Hongjiu Fruit (06689) announced that the company has been informed that Mr. Deng Hongjiu, the controlling shareholder, chairman and executive director of the company, has pledged 9 million shares of the company's non-publicly traded stock, equivalent to approximately 2.38% of Mr. Deng's total direct shareholding in the company, to East West Bancorp (China) Limited (the lender) as collateral for a bank credit facility in the total amount of USD 13 million or its equivalent in RMB provided by the lender to the company. As of the date of this announcement, Mr. Deng has pledged a total of approximately 13.96% of the company's issued shares as collateral.