Northann Corp. Elects Dat Nguyen to the Board of Directors

FORT LAWN, S.C. — October 16, 2026 — Northann Corp. (the “Company”) disclosed that on October 12, 2026, the Board of Directors voted to elect Mr. Dat Nguyen to serve as a director of the Company to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Lin Li. Mr. Nguyen will serve as a member of the Board’s Audit, Nominating and Compensation Committees.

The Board determined that Mr. Nguyen qualifies as an independent director under the NYSE American Listed Company Guide and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and that he is “financially literate” as described in Section 303A.07 of the Listing Rules. With the appointment of Mr. Nguyen, the Board returns to its full complement of five members, including three independent directors.

Mr. Nguyen has more than 20 years of technology consulting and corporate leadership experience. Since 2018, he has served as an angel investor, strategic advisor, and executive to startups in artificial intelligence, blockchain, and quantum-safe cybersecurity in Canada, the United States, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. From January to October 2017, Mr. Nguyen was a partner leading the Technology Advisory Practice of EY Indochina. From November 2015 to June 2016, he was Country Head of Grab Vietnam, and from August 2012 to September 2015, he was Country Director of Accenture Vietnam and a member of the Accenture ASEAN Leadership Council. Mr. Nguyen holds a B.A.Sc. in Engineering and a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Ottawa, and completed executive education programs at Harvard Kennedy School and MIT Sloan.

See the Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 16, 2026, available on SEC EDGAR.