The board of Sino Prosper (Group) Holdings Limited announced that the publication of the announcement in relation to the 2020/2021 annual results and the despatch the 2020/2021 annual report will be further delayed as additional time is required in order to obtain further information required by the company and the auditor of the company in connection with, among others, valuation of certain assets (including but not limited to a gold mine in the PRC); and expected credit loss in relation to the money lending business of the group. The board acknowledged that any delay in publishing the announcement in relation to the 2020/2021 annual results and the 2020/2021 annual report will constitute non-compliance with Rule 13.49(1) and 13.46(1)(a) of the Listing Rules, respectively. Discussions with the auditor of the company are ongoing and the board and the management of the company are doing their utmost to assist and cooperate the auditors to provide them with all required data and documents in order to complete the audit process as soon as possible. The company expects that the publication of the 2020/2021 annual results will be postponed to around the end of December 2021. Therefore, the board meeting to approve the 2020/2021 annual results will be further postponed to a date to be determined by the board accordingly. Notwithstanding the further delay in publication of the 2020/2021 Annual results and the dispatch of the 2020/2021 annual report, the business operation of the group remains normal and the company will make further announcements to provide updates on the above matters as and when appropriate in accordance with the Listing Rules. Pursuant to Rules 13.49(6) of the Listing Rules, the company is required to publish the interim results of the group for the six months ended September 30, 2021 (the 2021 interim results) on a date not later than two months after the end of that period of six months, i.e. not later than November 30, 2021. The company informed its shareholders that as the publication of the 2020/2021 annual results is still pending, the publication of the 2021 interim results has been delayed. The board acknowledged that the delay in the publication of the 2021 interim results constitutes non-compliance of Rules 13.49(6) of the Listing Rules. The company will publish further announcements to inform its shareholders relating to the publication of the 2021 interim results as and when appropriate.