Central China Securities Co., Ltd. — Capital/Financing Update 2016

Nov 25, 2016

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Central China Securities Co., Ltd.

(a joint stock company incorporated in 2002 in Henan Province, the People’s Republic of China with limited liability under the Chinese corporate name “ 中原證券股份有限公司 ” and carrying on business in Hong Kong as “ 中州證券 ”) (Stock Code: 01375)

CSRC APPROVAL OF A SHARE ISSUE

References are made to the announcements of the Company dated 29 September 2014, 14 November 2014, 1 December 2014, 5 December 2014, 19 October 2015, 7 December 2015, 29 December 2015, 2 February 2016, 23 March 2016, 22 June 2016, 29 September 2016, 14 October 2016, 4 November 2016, 9 November 2016 and 18 November 2016 and the circulars of the Company dated 29 October 2014, 20 November 2015, 8 March 2016 and 3 November 2016, relating to, among other things, the proposed A Share Issue and the relevant matters. Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used herein have the same meanings as defined in the announcement of the Company dated 4 November 2016.

The Board is pleased to announce that the CSRC notified the Company officially in writing on 25 November 2016 and announced on the same day that the A Share Issue has been approved. The number of shares to be issued in respect of the A Share Issue with a valid period of 12 months from the date of approval will be no more than 700,000,000 A Shares.

The Company will keep the Shareholders and potential investors informed of further development in relation to the A Share Issue in accordance with the Listing Rules and applicable laws and regulations.

By order of the Board of Central China Securities Co., Ltd. Jian Mingjun Chairman

Henan, the PRC 25 November 2016

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises executive Directors Mr. JIAN Mingjun and Mr. ZHOU Xiaoquan, non-executive Directors Mr. LI Xingjia, Mr. WANG Lixin, Mr. ZHANG Qiang, Mr. ZHANG Xiaoqi and Mr. YU Zeyang, and independent non-executive Directors Mr. YUAN Dejun, Mr. YUEN Chi Wai, Mr. NING Jincheng and Mr. YU Xugang.