EPIWORLD (02726) has officially been included in the Hong Kong Stock Connect, opening up the channel for mainland investors to participate.

On September 4, the Shanghai Stock Exchange announced after trading hours that, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Implementation Measures for the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, EPIWORLD (02726) has officially been added to the list of eligible securities for the Hong Kong Stock Connect. This adjustment will take effect on September 7 (Monday). This means that mainland investors can now directly trade EPIWORLD through the Shanghai-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, officially unlocking southbound capital. EPIWORLD's mid-year performance report shows that revenue for the first half of the year reached 578 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 92%; adjusted net profit was 139 million yuan, a year-on-year growth of 43.4%. The report states that among the world's top five SiC power device manufacturers, four are EPIWORLD customers, and all four have entered the NVIDIA AIDC supply chain; 12-inch SiC epitaxial wafers have achieved breakthrough small-batch orders.