BRETON (01333) received Chairman Chen Fangming's increase in holdings of 55,000 H-shares.

BRETON (01333) announced that the Board of Directors has been informed by Mr. Chen Fangming (Mr. Chen), the Chairman, General Manager, Executive Director, and controlling shareholder of the Company, that after the close of trading on the date of this announcement, Mr. Chen used his own funds to purchase a total of 55,000 H shares of the Company, representing approximately 0.01% of the total number of issued shares of the Company. Following this increase in holdings, as of the date of this announcement, Mr. Chen holds a total of 118 million shares in the Company (including 57.8017 million domestic shares and 60.3019 million H shares), representing 30.31% of the total number of issued shares in the Company (with a domestic shareholding ratio of 41.76% and an H shareholding ratio of 24.00%). 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 an appropriate time within the limits of applicable laws and regulations.