GF Securities Co., Ltd. — Share Issue/Capital Change 2026

Feb 13, 2026

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GF SECURITIES CO., LTD.

廣發証券股份有限公司

(A joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code: 1776)

ANNOUNCEMENT ON COMPLETION OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL REGISTRATION FOR CHANGE OF REGISTERED CAPITAL AND AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

References are made to (i) the circular and notice of the 2025 second extraordinary general meeting (the "EGM") of GF Securities Co., Ltd. (the "Company") dated November 6, 2025, and the announcement on the poll results of the EGM dated November 26, 2025 of the Company, in relation to the grant of a general mandate to the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") to issue H shares of the Company ("H Share(s)"); and (ii) the announcements of the Company dated January 7, 2026 and January 14, 2026, in relation to, among other things, the placing of a total of 219,000,000 H Shares by the Company to eligible independent investors at a placing price of HK\$18.15 per share (the "H Share Placing").

At the EGM, the shareholders of the Company authorized the Board to approve the increased registered capital of the Company after the issuance of new shares and to amend the relevant provisions in the Company's articles of association (the "Articles of Association") relating to the total share capital and shareholding structure, and authorized the Company's management to complete the relevant procedures.

On January 14, 2026, the Company completed the H Share Placing. The total number of shares of the Company was changed to 7,824,845,511 shares. The registered capital was increased by RMB219,000,000 from RMB7,605,845,511 to RMB7,824,845,511. The Company has recently completed the industrial and commercial registration for change of the increase in registered capital and obtained the renewed business license issued by Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation. The corresponding provisions under the Articles of Association have been amended. Details of the amendments are set out below:

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Existing Provision		New Provision		Reason for
Article	Content of Provision	Article	Content of Provision	Amendments
Article 5	The registered capital o f t h e C o m p a n y i s RMB7,605,845,511.	Article 5	The registered capital o f t h e C o m p a n y i s RMB7,824,845,511.	The Company has completed the H Share Placing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited pursuant to the general mandate, with the number of the Company's H S h a r e s i nc r e a s e d by 219,0 0 0,0 0 0 sha res a nd the total number of shares increased from 7,605,845,511 s ha res to 7,824,845,511 shares. The Company has completed the industrial and commercial registration for change of the increase in registered capit a l in connection with the H Share Placing.
Article 21	T he tot a l nu mb er of shares of the Company is 7,605,845,511 shares, all of which are ordinary sha res, a mong wh ich 5,9 0 4,0 49,311 s h a r e s a r e h e l d b y h o l d e r s o f d o m e s t i c s h a r e s ( he r ei na f t e r r efe r r e d to as "A Shares") and 1,701,796,200 shares are held by holders of overseas l ist e d foreig n sha res (hereinafter referred to as "H Shares"). ⋯⋯	Article 21	T he tot a l nu mb er of shares of the Company is 7,824,845,511 shares, all of which are ordinary sha res, a mong wh ich 5,9 0 4,0 49,311 s h a r e s a r e h e l d b y h o l d e r s o f d o m e s t i c s h a r e s ( he r ei na f t e r r efe r r e d to as "A Shares") and 1,920,796,200 shares are held by holders of overseas l ist e d foreig n sha res (hereinafter referred to as "H Shares"). ⋯⋯

The amended Articles of Association will be published on the websites of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (www.gf.com.cn), respectively. Shareholders of the Company are reminded that the Articles of Association is the translation of the Chinese original. Should there be any discrepancy between the Chinese and English versions of the Articles of Association, the Chinese version shall prevail.

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

Guangzhou, the PRC February 13, 2026

As at the date of this announcement, 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.