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(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 2868) CONTINUING CONNECTED TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO THE ASSET MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT SUMMARYThe Board is pleased to announce that on 10 February 2017, the Company, Capital Securities and the Custodian Bank entered into the Asset Management Agreement, pursuant to which, among others, Capital Securities shall manage and invest the Entrusted Assets of an amount up to RMB350,000,000 of the Company for a term of three years commencing from the Initial Date.LISTING RULES IMPLICATIONSAs at the date of this announcement, Capital Securities is a subsidiary of Capital Group, the controlling shareholder of the Company, and therefore is a connected person of the Company pursuant to the Listing Rules. Accordingly, the Transaction constitutes a continuing connected transaction of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.

As none of the applicable percentage ratios (as defined in Rule 14.07 of the Listing Rules) exceed 5%, the Transaction is only subject to the reporting, annual review and announcement requirements but is exempt from the independent shareholders' approval requirement under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.

The Board is pleased to announce that on 10 February 2017, the Company, Capital Securities and the Custodian Bank entered into the Asset Management Agreement, pursuant to which, among others, Capital Securities shall manage and invest the Entrusted Assets of the Company for a term of three years commencing from the Initial Date.

THE ASSET MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT Date10 February 2017Parties
  1. the Company;
  2. Capital Securities (as manager); and
  3. the Custodian Bank (as trustee).

Asset Management and Investment Services

Pursuant to the Asset Management Agreement, Capital Securities shall provide asset management and investment services in respect of the Entrusted Assets in accordance with the investment policies under the Asset Management Agreement, which includes the investment in cash and cash equivalent products and/or fixed income products such as bonds, notes and asset-backed securities, which can be redeemed or reinvested anytime during the term of the Asset Management Agreement. The investment ratio of all investment activities shall not exceed 100% of the Entrusted Assets. Capital Securities shall also be responsible for (a) the calculation, audit and monthly valuation of the net asset value of the Entrusted Assets; and (b) the clearing and settlement of the Entrusted Assets in all stock exchanges.Restrictions on investment activitiesPursuant to the Asset Management Agreement, the investment of the Entrusted Assets is subjected to certain restrictions, including but not limited to:
  1. Capital Securities shall obtain written approval from the Company prior to investment in any securities issued by Capital Securities or its associates;
  2. credit rating of each short-term bond to be purchased should be a-1 or above;
  3. credit rating of each corporate bond and/or medium-term note to be purchased should be AA or above; and
  4. the investment activities carried out by Capital Securities shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations or any other restriction(s) from the relevant government authorities or bodies.

Asset Custody Services

The Company will deposit the Entrusted Assets in a designated custodian account in the Custodian Bank, and the Custodian Bank shall provide asset custody services to the Company and Capital Securities in respect of the Entrusted Assets and arrange payment in accordance with the terms and conditions under the Asset Management Agreement from time to time.ChargesSubject to the Annual Caps, the Company will pay, on an annual basis and upon the termination of the Asset Management Agreement, the Performance Fee to Capital Securities based on 30% of the aggregate amount of the investment return(s) exceeding the annual benchmark return of 3.8% (if any). For the avoidance of doubt, the Company is not required to pay any performance fee for the respective year or period to Capital Securities if the investment return is below or equal to the benchmark return of 3.8% annually.

The Custodian Bank will charge a custodian fee, on an annual basis and upon the termination of the Asset Management Agreement, in respect of the Entrusted Assets under its custody based on 0.04% of the net asset value of the Entrusted Assets on the day prior to the payment of the custodian fee.

TermThe Asset Management Agreement shall be for a term of three years commencing from the Initial Date, which is renewable upon the consent of all contractual parties.TerminationThe Asset Management Agreement may be terminated under the following circumstances:
  1. the Asset Management Agreement not having been renewed by all the contractual parties upon its expiry;
  2. by the consent of all the contractual parties;
  3. the cancellation of the relevant qualification of Capital Securities for carrying out investment and management activities;
  4. Capital Securities having been dissolved, revoked or declared bankrupt by law;
  5. the cancellation of the relevant qualification of the Custodian Bank for providing asset custody services;
  6. the Custodian Bank having been dissolved, revoked or declared bankrupt by law;
  7. the Company's securities account(s), custodian account(s), management account(s) or any other investment account(s) under the Asset Management Agreement having been seized or frozen by the relevant authorities;
  8. the Company having set up any kind of guarantee or other forms of restrictions of rights for the Company's securities account(s), custodian account(s), management account(s) or any other investment account(s) under the Asset Management Agreement; or
  9. any other circumstances as required by applicable laws and regulations.

Upon termination of the Asset Management Agreement, the Entrusted Assets in all investment accounts shall be cleared and settled. The remaining investment amount deposited in all investment account(s) in Capital Securities and/or any other third parties shall be deposited in the Company's custodian account in the Custodian Bank. The Custodian Bank shall then return the amount to the Company upon the settlement of all liabilities in relation to the investment activities of the Entrusted Assets.

PROPOSED ANNUAL CAPS AND BASISPursuant to the Asset Management Agreement, the maximum daily balance managed by Capital Securities (including any accrued investment returns), being the annual caps for the Entrusted Assets, shall not exceed RMB350,000,000 for each of the financial year ending 31 December 2017, 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2019. Capital Securities shall receive the Performance Fee in return and the annual caps for the Performance Fee payable by the Company to Capital Securities for each of the financial years ending 31 December 2017, 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2019 shall be RMB6,510,000, respectively.

In determining the proposed Annual Caps, the Company has taken into account the following factors:

  1. the projected investment return of the Entrusted Assets compared with the amount of return that could otherwise be obtained by other means of investment;
  2. the expected annual investment return of the Entrusted Assets, which is expected to be no more than 10% annually;
  3. the amount of performance fees (including the benchmark of investment return of the Entrusted Assets) to Capital Securities compared with such fees that could otherwise be charged by independent securities companies for asset management and investment services of similar nature and amount; and
  4. the benefit to the Group and the Shareholders as a whole.

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