Century Huatong: First repurchase of nearly 500 million shares, accounting for 0.3692% of the total share capital.

Century Huatong announced that the company had previously decided to repurchase some of its A-shares through centralized competitive trading, with a total amount not less than 500 million yuan and not exceeding 1 billion yuan. The repurchase price shall not exceed 28.77 yuan per share, with a term of 12 months. As of November 30, the company had not repurchased any shares. The first repurchase took place on December 2, repurchasing 27.4274 million shares, accounting for 0.3692% of the total share capital. The highest transaction price was 18.38 yuan per share, and the lowest was 18.01 yuan per share, with a total transaction amount of 4.99949 billion yuan. The funds were sourced from its own funds and special loans, in compliance with the repurchase plan requirements. The company will continue with the repurchase and disclose the information in a timely manner.