An announcement has been issued regarding a cyber attack on the servers of the group's subsidiary companies, GET NICE Securities Limited and GET NICE Futures Limited, which occurred on the evening of July 19, 2026. This incident resulted in a temporary disruption to their electronic trading systems and related services, including stock withdrawals.

The group's technical team acted promptly to isolate the affected systems. Throughout the service interruption, the trading hotline remained operational, allowing clients to contact the group's dealing desk directly via the hotline to place manual orders.

The electronic trading system and associated services for GET NICE Securities Limited resumed normal operation at 9:00 AM on July 22, 2026. Efforts are underway to restore the electronic trading system and related services for GET NICE Futures Limited as soon as practicable.

Safeguarding data security and protecting the trading interests of the group's clients are of paramount importance. Immediate steps were taken to contain the situation.

On July 20, 2026, the group engaged a market-leading cybersecurity firm to investigate the group's network and system security measures and to implement further enhancements. At present, there is no evidence to suggest any misuse of data.

The incident has been reported to the Hong Kong Police Force, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong.

Furthermore, it is anticipated that this event will not have any material adverse impact on the group's operations or financial performance. There is no inside information concerning the incident that has yet to be disclosed by the company.