Zoje Resources Investment Co.Ltd(002021) : Announcement on the progress of the company’s litigation and that the company’s shares are not superimposed with other risk warnings

Securities code: Zoje Resources Investment Co.Ltd(002021) securities abbreviation: Zoje Resources Investment Co.Ltd(002021) Announcement No.: 2022013 Zoje Resources Investment Co.Ltd(002021)

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.

Zoje Resources Investment Co.Ltd(002021) (hereinafter referred to as “company” or “Zoje resources”) received the first instance civil judgment (2020) Yue 01 min Chu No. 2011 transmitted by the attorney to Guangzhou intermediate people’s Court (hereinafter referred to as “Guangzhou intermediate people’s court”) on January 30, 2022. On February 7, 2022, the company published in the securities times, China Securities News, Shanghai Securities News, securities daily and cninfo( http://www.cn.info.com.cn. )The civil announcement of the first instance (No. ÊÊߥߥߥߥߥߥߥߥߥߥߥߥߥ. At the same time, in order to protect the rights and interests of investors and give full warning of risks, for the sake of prudence, Zoje Resources Investment Co.Ltd(002021) about the possible superposition of other risk warnings on the company’s shares (Announcement No.: 2022005) and Zoje Resources Investment Co.Ltd(002021) about the possible delisting risk warnings on the company’s shares (Announcement No.: 2022006) were also issued on the same day.

The first instance judgment of Guangzhou intermediate people’s court held that Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Guangzhou rural commercial bank”) failed to provide any Zoje resources and the company resolution documents of the other two units to prove that the relevant guarantee matters have gone through the resolution procedures. Therefore, it can be determined that the difference supplement agreement involved in the case was signed by the legal representative of the listed company beyond the legal authority, The failure of Guangzhou rural commercial bank to fulfill its review obligations does not constitute goodwill, and the corresponding balance supplement agreement shall be invalid in accordance with relevant regulations. However, according to Article 7 of the interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues concerning the application of the guarantee law of the people’s Republic of China, Guangzhou rural commercial bank failed to fulfill its review obligations. Zoje resources and the other two units were at fault for the selection of legal representatives and the mismanagement of official seals, and should bear some responsibility. Under the circumstance that the balance replenishment agreement is invalid, the Guangzhou intermediate people’s court decided that Zoje resources and the other two units should be liable for compensation for half of the debts involved in the case that Huaxiang (Beijing) Investment Co., Ltd. cannot pay off within the range of 1585666667 yuan respectively, and bear part of the litigation costs within the range of 7978551 yuan respectively.

The company believes that the court of first instance found that the difference supplement agreement involved in the case was invalid, and the company only bears the liability for fault compensation for the selection of legal representative and poor management of official seal; Moreover, the company refused to accept the judgment of the first instance made by the Guangzhou intermediate people’s court. During the appeal period, the company mailed the paper petition and a copy to the Guangzhou intermediate people’s court through EMS on February 11, 2022 and appealed to the higher people’s Court of Guangdong Province. Since the judgment of the first instance has not yet taken effect, it will not bear the corresponding compensation liability for the time being, At present, it does not involve the situation that other risk warnings should be superimposed as stipulated in article 9.8.1 of the stock listing rules of Shenzhen Stock Exchange. If the final judgment takes effect and the company assumes the corresponding guarantee liability, the company’s shares will be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the stock listing rules of Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The suggestive announcement issued by the company in the early stage is the Risk Reminder disclosed by the company for the sake of prudence in order to protect the rights and interests of investors in accordance with relevant regulations.

The designated information disclosure media of the company are securities times, China Securities News, Shanghai Securities News, securities daily and cninfo( http://www.cn.info.com.cn. ), all information of the company is subject to the information disclosed in the above designated media and websites. Please pay attention to the investment risks.

It is hereby announced.

Zoje Resources Investment Co.Ltd(002021) board of directors March 8, 2022

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