BRETON (01333) executive director and controlling shareholder Chen Fangming increased holdings of 75,000 shares.

BRETON (01333) announced that the Board of Directors has been informed by Mr. Chen Fangming, the Chairman, CEO, Executive Director, and controlling shareholder of the company, that after the close of trading on the date of this announcement, Mr. Chen has purchased a total of 75,000 H-shares of the company with his own funds, representing approximately 0.02% of the total number of issued shares of the company. Following this recent increase in shareholding, as of the date of this announcement, Mr. Chen holds a total of 118 million shares of the company (including 57.8017 million domestic shares and 60.2469 million H-shares), representing 30.30% of the total number of issued shares of the company (with a domestic shareholding ratio of 41.76% and an H-share holding ratio of 23.98%). According to Mr. Chen, he is confident in the future development prospects of the group and does not rule out the possibility of further increasing his shareholding in the company at the appropriate time within the limits of applicable laws and regulations.