Gelonghui, September 9, 丨 Haitong Hengxin (01905.HK) announced that the board of directors of the company learned of a suspension notice issued by Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (stock code: 6837) (“Haitong Securities”) on September 5, 2024, that Haitong Securities and Cathay Junan Securities Co., Ltd. (stock code: 2611) (“Cathay Junan Securities”) have signed a legally binding cooperation agreement to carry out a merger by means of a proposed absorption merger and share exchange by Guotai Junan Securities.

After an inquiry with Haitong Securities and based on the company's understanding, other than the information contained in the announcement, there is currently no information on the proposed transaction or other matters constituting company insider information to be disclosed under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Regulations. If necessary, the company will publish further announcements in due course.

At the company's request, (i) the company's shares, (ii) the USD 0.2 billion note due 2025 (stock code: 5215) issued by Haitong UT Brilliant Limited and guaranteed by the company (stock code: 5215) and (iii) the RMB 1 billion note issued by Haitong UT Brilliant Limited and guaranteed by the company with 3.65 percent interest due 2027 (stock code: 84497) (all on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited (“Hong Kong Stock Exchange”) listed on the Main Board) has suspended trading with effect from 9:00 a.m. on September 6, 2024 (Friday). The company has applied to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to resume trading of these securities from 9:00 a.m. on September 10, 2024 (Tuesday).