Welle Environmental Group Co.Ltd(300190) : Announcement on interest payment of convertible bonds

Securities code: Welle Environmental Group Co.Ltd(300190) securities abbreviation: Welle Environmental Group Co.Ltd(300190) Announcement No.: 2022007

Bond Code: 123049 bond abbreviation: convertible bond

Welle Environmental Group Co.Ltd(300190)

Announcement on interest payment of “convertible bonds”

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.

Special tips:

1. Weir convertible bonds (bond Code: 123049) will pay the second year’s interest at face value on April 13, 2022. The interest of every 10 “weir convertible bonds” (face value: 1000 yuan) is 8.00 yuan (including tax).

2. Creditor’s rights registration date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

3. Interest payment date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022

4. Ex dividend date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022

5. The interest payment period and coupon rate: the interest period is from April 13, 2021 to April 12, 2022, and the coupon rate is 0.80%.

6. The creditor’s right registration date of this interest payment of “Ville convertible bonds” is April 12, 2022. As of the afternoon of April 12, 2022, after the closing of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the holders of “Ville convertible bonds” registered in Shenzhen Branch of China Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Shenzhen Branch of China Clearing”) enjoy the interest distributed this time, For the convertible corporate bonds (hereinafter referred to as “convertible bonds” or “convertible bonds”) that apply for conversion into the company’s shares before April 12, 2022 (inclusive), the company will no longer pay the interest of the current interest year and subsequent interest years to its holders.

7. Coupon rate for next year: 1.20%.

According to the relevant provisions of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange gem stock listing rules and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange convertible corporate bond business implementation rules, the convertible bonds publicly issued by Welle Environmental Group Co.Ltd(300190) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) on April 13, 2020 will pay the interest from April 13, 2021 to April 12, 2022 on April 13, 2022. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the prospectus for the public offering of convertible corporate bonds on the gem (hereinafter referred to as the “prospectus”), the matters related to this interest payment are hereby announced as follows:

1、 Basic information of convertible bonds

1. Chinese abbreviation of Convertible Bond: convertible bond

2. Convertible bond Code: 123049

3. Issuance of convertible bonds: 917238700 yuan (9172387 pieces)

4. Listing volume of convertible bonds: 917238700 yuan (9172387 pieces)

5. Listing place of convertible bonds: Shenzhen Stock Exchange

6. Listing time of convertible bonds: May 12, 2020

7. Starting and ending dates of convertible bonds: April 13, 2020 to April 12, 2026

8. Starting and ending date of convertible bonds to shares: October 19, 2020 to April 12, 2026

9. The coupon rate of convertible bonds: 0.50% in the first year, 0.80% in the second year, 1.20% in the third year, 1.80% in the fourth year, 2.50% in the fifth year and 3.00% in the sixth year.

10. Term and method of interest payment:

The convertible bonds issued this time adopt the interest payment method of paying interest once a year, and return the principal and interest of the last year when due.

(1) Annual interest calculation

Annual interest refers to the interest of the convertible bond holder for each interest bearing year from the first date of issuance of the convertible bond according to the total face value of the convertible bond (hereinafter referred to as “annual interest”) refers to the current interest that the convertible bond holder can enjoy for each full year from the first date of issuance of the convertible bond according to the total face value of the convertible bond.

The calculation formula of annual interest is: I = B × i

I is the annual interest amount;

B refers to the total face value of the convertible bonds held by the holders of the convertible bonds in the interest bearing year (hereinafter referred to as “current year” or “each year”) on the registration date of interest payment creditor’s rights;

I is the coupon rate of the convertible bond in the current year.

(2) Interest payment method

① The convertible bonds issued this time adopt the interest payment method of paying interest once a year, and the starting date of interest calculation is the first day of convertible bonds issuance.

② Interest payment date: the interest payment date of each year is the day of each full year from the first day of the issuance of convertible bonds. If that day is a legal holiday or rest day, it will be postponed to the next trading day, and no additional interest will be paid during the extended period. The interest year is between two adjacent interest payment days.

③ Interest payment creditor’s right registration date: the interest payment creditor’s right registration date of each year is the trading day before the interest payment date of each year. The company will pay the interest of the current year within five trading days after the interest payment date of each year. Before the registration date of interest payment creditor’s rights (including the registration date of interest payment creditor’s rights), the company will no longer pay the interest of this interest year and subsequent interest years to its holders.

④ The tax payable on the interest income obtained by the holders of convertible bonds shall be borne by the holders

11. Registration institution of convertible bonds: Shenzhen Branch of China Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd

12. Sponsor (lead underwriter): Citic Securities Company Limited(600030)

13. Guarantee of convertible bonds: no guarantee is provided for the convertible bonds issued this time

14. The credit rating and credit rating agency of the convertible bond: according to the relevant rating report and follow-up rating report issued by united credit rating Co., Ltd., the main credit rating of the company is “AA -” and the credit rating of the convertible bond is “AA -” with a stable rating outlook.

2、 This interest payment scheme

According to the provisions of the prospectus, this interest payment is for the second year of “Ville convertible bonds”, the interest period is from April 13, 2021 to April 12, 2022, and the current coupon rate is 0.80%. This interest payment will pay interest of RMB 8.00 (including tax) for every 10 “Ville convertible bonds” (face value of RMB 1000).

For individual investors and bondholders of securities investment funds who hold “convertible bonds”, the interest income tax shall be withheld and paid by cashing and distribution institutions such as securities companies at the tax rate of 20%. The company does not withhold and pay the income tax, and the actual interest distributed for every 10 bonds is 6.40 yuan; For qualified foreign investors (QFII and rqfii) holding “Ville convertible bonds”, according to the announcement on the continuation of enterprise income tax and value-added tax policies for overseas institutions investing in the domestic bond market (Announcement No. 34, 2021 of the State Administration of Taxation of the Ministry of Finance), the enterprise income tax and value-added tax are temporarily exempted, and the actual interest is 8.00 yuan per 10 bonds; For other bondholders who hold “Ville convertible bonds”, the interest will be distributed at 8.00 yuan for every 10 bonds, and other bondholders will pay bond interest income tax by themselves, and the company will not withhold and pay income tax.

3、 Registration date, ex dividend date and interest payment date of this interest payment creditor’s right

1. Creditor’s rights registration date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

2. Ex dividend date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022

3. Interest payment date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022

4、 Interest payment object

The object of interest payment of the current bonds is all holders of “convertible bonds” registered with China Clearing Shenzhen Branch after the closing of Shenzhen Stock Exchange on the afternoon of April 12, 2022 (which is the creditor’s rights registration date).

5、 Interest payment method

The company will entrust CSDCC Shenzhen Branch to make this interest payment and transfer the current interest funds to the bank account designated by CSDCC Shenzhen Branch. After receiving the payment, CSDCC Shenzhen Branch will transfer the interest of the current bond to the corresponding interest payment network through the capital settlement system (the business department of the securities company designated by the bondholder or other institutions recognized by CSDCC Shenzhen Branch).

6、 Notes on the payment of corporate bond interest income tax by the interest payment object this time

1. Notes on individual payment of corporate bond interest income tax

According to the individual income tax law of the people’s Republic of China and other relevant laws and regulations, the individual bondholders of the current bonds (including securities investment funds) shall pay the income tax on the individual interest income of corporate bonds, and the tax rate is 20% of the interest amount. According to the notice of the State Administration of Taxation on strengthening the withholding and payment of individual income tax on corporate bond interest (Guo Shui Han [2003] No. 612), the individual income tax on bond interest of this period is uniformly withheld and paid by all interest payment outlets when paying interest to bondholders.

2. Explanation of non resident enterprises paying corporate bond interest income tax

According to the announcement on the continuation of the enterprise income tax and value-added tax policies for overseas institutions investing in the domestic bond market (Announcement No. 34, 2021 of the State Administration of Taxation of the Ministry of Finance), the bond interest income obtained by overseas institutions investing in the domestic bond market will be exempted from enterprise income tax and value-added tax from November 7, 2021 to December 31, 2025. The scope of the above temporary exemption from enterprise income tax does not include the bond interest actually connected with the institutions and sites established by overseas institutions in China.

3. Notes on other bondholders’ payment of corporate bond interest income tax

For other bondholders, their bond interest income tax shall be paid by themselves.

7、 Contact information for consultation

Consulting department: Securities Investment Department

Address: No. 156, Hanjiang Road, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Contact: Shen Juan

Tel.: 051989886102

Contact email: [email protected].

It is hereby announced.

Welle Environmental Group Co.Ltd(300190) board of directors April 6, 2022

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