BRETON (01333) announced that the board was 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 294,000 H shares of the company on the market using his own funds. This represents approximately 0.08% of the company's total issued share capital.

Following this share purchase, as of the date of this announcement, Mr. Chen holds a total of 118,673,590 shares in the company (comprising 57,801,700 domestic shares and 60,871,890 H shares), representing approximately 30.46% of the company's total issued share capital (comprising a 41.76% holding in domestic shares and a 24.23% holding in H shares).

As disclosed in the company's announcement dated December 30, 2025, 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 124,341,434 shares in the company (including 57,801,700 domestic shares and 66,539,734 H shares), representing approximately 31.91% of the company's total issued share capital (comprising a 41.76% holding in domestic shares and a 26.48% holding in H shares).

According to Mr. Chen, since his first share purchase on December 2, 2025, he has accumulated a total increase of 700,000 H shares. He expressed full confidence in the future development prospects of the group and does not rule out the possibility of considering further increases in his holdings in the company at an appropriate time, subject to applicable laws and regulations.