Affluent Foundation (01757) has issued an announcement stating that the company noted the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a notice on January 22, 2026. As disclosed in the SFC notice, the Commission recently completed an inquiry into the company's shareholding distribution. The inquiry results revealed that as of January 12, 2026, 25 shareholders collectively held 183 million shares of the company, equivalent to 15.26% of the issued shares. This shareholding, combined with the 904 million shares (representing 75.37% of issued shares) held by China Venture Capital Holdings Limited, accounted for 90.63% of the total issued shares. Consequently, only 112 million shares (9.37% of issued shares) were held by other investors.

As stated in the SFC notice: (i) the closing share price surged by 1281.2% from HK$0.425 on October 15, 2025, to HK$5.87 on January 12, 2026. (ii) On January 21, 2026, the share price closed at HK$5.99, representing a 1309.4% increase from the closing price of HK$0.425 recorded on October 15, 2025.

The board wishes to clarify that the aforementioned information is extracted from the SFC notice, and except for the data contained in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, the company has not independently verified such information.

Based on available information and to the best of the directors' knowledge after making all reasonable inquiries, the company confirms that as of January 16, 2026, and the date of this announcement, no less than 25% of the company's issued shares were held by the public. Therefore, the company is capable of complying with the public float requirements under the Listing Rules of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.