Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. Class ASSE: 601688

Interim equity distribution for 2026

· Issued by Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. Class A

Summary by 6ix

Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. will pay an interim cash dividend for the first half of 2026 of RMB0.18 per share (tax inclusive) to holders of its A Shares (its Shanghai-listed shares). The record date is October 22, 2026, and the ex-dividend date and payment date are both October 23, 2026.

Key details

  • The total cash dividend is RMB 1,624,835,481.48 (tax inclusive), based on total share capital of 9,026,863,786 shares before the plan is carried out. Of this, RMB 1,315,407,259.08 (tax inclusive) is for 7,307,818,106 A Shares.
  • The Board of Directors approved the plan on August 28, 2026, using authority granted at the 2025 annual general meeting held on June 26, 2026.
  • For holders of global depositary receipts (GDRs, certificates traded on the London Stock Exchange that represent A Shares), the dividend goes to Citibank, National Association as nominal holder, with income tax withheld at 10%. Citibank will pay GDR investors through Euroclear Bank SA/NV and/or Clearstream Banking, S.A. on October 30, 2026 (London time).
  • The GDR record date is the same as for A Shares. GDR investors entitled to tax treaty treatment can apply to the relevant tax authority.
  • These arrangements do not cover holders of the company's H Shares (its Hong Kong-listed shares), whose arrangements the company published separately on August 28, 2026.

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ANNOUNCEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF

A SHARE INTERIM EQUITY DISTRIBUTION FOR 2026 OF HUATAI SECURITIES CO., LTD.

(GDR under the Symbol: HTSC, ISIN: US44331T1043)

I. SESSION AND DATE OF THE GENERAL MEETING AT WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION PLAN WAS APPROVED

The Board of Directors was authorized to handle all matters related to the 2026 interim profit distribution of the company in its absolute discretion at the 2025 annual general meeting held on June 26, 2026. The 2026 interim profit distribution plan was considered and approved at the seventh meeting of the seventh session of the Board of Directors of the company held on August 28, 2026.

II. DISTRIBUTION PLAN 1. Year of Distribution: half year of 2026 2. Distribution Participants:

All holders of A Shares of the Company registered in the Shanghai Branch of China Securities Depository and Clearing Company Limited as at the close of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in the afternoon of the record date.

This announcement does not apply to dividend distribution for holders of H Shares of the Company. For detailed arrangements for holders of H Shares, please refer to the announcement published by the Company on HKEXnews website of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (https://www.hkexnews.hk) and website of the Company (https://www.htsc.com.cn) on August 28, 2026.

3. Distribution Plan:

The Company will distribute cash dividend of RMB0.18 (tax inclusive) per share based on the Company's total share capital of 9,026,863,786 Shares (before implementation of the plan), with the total cash dividend of RMB 1,624,835,481.48 (tax inclusive), including RMB 1,315,407,259.08 (tax inclusive) for 7,307,818,106 A Shares.

III. RELEVANT DATES

Class of Shares

Record Date

Last Trading Day

Ex-rights

(ex-dividends) Date

Cash Dividend Payment Date

A Shares

2026/10/22

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2026/10/23

2026/10/23

IV. PROFIT DISTRIBUTION MATTERS FOR GDR INVESTORS

The Company shall distribute cash dividends for the holders of global depositary receipts of the Company ("GDRs") to Citibank, National Association, the nominal holder of the domestic basic A Shares corresponding to GDR. According to the Corporate Income Tax Law of the PRC (《中华人民共和国企业所得税法》) and other relevant tax regulations, the Company shall withhold and pay income taxes at a tax rate of 10%. For the qualified investors who have invested in the GDRs issued by the Company on the London Stock Exchange and who comply with the relevant domestic and foreign regulatory rules (hereinafter referred to as "GDR investors"), if they are entitled to the treatment as stipulated in relevant tax treaties (arrangements), applications can be submitted to the governing tax authority according to regulations.

The record date for GDR investors is the same as the record date for holders of A Shares. The cash dividend will be distributed to GDR investors by Citibank, National Association through Euroclear Bank SA/NV and/or Clearstream Banking, S.A. on October 30, 2026 (London time).

V. RELEVANT INQUIRIES

For any questions about matters related to the implementation of the equity distribution, please contact us as follows:

Contact department: Board Office of Huatai Securities Co., Ltd

Email: boardoffice@htsc.com

Tel: +86 25 83387780、+86 25 83389697

Huatai Securities Co., Ltd.

October 14, 2026

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