China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited — Earnings Release 2025

Nov 21, 2025

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China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited

中國楓葉教育集團有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1317)

POSITIVE PROFIT ALERT

This announcement is made by China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited (the "Company", together with its subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities, the "Group") pursuant to Rule 13.09 of the Rules ("Listing Rules") Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("Stock Exchange") and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined under the Listing Rules).

The board of directors ("Board") of the Company wishes to inform the shareholders of the Company ("Shareholders") and potential investors that, based on the preliminary assessment of the unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Group for the year ended 31 August 2025 ("FY2025") and the information currently available ("Available Information"), as compared to the year ended 31 August 2024 ("FY2024"), the Group expects to record a profit attributable to owners of the Company of not less than RMB300.0 million for FY2025 as compared to the profit of approximately RMB15.5 million for FY2024. Based on the Available Information, the Board considers that the substantial increase in profit is mainly attributable to:

(a) a substantial increase in other gains and losses from a loss of approximately RMB4.0 million for FY2024 to a gain of not less than RMB225.0 million as a result of (i) the non-recurrence of the loss arising from fair value changes of convertible bonds of approximately RMB28.2 million which was recorded in FY2024 upon their full repayment; (ii) the gain on bargain purchase of a subsidiary while there was no such a gain for FY2024; and (iii) the gain on derecognition of other payable to deregistered related parties while there was no such a gain for FY2024; and
(b) a substantial decrease in finance costs in FY2025 as a result of the decrease in interest expenses on secured bank and other borrowings and the absence of interest expense on convertible bonds in FY2025 as a result of the full repayment of convertible bonds during FY2024.

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GENERAL

The Company is still in the course of finalising its financial results for FY2025. The information contained in this announcement is only based on the preliminary assessment made by the Board with reference to the Available Information and may be subject to adjustment and change. The unaudited consolidated management accounts have not been reviewed by the auditors of the Company nor the audit committee of the Board. Shareholders and potential investors of the Company are advised to read the annual results of the Group which will be disclosed in the annual results announcement to be published by the Company by the end of November 2025.

Shareholders and potential investors of the Company are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the securities of the Company.

By Order of the Board
China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited
Shu Liang Sherman Jen
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong, 21 November 2025

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Shu Liang Sherman Jen, Mr. James William Beeke and Mr. King Pak Lau as executive directors; and Mr. Peter Humphrey Owen, Ms. Wai Fong Wong and Mr. Ming Sang Chow as independent non-executive directors.

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