has served as the supervisor of Fuzhou Haiyiyongyu Import & Export Co., Ltd., a trading company, since June 1995. From November 2005 to December 2008, Mr. Zhuo served as the legal representative and the chairman of Fujian Road & Bridge Construction Co., Ltd. From June 2005 to September 2007, Mr. Zhuo served as vice general manager of Tian Yuan Co. Ltd. From February 2002 to September 2009, Mr. Zhuo served as the legal representative and executive director of Fuzhou Baojie Haiyi Pingtan Fishing Co., Ltd., an aquatic products company. From June 1995 to September 2006, Mr. Zhuo served as the supervisor at Fuzhou Hong Long Ocean Fishing Co., Ltd., a marine fishery. Mr. Zhuo is qualified to serve on our Board due to his experience in the real estate development and trading business, as well as his extensive experience in the fishing industry, his legal background and prior executive experience.

Zengbiao Zhu has served as an independent director on our Board since the business combination in February 2013. Prior to that he served as a director of CDGC from April 2011. Mr. Zhu has been a member of the National People’s Congress, or NPC, Standing Committee of Fujian Province and a member of the NPC Financial and

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Economic Committee of Fujian Province since January 2008. From 2004 to December 2009 he served as the director of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission Fujian Bureau, from 2000 to 2004 he first served as the deputy director and then the director of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission Fujian Bureau Fuzhou Office, and from 1995 to 2000 he served as the president of PBOC Fuzhou sub-branch. Mr. Zhu received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from Xiamen University in 1974. Mr. Zhu is qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive political and regulatory background and contacts in the Fujian region.

Lin Bao has served as a member of the Board since the business combination in February 2013. He has served as the general manager of Fuzhou Hong Long Ocean Fishing Co., Ltd., a marine fishery company since February 2013. From April 1989 to January 1997, he served as the general manager of Fuzhou Tang Cheng Plaza, a hotel affiliated to China Railway Construction Corporation Limited. Mr. Bao is the vice chairman of China Fisheries Association since 2012. Mr. Bao received his Associate degree in Accounting from Beijing Society Correspondence University in 1989. He obtained the Certificate of Highway Engineer in 2006. Mr. Bao is qualified to continue to serve on our Board due to his background in the fishing industry, as well as his executive experience.

Executive Officers

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our executive officers who are not also members of our Board of Directors. For information concerning Messrs. XiangAn Lin or Lin Lin, see “ Information Concerning Director Nominees ” above.

Name		Age		Position
LiMing (Michael) Yung		57		Chief Financial Officer

LiMing (Michael) Yung has served as Pingtan’s Senior Vice President since 2015, and as Chief Financial Officer since December 2019. Before joining Pingtan, Mr. Yung served as Managing Director of Terra Nova Natural Resources from 2008 to 2013. He also previously served as Senior Vice President of UBS Paine Webber and as Vice President of Citicorp Investment. Mr. Yung holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the New York Institute of Technology.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Director Independence

In accordance with the current listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market, our Board, on an annual basis, affirmatively determines the independence of each director or nominee for election as a director. Our Board has determined that three of our current directors, Zengbiao Zhu, Lin Lin, and XingAn Lin, are “independent directors” as defined under the NASDAQ Rules, constituting a majority of independent directors of our Board as required by the corporate governance rules of NASDAQ. In making these determinations, our Board has concluded that none of those members has an employment, business, family or other relationship which, in the opinion of our Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

Board Leadership Structure and Corporate Governance

In accordance with our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, our Board elects our officers, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and such other officers as our Board may appoint from time to time. In addition, our Board may appoint a Chairman of the Board. Mr. Zhuo has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since the consummation of our February 2013 business combination, overseeing our day-to-day operations while also leading our Board. The Board believes that the current model is effective for our continued growth in that the combined position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman maximizes strategic advantages and Mr. Zhuo’s industry expertise. Mr. Zhuo, given his extensive knowledge of China’s fishing industry, coupled with the fact that he has overseen our operations since inception, is the director most familiar with our business and industry, and is best positioned to set and execute strategic priorities. Mr. Zhuo provides a strong link between management and the Board, which promotes clear communication and enhances strategic planning and implementation of corporate strategies. Mr. Zhuo’s leadership, driven by his deep business and industry expertise, enhances the Board’s exercise of its responsibilities. In addition, this model provides enhanced efficiency and effective decision-making and clear accountability.

The Chairman may preside at meetings of our Board. In his absence, any other director or any member of any committee designated by the Board may chair a meeting of the Board or such committee. A director is not required to hold any shares in us by way of qualification. A director may vote with respect to any contract, proposed contract or arrangement in which he is materially interested, provided that the nature of his interest is disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote by our Board thereon. The directors may exercise all the powers of the company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital and to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the company or of any third party.

The Company’s corporate governance serves to ensure that members of the Board are independent from management and that the Board adequately performs its function to ensure that the interests of the Board and management are in alignment with the interests of the shareholders. The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines to promote effective governance of the Company. The Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on our website at www.ptmarine.com under “Investors — Corporate Governance — Governance DOCS.”

On an annual basis, each director and executive officer is required to complete a Director and Officer Questionnaire. Within this questionnaire are requirements for disclosure of any transactions with the Company in which the director or executive officer, or any member of his or her immediate family, have a direct or indirect material conflict of interest.

Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

Risk is inherent in every business, and how well a business manages risk can ultimately determine its success. We face a number of risks, including strategic risks, enterprise risks, financial risks, regulatory risks, and others. Management is responsible for the day-to-day management of risks that the Company faces, while our Board, as a whole and through its committees, has responsibility for the oversight of risk management, and is tasked with assuring that the long-term interests of our shareholders are being served. In its risk oversight role, our Board has the responsibility to satisfy itself that the risk management processes designed and implemented by management are adequate and functioning as designed.

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Our Board believes that establishing the right “tone at the top,” and full and open communication between management and our Board, are essential for effective risk management and oversight. Our Chairman meets regularly with other senior officers to discuss strategy and the risks we face. Senior management is available to address any questions or concerns raised by our Board on risk management-related and any other matters. Our Chairman holds strategic planning sessions with senior management to discuss strategies, key challenges, and risks and opportunities for us.

While our Board is ultimately responsible for risk oversight at our Company, our Board committees assist our Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in certain areas of risk as further set forth below. Our Board committees report to our Board on significant risks and other matters.

Executive Sessions

The independent members of our Board meet in executive session (without the participation of executive officers or other non-independent directors) at least five times a year, after a regularly scheduled Board meeting, and at any other time requested by any independent director. The secretary of the Board is responsible for calling and the independent director who has the most seniority presides over the executive sessions.

Committees and Meeting Attendance

Our Board held one meeting and acted five times by unanimous written consent during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Our Board has an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Governance Committee. The Audit Committee held five meetings and acted one time by unanimous written resolutions during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Our Compensation Committee and the Governance Committee each held one meeting and acted one time by unanimous written resolutions during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

During 2020, each member of the Board attended or participated in 100% of the aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of the Board (held during the period for which such person has been a director) and (ii) the total number of meetings held by all committees of the Board on which such person served (during the periods that such person served). Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that the Chairman of our Board shall preside at all meetings of our shareholders. Each director is expected to make reasonable efforts to attend Board meetings, meetings of committees of which such director is a member and the Annual Meetings of Members. One of our then sitting directors attended the 2020 Annual Meeting of Members.

Committee Composition

The following table sets forth the current membership of our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. Each committee conducts its business pursuant to a written charter approved by our Board, copies of which are available on our website at www.ptmarine.com under “Investors — Corporate Governance — Governance Docs.”

Audit Committee		Compensation Committee		Nominating and Governance Committee
XingAn Lin*		Zengbiao Zhu*		Lin Lin*
Zengbiao Zhu		Lin Lin		XingAn Lin
Lin Lin		XingAn Lin		Zengbiao Zhu

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*        Chairman of the committee.

Audit Committee.    Messrs. XingAn Lin, Zengbiao Zhu and Lin Lin currently serve on the Audit Committee, which is chaired by XingAn Lin. Our Audit Committee falls within the definition of “audit committee” under Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. In addition to meeting The NASDAQ Stock Market’s tests for director independence, directors serving on our Audit Committee must meet two basic criteria set forth in the rules promulgated by the Commission. First, Audit Committee members are barred from accepting, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from us or any affiliate of us, other than in the member’s capacity as a member of our Board and any Board committee. Second, a member of our Audit Committee may not be an affiliated person of us or any subsidiary of us, apart from his or her capacity as a member of our Board and any Board committee. Our Board has determined that each member of our Audit Committee meets these independence

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requirements, in addition to the independence criteria established by The NASDAQ Stock Market. Our Board has determined that each Audit Committee member has sufficient knowledge in financial and auditing matters to serve on the Audit Committee. Our Board has designated XingAn Lin as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in Item 407(d) of Regulation S-K. Our Audit Committee assists our Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to risk management in the areas of financial reporting, internal controls and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and, in accordance with The NASDAQ Stock Market requirements, discusses policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. Our Audit Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities include:

•        reviewing and discussing our financial statements and financial reports with management and the independent auditor;

•        reviewing the effectiveness and adequacy of our internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting;

•        reviewing management’s assessment of our disclosure controls and monitoring procedures designed to improve the quality and reliability of the disclosure of our financial results and operations;

•        overseeing the appointment, compensation, evaluation of the qualifications and independence of our independent auditors;

•        overseeing our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;

•        overseeing the adequacy of our internal controls and procedures to promote compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations;

•        engaging advisors as necessary; and

•        determining the funding from us that is necessary or appropriate to carry out the audit committee’s duties.

Compensation Committee.    Messrs. Zengbiao Zhu, XingAn Lin and Lin Lin currently serve on the Compensation Committee, which is chaired by Mr. Zhu. Each member of the Compensation Committee is “independent” as that term is defined in the rules of the Commission and within the meaning of such term as defined under the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market. Our Compensation Committee assists our Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the management of risks arising from our compensation policies and programs. The Compensation Committee’s responsibilities include:

•        reviewing and advising the Board concerning our overall compensation philosophy, policies and plans, including a review of both regional and industry compensation practices and trends;

•        reviewing and approving corporate and personal performance goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of all executive officers, and make recommendations regarding all executive compensation;

•        recommending establishment and terms of incentive compensation plans and equity compensation plans, and administer such plans;

•        making and approving grants of options and other equity awards to all executive officers and directors under our compensation plans;

•        reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding compensation-related matters outside the ordinary course, including but not limited to employment contracts, change-in-control provisions, severance arrangements, and material amendments thereto;

•        reviewing and discussing with management the disclosures in our “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and any other disclosures regarding executive compensation to be included in our public filings or shareholder reports; and

•        reviewing and discussing with management the risks associated with our compensation policies.

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Nominating and Governance Committee.    Messrs. Lin Lin, Zengbiao Zhu and XingAn Lin currently serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee, which is chaired by Mr. Lin Lin. Each member of the Nominating and Governance Committee is “independent” as that term is defined in the rules of the Commission and within the meaning of such term as defined under the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market.

Our Nominating and Governance Committee makes recommendations to our Board regarding the nomination of candidates to stand for election as members of our Board, evaluates our Board’s performance, and provides oversight of corporate governance and ethical standards. Our Nominating and Governance Committee has the responsibility to develop and review on an ongoing basis the adequacy of, the corporate governance principles applicable to us. Our Nominating and Governance Committee assists our Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the management of risks associated with Board organization, membership and structure, succession planning for our directors and executive officers, and corporate governance. For more information regarding our director nomination processes, see the discussion below under the heading “Director Nominations.”

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

Messrs. XingAn Lin, Zengbiao Zhu and Lin Lin currently serve on the Compensation Committee, which is currently chaired by Mr. Zhu. No member of the Compensation Committee is one of our executive officers, and no member of the Compensation Committee had any relationships requiring disclosure by us under the Commission’s rules requiring disclosure of certain relationships and related-party transactions. None of our executive officers served as a director or a member of a Compensation Committee (or other committee serving an equivalent function) of any other entity, the executive officers of which served as one of our directors or member of the Compensation Committee during 2020.

Director Nominations

As noted above, the Board has determined that each member of the Nominating and Governance Committee (referred to in this section as the “Committee”) is independent as defined under the rules of the Commission and within the meaning of such term as defined under the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market.

The Committee’s process for considering all candidates for election as directors, including shareholder-recommended candidates, is designed to ensure that the Committee fulfills its responsibility to recommend candidates that are properly qualified and are not serving any special interest groups, but rather the best interest of all of the shareholders.

In identifying candidates for membership on the Board, the Committee seeks directors with established strong professional reputations and experience in areas relevant to the strategy and operations of our business. The Committee seeks directors who possess the qualities of integrity and candor, who have strong analytical skills and who are willing to engage management and each other in a constructive and collaborative fashion. The Committee also seeks directors who have the ability and commitment to devote significant time and energy to service on the Board and its committees. Directors should have varied educational and professional experiences and backgrounds that, collectively, provide meaningful guidance and counsel to management.

We believe that all of our directors meet the foregoing qualifications. While we do not have a formal policy with respect to diversity, as a company, we are committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion and fairness.

If there is a need for a new director because of an open position on the Board or because the Board has determined to increase the total number of directors, the Committee may retain a third-party search firm to locate candidates that meet the needs of the Board at that time. When a search firm is used, the firm typically provides information on a number of candidates for review and discussion by the Committee. If appropriate, the Committee chair and some or all of the members of the Committee may interview potential candidates. If in these circumstances the Committee determines that a potential candidate meets the needs of the Board and possesses the relevant qualifications, the Committee will vote to recommend to the Board the election of the candidate as a director.

The Committee will consider director candidates recommended by shareholders if properly submitted to the Committee. Shareholders wishing to recommend persons for consideration by the Committee as nominees for election to the Board can do so by writing to the Nominating and Governance Committee, c/o Mr. Lin Lin, Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd., 18/F, Zhongshan Building A, No. 154 Hudong Road, Fuzhou, P.R.C. 350001. Recommendations

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must include the proposed nominee’s name, detailed biographical data, work history, qualifications and corporate and charitable affiliations, as well as a written statement from the proposed nominee consenting to be named as a nominee and, if nominated and elected, to serve as a director. The Committee will then consider the candidate and the candidate’s qualifications using the criteria as set forth above. The Committee may discuss with the shareholder making the nomination the reasons for making the nomination and the qualifications of the candidate. The Committee may then interview the candidate and may also use the services of a search firm to provide additional information about the candidate prior to making a recommendation to the Board.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including those officers responsible for financial reporting. The most recent version is available on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.ptmarine.com. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement. If we make any substantive amendments to the code or grant any waiver from a provision of the code to any executive officer or director, we will promptly disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver on our website, as well as via any other means required by applicable law.

Shareholder Communications with the Board

The Chairman of our Board may receive and distribute to our Board, and arrange for responses to, communications from shareholders. Shareholders may communicate with any and all of our directors by transmitting correspondence by mail, facsimile or email, addressed as follows:

c/o Corporate Secretary
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd.
18/F, Zhongshan Building A
No. 154 Hudong Road
Fuzhou, P.R.C. 350001
Email Address: [e-mail]

Our Corporate Secretary maintains a log of such communications and transmits as soon as practicable such communications to the Chairman and the identified director addressee(s), unless there are safety or security concerns that mitigate against further transmission of the communications, as determined by the Corporate Secretary. Our Board or individual directors so addressed are advised of any communication withheld for safety or security reasons as soon as practicable. The mailing envelope should contain a clear notation indicating that the enclosed letter is a “Board Communication” or “Director Communication.” All such letters must clearly state whether the intended recipients are all members of the Board or just certain specified directors. The Corporate Secretary relays all communications to directors absent safety or security issues or will forward the inquiry to the appropriate personnel within our Company (for instance, if it is primarily commercial in nature); attempt to handle the inquiry directly (for instance, if it is a request for information about our Company or a stock-related matter); or not forward the inquiry if it relates to an improper or inappropriate topic or is otherwise irrelevant.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Committee Report

The following report of the Compensation Committee shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to otherwise be considered “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into such filing.

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the disclosures contained in the following section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.” Based on this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” be included in this Annual Report.

Submitted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors

Zengbiao Zhu
Lin Lin
XingAn Lin

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

Mr. XingAn Lin, Zengbiao Zhu and Lin Lin currently serve on the Compensation Committee, which is currently chaired by Mr. Zhu. No member of the Compensation Committee is one of our executive officers, and no member of the Compensation Committee had any relationships requiring disclosure by us under the Commission’s rules requiring disclosure of certain relationships and related-party transactions. None of our executive officers served as a director or a member of a Compensation Committee (or other committee serving an equivalent function) of any other entity, the executive officers of which served as one of our directors or members of the Compensation Committee during 2020.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Compensation Objectives

We operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry. The key objectives of our executive compensation programs are to:

•        Supervise and review the affairs of the Company as they relate to the compensation and benefits of executive officers and directors of the Company.

•        Perform any other activities consistent with the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and governing law, as the Committee or the Board deems necessary or appropriate.

Our Compensation Program

In carrying out its objectives, the Compensation Committee of our Board reviews all components of executive and director compensation for consistency with our compensation philosophy and with the interests of our shareholders.

The compensation program is designed to reward each individual named executive officer for his or her contribution to the advancement of our overall performance and execution of our goals, ideas and objectives. It is designed to reward and encourage exceptional performance at the individual level in the areas of organization, creativity and responsibility while supporting our core values and ambitions. This in turn aligns the interest of our executive officers with the interests of our shareholders, and thus with our interests.

Determining Executive Compensation

Our Compensation Committee generally reviews and approves the compensation program for executive officers annually after the close of each year. Reviewing the compensation program at such time allows the Compensation Committee to consider the overall performance of the past year and the financial and operating plans for the upcoming year in determining the compensation program for the upcoming year.

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A named executive officer’s base salary is determined by an assessment of his sustained performance against individual job responsibilities, including, where appropriate, the impact of his performance on our business results, current salary in relation to the salary range designated for the job, experience and mastery, and potential for advancement. Although we do not engage in benchmarking, the Compensation Committee may also consider compensation levels with comparable positions in the industry to evaluate the total compensation decisions that it makes for our officers.

Role of Executive Officers in Determining Executive Compensation

The Compensation Committee determines the compensation for our Chief Executive Officer, which is based on various factors, such as level of responsibility and contributions to our performance. Our chief executive officer recommends the compensation for our executive officers (other than the compensation of the chief executive officer) to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews the recommendations made by the chief executive officer and determines the compensation of the chief executive officer and the other executive officers.

The Committee reviews on at least an annual basis the scope of responsibilities of the Committee and the Committee’s performance of its duties.

Policy Against Hedging, Short-Selling and Pledging

Any employee holding the Company’s securities is prohibited from engaging in hedging, short-selling or pledging with respect to such securities.

Employment Agreements

We have entered into employment agreements with our senior executive officers, as described below. Copies of these employment agreements are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as exhibits to our registration statements, annual reports and other filings under applicable rules. Our Board may adjust base salaries annually to reflect increases in the cost of living, but it has not done so to date. An executive’s base salary may also be increased if the executive’s workload substantially increases as a result of our business expansion. In addition, an executive’s base salary may be correspondingly adjusted if the salaries of all of our other employees are adjusted.

Xinrong Zhuo.    We have entered into an employment agreement with Xinrong Zhuo, our Chief Executive Officer for a term of three years ending on August 25, 2022. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Zhuo receives annual compensation of HKD$312,000, equal to US$40,226. In addition, Mr. Zhuo’s employment agreement provides for an annual bonus based on the executive’s performance and our financial performance. Annual bonuses will be determined by us in our sole discretion and will be approved by our Compensation Committee. Mr. Zhuo is eligible for participation in any standard employee benefit plan of the Company that currently exists or may be adopted by the Company in the future, but not limited to, any retirement plan, and travel holiday policy.

We may terminate Mr. Zhuo’s employment agreement with cause (as defined in his employment agreement) at any time with one-month written notice. If we dismiss Mr. Zhuo without cause (as defined in his employment agreement), or if he terminates his employment for good reason (as defined in his employment agreement), we will provide Mr. Zhuo with severance payment in cash in an amount equal to three months of his base salary at the then current rate. Under such circumstance, Mr. Zhuo agrees not to make any further claims for compensation for loss of office, accrued remuneration, fees, wrongful dismissal or any other claim whatsoever against the Company or its subsidiaries or the respective officers or employees of any of them. If Mr. Zhuo terminates his employment other than for good reason, he may resign upon three-month prior written notice to the Company.

Our employment agreement with Mr. Zhuo provides for the protection of confidential information and contains non-competition and non-solicitation provisions applicable for a term of two years following the termination of his employment.

LiMing Yung.    We entered into an employment agreement with LiMing Yung effective December 5, 2019. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Yung will receive annual compensation equal to US$180,000 plus an annual bonus of US$20,000. During the course of Mr. Yung’s employment, the Company will reimburse him for any reasonable and necessary fees (travel expenses, accommodation expenses, hospitality expenses and other actual expenses) incurred by him during the fulfilment of his duties under the agreement upon the production of relevant receipts and/or valid documentation of expenditure.

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Mr. Yung’s employment can be terminated with two month’s advance written notice by either party. During the term of his employment, Mr. Yung may not engage in any other employment or business without the prior written consent of the Company or engage in any business which is in competition with the business of the Company.

Summary Compensation of Named Executive Officers

Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreements that Messrs. Zhuo and Yung have with the Company, such executive officers are compensated by the Company for services provided to the Company and its subsidiaries.

The following table sets forth information concerning cash and non-cash compensation paid to our named executive officers for 2020, 2019 and 2018.

Name and Position		Year		Salary ($)			Bonus ($)			Stock Awards ($)			Option Awards ($)			All other compensation			Total
Xinrong Zhuo Chief Executive Officer		2020		$	40,226		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	40,226
		2019		$	39,936		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	39,936
		2018		$	39,791		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	39,791
LiMing Yung(1) Chief Financial Officer		2020		$	180,000		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	180,000
		2019		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

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(1)      LiMing Yung was appointed as Chief Financial Officer on December 5, 2019. Prior to such time he served as Senior Vice President. He was not a named executive officer in 2018.

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2020 Fiscal Year End

As of December 31, 2020, there were no outstanding equity awards for our named executive officers.

Long-Term Incentive Plans

There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers, except that our directors and executive officers may receive stock options at the discretion of our Compensation Committee. Although we do not have a formal broad based bonus plan, we may award bonuses on case-by-case basis depending on the terms of specific of employment agreements and other arrangements based on our financial performance as well as the executive’s performance which are determined by the Board in its sole discretion. We do not have any material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that stock options may be granted at the discretion of our Compensation Committee.

As of the date of this annual report, we have no compensatory plan or arrangement with respect to any officer that results or will result in the payment of compensation in any form from the resignation, retirement or any other termination of employment of such officer’s employment with our Company, from a change in control of our Company or a change in such officer’s responsibilities following a change in control.

Director Compensation

We did not pay compensation to any non-employee directors during the fiscal year 2020.

Our non-employee directors did not hold any outstanding option awards as of December 31, 2020.

We do not pay our directors in connection with attending individual Board meetings, but we reimburse our directors for expenses incurred in connection with such meetings.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

We have established procedures for identifying related parties and related party transactions, and for ensuring that any changes in the status of related parties are brought to the attention of the Board and management in a timely manner. For transactions with related parties in the ordinary course of business, such as customer sales, supply purchases, subcontracting or consulting services, we apply the same review and approval process as we would in the context of other commercial agreements. All such transactions with related parties are summarized and provided to our Audit Committee for review. For transactions with related parties outside the ordinary course of business, such as significant capital expenditures, capital raising activities and mergers and acquisitions, the transactions must be approved by our Audit Committee. In accordance with the Company’s Audit Committee charter, the Audit Committee reviews and approves any related-party transactions after reviewing each such transaction for potential conflicts of interests and other improprieties. The Company does not have a separate written policy for related-party transactions; however, such transactions are reported to the Audit Committee or the Company in accordance with the Company’s Code of Ethics.

The following is a summary of the significant related party transactions in which we engaged during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

From time to time, we made purchases from entities controlled by related parties. As of December 31, 2020, our outstanding accounts payable for Honglong Ocean Fishery Co., Ltd. (“Hong Long”), which is controlled by an immediate family member of our Chief Executive Officer, amounted to approximately $786,000. As of December 31, 2019, our outstanding accounts payable for Hong Long and Huna Lin amounted to approximately $270,000 and $1,437,000, respectively.

Our Chief Executive Officer and Hong Long, from time to time, have provided advances to us for working capital purposes. The advances are short-term in nature, non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable on demand. As of December 31, 2020, we owed nil to our Chief Executive Officer and Hong Long, respectively. By the year end December 31, 2019, we owed approximately $150,000 and nil from our Chief Executive Officer and Hong Long, respectively.

On July 31, 2012, the Company entered into a lease for office space with Ping Lin, spouse of the Company’s CEO (the “Office Lease”). Pursuant to the Office Lease, the annual rent is RMB 84,000 (approximately US$12,200) and the renewed Office Lease expired on July 31, 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2020, rent expense related to the Office Lease amounted to approximately $12,200. For the year ended December 31, 2019, rent expense related to the Office Lease amounted to approximately $12,200.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we purchased fuel, freight, fishing nets and other on-board consumables from Hong Long, Zhiyan Lin and Huna Lin of approximately $2,001,000, $3,000 and $11,280,000, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we purchased fuel, fishing nets and other on-board consumables from Hong Long, Zhiyan Lin and Huna Lin of approximately $5,021,000, nil and nil, respectively. Zhiyan Lin is a shareholder of Pingtan Fishing, and Huna Lin is an immediate family of Zhiyan Lin.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we purchased vessel maintenance service from Zhiyan Lin of approximately $7,000. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we purchased vessel maintenance service from Hong Long and Huna Lin of approximately nil and $481,119, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we purchased storage and transportation service from Hong Long and Fujian Jingfu Ocean Fishery Development Co., Ltd. (“Jingfu”) of approximately nil and $707,000, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we purchased storage and transportation service from Hong Long and Jingfu of approximately $114,000 and nil, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we purchased frozen shrimp from Global Deep Ocean of approximately $17,187,000. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we did not purchase frozen shrimp from Global Deep Ocean.

In December 2015, we entered into a pledge contract with The Export Import Bank of China pursuant to which we pledged 12 fishing vessels with carrying amounts of approximately US$3,622,000, as collateral to secure Hong Long’s $1,380,000 in long-term loans from the financial institution, which are due on November 28, 2021. In December 2019,

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we entered into another pledge contract with the Fujian Haixia Bank pursuant to which we pledged 1 fishing vessels with carrying amounts of approximately US$6,500,000, as collateral to secure Hong Long’s $15,300,000 in short-term loans from the financial institution, which are due on December 31, 2021.

In March 2018, we entered into a pledge contract with The Export Import Bank of China pursuant to which we pledged 11 fishing vessels with carrying amounts of approximately US$384,000, as collateral to secure Global Deep Ocean’s $16,900,000 in long-term loans from the financial institution, which are due on September 21, 2025. In September 2020, we entered into a pledge contract with The Export Import Bank of China pursuant to which we pledged 11 fishing vessels with carrying amounts of approximately US$19,900,000, as collateral to secure Global Deep Ocean’s $76,600,000 in long-term loans from the financial institution, which are due on March 8, 2022.

From time to time, our related parties provided guarantee and collateral for our bank borrowings, see Note 11 — Bank Loans to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on the Annual Report.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table provides the number and percentage of our ordinary shares beneficially owned as of the record date of November 3, 2021, based on 85,940,965 of our ordinary shares outstanding as of such date by:

•        each shareholder or group of affiliated shareholders, who owns more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock;

•        each of our named executive officers;

•        each of our directors; and

•        all of our directors and executive officers as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Commission, and generally includes voting power and/or investment power with respect to the securities held. Ordinary shares subject to options and warrants currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of November 3, 2021, or issuable upon conversion of convertible securities which are currently convertible or convertible within 60 days of November 3, 2021, are deemed outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding those options, warrants or convertible securities for purposes of computing the number of ordinary shares and percentage of ordinary shares beneficially owned by that person, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage beneficially owned by any other person. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table, and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons or entities named have sole voting and investment power with respect to all of our ordinary shares shown as beneficially owned by them.

Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes, the principal address of each of the shareholders below is c/o Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd., 18/F, Zhongshan Building A, No. 154 Hudong Road, Fuzhou, P.R.C. 350001.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner		Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned		Percent of Ordinary Shares Outstanding
Xinrong Zhuo(1)		45,402,355		52.8	%
Lin Lin		—		—
Lin Bao		—		—
XingAn Lin		—		—
Zengbiao Zhu		—		—
LiMing Yung		500		0.0	%
All Officers and Directors as a Group (total of 6 persons)		45,402,855		52.8	%

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(1)      Represents 15,780,000 shares held by Heroic Treasure Limited, of which Mr. Zhuo is the controlling shareholder, and 28,079,868 shares held by Mars Harvest Co., Ltd., of which Mr. Zhuo is the sole shareholder and 1,542,487 shares held by Mr. Zhuo directly.

Change in Control

We are not aware of any arrangements including any pledge by any person of our securities, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the registrant.

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DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF MEMBER PROPOSALS FOR 2022

Proposals to Be Included in Proxy Statement

Members are hereby notified that if they wish a proposal to be included in our proxy statement and form of proxy relating to our 2022 annual general meeting of members, they must deliver a written copy of their proposal to our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices no later than 120 calendar days in advance of the one year anniversary of the date our proxy statement was released to members pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. Under the rules of the Commission, any member who wishes to submit a proposal for inclusion in the proxy statement for our 2022 annual general meeting of members must submit a written copy of such proposal to our executive offices on or before July 15, 2022.

If the date of our 2022 annual general meeting has been changed by more than 30 days from the date of our 2021 annual general meeting, members’ written notices must be received by us a reasonable time before we begin to print and mail proxy materials for our 2022 annual general meeting.

Proposals to Be Submitted for the Annual General Meeting

Additionally, under Rule 14a-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act, a member may wish to have a proposal presented at the 2022 annual general meeting but not to have such proposal included in the proxy statement. If notice of any such proposal is not received by the Company at its principal executive office on or before September 28, 2022 (45 calendar days prior to the anniversary of the mailing date of the mailing of this year’s proxy statement), then such proposal will be considered “untimely” for purposes of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 14a-4(c), and we will be allowed to use our discretionary voting authority under proxies solicited by us if such proposal is raised at such annual general meeting of members, without any discussion of the matter in the proxy statement.

We were not notified of any member proposals to be addressed at this Annual General Meeting, and will therefore be allowed to use our discretionary voting authority if any member proposals are raised at the Annual General Meeting.

Mailing Instructions

Proposals should be delivered to Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd., 18/F, Zhongshan Building A, No. 154 Hudong Road, Fuzhou, PRC, 350001, Attention: Corporate Secretary. To avoid controversy and establish timely receipt by the Company, it is suggested that members send their proposals by certified mail, return receipt requested.

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OTHER MATTERS

Our Board knows of no other matters to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Annual General Meeting, then the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote the shares they represent in their discretion.

The Commission has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (e.g., brokers, banks and nominees) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports with respect to two or more shareholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement and annual report addressed to those shareholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially means extra convenience for shareholders and cost savings for companies and intermediaries.

This year, a number of brokers, banks and nominees with account holders who are our shareholders may be householding our proxy materials. In such circumstances, a single proxy statement will be delivered to multiple shareholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received by the broker, bank or nominee from one or more of the affected shareholders. We have not initiated householding with respect to the small number of our record holders, because such householding would increase our costs. If, at any time, you would like to receive a separate copy of our proxy statement and annual report, we will promptly send you an additional copy upon written or oral request directed to our Secretary c/o Corporate Secretary, Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd., 18/F, Zhongshan Building A, No. 154 Hudong Road, Fuzhou, P.R.C. 350001, [phone]. If you are a beneficial owner, you can request additional copies of the proxy statement and the Annual Report. If your shares are held in “street name,” you can request a change in your householding status by notifying your broker, bank or nominee. Shareholders who currently receive multiple copies of the proxy statement at their address and would like to request householding of their communications should contact our Secretary at the address listed above.

To the extent that this Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference into any other filing by us under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, the sections of this Proxy Statement entitled “Compensation Committee Report” and “Audit Committee Report” (to the extent permitted by the rules of the Commission) will not be deemed incorporated unless specifically provided otherwise in such filing.

The final results of the balloting at the Annual General Meeting will appear in our Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days of the Annual General Meeting.

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual General Meeting of Members ofPINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD. To Be Held On: December 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. local time at 18/F. Zhongshan Building A, No. 154 Hudong Road, Fuzhou, PRC, 350001 COMPANY NUMBER ACCOUNT NUMBER CONTROL NUMBER This communication is not a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. To facilitate timely delivery please make the request as instructed below before 12/11/21. Please visit http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/17096, where the following materials are available for view: Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders Proxy Statement Form of Electronic Proxy Card Annual Report on Form 10-K TO REQUEST MATERIAL: TELEPHONE: 888-Proxy-NA (888-776-9962) 718-921-8562 (for international callers) E-MAIL: [e-mail] WEBSITE: https://us.astfinancial.com/OnlineProxyVoting/ProxyVoting/RequestMaterials TO VOTE: ONLINE: To access your online proxy card, please visit www.voteproxy.com and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. You may enter your voting instructions at www.voteproxy.com up until 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the cut-off or meeting date. IN PERSON: You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting. TELEPHONE: To vote by telephone, please visit www.voteproxy.com to view the materials and to obtain the toll free number to call. MAIL: You may request a card by following the instructions above. 1. A resolution to elect Mr. XingAn Lin and Mr. Lin Lin as the Class C directors to serve for threeyear terms to expire at the 2024 annual general meeting of members or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Nominee: Mr. XingAn Lin Nominee: Mr. Lin Lin 2. To ratify the appointment of Wei, Wei & Co, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 1 AND “FOR” PROPOSAL 2. Please note that you cannot use this notice to vote by mail.

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD. December 23, 2021 PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS INTERNET - Access “www.voteproxy.com” and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. Have your proxy card available when you access the web page. TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) in the United States or 1-718-921-8500 from foreign countries from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your proxy card available when you call. Vote online/phone until 11:59 PM EST the day before the meeting. MAIL - Sign, date and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. IN PERSON - You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting. GO GREEN - e-Consent makes it easy to go paperless. With e-Consent, you can quickly access your proxy material, statements and other eligible documents online, while reducing costs, clutter and paper waste. Enroll today via www.astfinancial.com to enjoy online access. COMPANY NUMBER ACCOUNT NUMBER NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL: The Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2020 fiscal year are available at http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/17096 Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via the Internet. 00000330300000000000 8 122321 THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 1 AND “FOR” PROPOSAL 2. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE. THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, OR IF NO CONTRARY DIRECTION IS INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED FOR ELECTION OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES AND FOR RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF WEI, WEI & CO, LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2021. THIS PROXY ALSO CONFERS DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY ON THE PROXY HOLDERS TO VOTE AS TO ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE PROPERLY BROUGHT BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING. 1. A resolution to elect Mr. XingAn Lin and Mr. Lin Lin as the Class C directors to serve for threeyear terms to expire at the 2024 annual general meeting of members or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Nominee: Mr. XingAn Lin Nominee: Mr. Lin Lin FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN To ratify the appointment of Wei, Wei & Co, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual General Meeting. This proxy when properly executed will be voted as directed herein by the undersigned members. To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. Signature of Member Date: Signature of Member Date: Note: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD. December 23, 2021 GO GREEN e-Consent makes it easy to go paperless. With e-Consent, you can quickly access your proxy material, statements and other eligible documents online, while reducing costs, clutter and paper waste. Enroll today via www.astfinancial.com to enjoy online access. NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL: The Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2020 fiscal year are available at http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/17096 Please sign, date and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided. 00000330300000000000 8 122321 THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 1 AND “FOR” PROPOSAL 2. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE. X THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, OR IF NO CONTRARY DIRECTION IS INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED FOR ELECTION OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES AND FOR RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF WEI, WEI & CO, LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2021. THIS PROXY ALSO CONFERS DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY ON THE PROXY HOLDERS TO VOTE AS TO ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE PROPERLY BROUGHT BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING. To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method. 1. A resolution to elect Mr. XingAn Lin and Mr. Lin Lin as the Class C directors to serve for threeyear terms to expire at the 2024 annual general meeting of members or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Nominee: Mr. XingAn Lin Nominee: Mr. Lin Lin 2. To ratify the appointment of Wei, Wei & Co, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual General Meeting. This proxy when properly executed will be voted as directed herein by the undersigned members. Signature of Member Date: Signature of Member Date: Note: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person

 

0 PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD. Proxy Solicited by the Board of Directors for the Annual General Meeting of Members to Be Held December 23, 2021 The undersigned member(s) of PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LTD., a Cayman Islands corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual General Meeting of Members and Proxy Statement and hereby appoints Xinrong Zhuo and LiMing (Micheal) Yung, and either of them acting singly in the absence of the other, with full power of substitution and revocation, as proxy and attorney-in-fact on behalf and in the name and place of the undersigned, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote all of the ordinary shares that the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present at the Annual General Meeting of Members of Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. to be held on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at the Company’s headquarters located at 18/F. Zhongshan Building A, No. 154 Hudong Road, Fuzhou, PRC, 350001, at 10:00 AM local time, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, upon the matters set forth in the Notice of Annual General Meeting of Members and Proxy Statement, hereby revoking any proxies heretofore given, to vote all ordinary shares of the Company held or owned by the undersigned as directed on the reverse side of this proxy card, and in their discretion upon such other matters as may come before the meeting. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side.) 1.1 14475