AFFLUENT FDN (01757) responds to the high concentration of equity holdings, stating that the company can meet the public shareholding requirements.

AFFLUENT FDN (01757) has announced that the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued an announcement on January 22, 2026 (the SFC Announcement). As disclosed in the SFC Announcement, the SFC recently completed an inquiry into the ownership of the company's shares. The inquiry results showed that as of January 12, 2026, a total of 25 shareholders collectively held 183 million shares of the company, equivalent to 15.26% of the issued shares. Including the 904 million shares held by China Venture Holdings Limited (accounting for 75.37% of the issued shares), these shareholders collectively held 90.63% of the issued shares. Therefore, only 112 million shares (9.37% of the issued shares) were held by other shareholders. As stated in the SFC Announcement: (i) the closing price of the shares rose by 1281.2% from 0.425 HKD on October 15, 20255 to 5.87 HKD on January 12, 2026. (ii) On January 21, 2026, the share price closed at 5.99 HKD, an increase of 1309.4% from the closing price of 0.425 HKD on October 15, 2025. The Board hereby clarifies that the above information is extracted from the SFC Announcement, and except for the information in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, the company has not independently verified the information. Based on the information available and after conducting all reasonable inquiries, the company confirms that as of January 16, 2026, and the date of this announcement, at least 25% of the company's issued shares are held by the public, thereby ensuring compliance with the public shareholding requirements under the rules of the Stock Exchange.