DFZQ — Capital/Financing Update 2016

Nov 11, 2016

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(A joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability under the Chinese corporate name “ 東方證券股份有限公司 ” and carrying on business in Hong Kong as “ 東方證券 ” (in Chinese) and “DFZQ” (in English))

(Stock Code: 03958)

VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT ON PURCHASE OF CERTAIN SHARES IN DRAGONITE INTERNATIONAL BY SUBSIDIARY OF ORIENT SECURITIES CAPITAL

The board of directors (the “ Board ”) of 東方證券股份有限公司(the “ Company ”) hereby announces that on November 10, 2016, Golden Power Group Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanghai Orient Securities Capital Investment Co., Ltd. (上海東方證券資本投資有限公司) (“ Orient Securities Capital ”, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company), entered into an agreement with Goldfame Luck Limited (“ GLL ”), pursuant to which, Golden Power Group Limited has agreed to purchase 301,000,000 shares of Dragonite International Limited (“ Dragonite International ”, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability and listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the stock code of 329) held by GLL at the consideration of HK$1.59 per share, representing approximately 28.4% of the issued share capital of Dragonite International. The total consideration for such transaction is HK$478,590,000. To the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Board having made all reasonable enquiries, both GLL and Dragonite International are independent third parties of the Company.

Golden Power Group Limited is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands by East Milestone Company Limited (東石發展有限公司), a Hong Kong incorporated subsidiary of Orient Ruiyi (Shanghai) Investment Management Co., Ltd. (東方睿義(上海)投資管理有限公司) which is in turn a subsidiary of Orient Securities Capital.

This transaction is an overseas investment by the subsidiary of Orient Securities Capital to expand and develop its overseas investment business by fully exploring overseas markets.

This transaction has not been completed. Investors are advised to be mindful of investment risks.

By order of the Board of Directors PAN Xinjun Chairman

Shanghai, PRC November 11, 2016

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors comprises Mr. PAN Xinjun and Mr. JIN Wenzhong as executive Directors; Mr. WU Jianxiong, Mr. ZHANG Qian, Mr. WU Junhao, Mr. CHEN Bin, Mr. LI Xiang, Ms. HUANG Laifang and Mr. ZHOU Yao as non-executive Directors; and Mr. LI Zhiqiang, Mr. XU Guoxiang, Mr. TAO Xiuming, Mr. WEI Anning, Mr. PAN Fei and Mr. XU Zhiming as independent nonexecutive Directors.