BRETON (01333) Chairman Chen Fangming acquires an additional 203,000 H shares.

Breton (01333) announced that Mr. Chen Fangming, the chairman, general manager, executive director, and controlling shareholder of the company, purchased a total of 33,000 H shares of the company with his own funds in the market during the trading hours in the afternoon of the announcement date, accounting for approximately 0.01% of the total number of issued shares of the company. In addition to the shares purchased in the morning of the announcement date, Mr. Chen Fangming purchased a total of 170,000 H shares on the same day, bringing his total shareholding to 203,000 H shares on the announcement date. Following this increase in shareholding, as of the announcement date, Mr. Chen Fangming personally holds a total of 118,306,590 shares of the company (including 57,801,700 domestic shares and 60,504,890 H shares), accounting for approximately 30.36% of the total number of issued shares of the company (domestic shareholding ratio is 41.76% and H shareholding ratio is 24.08%). According to Mr. Chen Fangming, 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 constraints of applicable laws and regulations.