Central China Securities Co., Ltd. — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Jan 4, 2021

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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 “中原証券股份有限公司” and carrying on business in Hong Kong as “中州証券”) (Stock Code: 01375)

ANNOUNCEMENT ON RESULTS OF REDUCTION OF SHAREHOLDING BY WAY OF CENTRALIZED BIDDING BY SHAREHOLDER

References are made to the announcements of Central China Securities Co., Ltd. (the “ Company ”) dated 10 June 2020 and 29 September 2020 (collectively, the “ Announcements ”), respectively, in relation to the proposed reduction of shareholding in the Company by Bohai Industrial Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.* (渤海產業 投資基金管理有限公司) (holding the Company’s A shares on behalf of Bohai Industrial Investment Fund* (渤海產業投資基金), “ Bohai Company ”), a substantial shareholder of the Company (the “ Proposed Reduction ”). Before the implementation of the Proposed Reduction, Bohai Company held 534,309,767 A shares of the Company, representing approximately 13.81% of the total share capital of the Company. Such shares were issued before the initial public offering and listing of A shares of the Company and were released from sale restrictions on 3 January 2018. Bohai Company planned to reduce its shareholding in the Company by not more than 77,381,414 A shares by way of centralized bidding within 6 months after 15 trading days from 11 June 2020, and the total number of shares to be reduced shall not exceed 1% of the total number of shares of the Company for any 90 consecutive days, and the price for shares involved in the reduction shall be determined based on the market price.

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During the period from 6 July 2020 to 2 January 2021, Bohai Company reduced its shareholding in the Company by 77,381,316 shares by way of centralized bidding, representing approximately 1.67% of the total number of shares of the Company. The price range for the reduction is between RMB5.11 per share to RMB6.60 per share. Considering the passive dilution of Bohai Company’s shareholding following the completion of the non-public issuance of 773,814,000 new A shares by the Company on 30 July 2020 and the disposal of 25,189,900 A shares by Bohai Company by way of block trading during the aforementioned reduction period, as at the date of this announcement, Bohai Company held 431,738,551 A shares of the Company (tradable shares not subject to trading moratorium), representing approximately 9.30% of the total number of shares of the Company. The period of the Proposed Reduction has expired and the Proposed Reduction has been completed. The actual implementation of reduction of shareholding is in accord with the Proposed Reduction previously disclosed in the Announcements.

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

Henan, the PRC 4 January 2021

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises executive directors Mr. JIAN Mingjun and Mr. CHANG Junsheng, non-executive directors Mr. LI Xingjia, Mr. WANG Lixin, Mr. TIAN Shengchun, Mr. ZHANG Xiaoqi and Mr. LU Benson Cheng, and independent non-executive directors Mr. YUEN Chi Wai, Mr. NING Jincheng, Mr. YU Xugang and Ms. ZHANG Dongming.

• For identification purposes only

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