XD Inc. — Capital/Financing Update 2019

May 14, 2019

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ANNOUNCEMENT ON COMPLETION OF SHARE PURCHASE OF THE FIRST PHASE OF EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP PLAN

References are made to the announcement of Chongqing Iron & Steel Company Limited (the “ Company ”) dated 22 March 2018 in relation to proposed adoption of employee share ownership plan, the circular of the Company dated 25 April 2018 in relation to, among other things, proposed adoption of employee share ownership plan and the further announcement on employee share ownership plan of the Company dated 20 December 2018.

The Company convened the 15[th] meeting of the seventh session of the board of directors (the “ Board ”) and the 18[th] meeting of the seventh session of the supervisory committee on 20 March 2018 and the 2017 annual general meeting on 15 May 2018, at which the Proposal for the Employee Share Ownership Plan from 2018 to 2020 (Draft) of Chongqing Iron & Steel Company Limited and its Summary (《關於〈重 慶鋼鐵股份有限公司 2018 年至 2020 年員工持股計劃（草案 )〉及其摘要的 議案》) and other proposals were considered and approved. The Company convened the 5[th] meeting of the eighth session of the board of directors and the 4[th] meeting of the eighth session of the supervisory committee on 18 December 2018, at which the Proposal in relation to the First Phase of Employee Share Ownership Plan of the Company (《關於公司第一期員工持股計劃的議案》) and other proposals were considered and approved. For details, please refer to the relevant announcements of the Company published on the China Securities Journal, Shanghai Securities News, Securities Times and Securities Daily, the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (http://www.sse.com.cn) and the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (http://www.hkex.com.hk) on 22 March 2018, 16 May 2018 and 20 December 2018, respectively.

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In accordance with relevant provisions of Guiding Opinions on the Implementation of the Pilot Program on Employee Share Ownership Plans by Listed Companies (《關 於上市公司實施員工持股計劃試點的指導意見》) and Work Guideline on Disclosure of Information of Employee Share Ownership Plans of Listed Companies on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (《上海證券交易所上市公司員工持股計劃資 訊披露工作指引》), the Company hereby announces the progress of implementation of the first phase of employee share ownership plan as follows:

As at 14 May 2019, according to the Single Asset Management Plan of Huatai Asset Management for Employee Share Ownership Plan No. 1 of Chongqing Iron & Steel ( 華泰資管重慶鋼鐵員工持股計劃 1 號單一資產管理計劃 ), an aggregate of 24,791,400 A shares of the Company, representing approximately 0.28% of the total share capital of the Company, have been purchased by way of centralized bidding in the secondary market at an average transaction price of approximately RMB1.97 per share for the first phase of employee share ownership plan, and the transaction amount was approximately RMB48.7831 million.

So far, the Company has completed the share purchase for the first phase of employee share ownership plan, and the shares purchased for the share ownership plan shall be subject to a lock-up period commencing from 15 May 2019 to 14 May 2020 according to regulations.

The Company will fulfill the subsequent obligations on information disclosure in a timely manner in strict accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

By order of the Board Chongqing Iron & Steel Company Limited Meng Xiangyun Secretary to the Board

Chongqing, the PRC, 15 May 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are: Mr. Zhou Zhuping (Non-executive Director), Mr. Li Yongxiang (Executive Director), Mr. Tu Deling (Executive Director), Mr. Zhang Shuogong (Executive Director), Mr. Xu Yixiang (Independent Non-executive Director), Mr. Xin Qingquan (Independent Non-executive Director) and Mr. Wong Chunwa (Independent Non-executive Director).

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