On 31 March 2026, Lianlian DigiTech Co., Ltd. (LIANLIAN) filed a Next Day Disclosure Return with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange detailing concurrent share issuance under employee option schemes and an on-market share repurchase.

Share issuance • 735,000 new H-shares were allotted following option exercises under the 2021 and 2023 Pre-IPO Share Option Schemes (non-director participants). • The exercise prices were RMB 2.96 and RMB 5.00 per share, respectively. • The new shares expanded outstanding share capital (excluding treasury shares) by 0.17 % to 442.83 million shares.

Share repurchase • On 31 March 2026 the company bought back 628,000 H-shares on the Exchange at prices between HKD 5.71 and HKD 6.09, for a volume-weighted average of HKD 5.88 and a total consideration of HKD 3.69 million. • The repurchased shares have been classified as treasury stock, lifting the treasury share balance to 22.23 million. • Cumulative repurchases under the shareholder mandate dated 6 June 2025 now stand at 21.46 million shares, representing 5.13 % of the share count outstanding on the mandate date. The company is restricted from issuing or selling treasury shares until 30 April 2026.

Post-transaction capital structure (31 March 2026) • Issued shares (excluding treasury shares): 442.83 million (net increase of 107,000 shares versus 30 March 2026). • Treasury shares: 22.23 million. • Total issued shares (including treasury shares): 465.05 million.

All corporate actions were authorised by the board and carried out in accordance with Hong Kong listing rules and applicable regulations.