Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co.Ltd(002602) : report on repurchase of shares of the company through centralized bidding

Securities code: Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co.Ltd(002602) securities abbreviation: Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co.Ltd(002602) Announcement No.: 2022011 Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co.Ltd(002602)

Report on repurchase of shares of the company through centralized bidding

The company and all members of the board of directors guarantee that the information disclosed is true, accurate and complete without false records, misleading statements or major omissions.

Important content tips:

1. This repurchase has been deliberated and approved by Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co.Ltd(002602) (hereinafter referred to as the “company” or “listed company”) at the fifth meeting of the Fifth Board of directors, the fifth meeting of the Fifth Board of supervisors and the first extraordinary general meeting of 2022 held on March 1, 2022, The company decides to use its own funds or self raised funds to buy back the company’s shares in the form of centralized bidding transaction for the later implementation of equity incentive plan, employee stock ownership plan or reduction of registered capital.

2. The total capital of this repurchase shall not be less than 500 million yuan, not more than 1 billion yuan, the repurchase price shall not exceed 10 yuan / share, and the period of share repurchase shall be 12 months from the date when the general meeting of shareholders deliberates and approves the share repurchase plan. Under the above conditions, according to the calculation of the upper limit of repurchase amount and repurchase price, the number of shares repurchased is expected to be about 100000000, accounting for about 1.34% of the total share capital of the company; According to the calculation of the lower limit of the repurchase amount and the upper limit of the repurchase price, the number of shares repurchased is expected to be about 50000000, accounting for about 0.67% of the total share capital of the company. The specific number of shares repurchased is subject to the actual number of shares repurchased at the expiration of the repurchase period.

3. The company has opened a special securities account for share repurchase in Shenzhen Branch of China Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd.

4. Relevant risk tips

(1) There is a risk that the stock price continues to exceed the upper limit of the repurchase price during the repurchase period, resulting in the failure or partial implementation of the repurchase plan;

(2) There may be a risk that the repurchased shares cannot be fully granted due to the failure of the equity incentive plan or employee stock ownership plan to be deliberated and approved by the decision-making bodies such as the company’s board of directors and the general meeting of shareholders, and the incentive objects give up the subscription of shares.

In accordance with the company law of the people’s Republic of China, the securities law of the people’s Republic of China, the stock listing rules of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the share repurchase rules of listed companies, and the self regulatory guidelines for listed companies of Shenzhen Stock Exchange No. 9 – share repurchase and other relevant provisions, the specific circumstances are as follows:

1、 Main contents of repurchase plan

(I) purpose of share repurchase

Based on the confidence in the company’s future development prospects and the high recognition of the company’s value, in order to safeguard the interests of the majority of investors, enhance investor confidence, effectively improve the investment return of the company’s shareholders, improve the company’s long-term incentive mechanism, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the company’s managers and core backbone, and improve the team cohesion and competitiveness, Effectively promote the long-term development of the company. The company plans to use its own funds or self raised funds to repurchase the company’s shares in the form of centralized bidding. The company’s shares repurchased are intended to be used for equity incentive plan, employee stock ownership plan or reduce the registered capital.

(II) the repurchased shares meet the relevant conditions

This repurchase meets the conditions specified in Article 10 of the guidelines for self discipline supervision of listed companies of Shenzhen Stock Exchange No. 9 – share repurchase (SZS [2022] No. 21):

1. The company’s shares have been listed for one year;

2. The company has no major illegal acts in the last year;

3. After the share repurchase, the listed company has the ability of debt performance and sustainable operation;

4. After repurchasing shares, the equity distribution of the listed company shall, in principle, meet the listing conditions; If the company intends to terminate the listing and trading of its shares by repurchasing shares, it shall comply with the relevant provisions and consent of the stock exchange; 5. Other conditions stipulated by the CSRC and the stock exchange.

(III) method and price range of shares to be repurchased

1. The company plans to repurchase through the centralized bidding transaction of Shenzhen Securities Exchange.

2. Combined with the current financial and operating conditions of the company, it is determined that the repurchase price of the company does not exceed 10 yuan / share, and does not exceed 150% of the average stock transaction price in the 30 trading days before the board of directors adopts the share repurchase resolution. The specific repurchase price shall be authorized by the board of directors to integrate the stock price of the company’s secondary market during the implementation of the repurchase The company’s financial and operating conditions are determined.

During the period of this repurchase, if the company implements ex right and ex interest matters such as dividend distribution, share distribution, conversion of capital reserve into share capital, stock subdivision, stock reduction, share allotment and others, the upper limit of repurchase price shall be adjusted accordingly in accordance with the relevant provisions of China Securities Regulatory Commission and Shenzhen Stock Exchange from the date of ex right and ex interest of share price.

(IV) the type, purpose and quantity of shares to be repurchased, the proportion in the total share capital of the company and the total amount of funds to be repurchased

1. Types of shares to be repurchased

RMB ordinary shares (A shares) issued by the company.

2. Purpose of shares to be repurchased

The shares to be repurchased this time will be used to implement the equity incentive plan, employee stock ownership plan or reduce the registered capital. 3. The number of shares to be repurchased, the proportion in the total share capital of the company and the total amount of funds to be used for repurchases

The total amount of this repurchase shall be no less than RMB 500 million and no more than RMB 1 billion. If calculated according to the upper limit of repurchase amount and repurchase price, the number of repurchased shares is expected to be about 100000000 shares, accounting for about 1.34% of the total share capital of the company; According to the calculation of the lower limit of repurchase amount and the upper limit of repurchase price, the number of shares repurchased is expected to be about 50000000, accounting for about 0.67% of the total share capital of the company. The specific number of shares repurchased shall be subject to the actual number of shares repurchased at the completion of repurchase.

During the repurchase period, if the company implements dividend distribution, share distribution, conversion of capital reserve into share capital, stock subdivision, stock reduction, share allotment and other ex rights and ex interests, the number of repurchased shares shall be adjusted accordingly in accordance with the relevant provisions of the CSRC and Shenzhen Stock Exchange from the date of ex rights and ex interests of the share price.

(V) source of funds for share repurchase

The capital source of this share repurchase is the company’s own funds or self raised funds.

(VI) implementation period of share repurchase

The implementation period of this share repurchase is within 12 months from the date of deliberation and approval by the general meeting of shareholders. During the implementation of the repurchase plan, if the trading of the company’s shares has been suspended for more than 10 consecutive trading days due to the planning of major events, the repurchase period may be postponed, and the postponed period shall not exceed the maximum period specified by the CSRC and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

1. If the following conditions are met, the repurchase period will expire in advance:

(1) If the use amount of repurchase funds reaches the maximum within the repurchase period, the repurchase plan will be implemented immediately, and the repurchase period will expire in advance from that date.

(2) If the board of directors of the company decides to terminate the repurchase plan, the repurchase period shall expire in advance from the date when the board of directors decides to terminate the repurchase plan.

According to the authorization of the general meeting of shareholders, the board of directors of the company will choose the opportunity to make the repurchase decision according to the market conditions within the repurchase period and implement it according to law.

2. The company shall not repurchase its shares within the following periods:

(1) Within ten trading days before the announcement of the listed company’s annual report, semi annual report, quarterly report, performance forecast or performance express;

(2) From the date of occurrence of major events that may have a significant impact on the trading price of the company’s shares or during the decision-making process to the date of disclosure according to law;

(3) Other circumstances prescribed by the CSRC.

(VII) expected changes in the company’s share capital structure after repurchase

1. According to the upper limit of the repurchase amount and the repurchase price, the number of repurchases is expected to be about 100000000 shares, accounting for about 1.34% of the company’s total share capital. Assuming that all the repurchased shares are used in the equity incentive plan and employee stock ownership plan, the changes in the company’s share capital structure after the repurchase are expected to be as follows:

Before and after share repurchase

Proportion of quantity (shares) to total share capital proportion of quantity (shares) to total share capital

Shares with limited sales conditions 219321672429.43% 229321672430.77%

Shares without sale conditions 525934024470.57% 515934024469.23%

Total share capital 7452556968100.00%

2. According to the lower limit of the repurchase amount and the upper limit of the repurchase price, the number of repurchases is expected to be about 50000000 shares, accounting for about 0.67% of the total share capital of the company. Assuming that all the repurchased shares are used in the equity incentive plan and employee stock ownership plan, the changes in the capital structure of the company after the repurchase are expected to be as follows:

Before and after share repurchase

Proportion of quantity (shares) to total share capital proportion of quantity (shares) to total share capital

Shares with limited sales conditions 219321672429.43% 224321672430.10%

Shares without sale conditions 525934024470.57% 520934024469.90%

Total share capital 7452556968100.00%

(VIII) the management’s analysis on the impact of this share repurchase on the company’s operation, finance, R & D, debt performance ability, future development and maintaining the listing status, and all directors’ commitment that this share repurchase will not damage the debt performance ability and sustainable operation ability of the listed company

1. The impact of this share repurchase on the company’s operation, finance, R & D and debt performance

As of September 30, 2021, the total assets of the company are 4025466144021 yuan, the owner’s equity attributable to the shareholders of the listed company is 31566959799827 yuan, the current assets are 989976610833 yuan, the liabilities are 802370272816 yuan, and the monetary capital is 304900773855 yuan (the above data are Unaudited). The upper limit of the total repurchase funds is RMB 1 billion, accounting for 2.48%, 3.17% and 10.10% of the total assets of the company, the owner’s equity attributable to the shareholders of the listed company and the current assets respectively. According to the company’s operation, finance and future development, the company believes that even if the repurchase is carried out with the upper limit of RMB 1 billion, it will not have a significant impact on the company’s operation, finance, R & D and future development.

All directors promise that this share repurchase will not damage the debt performance ability and sustainable operation ability of the listed company.

2. Impact of this share repurchase on the future development of the company

The implementation of this share repurchase is conducive to protecting the interests of investors, enhancing investors’ confidence in the company, consolidating the company’s image in the capital market, stabilizing the company’s talent team and having a positive impact on the company’s long-term development.

3. Analysis on whether the repurchase of shares affects the status of listed companies

After the completion of this repurchase, the company’s equity structure will not change significantly, which will not lead to the company’s equity distribution not meeting the company’s listing conditions, nor will it change the company’s status as a listed company.

(IX) the situation of the company’s directors, supervisors, senior managers, controlling shareholders, actual controllers and persons acting in concert buying and selling the company’s shares within six months before the board of directors makes the share repurchase resolution, whether there is an explanation of insider trading and market manipulation alone or jointly with others, and the plan for increase or decrease of shares during the repurchase period

Ms. Yang Bo, an independent director of the company, personally bought 91000 shares of the company’s shares from November 17, 2021 to January 13, 2022, and sold 83100 shares on January 21, 2022. The above behavior constituted a short-term transaction and generated a total income of RMB 21529.

This illegal transaction is an independent investment behavior made by Ms. Yang Bo’s relatives according to the judgment of the secondary market. Ms. Yang Bo is not aware of the transaction. Before and after the transaction, Ms. Yang Bo did not inform her relatives about the operation of the company and other relevant information. Her relatives did not consult Ms. Yang Bo on the purchase and sale of shares. Her purchase and sale of shares of the company are all personal operations, There is no purpose of using short-term trading or insider trading to seek benefits, and there is no subjective violation. Ms. Yang Bo and her relatives have deeply realized the seriousness of this matter, sincerely apologized for the adverse impact caused by short-term transactions, and turned over all the proceeds to the company. The above matters were reported on cninfo.com on January 29, 2022( http://www.cn.info.com.cn. )Disclose the announcement on short-term trading and apology of relatives of independent directors (Announcement No.: 2022001). In addition to the above matters, the company’s directors, supervisors, senior managers, controlling shareholders, actual controllers and persons acting in concert did not buy or sell the company’s shares six months before the board of directors made the share repurchase resolution, nor did they conduct insider trading and manipulate the market alone or jointly with others.

At present, the company’s directors, supervisors, senior managers, controlling shareholders, actual controllers and persons acting in concert have no clear plan to increase or decrease their holdings. If the share increase or decrease plan is to be implemented in the future, the company will timely perform the obligation of information disclosure in accordance with relevant regulations.

(x) relevant arrangements for cancellation or transfer according to law after share repurchase, as well as relevant arrangements for preventing infringement on the interests of creditors

The shares repurchased this time will be used for equity incentive plan, employee stock ownership plan or reduction of registered capital. If the company fails to implement the above purpose within the period specified by relevant laws and regulations after the completion of share repurchase, or the repurchased shares are not fully used for the above purpose, the unused part will be cancelled according to law, and the company will start the procedure of separate disposal. If the company cancels the repurchased shares, the company will timely perform relevant decision-making procedures and notify all creditors in accordance with the company law and other relevant provisions, so as to fully protect the legitimate rights and interests of creditors. (11) Relevant authorization arrangements

In order to ensure the smooth progress of this share repurchase

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