BRETON (01333) announced that the board was informed by Mr. Chen Fangming, the company's chairman, general manager, executive director, and controlling shareholder, that after the market close on the announcement date, Mr. Chen purchased a total of 75,000 H-shares of the company in the open market using his own funds. This represents approximately 0.02% of the company's total issued shares.

Following this purchase, as of the announcement date, Mr. Chen holds a total of 118 million shares in the company (including 57.8017 million domestic shares and 60.2469 million H-shares), accounting for 30.30% of the company's total issued shares (41.76% of domestic shares and 23.98% of H-shares).

Mr. Chen expressed strong confidence in the future development prospects of the group and did not rule out the possibility of further increasing his stake in the company at an appropriate time, subject to applicable laws and regulations.