BRETON (ASX: 01333) has announced that its Board of Directors has been informed by Mr. Chen Fangming, the Company's Chairman, General Manager, Executive Director, and controlling shareholder, that during the morning trading session on the date of this announcement, Mr. Chen purchased a total of 227,000 H-shares of the Company in the market using his own funds. This represents approximately 0.06% of the Company's total issued share capital.

Following this acquisition, as of the date of this announcement, Mr. Chen holds an aggregate of 119 million shares in the Company (comprising 21.1256 million domestic shares and 98.181 million H-shares), representing approximately 30.62% of the Company's total issued share capital (with a domestic shareholding ratio of about 65.45% and an H-share ratio of about 27.47%).

As disclosed in the Company's December 30, 2025 announcement, Mr. Chen, Ms. Yang Hui, and Mr. Qiu Debo (acting in concert) entered into a Concert Party Agreement on December 30, 2025. Following this recent share purchase, as of the date of this announcement, the concert parties collectively hold 125 million shares in the Company (including 21.1256 million domestic shares and 104 million H-shares), representing approximately 32.07% of the Company's total issued share capital (with a domestic shareholding ratio of about 65.45% and an H-share ratio of about 29.06%).

According to Mr. Chen, since his initial share purchase on December 2, 2025, he has increased his holdings by a total of 1.333 million H-shares. He expressed full confidence in the future development prospects of the Group and did not rule out the possibility of considering further share purchases in the Company at an appropriate time, subject to applicable laws and regulations.