GF Securities Co., Ltd. — Capital/Financing Update 2024

Sep 12, 2024

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NOTICE OF LISTING ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LIMITED

GF FINANCIAL HOLDINGS BVI LTD.

(Incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability)

(the “Issuer”)

U.S.$300,000,000 Floating Rate Guaranteed Bonds due 2027 (the “Bonds”) (Stock Code: 5203)

unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by

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(A joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)

(Hong Kong Stock Exchange Stock Code: 1776; Shenzhen Stock Exchange Stock Code: 000776)

(the “Guarantor”)

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Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners

GF Securities		China CITIC Bank	ICBC International	ICBC International
		International
Standard Chartered Bank Industrial Bank Co., Ltd.			Bank of Communications
		Hong Kong Branch
China Minsheng Banking ICBC (Asia)			ABC International
Corp., Ltd.,
Hong Kong Branch
Bank of China		Shanghai Pudong		CMBC Capital
		Development Bank
		Hong Kong Branch
Bank of China (Hong Kong) CCB International			CMB Wing Lung Bank
				Limited
HSBC		China	Construction Bank (Asia)
	Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners
ICBC (Macau)		Mirae Asset SPDB International		Nanyang
				Commercial Bank
CNCB Capital	Agricultural Bank of BOC International			China Galaxy
		China Limited		International
	Hong Kong Branch
China International	China Securities CMB International			Flow Capital
Capital Corporation		International
Haitong International		Hua Xia Bank Huatai International		Orient Securities
		Co., Limited		(Hong Kong)
	Hong Kong Branch

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Application has been made to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited for the listing of and permission to deal in the Bonds by way of debt issues to professional investors (as defined in Chapter 37 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited) only as described in the offering circular relating thereto dated 5 September 2024. Permission for the listing of, and dealing in, the Bonds is expected to become effective on 13 September 2024.

By order of the Board GF Securities Co., Ltd. Lin Chuanhui Chairman

Guangzhou, the PRC 12 September 2024

As at the date of this announcement, the sole director of the Issuer is Mr. WU Dehua.

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Guarantor comprises Mr. Lin Chuanhui, Mr. Qin Li, Ms. Sun Xiaoyan and Mr. Xiao Xuesheng as executive Directors; Mr. Li Xiulin, Mr. Shang Shuzhi and Mr. Guo Jingyi as non-executive Directors; and Ms. Leung Shek Ling Olivia, Mr. Li Wenjing, Mr. Zhang Chuang and Mr. Wang Dashu as independent non-executive Directors.

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