Sichuan Shudao Equipment & Technology (300540.SZ) intends to participate in the establishment of the Shudao (Sichuan) Gas Industry Equity Investment Fund.

Sichuan Shudao Equipment & Technology (300540.SZ) announced that, in order to meet strategic development needs and accelerate the implementation of industrial layout optimization and merger and acquisition projects, to help the company continuously build a complete industrial gas, clean energy, and hydrogen energy industry platform, the company plans to jointly establish the Sichuan Gas Industry Equity Investment Fund (Limited Partnership) with Shudao Capital Fusion (Sichuan) Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shudao Capital Fusion Management Company") and Shudao (Sichuan) Equity Investment Fund Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shudao Equity Fund Company"), mainly focusing on establishing sub-funds or conducting direct equity investments in the fields of industrial gases (including specialty gases, electronic gases), LNG, and hydrogen energy. The fund size is 2 billion yuan, with Sichuan Shudao Equipment & Technology subscribing 1 billion yuan as LP, accounting for 50.00%; Shudao Equity Fund Company subscribing 998 million yuan as LP, accounting for 49.90%; Shudao Capital Fusion Management Company subscribing 2 million yuan as GP, accounting for 0.10%. The first installment of the fund will be in place with 10 million yuan, used for filing with the China Securities Investment Fund Industry Association. Subsequent contributions will be made based on the investment decision amount of investment projects and operational needs of the partnership, in accordance with the proportion of subscribed contributions of each partner in the fund, with the specific contribution amount and contribution date subject to the payment notice issued by the fund manager.