AEON CREDIT (00900): The public float is approximately 19.57%.

AEON CREDIT (00900) announced that, at the time of this announcement, the public shareholding of the company is approximately 19.57%, which has fallen below the minimum requirement of 25% of the total issued shares as stipulated in Rule 13.32B(1) of the Listing Rules of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. On August 18, 2026, the company first received notification from FMR LLC, which is considered to hold interests in a total of 41,889,086 shares, representing 10.00% of the total issued shares at the time of this announcement. According to the Listing Rules, since FMR LLC is currently a major shareholder and a core connected person of the company, the shares it holds will not be counted towards the company's public shareholding.