GF Securities Co., Ltd. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025

Jan 20, 2025

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GF SECURITIES CO., LTD.

廣發證券股份有限公司

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

(Stock Code: 1776)

NOTICE OF THE 2025 FIRST CLASS MEETING OF H SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2025 first class meeting of H shareholders (the "Class Meeting of H Shareholders") of GF Securities Co., Ltd. (the "Company") will be held immediately after the conclusion of the 2025 first extraordinary general meeting and the 2025 first class meeting of A shareholders on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at Conference Room 4008, 40th Floor, GF Securities Tower, 26 Machang Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, the PRC or any adjournment thereof to consider and, if thought fit, approve the following resolution.

SPECIAL RESOLUTION

1. To consider and approve the resolution regarding the change of use and cancellation of the repurchased A shares.

By order of the Board

GF Securities Co., Ltd.

Lin Chuanhui

Chairman

Guangzhou, the PRC

January 20, 2025

As at the date of this notice, the Board of the Company 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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Notes:

1. Details of the aforesaid resolution are set out in the circular of the Company dated January 20, 2025 (the "Circular").

2. Pursuant to the requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, all votes of shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll. Therefore, the resolution as set out in the notice of the Class Meeting of H Shareholders will be voted by poll. Results of the poll voting will be published on the HKExnews website of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited at www.hkexnews.hk and the website of the Company at www.gf.com.cn upon the conclusion of the Class Meeting of H Shareholders.

3. Any shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Class Meeting of H Shareholders convened by the above notice is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote on his/her behalf at the meeting. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.

4. In order to be valid, the instrument appointing a proxy together with the power of attorney or other authorization document, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power of attorney or authorization document, should be completed and deposited the Company's H share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (for H shareholders), no less than 24 hours before the time appointed for holding the Class Meeting of H Shareholders. Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, the Company's H share registrar, is located at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (phone: (852)2862 8555). Completion and return of the proxy form will not preclude a shareholder from attending and voting at the Class Meeting of H Shareholders in person should he/she so wish.

5. In order to determine the H shareholders' entitlement to attend the Class Meeting of H Shareholders, the H share register of members of the Company will be closed from Monday, February 10, 2025 to Thursday, February 13, 2025 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. In order for H shareholders to attend the Class Meeting of H Shareholders, all share transfer, documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Company's H share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 2025. H shareholders who are registered with Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited on or before the aforementioned date are entitled to attend the Class Meeting of H Shareholders.

6. In the case of joint shareholders, if more than one of them are present at the meeting, either in person or by proxy, the vote of the senior joint shareholder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint shareholder(s). For this purpose, seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint shareholding.

7. The Class Meeting of H Shareholders is expected to last for no more than half a day. Shareholders or their proxies attending the meeting shall be responsible for their own travelling and accommodation expenses. Shareholders or their proxies shall produce their identity documents when attending the Class Meeting of H Shareholders.

8. If the Class Meeting of H Shareholders fails to be held due to any severe weather occurs on the date of the Class Meeting of H Shareholders or force majeure or for other special reasons, the Class Meeting of H Shareholders may be delayed to a later date and/or time or terminated (as decided by the Company). The Company will upload an announcement on the HKExnews website of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (www.hkexnews.hk) and the website of the Company (www.gf.com.cn) to state the delay or termination of the Class Meeting of H Shareholders (failure to upload the announcement timely for any reason will not affect the decision to delay or terminate the Class Meeting of H Shareholders). Shareholders may also contact the H Share registrar or the office of the Board for enquiries.