Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited Annual Report 2023 April 2024 Annual Report 2023 Part I Important Notes, Table of Contents and Definitions The Board of Directors (or the “Board”), the Supervisory Committee as well as the directors, supervisors and senior management of Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) hereby guarantee the factuality, accuracy and completeness of the contents of this Report and its summary, and shall be jointly and severally liable for any misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omissions therein. Liang Jinhui, the legal representative, and Zhu Jiafeng, the Deputy Chief Accountant and Board Secretary, hereby guarantee that the financial statements carried in this Report are factual, accurate and complete. All the Company’s directors have attended the Board meeting for the review of this Report and its summary. Any plans for the future and other forward-looking statements mentioned in this Report shall NOT be considered as absolute promises of the Company to investors. Investors, among others, shall be sufficiently aware of the risk and shall differentiate between plans/forecasts and promises. Again, investors are kindly reminded to pay attention to possible investment risks. Investors’ attention is kindly directed to the detailed description of possible risks in the Company’s operations in “XI Prospects” under “Part III Management Discussion and Analysis”. The Board has approved a final dividend plan as follows: based on the Company’s total share capital of 528,600,000 shares, a cash dividend of RMB45.00 (tax inclusive) per 10 shares is to be distributed to the shareholders, with no bonus issue from either profit or capital reserves. This Report and its summary have been prepared in both Chinese and English. Should there be any discrepancies or misunderstandings between the two versions, the Chinese versions shall prevail. ~ 2 ~ Annual Report 2023 Table of Contents Part I Important Notes, Table of Contents and Definitions 2 Part II Corporate Information and Key Financial Information 6 Part III Management Discussion and Analysis 11 Part IV Corporate Governance 40 Part V Environmental and Social Responsibility 63 Part VI Significant Events 71 Part VII Share Changes and Shareholder Information 76 Part VIII Preferred Shares 85 Part IX Corporate Bonds 86 Part X Financial Statements 87 ~ 3 ~ Annual Report 2023 Documents Available for Reference (I) Financial statements signed and sealed by the Company’s legal representative, the Company’s Chief Accountant and the head of the Company’s financial department (equivalent to financial manager); (II) The original copy of the Independent Auditor's Report stamped by the CPA firm as well as signed and stamped by the engagement certified public accountants; (III) All originals of the Company’s documents and announcements that have been publicly disclosed in the Reporting Period on the media designated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission; and (IV) This Report disclosed in other securities markets. ~ 4 ~ Annual Report 2023 Definitions Term Definition Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited inclusive of its consolidated The “Company”, “ Gu Jing” or “we” subsidiaries, except where the context otherwise requires Gujing Sales Bozhou Gujing Sales Co., Ltd. Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited exclusive of subsidiaries, The Company as the parent except where the context otherwise requires Gujing Group Anhui Gujing Group Co., Ltd. Yellow Crane Tower Yellow Crane Tower Distillery Co., Ltd. Mingguang Anhui Mingguang Distillery Co., Ltd. Longrui Glass Anhui Longrui Glass Co., Ltd. ~ 5 ~ Annual Report 2023 Part II Corporate Information and Key Financial Information I Corporate Information Stock name Gujing Distillery, Gujing Distillery-B Stock code 000596, 200596 Changed stock name (if any) Stock exchange for stock Shenzhen Stock Exchange listing Company name in Chinese 安徽古井贡酒股份有限公司 Abbr. 古井 Company name in English (if ANHUI GUJING DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED any) Abbr. (if any) GU JING Legal representative Liang Jinhui Registered address Gujing Town, Bozhou City, Anhui Province, P.R.China Zip code 236820 Change of registered address N/A Office address Gujing Industrial Park, Gujing Town, Bozhou City, Anhui Province, P.R.China Zip code 236820 Company website http://www.gujing.com Email address gjzqb@gujing.com.cn II Contact Information Board Secretary Securities Representative Name Zhu Jiafeng Mei Jia Gujing Town, Bozhou City, Anhui Gujing Town, Bozhou City, Anhui Address Province, P.R.China Province, P.R.China Tel. (0558)5712231 (0558)5710057 Fax (0558)5710099 (0558)5710099 Email address gjzqb@gujing.com.cn gjzqb@gujing.com.cn III Media for Information Disclosure and Place where this Report Is Lodged Website of the stock exchange where this Report is The Shenzhen Stock Exchange(http://www.szse.cn) ~ 6 ~ Annual Report 2023 disclosed Media and website where this Report is disclosed China Securities Journal, Ta Kung Pao (HK) and http://www.cninfo.com.cn Place where this Report is lodged The Board Secretary’s Office IV Change to Company Registered Information Unified social credit code 913400001519400083 Change to principal activity of the Company No change since going public (if any) Every change of controlling shareholder since No change incorporation (if any) V Other Information The independent audit firm hired by the Company: Name RSM China Suite 901-22 to 901-26, Wai Jing Mao Building (Tower 1), No. 22 Fuchengmen Wai Street, Office address Xicheng District, Beijing, China Accountants writing signatures Zhang Liping, Han Songliang, and Yang Fan The independent sponsor hired by the Company to exercise constant supervision over the Company in the Reporting Period: Applicable □ Not applicable Sponsor Office address Representatives Supervision period 27-28/F, China World Office 2, China International Capital 2021.7.22- The raised funds No. 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Fang Lei, and Chen Jingjing Corporation Limited have been used up Chaoyang District, Beijing The independent financial advisor hired by the Company to exercise constant supervision over the Company in the Reporting Period: Applicable □ Not applicable Financial advisor Office address Representatives Supervision period 27-28/F, China World Office 2, China International Capital 2021.7.22- The raised funds No. 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Fang Lei, and Chen Jingjing Corporation Limited have been used up Chaoyang District, Beijing VI Key Financial Information Indicate by tick mark whether there is any retrospectively restated datum in the table below. □ Yes No 2023 2022 2023-over-2022 2021 ~ 7 ~ Annual Report 2023 change (%) Operating revenue (RMB) 20,253,526,598.02 16,713,234,153.52 21.18% 13,269,826,266.04 Net profit attributable to the listed 4,589,164,052.80 3,143,144,732.08 46.01% 2,297,894,413.25 company’s shareholders (RMB) Net profit attributable to the listed company’s shareholders before 4,495,219,187.57 3,066,543,993.35 46.59% 2,186,239,468.68 exceptional gains and losses (RMB) Net cash generated from/used in 4,496,206,034.42 3,107,914,579.48 44.67% 5,254,308,127.79 operating activities (RMB) Basic earnings per share 8.68 5.95 45.88% 4.45 (RMB/share) Diluted earnings per share 8.68 5.95 45.88% 4.45 (RMB/share) Weighted average return on equity 22.92% 17.93% 4.99% 21.25% (%) Change of 31 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 December 2023 over 31 December 2021 31 December 2022 (%) Total assets (RMB) 35,420,907,274.99 29,789,822,298.65 18.90% 25,418,086,447.80 Equity attributable to the listed 21,525,309,609.44 18,520,757,973.52 16.22% 16,537,389,443.64 company’s shareholders (RMB) Indicate by tick mark whether the lower of the net profit attributable to the listed company’s shareholders before and after exceptional gains and losses was negative for the last three accounting years, and the latest independent auditor’s report indicated that there was uncertainty about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. □ Yes No Indicate by tick mark whether the lower of the net profit attributable to the listed company’s shareholders before and after exceptional gains and losses was negative. □ Yes No VII Accounting Data Differences under China’s Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises (CAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Foreign Accounting Standards 1. Net Profit and Equity under CAS and IFRS □ Applicable Not applicable No difference for the Reporting Period. ~ 8 ~ Annual Report 2023 2. Net Profit and Equity under CAS and Foreign Accounting Standards □ Applicable Not applicable No difference for the Reporting Period. 3. Reasons for Accounting Data Differences Above □ Applicable Not applicable VIII Key Financial Information by Quarter Unit: RMB Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Operating revenue 6,584,074,879.74 4,725,941,615.36 4,642,653,988.77 4,300,856,114.15 Net profit attributable to the listed 1,569,704,169.52 1,209,770,197.99 1,033,160,506.48 776,529,178.81 company’s shareholders Net profit attributable to the listed company’s shareholders before 1,545,070,631.50 1,186,050,259.26 1,012,080,336.13 752,017,960.68 exceptional gains and losses Net cash generated from/used in 3,078,684,397.05 1,649,152,299.68 991,789,089.45 -1,223,419,751.76 operating activities Indicate by tick mark whether any of the quarterly financial data in the table above or their summations differs materially from what have been disclosed in the Company’s quarterly or interim reports. □ Yes No IX Exceptional Gains and Losses Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RMB Item 2023 2022 2021 Note Gain or loss on disposal of non-current assets (inclusive of impairment allowance -2,063,270.90 -4,666,425.09 -5,976,856.98 write-offs) Government grants recognised in profit or loss (exclusive of those that are closely related to the Company's normal business operations and given in accordance with 39,946,354.24 46,721,259.52 55,274,502.42 defined criteria and in compliance with government policies, and have a continuing impact on the Company's profit or loss) Gain or loss on fair-value changes in financial assets and liabilities held by a 51,603,409.95 43,874,800.64 34,792,433.45 non-financial enterprise, as well as on disposal of financial assets and liabilities ~ 9 ~ Annual Report 2023 (exclusive of the effective portion of hedges that is related to the Company's normal business operations) Reversed portions of impairment allowances for receivables which are tested individually 98,239.02 423,337.78 1,949,809.53 for impairment Non-operating income and expense other 51,716,611.35 23,314,293.08 77,025,619.76 than the above Less: Income tax effects 34,596,052.57 27,082,435.88 40,243,159.73 Non-controlling interests effects (net of 12,760,425.86 5,984,091.32 11,167,403.88 tax) Total 93,944,865.23 76,600,738.73 111,654,944.57 -- Particulars about other items that meet the definition of exceptional gain/loss: □ Applicable Not applicable No such cases for the Reporting Period. Explanation of why the Company reclassifies as recurrent an exceptional gain/loss item listed in the Explanatory Announcement No. 1 on Information Disclosure for Companies Offering Their Securities to the Public—Exceptional Gain/Loss Items: □ Applicable Not applicable No such cases for the Reporting Period. ~ 10 ~ Annual Report 2023 Part III Management Discussion and Analysis I Industry Overview for the Reporting Period 1. Status of the Baijiu Industry Since the beginning of the 21st century, China's baijiu industry has experienced three development stages. Before 2012, with rapid economic growth, the income of urban and rural residents rose fast, and the demand for baijiu continued to increase, while production and sales of baijiu continuously expanded at a fast pace. As a result, the baijiu industry witnessed booming supply and demand. During that period, national baijiu brands and local regional renowned baijiu enterprises achieved rapid development. In the context of the rise in both the demand and price of baijiu, the sales income and total profits of baijiu enterprises increased quickly. From the second half of 2012 to 2016, China's economy once again entered a period of adjustment, as the Chinese government introduced a string of policies to restrict the spending on official overseas visits, official vehicles and official hospitality, such as the "Eight-point Decision" and "Six Prohibitions", which include restrictions on the consumption of high-end alcohol with public funds. Consumption scenarios such as commercial consumption and government consumption were limited, leading to a drop in consumer demand in a short time. Moreover, baijiu prices were under huge pressure. China's baijiu industry entered a period of profound adjustment. After 2012, both the output growth and income growth of China's baijiu industry slowed down. The baijiu industry began to recover in the second half of 2016, with a rise in consumption demand by end-users, propelling the growth of the overall income and profits of the industry. Since 2017, the overall demand and price of baijiu have increased, and the recovery of mid- and high-end baijiu has picked up. In the future, benefiting from the consumption upgrade and the change of consumption concept, the growth of sub-high-end baijiu will be the key driver for the development of the baijiu industry.Baijiu enterprises need to fully grasp the great opportunities from the extensive consumption upgrade and strive to better meet the consumption needs of the market through quality improvement, market segmentation and product innovation and other means, so as to advance the transformation and upgrade of the product structure. According to data released by the China Alcoholic Drinks Association, in 2023, the national alcoholic beverage industry achieved a total production output of 61.31 million kilolitres, marking a year-on-year increase of 1.1%. Within this, the baijiu sector produced 6.29 million kilolitres, experiencing a decline of 5.1% compared to the previous year; however, it generated sales revenue of RMB756.3 billion, an increase of 9.7%, and realised a total profit of RMB232.8 billion, an increase of 7.5%. Despite a reduction in production, the baijiu industry in China continued to see growth in revenue and profits, with competition in the high-end market expected to intensify further. 2. Position of the Company in the Industry China has a long history of baijiu. There are a large number of baijiu production enterprises in the country, but the regional distribution of baijiu consumers is particularly evident. The baijiu industry is characterized by full competition, with a high degree of marketization. The market competition is fierce, and the industry adjustments are constantly deepening. In the national market, the competitive edges of the enterprises come from their brand influence, product style and marketing & operation models. In a single regional market, the competitive strengths of the enterprises depend on their brand influence in the region, the recognition of the companies by regional consumers and comprehensive marketing capacity. As one of China’s traditional top eight liquor brands, the Company is the first listed baijiu company with both A and B stocks. It is located in Bozhou City, Anhui Province in China, the hometown of historic figures Cao Cao and Hua Tuo, as well as one of the world’s top 10 liquor-producing areas. No changes have occurred to the main business of the Company in the Reporting Period. As the main product of the Company, the Gujing spirit originated as a “JiuYunChun Spirit”, together with its making secrets, being presented as a hometown specialty by Cao Cao, a famous warlord in China’s history, to Emperor Han Xiandi (name: Liu Xie) in A.D. ~ 11 ~ Annual Report 2023 196, and was continually presented to the royal house since then. With crystalline liquid, rich aroma, a fine flavor and a lingering aftertaste, the Gujing spirit has helped the Company win four national baijiu golden awards, a golden award at the 13th SIAL Paris, the title of China’s “Geographical Indication Product”, the recognition as a “Key Cultural Relics Site under the State Protection”, the recognition with a “National Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Project”, a Quality Award from the Anhui provincial government, a title of “National Quality Benchmark”, among other honors. In April 2016, Gujing Distillery signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Huanghelou Liquor Co., Ltd., opening a new era of cooperation in China's famous liquor industry. Yellow Crane Tower Baijiu is the only famous Chinese liquor in Hubei. Its unique style is "soft, mellow, elegant and cool, and has a long lingering fragrance". It won the two China gold medal in baijiu appreciation in 1984 and 1989. At present, Huanghelou liquor industry has three bases: Wuhan, Xianning and Suizhou. Among them, Huanghelou Liquor Culture Expo Park in Wuhan base has been approved as national AAA scenic spot, and Huanghelou forest wine town in Xianning base has been approved as national AAAA scenic spot. In January 2021, Gujing Distillery and Mingguang signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The unique mung bean flavor adds to the famous liquor family of Gu Jing. The primary products of Mingguang Distillery include Mingguang Jianiang, Mingguang Daqu, Mingguang Youye, Mingguang Tequ, and 53% vol Mingluye. In December 2021, the Old Mingguang Brewing Technique was selected for the sixth batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage list. II Principal Activity of the Company in the Reporting Period The Company is subject to the Guideline No. 14 of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Information Disclosure by Industry—for Listed Companies Engaging in Food and Liquor & Wine Production. The Company primarily produces and markets baijiu. According to the Industry Categorization Guide for Listed Companies (Revised in 2012) issued by the CSRC, baijiu making belongs to the “liquor, beverage and refined tea making industry" (C15). The Company’s principal operations remained unchanged in the Reporting Period. Main sales model The Company's key sales model is dealer model. Under the dealer model, the Company will select one or more dealers for sales of a product brand (or product sub-brand) according to the market capacity. Distribution model: Applicable □ Not applicable 1. Operating Performance by Distribution Channel and Product Category Unit: RMB YoY YoY YoY change change change in in By Operating revenue Cost of sales Gross profit margin in cost gross operating of sales profit revenue (%) margin (%) (%) Channel Online 729,306,974.15 188,844,601.39 74.11% 19.48% 34.77% -2.93% Offline 19,524,219,623.87 4,051,006,305.52 79.25% 21.25% 10.20% 2.08% Total 20,253,526,598.02 4,239,850,906.91 79.07% 21.18% 11.10% 1.90% By Operating revenue Cost of sales Gross profit margin YoY YoY YoY ~ 12 ~ Annual Report 2023 change change change in in cost in operating of sales gross revenue (%) profit (%) margin (%) Product series Original Vintage 15,417,295,372.80 2,212,921,728.80 85.65% 27.34% 18.04% 1.14% Gujinggong Liquor 2,015,573,278.78 841,033,015.00 58.27% 7.56% 11.43% -1.45% Yellow Crane Tower and others 2,205,888,021.33 714,102,955.49 67.63% 0.87% -6.50% 2.55% Total 19,638,756,672.91 3,768,057,699.29 80.81% 21.47% 11.04% 1.80% 2. Number of Distributors by Geographical Segment Segment Ending number Change in the Reporting Period North China 1,224 92 South China 593 63 Central China 2,803 82 International 21 5 Total 4,641 242 Proportion of store sales terminal exceeds 10% □ Applicable Not applicable Online direct sales Applicable □ Not applicable The major product varieties sold online are Original Vintage Series, and Gujinggong Liquor Series, among others. The main online sales platforms are Gujing Distillery platform, Tmall, JD.com, and Suning.com. Any over 30% YoY movements in the selling price of main products contributing over 10% of current total operating revenue □ Applicable Not applicable Model and contents of purchase Model of purchase: The Company primarily adopts the bidding and strategic cooperation models. It also adopts the base planting model in order to ensure the quality of some raw materials. Contents of purchase Purchase contents Purchase model Amount (RMB’0,000) Strategic purchasing 107,301.16 1 Raw materials Tendering purchasing 169,580.63 2 Packing materials Tendering purchasing 266,685.76 Total 543,567.55 The proportion of raw materials purchased from cooperations or farmers to total purchase amount exceeds 30% □ Applicable Not applicable ~ 13 ~ Annual Report 2023 Any over 30% YoY movements in prices of main purchased raw materials □ Applicable Not applicable Main production model The Company's existing production model is sales-based production. Specifically, the Logistics Control Center is responsible for coordinating the implementation of production plans, release of material production plans, and delivery and tracking of products, and prepares balanced production plans on a quarterly basis according to the product inventory. The logistics distribution system is coordinated according to the production schedule and inventory with a view to ensuring timely delivery of products. Commissioned production □ Applicable Not applicable Breakdown of cost of sales 2023 2022 Change Item As % of total cost of As % of total cost of Cost of sales (RMB) Cost of sales (RMB) (%) sales sales Direct 3,053,570,734.57 72.02% 2,740,292,507.27 71.80% 11.43% materials Direct labor 372,085,693.59 8.78% 332,141,904.07 8.70% 12.03% cost Manufacturing 240,904,845.07 5.68% 224,128,683.40 5.87% 7.49% expenses Fuels 101,496,426.06 2.39% 96,765,210.22 2.54% 4.89% Total 3,768,057,699.29 88.87% 3,393,328,304.96 88.91% 11.04% Output and inventory 1. Output, sales volume and inventory of main products for the Reporting Period and respective YoY changes thereof Unit: ton YoY changes YoY changes YoY changes Main product Output Sales volume inventory of sales of output of inventory volume Original Vintage Series 63,528.17 63,477.51 24,652.92 0.18% 20.63% 0.21% Gujinggong Liquor Series 26,769.14 29,664.39 5,656.61 -26.70% -3.83% -33.86% Yellow Crane Tower Liquor 24,248.62 25,177.38 4,227.93 -27.51% -19.37% -18.01% Series and other 2. Ending inventory of finished liquor and semi-product Category Ending quantity (ton) Finished liquor 34,537.46 Semi-product (including base liquor) 234,292.88 3. Capacity Unit: ton Main product Designed capacity Actual capacity Capacity in progress ~ 14 ~ Annual Report 2023 Finished liquor 115,000 114,546 130,000 III Core Competitiveness Analysis No significant changes occurred to the Company’s core competitiveness in the Reporting Period. IV Analysis of Core Businesses 1. Overview 2023 marked the inaugural year of implementing the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress on all fronts, a truly extraordinary year and a pivotal one for the Company as it crossed the RMB20 billion revenue threshold. Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the Company diligently implemented the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress and the party congresses at provincial and municipal levels. We fully embraced the new development philosophy, focused on the annual targets, adhered to long-termism, pursuit of excellence, and commitment to quality, firmly grasped the primary task of high-quality development, and promoted steady progress, quality enhancement, and efficiency in all areas of operation, successfully achieving the goals set for 2023 and smoothly surpassing the RMB20 billion revenue mark. For 2023, the Company recorded operating revenue of RMB20.254 billion, up 21.18% compared to the prior year; a net profit attributable to the Company as the parent of RMB4.589 billion, increasing 46.01% from the year earlier; and earnings per share of RMB8.68, 45.88% higher than last year. The overall operating performance of the Company in the Reporting Period: (I) The Company strove for more influential "brands" year-on-year The Company guided by the "Brand Revival Project", strengthened digital marketing, consumer cultivation, and resource integration, and deepened the integrated marketing system construction involving Gujing, Mingguang, and Yellow Crane Tower. Moreover, with adherence to the communication strategy of "striving for influential brands, spiking hard from a high position and concentrating resources", the Company innovated in communication methods, and continually built up high-speed rail and Spring Festival Gala IP. The baijiu culture embarked on a global tour, and at the 15th "Hua Zun Cup" China liquor brand value contest, the brand value of "Gujinggong" reached a new high of RMB293.102 billion. (II) The Company strengthened quality management and steadily improved in product quality The Company strictly implemented production processes and continuously optimised brewing techniques. Lean production was further advanced, and supply chain efficiency was enhanced. Scientific scheduling and efficient collaboration continued to optimise key efficiency indicators. (III) The Company focused on scientific research and advanced the deep operation of research platforms The Company deepened cooperation and exchanges, and reaped significant achievements in the construction of scientific research platforms. It coordinated the advancement of the China Baijiu Health Research Institute, the Gujing Distillery Original Vintage Grain Research Institute, and the Gujing Distillery Original Vintage Quality Research Institute, focusing on projects related to baijiu health, brewing grains, and quality, thus enhancing the application of research and development outcomes. The Company was awarded the "The First Prize of the 2020 Science and Technology Award by the China National Food Industry Association", received one Second Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress from Anhui Province and was granted 38 patents. (IV) The Company advanced innovative models and deepened digital construction of Gujing The Company has established a new digital model for Gujing, achieving significant results in digital infrastructure, data resource systems, platform capabilities, contextual applications, and security measures, thereby enhancing the vigour of intelligent digital operations. The development of the Gujing data middleware has successfully broken data silos, activated data value, and supported ~ 15 ~ Annual Report 2023 scientific decision-making. The construction of an industrial Internet of Things platform has placed smart factories and digital workshops on the fast track. Guided by the lighthouse factory model, the MES system has been developed to promote the integration of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT), accelerating the transformation towards intelligent manufacturing. (V) The Company focused on building a premier enterprise, and unleashed new management dynamics The Company has deepened the three-year action of the reform of state-owned enterprises, ensuring the implementation of reform measures for mechanisms and systems. It has intensified the competition for management positions, the elimination of the least competent personnel, and continuously improved the rotation and secondment of management staff, further activating the potential of Gujing talent. The internal control system has been further refined, firmly establishing safety responsibilities, and achieving the "four zeros" target in safe production. (VI) The Company focused on enhancing the guidance of Party building, demonstrating a new look for the Company The Company has intensively studied, propagated, and implemented the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress on all fronts, fully embracing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and deepened themed education. We have continued to emphasise the leading role of Party building, persistently improved our style of work, and tightened up on ideological work. (VII) In the Reporting Period, the Company was still under pressure and had deficiencies as follows. (1) The industry is experiencing accelerated differentiation and transformation, requiring further enhancement in product capabilities, brand strength, and channel influence. (2) The internal management system of the enterprise is not sufficiently efficient for its scale of development, necessitating further activation of internal dynamics. 2. Revenue and Cost Analysis (1) Breakdown of Operating Revenue Unit: RMB 2023 2022 As % of total As % of total Change (%) Operating revenue operating revenue Operating revenue operating revenue (%) (%) Total 20,253,526,598.02 100% 16,713,234,153.52 100% 21.18% By operating division Manufacturing 20,253,526,598.02 100.00% 16,713,234,153.52 100.00% 21.18% By product category Baijiu 19,638,756,672.91 96.97% 16,167,709,250.64 96.74% 21.47% Hotel services 83,688,162.68 0.41% 57,506,783.34 0.34% 45.53% Other 531,081,762.43 2.62% 488,018,119.54 2.92% 8.82% By operating segment North China 1,842,994,377.93 9.10% 1,325,791,564.93 7.93% 39.01% Central China 17,106,718,631.38 84.47% 14,354,624,988.86 85.89% 19.17% South China 1,282,816,365.91 6.33% 1,011,003,651.35 6.05% 26.89% ~ 16 ~ Annual Report 2023 Overseas 20,997,222.80 0.10% 21,813,948.38 0.13% -3.74% By sales model Online 729,306,974.15 3.60% 610,385,143.59 3.65% 19.48% Offline 19,524,219,623.87 96.40% 16,102,849,009.93 96.35% 21.25% (2) Operating Division, Product Category, Operating Segment or Sales Model Contributing over 10% of Operating Revenue or Operating Profit Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RMB YoY change in YoY change in Gross profit YoY change in Operating revenue Cost of sales operating revenue gross profit margin cost of sales (%) (%) margin (%) By operating division Manufacturing 20,253,526,598.02 4,239,850,906.91 79.07% 21.18% 11.10% 1.90% By product category Baijiu 19,638,756,672.91 3,768,057,699.29 80.81% 21.47% 11.04% 1.80% Hotel services 83,688,162.68 45,130,663.83 46.07% 45.53% 33.50% 4.85% Other 531,081,762.43 426,662,543.79 19.66% 8.82% 9.63% -0.59% By operating segment North China 1,842,994,377.93 373,249,635.06 79.75% 39.01% 24.41% 2.38% Central China 17,106,718,631.38 3,637,568,886.44 78.74% 19.17% 10.05% 1.77% South China 1,282,816,365.91 224,324,231.97 82.51% 26.89% 10.03% 2.67% Overseas 20,997,222.80 4,708,153.44 77.58% -3.74% -34.10% 10.33% By sales model Online 729,306,974.15 188,844,601.39 74.11% 19.48% 34.77% -2.93% Offline 19,524,219,623.87 4,051,006,305.52 79.25% 21.25% 10.20% 2.08% Core business data of the prior year restated according to the changed statistical caliber for the Reporting Period: □ Applicable Not applicable (3) Whether Revenue from Physical Sales is Higher than Service Revenue Yes □ No Operating division Item Unit 2023 2022 Change (%) Sales volume Ton 118,319.28 114,694.21 3.16% Baijiu brewage Output Ton 114,545.93 133,386.36 -14.12% Inventory Ton 34,537.46 38,310.81 -9.85% ~ 17 ~ Annual Report 2023 Any over 30% YoY movements in the data above and why: □ Applicable Not applicable (4) Execution Progress of Major Signed Sales and Purchase Contracts in the Reporting Period □ Applicable Not applicable (5) Breakdown of Cost of Sales By operating division Unit: RMB 2023 2022 Operating Item As % of total cost As % of total cost Change (%) division Cost of sales Cost of sales of sales (%) of sales (%) Food Direct materials 3,053,570,734.57 72.02% 2,740,292,507.27 71.80% 11.43% manufacturing Food Direct labor cost 372,085,693.59 8.78% 332,141,904.07 8.70% 12.03% manufacturing Food Manufacturing 240,904,845.07 5.68% 224,128,683.40 5.87% 7.49% manufacturing expenses Food Fuels 101,496,426.06 2.39% 96,765,210.22 2.54% 4.89% manufacturing (6) Changes in the Scope of Consolidated Financial Statements for the Reporting Period Yes □ No Compared with the prior year, the following subsidiaries were added to the consolidated financial statements of the Reporting Period: Wuhan Gulou Junhe Trading Co., Ltd., Wuhan Gulou Juntai Trading Co., Ltd., Xiaogan Gulou Tiancheng Trading Co., Ltd., Guizhou Zhencang Distillery Sales Co., Ltd., and Anhui Guqi Distillery Co., Ltd.; and one subsidiary, Anhui Anjie Technology Co., Ltd., was de-registered. (7) Major Changes to the Business Scope or Product or Service Range in the Reporting Period □ Applicable Not applicable (8) Major Customers and Suppliers Major customers: Total sales to top five customers (RMB) 2,590,984,495.97 Total sales to top five customers as % of total sales of the 12.79% Reporting Period (%) ~ 18 ~ Annual Report 2023 Total sales to related parties among top five customers as % of 0.00% total sales of the Reporting Period (%) Information about top five customers: Sales revenue contributed for No. Customer As % of total sales revenue (%) the Reporting Period (RMB) 1 Distributor A 1,717,248,953.48 8.48% 2 Distributor B 274,630,334.07 1.36% 3 Distributor C 209,362,099.42 1.03% 4 Distributor D 201,552,509.46 0.99% 5 Distributor E 188,190,599.54 0.93% Total -- 2,590,984,495.97 12.79% Other information about major customers: □ Applicable Not applicable Major suppliers: Total purchases from top five suppliers (RMB) 1,054,578,376.52 Total purchases from top five suppliers as % of total purchases 19.40% of the Reporting Period (%) Total purchases from related parties among top five suppliers 0.00% as % of total purchases of the Reporting Period (%) Information about top five suppliers: Purchase in the Reporting No. Supplier As % of total purchases (%) Period (RMB) 1 Supplier A 269,578,605.42 4.96% 2 Supplier B 229,314,852.59 4.22% 3 Supplier C 203,794,945.66 3.75% 4 Supplier D 176,697,081.21 3.25% 5 Supplier E 175,192,891.64 3.22% Total -- 1,054,578,376.52 19.40% Other information about major suppliers: □ Applicable Not applicable 3. Expense Unit: RMB 2023 2022 Change (%) Reason for any significant change Selling expense 5,436,773,057.25 4,668,185,055.13 16.46% Administrative expense 1,367,146,467.89 1,166,780,389.23 17.17% ~ 19 ~ Annual Report 2023 Finance costs -162,244,024.88 -216,299,053.07 24.99% R&D expense 70,947,196.49 56,667,203.01 25.20% The Company is subject to the Guideline No. 14 of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Information Disclosure by Industry—for Listed Companies Engaging in Food and Liquor & Wine Production. Breakdown of selling expense: Unit: RMB Item 2023 2022 Change (%) Reason Employment The main reason is the combined impact of sales 1,230,880,423.44 938,740,215.88 31.12% benefits staff and salary increase. Travel fees 223,518,669.30 169,521,676.66 31.85% The main reason is the increase of sales staff. Advertisement 1,101,364,892.63 995,196,089.71 10.67% fees Comprehensive 2,089,071,299.15 1,814,692,295.39 15.12% promotion costs Service fees 656,190,943.27 638,147,336.90 2.83% Others 135,746,829.46 111,887,440.59 21.32% Total 5,436,773,057.25 4,668,185,055.13 16.46% Details about advertisement No. Main way Amount (RMB’0,000) 1 TV 31,575.84 2 Offline 61,938.67 3 Online 16,621.98 Total 110,136.49 4. R&D Investments Applicable □ Not applicable Names of main Expected impact on the future Project objectives Project progress Objectives to be achieved R&D projects development of the Company By exploring the process of making compound fragrant The process of producing The Company aims to baijiu, the Company is compound fragrant baijiu produce high-quality Research on the expected to produce is explored to prepare for flavouring liquor with unique process of making high-quality flavouring liquor the development of new Concluded. flavour to prepare for the compound fragrant with unique flavour, further products and the design development of its new baijiu enrich the product system of of liquor body of the products and the design of Gujinggong Liquor, and Company. liquor body. strengthen its market competitiveness. Research of process The experiments Concluded. Theoretically and practically, The quality of Gujinggong ~ 20 ~ Annual Report 2023 and experiments for systematically optimize the various parameters of the liquor will be steadily making strongly the production process of strongly fragrant baijiu are improved to maintain the fragrant baijiu making strongly fragrant revealed to be scientific and continuously improving liquor, improve the reasonable, which provides quality of the brand. sensory quality of more scientific support for Gujinggong liquor, process execution. making the product No. 1 in China in terms of strongly fragrant baijiu. Water plays a crucial role in the fermentation environment, aiding in The project has the separation of successfully aroma-carrying concluded with the This project is expected to substances and solids. completion of the Research on key To conduct trials on brewing clarify the influence of Due to the varying research on brewing technologies for production using various different water sources on qualities of different production using brewing with water sources in order to brewing production, thereby water sources, this different water different water explore their specific impacts providing a scientific basis for project aims to explore sources and the sources on the brewing process. the selection of brewing the effects of these compilation of a water. variations on brewing comprehensive production and provide a project summary scientific basis for report. selecting water suitable for brewing. This project is focused on intelligent brewing in the standing vat production, conducting orthogonal To enhance the quality of the Research on the experiments on the ratio The project plan has base spirit in newly This project is expected to impact of intelligent of clear distillation grain, been fully established workshops, thus establish technical support for brewing and grain bottom grain, and implemented and supporting the Company's the commissioning of new mixing methods on covering grain. This summarised. development towards intelligent workshops the quality of daqu research aims to provide increased intelligence. foundational data for the operation of Workshops 2 to 6 at the Intelligent Park in 2023. Research on key By conducting Following the project This is to achieve an The refined grain moistening factors influencing single-factor plan, the improved grain moistening process will improve the the moistening of experiments, the optimal implementation and process that supports the quality of daqu produced via grains in strong grain moistening comprehensive enhancement of daqu quality intelligent brewing, flavour baijiu temperature, water summary analysis in intelligent brewing. contributing to the Company's ~ 21 ~ Annual Report 2023 production amount, and time were have been completed. rapid development. determined. This was followed by a three-factor, three-level orthogonal experiment to develop an improved grain moistening process. To study the distillation speeds of bottom liquor and jujube liquor through To optimise and refine the Research on key single-factor The project aims to enhance distillation speeds and technology control experiments, and to The project summary the quality of the Company's temperature parameters for in intelligent determine the optimal has been completed. daqu, laying a foundation for different types of daqu in the distillation distillation speed, rapid development. brewing production process. providing a reference for improving the quality of the daqu. Through the optimisation of single-grain crushing degree testing methods, The crushing degree Ensuring that the grain flour exploration of the current testing method has Research on quality reaches the optimal state of grain crushing in been determined, To determine the optimal standards for gelatinisation state, thereby the Company, study of using a 40-mesh range of crushing degrees for crushing brewing promoting an improvement in crushing conditions, and sieve for assessing brewing grains. grains the quality of the brewing workshop validation, this the degree of production. project aims to establish crushing. evaluation standards for grain crushing. To determine the Research on evaluation methods for steaming spent This project aims to ensure spent grain husks through To establish the optimal grain technology the quality level of the physicochemical analysis The project has been steaming spent grain process and quality production-used rice husks, after steaming, and to concluded. conditions at the Intelligent evaluation system thereby safeguarding the establish the steaming Park. for strong flavour quality of the base spirit. spent grain process at the baijiu production Intelligent Park. Conduct brewing By examining the differences This project aims to clarify Research on key experiments in the in the fermented mash and the effects of steam factors for workshop to investigate liquor samples before and acidification before and after high-quality, The project has been the changes in the after steam acidification, and on the fermented mash and low-carbon concluded. fermented mash before exploring the necessity of liquor samples, providing distillation in baijiu and after steam steam acidification, to provide technical support for the production pressurisation, guidance for the Company’s Company's clean production ~ 22 ~ Annual Report 2023 scientifically elucidate brewing production processes. efforts. the impact of steam acidification on the mash, and explore the necessity of steam acidification to provide technical support for the Company’s clean production initiatives. Details about R&D personnel: 2023 2022 Change (%) Number of R&D personnel 1,147 1,057 8.51% R&D personnel as % of total 8.84% 9.35% -0.51% employees Educational background of —— —— —— R&D personnel Bachelor’s degree 190 191 -0.52% Master’s degree 68 47 44.68% Other 889 819 8.55% Age structure of R&D —— —— —— personnel Below 30 236 155 52.26% 30~40 458 384 19.27% Over 40 453 518 -12.55% Details about R&D investments: 2023 2022 Change (%) R&D investments (RMB) 366,964,999.32 288,639,442.89 27.14% R&D investments as % of 1.81% 1.73% 0.08% operating revenue Capitalized R&D investments 0.00 0.00 0.00 (RMB) Capitalized R&D investments 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% as % of total R&D investments Reasons for any significant change to the composition of R&D personnel and the impact: □ Applicable Not applicable Reasons for any significant YoY change in the percentage of R&D investments in operating revenue: □ Applicable Not applicable Reasons for any sharp variation in the percentage of capitalized R&D investments and rationale: □ Applicable Not applicable ~ 23 ~ Annual Report 2023 5. Cash Flows Unit: RMB Item 2023 2022 Change (%) Subtotal of cash generated from 22,245,995,624.12 18,629,603,955.66 19.41% operating activities Subtotal of cash used in operating 17,749,789,589.70 15,521,689,376.18 14.35% activities Net cash generated from/used in 4,496,206,034.42 3,107,914,579.48 44.67% operating activities Subtotal of cash generated from 1,926,743,407.87 8,483,831,118.31 -77.29% investing activities Subtotal of cash used in investing 3,204,676,207.01 3,215,119,847.70 -0.32% activities Net cash generated from/used in -1,277,932,799.14 5,268,711,270.61 -124.26% investing activities Subtotal of cash generated from 162,200,000.00 75,900,000.00 113.70% financing activities Subtotal of cash used in financing 1,809,679,253.14 1,404,702,593.47 28.83% activities Net cash generated from/used in -1,647,479,253.14 -1,328,802,593.47 -23.98% financing activities Net increase in cash and cash 1,570,793,982.14 7,047,823,256.62 -77.71% equivalents Explanation of why any of the data above varies significantly: Applicable □ Not applicable (1) Net cash generated from operating activities stood at RMB4,496,206,034.42 in the Reporting Period, up 44.67% year-on-year, primarily driven by the increased cash received from sale of goods and rendering of services. (2) Subtotal of cash generated from investing activities stood at RMB1,926,743,407.87 in the Reporting Period, down 77.29% year-on-year, primarily driven by the decreased cash received from disinvestment. (3) Subtotal of cash generated from financing activities stood at RMB162,200,000.00 in the Reporting Period, up 113.70% year-on-year, primarily driven by the increased cash received by subsidiaries as borrowings. Reasons for any big difference between the net operating cash flow and the net profit for this Reporting Period □ Applicable Not applicable V Analysis of Non-Core Businesses □ Applicable Not applicable ~ 24 ~ Annual Report 2023 VI Analysis of Assets and Liabilities 1. Significant Changes in Asset Composition Unit: RMB 31 December 2023 1 January 2023 Change in Reason for any significant As % of total As % of total percentage Amount Amount change assets assets (%) Monetary assets 15,966,371,744.19 45.08% 13,772,561,141.30 46.23% -1.15% Accounts 68,607,919.27 0.19% 62,688,668.94 0.21% -0.02% receivable Inventories 7,519,682,536.51 21.23% 6,058,106,090.88 20.34% 0.89% Investment 46,622,910.19 0.13% 13,396,881.96 0.04% 0.09% property Long-term equity 10,367,078.26 0.03% 10,154,235.98 0.03% 0.00% investments Fixed assets 4,596,044,056.92 12.98% 2,741,844,586.30 9.20% 3.78% Construction in 2,910,735,155.39 8.22% 2,454,703,251.44 8.24% -0.02% progress Right-of-use 81,038,100.24 0.23% 32,562,171.10 0.11% 0.12% assets Short-term 0.00 0.00% 83,232,176.31 0.28% -0.28% borrowings Contract 1,401,122,249.53 3.96% 826,636,478.35 2.77% 1.19% liabilities Long-term 107,106,256.94 0.30% 44,944,737.91 0.15% 0.15% borrowings Lease liabilities 68,380,767.78 0.19% 18,631,395.93 0.06% 0.13% Indicate whether overseas account for a larger proportion in the total assets. □ Applicable Not applicable 2. Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RMB ~ 25 ~ Annual Report 2023 Gain/loss on Cumulative Impairment fair-value fair-value allowance Purchased in Beginning Sold in the Other Item changes in the changes for the the Reporting Ending amount amount Reporting Period changes Reporting charged to Reporting Period Period equity Period Financial assets 1. Held-for-trading financial assets 1,782,687,769.66 19,987,547.42 0.00 0.00 700,000,000.00 1,782,687,769.66 0.00 719,987,547.42 (excluding derivative financial assets) 2. Derivative financial assets 3. Other debt investments 4. Other equity 56,447,789.94 0.00 6,657,868.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 63,105,658.07 investments 5. Other non-current financial assets Subtotal of 1,839,135,559.60 19,987,547.42 6,657,868.13 0.00 700,000,000.00 1,782,687,769.66 0.00 783,093,205.49 financial assets Total of the 1,839,135,559.60 19,987,547.42 6,657,868.13 0.00 700,000,000.00 1,782,687,769.66 0.00 783,093,205.49 above Financial 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 liabilities Significant changes to the measurement attributes of the major assets in the Reporting Period: □ Yes No 3. Restricted Asset Rights as at the Period-End Item Ending carrying value Reason for restriction Time deposits, certificate of deposit and cash deposits that are pledged for Monetary assets 1,290,204,326.83 issuing bank acceptance bills Intangible assets 54,303,340.26 Pledged loans. Total 1,344,507,667.09 -- ~ 26 ~ Annual Report 2023 VII Investments Made 1. Total Investment Amount □ Applicable Not applicable 2. Major Equity Investments Made in the Reporting Period □ Applicable Not applicable 3. Major Non-Equity Investments Ongoing in the Reporting Period Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RMB Reason for Accumulative Accumulative not reaching Fixed assets Input amount in Estimated realized Way of Industry actual input Capital the schedule Disclosure Disclosure Item investment the Reporting Progress return on revenues as investment involved amount as of the resources and date (if any) index (if any) or not Period investment of the period-end anticipated period-end income For details, The smart please refer to technology the Self-owned transformation Liquor 3 March Announcement Self-built Yes 2,311,258,225.68 5,107,283,150.56 funds and 62.00% N/A N/A N/A project for production 2020 on Investment raised funds liquor in the Smart production Technology Transformation ~ 27 ~ Annual Report 2023 Project for Liquor Production disclosed by the Company on the website of Cninfo dated 3 March 2020. Total -- -- -- 2,311,258,225.68 5,107,283,150.56 -- -- N/A N/A -- -- -- ~ 28 ~ Annual Report 2023 4. Financial Investments (1) Securities Investments Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RMB Gain/loss on fair Variety Cumulative fair Purchased Code of Name of Initial Accounting Beginning value Sold in the Gain/loss in Ending Funding value changes in the of measurement changes in Reporting the Reporting carrying Accounting title securities securities investment cost charged to Reporting source model carrying value the Period Period value securities equity Period Reporting Period DAPU Asset Fair value Held-for-trading Self-owned Fund 200,000,000.00 202,334,870.49 202,334,870.49 -1,934,564.20 0.00 Management method financial assets funds Other ending holding securities -- -- -- investments Total 200,000,000.00 -- 202,334,870.49 202,334,870.49 -1,934,564.20 0.00 -- -- Disclosure date of the announcement about the board’s N/A consent for the securities investment Disclosure date of the announcement about the general N/A meeting’s consent for the securities investment (if any) ~ 29 ~ Annual Report 2023 (2) Investments in Derivative Financial Instruments Applicable □ Not applicable 1) Investments in derivative financial instruments for the purpose of hedging during the Reporting Period □ Applicable Not applicable No such cases in the Reporting Period. 2) Investments in derivative financial instruments for the purpose of speculation during the Reporting Period Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RMB’0,000 Proportion of closing Actual Purchased in investment Relationship Initial Beginning Sold in the Impairment Ending gain/loss in Connected Type of the amount in Operator with the investment Starting date Ending date investment Reporting provision (if investment the transaction derivative Reporting the Company amount amount Period any) amount Reporting Period Company’s Period ending net assets Reverse Reverse 20 repurchase 11 January Naught No repurchase of 6,000.00 December 6,000.00 11,019.90 14,500.00 0.00 2,519.90 0.11% 14.41 of national 2024 national debt 2022 debt Total 6,000.00 -- -- 6,000.00 11,019.90 14,500.00 0.00 2,519.90 0.11% 14.41 Capital source for derivative investment Company’s own funds Lawsuits involved (if applicable) N/A ~ 30 ~ Annual Report 2023 Disclosure date of board announcement approving 30 August 2013 derivative investment (if any) Disclosure date of shareholders’ meeting announcement approving derivative investment (if N/A any) Analysis of risks and control measures associated with derivative investments held in the Reporting Period The Company had controlled the relevant risks strictly according to the Derivatives Investment Management System. (including but not limited to market risk, liquidity risk, credit risk, operational risk, legal risk, etc.) Changes in market prices or fair value of derivative investments during the Reporting Period (fair value Naught analysis should include measurement method and related assumptions and parameters) Significant changes in accounting policies and specific accounting principles adopted for derivative Naught investments in the Reporting Period compared to previous reporting period Based on the sustainable development of the main business and the sufficient free idle money, the Company increased the profits through investing in the reasonable financial derivative instruments, which was in favor of improving the service efficiency of the idle funds; in order to reduce the investment risks of the financial derivative instruments, the Company had set up corresponding supervision Opinion of independent directors on derivative mechanism for the financial derivative instrument business and formulated reasonable accounting policy as well as specific principles of investments and risk control financial accounting; the derivative Investment business developed separately took national debts as mortgage object, which was met with the cautious and steady risks management principle and the interest of the Company and shareholders. Therefore, agreed the Company to develop the derivative Investment business of reverse repurchase of national debt not more than the limit of RMB0.3 billion. ~ 31 ~ Annual Report 2023 5. Use of Funds Raised Applicable □ Not applicable (1) Overall Usage of Funds Raised Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RMB’0,000 Proportion The usage Total funds Accumulative of Amount of Total funds and Way of Total funds Net of funds used in the Accumulative funds with accumulative Total unused funds raised Year with usage destination raising raised raised Current fund used usage funds with funds idle for over changed of unused Period changed usage two years funds changed Deposited in Private fund raising 2021 placement of 500,000 495,434.21 156,611.37 308,553.86 0.00 0.00 0.00% 186,880.35 account and 0.00 stocks cash management Total -- 500,000 495,434.21 156,611.37 308,553.86 0.00 0.00 0.00% 186,880.35 -- 0.00 Explanation of overall usage of funds raised Through this issuance, the Company raised total proceeds of RMB5,000,000,000.00. After deducting the expenses related to the issuance of RMB45,657,925.15 (excluding VAT), the actual net proceeds raised were RMB4,954,342,074.85, and the actual amount received was RMB4,957,547,169.81. In 2023, the Company cumulatively used raised funds of RMB1,566,113,700 and the interest from the special account of raised funds was RMB66,998,300. As of the end of 2023, the balance of certificate of deposit and time deposits purchased with temporarily idle raised funds was RMB1.9 billion. The amount of balance due in the special account of raised funds on 31 December 2023 was RMB2,023,232,600. (2) Commitment Projects of Fund Raised Applicable □ Not applicable ~ 32 ~ Annual Report 2023 Unit: RMB’0,000 Whether Accumulative Investment Changed or Investment Date of Realized Whether occurred Committed Investment investment schedule as Committed investment project not (including amount in the reaching income in the reached significant investment amount after amount as of the and super raise fund arrangement partial Reporting intended use Reporting anticipated changes in amount adjustment (1) the period-end period-end changes) Period of the project Period income project (2) (3)=(2)/(1) feasibility Committed investment project The smart technology 31 December transformation project for liquor Not 495,434.21 495,434.21 156,611.37 308,553.86 62.28% N/A N/A Not 2024 production Subtotal of committed investment -- 495,434.21 495,434.21 156,611.37 308,553.86 -- -- N/A -- -- project Total -- 495,434.21 495,434.21 156,611.37 308,553.86 -- -- N/A -- -- Condition and reason for not reaching the schedule and N/A anticipated income (by specific items) Notes of condition of significant changes occurred in project N/A feasibility Amount, usage and schedule of N/A super raise fund Changes in implementation N/A address of investment project ~ 33 ~ Annual Report 2023 Adjustment of implementation N/A mode of investment project Advance investments in projects financed with raised funds and swaps of such advance N/A investments with subsequent raised funds Idle fund supplementing the N/A current capital temporarily Amount of surplus in project N/A implementation and the reasons Usage and destination of unused As of 31 December 2023, the unused raised funds and the interest were deposited in the special account for raised funds, and idle raised funds of RMB1.9 funds billion were outstanding for cash management purposes. Problems incurred in fund using N/A and disclosure or other condition (3) Raised Funds Re-purposed □ Applicable Not applicable No such cases in the Reporting Period. VIII Sale of Major Assets and Equity Interests 1. Sale of Major Assets □ Applicable Not applicable No such cases in the Reporting Period. ~ 34 ~ Annual Report 2023 2. Sale of Major Equity Interests □ Applicable Not applicable IX Principal Subsidiaries and Joint Stock Companies Applicable □ Not applicable Main subsidiaries and joint stock companies with an over 10% influence on the Company’s net profits Unit: RMB Relationship with the Main business Company name scope Registered capital Total assets Net assets Operating revenues Operating profit Net profit Company Wholesales of baijiu, construction Bozhou Gujing Subsidiary materials, feeds, 84,864,497.89 9,602,688,039.38 2,973,495,817.94 18,352,818,599.69 2,265,501,869.15 1,755,194,808.96 Sales Co., Ltd assistant materials, etc. Manufacture and Anhui Longrui Subsidiary sale of glass 86,660,268.98 542,941,516.84 437,163,522.79 417,924,826.89 38,424,264.16 37,107,914.81 Glass Co., Ltd products, etc. Yellow Crane Tower Production and Wine Industry Co., Subsidiary 400,000,000.00 2,075,028,332.22 957,759,311.79 1,827,457,484.53 282,928,028.47 221,724,360.09 sales of baijiu, etc. Ltd Shanghai Gujing Jinhao Hotel Hotel management, Subsidiary 54,000,000.00 162,043,054.02 82,791,185.49 69,568,008.98 6,562,610.27 3,750,118.62 Management Co., house lease, etc. Ltd. Subsidiaries obtained or disposed in the Reporting Period: ~ 35 ~ Annual Report 2023 Applicable □ Not applicable Subsidiary How subsidiary was obtained or disposed Effects on overall operations and performance Practicing the internationalization strategy of Gujing and Anhui Guqi Distillery Co., Ltd. Incorporated with investment cultivating new consumer groups Optimizing internal operation structure and enhancing Guizhou Zhencang Winery Industry Sales Co., Ltd. Incorporated with investment endogenous impetus Optimizing internal operation structure and enhancing Wuhan Gulou Junhe Trading Co., Ltd. Incorporated with investment endogenous impetus Optimizing internal operation structure and enhancing Wuhan Gulou Juntai Trading Co., Ltd. Incorporated with investment endogenous impetus Optimizing internal operation structure and enhancing Xiaogan Gulou Tiancheng Trading Co., Ltd. Incorporated with investment endogenous impetus Anhui Anjie Technology Co., Ltd. De-registered and liquidated Notes to main controlled and joint stock companies: Not applicable. ~ 36 ~ Annual Report 2023 X Structured Bodies Controlled by the Company □ Applicable Not applicable XI Prospects (I) Development Prospect of the Industry the Company is in 1.The baijiu growth logic has been adjusted with slowing consumption upgrades From the perspective of consumption scenarios, the most distinct trend in 2023 was the booming banquet sector contrasted with weaker business-related consumption, which led to a temporary shift in the structure of baijiu consumption. The year 2024 is set to be a pivotal starting year for the gradual recovery of the baijiu industry. The growth logic of the past decade has been driven by consumption upgrades, resulting in price increases and a shift towards higher-end products, a phenomenon that saw many companies experiencing a "volume decrease, price increase, continuous ascent". However, with increasing economic uncertainty, more rational consumption, reduced government and business spending, demographic aging, and declining birth rates, the Chinese liquor industry is transitioning from a "price increase logic" to a "comprehensive competition logic". 2. The industry concentration continues to increase while the market segmentation intensifies Looking at the competitive landscape of the industry, concentration is continuously increasing, showing a "dual concentration trend" towards leading baijiu brands and strong regional brands. In 2024, the baijiu industry is expected to continue the trend of "the strong get stronger, the weak decline". Key production areas, leading companies, and renowned brands will further consolidate their market positions. Additionally, the differentiation among companies will persist, with baijiu enterprises that possess competitive advantages and innovation capabilities encountering more development opportunities. Under the dual concentration trend, it is crucial for brands to elevate their profile while also grounding their marketing efforts. Deep market penetration to achieve compressive and substitutive growth will become a core strategy. 3. Brand enhancement has accelerated the quality expression The trend towards brand-oriented development in the baijiu industry has resulted in an increasing concentration within the sector, a testament to the growing influence and enhancement of leading brands. Shifting from purchasing "products" to "values", baijiu companies must attract consumers by enhancing brand added value. The significance of brand factors in market competition is growing, with high-potential brand development expected to accelerate. Quality is the foundation of a brand, yet historically, baijiu branding has largely been shaped by history, culture, and accolades. In today's competitive environment, consumers place greater emphasis on product quality, thus enhancing the importance of quality expression in market competitiveness. 4. Digitisation drives marketing innovations The introduction of digital tools has made liquor marketing more dynamic, with digital channel marketing increasingly becoming a means for liquor companies to reinforce their strengths. Companies are diversifying their marketing strategies, developing digital systems, and introducing mechanisms like QR code red packets to boost sales and bottle opening rates, thereby enhancing cost efficiency. Utilizing digital platforms allows for precise targeting of desired audiences, boosting promotional impacts. Strengthening market monitoring and implementing "multi-code integration", digital platforms can track product distribution, mitigate the risks of product diversion, and monitor stock changes, leading to more precise and market-oriented marketing rhythms. (II) Development Strategy of the Company 1. Firmly boost "Strategy 5.0, Five-Star Operation” Strategy Comprehensively fulfill Strategy 5.0 and have the "User-Centered" thought fully and deeply implemented in the Company. Solidly create the "Five-Star Operation", enhance competitive force, improve quality and efficiency, optimize services and promote healthy and efficient operation of the enterprise. 2. Firmly boost reform and innovation strategy Deeply boost marketing innovation, technological innovation and mechanism innovation and generate endogenous power of the enterprise. 3. Firmly create “Talent Highland” strategy ~ 37 ~ Annual Report 2023 Intensify talent recruitment and attraction and establish flexible talent attraction and wisdom experience borrowing mechanism. Innovate talent training mode and promote independent cultivation & development and absorption & attraction simultaneously. (III) Operating Revenue Plan of the Company in 2024 In 2024, the Company plans to achieve the operating revenue of RMB24.45 billion, rising 20.72% compared with that of last year; and achieve a total profit of RMB7.95 billion, rising 25.55% compared with that of last year. (IV) Operating Risk of the Company 1. The strengthened concentration and intensified polarisation in the baijiu industry, leading to highly competitive conditions; 2. The more complex, severe and uncertain external environment. (V) Operating Measures 1. Brand Development We will continue to focus on mainstream media while strengthening new media platforms to enhance synergistic effects in our promotions. Efforts will be made to enhance our CCTV and satellite TV Spring Festival IP, as well as high-speed rail IP, include deepening the quality expression and cultural content of strong flavour baijiu. Leveraging live streaming and short video platforms, the Company aims to continually invigorate our brand, increasing our presence in e-commerce, factory tours, and experience stores through multi-channel traffic driving, creating synergy between online and offline efforts to expand both the reach and effectiveness of our initiatives. 2. Marketing The Company will maintain the strategy of aiming high, anchoring on a "nationwide and sub-high-end" approach, and continue to deepen the "Three Ones Project", optimizing our product and customer structures. We will coordinate the advancement of both domestic and international markets. Domestically, we will accelerate our national expansion, strengthen provincial markets, speed up inter-provincial reach, and refine key markets. Internationally, we will capitalise on the "Belt and Road" initiative to fully launch global partnerships and identify optimal agents, continuing to target the sub-high-end consumer segment with our strategic focus on "Gu 20". 3. Production Management We will progress our wine storage projects and expedite key initiatives, enhancing our capabilities for automated baijiu production and improving our capacity for production reserves, bottling operations, and related infrastructure. We will bolster our quality initiatives and establish a distinctive "Grand Quality Control" system specific to Gujing Distillery. Horizontal management will be strengthened to oversee the entire production process from grain to fragrance, while vertical management will be reinforced from the ground up to solidify the responsibility of quality management staff at all levels, ensuring comprehensive, gap-free quality control. Centring on "three products", "transparent factory", and "four research institutes", we will continue to refine our quality expression, converting technical terminology into more accessible language, and advancing the health, flavour, quality, and cultural aspects of Gujing Distillery. 4. Engineering Construction We will accelerate the progression of the Intelligent Park project, ensuring the completion of new workshops that are both intelligent and automated. This initiative will significantly enhance our production capacity, quality, and efficiency. 5. Informatisation Construction We will hasten our efforts in advancing the "Digital Engineering" initiative to bolster our capabilities in digital management. This will include deepening the integration of digital technologies with production and manufacturing processes. We will also intensify our digital marketing efforts to enrich user experiences and optimise our digital production models. The deployment of the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) will further facilitate the integration of IT and Operational Technology (OT), merging data resources and automation benefits to refine production processes, boost efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure that digital advances significantly enhance the quality of our products. 6. Safety and Environmental Protection We will comprehensively enforce a strict safety responsibility system and enhance fire management to fortify our safety defences. We will intensify source control and process management of pollutants, aiming to further reduce emissions and promote the recycling of waste. We will continue to advance our energy-saving and environmental protection projects, including the implementation of ~ 38 ~ Annual Report 2023 photovoltaic projects, research into energy storage applications, bilateral green energy trading, and balanced energy and water usage. We will also meticulously coordinate and enhance our top-level energy-saving management planning and dual-carbon implementation strategies. 7. Internal Management We will strengthen our innovative talent incentive mechanisms and consolidate the outcomes of the three-year action plan for state-owned enterprise reform. We will advance reforms in "tenure systems", "performance wagering", "internal marketisation", and "independent legal entity" frameworks. By employing more flexible staffing and incentive mechanisms, we aim to further unleash potential, revitalise our workforce, and significantly boost our core competitiveness. 8. Corporate Culture Construction We will enhance our political framework by deeply studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and comprehensively embracing the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress. Supported by the Gujing Distillery Original Vintage Cultural Research Institute, we will actively explore and disseminate China's excellent traditional culture, continuously implementing the cultural contributions of Gujing Distillery and Zhengzi culture. At the same time, leveraging our steps towards internationalisation with the new Ancient Well approach, we will innovate ways and means of cultural communication, aiming to "make Chinese baijiu a global language". In 2024, the Company will continue to be guided by Xi Jinping's Thoughts on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and deeply implement the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress along with the strategic decisions of the provincial and municipal governments. With the "Three Products Project" as our blueprint, we will work tirelessly, hand in hand, and focus our efforts to deeply implement a new round of state-owned enterprise reform and enhancement actions. We will raise the bar, strive to be pioneers, and aim to reach RMB30 billion, as we set forth on this new journey to compose new chapters and achieve new glories. XII Communications with the Investment Community such as Researches, Inquiries and Interviews □ Applicable Not applicable XIII Implementation of the Action Plan for “Dual Enhancement of Quality and Profitability” Indicate whether the Company has disclosed its Action Plan for “Dual Enhancement of Quality and Profitability”. Yes □ No In order to implement the guiding ideology of "to activate the capital market and boost investor confidence" proposed by the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and "to vigorously improve the quality and investment value of listed companies, and to take more effective and effective measures to stabilize the market and stabilize confidence" proposed by the National Standing Committee, combined with the company's development strategy, operating conditions and financial conditions, in order to safeguard the interests of all shareholders of the company, To enhance investor confidence and promote the long-term healthy and sustainable development of the company, the company has formulated a "quality return double improvement" action plan. For details, see the "Announcement on Promoting the" Double Improvement of Quality Return "action Plan" disclosed by the company on March 6, 2024 (Announcement Number: 2024-001). In accordance with the provisions of the Company Law, the Articles of Association and other relevant provisions on profit distribution policy, combined with the company's actual situation and development needs, in order to fully return shareholders, the company's 2023 profit distribution plan is as follows: Based on the total share capital of 528,600,000 shares, the Company will distribute a cash dividend of RMB45 (including tax) to all shareholders for every 10 shares. The Company intends to distribute a total cash dividend of RMB2,378,700,000.00 (including tax), accounting for 51.83% of the net profit attributable to the shareholders of the listed company in the consolidated statement of this year. This year's cash dividend amount increased by 50.00%, fully sharing the company's development results with the majority of investors. ~ 39 ~ Annual Report 2023 Part IV Corporate Governance I General Information of Corporate Governance The Company has enabled the General Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Board of Supervisors and the management to form a standardized and scientific decision-making mechanism of operation to sufficiently protect the rights and interests of investors, and small and medium investors in particular, and to intensify the standardized operation of the Company, in strict accordance with relevant laws and regulations such as the Company Law, the Securities Law, the Code of Corporate Governance for Listed Companies, the Rules for Stock Listing of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and Self-Regulatory Guidelines No. 1 for Companies Listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange - Standard Operation of Listed Companies on the Main Board. During the Reporting Period, the Company's actual situation of corporate governance met the relevant requirements of the normative documents on the governance of listed companies issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. In strict accordance with the relevant laws and regulations, and the Company's requirements on internal rules, regulations, and management system, each of the directors, supervisors and senior managers of the Company executed his or her rights and obligations, to ensure transparent disclosure of the Company's information, its operation according to law, and honesty and trustworthiness. 1. Shareholders and General Meeting of Shareholders The Company regulates the convening, holding, and voting procedures of the general meeting of shareholders in strict accordance with the provisions and requirements of the Company Law, the Articles of Association, and the Rules of Procedure of the General Meeting. During the Reporting Period, the convening and holding procedures of general meetings of shareholders, the qualifications of attendants to the meetings and the voting procedures of the meetings all met the provisions of the Company Law, Rules of Procedure of the General Meeting, and other laws and regulations. The Company equally treated all of its shareholders, and small and medium shareholders in particular, to ensure full execution of rights of all shareholders. 2. The Company and Controlling Shareholders The Company's controlling shareholders are able to strictly regulate their own behaviors, without any violation of provisions of relevant laws, regulations, and the Company's Articles of Association. They have not directly or indirectly interfered with the Company's decision-making, and production and operation activities, nor have they occupied the Company's funds; the Company has not provided its controlling shareholders with any form of guarantee. 3. Directors and Board of Directors The Company's Board of Directors consists of nine directors, three of whom are independent directors. The number of directors and the personnel composition of the Board of Directors comply with the requirements of laws, regulations, and the Articles of Association. All directors act in accordance with the Articles of Association, Rules of Procedure of the Board of Directors, and the Work Policy for Independent Directors, etc., attend the meetings of the Board of Directors and general meetings of shareholders, diligently and faithfully perform their duties and obligations. Meanwhile, they actively participate in relevant training, and get familiar with relevant laws and legislations. Under the Board of Directors, there are four special committees, i.e., the Audit Committee, the Nominating Committee, the Remuneration and Appraisal Committee, and the Strategy Committee, which perform their normal duties, to provide scientific and professional comments and references for decision-making of the Board of Directors. 4. Supervisors and Board of Supervisors There are five supervisors in the Company's Board of Supervisors, including two employee supervisors. The number and composition of the Board of Supervisors are in compliance with the requirements of laws and regulations. All supervisors are able to conscientiously perform their duties in accordance with the requirements of the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Supervisors, earnestly perform their duties, and supervise the major events, related-party transactions, financial status, law-and-regulation compliance of performance of duties of directors and senior managers of the Company. 5. The Mechanism of Performance Appraisal, and Incentive and Constraint ~ 40 ~ Annual Report 2023 The procedures for appointment and removal of directors, supervisors, and senior managers of the Company shall be open and transparent, and in line with the relevant provisions of laws, regulations, and the Articles of Association; the Company's remuneration appraisal scheme shall specifically stipulate the evaluation to the Company's management team. The Company shall constantly improve the performance evaluation standard and incentive and constraint mechanism of directors, supervisors, and senior managers. 6. Fulfillment of Social Responsibilities, and Stakeholders The Company is able to fully respect and protect the legitimate rights and interests of relevant stakeholders, achieve a balance of interests between the society, shareholders, the Company, suppliers, customers, employees, and other relevant parties, to promote the sustainable, stable, and healthy development of the Company. 7. Information Disclosure and Transparency The Company faithfully performs the obligation of information disclosure in strict accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, Listing Rules of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Self-Regulatory Guidelines No. 1 for Companies Listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange - Standard Operation of Listed Companies on the Main Board, Self-regulatory Guidelines No. 5 for Companies Listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange - Management of Information Disclosure Affairs, and the relevant laws and regulations of China's Securities Regulatory Commission and Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The Company designates China Securities Journal, Shanghai Securities News, Ta Kung Pao, and Cninfo (http://www.cninfo.com.cn) as its information disclosure media and website, to guarantee investors' right to know, and to ensure that all shareholders of the Company have a fair opportunity to obtain information of the Company. Meanwhile, the Company has established diversified communication channels for investors, including special telephone line, exclusive mailbox, and interactive platform for investors, and many other forms, to fully guarantee the right of a large number of investors to know. 8. The formulation and implementation of the registration and management system on inside information and insiders In accordance with the requirements of regulatory authorities, the Company and all of its controlling shareholders have formulated the system for registration and record on inside information and insiders, regulated the acts of managing inside information of the Company and its controlling shareholder, strengthened the classification of inside information, and safeguarded the principle of fairness for information disclosure. During the Reporting Period, in strict accordance with the Management System on Inside Information and Insiders, the Company has made well classification of inside information, and registration and record on insiders. Indicate by tick market whether there is any material in-compliance with laws, administrative regulations and the regulatory documents issued by the CSRC governing the governance of listed companies. □Yes No No such cases in the Reporting Period. II The Company’s Independence from Its Controlling Shareholder and Actual Controller in Business, Personnel, Asset, Organization and Financial Affairs The Company and the controlling shareholder, Anhui Gujing Group Co., Ltd., realized five independences in terms of business, personnel, assets, organizations and financial affairs, with separate independent calculation, independent and complete business, independent operation ability, and independent responsibilities and risks. Majority shareholders cannot surpass the shareholders’ general meeting to directly or indirectly interfere with the Company’s decisions and legal production as well as operation activities, and there is no same trade competition state of the same products between the company and majority shareholders. 1. Independence of Business The Company is mainly engaged in the production and sale of baijiu, and the Company's business is mutually independent of its controlling shareholder Gujing Group and other enterprises controlled by the Group. The issuer owns independent research and development system, purchasing system, production system, and sale system, forming a complete business chain, all of which do not rely on its shareholders and their subordinate enterprises. Therefore, the issuer's business is independent of its controlling shareholders. ~ 41 ~ Annual Report 2023 2. Independence of Personnel The Company has independent management systems of labor, personnel, salary, etc., and independent staff teams, in which the salary payment and welfare expenditure of the Company are strictly independent of those of its shareholders and related parties. The directors, supervisors and senior managers of the Company are all selected in strict accordance with the relevant provisions of the Company Law and the Company's Articles of Association. All senior managers do not take other positions than directors or supervisors in any of other entities controlled by the controlling shareholders or actual controllers of the Company, nor do they receive salary from any other entities controlled by the controlling shareholders or actual controllers of the Company. None of the financial staff members of the Company takes part-time positions in any of other entities controlled by the controlling shareholders or actual controllers of the Company. 3. Independence of Assets The Company has its production system, auxiliary production system, and supporting facilities related to its production and operation; and legally has the ownership or use rights of the land, plants, machines, trademarks, and patents in relation to its production and operation. Therefore, there is not any damage to the Company's interests in such a way that the assets and funds of the Company are occupied by the Company's controlling shareholders and their related parties. 4. Independence of Organization The Company has established a sound and integral governance structure of general meeting of shareholders, the Board of Directors, and the Board of Supervisors, and formulated the corresponding internal control management system. The Company independently exercises the duties and rights of operation and management, in which the Company's units of production, operation, and office are completely separated from the shareholding entities. Therefore, the Company does not make mixed operation and has mixed office with its shareholding entities; the Company's shareholding entities and their related entities or persons do not interfere with the Company's structural setup; there is not any subordinate relationship between the Company and its controlling shareholders, or between their functional departments. 5. Independence of Finance The Company has set up an independent finance department with full-time personnel; and established an independent accounting system and financial management system, independently making financial decisions, and implementing a strict internal audit system. An independent bank account has been opened for the Company, without sharing the account with the Company's shareholding entities or any other entity or person. The Company, as an independent taxpayer, declares taxes and fulfills tax payment obligations independently according to law, and does not pay taxes together with its shareholding entities. III Horizontal Competition □ Applicable Not applicable IV Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings Convened during the Reporting Period 1. General Meeting Convened during the Reporting Period Investor Index to disclosed Meeting Type Date of the meeting Disclosure date participation ratio information Announcement on Resolutions of the The 2022 Annual Annual General 58.01% 29 June 2023 30 June 2023 2022 Annual General Meeting Meeting General Meeting disclosed on ~ 42 ~ Annual Report 2023 www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement on Resolutions of the 1st The 1st Extraordinary Extraordinary Extraordinary General Meeting of 59.06% 19 December 2023 20 December 2023 General Meeting General Meeting of 2023 2023 disclosed on www.cninfo.com.cn 2. Extraordinary General Meetings Convened at the Request of Preferred Shareholders with Resumed Voting Rights □ Applicable Not applicable V Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management 1. Basic Information Increase Decreas Beginning in the e in the Other Ending Incumbent/Form Gende Ag Start of End of Name Office title shareholdin Reportin Reportin increase/decrea shareholdin er r e tenure tenure g (share) g Period g Period se (share) g (share) (share) (share) Chairman Liang 23 April 29 June of the Incumbent Male 58 Jinhui 2014 2026 Board 23 29 June Li Peihui Director Incumbent Male 51 August 2026 2016 Zhou Director, 23 April 29 June Incumbent Male 50 Qingwu GM 2014 2026 Director, Executive 5 August 29 June Yan Lijun Incumbent Male 51 Deputy 2016 2026 GM Director, 23 29 June Xu Peng Deputy Incumbent Male 54 August 2026 GM 2016 Ye 15 29 June Changqin Director Incumbent Male 50 Decembe 2026 g r 2011 Wang Independe 27 26 Incumbent Male 62 Ruihua nt director Septemb Septemb ~ 43 ~ Annual Report 2023 er 2019 er 2025 Xu Independe 19 June 29 June Incumbent Male 48 Zhihao nt director 2020 2026 Independe Femal 29 June 29 June Li Jing Incumbent 56 nt director e 2023 2026 Chairman of 23 Yang 29 June Supervisor Incumbent Male 57 August Xiaofan 2026 y 2016 Committee 29 June 29 June Song Zifa Supervisor Incumbent Male 43 2023 2026 19 29 June Mu hua Supervisor Incumbent Male 56 Decembe 2026 r 2023 Cui Employee 20 March 29 June Incumbent Male 56 Yujun supervisor 2022 2026 Liu Employee Femal 29 June 29 June Incumbent 48 Yongxia supervisor e 2023 2026 Zhang Deputy 5 August 29 June Incumbent Male 56 Lihong GM 2016 2026 28 Gao Deputy 29 June Incumbent Male 54 August Jiakun GM 2026 2020 28 Deputy 29 June Li Anjun Incumbent Male 54 August GM 2026 2020 Zhu 28 Deputy 29 June Xianghon Incumbent Male 50 August GM 2026 g 2020 23 Deputy 29 June Kang Lei Incumbent Male 46 Septemb GM 2026 er 2022 Deputy GM, Chief Accountan 23 Zhu 29 June t, Incumbent Male 47 Septemb Jiafeng 2026 Secretary er 2022 of the Board ~ 44 ~ Annual Report 2023 Zhang Independe 19 June 29 June Former Male 73 Guiping nt director 2020 2023 Chairman of 19 Sun 20 May Supervisor Former Male 59 Decembe Wanhua 2019 y r 2023 Committee Lu 20 May 29 June Supervisor Former Male 44 Duicang 2019 2023 23 29 June Zhang Bo Supervisor Former Male 59 August 2023 2016 Total -- -- -- -- -- -- Indicate by tick mark whether any directors or supervisors left or any senior management were disengaged during the Reporting Period Yes □No Mr. Sun Wanhua applied for resignation from the positions of employee supervisor and chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the Company due to retirement. Change of Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management Applicable □ Not applicable Name Office title Type of change Date of change Reason for change Independent Li Jing Elected 29 June 2023 Election director Song Zifa Supervisor Elected 29 June 2023 Election Employee Liu Yongxia Elected 29 June 2023 Election supervisor 19 December Mu Hua Supervisor Elected Election 2023 Independent Zhang Guiping Left 29 June 2023 Expiration of the term director Chairman of 19 December Sun Wanhua Supervisory Left Retirement 2023 Committee Lu Duicang Supervisor Left 29 June 2023 Expiration of the term Zhang Bo Supervisor Left 29 June 2023 Expiration of the term 2. Biographical Information Professional backgrounds, major work experience and current duties in the Company of the incumbent directors, supervisors and senior management: ~ 45 ~ Annual Report 2023 1. Mr. Liang Jinhui, male, born in October 1966, member of CPC, is Political Engineer, a deputy to the 13 th National People’s Congress, a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress and Chinese Brewmaster with MBA degree, incumbent Secretary of CPC and president of the Company and president and Secretary of CPC of Gujing Group. He ever took the post of MD, GM, Deputy GM, GM of Bozhou Gujing Sales Co., Ltd., Supervisor of Third Supervisory Committee, Director of the 4 th, 5th and 6th Board of Directors and Chairman of the 7th, 8th and 9th Board of Directors of the Company. 2. Mr. Li Peihui, male, born in July 1973, member of CPC, is a holder of master degree. He is a senior accountant, CPA (non-practicing) and member of national leading accounting talents. At present, he acts as the Company’s Vice Secretary of CPC and president of Gujing Group. He had ever served as deputy GM and GM of Financial Department, deputy chief accountant, chief accountant, Secretary of Board of Directors and Director of the Company; Chairman of the Board of Anhui Ruijing Business Travel Group Co. and Anhui Huixin Financial Investment Group; executive vice president and CFO of Gujing Group; and director of the 7th, 8th and 9th Board of Directors. 3. Mr. Zhou Qingwu, male, born in February 1974, member of CPC, is a senior engineer, and China Chief Baijiu Taster with educational experience of graduate student. At present, he is Vice Secretary of CPC, Director and General Manager of the Company, Vice Secretary of CPC of Gujing Group. He had ever acted as Deputy GM and deputy executive GM of the Company and Director of the 5th , 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Board of Directors of the Company. 4. Mr. Yan Lijun, male, June 1973, member of CPC, is a holder of master degree with Senior Taster. Now he is Vice Secretary of CPC, Director, Executive Deputy GM of the Company, member of CPC Committee of Gujing Group, Chairman of the Board and GM of Bozhou Gujing Sales Co., Ltd. He once worked as a salesman of Sale Company, District Manager, Director of Market Research, Vice Manager of Planning Department, Director of Hefei Strategic Operations Center, Vice GM and director of the 7 th, 8th and 9th Board of Directors of the Company. 5. Mr. Xu Peng, male, born in September 1970, member of CPC, has educational experience of undergraduate college. He is the member of CPC Committee, Director and Deputy GM of the Company, member of CPC Committee of Gujing Group, Secretary of CPC and Chairman of the Board of Yellow Crane Tower Liquor Industry Co., Ltd. He had ever acted as Deputy Director and Director of Finance Second Office of Finance Department of the Company, Manager of Finance Department of Anhui Laobada Co., Ltd., Vice Manager and Manager of Finance Department of the Company, Deputy General Manager and Chief Supervisor of Market Supervision Department of Bozhou Gujing Sales Company, Chairman of the 7 th Supervisory Committee and Director of the 7th, 8th and 9th Board of Directors of the Company. 6. Mr. Ye Changqing, male, born in October 1974, member of CPC, senior accountant, is a member of national leading accounting talents with master degree and International Certified Internal Auditor. He is the incumbent Director of the Company and CFO of Gujing Group. He had ever acted as Chief Auditor of Audit Department, Vice Manager of Audit Department and Vice Supervisor and Supervisor of Auditing& Supervision Department; and Supervisor of the 4 th Supervisory Committee of the Company; Director and Secretary of the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Board of Directors, and Chief Accountant of the Company. 7. Wang Ruihua, male, born in January 1962, member of CPC, is a non-practicing Chinese CPA with a doctor’s degree in management. Now he acts as the executive dean, a professor and doctoral advisor at Central University of Finance and Economics, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Huangpu) Research Institute & member of China National MBA Education Supervisory Committee, member of Independent Director Committee of China Association for Public Companies, the independent director in the Company, independent director in Bank Of Beijing Co., Ltd., independent director of JD Technology Holding Co., Ltd., independent director of China Post Securities Co., Ltd. 8. Xu Zhihao, male, born in June 1976, is a senior economist who graduated from Renmin University of China. He also holds a master's degree from the PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University, and is studying for a doctorate at Zhejiang University and Singapore Management University. He possesses the professional qualifications to engage in fund and securities businesses. He is currently Independent Director of the Company, CEO of Geely Technology Group Co., Ltd., Chairman of QJMOTOR, and Chairman of Mintimes Investment Development Group Co., Ltd. ~ 46 ~ Annual Report 2023 9. Li Jing, female, born in April 1968, holds a master's degree and is a senior accountant. She is currently serving as an independent director at Kingsignal (300252). Her previous roles include Deputy Manager of the Finance Department, Director of the Audit Centre, Manager of Audit and Internal Control, and Director of the Settlement Centre at Beijing District Heating Group Co., Ltd. 10. Mr. Yang Xiaofan, male, born in April 1967, member of CPC, is a holder of master degree. At present, he is Supervisor of the Company and Vice President and member of CPC Committee of Gujing Group. He once acted as Vice President and General Manager of Anhui Gujing Real Estates Group Co., Ltd., Assistant to President of Gujing Group; Director of the 5 th, 6th and 7th Board of Directors of the Company and Supervisor of the 7th, 8th and 9th Supervisory Committee of the Company. 11. Song Zifa, male, born in May 1981, is a member of the Communist Party of China and holds a university degree and a senior accountant qualification. He currently occupies the position of Director of the Financial Management Centre at Anhui Gujing Group Co., Ltd. His past appointments include Supervisor of Gujing Group's Audit and Supervision Centre, Assistant Director of the Financial Management Centre, and General Manager of Anhui Zhongxin Finance Leasing Co., Ltd. 12. Mu Hua, male, born in November 1968, is a member of the Communist Party of China with an associate degree. He currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Party Committee Office at Anhui Gujing Group Co., Ltd. His previous roles include Deputy Manager and Assistant Director of the President's Office and Deputy Director at the same company. 13. Mr. Cui Yujun, male, born in December 1968, member of CPC, is a holder of bachelor degree. He is incumbent the employee supervisor of the Company and director of the Production Management Centre. He onced worked as the workshop manager, manager, GM Assistant, Deputy Director of the Company’s Production Management Centre and Employee Supervisor of the 9th Supervisory Committee of the Company. 14. Liu Yongxia, female, born in September 1976, is educated to university level. She is currently the Vice Chair of the Company's trade union and the Vice Chair of the trade union at Anhui Gujing Group Co., Ltd. She has previously held the positions of Deputy Manager of the Production Management Centre's Dispatch Centre, and Deputy Manager and Manager of the Production Dispatch Department in the Company's Logistics Dispatch Centre. 15. Mr. Zhang Lihong, male, born in October 1968, member of CPC, is an economist with bachelor degree. He is incumbent Vice Secretary of CPC and Deputy GM of the Company and member of CPC Committee and deputy secretary of Commission for Discipline and Inspection of Gujing Group. He once acted as clerk, Secretary of Operation Department and Market Development Department, Deputy GM, Director of General Office, Director of Service Centre of Bozhou Gujing Sales Co., Ltd., Director of HR Department and Administrative Service Center and GM Assistant of the Company. 16. Mr. Gao Jiakun, male, born in November 1970, member of CPC, is a holder of bachelor degree. He is incumbent member of the CPC and Deputy GM of the Company. He once served as GM of Production Management Department, Vice Director of Production Management Centre, Chairman of the Board and GM of Bozhou Pairuite Packing Products Co., Ltd., Director of Finished Products Filling Centre and Production Management Centre, and assistant to GM of the Company. 17. Li Anjun, male, born in May 1970, is a member of CPC with a master's degree. He is currently a member of the Party Committee, Deputy General Manager and Chief Enginee of the Company. He served as the Deputy Director and Director of the Company's Technical Quality Center. 18. Mr. Zhu Xianghong, male, born in September 1974, member of CPC, is a senior Wine Taster with bachelor degree. He is incumbent Deputy GM of Company, GM of Yellow Crane Tower Liquor Industry Co., Ltd. He once acted as GM of Product Department of Bozhou Gujing Sales Co., Ltd., GM of Hefei Office, regional GM of Northern Anhui Province, GM of Anhui Operating Centre, standing Deputy GM of Sales Company and assistant to GM of the Company. 19. Kang Lei, male, born in July 1978, is a member of CPC and senior accountant with a college degree. He is currently Deputy GM, and Director of the Enterprise Management Center of the Company. He served as Deputy Director of the Financial Management Center of Bozhou Gujing Sales Company, Director and Assistant to General Manager of the Company's Administrative Service Center, and Deputy Director of the President's Executive Office of Gujing Group. 20. Zhu Jiafeng, male, born in August 1977, is a member of CPC and senior accountant with a college degree. He is currently Deputy ~ 47 ~ Annual Report 2023 GM, Chief Accountant, Secretary of the Board and Director of the Financial Management Center of the Company. He served as the Manager, Deputy Director, assistant to General Manager and Deputy Chief Accountant of the Financial Management Center of the Company. Offices held concurrently in shareholding entities: Applicable □ Not applicable Office held in Remuneration or the Name Shareholding entity Start of tenure End of tenure allowance from the shareholding shareholding entity entity Chairman of Liang Jinhui Anhui Gujing Group Co., Ltd. the Board of 1 May 2014 Yes Directors 31 October Li Peihui Anhui Gujing Group Co., Ltd. President Yes 2017 Vice 1 November Yang Xiaofan Anhui Gujing Group Co., Ltd. Yes President 2009 Ye Changqing Anhui Gujing Group Co., Ltd. CFO 13 August 2021 Yes Head of Financial 24 January Song Zifa Anhui Gujing Group Co., Ltd. Yes Management 2018 Center Deputy Director of Mu Hua Anhui Gujing Group Co., Ltd. the Party 19 August 2022 Yes Committee Office Vice Chairman of Liu Yongxia Anhui Gujing Group Co., Ltd. June 2018 Yes the Labor Union The above-mentioned personnel, though they take posts in shareholders’ entities, comply with the relevant Notes employment requirements of Company Law, Securities Law and never disciplined by CSRC, other relevant departments and the Stock Exchange. Offices held concurrently in other entities: Applicable □ Not applicable Remuneration or Office held in Name Other entity Start of tenure End of tenure allowance from other entity other entity Geely Technology Group Co., Ltd. CEO January 2018 Yes Xu Zhihao Chairman of Zhejiang Qjiang Motorcycle Co.,Ltd. February 2020 May 2024 No the Board Wang Ruihua Central University of Finance and Professor July 1983 Yes ~ 48 ~ Annual Report 2023 Economics Independent Bank Of Beijing Co., Ltd. December 2019 December 2025 Yes director Independent JD Technology Holding Co., Ltd. June 2020 Yes director Independent China Post Securities Co., Ltd. February 2023 Yes director Independent Li Jing Kingsignal Technology Co.,Ltd. April 2023 August 2024 Yes director Notes Naught Punishments imposed in the recent three years by the securities regulator on the incumbent directors, supervisors and senior management as well as those who left in the Reporting Period: Applicable □ Not applicable Zhang Guiping served as an independent director of the Company from 19 June 2020 to 29 June 2023. Between 9 and 11 February 2022, a securities account registered in the name of Zhang Guiping’s spouse purchased 30,700 shares of Gujing Distillery stock totalling RMB6,951,019.4 and sold the same amount for RMB7,160,330. This activity included selling the shares within six months of purchase. On 8 January 2024, Zhang Guiping received an Administrative Penalty Decision ([2023] No. 14) from the Anhui Securities Regulatory Bureau. The aforementioned actions were found to be in violation of the first and second clauses of Article 44 of the Securities Law, constituting illegal activities as described in Article 189 of the Securities Law. Considering the facts, nature, circumstances, and social harm of the misconduct, the Anhui Securities Regulatory Bureau decided to issue a warning to Zhang Guiping and impose a fine of RMB150,000. 3. Remuneration of Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management Decision-making procedure, determination basis and actual payments of remuneration for directors, supervisors and senior management: (1) Decision-making procedure of remuneration for Directors, Supervisors and Executive Officers The remuneration of independent directors is decided through the general meeting of shareholders, and the remuneration of the directors, supervisors, and senior managers assuming positions in the Company is defined in accordance with the relevant regulations of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (the "SASAC") of Haozhou Municipal People's Government, and the relevant policies of the Company. (2) Determination basis of remuneration for Directors, Supervisors and Executive Officers Compensation for personnel will be determined in accordance with the Implementation Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Remuneration System for Leaders of Provincial Enterprises issued by the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee and the Anhui Provincial People's Government (W.F. [2015] No. 28) and the Bozhou Municipal Enterprises Leaders' Salary Management Interim Measures (G.Z.G. [2017] No. 21), in conjunction with the Company's annual operational status and performance evaluation results. (3) Actual Payment of remuneration for Directors, Supervisors and Executive Officers Part of basic remuneration is paid on a monthly basis, and according to appraisal, performance-based remuneration is paid at the end of the year. Remuneration of directors, supervisors and senior management for the Reporting Period ~ 49 ~ Annual Report 2023 Unit: RMB'0,000 Total before-tax Any Incumbent/Forme remuneration Name Office title Gender Age remuneration r from the from related party Company Chairman of the Liang Jinhui Male 58 Incumbent Yes Board Li Peihui Director Male 51 Incumbent Yes Zhou Qingwu Director, GM Male 50 Incumbent 255.60 No Director, Yan Lijun Executive Deputy Male 51 Incumbent 478.14 No GM Director, Deputy Xu Peng Male 54 Incumbent 230.42 No GM Ye Changqing Director Male 50 Incumbent Yes Independent Wang Ruihua Male 62 Incumbent 20.00 No director Independent Xu Zhihao Male 48 Incumbent 20.00 No director Independent Li Jing Female 56 Incumbent No director Chairman of Yang Xiaofan Supervisory Male 57 Incumbent Yes Committee Song Zifa Supervisor Male 43 Incumbent Yes Mu hua Supervisor Male 56 Incumbent Yes Employee Cui Yujun Male 56 Incumbent 163.75 No supervisor Employee Liu Yongxia Female 48 Incumbent Yes supervisor Zhang Lihong Deputy GM Male 56 Incumbent 236.33 No Gao Jiakun Deputy GM Male 54 Incumbent 223.28 No Li Anjun Deputy GM Male 54 Incumbent 219.13 No Zhu Xianghong Deputy GM Male 50 Incumbent 412.11 No Kang Lei Deputy GM Male 46 Incumbent 223.11 No Deputy GM, Zhu Jiafeng Chief Accountant, Male 47 Incumbent 223.19 No Secretary of the ~ 50 ~ Annual Report 2023 Board Independent Zhang Guiping Male 73 Former 20.00 No director Chairman of Sun Wanhua Supervisory Male 59 Former Yes Committee Lu Duicang Supervisor Male 44 Former 101.46 No Employee Zhang Bo Male 59 Former Yes supervisor Total -- -- -- -- 2,826.52 -- Other notes: □ Applicable Not applicable VI Performance of Duty by Directors in the Reporting Period 1. Board Meeting Convened during the Reporting Period Meeting Date of the meeting Disclosure date Meeting resolutions Announcement on Resolutions of the 15th Meeting of the 9th Board of Directors of Anhui The 15th Meeting of the 9th 28 April 2023 29 April 2023 Gujing Distillery Company Board of Directors Limited (No.: 2023-005) disclosed on the website of Cninfo (www.cninfo.com.cn). Announcement on Resolutions of the 16th Meeting of the 9th Board of Directors of Anhui The 16th Meeting of the 9th 6 June 2023 7 June 2023 Gujing Distillery Company Board of Directors Limited (No.: 2023-014) disclosed on the website of Cninfo (www.cninfo.com.cn). Announcement on Resolutions of the 1st Meeting of the 10th Board of Directors of Anhui The 1st Meeting of the 10th 29 June 2023 30 June 2023 Gujing Distillery Company Board of Directors Limited (No.: 2023-021) disclosed on the website of Cninfo (www.cninfo.com.cn). The 2nd Meeting of the 10th Announcement on Resolutions 30 August 2023 31 August 2023 Board of Directors of the 2nd Meeting of the 10th ~ 51 ~ Annual Report 2023 Board of Directors of Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited (No.: 2023-026) disclosed on the website of Cninfo (www.cninfo.com.cn). Announcement on Resolutions of the 3rd Meeting of the 10th Board of Directors of Anhui The 3rd Meeting of the 10th 27 October 2023 28 October 2023 Gujing Distillery Company Board of Directors Limited (No.: 2023-034) disclosed on the website of Cninfo (www.cninfo.com.cn). Announcement on Resolutions of the 4th Meeting of the 10th Board of Directors of Anhui The 4th Meeting of the 10th 29 November 2023 30 November 2023 Gujing Distillery Company Board of Directors Limited (No.: 2023-036) disclosed on the website of Cninfo (www.cninfo.com.cn). 2. Attendance of Directors at Board Meetings and General Meetings Attendance of directors at board meetings and general meetings The director Total number Board failed to attend of board Board Board Board meetings meetings two General meetings the meetings meetings the Director attended by way of attended consecutive meetings director was attended on director failed telecommunication through a board attended eligible to site to attend proxy meetings attend (yes/no) Liang Jinhui 6 2 4 0 0 No 1 Li Peihui 6 2 4 0 0 No 2 Zhou Qingwu 6 2 4 0 0 No 2 Yan Lijun 6 2 4 0 0 No 2 Xu Peng 6 2 4 0 0 No 2 Ye Changqing 6 2 4 0 0 No 2 Wang Ruihua 6 2 4 0 0 No 2 Xu Zhihao 6 1 5 0 0 No 2 Li Jing 4 1 3 0 0 No 1 Zhang Guiping 2 1 1 0 0 No 1 ~ 52 ~ Annual Report 2023 3. Objections Raised by Directors on Matters of the Company Indicate by tick mark whether any independent directors raised any objections on any matter of the Company. □Yes No No such cases in the Reporting Period. 4. Other Information about the Performance of Duty by Directors Indicate by tick mark whether any suggestions from directors were adopted by the Company. Yes □No Suggestions from directors adopted or not adopted by the Company During the Reporting Period, the directors of the Company carried out their work diligently and conscientiously in strict accordance with the Company Law, the Securities Law, the Code of Corporate Governance for Listed Companies, the Self-Regulatory Guidelines No. 1 for Companies Listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange - Standard Operation of Listed Companies on the Main Board, the Articles of Association, and Rules of Procedure of the Board of Directors. Based on the Company's reality, they put forward relevant opinions on the Company's major governance and operation decisions, and reached consensus through full communication and discussion. They resolutely supervised and promoted the implementation of the resolutions of the Board of Directors to ensure scientific, timely, and efficient decision-making and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the Company and all of its shareholders. VII Performance of Duty by Specialized Committees under the Board in the Reporting Period Other informat Details ion about Number of Convene Important opinions and about issues Committee Members meetings Content d date suggestions raised the with convened perform objections ance of (if any) duty The Audit Committee carried out its work The 2022 Annual Audit diligently and Report of the Company conscientiously in strict Zhang Guiping, and the Letter of accordance with the The Audit Wang Ruihua, 10 Communication with Company Law, the Committee Xu Zhihao, Xu 1 January Management; the regulations of the China under the Peng, Ye 2023 summary of the 2022 Securities Regulatory Board Changqing internal audits and the Commission, the Articles of work plan for the 2023 Association, and the Rules internal audits. of Procedure of the Board of Directors. It put forward relevant opinions based on ~ 53 ~ Annual Report 2023 the reality of the Company. Upon full communication and discussion, all proposals were unanimously approved. The deliberation on the Company’s 2022 Internal The Audit Committee Control Self-assessment carried out its work Report, diligently and the deliberation on the conscientiously in strict Company’s 2022 Annual accordance with the Report and Its Summary, Company Law, the the deliberation on the regulations of the China Zhang Guiping, The Audit Company’s First Quarter Securities Regulatory Wang Ruihua, Committee 24 April Report for 2023 and Its Commission, the Articles of Xu Zhihao, Xu 1 under the 2023 Summary, the Association, and the Rules Peng, Ye Board deliberation on the of Procedure of the Board Changqing Company’s Appointment of Directors. It put forward of the Audit Agency for relevant opinions based on 2023, and the the reality of the Company. deliberation on the Upon full communication Company’s Special and discussion, all Report on Deposit and proposals were Use of the Raised Funds unanimously approved. of 2022. The Audit Committee carried out its work diligently and The deliberation on the conscientiously in strict Company’s 2023 accordance with the Semi-annual Report, the Company Law, the deliberation on the regulations of the China Company’s Report on the The Audit Wang Ruihua, Securities Regulatory 29 Review of Deposit and Committee Xu Zhihao, Li Commission, the Articles of 1 August Use of the Raised Funds under the Jing, Xu Peng, Association, and the Rules 2023 between January and Board Ye Changqing of Procedure of the Board June of 2023, and the of Directors. It put forward deliberation on the relevant opinions based on Proposal on Changes in the reality of the Company. Accounting Policies of Upon full communication the Company. and discussion, all proposals were unanimously approved. ~ 54 ~ Annual Report 2023 The Audit Committee carried out its work diligently and conscientiously in strict accordance with the The deliberation on the Company Law, the Company’s Third regulations of the China Quarter Report for 2023 The Audit Wang Ruihua, Securities Regulatory 20 and the deliberation on Committee Xu Zhihao, Li Commission, the Articles of 1 October the Company’s Report on under the Jing, Xu Peng, Association, and the Rules 2023 the Review of Deposit Board Ye Changqing of Procedure of the Board and Use of the Raised of Directors. It put forward Funds of the Third relevant opinions based on Quarter of 2023. the reality of the Company. Upon full communication and discussion, all proposals were unanimously approved. The Nomination Committee carried out its work diligently and conscientiously in strict accordance with the Company Law, the The deliberation on the regulations of the China The Liang Proposal on the Securities Regulatory Nomination Jinhui,Zhang 6 June Nomination of the Commission, the Articles of Committee Guiping, Wang 1 2023 Candidates for Directors Association, and the Rules under the Ruihua, Xu of the Company’s 10th of Procedure of the Board Board Zhihao, Li Peihui Board of Directors of Directors. It put forward relevant opinions based on the reality of the Company. Upon full communication and discussion, all proposals were unanimously approved. The Nomination The Liang The deliberation on and Committee carried out its Nomination Jinhui,Wang approval of the Proposal work diligently and 29 June Committee Ruihua, Xu 1 on the Appointment of conscientiously in strict 2023 under the Zhihao, Li Jing, the Company’s Senior accordance with the Board Zhou Qingwu Management Company Law, the regulations of the China ~ 55 ~ Annual Report 2023 Securities Regulatory Commission, the Articles of Association, and the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Directors. It put forward relevant opinions based on the reality of the Company. Upon full communication and discussion, all proposals were unanimously approved. The Remuneration and Appraisal Committee carried out its work diligently and conscientiously in strict accordance with the The deliberation on and Company Law, the The Zhang Guiping, approval of the Proposal regulations of the China Remuneration Wang Ruihua, on the Results of the Securities Regulatory and Appraisal 28 April Xu Zhihao, Zhou 1 Remuneration and Commission, the Articles of Committee 2023 Qingwu, Yan Appraisal of the Association, and the Rules under the Lijun Company’s Management of Procedure of the Board Board Term for 2022 of Directors. It put forward relevant opinions based on the reality of the Company. Upon full communication and discussion, all proposals were unanimously approved. The Strategic Investment Committee carried out its work diligently and conscientiously in strict The deliberation on and Liang Jinhui, accordance with the approval of the Proposal The Strategic Zhang Guiping, Company Law, the 28 April on Cash Entrusted for Investment Wang Ruihua, 1 regulations of the China 2023 Wealth Management Committee Xu Zhihao, Zhou Securities Regulatory with Idle Self-owned Qingwu Commission, the Articles of Funds by the Company Association, and the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Directors. It put forward relevant opinions based on ~ 56 ~ Annual Report 2023 the reality of the Company. Upon full communication and discussion, all proposals were unanimously approved. VIII Performance of Duty by the Supervisory Committee Indicate by tick mark whether the Supervisory Committee found any risk to the Company during its supervision in the Reporting Period. □Yes No The Supervisory Committee raised no objections in the Reporting Period. IX Employees 1. Number, Functions and Educational Backgrounds of Employees Number of in-service employees of the Company as the parent at 6,311 the period-end Number of in-service employees of major subsidiaries at the 6,658 period-end Total number of in-service employees 12,969 Total number of paid employees in the Reporting Period 12,969 Number of retirees to whom the Company as the parent or its 1,643 major subsidiaries need to pay retirement pensions Functions Function Employees Production 6,201 Sales 3,744 Technical 622 Financial 217 Administrative 1,172 Other 1,013 Total 12,969 Educational backgrounds Educational background Employees Master or above 177 Bachelor 3,934 Junior college 3,307 ~ 57 ~ Annual Report 2023 High school or below 5,551 Total 12,969 2. Employee Remuneration Policy The remuneration policy was conducted strictly in line with the related law and regulations of the state, and the plan of operation performance and profits of the Company and the relevant remuneration policy management. 3. Employee Training Plans Employee training is significant in the Human resource management. The Company always pay high attention to the employee training and development, the Company sets up effective training plan combining with the current situation of the Company, annual plan, nature of the post and the demand of employee learning, which includes new employee induction training, on-job training, front-line employee operating skills training, management improvement training and part-time study. Continuously improve the whole quality of the employees, realized a win-win situation and progress between the Company and the employees. 4. Labor Outsourcing Applicable □ Not applicable Total man-hours (hour) 3,470,241.11 Total remuneration paid (RMB) 70,485,265.67 X Profit Distributions (in the Form of Cash and/or Stock) How the profit distribution policy, especially the cash dividend policy, was formulated, executed or revised in the Reporting Period: Applicable □ Not applicable The 2022 Annual General Meeting held on 29 June 2023 reviewed and approved the Company’s Interest Distribution Scheme in 2022 that based on the total shares of 528,600,000 of the Company on 31 December 2022, cash dividends was distributed at RMB30.00 per 10 shares (tax inclusive), and the total cash dividends distributed was RMB1,585,800,000.00 (tax inclusive), which has been carried out completely in July 2023. Special statement about the cash dividend policy In compliance with the Company’s Articles of Association and Yes resolution of general meeting Specific and clear dividend standard and ratio Yes Complete decision-making procedure and mechanism Yes Independent directors faithfully performed their duties and Yes played their due role Non-controlling interests are able to fully express their opinion Yes and desire and their legal rights and interests are fully protected In case of adjusting or changing the cash dividend policy, the No adjustments or changes conditions and procedures involved are in compliance with ~ 58 ~ Annual Report 2023 applicable regulations and transparent Indicate by tick mark whether the Company fails to put forward a cash dividend proposal for shareholders despite the facts that the Company has made profits in the Reporting Period and the profits of the Company as the parent distributable to shareholders are positive. □Applicable Not applicable Final dividend plan for the Reporting Period Applicable □ Not applicable Bonus issue from capital reserves for every 10 0 shares (share) Dividend for every 10 shares (RMB) (tax inclusive) 45.00 Bonus issue from profit for every 10 shares (share) 0 Total shares as the basis for the final dividend plan 528,600,000 (share) Total cash dividends (RMB) (tax inclusive) 2,378,700,000.00 Cash dividends in other ways (such as share 0.00 repurchase) (RMB) Total cash bonus (including other methods) (RMB) 2,378,700,000.00 Distributable profits (RMB) 10,783,802,188.78 Percentage of cash dividends (including other 100.00% methods) to the total distributed profits Particulars about the cash dividends If the Company is in a mature development stage and has plans for any significant expenditure, in profit allocation, the ratio of cash dividends in the profit allocation shall be 40% or above. Details of final dividend plan for the Reporting Period The Company intends to distribute RMB45.00 (tax included) per 10 shares based on the total shares of 528,600,000 at the end of the year, totaling RMB2,378,700,000.00. This year does not send bonus, does not transfer to increase capital stock with accumulation fund. XI Equity Incentive Plans, Employee Stock Ownership Plans or Other Incentive Measures for Employees □Applicable Not applicable No such cases in the Reporting Period. XII Establishment and Execution of the Internal Control System for the Reporting Period 1. Establishment and Execution of the Internal Control System In accordance with the provisions of the Basic Code for Internal Control of Enterprises and its supporting guidelines, the Company has set up a complete procedure system for internal control system, in which the assessment incorporates the entities, business, ~ 59 ~ Annual Report 2023 matters, and high risk fields, covering all major aspects of the Company's operation and management, without material omissions. The Company's internal control is designed soundly and reasonably, and basically implemented effectively, without material omissions. Through the operation, analysis, and assessment of the internal control system, the Company has effectively prevented risks in operation and management, and promoted the realization of internal control objectives. 2. Material Internal Control Weaknesses Identified for the Reporting Period □Yes No XIII Management and Control over Subsidiaries by the Company for the Reporting Period During the Reporting Period, In accordance with the relevant requirements for standard operation of listed companies, and the relevant internal control system of the Company, and by dispatching directors and supervisors to subsidiary companies, the Company participated in the daily operation of the Board of Directors and the Board of Supervisors, thus realized the effective management and supervision on such matters as overseas investment, related-party transactions, development planning, compliant operation, and human resources of subsidiary companies, specified the reporting system and deliberation procedure of major events, and in a timely manner, followed up such major events as financial status, business operation, and investment operation of subsidiary companies. XIV Internal Control Self-Evaluation Report or Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control 1. Internal Control Self-Evaluation Report Disclosure date of the internal control 27 April 2024 self-evaluation report Index to the disclosed internal control See www.cninfo.com.cn for the Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited self-evaluation report Self-assessment Report of Internal Control Evaluated entities’ combined assets as % of 99.59% consolidated total assets Evaluated entities’ combined operating revenue as % of consolidated operating 99.76% revenue Identification standards for internal control weaknesses Weaknesses in internal control over financial Weaknesses in internal control not related Type reporting to financial reporting Critical defect: Separate defect or other Any of the following circumstances shall defects that result in failure in preventing, be deemed as a critical defect, and other finding out and correcting major wrong circumstances shall be deemed as major reporting in financial report in time. The or minor defects according to their degree Nature standard following circumstances are deemed as of impact. critical defects: (1) Ineffective in controlling (1) Violate national laws, regulations or the environment; (2) Malpractice of directors, standardized documents; supervisors and senior management officers; (2) Major decision making procedure is ~ 60 ~ Annual Report 2023 (3) According to external auditing, there’s not scientific; major wrong reporting in current financial (3) Lack of systems results in systematic report, which fails to be found by the failure; company in its operating process; (4) Major (4) Critical or major defects fail to be defects found and reported to the top rectified; management fail to be corrected within a (5) Other circumstances that have major reasonable period of time; (5) The impact on the company. supervision of audit committee of the company and its internal audit department for internal control is ineffective; (6) Other defects that may affect correct judgment of users of statements. Major defect: Separate defect or other defects that result in failure in preventing, finding out and correcting wrong reporting in financial report in time, which shall be noted by the top management despite of not attaining or exceeding critical level. Minor defect: Other internal control defects not constituting critical or major defects. Critical defect: (1) Wrong reporting ≥0.5% of total operating revenue; Critical defect: The defect with direct (2) Wrong reporting ≥5% of total profit; property loss amounting to over RMB10 (3) Wrong reporting ≥0.5% of total assets; million, has great negative impact on the company and is disclosed in public in the (4) Wrong reporting ≥0.5% of total owner’s form of announcement. equity. Major defect: The defect with direct Major defect: property loss amounting to RMB1 (1) Wrong reporting ≥0.2% but <0.5% of million to RMB10 million (included), or total operating revenue; is penalized by governmental authority of (2) Wrong reporting ≥2% but <5% of total Quantitative standard the country but has not resulted in profit; negative impact on the company. (3) Wrong reporting ≥0.2% but <0.5% of Minor defect: The defect with direct total assets; property loss no more than RMB1 million (4) Wrong reporting ≥0.2% but <0.5% of (included), or is penalized by total owner’s equity. governmental authority of the Minor defect: provincial-level or below but has not (1) Wrong reporting<0.2% of total operating resulted in negative impact on the revenue; company. (2) Wrong reporting<2% of total profit; (3) Wrong reporting<0.2% of total assets; (4) Wrong reporting<0.2% of total owner’s ~ 61 ~ Annual Report 2023 equity. Number of material weaknesses in internal 0 control over financial reporting Number of material weaknesses in internal 0 control not related to financial reporting Number of serious weaknesses in internal 0 control over financial reporting Number of serious weaknesses in internal 0 control not related to financial reporting 2. Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control Applicable □ Not applicable Opinion paragraph in the independent auditor’s report on internal control We believe that the Company has maintained effective internal control on financial report in all significant respects according to the Basic Rules for Enterprise Internal Control and relevant regulations on 31 December 2023. Independent auditor’s report on Disclosed internal control disclosed or not Disclosure date 27 April 2024 Index to such report disclosed See www.cninfo.com.cn for Audit Report of Internal Control Type of the auditor’s opinion Unmodified unqualified opinion Material weaknesses in internal control not related to financial None reporting Indicate by tick mark whether any modified opinion is expressed in the independent auditor’s report on the Company’s internal control. □Yes No Indicate by tick mark whether the independent auditor’s report on the Company’s internal control is consistent with the internal control self-evaluation report issued by the Company’s Board. Yes □No XV Rectifications of Problems Identified by Self-inspection in the Special Action for Listed Company Governance The Company’s governance overall meets the required standards, and there are no significant issues necessitating rectification. ~ 62 ~ Annual Report 2023 Part V Environmental and Social Responsibility I Major Environmental Issues Indicate by tick mark whether the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a heavily polluting business identified by the environmental protection authorities of China. Yes □No Policies and industry standards pertaining to environmental protection The Company carries out environmental protection work in strict accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations such as "Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China", "Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People's Republic of China", "Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People's Republic of China", "Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People's Republic of China" and other laws and regulations, and strictly follows the "Management Measures for the Disclosure of Enterprise Environmental Information According to Law" and "Measures for Self-monitoring and Information Disclosure of National Key Monitoring Enterprises (Trial)". The Company discloses environmental information in a timely manner and consciously accepts social supervision. The Company implements the Emission Standards for Air Pollutants from Boilers (GB13271-2014), Water Pollution Emission Standards for Fermented Alcohol and Baijiu Industry (GB27631-2011) and Environmental Noise Emission Standards for Industrial Enterprises (GB12348-2008) and other relevant standards. Environmental protection administrative license No. Administrative matter Serial number Application time Expiry date Sewage discharge permit for Gujing 1 913400001519400083001V 19 July 2022 18 July 2027 plant Sewage discharge permit for Zhangji 2 913400001519400083002V 19 July 2022 18 July 2027 plant Sewage discharge permit for 3 913400001519400083003V 19 July 2022 18 July 2027 Headquarter plant Sewage discharge permit for 4 913400001519400083004V 17 October 2022 16 October 2027 Intelligent Park plant Sewage discharge permit for 5 91341600151946047T001U 24 July 2023 23 July 2028 Longrui Glass Sewage discharge permit for Yellow 6 914201057483467497001R 6 January 2023 5 January 2028 Crane Tower (Wuhan) Sewage discharge permit for Yellow 7 91421200562735332N001V 25 June 2023 24 June 2028 Crane Tower (Xianning) Sewage discharge permit for Yellow 8 9142130077756290XJ001V 29 December 2023 22 December 2028 Crane Tower (Suizhou) Sewage discharge permit for Anhui 9 91341182781098222U001T 26 November 2022 25 November 2027 Mingguang Distillery The regulations for industrial emissions and the particular requirements for controlling pollutant emissions those are associated with production and operational activities. Name of Type of Name of Way of Number Distribution Discharge Discharge Total Approved Excessiv polluter major major discharge of of discharge concentratio standards discharge total e ~ 63 ~ Annual Report 2023 pollutant pollutants discharg outlets n implemente discharge discharge s e outlets d Gujing Gujing Gujing Gujing≦ plant: Anbui plant, plant: 8.58t 19.42mg/L 50mg/L 52.958t/a Gujing Water Direct Zhangji Zhangji: COD 3 17.96mg/L Zhangji and Zhangji: Naught Distillery pollutant discharge plant, 3.73t 25.42mg/L Headquarter 26.504t/a Co., Ltd. Headquarte Headquarter ≦100mg/L Headquarter r plant : 20.48t : 116.06t/a Gujing Gujing Gujing Gujing≦ plant: Anbui plant, plant: 0.14t 0.32mg/L 5mg/L 5.2958t/a Gujing Water Direct Zhangji Zhangji: NH3-N 3 0.19mg/L Zhangji and Zhangji: Naught Distillery pollutant discharge plant, 0.04t 0.25mg/L Headquarter 2.6504t/a Co., Ltd. Headquarte Headquarter ≦10mg/L Headquarter r plant : 0.20t : 11.61t/a Gujing Anbui Gujing Gujing and Gujing plant: Gujing Air Organize plant, 0.44mg/m Headquarter plant: 0.15t Smoke 2 4.301t/a Naught 0.95mg/m ≦10mg/m Headquarter 3 Distillery pollutant d Headquarte Headquarter Co., Ltd. r plant : 0.56t : 5.01t/a Gujing Anbui Gujing Gujing Gujing and plant: Gujing Air Organize plant, 7.84mg/m plant: 2.583t SO2 2 Headquarter 15.055t/a Naught Distillery pollutant d Headquarte 0.85mg/m Headquarter ≦35mg/m3 Headquarter Co., Ltd. r plant : 0.497t : 17.536t/a Gujing Gujing Gujing Gujing and plant: Anbui plant, plant: 6.616t 20.07mg/m Headquarter 21.056t/a Gujing Air Nitrogen Organize Zhangji Zhangji: 3 34.01mg/m ≦50mg/m3 Zhangji: Naught Distillery pollutant oxide d plant, 1.055t 24.37mg/m Zhangji≦ 10.318t/a Co., Ltd. Headquarte Headquarter 150mg/ m3 Headquarter r plant : 14.379t : 25.051t/a Anhui 1#furnace: Longrui Air Organize 1#furnace 3.31mg/m 0.59t Smoke 2 ≦10mg/m / Naught Glass Co., pollutant d 2#furnace 1.93mg/m 2#furnace: Ltd 0.66t Anhui 1#furnace: Longrui Air Organize 1#furnace 5.40mg/m 1.21t SO2 2 ≦50mg/m / Naught Glass Co., pollutant d 2#furnace 19.26mg/m 2#furnace: Ltd 6.70t ~ 64 ~ Annual Report 2023 Anhui 1#furnace: Longrui Air Nitrogen Organize 1#furnace 77.48mg/m 13.79t 2 ≦200mg/m / Naught Glass Co., pollutant oxide d 2#furnace 75.98mg/m 2#furnace: Ltd 27.51t Yellow Crane Wuhan Tower Water Indirect COD 1 plant 14.626mg/L ≦400mg/L 0.957t 11.07t/a Naught Distillery pollutant discharge DW001 (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. Yellow Crane Wuhan Tower Water Indirect NH3-N 1 plant 0.963mg/L ≦30mg/L 0.063t 4.05t/a Naught Distillery pollutant discharge DW001 (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. Yellow Crane Wuhan Tower Air Organize SO2 1 plant ND ≦50mg/m3 0.1t / Naught Distillery pollutant d DA004 (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. Yellow Crane Wuhan Air Nitrogen Organize Tower 1 plant 69mg/m3 ≦150mg/m3 0.349t / Naught pollutant oxide d Distillery DA004 Co., Ltd. Yellow Crane Tower Water Indirect Xianning COD 1 16.354mg/L ≦400 mg/L 0.137t 6 t/a Naught Distillery pollutant discharge plant (Xianning) Co., Ltd. Yellow Crane Ammoni Tower Water Indirect Xianning a 1 0.385mg/L ≦30mg/L 0.007t 1 t/a Naught Distillery pollutant discharge plant nitrogen (Xianning) Co., Ltd. Yellow Xianning Air Organize Crane SO2 1 plant ND ≦50mg/m3 / / Naught pollutant d Tower DA003 ~ 65 ~ Annual Report 2023 Distillery (Xianning) Co., Ltd. Yellow Crane Xianning Tower Air Nitrogen Organize 1 plant 81mg/m3 ≦150mg/m3 0.722 t / Naught Distillery pollutant oxide d DA003 (Xianning) Co., Ltd. Yellow Crane Tower Water Indirect Suizhou COD 1 24mg/L ≦300mg/L 0.502t 17.83t/a Naught Distillery pollutant discharge plant (Suizhou) Co., Ltd. Yellow Crane Tower Water Indirect Suizhou NH3-N 1 0.821mg/L ≦25mg/L 0.018t 1.783t/a Naught Distillery pollutant discharge plant (Suizhou) Co., Ltd. Yellow Crane Tower Air Organize Suizhou SO2 1 ND ≦50mg/m 0.068t 0.634t/a Naught Distillery pollutant d plant (Suizhou) Co., Ltd. Yellow Crane Tower Air Nitrogen Organize Suizhou 1 9mg/m ≦200mg/m 2.269t 2.966t/a Naught Distillery pollutant oxide d plant (Suizhou) Co., Ltd. Anhui Mingguan Air Nitrogen Organize 10t boiler 1 24.7mg/m ≦50mg/m 0.50t 2.128t/a Naught g Distillery pollutant oxide d furnace Co., Ltd. Anhui Outlet Mingguan Water Indirect COD 1 outside the 44.8mg/L ≦400mg/L 1.947t 11.107t/a Naught g Distillery pollutant discharge plant Co., Ltd. Anhui Water Ammoni Indirect 1 Outlet 2.00mg/L ≦30mg/L 0.088t 0.18t/a Naught ~ 66 ~ Annual Report 2023 Mingguan pollutant a discharge outside the g Distillery nitrogen plant Co., Ltd. Treatment of pollutants In 2023, Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries maintained normal operations of their waste management facilities, effectively achieving standard emissions for major pollutants. The Company was transparent with its environmental information and successfully fulfilled its social responsibilities. Details are as follows: 1. Construction and operational status of the sewage treatment facilities of the listed company and its subsidiaries (1) The Gujing plant of Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd. employed a sewage treatment process comprising "IC anaerobic + A/O aerobic + in-depth treatment" techniques. The facility was designed with a capacity to treat 5,000 tonnes per day. The treated sewage met the direct discharge requirements set by the GB27631-2011 Discharge Standard of Water Pollutants for Fermentation Alcohol Anddistilled Spirits Industry, and the facility operated normally, discharging a total of 441,574 tonnes of treated sewage annually. (2) The Zhangji plant of Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd. employed a sewage treatment process comprising "IC anaerobic + A/O aerobic + in-depth treatment" techniques. The facility was designed with a capacity to treat 1,500 tonnes per day. The treated sewage met the direct discharge requirements set by the GB27631-2011 Discharge Standard of Water Pollutants for Fermentation Alcohol Anddistilled Spirits Industry, and the facility operated normally, discharging a total of 150,317 tonnes of treated sewage annually. (3) The headquarters plant of Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd. employed a sewage treatment process comprising "IC anaerobic + A/O aerobic + in-depth treatment" techniques. The facility was designed with a capacity to treat 8,000 tonnes per day. The treated sewage met the direct discharge requirements set by the GB27631-2011 Discharge Standard of Water Pollutants for Fermentation Alcohol Anddistilled Spirits Industry, and the facility operated normally, discharging a total of 805,755 tonnes of treated sewage annually. (4) The production and living sewage of Anhui Longrui Glass Co., Ltd is discharged indirectly into the sewage treatment station of Zhangji Plant under Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited, and it is discharged after treatment and up to the standard and is under normal operation. (5) The sewage treatment station of Wuhan plant of Yellow Crane Tower Distillery employed a sewage treatment process comprising "anaerobic + aerobic treatment" techniques. The facility was designed with a capacity to treat 250 tonnes per day. The treated sewage met the direct discharge requirements set by the GB27631-2011 Discharge Standard of Water Pollutants for Fermentation Alcohol and Distilled Spirits Industry, and the facility operated normally, discharging a total of 65,450 tonnes of treated sewage annually. (6) The sewage treatment station of plant of Yellow Crane Tower Distillery (Xianning) employed a sewage treatment process comprising "UASB anaerobic + A2/O2" techniques. The facility was designed with a capacity to treat 100 tonnes per day. The treated sewage met the direct discharge requirements set by the GB27631-2011 Discharge Standard of Water Pollutants for Fermentation Alcohol and Distilled Spirits Industry, and the facility operated normally, discharging a total of 17,227 tonnes of treated sewage annually. (7) The sewage treatment station of the plant of Yellow Crane Tower Distillery (Suizhou) employed a sewage treatment process comprising "IC anaerobic + A2/O + in-depth treatment" techniques. The facility was designed with a capacity to treat 100 tonnes per day. The treated sewage met the direct discharge requirements set by the GB27631-2011 Discharge Standard of Water Pollutants for Fermentation Alcohol and Distilled Spirits Industry, and the facility operated normally, discharging a total of 36,873 tonnes of treated sewage annually. (8) The sewage treatment station of Anhui Mingguang Distillery Co., Ltd. employed a sewage treatment process comprising "UASB anaerobic + facultative pond + contact oxidation pond" techniques. The facility was designed with a capacity to treat 500 tonnes per day. The treated sewage met the direct discharge requirements set by the GB27631-2011 Discharge Standard of Water Pollutants for Fermentation Alcohol and Distilled Spirits Industry, and the facility operated normally, discharging a total of 43,741 tonnes of treated sewage annually. 2. Construction and operational status of the waste gas treatment facilities of the listed company and its subsidiaries ~ 67 ~ Annual Report 2023 (1) The Gujing plant of Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd. operated two 35t/h coal-fired boilers at its power station. The flue gas treatment facilities, designed with a capacity of 100,000 Nm/h, employed a combination of "baghouse dust removal, limestone-gypsum wet desulphurisation, SNCR non-catalytic reduction, SCR catalytic reduction, and wet electrostatic precipitation" processes. These facilities treated approximately 329.5946 million Nmof flue gases annually, adhering to ultra-low emission standards. (2) The power station of Zhangji plant of Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd. operated a 25t/h gas boiler. Its flue gas treatment facilities, designed to handle 25,000 Nm/h, used "low NOx combustion" technology. Over the course of the year, these facilities treated approximately 31.02 million Nmof flue gases, ensuring compliance with the GB13271-2014 Emission Standards of Air Pollutants for Coal-burning Boiler for gas boilers. (3) The headquarters plant of Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd. operated two 35t/h coal-fired boilers at its power station. The flue gas treatment facilities, designed with a capacity of 20,000 Nm/h, employed a combination of "baghouse dust removal, limestone-gypsum wet desulphurisation, SNCR non-catalytic reduction, SCR catalytic reduction, and wet electrostatic precipitation" processes. These facilities treated approximately 589.0115 million Nmof flue gases annually, adhering to ultra-low emission standards. (4) Anhui Longrui Glass Co., Ltd. operated two glass kilns with flue gas treatment facilities capable of handling 100,000 Nm/h. The process will include "baghouse dust removal, dry desulphurisation, and SCR catalytic reduction." It is expected that these facilities will treat approximately 825.7368 million Nmof flue gases annually, meeting the A-level enterprise emission requirements under the Technical Guide for Emergency Emission Reduction Measures in Key Industries during Heavy Pollution Weather for the glass industry. (5) The Wuhan plant of Yellow Crane Tower Distillery operated five 1t/h natural gas steam heat sources, with flue gas treatment facilities designed to manage 18,000 Nm/h using "low NOx combustion" techniques. These facilities treated approximately 5.39637 million Nmof flue gases annually, ensuring compliance with the special emission limits for air pollutants from gas boilers as specified in GB13271-2014 Emission Standards of Air Pollutants for Coal-burning Boiler. (6) The plant of Yellow Crane Tower Distillery (Xianning) operated one 3t/h and one 4t/h gas boiler, with flue gas treatment facilities designed to process 13,000 Nm/h using "low NOx combustion" techniques. These facilities treated approximately 18.2058 million Nmof flue gases annually, adhering to the GB13271-2014 Emission Standards of Air Pollutants for Coal-burning Boiler for gas boilers. (7) The plant of Yellow Crane Tower Distillery (Suizhou) operated one 15t/h and one 25t/h gas boiler, with flue gas treatment facilities designed to process 35,000 Nm/h using "low NOx combustion" techniques. These facilities treated approximately 45.3868 million Nmof flue gases annually, adhering to the GB13271-2014 Emission Standards of Air Pollutants for Coal-burning Boiler for gas boilers. (8) Anhui Mingguang Distillery Co., Ltd. operated one 10t/h gas boiler, with flue gas treatment facilities designed to process 11,000 Nm/h using "low NOx combustion" techniques. These facilities treated approximately 22.24 million Nmof flue gases annually, adhering to the GB13271-2014 Emission Standards of Air Pollutants for Coal-burning Boiler for gas boilers. Emergency plan for sudden environment affairs 1. Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd. has formulated the Emergency Plan of Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited for Sudden Environmental Pollution Accidents (File No. 341602-2021-006-H), which has been filed with Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Bozhou. Emergency plan drills have been carried out as planned. 2. Anhui Longrui Glass Co., Ltd. has formulated the Emergency Plan of Anhui Longrui Glass Co., Ltd for Sudden Environmental Pollution Accident, which has been filed with Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Bozhou (File No. 341602-2023-027-M). Emergency plan drills have been carried out as planned. 3. The Wuhan plant of Yellow Crane Tower Distillery has formulated the Emergency Plan of Yellow Crane Tower Distillery Co., Ltd for Sudden Environmental Issues, which has been filed with the Hanyang District branch of the Wuhan Municipal Ecology and ~ 68 ~ Annual Report 2023 Environment Bureau (File No. 420105-2021-005-L). Emergency plan drills have been carried out as required. 4. The plant of Yellow Crane Tower Distillery (Xianning) has formulated the Emergency Plan of Yellow Crane Tower Distillery (Xianning) Co., Ltd for Sudden Environmental Issues, which has been filed with the Xianning High-tech District branch of the Xianning Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau (File No. 421201-2021-014-H). Emergency plan drills have been carried out as required. 5. The plant of Yellow Crane Tower Distillery (Suizhou) has signed a service contract (Contract No. SZ-HB-202208-0040) with a third-party technical unit regarding the emergency plan for sudden environmental issues. The plan has passed expert review and is currently under re-examination by the local Bureau of Ecology and Environment. 6. Anhui Mingguang Distillery Co., Ltd. has formulated the Emergency Plan of Anhui Mingguang Distillery Co., Ltd. for Sudden Environmental Issues, which has been filed with the Mingguang Municipal Ecology and Environment Sub-Bureau (File No. 341182-2021-031-M). Emergency plan drills have been carried out as required. Environmental self-monitoring scheme The Company and its subsidiaries have formulated their Environmental Self-Monitoring Schemes and published them on the local websites for self-monitoring information disclosure. Input in environment governance and protection and payment of environmental protection tax In 2023, the total investment in environmental governance and protection by the Company and its subsidiaries amounted to RMB32,849,000, with environmental taxes paid totalling RMB156,900. Measures taken to decrease carbon emission in the Reporting Period and corresponding effects Applicable □ Not applicable 1. Equilibrated production at thermal power station boilers: To enhance boiler operational efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, equilibrated production was implemented at the headquarters' plant in 2023. This initiative improved boiler thermal efficiency by 15.7% and is projected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 10,000 tonnes annually. 2. Intensified power conservation of the Company: (1) The Company conserved power in offices, sufficiently utilized natural light, and prohibited lamps from shining all the time, replaced lamps in passageways with sound-controlled types, and strictly implemented the requirements of temperature setting on air-conditioners. (2) The Company conserved power used by street lamps, and strictly specified turn-off and turn-on time; through the above-mentioned measures, power wasted in offices has been greatly reduced, which has played an active role in the energy conservation and carbon reduction of the Company. Administrative penalties imposed for environmental issues during the Reporting Period Influence on Rectification Name Reason Case Result production and measures operation Naught N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Other environment information that should be disclosed Naught Other related environment protection information Naught ~ 69 ~ Annual Report 2023 II Social Responsibility For details, please refer to the Corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report for 2023 disclosed by the Company on the website Cninfo dated 27 April 2024. III Consolidation and Expansion of Poverty Alleviation Outcomes, and Rural Revitalization For details, please refer to the Corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report for 2023 disclosed by the Company on the website Cninfo dated 27 April 2024. ~ 70 ~ Annual Report 2023 Part VI Significant Events I Fulfillment of Commitments 1. Commitments of the Company’s Actual Controller, Shareholders, Related Parties and Acquirers, as well as the Company Itself and other Entities Fulfilled in the Reporting Period or Ongoing at the Period-end □Applicable Not applicable 2. Where there had been an earnings forecast for an asset or project and the Reporting Period was still within the forecast period, explain why the forecast has been reached for the Reporting Period. □Applicable Not applicable II Occupation of the Company’s Capital by the Controlling Shareholder or any of Its Related Parties for Non-Operating Purposes □Applicable Not applicable III Irregularities in the Provision of Guarantees □Applicable Not applicable IV Explanations Given by the Board of Directors Regarding the Latest “Modified Opinion” on the Financial Statements □Applicable Not applicable V Explanations Given by the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board and the Independent Directors (if any) Regarding the Independent Auditor's “Modified Opinion” on the Financial Statements of the Reporting Period □Applicable Not applicable VI YoY Changes to Accounting Policies, Estimates or Correction of Material Accounting Errors Applicable □ Not applicable Content and reason for changes to Approval procedure Remark accounting policies On 30 November 2022, the Ministry of Reviewed and approved by the 2nd Meeting For details, see the Announcement on Finance ("MOF") issued Accounting of the 10th Board of Directors and the 2nd Changes to Accounting Policies of the Standard for Business Enterprises Meeting of the 10th Supervisory Company disclosed by the Company on 30 ~ 71 ~ Annual Report 2023 Interpretation No. 16 (C.K. [2022] No. 31) Committee of the Company. August 2023 on the website of Cninfo ("Interpretation No. 16"), in which (http://www.cninfo.com.cn). “Accounting treatment for deferred income tax relating to assets and liabilities arising from a single transaction that is not subject to the initial recognition exemption” came into force on 1 January 2023, “Accounting method of the income tax effects of dividends on financial instruments classified as equity instruments by the issuer" and "Accounting method of the revision of share-based payment settled in cash to share-based payment settled in equity by an enterprise" came into force on the date of publication. VII YoY Changes to the Scope of the Consolidated Financial Statements Applicable □ Not applicable In this period, the Company has expanded the scope of its consolidation compared to the previous period by adding new subsidiaries: Wuhan Gulou Junhe Trading Co., Ltd., Wuhan Gulou Juntai Trading Co., Ltd., Xiaogan Gulou Tiancheng Trading Co., Ltd., Guizhou Treasure Liquor Sales Co., Ltd., and Anhui Guqi Liquor Co., Ltd. Meanwhile, Anhui Anjie Technology Co., Ltd. has been deregistered. VIII Engagement and Disengagement of Independent Auditor Current independent auditor Name of the domestic independent auditor RSM Certified Public Accountants (LLP) The Company’s payment to the domestic independent 200.00 auditor (RMB’0,000) How many consecutive years the domestic independent 5 auditor has provided audit service for the Company Names of the certified public accountants from the domestic independent auditor writing signatures on the Zhang Liping, Han Songliang, Yang Fan auditor’s report How many consecutive years the certified public accountants have provided audit service for the 3 years for Zhang Liping and Han Songliang, 2 years for Yang Fan Company Indicate by tick mark whether the independent auditor was changed for the Reporting Period. □Yes No Independent auditor, financial advisor or sponsor engaged for the audit of internal controls: Applicable □ Not applicable ~ 72 ~ Annual Report 2023 In 2023, the Company engaged RSM Certified Public Accountants (LLP) as the internal control auditor. IX Possibility of Delisting after Disclosure of this Report □Applicable Not applicable X Insolvency and Reorganization □Applicable Not applicable XI Major Legal Matters □Applicable Not applicable XII Punishments and Rectifications □Applicable Not applicable XIII Credit Quality of the Company as well as Its Controlling Shareholder and Actual Controller □Applicable Not applicable XIV Major Related-Party Transactions 1. Continuing Related-Party Transactions □Applicable Not applicable 2. Related-Party Transactions Regarding Purchase or Sales of Assets or Equity Interests □Applicable Not applicable 3. Related Transactions Regarding Joint Investments in Third Parties □Applicable Not applicable 4. Credits and Liabilities with Related Parties □Applicable Not applicable 5. Transactions with Related Finance Companies □Applicable Not applicable ~ 73 ~ Annual Report 2023 6. Transactions with Related Parties by Finance Companies Controlled by the Company □Applicable Not applicable 7. Other Major Related-Party Transactions □Applicable Not applicable XV Major Contracts and Execution thereof 1. Entrustment, Contracting and Leases (1) Entrustment □Applicable Not applicable (2) Contracting □Applicable Not applicable (3) Leases □Applicable Not applicable 2. Major Guarantees □Applicable Not applicable 3. Cash Entrusted for Wealth Management (1) Cash Entrusted for Wealth Management Applicable □ Not applicable Overviews of cash entrusted for wealth management during the Reporting Period Unit: RMB'0,000 Unrecovered Unrecovered overdue amount Specific type Capital resources Amount incurred Undue balance overdue amount with provision for impairment Bank financial Self-owned funds 175,000.00 70,000.00 0.00 0.00 products Others Self-owned funds 20,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total 195,000.00 70,000.00 0.00 0.00 ~ 74 ~ Annual Report 2023 High-risk wealth management transactions with a significant single amount, low security, or low liquidity: □ Applicable Not applicable Situation where the principal is expectedly irrecoverable or an impairment may be incurred: □ Applicable Not applicable (2) Entrusted Loans □Applicable Not applicable 4. Other Major Contracts □Applicable Not applicable XVI Other Significant Events □Applicable Not applicable XVII Significant Events of Subsidiaries □Applicable Not applicable ~ 75 ~ Annual Report 2023 Part VII Share Changes and Shareholder Information I Share Changes 1. Share Changes Unit: share Before Increase/decrease in the Reporting Period (+/-) After Shares as Shares as Percentage New dividend dividend Percentage Shares Other Subtotal Shares (%) issues converted converted (%) from from profit capital I. Restricted shares reserves 1. Shares held by the state 2. Shares held by state-owned corporations 3. Shares held by other domestic investors Among which: Shares held by domestic corporations Shares held by domestic individuals 4. Shares held by foreign investors Among which: Shares held by foreign corporations Shares held by foreign individuals II. Non-restricted shares 528,600,000 100.00% 528,600,000 100.00% 1. RMB ordinary shares 408,600,000 77.30% 408,600,000 77.30% 2. Domestically listed 120,000,000 22.70% 120,000,000 22.70% foreign shares 3. Overseas listed foreign shares 4. Other ~ 76 ~ Annual Report 2023 III. Total shares 528,600,000 100.00% 528,600,000 100.00% Reasons for share changes: □ Applicable Not applicable Approval of share changes: □ Applicable Not applicable Transfer of share ownership: □ Applicable Not applicable Effects of share changes on the basic and diluted earnings per share, equity per share attributable to the Company’s ordinary shareholders and other financial indicators of the prior year and the prior accounting period, respectively: □ Applicable Not applicable Other information that the Company considers necessary or is required by the securities regulator to be disclosed: □ Applicable Not applicable 2. Changes in Restricted Shares □ Applicable Not applicable II Issuance and Listing of Securities 1. Securities (Exclusive of Preferred Shares) Issued in the Reporting Period □ Applicable Not applicable 2. Changes to Total Shares, Shareholder Structure and Asset and Liability Structures □ Applicable Not applicable 3. Existing Staff-Held Shares □ Applicable Not applicable III Shareholders and Actual Controller 1. Shareholders and Their Shareholdings at the Period-End Unit: share Number of Number of Number of ordinary preferred preferred Number of shareholders at shareholders shareholders with ordinary 30,893 the month-end 28,209 0 with resumed 0 resumed voting shareholders prior to the voting rights at rights (if any) (see disclosure of this the month-end note 8) Report prior to the ~ 77 ~ Annual Report 2023 disclosure of this Report (if any) (see note 8) 5% or greater shareholders or top 10 shareholders Increase/d Shares in pledge, marked or Restri Shareholdi Total shares ecrease in frozen Name of Nature of cted Non-restricte ng held at the the shareholder shareholder shares d shares held percentage period-end Reporting Status Shares held Period ANHUI GUJING GROUP State-owned 51.34% 271,362,722 661,300 271,362,722 In pledge 30,000,000 COMPANY legal person LIMITED BANK OF CHINA-CHINA MERCHANTS CHINA SECURITIES Other 2.42% 12,814,455 1,025,247 12,814,455 N/A BAIJIU INDEX CLASSIFICATIO N SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED- INVESCO GREAT WALL Other 1.89% 9,999,951 9,999,951 N/A EMERGING GROWTH HYBRID SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND CHINA INTERNATIONA L CAPITAL Foreign legal 1.65% 8,706,529 1,350,221 8,706,529 N/A CORPORATION person HONG KONG SECURITIES LTD ~ 78 ~ Annual Report 2023 AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA - E FUND CONSUMPTION Other 1.60% 8,476,808 -1,512,474 8,476,808 N/A SECTOR STOCK SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND HONG KONG SECURITIES Foreign legal 1.33% 7,036,372 -102,547 7,036,372 N/A CLEARING person COMPANY LTD. UBS (LUX) EQUITY FUND - Foreign legal CHINA 1.30% 6,896,661 6,896,661 N/A person OPPORTUNITY (USD) GREENWOODS Foreign legal CHINA ALPHA 1.14% 6,049,760 1,435,434 6,049,760 N/A person MASTER FUND BANK OF CHINA- INVESCO GREAT WALL DINGYI Other 0.93% 4,900,000 -117,603 4,900,000 N/A HYBRID SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND (LOF) GAOLING Foreign legal 0.88% 4,674,170 -6,010,052 4,674,170 N/A FUND,L.P. person Strategic investor or general legal person becoming a top-10 ordinary N/A shareholder due to rights issue (if any) (see note 3) Among the shareholders above, the Company’s controlling shareholder—Anhui Gujing Group Company Limited—is not a related party of other shareholders; nor are they parties acting in concert as defined in the Administrative Measures on Information Disclosure of Changes in Related or acting-in-concert parties Shareholding of Listed Companies. As for the other shareholders, the Company does not know among the shareholders above whether they are related parties or whether they belong to parties acting in concert as defined in the Administrative Measures on Information Disclosure of Changes in Shareholding of Listed Companies. ~ 79 ~ Annual Report 2023 Explain if any of the shareholders above was involved in entrusting/being entrusted with N/A voting rights or waiving voting rights Special account for share repurchases (if any) among the top N/A 10 shareholders (see note 10) Top 10 non-restricted shareholders Shares by type Name of shareholder Non-restricted shares held at the period-end Type Shares ANHUI GUJING GROUP RMB-denominate 271,362,722 271,362,722 COMPANY LIMITED d ordinary share BANK OF CHINA-CHINA MERCHANTS CHINA RMB-denominate SECURITIES BAIJIU INDEX 12,814,455 12,814,455 d ordinary share CLASSIFICATION SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED- INVESCO RMB-denominate 9,999,951 9,999,951 GREAT WALL EMERGING d ordinary share GROWTH HYBRID SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND CHINA INTERNATIONAL Domestically CAPITAL CORPORATION 8,706,529 listed foreign 8,706,529 HONG KONG SECURITIES LTD share AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA - E FUND RMB-denominate CONSUMPTION SECTOR 8,476,808 8,476,808 d ordinary share STOCK SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND HONG KONG SECURITIES RMB-denominate 7,036,372 7,036,372 CLEARING COMPANY LTD. d ordinary share Domestically UBS (LUX) EQUITY FUND - 6,896,661 listed foreign 6,896,661 CHINA OPPORTUNITY (USD) share Domestically GREENWOODS CHINA ALPHA 6,049,760 listed foreign 6,049,760 MASTER FUND share ~ 80 ~ Annual Report 2023 BANK OF CHINA- INVESCO GREAT WALL DINGYI HYBRID RMB-denominate 4,900,000 4,900,000 SECURITIES INVESTMENT d ordinary share FUND (LOF)(LOF) Domestically GAOLING FUND,L.P. 4,674,170 listed foreign 4,674,170 share Among the shareholders above, the Company’s controlling shareholder—Anhui Gujing Group Related or acting-in-concert parties Company Limited—is not a related party of other shareholders; nor are they parties acting in among top 10 unrestricted public concert as defined in the Administrative Measures on Information Disclosure of Changes in shareholders, as well as between Shareholding of Listed Companies. As for the other shareholders, the Company does not know top 10 unrestricted public whether they are related parties or whether they belong to parties acting in concert as defined shareholders and top 10 in the Administrative Measures on Information Disclosure of Changes in Shareholding of shareholders Listed Companies. Top 10 ordinary shareholders Since October 2021, the Company's controlling shareholder Gujing Group has conducted the involved in securities margin business of "Refinancing by Lending Securities", and as of 31 December 2023, 41,300 lent trading (if any) (see note 4) shares were outstanding with no transfer of the ownership of these shares. Top 10 shareholders involved in refinancing shares lending Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: share Top 10 shareholders involved in refinancing shares lending Shares in the common Shares lent in Shares lent in Shares in the common account and credit refinancing and not yet refinancing and not yet account and credit account at the returned at the returned at the Full name of account at the period-end period-begin period-begin period-end shareholder As % of As % of As % of As % of Total Total Total shares total share total share Total shares total share total share shares shares capital capital capital capital ANHUI GUJING GROUP 270,701,422 51.21% 702,600 0.1329% 271,362,722 51.34% 41,300 0.0078% COMPANY LIMITED BANK OF CHINA-CHINA MERCHANTS CHINA SECURITIES 11,789,208 2.23% 0 0.0000% 12,814,455 2.42% 43,000 0.0081% BAIJIU INDEX CLASSIFICATION SECURITIES INVESTMENT ~ 81 ~ Annual Report 2023 FUND Changes in top 10 shareholders compared with the prior period Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: share Changes in top 10 shareholders compared with the end of the prior period Newly added to or Shares in the common account and credit Shares lent in refinancing and not yet exiting from top account plus shares lent in refinancing Full name of returned at the period-end 10 shareholders in and not yet returned at the period-end shareholder the Reporting As % of total share As % of total share Period Total shares Total shares capital capital ANHUI GUJING GROUP Exiting 41,300 0.0078% 271,404,022 51.34% COMPANY LIMITED BANK OF CHINA-CHINA MERCHANTS CHINA SECURITIES Newly added 43,000 0.0081% 12,857,455 2.43% BAIJIU INDEX CLASSIFICATIO N SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND Indicate by tick mark whether any of the top 10 ordinary shareholders or the top 10 unrestricted ordinary shareholders of the Company conducted any promissory repo during the Reporting Period. □ Yes No No such cases in the Reporting Period. 2. Controlling Shareholder Nature of the controlling shareholder: controlled by a local state-owned legal person Type of the controlling shareholder: legal person Legal Name of controlling Unified social credit representative/person Date of establishment Principal activity shareholder code in charge Making beverage, ANHUI GUJING GROUP Liang Jinhui 16 January 1995 91341600151947437P construction materials and COMPANY LIMITED plastic products, etc. Controlling shareholder’s As of 31 December 2023, the controlling shareholder ANHUI GUJING GROUP COMPANY holdings in other listed LIMITED directly holds 130,000,000 shares of Huaan Securities Co., Ltd. owning the proportion of ~ 82 ~ Annual Report 2023 companies at home or abroad shares of 2.77%. in the Reporting Period Change of the controlling shareholder in the Reporting Period: □Applicable Not applicable No such cases in the Reporting Period. 3. Information about the Actual Controller and Acting-in-concert Parties Nature of the actual controller: Local administrator for state-owned assets Type of the actual controller: legal person Legal Date of Unified social credit Name of actual controller representative/person Principal activity establishment code in charge State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Zhao Liang N/A 113416007316875206 N/A Commission of the People’s Government of Bozhou Other listed companies at home or abroad controlled by the N/A actual controller in the Reporting Period Change of the actual controller during the Reporting Period: □Applicable Not applicable No such cases in the Reporting Period. Ownership and control relations between the actual controller and the Company: ~ 83 ~ Annual Report 2023 Indicate by tick mark whether the actual controller controls the Company via trust or other ways of asset management. □Applicable Not applicable 4. Number of Accumulative Pledged Shares held by the Company’s Controlling Shareholder or the Largest Shareholder as well as Its Acting-in-Concert Parties Accounts for 80% of all shares of the Company held by Them □Applicable Not applicable 5. Other 10% or Greater Corporate Shareholders □Applicable Not applicable 6. Limitations on Shareholding Decrease by the Company’s Controlling Shareholder, Actual Controller, Reorganizer and Other Commitment Makers □Applicable Not applicable IV Specific Implementation of Share Repurchase during the Reporting Period Progress on any share repurchase □Applicable Not applicable Progress on reducing the repurchased shares by means of centralized bidding □Applicable Not applicable ~ 84 ~ Annual Report 2023 Part VIII Preference Shares □ Applicable Not applicable No preference shares in the Reporting Period. ~ 85 ~ Annual Report 2023 Part IX Corporate Bonds □ Applicable Not applicable ~ 86 ~ Annual Report 2023 Part X Financial Statements I Independent Auditor’s Report Type of auditor’s opinion Unmodified unqualified opinion Date of signing the auditor’s report 26 April 2024 Name of the auditor RSM China No. of the auditor’s report Rongcheng audit character [2024] 518Z0272 Name of CPA Zhang Liping, Han Songliang, Yang Fan Text of the Auditor’s Report To the Shareholders of Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited: I. Opinion We have audited the financial statements of Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd. (hereafter referred to as “Anhui Gujing”), which comprises the consolidated and the parent company’s statement of financial position as at 31 December 2023, the consolidated and the parent company’s statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, the consolidated and the parent company’s statement of cash flows, the consolidated and the parent company’s statement of changes in equity for the year then ended, and the notes to the financial statements. In our opinion, the accompanying Anhui Gujing’s financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated and the company’s financial position as at 31 December 2023 and of their financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises. II. Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Chinese Standards on Auditing (CSAs). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of Anhui Gujing in accordance with the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities. We believe that the audit evidence we obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. III. Key Audit Matters Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of the most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and informing our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. (I) Revenue recognition 1. Description Refer to notes to the consolidated financial statements "3. 27. Revenue" and "5. 38. Operating Revenue and Cost of Sales ". In 2023, the Company achieved baijiu sales revenue of RMB19.639 billion, accounting for 96.97% of operating revenue. Since Baijiu revenue is one of the key performance indicators of the Company, there may be the risk of material misstatement in whether the revenue is recognized in an appropriate accounting period. Therefore, we regard baijiu sales revenue recognition as a key audit ~ 87 ~ Annual Report 2023 matter. 2. Audit response Our procedures for revenue recognition include: (1) Understand the internal control process design related to the sales business, and execute the walk-through test, perform the control test on the identified key control points; (2) Additionally, discussions were held with the management and samples of sales contracts were reviewed to identify clauses and conditions related to the transfer of control over goods. This process is essential for evaluating whether the timing of revenue recognition complies with corporate accounting standards; (3) Sampling inspection of supporting documents related to baijiu sales revenue recognition, including sales orders, sales invoices, outbound orders, sales outstanding, etc.; (4) Compared with the baijiu sales data of other enterprises in the same industry, compared the liquor sales data of the last period with the current period, analyzed the overall rationality of revenue and gross margin; (5) For the baijiu sales revenue recognized before and after the balance sheet date, select samples to check the sales orders, sales invoices, outbound orders, sales outstanding, etc., in order to evaluate whether the sales revenue is recorded in an appropriate accounting period; (6) Confirm the amount of baijiu sold and the closing balance of the advance payment to the main distributor by sending confirmation letter. (II) Accuracy of inventory balances 1. Description Refer to notes to the consolidated financial statements "3 12. Inventory" and "5. 7. Inventory". Anhui Gujing has a large inventory balance and needs to maintain an appropriate level of inventory to meet future market. The inventory balance accounts for 21.23% of the Company's total assets, and most of the inventory is semi-finished products and work in progress products. Inventory has a high balance at the end of the year and a large proportion of the total assets. Therefore, we regard the accuracy of the Company's inventory balance as a key audit matter. 2. Audit response Our procedures for the accuracy of inventory balances include: (1) Understand the internal control process design related to inventory business, and carry out walk-through test, carry out control tests for identified key control points; (2) Obtain the stocktaking plan and stocktaking results of the company, understand the stocktaking methods and review procedures of the company, and supervise the stocktaking; (3) Understand the company's inventory cost accounting method, select several months of cost calculation sheet to review, and select the main categories of inventory to carry out valuation test; (4) To understand the provision method of the company's inventory impairment, evaluate the appropriateness of the provision method, and review whether the provision amount is correct; (5) Perform analytical procedures and compare with companies in the same industry. IV. Other information Management of Anhui Gujing is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report of Anhui Gujing for the year of 2023, but does not include the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. ~ 88 ~ Annual Report 2023 In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. V. Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements Management of Anhui Gujing is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with Accounting Standards of Business Enterprises, and for the design, implementation and maintenance of such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing Anhui Gujing’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate Anhui Gujing or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing Anhui Gujing’s financial reporting process. VI. Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements Our Objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with CSAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. As part of an audit in accordance with CSAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also: 1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. 2. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. 3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management. 4. Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on Anhui Gujing’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause Anhui Gujing to cease to continue as a going concern. 5. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. 6. Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within Anhui Gujing to express an opinion on the financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and ~ 89 ~ Annual Report 2023 significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication. RSM China CPA LLP [Name of CPA]:Zhang Liping ChinaBeijing [Name of CPA]:Han Songliang [Name of CPA]:Yang Fan 26 April 2024 ~ 90 ~ Annual Report 2023 II Financial Statements Currency unit for the financial statements and the notes thereto: RMB 1. Consolidated Balance Sheet Prepared by Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited 31 December 2023 Unit: RMB Item 31 December 2023 1 January 2023 Current assets: Monetary assets 15,966,371,744.19 13,772,561,141.30 Settlement reserve Interbank loans granted Held-for-trading financial assets 719,987,547.42 1,782,687,769.66 Derivative financial assets Notes receivable Accounts receivable 68,607,919.27 62,688,668.94 Accounts receivable financing 957,560,115.73 217,419,441.32 Prepayments 91,607,342.18 233,995,661.69 Premiums receivable Reinsurance receivables Receivable reinsurance contract reserve Other receivables 49,178,194.70 73,337,415.74 Including: Interest receivable Dividends receivable Financial assets purchased under resale agreements Inventories 7,519,682,536.51 6,058,106,090.88 Contract assets 0.00 1,855,188.15 Assets held for sale Current portion of non-current assets Other current assets 135,071,255.36 125,568,725.51 Total current assets 25,508,066,655.36 22,328,220,103.19 Non-current assets: Loans and advances to customers Investments in debt obligations Investments in other debt obligations Long-term receivables Long-term equity investments 10,367,078.26 10,154,235.98 ~ 91 ~ Annual Report 2023 Investments in other equity 63,105,658.07 56,447,789.94 instruments Other non-current financial assets Investment property 46,622,910.19 13,396,881.96 Fixed assets 4,596,044,056.92 2,741,844,586.30 Construction in progress 2,910,735,155.39 2,454,703,251.44 Productive living assets Oil and gas assets Right-of-use assets 81,038,100.24 32,562,171.10 Intangible assets 1,123,186,836.65 1,108,125,157.05 Development costs Goodwill 561,364,385.01 561,364,385.01 Long-term prepaid expense 59,102,583.98 51,012,977.31 Deferred income tax assets 455,588,567.46 425,120,227.37 Other non-current assets 5,685,287.46 6,870,532.00 Total non-current assets 9,912,840,619.63 7,461,602,195.46 Total assets 35,420,907,274.99 29,789,822,298.65 Current liabilities: Short-term borrowings 0.00 83,232,176.31 Borrowings from the central bank Interbank loans obtained Held-for-trading financial liabilities Derivative financial liabilities Notes payable 1,353,187,723.44 695,740,000.00 Accounts payable 2,814,192,071.24 2,054,063,559.15 Advances from customers Contract liabilities 1,401,122,249.53 826,636,478.35 Financial assets sold under repurchase agreements Customer deposits and interbank deposits Payables for acting trading of securities Payables for underwriting of securities Employee benefits payable 1,180,605,773.29 795,138,305.63 Taxes payable 1,179,368,855.69 1,205,028,130.02 Other payables 3,267,292,222.01 3,261,763,838.80 Including: Interest payable Dividends payable Handling charges and commissions payable ~ 92 ~ Annual Report 2023 Reinsurance payables Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale Current portion of non-current 80,825,022.51 42,237,345.11 liabilities Other current liabilities 1,132,018,451.10 1,044,664,441.58 Total current liabilities 12,408,612,368.81 10,008,504,274.95 Non-current liabilities: Insurance contract reserve Long-term borrowings 107,106,256.94 44,944,737.91 Bonds payable Including: Preferred shares Perpetual bonds Lease liabilities 68,380,767.78 18,631,395.93 Long-term payables Long-term employee benefits payable Provisions Deferred income 100,811,404.82 103,714,978.95 Deferred income tax liabilities 321,723,514.56 281,173,154.70 Other non-current liabilities Total non-current liabilities 598,021,944.10 448,464,267.49 Total liabilities 13,006,634,312.91 10,456,968,542.44 Owners’ equity: Share capital 528,600,000.00 528,600,000.00 Other equity instruments Including: Preferred shares Perpetual bonds Capital reserves 6,224,747,667.10 6,224,747,667.10 Less: Treasury stock Other comprehensive income 1,596,322.73 408,739.61 Specific reserve Surplus reserves 269,402,260.27 269,402,260.27 General reserve Retained earnings 14,500,963,359.34 11,497,599,306.54 Total equity attributable to owners of the 21,525,309,609.44 18,520,757,973.52 Company as the parent Non-controlling interests 888,963,352.64 812,095,782.69 Total owners’ equity 22,414,272,962.08 19,332,853,756.21 Total liabilities and owners’ equity 35,420,907,274.99 29,789,822,298.65 Legal representative: Liang Jinhui The Company’s chief accountant: Zhu Jiafeng Head of the Company’s financial department: Zhu Jiafeng ~ 93 ~ Annual Report 2023 2. Balance Sheet of the Company as the Parent Unit: RMB Item 31 December 2023 1 January 2023 Current assets: Monetary assets 7,430,906,530.24 7,338,284,192.52 Held-for-trading financial assets 719,987,547.42 1,267,195,966.38 Derivative financial assets Notes receivable 44,669,454.15 0.00 Accounts receivable Accounts receivable financing 353,179,776.80 233,465,242.96 Prepayments 64,184,453.89 39,599,180.34 Other receivables 384,878,020.29 202,279,154.63 Including: Interest receivable Dividends receivable Inventories 5,791,297,076.99 4,670,562,760.80 Contract assets Assets held for sale Current portion of non-current assets Other current assets 70,067,944.53 63,929,024.28 Total current assets 14,859,170,804.31 13,815,315,521.91 Non-current assets: Investments in debt obligations Investments in other debt obligations Long-term receivables Long-term equity investments 1,602,935,444.04 1,586,749,613.68 Investments in other equity instruments Other non-current financial assets Investment property 46,622,910.19 13,396,881.96 Fixed assets 3,457,239,038.00 1,715,114,776.31 Construction in progress 2,081,093,829.00 1,597,185,086.35 Productive living assets Oil and gas assets Right-of-use assets 81,038,100.24 31,004,490.39 Intangible assets 494,450,059.46 483,601,950.48 Development costs Goodwill Long-term prepaid expense 22,664,614.49 22,817,228.71 Deferred income tax assets 31,803,704.33 28,512,224.61 ~ 94 ~ Annual Report 2023 Other non-current assets Total non-current assets 7,817,847,699.75 5,478,382,252.49 Total assets 22,677,018,504.06 19,293,697,774.40 Current liabilities: Short-term borrowings Held-for-trading financial liabilities Derivative financial liabilities Notes payable Accounts payable 1,658,351,501.91 950,887,301.03 Advances from customers Contract liabilities 858,057,014.88 3,432,162.83 Employee benefits payable 477,940,588.68 276,482,563.00 Taxes payable 730,264,020.00 548,241,724.13 Other payables 879,518,254.66 726,494,649.90 Including: Interest payable Dividends payable Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale Current portion of non-current 10,771,925.29 10,574,121.12 liabilities Other current liabilities 134,926,323.61 16,403,036.11 Total current liabilities 4,749,829,629.03 2,532,515,558.12 Non-current liabilities: Long-term borrowings Bonds payable Including: Preferred shares Perpetual bonds Lease liabilities 68,380,767.78 18,631,395.93 Long-term payables Long-term employee benefits payable Provisions Deferred income 35,650,375.64 38,926,909.02 Deferred income tax liabilities 71,944,672.72 43,726,162.12 Other non-current liabilities Total non-current liabilities 175,975,816.14 101,284,467.07 Total liabilities 4,925,805,445.17 2,633,800,025.19 Owners’ equity: Share capital 528,600,000.00 528,600,000.00 Other equity instruments Including: Preferred shares Perpetual bonds ~ 95 ~ Annual Report 2023 Capital reserves 6,176,504,182.20 6,176,504,182.20 Less: Treasury stock Other comprehensive income -1,993,312.09 -529,354.77 Specific reserve Surplus reserves 264,300,000.00 264,300,000.00 Retained earnings 10,783,802,188.78 9,691,022,921.78 Total owners’ equity 17,751,213,058.89 16,659,897,749.21 Total liabilities and owners’ equity 22,677,018,504.06 19,293,697,774.40 3. Consolidated Income Statement Unit: RMB Item 2023 2022 1. Revenue 20,253,526,598.02 16,713,234,153.52 Including: Operating revenue 20,253,526,598.02 16,713,234,153.52 Interest revenue Insurance premium income Handling charge and commission income 2. Costs and expenses 14,002,575,265.55 12,315,714,961.34 Including: Cost of sales 4,239,850,906.91 3,816,322,045.01 Interest costs Handling charge and commission expense Surrenders Net insurance claims paid Net amount provided as insurance contract reserve Expenditure on policy dividends Reinsurance premium expense Taxes and surcharges 3,050,101,661.89 2,824,059,322.03 Selling expense 5,436,773,057.25 4,668,185,055.13 Administrative expense 1,367,146,467.89 1,166,780,389.23 R&D expense 70,947,196.49 56,667,203.01 Finance costs -162,244,024.88 -216,299,053.07 Including: Interest costs 3,289,772.96 5,679,645.21 Interest 169,297,052.44 221,450,532.78 revenue Add: Other income 48,053,328.37 46,721,259.52 Return on investment (“-” for loss) -6,338,129.69 -10,804,384.45 ~ 96 ~ Annual Report 2023 Including: Share of profit or loss 212,842.28 941,635.20 of joint ventures and associates Income from the derecognition of financial assets at amortized cost (“-” for loss) Exchange gain (“-” for loss) Net gain on exposure hedges (“-” for loss) Gain on changes in fair value (“-” 19,987,547.42 29,149,125.30 for loss) Credit impairment loss (“-” for 891,610.40 403,221.49 loss) Asset impairment loss (“-” for -31,053,196.87 -11,144,233.30 loss) Asset disposal income (“-” for 437,622.67 886,286.45 loss) 3. Operating profit (“-” for loss) 6,282,930,114.77 4,452,730,467.19 Add: Non-operating income 85,066,844.12 50,767,945.38 Less: Non-operating expense 35,851,126.34 33,006,363.84 4. Profit before tax (“-” for loss) 6,332,145,832.55 4,470,492,048.73 Less: Income tax expense 1,605,876,011.66 1,218,657,884.24 5. Net profit (“-” for net loss) 4,726,269,820.89 3,251,834,164.49 5.1 By operating continuity 5.1.1 Net profit from continuing 4,726,269,820.89 3,251,834,164.49 operations (“-” for net loss) 5.1.2 Net profit from discontinued operations (“-” for net loss) 5.2 By ownership 5.2.1 Net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company as the 4,589,164,052.80 3,143,144,732.08 parent 5.2.1 Net profit attributable to 137,105,768.09 108,689,432.41 non-controlling interests 6. Other comprehensive income, net of 3,060,072.18 3,878,826.81 tax Attributable to owners of the 1,187,583.12 3,143,797.80 Company as the parent 6.1 Items that will not be 2,996,040.66 857,417.15 reclassified to profit or loss 6.1.1 Changes caused by remeasurements on defined benefit schemes ~ 97 ~ Annual Report 2023 6.1.2 Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss under the equity method 6.1.3 Changes in the fair value of 2,996,040.66 857,417.15 investments in other equity instruments 6.1.4 Changes in the fair value arising from changes in own credit risk 6.1.5 Other 6.2 Items that will be reclassified to -1,808,457.54 2,286,380.65 profit or loss 6.2.1 Other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss under the equity method 6.2.2 Changes in the fair value of investments in other debt obligations 6.2.3 Other comprehensive income arising from the reclassification -1,808,457.54 2,286,380.65 of financial assets 6.2.4 Credit impairment allowance for investments in other debt obligations 6.2.5 Reserve for cash flow hedges 6.2.6 Differences arising from the translation of foreign currency-denominated financial statements 6.2.7 Other Attributable to non-controlling 1,872,489.06 735,029.01 interests 7. Total comprehensive income 4,729,329,893.07 3,255,712,991.30 Attributable to owners of the 4,590,351,635.92 3,146,288,529.88 Company as the parent Attributable to non-controlling 138,978,257.15 109,424,461.42 interests 8. Earnings per share 8.1 Basic earnings per share 8.68 5.95 8.2 Diluted earnings per share 8.68 5.95 Legal representative: Liang Jinhui The Company’s chief accountant: Zhu Jiafeng Head of the Company’s financial department: Zhu Jiafeng ~ 98 ~ Annual Report 2023 4. Income Statement of the Company as the Parent Unit: RMB Item 2023 2022 1. Operating revenue 10,625,037,756.73 8,436,854,425.33 Less: Cost of sales 3,708,083,747.47 3,150,072,247.44 Taxes and surcharges 2,575,219,279.98 2,427,479,945.90 Selling expense 48,250,729.30 214,565,182.08 Administrative expense 940,282,659.56 828,752,411.76 R&D expense 29,954,006.67 24,437,179.22 Finance costs -110,266,407.56 -146,277,487.29 Including: Interest expense 1,700,517.02 1,571,025.57 Interest revenue 114,742,716.55 147,476,627.30 Add: Other income 8,532,622.97 9,829,030.03 Return on investment (“-” for loss) 143,470,881.11 516,451,555.38 Including: Share of profit or loss 185,830.36 769,710.25 of joint ventures and associates Income from the derecognition of financial assets at amortized cost (“-” for loss) Net gain on exposure hedges (“-” for loss) Gain on changes in fair value (“-” 19,987,547.42 13,657,322.02 for loss) Credit impairment loss (“-” for 165,875.85 -259,373.20 loss) Asset impairment loss (“-” for -25,391,138.49 -9,004,878.11 loss) Asset disposal income (“-” for 232,884.34 448,814.15 loss) 2. Operating profit (“-” for loss) 3,580,512,414.51 2,468,947,416.49 Add: Non-operating income 34,681,066.94 32,757,400.28 Less: Non-operating expense 27,568,586.35 22,709,736.17 3. Profit before tax (“-” for loss) 3,587,624,895.10 2,478,995,080.60 Less: Income tax expense 909,045,628.10 529,519,232.12 4. Net profit (“-” for net loss) 2,678,579,267.00 1,949,475,848.48 4.1 Net profit from continuing 2,678,579,267.00 1,949,475,848.48 operations (“-” for net loss) 4.2 Net profit from discontinued operations (“-” for net loss) 5. Other comprehensive income, net of -1,463,957.32 855,957.01 ~ 99 ~ Annual Report 2023 tax 5.1 Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss 5.1.1 Changes caused by remeasurements on defined benefit schemes 5.1.2 Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss under the equity method 5.1.3 Changes in the fair value of investments in other equity instruments 5.1.4 Changes in the fair value arising from changes in own credit risk 5.1.5 Other 5.2 Items that will be reclassified to -1,463,957.32 855,957.01 profit or loss 5.2.1 Other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss under the equity method 5.2.2 Changes in the fair value of investments in other debt obligations 5.2.3 Other comprehensive income arising from the reclassification of -1,463,957.32 855,957.01 financial assets 5.2.4 Credit impairment allowance for investments in other debt obligations 5.2.5 Reserve for cash flow hedges 5.2.6 Differences arising from the translation of foreign currency-denominated financial statements 5.2.7 Other 6. Total comprehensive income 2,677,115,309.68 1,950,331,805.49 7. Earnings per share 7.1 Basic earnings per share 5.07 3.69 7.2 Diluted earnings per share 5.07 3.69 5. Consolidated Cash Flow Statement Unit: RMB Item 2023 2022 1. Cash flows from operating activities: Proceeds from sale of commodities 20,796,713,697.12 17,348,587,209.08 ~ 100 ~ Annual Report 2023 and rendering of services Net increase in customer deposits and interbank deposits Net increase in borrowings from the central bank Net increase in loans from other financial institutions Premiums received on original insurance contracts Net proceeds from reinsurance Net increase in deposits and investments of policy holders Interest, handling charges and commissions received Net increase in interbank loans obtained Net increase in proceeds from repurchase transactions Net proceeds from acting trading of securities Tax rebates 25,589,555.96 45,693,991.49 Cash generated from other operating 1,423,692,371.04 1,235,322,755.09 activities Subtotal of cash generated from 22,245,995,624.12 18,629,603,955.66 operating activities Payments for commodities and 3,187,127,580.32 3,108,670,928.12 services Net increase in loans and advances to customers Net increase in deposits in the central bank and in interbank loans granted Payments for claims on original insurance contracts Net increase in interbank loans granted Interest, handling charges and commissions paid Policy dividends paid Cash paid to and for employees 3,667,689,324.27 3,185,038,494.67 Taxes paid 6,693,398,014.08 5,307,487,437.35 Cash used in other operating activities 4,201,574,671.03 3,920,492,516.04 Subtotal of cash used in operating 17,749,789,589.70 15,521,689,376.18 activities Net cash generated from/used in 4,496,206,034.42 3,107,914,579.48 ~ 101 ~ Annual Report 2023 operating activities 2. Cash flows from investing activities: Proceeds from disinvestment 1,895,000,000.00 8,260,205,000.00 Return on investment 26,136,797.69 221,663,163.09 Net proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets and other 5,606,610.18 1,962,955.22 long-lived assets Net proceeds from the disposal of subsidiaries and other business units Cash generated from other investing activities Subtotal of cash generated from 1,926,743,407.87 8,483,831,118.31 investing activities Payments for the acquisition of fixed assets, intangible assets and other 2,381,037,944.96 1,580,221,258.51 long-lived assets Payments for investments 810,199,000.00 1,613,900,000.00 Net increase in pledged loans granted Net payments for the acquisition of 13,439,262.05 20,998,589.19 subsidiaries and other business units Cash used in other investing activities Subtotal of cash used in investing 3,204,676,207.01 3,215,119,847.70 activities Net cash generated from/used in -1,277,932,799.14 5,268,711,270.61 investing activities 3. Cash flows from financing activities: Capital contributions received 4,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 Including: Capital contributions by 4,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 non-controlling interests to subsidiaries Borrowings raised 158,200,000.00 69,900,000.00 Cash generated from other financing activities Subtotal of cash generated from 162,200,000.00 75,900,000.00 financing activities Repayment of borrowings 139,110,000.00 177,180,000.00 Interest and dividends paid 1,647,714,435.86 1,211,279,690.92 Including: Dividends paid by 60,232,272.03 41,909,624.65 subsidiaries to non-controlling interests Cash used in other financing activities 22,854,817.28 16,242,902.55 Subtotal of cash used in financing 1,809,679,253.14 1,404,702,593.47 activities Net cash generated from/used in -1,647,479,253.14 -1,328,802,593.47 financing activities ~ 102 ~ Annual Report 2023 4. Effect of foreign exchange rates changes on cash and cash equivalents 5. Net increase in cash and cash 1,570,793,982.14 7,047,823,256.62 equivalents Add: Cash and cash equivalents, 13,105,373,435.22 6,057,550,178.60 beginning of the period 6. Cash and cash equivalents, end of the 14,676,167,417.36 13,105,373,435.22 period 6. Cash Flow Statement of the Company as the Parent Unit: RMB Item 2023 2022 1. Cash flows from operating activities: Proceeds from sale of commodities 11,647,556,108.04 9,518,152,761.40 and rendering of services Tax rebates 554,315.70 2,094,742.52 Cash generated from other operating 1,945,896,434.51 1,926,489,095.98 activities Subtotal of cash generated from 13,594,006,858.25 11,446,736,599.90 operating activities Payments for commodities and 2,966,088,152.22 2,746,340,485.31 services Cash paid to and for employees 1,330,813,936.27 1,081,372,305.15 Taxes paid 4,002,592,476.22 3,459,006,681.54 Cash used in other operating activities 2,164,383,676.11 2,992,541,464.72 Subtotal of cash used in operating 10,463,878,240.82 10,279,260,936.72 activities Net cash generated from/used in 3,130,128,617.43 1,167,475,663.18 operating activities 2. Cash flows from investing activities: Proceeds from disinvestment 1,270,000,000.00 7,606,205,000.00 Return on investment 155,367,881.51 665,639,717.09 Net proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets and other 996,472.31 2,031,105.25 long-lived assets Net proceeds from the disposal of subsidiaries and other business units Cash generated from other investing activities Subtotal of cash generated from 1,426,364,353.82 8,273,875,822.34 investing activities Payments for the acquisition of fixed 2,112,501,571.75 1,411,407,863.94 ~ 103 ~ Annual Report 2023 assets, intangible assets and other long-lived assets Payments for investments 736,199,000.00 1,063,900,000.00 Net payments for the acquisition of 13,439,262.05 21,225,000.00 subsidiaries and other business units Cash used in other investing activities Subtotal of cash used in investing 2,862,139,833.80 2,496,532,863.94 activities Net cash generated from/used in -1,435,775,479.98 5,777,342,958.40 investing activities 3. Cash flows from financing activities: Capital contributions received Borrowings raised Cash generated from other financing activities Subtotal of cash generated from financing activities Repayment of borrowings Interest and dividends paid 1,585,800,000.00 1,164,491,025.57 Cash used in other financing activities 15,930,799.73 13,992,902.55 Subtotal of cash used in financing 1,601,730,799.73 1,178,483,928.12 activities Net cash generated from/used in -1,601,730,799.73 -1,178,483,928.12 financing activities 4. Effect of foreign exchange rates changes on cash and cash equivalents 5. Net increase in cash and cash 92,622,337.72 5,766,334,693.46 equivalents Add: Cash and cash equivalents, 7,338,284,192.52 1,571,949,499.06 beginning of the period 6. Cash and cash equivalents, end of the 7,430,906,530.24 7,338,284,192.52 period ~ 104 ~ Annual Report 2023 7. Consolidated Statements of Changes in Owners’ Equity 2023 Unit: RMB 2023 Equity attributable to owners of the Company as the parent Other equity Item Gener instruments Less: Other Specifi Non-controlli Total owners’ Capital Surplus al Retained Othe Share capital Perpetu Treasur comprehensi c Subtotal ng interests equity Preferre Othe reserves reserves reserv earnings r al y stock ve income reserve d shares r e bonds 1. Balance as at the end of 528,600,000. 6,224,747,667. 269,402,260. 11,497,599,306. 18,520,757,973. 812,095,782. 19,332,853,756. 408,739.61 the prior 00 10 27 54 52 69 21 year Add: Adjustment for change in accounting policy Adjustment for correction of previous error Other ~ 105 ~ Annual Report 2023 adjustments 2. Balance as at the 528,600,000. 6,224,747,667. 269,402,260. 11,497,599,306. 18,520,757,973. 812,095,782. 19,332,853,756. 408,739.61 beginning of 00 10 27 54 52 69 21 the year 3. Increase/ decrease in 3,003,364,052.8 3,004,551,635.9 76,867,569.9 3,081,419,205.8 the period 1,187,583.12 0 2 5 7 (“-” for decrease) 3.1 Total 4,589,164,052.8 4,590,351,635.9 138,978,257. 4,729,329,893.0 comprehensi 1,187,583.12 0 2 15 7 ve income 3.2 Capital increased -1,878,415.17 -1,878,415.17 and reduced by owners 3.2.1 Ordinary shares -1,878,415.17 -1,878,415.17 increased by owners 3.2.2 Capital increased by holders of other equity instruments ~ 106 ~ Annual Report 2023 3.2.3 Share-based payments included in owners’ equity 3.2.4 Other 3.3 Profit -1,585,800,000. -1,585,800,000. -60,232,272.0 -1,646,032,272. distribution 00 00 3 03 3.3.1 Appropriatio n to surplus reserves 3.3.2 Appropriatio n to general reserve 3.3.3 Appropriatio n to owners -1,585,800,000. -1,585,800,000. -60,232,272.0 -1,646,032,272. (or 00 00 3 03 shareholders ) 3.3.4 Other 3.4 Transfers within ~ 107 ~ Annual Report 2023 owners’ equity 3.4.1 Increase in capital (or share capital) from capital reserves 3.4.2 Increase in capital (or share capital) from surplus reserves 3.4.3 Loss offset by surplus reserves 3.4.4 Changes in defined benefit schemes transferred to retained earnings 3.4.5 ~ 108 ~ Annual Report 2023 Other comprehensi ve income transferred to retained earnings 3.4.6 Other 3.5 Specific reserve 3.5.1 Increase in the period 3.5.2 Used in the period 3.6 Other 4. Balance as 528,600,000. 6,224,747,667. 269,402,260. 14,500,963,359. 21,525,309,609. 888,963,352. 22,414,272,962. at the end of 1,596,322.73 00 10 27 34 44 64 08 the period 2022 Unit: RMB 2022 Equity attributable to owners of the Company as the parent Item Other equity Less: Other Specifi Gener Non-controlli Total owners’ Capital Surplus Retained Othe Share capital instruments Treasur comprehensi c al Subtotal ng interests equity reserves reserves earnings r Preferre Perpetu Othe y stock ve income reserve reserv ~ 109 ~ Annual Report 2023 d shares al r e bonds 1. Balance as at the end of 528,600,000. 6,224,747,667. -2,735,058.1 269,402,260. 9,517,374,574.4 16,537,389,443. 715,471,437. 17,252,860,881. the prior 00 10 9 27 6 64 89 53 year Add: Adjustment for change in accounting policy Adjustment for correction of previous error Other adjustments 2. Balance as at the 528,600,000. 6,224,747,667. -2,735,058.1 269,402,260. 9,517,374,574.4 16,537,389,443. 715,471,437. 17,252,860,881. beginning of 00 10 9 27 6 64 89 53 the year 3. Increase/ decrease in 1,980,224,732.0 1,983,368,529.8 96,624,344.8 2,079,992,874.6 the period 3,143,797.80 8 8 0 8 (“-” for decrease) 3.1 Total 3,143,797.80 3,143,144,732.0 3,146,288,529.8 109,424,461. 3,255,712,991.3 ~ 110 ~ Annual Report 2023 comprehensi 8 8 42 0 ve income 3.2 Capital 29,109,508.0 increased 29,109,508.03 3 and reduced by owners 3.2.1 Ordinary shares 6,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 increased by owners 3.2.2 Capital increased by holders of other equity instruments 3.2.3 Share-based payments included in owners’ equity 3.2.4 23,109,508.0 23,109,508.03 Other 3 3.3 Profit -1,162,920,000. -1,162,920,000. -41,909,624.6 -1,204,829,624. distribution 00 00 5 65 ~ 111 ~ Annual Report 2023 3.3.1 Appropriatio n to surplus reserves 3.3.2 Appropriatio n to general reserve 3.3.3 Appropriatio n to owners -1,162,920,000. -1,162,920,000. -41,909,624.6 -1,204,829,624. (or 00 00 5 65 shareholders ) 3.3.4 Other 3.4 Transfers within owners’ equity 3.4.1 Increase in capital (or share capital) from capital reserves 3.4.2 ~ 112 ~ Annual Report 2023 Increase in capital (or share capital) from surplus reserves 3.4.3 Loss offset by surplus reserves 3.4.4 Changes in defined benefit schemes transferred to retained earnings 3.4.5 Other comprehensi ve income transferred to retained earnings 3.4.6 Other 3.5 Specific ~ 113 ~ Annual Report 2023 reserve 3.5.1 Increase in the period 3.5.2 Used in the period 3.6 Other 4. Balance as 528,600,000. 6,224,747,667. 269,402,260. 11,497,599,306. 18,520,757,973. 812,095,782. 19,332,853,756. at the end of 408,739.61 00 10 27 54 52 69 21 the period 8. Statements of Changes in Owners’ Equity of the Company as the Parent 2023 Unit: RMB 2023 Other equity instruments Less: Other Item Specific Surplus Total owners’ Share capital Preferred Perpetual Capital reserves Treasury comprehensive Retained earnings Other Other reserve reserves equity shares bonds stock income 1. Balance as at the end 528,600,000.00 6,176,504,182.20 -529,354.77 264,300,000.00 9,691,022,921.78 16,659,897,749.21 of the prior year Add: Adjustment for change in accounting policy Adjustment for correction of previous error ~ 114 ~ Annual Report 2023 Other adjustments 2. Balance as at the 528,600,000.00 6,176,504,182.20 -529,354.77 264,300,000.00 9,691,022,921.78 16,659,897,749.21 beginning of the year 3. Increase/ decrease in the period (“-” for -1,463,957.32 1,092,779,267.00 1,091,315,309.68 decrease) 3.1 Total -1,463,957.32 2,678,579,267.00 2,677,115,309.68 comprehensive income 3.2 Capital increased and reduced by owners 3.2.1 Ordinary shares increased by owners 3.2.2 Capital increased by holders of other equity instruments 3.2.3 Share-based payments included in owners’ equity 3.2.4 Other 3.3 Profit -1,585,800,000.00 -1,585,800,000.00 distribution 3.3.1 Appropriation to surplus reserves 3.3.2 -1,585,800,000.00 -1,585,800,000.00 Appropriation to ~ 115 ~ Annual Report 2023 owners (or shareholders) 3.3.3 Other 3.4 Transfers within owners’ equity 3.4.1 Increase in capital (or share capital) from capital reserves 3.4.2 Increase in capital (or share capital) from surplus reserves 3.4.3 Loss offset by surplus reserves 3.4.4 Changes in defined benefit schemes transferred to retained earnings 3.4.5 Other comprehensive income transferred to retained earnings 3.4.6 Other 3.5 Specific reserve 3.5.1 Increase in the period 3.5.2 Used in the ~ 116 ~ Annual Report 2023 period 3.6 Other 4. Balance as at the end 528,600,000.00 6,176,504,182.20 -1,993,312.09 264,300,000.00 10,783,802,188.78 17,751,213,058.89 of the period 2022 Unit: RMB 2022 Other equity instruments Less: Other Item Specific Surplus Total owners’ Share capital Preferred Perpetual Capital reserves Treasury comprehensive Retained earnings Other Other reserve reserves equity shares bonds stock income 1. Balance as at the 528,600,000.00 6,176,504,182.20 -1,385,311.78 264,300,000.00 8,904,467,073.30 15,872,485,943.72 end of the prior year Add: Adjustment for change in accounting policy Adjustment for correction of previous error Other adjustments 2. Balance as at the 528,600,000.00 6,176,504,182.20 -1,385,311.78 264,300,000.00 8,904,467,073.30 15,872,485,943.72 beginning of the year 3. Increase/ decrease in the period (“-” for 855,957.01 786,555,848.48 787,411,805.49 decrease) 3.1 Total comprehensive 855,957.01 1,949,475,848.48 1,950,331,805.49 income ~ 117 ~ Annual Report 2023 3.2 Capital increased and reduced by owners 3.2.1 Ordinary shares increased by owners 3.2.2 Capital increased by holders of other equity instruments 3.2.3 Share-based payments included in owners’ equity 3.2.4 Other 3.3 Profit -1,162,920,000.00 -1,162,920,000.00 distribution 3.3.1 Appropriation to surplus reserves 3.3.2 Appropriation to -1,162,920,000.00 -1,162,920,000.00 owners (or shareholders) 3.3.3 Other 3.4 Transfers within owners’ equity 3.4.1 Increase in ~ 118 ~ Annual Report 2023 capital (or share capital) from capital reserves 3.4.2 Increase in capital (or share capital) from surplus reserves 3.4.3 Loss offset by surplus reserves 3.4.4 Changes in defined benefit schemes transferred to retained earnings 3.4.5 Other comprehensive income transferred to retained earnings 3.4.6 Other 3.5 Specific reserve 3.5.1 Increase in the period 3.5.2 Used in the period 3.6 Other 4. Balance as at the 528,600,000.00 6,176,504,182.20 -529,354.77 264,300,000.00 9,691,022,921.78 16,659,897,749.21 end of the period ~ 119 ~ Annual Report 2023 Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023 (All amounts are expressed in Renminbi Yuan(“RMB”)unless otherwise stated) 1. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY 1.1 Company Profile The Anhui State-owned Asset Management Bureau approved through WanGuoZiGongZi (1996) No. 053 the incorporation of Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited (the Company and GJ Distillery) by Anhui Gujing Group Company Limited (GJ Group), as the sole founder, by the operating assets of Anhui Bozhou Gujing Distillery Factory (GJ Distillery Factory), which is the core operating unit of GJ Group. The incorporation was further approved by the Anhui People's Government through WanZhengMi (1996) 42. The incorporation General Meeting was held on 28 May 1996 and the incorporation was registered with the Anhui Admistration Bureau for Commerce and Industry on 30 May 1996 with the registered address at Bozhou, Anhui, the People’s Republic of China (the PRC). At incorporation, the Company’s total number of shares stood at 155 million with a valuation of CNY 377.17million, which was the fair value of the operating assets of GJ Distillery Factory upon appraisal. The Company initiated public offering of 60 million domestic listed shares held by foreign investors (known as “B share(s)”) in June 1996 and 20 million domestic listed CNY ordinary shares (known as “A share(s)”) in September 1996. The par value of both the B share and A share is CNY 1.00 per share. The B shares and A shares issued were listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. As of the public listing, the Company has 235 million shares in total with the share capital at CNY 235 million. The Company’s at public listing comprised 155 million state-owned shares, 60 million B shares and 20 million A shares. Each of the Company’s shares has a par value at CNY 1.00 per share. In accordance with the resolution of the General Meeting held on 29 May 2006, the Company exercised the share reorganisation plan in June 2006. Immediately after the implementation of the share reorganisation plan, the Company had in total 235 million shares, comprising 147 million shares with restriction of disposal (equal to 62.55% of total shares) and 88 million free-floating shares (equal to 37.45% of total shares). ~ 120 ~ Annual Report 2023 Upon the Company’s publication of the Notice of Lifting Restriction of Shares on 27 June 2007, the restriction on disposal on 11.75 million shares was lifted on 29 June 2007. Immediately after the lifting, the Company had in total 235 million shares, comprising 135.25 million shares with restriction of disposal (equal to 57.55% of total shares) and 99.75 million free-floating shares (equal to 42.45% of total shares). Upon the Company’s publication of the Notice of Lifting Restriction of Shares on 17 July 2008, the restriction on disposal on 11.75 million shares was lifted on 18 July 2008. Immediately after the lifting, the Company had in total 235 million shares, comprising 123.5 million shares with restriction of disposal (equal to 52.55% of total shares) and 111.5 million free-floating shares (equal to 47.45% of total shares). Upon the Company’s publication of the Notice of Lifting Restriction of Shares on 24 July 2009, the restriction on disposal on 123.5 million shares was lifted on 29 July 2009. Immediately after the lifting, the Company had in total 235 million shares, comprising 235 million free-floating shares (equal to 100% of total shares). Upon approval by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) through ZhengJianXuKe [2011] 943, the Company issued on 15 July 2011 through private offering of 16.8 million A shares with the par value at CNY 1.00 to designated investors. The shares were issued at CNY 75.00 per share. Gross proceeds from this issuance was CNY 1,260 million and the respective net proceeds after deduction of the cost of issuance (CNY 32.5 million) was CNY 1,227.5 million. The subscription for the issuance was verified by Reanda CPAs Co., Ltd. through Reanda YanZi [2011] No. 1065. Immediately after this private offering, the share capital of the Company increased to CNY 251.8 million. In accordance with the resolution of the Company’s 2011 General Meeting, a bonus issue of 10 shares for every 10 shares held at 31 December 2011 through utilisation of capital reserves was exercised in 2012. 251.8 bonus shares were issued in total. Immediately after the exercise of the bonus issue, the Company’s share capital increased to CNY 503.6 million. Upon approval by the CSRC through ZhengJianXuKe [2021] 1422, the Company issued on 22 July 2021 through private offering of 25 million A shares with the par value at CNY 1.00 to designated investors. The shares were issued at CNY 200.00 per share. Gross proceeds from this issuance was CNY 5,000 million and the respective net proceeds after deduction of the cost of issuance (CNY 45.66 million) was CNY 4,954.34 million. The subscription for the issuance was verified by RSM China CPAs LLP through RSM Yan [2021] No. 518Z0050. Immediately after this private offering, the share capital of the Company increased to CNY 528.6 million. As of 31 December 2023, total number of the Company’s shares stood at 528.6 million. See Note 5.33 for further details. ~ 121 ~ Annual Report 2023 The company's headquarters is located in Bozhou City, Anhui Province, Gujing town. Legal representative of the company is Liang Jinhui. The company is mainly engaged in the production and sales of distilled wine, which belongs to the food manufacturing industry. These financial statements are approved on 26 April 2024 by the Company’s Board of Directors for publication. 2. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2.1 Basis of Preparation Based on going concern, according to actually occurred transactions and events, the Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises – Basic standards and concrete accounting standards, Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises – Application Guidelines, Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises – Interpretations and other relevant provisions (collectively known as “Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises, issued by Ministry of Finance of PRC”). In addition, the Company discloses the relevant financial information in accordance with "Rules No.15 for the Information Disclosure and Reporting of Companies Offering Securities to the Public - General Requirements for Financial Reporting (2023 Revision)" issued by CSRC. 2.2 Going Concern The Company has assessed its ability to continually operate for the next twelve months from the end of the reporting period, and no any matters that may result in doubt on its ability as a going concern were noted. Therefore, it is reasonable for the Company to prepare financial statements on the going concern basis. 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES The following significant accounting policies and accounting estimates of the Company are formulated in accordance with the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises. Businesses not mentioned are complied with relevant accounting policies of the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises. 3.1 Statement of Compliance with the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the ~ 122 ~ Annual Report 2023 Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises, truly and completely reflecting the Company’s financial position as at 31 December 2023, and its operating results, changes in shareholders' equity, cash flows and other related information for the year then ended. 3.2 Accounting Period The accounting year of the Company is from 1 January to 31 December in calendar year. 3.3 Operating Cycle The normal operating cycle of the Company is twelve months. 3.4 Functional Currency The Company takes Renminbi Yuan (“RMB”) as the functional currency. The Company’s overseas subsidiaries choose the currency of the primary economic environment in which the subsidiaries operate as the functional currency. 3.5 Determining Factor and Basis of Selection of Materiality Item Factor and basis of materiality Significant write-off of other receivables Amount greater than 5 million Significant individual provision for bad debt of accounts Amount greater than 5 million receivable Significant other payables with aging of over one year More than 0.03% of the total assets Significant accounts payable with aging of over one year More than 0.03% of the total assets Total assets, operating income, and net profit account for Significant non-wholly owned subsidiaries more than 5% of the corresponding items in the consolidated financial statements Significant goodwill Individual amount more than 50 million Significant construction in progress Individual amount more than 20 million 3.6 Accounting Treatment of Business Combinations under and not under Common Control (a) Business combinations under common control The assets and liabilities that the Company obtains in a business combination under common control shall be measured at their carrying amount of the acquired entity at the combination date. If the accounting policy adopted by the acquired entity is different from that adopted by the acquiring entity, the acquiring entity shall, according to accounting policy it adopts, adjust the relevant items in the financial statements of the acquired party based on the principal of materiality. As for the difference between the carrying amount of the net assets obtained by the acquiring entity and the ~ 123 ~ Annual Report 2023 carrying amount of the consideration paid by it, the capital reserve (capital premium or share premium) shall be adjusted. If the capital reserve (capital premium or share premium) is not sufficient to absorb the difference, any excess shall be adjusted against retained earnings. For the accounting treatment of business combination under common control by step acquisitions, please refer to Note 3.7 (6). (b) Business combinations not under common control The assets and liabilities that the Company obtains in a business combination not under common control shall be measured at their fair value at the acquisition date. If the accounting policy adopted by the acquired entity is different from that adopted by the acquiring entity, the acquiring entity shall, according to accounting policy it adopts, adjust the relevant items in the financial statements of the acquired entity based on the principal of materiality. The acquiring entity shall recognise the positive balance between the combination costs and the fair value of the identifiable net assets it obtains from the acquired entity as goodwill. The acquiring entity shall, pursuant to the following provisions, treat the negative balance between the combination costs and the fair value of the identifiable net assets it obtains from the acquired entity: (i) It shall review the measurement of the fair values of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities it obtains from the acquired entity as well as the combination costs; (ii) If, after the review, the combination costs are still less than the fair value of the identifiable net assets it obtains from the acquired entity, the balance shall be recognised in profit or loss of the reporting period. For the accounting treatment of business combination under the same control by step acquisitions, please refer to Note 3.7 (6). (c) Treatment of business combination related costs The intermediary costs such as audit, legal services and valuation consulting and other related management costs that are directly attributable to the business combination shall be charged in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred. The costs to issue equity or debt securities for the consideration of business combination shall be recorded as a part of the value of the respect equity or debt securities upon initial recognition. 3.7 Judgment of Control and Method of Preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements (a) Judgment of control and consolidation decision Control exists when the Company has power over the investee, exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the returns. The definition of control contains there elements: - power over the ~ 124 ~ Annual Report 2023 investee; exposure, or rights to variable returns from the Company’s involvement with the investee; and the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the investor’s returns. The Company controls an investee if and only if the Company has all the above three elements. The scope of consolidated financial statements shall be determined on the basis of control. It not only includes subsidiaries determined based on voting rights (or similar) or together with other arrangement, but also structured entities under one or more contractual arrangements. Subsidiaries are the entities that controlled by the Company (including enterprise, a divisible part of the investee, and structured entity controlled by the enterprise). A structured entity (sometimes called a Special Purpose Entity) is an entity that has been designed so that voting or similar rights are not the dominant factor in deciding who controls the entity. (b) Special requirement as the parent company is an investment entity If the parent company is an investment entity, it should measure its investments in particular subsidiaries as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss instead of consolidating those subsidiaries in its consolidated and separate financial statements. However, as an exception to this requirement, if a subsidiary provides investment-related services or activities to the investment entity, it should be consolidated. The parent company is defined as investment entity when meets following conditions: (i) Obtains funds from one or more investors for the purpose of providing those investors with investment management services; (ii) Commits to its investors that its business purpose is to invest funds solely for returns from capital appreciation, investment income or both; and (iii) Measures and evaluates the performance of substantially all of its investments on a fair value basis. If the parent company becomes an investment entity, it shall cease to consolidate its subsidiaries at the date of the change in status, except for any subsidiary which provides investment-related services or activities to the investment entity shall be continued to be consolidated. The deconsolidation of subsidiaries is accounted for as though the investment entity partially disposed subsidiaries without loss of control. When the parent company previously classified as an investment entity ceases to be an investment entity, subsidiary that was previously measured at fair value through profit or loss shall be included in the scope of consolidated financial statements at the date of the change in status. The fair value of the subsidiary at the date of change represents the transferred deemed consideration in accordance with the accounting for business combination not under common control. (c) Method of preparing the consolidated financial statements ~ 125 ~ Annual Report 2023 The consolidated financial statements shall be prepared by the Company based on the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, and using other related information. When preparing consolidated financial statements, the Company shall consider the entire group as an accounting entity, adopt uniform accounting policies and apply the requirements of Accounting Standard for Business Enterprises related to recognition, measurement and presentation. The consolidated financial statements shall reflect the overall financial position, operating results and cash flows of the group. (i) Like items of assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows of the parent are combined with those of the subsidiaries. (ii) The carrying amount of the parent’s investment in each subsidiary is eliminated (off-set) against the parent’s portion of equity of each subsidiary. (iii) Eliminate the impact of intragroup transactions between the Company and the subsidiaries or between subsidiaries, and when intragroup transactions indicate an impairment of related assets, the losses shall be recognised in full. (iv) Make adjustments to special transactions from the perspective of the group. (d) Method of preparation of the consolidated financial statements when subsidiaries are acquired or disposed in the reporting period (i) Acquisition of subsidiaries or business Subsidiaries or business acquired through business combination under common control When preparing consolidated statements of financial position, the opening balance of the consolidated balance sheet shall be adjusted. Related items of comparative financial statements shall be adjusted as well, deeming that the combined entity has always existed ever since the ultimate controlling party began to control. Incomes, expenses and profits of the subsidiary incurred from the beginning of the reporting period to the end of the reporting period shall be included into the consolidated statement of profit or loss. Related items of comparative financial statements shall be adjusted as well, deeming that the combined entity has always existed ever since the ultimate controlling party began to control. Cash flows from the beginning of the reporting period to the end of the reporting period shall be included into the consolidated statement of cash flows. Related items of comparative financial statements shall be adjusted as well, deeming that the combined entity has always existed ever since the ultimate controlling party began to control. Subsidiaries or business acquired through business combination not under common control When preparing the consolidated statements of financial position, the opening balance of the consolidated statements of financial position shall not be adjusted. ~ 126 ~ Annual Report 2023 Incomes, expenses and profits of the subsidiary incurred from the acquisition date to the end of the reporting period shall be included into the consolidated statement of profit or loss. Cash flows from the acquisition date to the end of the reporting period shall be included into the consolidated statement of cash flows. (ii) Disposal of subsidiaries or business When preparing the consolidated statements of financial position, the opening balance of the consolidated statements of financial position shall not be adjusted. Incomes, expenses and profits incurred from the beginning of the subsidiary to the disposal date shall be included into the consolidated statement of profit or loss. Cash flows from the beginning of the subsidiary to the disposal date shall be included into the consolidated statement of cash flows. (e) Special consideration in consolidation elimination (i) Long-term equity investment held by the subsidiaries to the Company shall be recognised as treasury stock of the Company, which is offset with the owner’s equity, represented as “treasury stock” under “owner’s equity” in the consolidated statement of financial position. Long-term equity investment held by subsidiaries between each other is accounted for taking long-term equity investment held by the Company to its subsidiaries as reference. That is, the long-term equity investment is eliminated (off-set) against the portion of the corresponding subsidiary’s equity. (ii) Due to not belonging to paid-in capital (or share capital) and capital reserve, and being different from retained earnings and undistributed profit, “Specific reserves” and “General risk provision” shall be recovered based on the proportion attributable to owners of the parent company after long-term equity investment to the subsidiaries is eliminated with the subsidiaries’ equity. (iii) If temporary timing difference between the book value of the assets and liabilities in the consolidated statement of financial position and their tax basis is generated as a result of elimination of unrealized inter-company transaction profit or loss, deferred tax assets of deferred tax liabilities shall be recognised, and income tax expense in the consolidated statement of profit or loss shall be adjusted simultaneously, excluding deferred taxes related to transactions or events directly recognised in owner’s equity or business combination. (iv) Unrealised inter-company transactions profit or loss generated from the Company selling assets to its subsidiaries shall be eliminated against “net profit attributed to the owners of the parent company” in full. Unrealized inter-company transactions profit or loss generated from the subsidiaries selling assets to the Company shall be eliminated between “net profit attributed to the owners of the parent company” and “non-controlling interests” pursuant to the proportion of the ~ 127 ~ Annual Report 2023 Company in the related subsidiaries. Unrealized inter-company transactions profit or loss generated from the assets sales between the subsidiaries shall be eliminated between “net profit attributed to the owners of the parent company” and “non-controlling interests” pursuant to the proportion of the Company in the selling subsidiaries. (v) If loss attributed to the minority shareholders of a subsidiary in current period is more than the proportion of non-controlling interest in this subsidiary at the beginning of the period, non-controlling interest is still to be written down. (f) Accounting for Special Transactions (i) Purchasing of non-controlling interests Where, the Company purchases non-controlling interests of its subsidiary, in the separate financial statements of the Company, the cost of the long-term equity investment obtained in purchasing non-controlling interests is measured at the fair value of the consideration paid. In the consolidated financial statements, difference between the cost of the long-term equity investment newly obtained in purchasing non-controlling interests and share of the subsidiary’s net assets from the acquisition date or combination date continuingly calculated pursuant to the newly acquired shareholding proportion shall be adjusted into capital reserve (capital premium or share premium). If capital reserve is not enough to be offset, surplus reserve and undistributed profit shall be offset in turn. (ii) Gaining control over the subsidiary in stages through multiple transactions Business combination under common control in stages through multiple transactions On the combination date, in the separate financial statement, initial cost of the long-term equity investment is determined according to the share of carrying amount of the acquiree’s net assets in the ultimate controlling entity’s consolidated financial statements after combination. The difference between the initial cost of the long-term equity investment and the carrying amount of the long -term investment held prior of control plus book value of additional consideration paid at acquisition date is adjusted into capital reserve (capital premium or share premium). If the capital reserve is not enough to absorb the difference, any excess shall be adjusted against surplus reserve and undistributed profit in turn. In the consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities acquired during the combination should be recognized at their carrying amount in the ultimate controlling entity’s consolidated financial statements on the combination date unless any adjustment is resulted from the difference in accounting policies. The difference between the carrying amount of the investment held prior of control plus book value of additional consideration paid on the acquisition date and the net assets acquired through the combination is adjusted into capital reserve (capital premium or share premium). If the capital reserve is not enough to absorb the difference, any excess shall be adjusted against retained earnings. ~ 128 ~ Annual Report 2023 If the acquiring entity holds equity investment in the acquired entity prior to the combination date and the equity investment is accounted for under the equity method, related profit or loss, other comprehensive income and other changes in equity which have been recognised during the period from the later of the date of the Company obtaining original equity interest and the date of both the acquirer and the acquiree under common control of the same ultimate controlling party to the combination date should be offset against the opening balance of retained earnings at the comparative financial statements period respectively. Business combination not under common control in stages through multiple transactions On the consolidation date, in the separate financial statements, the initial cost of long-term equity investment is determined according to the carrying amount of the original long-term investment plus the cost of new investment. In the consolidated financial statements, the equity interest of the acquired entity held prior to the acquisition date shall be re-measured at its fair value on the acquisition date. Difference between the fair value of the equity interest and its book value is recognised as investment income. The other comprehensive income related to the equity interest held prior to the acquisition date calculated through equity method, should be transferred to current investment income of the acquisition period, excluding other comprehensive income resulted from the remeasurement of the net assets or net liabilities under defined benefit plan. The Company shall disclose acquisition-date fair value of the equity interest held prior to the acquisition date, and the related gains or losses due to the remeasurement based on fair value. (iii) Disposal of investment in subsidiaries without a loss of control For partial disposal of the long-term equity investment in the subsidiaries without a loss of control, when the Company prepares consolidated financial statements, difference between consideration received from the disposal and the corresponding share of subsidiary’s net assets cumulatively calculated from the acquisition date or combination date shall be adjusted into capital reserve (capital premium or share premium). If the capital reserve is not enough to absorb the difference, any excess shall be offset against retained earnings. (iv) Disposal of investment in subsidiaries with a loss of control Disposal through one transaction If the Company loses control in an investee through partial disposal of the equity investment, when the consolidated financial statements are prepared, the retained equity interest should be re-measured at fair value at the date of loss of control. The difference between i) the fair value of consideration received from the disposal plus non-controlling interest retained; ii) share of the former subsidiary’s net assets cumulatively calculated from the acquisition date or combination date according to the original proportion of equity interest, shall be recognised in current investment ~ 129 ~ Annual Report 2023 income when control is lost. Moreover, other comprehensive income and other changes in equity related to the equity investment in the former subsidiary shall be transferred into current investment income when control is lost, excluding other comprehensive income resulted from the remeasurement of the movement of net assets or net liabilities under defined benefit plan. Disposal in stages In the consolidated financial statements, whether the transactions should be accounted for as “a single transaction” needs to be decided firstly. If the disposal in stages should not be classified as “a single transaction”, in the separate financial statements, for transactions prior of the date of loss of control, carrying amount of each disposal of long-term equity investment need to be recognized, and the difference between consideration received and the carrying amount of long-term equity investment corresponding to the equity interest disposed should be recognized in current investment income; in the consolidated financial statements, the disposal transaction should be accounted for according to related policy in “Disposal of long-term equity investment in subsidiaries without a loss of control”. If the disposal in stages should be classified as “a single transaction”, these transactions should be accounted for as a single transaction of disposal of subsidiary resulting in loss of control. In the separate financial statements, for each transaction prior of the date of loss of control, difference between consideration received and the carrying amount of long-term equity investment corresponding to the equity interest disposed should be recognised as other comprehensive income firstly, and transferred to profit or loss as a whole when control is lost; in the consolidated financial statements, for each transaction prior of the date of loss of control, difference between consideration received and proportion of the subsidiary’s net assets corresponding to the equity interest disposed should be recognised in profit or loss as a whole when control is lost. In considering of the terms and conditions of the transactions as well as their economic impact, the presence of one or more of the following indicators may lead to account for multiple transactions as a single transaction: The transactions are entered into simultaneously or in contemplation of one another. The transactions form a single transaction designed to achieve an overall commercial effect. The occurrence of one transaction depends on the occurrence of at least one other transaction. One transaction, when considered on its own merits, does not make economic sense, but when considered together with the other transaction or transactions would be considered economically justifiable. (v) Diluting equity share of parent company in its subsidiaries due to additional capital ~ 130 ~ Annual Report 2023 injection by the subsidiaries’ minority shareholders. Other shareholders (minority shareholders) of the subsidiaries inject additional capital in the subsidiaries, which resulted in the dilution of equity interest of parent company in these subsidiaries. In the consolidated financial statements, difference between share of the corresponding subsidiaries’ net assets calculated based on the parent’s equity interest before and after the capital injection shall be adjusted into capital reserve (capital premium or share premium). If the capital reserve is not enough to absorb the difference, any excess shall be adjusted against retained earnings. 3.8 Classification of Joint Arrangements and Accounting for Joint Operation A joint arrangement is an arrangement of which two or more parties have joint control. Joint arrangement of the Company is classified as either a joint operation or a joint venture. (a) Joint operation A joint operation is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the assets, and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the arrangement. The Company shall recognise the following items in relation to shared interest in a joint operation, and account for them in accordance with relevant accounting standards of the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises: (i) its assets, including its share of any assets held jointly; (ii) its liabilities, including its share of any liabilities incurred jointly; (iii) its revenue from the sale of its share of the output arising from the joint operation; (iv) its share of the revenue from the sale of the output by the joint operation; and (v) its expenses, including its share of any expenses incurred jointly. (b) Joint venture A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net assets of the arrangement. The Company accounts for its investment in the joint venture by applying the equity method of long-term equity investment. 3.9 Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash comprises cash on hand and deposits that can be readily withdrawn on demand. Cash equivalents include short-term (generally within three months of maturity at acquisition), highly liquid investments that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. ~ 131 ~ Annual Report 2023 3.10 Financial Instruments Financial instrument is any contract which gives rise to both a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity. (a) Recognition and derecognition of financial instrument A financial asset or a financial liability should be recognised in the statement of financial position when, and only when, an entity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. A financial asset can only be derecognised when meets one of the following conditions: (i) The rights to the contractual cash flows from a financial asset expire (ii) The financial asset has been transferred and meets one of the following derecognition conditions: Financial liabilities (or part thereof) are derecognised only when the liability is extinguished—i.e., when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged or cancelled or expires. An exchange of the Company (borrower) and lender of debt instruments that carry significantly different terms or a substantial modification of the terms of an existing liability are both accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability. Purchase or sale of financial assets in a regular-way shall be recognised and derecognised using trade date accounting. A regular-way purchase or sale of financial assets is a transaction under a contract whose terms require delivery of the asset within the time frame established generally by regulations or convention in the market place concerned. Trade date is the date at which the entity commits itself to purchase or sell an asset. (b) Classification and measurement of financial assets At initial recognition, the Company classified its financial asset based on both the business model for managing the financial asset and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset: financial asset at amortised cost, financial asset at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) and financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI). Reclassification of financial assets is permitted if, and only if, the objective of the entity’s business model for managing those financial assets changes. In this circumstance, all affected financial assets shall be reclassified on the first day of the first reporting period after the changes in business model; otherwise the financial assets cannot be reclassified after initial recognition. Financial assets shall be measured at initial recognition at fair value. For financial assets measured at FVTPL, transaction costs are recognised in current profit or loss. For financial assets not measured at FVTPL, transaction costs should be included in the initial measurement. Notes receivable or accounts receivable that arise from sales of goods or rendering of services are initially measured at the transaction price defined in the accounting standard of revenue where the ~ 132 ~ Annual Report 2023 transaction does not include a significant financing component. Subsequent measurement of financial assets will be based on their categories: (i)Financial asset at amortised cost The financial asset at amortised cost category of classification applies when both the following conditions are met: the financial asset is held within the business model whose objective is to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows, and the contractual term of the financial asset gives rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payment of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding. These financial assets are subsequently measured at amortised cost by adopting the effective interest rate method. Any gain or loss arising from derecognition according to the amortisation under effective interest rate method or impairment are recognised in current profit or loss. (ii)Financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI) The financial asset at FVTOCI category of classification applies when both the following conditions are met: the financial asset is held within the business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets, and the contractual term of the financial asset gives rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payment of principle and interest on the principal amount outstanding. All changes in fair value are recognised in other comprehensive income except for gain or loss arising from impairment or exchange differences, which should be recognised in current profit or loss. At derecognition, cumulative gain or loss previously recognised under OCI is reclassified to current profit or loss. However, interest income calculated based on the effective interest rate is included in current profit or loss. The Company make an irrevocable decision to designate part of non-trading equity instrument investments as measured through FVTOCI. All changes in fair value are recognised in other comprehensive income except for dividend income recognised in current profit or loss. At derecognition, cumulative gain or loss are reclassified to retained earnings. (iii)Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) Financial asset except for above mentioned financial asset at amortised cost or financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI), should be classified as financial asset at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL). These financial assets should be subsequently measured at fair value. All the changes in fair value are included in current profit or loss. (c) Classification and measurement of financial liabilities The Company classified the financial liabilities as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL), loan commitments at a below-market interest rate and financial guarantee contracts and financial asset at amortised cost. Subsequent measurement of financial assets will be based on the classification: ~ 133 ~ Annual Report 2023 (i)Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) Held-for-trading financial liabilities (including derivatives that are financial liabilities) and financial liabilities designated at FVTPL are classified as financial liabilities at FVTP. After initial recognition, any gain or loss (including interest expense) are recognised in current profit or loss except for those hedge accounting is applied. For financial liability that is designated as at FVTPL, changes in the fair value of the financial liability that is attributable to changes in the own credit risk of the issuer shall be presented in other comprehensive income. At derecognition, cumulative gain or loss previously recognised under OCI is reclassified to retained earnings. (ii)Loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts Loan commitment is a commitment by the Company to provide a loan to customer under specified contract terms. The provision of impairment losses of loan commitments shall be recognised based on expected credit losses model. Financial guarantee contract is a contract that requires the Company to make specified payments to reimburse the holder for a loss it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payment when due in accordance with the original or modified terms of a debt instrument. Financial guarantee contracts liability shall be subsequently measured at the higher of: The amount of the loss allowance recognised according to the impairment principles of financial instruments; and the amount initially recognised less the cumulative amount of income recognised in accordance with the revenue principles. (iii)Financial liabilities at amortised cost After initial recognition, the Company measured other financial liabilities at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Except for special situation, financial liabilities and equity instrument should be classified in accordance with the following principles: (i) If the Company has no unconditional right to avoid delivering cash or another financial instrument to fulfill a contractual obligation, this contractual obligation meet the definition of financial liabilities. Some financial instruments do not comprise terms and conditions related to obligations of delivering cash or another financial instrument explicitly, they may include contractual obligation indirectly through other terms and conditions. (ii) If a financial instrument must or may be settled in the Company's own equity instruments, it should be considered that the Company’s own equity instruments are alternatives of cash or another financial instrument, or to entitle the holder of the equity instruments to sharing the remaining rights over the net assets of the issuer. If the former is the case, the instrument is a liability of the issuer; otherwise, it is an equity instrument of the issuer. Under some circumstances, it is regulated in the contract that the financial instrument must or may be settled in the Company's own equity ~ 134 ~ Annual Report 2023 instruments, where, amount of contractual rights and obligations are calculated by multiplying the number of the equity instruments to be available or delivered by its fair value upon settlement. Such contracts shall be classified as financial liabilities, regardless that the amount of contractual rights and liabilities is fixed, or fluctuate totally or partially with variables other than market price of the entity’s own equity instruments (such as interest rate, price of some kind of goods or some kind of financial instrument). (d) Derivatives and embedded derivatives At initial recognition, derivatives shall be measured at fair value at the date of derivative contracts are signed and subsequently measured at fair value. The derivative with a positive fair value shall be recognized as an asset, and with a negative fair value shall be recognised as a liability. Gains or losses arising from the changes in fair value of derivatives shall be recognised directly into current profit or loss except for the effective portion of cash flow hedges which shall be recognised in other comprehensive income and reclassified into current profit or loss when the hedged items affect profit or loss. An embedded derivative is a component of a hybrid contract with a financial asset as a host, the Company shall apply the requirements of financial asset classification to the entire hybrid contract. If a host that is not a financial asset and the hybrid contract is not measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss, and the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative are not closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host, and a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative would meet the definition of a derivative, the embedded derivative shall be separated from the hybrid instrument and accounted for as a separate derivative instrument. If the Company is unable to measure the fair value of the embedded derivative at the acquisition date or subsequently at the balance sheet date, the entire hybrid contract is designated as financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss. (e) Impairment of financial instrument The Company shall recognise a loss allowance based on expected credit losses on a financial asset that is measured at amortised cost, a debt investment at fair value through other comprehensive income, a contract asset, a lease receivable, a loan commitment and a financial guarantee contract. (i) Measurement of expected credit losses Expected credit losses are the weighted average of credit losses of the financial instruments with the respective risks of a default occurring as the weights. Credit loss is the difference between all contractual cash flows that are due to the Company in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Company expects to receive (ie all cash shortfalls), discounted at the original effective interest rate or credit- adjusted effective interest rate for purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets. ~ 135 ~ Annual Report 2023 Lifetime expected credit losses are the expected credit losses that result from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument. 12-month expected credit losses are the portion of lifetime expected credit losses that represent the expected credit losses that result from default events on a financial instrument that are possible within the 12 months after the reporting date (or the expected lifetime, if the expected life of a financial instrument is less than 12 months). At each reporting date, the Company classifies financial instruments into three stages and makes provisions for expected credit losses accordingly. A financial instrument of which the credit risk has not significantly increased since initial recognition is at stage 1. The Company shall measure the loss allowance for that financial instrument at an amount equal to 12-month expected credit losses. A financial instrument with a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition but is not considered to be credit-impaired is at stage 2. The Company shall measure the loss allowance for that financial instrument at an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit losses. A financial instrument is considered to be credit-impaired as at the end of the reporting period is at stage 3. The Company shall measure the loss allowance for that financial instrument at an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit losses. The Company may assume that the credit risk on a financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition if the financial instrument is determined to have low credit risk at the reporting date and measure the loss allowance for that financial instrument at an amount equal to 12-month expected credit losses. For financial instrument at stage 1, stage 2 and those have low credit risk, the interest revenue shall be calculated by applying the effective interest rate to the gross carrying amount of a financial asset (ie, impairment loss not been deducted). For financial instrument at stage 3, interest revenue shall be calculated by applying the effective interest rate to the amortised cost after deducting of impairment loss. For notes receivable, accounts receivable and accounts receivable financing, no matter it contains a significant financing component or not, the Company shall measure the loss allowance at an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit losses. Receivables/Contract assets For the notes receivable, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts receivable financing and long-term receivables which are demonstrated to be impaired by any objective evidence, or applicable for individual assessment, the Company shall individually assess for impairment and recognise the loss allowance for expected credit losses. If the Company determines that no objective evidence of impairment exists for notes receivable, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts receivable financing and long-term receivables, or the expected credit loss of a single financial asset cannot be assessed at reasonable cost, such notes receivable, accounts receivable, other receivables, ~ 136 ~ Annual Report 2023 accounts receivable financing and long-term receivables shall be divided into several groups with similar credit risk characteristics and collectively calculated the expected credit loss. The determination basis of groups is as following: Determination basis of notes receivable is as following: Group 1: Commercial acceptance bills Group 2: Bank acceptance bills For each group, the Company calculates expected credit losses through default exposure and the lifetime expected credit losses rate, taking reference to historical experience for credit losses and considering current condition and expectation for the future economic situation. Determination basis of accounts receivable is as following: Group 1: Related parties within the scope of consolidation Group 2: Receivables due from third parties For each group, the Company calculates expected credit losses through preparing an aging analysis schedule with the lifetime expected credit losses rate, taking reference to historical experience for credit losses and considering current condition and expectation for the future economic situation. Determination basis of other receivables is as following: Group 1: Related parties within the scope of consolidation Group 2: Receivables due from third parties For each group, the Company calculates expected credit losses through default exposure and the 12-months or lifetime expected credit losses rate, taking reference to historical experience for credit losses and considering current condition and expectation for the future economic situation. Determination basis of accounts receivable financing is as following: Group 1: Commercial acceptance bills Group 2: Bank acceptance bills For each group, the Company calculates expected credit losses through default exposure and the lifetime expected credit losses rate, taking reference to historical experience for credit losses and considering current condition and expectation for the future economic situation. Determination basis of contract assets is as following: Group 1: Project construction Group 2: Undue warranty For each group, the Company calculates expected credit losses through default exposure and the lifetime expected credit losses rate, taking reference to historical experience for credit losses and ~ 137 ~ Annual Report 2023 considering current condition and expectation for the future economic situation. Determination basis of long-term receivables financing is as following: Group 1: Project receivables, Lease receivables Group 2: Others For group 1, the Company calculates expected credit losses through default exposure and the lifetime expected credit losses rate, taking reference to historical experience for credit losses and considering current condition and expectation for the future economic situation. For group 2, the Company calculates expected credit losses through default exposure and the 12-months or lifetime expected credit losses rate, taking reference to historical experience for credit losses and considering current condition and expectation for the future economic situation. The Company's aging calculation method of credit risk characteristic combination based on aging is as follows: Aging Accounts receivable Provision ratio Other receivables provision ratio Within 6 months 1% 1% 7 months to 1 years 5% 5% 1-2 years 10% 10% 2-3 years 50% 50% Over 3 years 100% 100% Debt investment and other debt investment For debt investment and other debt investment, the Company shall calculate the expected credit loss through the default exposure and the 12-month or lifetime expected credit loss rate based on the nature of the investment, counterparty and the type of risk exposure. (ii) Low credit risk If the financial instrument has a low risk of default, the borrower has a strong capacity to meet its contractual cash flow obligations in the near term and adverse changes in economic and business conditions in the longer term may, but will not necessarily, reduce the ability of the borrower to fulfill its contractual cash flow obligations. (iii) Significant increase in credit risk The Company shall assess whether the credit risk on a financial instrument has increased significantly since initial recognition, using the change in the risk of a default occurring over the expected life of the financial instrument, through the comparison of the risk of a default occurring on the financial instrument as at the reporting date with the risk of a default occurring on the financial instrument as at the date of initial recognition. ~ 138 ~ Annual Report 2023 To make that assessment, the Company shall consider reasonable and supportable information, that is available without undue cost or effort, and that is indicative of significant increases in credit risk since initial recognition, including forward-looking information. The information considered by the Company are as following: Significant changes in internal price indicators of credit risk as a result of a change in credit risk since inception Existing or forecast adverse change in the business, financial or economic conditions of the borrower that results in a significant change in the borrower’s ability to meet its debt obligations; An actual or expected significant change in the operating results of the borrower; An actual or expected significant adverse change in the regulatory, economic, or technological environment of the borrower; Significant changes in the value of the collateral supporting the obligation or in the quality of third-party guarantees or credit enhancements, which are expected to reduce the borrower’s economic incentive to make scheduled contractual payments or to otherwise influence the probability of a default occurring; Significant change that are expected to reduce the borrower’s economic incentive to make scheduled contractual payments; Expected changes in the loan documentation including an expected breach of contract that may lead to covenant waivers or amendments, interest payment holidays, interest rate step-ups, requiring additional collateral or guarantees, or other changes to the contractual framework of the instrument; Significant changes in the expected performance and behavior of the borrower; Contractual payments are more than 30 days past due. Depending on the nature of the financial instruments, the Company shall assess whether the credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition on an individual financial instrument or a group of financial instruments. When assessed based on a group of financial instruments, the Company can group financial instruments on the basis of shared credit risk characteristics, for example, past due information and credit risk rating. Generally, the Company shall determine the credit risk on a financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition when contractual payments are more than 30 days past due. The Company can only rebut this presumption if the Company has reasonable and supportable information that is available without undue cost or effort, that demonstrates that the credit risk has not increased significantly since initial recognition even though the contractual payments are more than 30 days past due. (iv) Credit-impaired financial asset The Company shall assess at each reporting date whether the credit impairment has occurred for ~ 139 ~ Annual Report 2023 financial asset at amortised cost and debt investment at fair value through other comprehensive income. A financial asset is credit-impaired when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash flows of that financial asset have occurred. Evidences that a financial asset is credit-impaired include observable data about the following events: Significant financial difficulty of the issuer or the borrower;a breach of contract, such as a default or past due event; the lender(s) of the borrower, for economic or contractual reasons relating to the borrower’s financial difficulty, having granted to the borrower a concession(s) that the lender(s) would not otherwise consider;it is becoming probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation;the disappearance of an active market for that financial asset because of financial difficulties;the purchase or origination of a financial asset at a deep discount that reflects the incurred credit losses. (v) Presentation of impairment of expected credit loss In order to reflect the changes of credit risk of financial instrument since initial recognition, the Company shall at each reporting date remeasure the expected credit loss and recognise in profit or loss, as an impairment gain or loss, the amount of expected credit losses addition (or reversal). For financial asset at amortised cost, the loss allowance shall reduce the carrying amount of the financial asset in the statement of financial position; for debt investment at fair value through other comprehensive income, the loss allowance shall be recognised in other comprehensive income and shall not reduce the carrying amount of the financial asset in the statement of financial position. (vi) Write-off The Company shall directly reduce the gross carrying amount of a financial asset when the Company has no reasonable expectations of recovering the contractual cash flow of a financial asset in its entirety or a portion thereof. Such write-off constitutes a derecognition of the financial asset. This circumstance usually occurs when the Company determines that the debtor has no assets or sources of income that could generate sufficient cash flow to repay the write-off amount. Recovery of financial asset written off shall be recognised in profit or loss as reversal of impairment loss. (f) Transfer of financial assets Transfer of financial assets refers to following two situations: Transfers the contractual rights to receive the cash flows of the financial asset; Transfers the entire or a part of a financial asset and retains the contractual rights to receive the cash flows of the financial asset, but assumes a contractual obligation to pay the cash flows to one or more recipients. (i) Derecognition of transferred assets If the Company transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, ~ 140 ~ Annual Report 2023 or neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset but has not retained control of the financial asset, the financial asset shall be derecognised. Whether the Company has retained control of the transferred asset depends on the transferee’s ability to sell the asset. If the transferee has the practical ability to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party and is able to exercise that ability unilaterally and without needing to impose additional restrictions on the transfer, the Company has not retained control. The Company judges whether the transfer of financial asset qualifies for derecognition based on the substance of the transfer. If the transfer of financial asset qualifies for derecognition in its entirety, the difference between the following shall be recognised in profit or loss: The carrying amount of transferred financial asset; The sum of consideration received and the part derecognised of the cumulative changes in fair value previously recognised in other comprehensive income (The financial assets involved in the transfer are classified as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income in accordance with Article 18 of the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises - Recognition and Measurement of Financial Instruments). If the transferred asset is a part of a larger financial asset and the part transferred qualifies for derecognition, the previous carrying amount of the larger financial asset shall be allocated between the part that continues to be recognised (For this purpose, a retained servicing asset shall be treated as a part that continues to be recognised) and the part that is derecognised, based on the relative fair values of those parts on the date of the transfer. The difference between following two amounts shall be recognised in profit or loss: The carrying amount (measured at the date of derecognition) allocated to the part derecognised; The sum of the consideration received for the part derecognised and part derecognised of the cumulative changes in fair value previously recognised in other comprehensive income (The financial assets involved in the transfer are classified as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income in accordance with Article 18 of the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises - Recognition and Measurement of Financial Instruments). (ii) Continuing involvement in transferred assets If the Company neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred asset, and retains control of the transferred asset, the Company shall continue to recognise the transferred asset to the extent of its continuing involvement and also recognise an associated liability. The extent of the Company’s continuing involvement in the transferred asset is the extent to which ~ 141 ~ Annual Report 2023 it is exposed to changes in the value of the transferred asset (iii) Continue to recognise the transferred assets If the Company retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the transferred financial asset, the Company shall continue to recognise the transferred asset in its entirety and the consideration received shall be recognised as a financial liability. The financial asset and the associated financial liability shall not be offset. In subsequent accounting period, the Company shall continuously recognise any income (gain) arising from the transferred asset and any expense (loss) incurred on the associated liability. (g) Offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities Financial assets and financial liabilities shall be presented separately in the statement of financial position and shall not be offset. When meets the following conditions, financial assets and financial liabilities shall be offset and the net amount presented in the statement of financial position: The Company currently has a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts; The Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. In accounting for a transfer of a financial asset that does not qualify for derecognition, the Company shall not offset the transferred asset and the associated liability. (h) Determination of fair value of financial instruments Determination of fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities please refer to Note 3.11. 3.11 Fair Value Measurement Fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company determines fair value of the related assets and liabilities based on market value in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market price for the related asset or liability. The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest. The principal market is the market in which transactions for an asset or liability take place with the greatest volume and frequency. The most advantageous market is the market which maximizes the value that could be received from selling the asset and minimizes the value which is needed to be paid in order to transfer a liability, considering the effect of transport costs and transaction costs both. If the active market of the financial asset or financial liability exists, the Company shall measure the ~ 142 ~ Annual Report 2023 fair value using the quoted price in the active market. If the active market of the financial instrument is not available, the Company shall measure the fair value using valuation techniques. A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant’s ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use. (i) Valuation techniques The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, including the market approach, the income approach and the cost approach. The Company shall use valuation techniques consistent with one or more of those approaches to measure fair value. If multiple valuation techniques are used to measure fair value, the results shall be evaluated considering the reasonableness of the range of values indicated by those results. A fair value measurement is the point within that range that is most representative of fair value in the circumstances. When using the valuation technique, the Company shall give the priority to relevant observable inputs. The unobservable inputs can only be used when relevant observable inputs is not available or practically would not be obtained. Observable inputs refer to the information which is available from market and reflects the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable Inputs refer to the information which is not available from market and it has to be developed using the best information available in the circumstances from the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. (ii) Fair value hierarchy To Company establishes a fair value hierarchy that categorises into three levels the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs and second to the Level 2 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. 3.12 Inventories (a) Classification of inventories Inventories are finished goods or products held for sale in the ordinary course of business, in the process of production for such sale, or in the form of materials or supplies to be consumed in the production process or in the rendering of services, including raw materials, work in progress, semi-finished goods, finished goods, goods in stock, turnover material, etc. ~ 143 ~ Annual Report 2023 (b) Measurement method of cost of inventories sold or used Inventories are measured at actual cost at recognition. The actual cost of an item of inventories comprises the purchase cost, cost of processing and other costs. The cost of inventories used or sold is determined on the weighted average basis. (c) Inventory system The perpetual inventory system is adopted. The inventories should be counted at least once a year, and surplus or losses of inventory stocktaking shall be included in current profit and loss. (d) Recognition Criteria and Provision for impairment of inventory Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The excess of cost over net realizable value of the inventories is recognised as provision for impairment of inventory, and recognised in current profit or loss. Net realizable value of the inventory should be determined on the basis of reliable evidence obtained, and factors such as purpose of holding the inventory and impact of post balance sheet event shall be considered. (i) In normal operation process, finished goods, products and materials for direct sale, their net realizable values are determined at estimated selling prices less estimated selling expenses and relevant taxes and surcharges; for inventories held to execute sales contract or service contract, their net realizable values are calculated on the basis of contract price. If the quantities of inventories specified in sales contracts are less than the quantities held by the Company, the net realizable value of the excess portion of inventories shall be based on general selling prices. Net realizable value of materials held for sale shall be measured based on market price. (ii) For materials in stock need to be processed, in the ordinary course of production and business, net realisable value is determined at the estimated selling price less the estimated costs of completion, the estimated selling expenses and relevant taxes. If the net realisable value of the finished products produced by such materials is higher than the cost, the materials shall be measured at cost; if a decline in the price of materials indicates that the cost of the finished products exceeds its net realisable value, the materials are measured at net realisable value and differences shall be recognised at the provision for impairment. (iii) Provisions for inventory impairment are generally determined on an individual basis. For inventories with large quantity and low unit price, the provisions for inventory impairment are determined on group basis. (iv) If any factor rendering write-downs of the inventories has been eliminated at the reporting date, the amounts written down are recovered and reversed to the extent of the inventory impairment, which has been provided for. The reversal shall be included in profit or loss. ~ 144 ~ Annual Report 2023 (e) Amortisation method of low-value consumables Low-value consumables: One-off writing off method is adopted. Package material: One-off writing off method is adopted. 3.13 Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities The Company shall present contract assets or contract liabilities in the statement of financial position, depending on the relationship between the Company’s satisfying a performance obligation and the customer’s payment. A contract asset shall be presented if the Company has the right to consideration in exchange for goods or services that the Company has transferred to a customer when that right is conditioned on something other than the passage of time. A contract liability shall be presented if the Company has the obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the Company has received consideration (or the amount is due) from the customer. Method of determination and accounting for expected credit loss for contract assets please refer to Note 3.10. Contract assets and contract liabilities shall be presented separately in the statement of financial position. The contract asset and contract liability for the same contract shall be presented on a net basis. A net balance shall be listed in the item of "Contract assets" or "Other non-current assets" according to its liquidity; a credit balance shall be listed in the item of "Contract liabilities" or "Other non-current liabilities" according to its liquidity. Contract assets and contract liabilities for different contracts cannot be offset. 3.14 Contract costs Contract costs include costs to fulfill a contract and the costs to obtain a contract. The Company shall recognise an asset from the costs incurred to fulfill a contract only if those costs meet all of the following criteria: (i) The costs relate directly to a contract or to an anticipated contract, including: direct labour, direct materials, manufacturing costs (or similar costs), costs that are explicitly chargeable to the customer under the contract and other costs that are incurred only because an entity entered into the contract; (ii) The costs enhance resources of the Company that will be used in satisfying performance obligations in the future; and (iii) The costs are expected to be recovered. The incremental costs of obtaining a contract shall be recognised as an asset if the Company expects to recover them. ~ 145 ~ Annual Report 2023 An asset related to contract costs shall be amortised on a systematic basis that is consistent with the revenue recognition of the goods or services to which the asset relates. The Company recognises the contract acquisition costs as an expense when incurred if the amortisation period of the asset that the Company otherwise would have recognised is one year or less. The Company shall accrue the provision for impairment, recognise an impairment loss in profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of an asset related to the contract cost exceeds the difference of below two items, and further consider whether the estimated liability related to the onerous contract needs to be accrued: (i) The remaining amount of consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for the goods or services to which the asset relates; less (ii) The costs that relate directly to providing those goods or services and that have not been recognised as expenses. The Company shall recognise in profit or loss a reversal of some or all of an impairment loss previously recognised when the impairment conditions no longer exist or have improved. The increased carrying amount of the asset shall not exceed the amount that would have been determined (net of amortisation) if no impairment loss had been recognised previously. Providing that the costs to fulfil a contract satisfy the requirement to be recognised as an asset, the Company shall present them in the account “Inventory” if the contract has an original expected duration of one year (or a normal operating cycle) or less, or in the account “Other non-current assets” if the contract has an original expected duration of more than one year (or a normal operating cycle). Providing that the costs to obtain a contract satisfy the requirement to be recgonised as an asset, the Company shall present them in the account “Other current asset” if the contract has an original expected duration of one year (or a normal operating cycle) or less, or in the account “Other non-current assets” if the contract has an original expected duration of more than one year (or a normal operating cycle). 3.15 Long-term Equity Investments Long-term equity investments refer to equity investments where an investor has control of, or significant influence over, an investee, as well as equity investments in joint ventures. Associates of the Company are those entities over which the Company has significant influence. (a) Determination basis of joint control or significant influence over the investee Joint control is the relevant agreed sharing of control over an arrangement, and the arranged relevant activity must be decided under unanimous consent of the parties sharing control. In ~ 146 ~ Annual Report 2023 assessing whether the Company has joint control of an arrangement, the Company shall assess first whether all the parties, or a group of the parties, control the arrangement. When all the parties, or a group of the parties, considered collectively, are able to direct the activities of the arrangement, the parties control the arrangement collectively. Then the Company shall assess whether decisions about the relevant activities require the unanimous consent of the parties that collectively control the arrangement. If two or more groups of the parties could control the arrangement collectively, it shall not be assessed as have joint control of the arrangement. When assessing the joint control, the protective rights are not considered. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but is not control or joint control of those policies. In determination of significant influence over an investee, the Company should consider not only the existing voting rights directly or indirectly held but also the effect of potential voting rights held by the Company and other entities that could be currently exercised or converted, including the effect of share warrants, share options and convertible corporate bonds that issued by the investee and could be converted in current period. If the Company holds, directly or indirectly 20% or more but less than 50% of the voting power of the investee, it is presumed that the Company has significant influence of the investee, unless it can be clearly demonstrated that in such circumstance, the Company cannot participate in the decision-making in the production and operating of the investee. (b) Determination of initial investment cost (i) Long-term equity investments generated in business combinations For a business combination involving enterprises under common control, if the Company makes payment in cash, transfers non-cash assets or bears liabilities as the consideration for the business combination, the share of carrying amount of the owners’ equity of the acquiree in the consolidated financial statements of the ultimate controlling party is recognised as the initial cost of the long-term equity investment on the combination date. The difference between the initial investment cost and the carrying amount of cash paid, non-cash assets transferred and liabilities assumed shall be adjusted against the capital reserve; if capital reserve is not enough to be offset, undistributed profit shall be offset in turn. For a business combination involving enterprises under common control, if the Company issues equity securities as the consideration for the business combination, the share of carrying amount of the owners’ equity of the acquiree in the consolidated financial statements of the ultimate controlling party is recognised as the initial cost of the long-term equity investment on the combination date. The total par value of the shares issued is recognised as the share capital. The difference between the initial investment cost and the carrying amount of the total par value of the shares issued shall be adjusted against the capital reserve; if capital reserve is not enough to be ~ 147 ~ Annual Report 2023 offset, undistributed profit shall be offset in turn. For business combination not under common control, the assets paid, liabilities incurred or assumed and the fair value of equity securities issued to obtain the control of the acquiree at the acquisition date shall be determined as the cost of the business combination and recognised as the initial cost of the long-term equity investment. The audit, legal, valuation and advisory fees, other intermediary fees, and other relevant general administrative costs incurred for the business combination, shall be recognised in profit or loss as incurred. (ii) Long-term equity investments acquired not through the business combination, the investment cost shall be determined based on the following requirements: For long-term equity investments acquired by payments in cash, the initial cost is the actually paid purchase cost, including the expenses, taxes and other necessary expenditures directly related to the acquisition of long-term equity investments. For long-term equity investments acquired through issuance of equity securities, the initial cost is the fair value of the issued equity securities. For the long-term equity investments obtained through exchange of non-monetary assets, if the exchange has commercial substance, and the fair values of assets traded out and traded in can be measured reliably, the initial cost of long-term equity investment traded in with non-monetary assets are determined based on the fair values of the assets traded out together with relevant taxes. Difference between fair value and book value of the assets traded out is recorded in current profit or loss. If the exchange of non-monetary assets does not meet the above criterion, the book value of the assets traded out and relevant taxes are recognised as the initial investment cost. For long-term equity investment acquired through debt restructuring, the initial cost is determined based on the fair value of the equity obtained and the difference between initial investment cost and carrying amount of debts shall be recorded in current profit or loss. (c) Subsequent measurement and recognition of profit or loss Long-term equity investment to an entity over which the Company has ability of control shall be accounted for at cost method. Long-term equity investment to a joint venture or an associate shall be accounted for at equity method. (i) Cost method For Long-term equity investment at cost method, cost of the long-term equity investment shall be adjusted when additional amount is invested or a part of it is withdrawn. The Company recognises its share of cash dividends or profits which have been declared to distribute by the investee as current investment income. (ii) Equity method ~ 148 ~ Annual Report 2023 If the initial cost of the investment is in excess of the share of the fair value of the net identifiable assets in the investee at the date of investment, the difference shall not be adjusted to the initial cost of long-term equity investment; if the initial cost of the investment is in short of the share of the fair value of the net identifiable assets in the investee at the date investment, the difference shall be included in the current profit or loss and the initial cost of the long-term equity investment shall be adjusted accordingly. The Company recognises the share of the investee’s net profits or losses, as well as its share of the investee’s other comprehensive income, as investment income or losses and other comprehensive income respectively, and adjusts the carrying amount of the investment accordingly. The carrying amount of the investment shall be reduced by the share of any profit or cash dividends declared to distribute by the investee. The investor’s share of the investee’s owners’ equity changes, other than those arising from the investee’s net profit or loss, other comprehensive income or profit distribution, shall be recognised in the investor’s equity, and the carrying amount of the long-term equity investment shall be adjusted accordingly. The Company recognises its share of the investee’s net profits or losses after making appropriate adjustments of investee’s net profit based on the fair values of the investee’s identifiable net assets at the investment date. If the accounting policy and accounting period adopted by the investee is not in consistency with the Company, the financial statements of the investee shall be adjusted according to the Company’s accounting policies and accounting period, based on which, investment income or loss and other comprehensive income, etc., shall be adjusted. The unrealized profits or losses resulting from inter-company transactions between the company and its associate or joint venture are eliminated in proportion to the company’s equity interest in the investee, based on which investment income or losses shall be recognised. Any losses resulting from inter-company transactions between the investor and the investee, which belong to asset impairment, shall be recognised in full. Where the Company obtains the power of joint control or significant influence, but not control, over the investee, due to additional investment or other reason, the relevant long-term equity investment shall be accounted for by using the equity method, initial cost of which shall be the fair value of the original investment plus the additional investment. Where the original investment is classified as other equity investment, difference between its fair value and the carrying value, in addition to the cumulative changes in fair value previously recorded in other comprehensive income, shall be recogised into retained earnings of the period of using equity method. If the Company loses the joint control or significant influence of the investee for some reasons such as disposal of equity investment, the retained interest shall be measured at fair value and the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value at the date of loss the joint control or significant influence shall be recognised in profit or loss. When the Company discontinues the use of the equity method, the Company shall account for all amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income under equity method in relation to that investment on the same basis as ~ 149 ~ Annual Report 2023 would have been required if the investee had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. (d) Equity investment classified as held for sale Any retained interest in the equity investment not classified as held for sale, shall be accounted for using equity method. When an equity investment in an associate or a joint venture previously classified as held for sale no longer meets the criteria to be so classified, it shall be accounted for using the equity method retrospectively as from the date of its classification as held for sale. Financial statements for the periods since classification as held for sale shall be amended accordingly. (f) Impairment testing and provision for impairment loss For investment in subsidiaries, associates or a joint ventures, provision for impairment loss please refer to Note 3.22. 3.16 Investment Properties (a) Classification of investment properties Investment properties are properties to earn rentals or for capital appreciation or both, including: (i) Land use right leased out (ii) Land held for transfer upon appreciation (iii) Buildings leased out (b) The measurement model of investment property The Company adopts the cost model for subsequent measurement of investment properties. For provision for impairment please refer to Note 3.22. The Company calculates the depreciation or amortisation based on the net amount of investment property cost less the accumulated impairment and the net residual value using straight-line method. The estimated useful life and annual depreciation rates which are determined according to the categories, estimated economic useful lives and estimated net residual rates are listed as followings: Estimated useful life Category Residual rates (%) Annual depreciation rates (%) (year) Buildings and constructions 10.00-30.00 3.00-5.00 3.17-9.70 Land use right 40.00-50.00 0.00 2.00-2.50 3.17 Fixed Assets Fixed assets refer to the tangible assets with higher unit price held for the purpose of producing commodities, rendering services, renting or business management with useful lives exceeding one year. (a) Recognition criteria of fixed assets ~ 150 ~ Annual Report 2023 Fixed assets will only be recognised at the actual cost paid when obtaining as all the following criteria are satisfied: (i) It is probable that the economic benefits relating to the fixed assets will flow into the Company; (ii) The costs of the fixed assets can be measured reliably. Subsequent expenditure for fixed assets shall be recorded in cost of fixed assets, if recognition criteria of fixed assets are satisfied, otherwise the expenditure shall be recorded in current profit or loss when incurred. (b) Depreciation methods of fixed assets The Company begins to depreciate the fixed asset from the next month after it is available for intended use using the straight-line-method. The estimated useful life and annual depreciation rates which are determined according to the categories, estimated economic useful lives and estimated net residual rates of fixed assets are listed as followings: Depreciation Estimated useful Annual depreciation Category Residual rates (%) method life (year) rates (%) Buildings and constructions straight-line-method 8.00-35.00 3.00-5.00 2.71-12.13 Machinery equipment straight-line-method 8.00-10.00 3.00-5.00 9.50-12.13 Transportation vehicles straight-line-method 4.00 3.00 24.25 Administrative and other straight-line-method 3.00 3.00 32.33 devices For the fixed assets with impairment provided, the impairment provision should be excluded from the cost when calculating depreciation. At the end of reporting period, the Company shall review the useful life, estimated net residual value and depreciation method of the fixed assets. Estimated useful life of the fixed assets shall be adjusted if it is changed compared to the original estimation. 3.18 Construction in Progress (a) Classification of construction in progress Construction in progress is measured on an individual project basis. (b) Recognition criteria and timing of transfer from construction in progress to fixed assets The initial book values of the fixed assets are stated at total expenditures incurred before they are ready for their intended use, including construction costs, original price of machinery equipment, other necessary expenses incurred to bring the construction in progress to get ready for its intended use and borrowing costs of the specific loan for the construction or the proportion of the general loan used for the constructions incurred before they are ready for their intended use. The ~ 151 ~ Annual Report 2023 construction in progress shall be transferred to fixed asset when the installation or construction is ready for the intended use. For construction in progress that has been ready for their intended use but relevant budgets for the completion of projects have not been completed, the estimated values of project budgets, prices, or actual costs should be included in the costs of relevant fixed assets, and depreciation should be provided according to relevant policies of the Company when the fixed assets are ready for intended use. After the completion of budgets needed for the completion of projects, the estimated values should be substituted by actual costs, but depreciation already provided is not adjusted. The specific criteria and timing of transfer to fixed assets for the Company’s different categories of construction in progress items: category The specific criteria and timing of transfer to fixed assets (i) The main construction project and supporting projects have been substantially completed; (ii) After the construction project meets the predetermined design requirements, it shall be inspected and accepted by the survey, design, construction, supervision and other units, and Houses and buildings inspected and accepted by the local construction authorities and other relevant units; (iii) If the construction project has reached the predetermined serviceability state but has not yet completed the final accounts, it shall be transferred to the fixed assets at the estimated value according to the actual cost of the project from the date of reaching the predetermined serviceability state. (i) Relevant equipment and other supporting facilities have been installed; (ii) After debugging, the equipment can maintain normal and stable operation for a period of Equipment to be installed and time, and the production equipment can produce qualified products stably in a period of time; debugged (iii) The equipment management department shall conduct joint inspection with the asset use department, safety management Department, emergency Department, environmental Protection Department and other departments. 3.19 Right-of-use assets At the lease commencement date, a right-of-use asset is measured at cost. The cost of a right-of-use asset comprise: (i) The amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability; (ii) Any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, less any lease incentives received; (iii) Any initial direct costs incurred by the Group; and ~ 152 ~ Annual Report 2023 (iv) An estimate of costs to be incurred by the Group in dismantling and removing the underlying asset, restoring the site on which it is located or restoring the underlying asset to the condition required by the terms and conditions of the lease, unless those costs are incurred to produce inventories. A right-of-use asset is subsequently measured at cost. If it is reasonably certain that ownership of the lease item will transfer to the Group upon expiry of the lease, the leased item is depreciated over its useful life; if, however, transfer of ownership of the leased item upon expiry of the lease to the Group cannot be reasonably expected, the leased item is depreciated over the shorter of its useful life and the lease term. Where a leased item has recorded impairment, its residual value after deducting the impairment allowance is depreciated in accordance the principle described in this paragraph. 3.20 Borrowing costs (a) Recognition criteria and period for capitalization of borrowing costs The Company shall capitalize the borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets when meet the following conditions: (i) Expenditures for the asset are being incurred; (ii) Borrowing costs are being incurred, and; (iii) Acquisition, construction or production activities that are necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use or sale are in progress. Other borrowing cost, discounts or premiums on borrowings and exchange differences on foreign currency borrowings shall be recognized into current profit or loss when incurred. Capitalization of borrowing costs is suspended during periods in which the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset is interrupted abnormally and the interruption is for a continuous period of more than 3 months. Capitalization of such borrowing costs ceases when the qualifying assets being acquired, constructed or produced become ready for their intended use or sale. The expenditure incurred subsequently shall be recognised as expenses when incurred. (b) Capitalization rate and measurement of capitalized amounts of borrowing costs When funds are borrowed specifically for purchase, construction or manufacturing of assets eligible for capitalization, the Company shall determine the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation as the actual borrowing costs incurred on that borrowing during the period less any interest income on bank deposit or investment income on the temporary investment of those borrowings. Where funds allocated for purchase, construction or manufacturing of assets eligible for ~ 153 ~ Annual Report 2023 capitalization are part of a general borrowing, the eligible amounts are determined by the weighted-average of the cumulative capital expenditures in excess of the specific borrowing multiplied by the general borrowing capitalization rate. The capitalisation rate will be the weighted average of the borrowing costs applicable to the general borrowing. 3.21 Intangible Assets (a) Measurement method of intangible assets Intangible assets are recognised at actual cost at acquisition. (b) The useful life and amortisation of intangible assets (i) The estimated useful lives of the intangible assets with finite useful lives are as follows: Category Estimated useful life Basis Land use right 40-50 years Legal life The service life is determined by reference to the period that Patents 10 years can bring economic benefits to the Company The service life is determined by reference to the period that Software 3-5 years can bring economic benefits to the Company The service life is determined by reference to the period that Trademarks 10 years can bring economic benefits to the Company For intangible assets with finite useful life, the estimated useful life and amortisation method are reviewed annually at the end of each reporting period and adjusted when necessary. No change has incurred in current year in the estimated useful life and amortisation method upon review. (ii) Assets of which the period to bring economic benefits to the Company are unforeseeable are regarded as intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. The Company reassesses the useful lives of those assets at every year end. If the useful lives of those assets are still indefinite, impairment test should be performed on those assets at the balance sheet date. (iii) Amortisation of the intangible assets For intangible assets with finite useful lives, their useful lives should be determined upon their acquisition and systematically amortised on a straight-line basis [units of production method] over the useful life. The amortisation amount shall be recognised into current profit or loss according to the beneficial items. The amount to be amortised is cost deducting residual value. For intangible assets which has impaired, the cumulative impairment provision shall be deducted as well. The residual value of an intangible asset with a finite useful life shall be assumed to be zero unless: there is a commitment by a third party to purchase the asset at the end of its useful life; or there is an active market for the asset and residual value can be determined by reference to that market; and it is probable that such a market will exist at the end of the asset’s useful life. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives shall not be amortised. The Company reassesses the useful lives of those assets at every year end. If there is evidence to indicate that the useful lives of those assets become finite, the useful lives shall be estimated and the intangible ~ 154 ~ Annual Report 2023 assets shall be amortised systematically and reasonably within the estimated useful lives. (c) Scope of Research and Development Expenditures The Company classifies the expenses directly related to research and development activities as research and development expenditures, including remuneration of research and development staff, direct material, depreciation cost and long-term amortised expense, design fee, equipment commissioning fee, intangible assets amortisation cost, outsourcing research and development cost, and other expenses, etc. (d) Criteria of classifying expenditures on internal research and development projects into research phase and development phase Preparation activities related to materials and other relevant aspects undertaken by the Company for the purpose of further development shall be treated as research phase. Expenditures incurred during the research phase of internal research and development projects shall be recognised in profit or loss when incurred. Development activities after the research phase of the Company shall be treated as development phase. (e) Criteria for capitalization of qualifying expenditures during the development phase Expenditures arising from development phase on internal research and development projects shall be recognised as intangible assets only if all of the following conditions have been met: (i) Technical feasibility of completing the intangible assets so that they will be available for use or sale; (ii) Its intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it; (iii) The method that the intangible assets generate economic benefits, including the Company can demonstrate the existence of a market for the output of the intangible assets or the intangible assets themselves or, if it is to be used internally, the usefulness of the intangible assets; (iv) The availability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the intangible asset; and (v) Its ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset. 3.22 Impairment of Long-Term Assets Impairment loss of long-term equity investment in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, investment properties, fixed assets, constructions in progress, and intangible assets subsequently measured at cost shall be determined according to following method: The Company shall assess at the end of each reporting period whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired. If any such indication exists, the Company shall estimate the recoverable amount of the asset and test for impairment. Irrespective of whether there is any indication of impairment, the Company shall test for impairment of goodwill acquired in a business combination, intangible assets with an indefinite useful life or intangible assets not yet available for use annually. The recoverable amounts of the long-term assets are the higher of their fair values less costs to dispose and the present values of the estimated future cash flows of the long-term assets. ~ 155 ~ Annual Report 2023 The Company estimate the recoverable amounts on an individual basis. If it is difficult to estimate the recoverable amount of the individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the groups of assets that the individual asset belongs to. Identification of a group of asset is based on whether the cash inflows from it are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. If, and only if, the recoverable amount of an asset or a group of assets is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset shall be reduced to its recoverable amount and the provision for impairment loss shall be recognised accordingly. For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination shall, from the acquisition date, be allocated to relevant group of assets based on reasonable method; if it is difficult to allocate to relevant group of assets, good will shall be allocated to relevant combination of asset groups. The relevant group of assets or combination of asset groups is a group of assets or combination of asset groups that is benefit from the synergies of the business combination and is not larger than the reporting segment determined by the Company. When test for impairment, if there is an indication that relevant group of assets or combination of asset groups may be impaired, impairment testing for group of assets or combination of asset groups excluding goodwill shall be conducted first, and the recoverable amount shall be then calculated and the impairment loss shall be recognised accordingly. Then the group of assets or combination of asset groups including goodwill shall be tested for impairment, by comparing the carrying amount with its recoverable amount. If the recoverable amount is less than the carrying amount, the Company shall recognise the impairment loss. The mentioned impairment loss will not be reversed in subsequent accounting period once it had been recognised. 3.23 Long-term Deferred Expenses Long-term deferred expenses are various expenses already incurred, which shall be amortised over current and subsequent periods with the amortisation period exceeding one year. 3.24 Employee Benefits Employee benefits refer to all forms of consideration or compensation given by the Company in exchange for service rendered by employees or for the termination of employment relationship. Employee benefits include short-term employee benefits, post-employment benefits, termination benefits and other long-term employee benefits. Benefits provided to an employee's spouse, children, dependents, family members of decreased employees, or other beneficiaries are also employee benefits. According to liquidity, employee benefits are presented in the statement of financial position as “Employee benefits payable” and “Long-term employee benefits payable”. (a) Short-term employee benefits (i) Employee basic salary (salary, bonus, allowance, subsidy) The Company recognises, in the accounting period in which an employee provides service, actually ~ 156 ~ Annual Report 2023 occurred short-term employee benefits as a liability, with a corresponding charge to current profit except for those recognised as capital expenditure based on the requirement of accounting standards. (ii) Employee welfare The Company shall recognise the employee welfare based on actual amount when incurred into current profit or loss or related capital expenditure. Employee welfare shall be measured at fair value as it is a non-monetary benefits. (iii) Social insurance such as medical insurance, work injury insurance and maternity insurance, housing funds, labor union fund and employee education fund Payments made by the Company of social insurance for employees, such as medical insurance, work injury insurance and maternity insurance, payments of housing funds, and labor union fund and employee education fund accrued in accordance with relevant requirements, in the accounting period in which employees provide services, is calculated according to required accrual bases and accrual ratio in determining the amount of employee benefits and the related liabilities, which shall be recognised in current profit or loss or the cost of relevant asset. (iv) Short-term paid absences The company shall recognise the related employee benefits arising from accumulating paid absences when the employees render service that increases their entitlement to future paid absences. The additional payable amounts shall be measured at the expected additional payments as a result of the unused entitlement that has accumulated. The Company shall recognise relevant employee benefit of non-accumulating paid absences when the absences actually occurred. (v)Short-term profit-sharing plan The Company shall recognise the related employee benefits payable under a profit-sharing plan when all of the following conditions are satisfied: The Company has a present legal or constructive obligation to make such payments as a result of past events; and A reliable estimate of the amounts of employee benefits obligation arising from the profit- sharing plan can be made. (b) Post-employment benefits (i) Defined contribution plans The Company shall recognise, in the accounting period in which an employee provides service, the contribution payable to a defined contribution plan as a liability, with a corresponding charge to the current profit or loss or the cost of a relevant asset. When contributions to a defined contribution plan are not expected to be settled wholly before ~ 157 ~ Annual Report 2023 twelve months after the end of the annual reporting period in which the employees render the related service, they shall be discounted using relevant discount rate (market yields at the end of the reporting period on high quality corporate bonds in active market or government bonds with the currency and term which shall be consistent with the currency and estimated term of the defined contribution obligations) to measure employee benefits payable. (ii) Defined benefit plan The present value of defined benefit obligation and current service costs Based on the expected accumulative welfare unit method, the Company shall make estimates about demographic variables and financial variables in adopting the unbiased and consistent actuarial assumptions and measure defined benefit obligation, and determine the obligation period. The Company shall discount the obligation arising from defined benefit plan using relevant discount rate (market yields at the end of the reporting period on high quality corporate bonds in active market or government bonds with the currency and term which shall be consistent with the currency and estimated term of the defined benefit obligations) in order to determine the present value of the defined benefit obligation and the current service cost. The net defined benefit liability or asset The net defined benefit liability (asset) is the deficit or surplus recognised as the present value of the defined benefit obligation less the fair value of plan assets (if any). When the Company has a surplus in a defined benefit plan, it shall measure the net defined benefit asset at the lower of the surplus in the defined benefit plan and the asset ceiling. The amount recognised in the cost of asset or current profit or loss Service cost comprises current service cost, past service cost and any gain or loss on settlement. Other service cost shall be recognised in profit or loss unless accounting standards require or allow the inclusion of current service cost within the cost of assets. Net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset) comprising interest income on plan assets, interest cost on the defined benefit obligation and interest on the effect of the asset ceiling, shall be included in profit or loss. The amount recognised in other comprehensive income Changes in the net liability or asset of the defined benefit plan resulting from the remeasurements including: Actuarial gains and losses, the changes in the present value of the defined benefit obligation resulting from experience adjustments or the effects of changes in actuarial assumptions; Return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability or asset; ~ 158 ~ Annual Report 2023 Any change in the effect of the asset ceiling, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset). Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability (asset) recognised in other comprehensive income shall not be reclassified to profit or loss in a subsequent period. However, the Company may transfer those amounts recognised in other comprehensive income within equity. (c) Termination benefits The Company providing termination benefits to employees shall recognise an employee benefits liability for termination benefits, with a corresponding charge to the profit or loss of the reporting period, at the earlier of the following dates: (i) When the Company cannot unilaterally withdraw the offer of termination benefits because of an employment termination plan or a curtailment proposal. (ii) When the Company recognises costs or expenses related to a restructuring that involves the payment of termination benefits. If the termination benefits are not expected to be settled wholly before twelve months after the end of the annual reporting period, the Company shall discount the termination benefits using relevant discount rate (market yields at the end of the reporting period on high quality corporate bonds in active market or government bonds with the currency and term which shall be consistent with the currency and estimated term of the defined benefit obligations) to measure the employee benefits. (d) Other long-term employee benefits (i) Meet the conditions of the defined contribution plan When other long-term employee benefits provided by the Company to the employees satisfies the conditions for classifying as a defined contribution plan, all those benefits payable shall be accounted for as employee benefits payable at their discounted value. (ii) Meet the conditions of the defined benefit plan At the end of the reporting period, the Company recognised the cost of employee benefit from other long-term employee benefits as the following components: Service costs; Net interest cost for net liability or asset of other long-term employee benefits Changes resulting from the remeasurements of the net liability or asset of other long-term employee benefits In order to simplify the accounting treatment, the net amount of above items shall be recognised in profit or loss or relevant cost of assets. 3.25 Lease liabilities ~ 159 ~ Annual Report 2023 At the commencement date, the Group measures the lease liability at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at that date. The lease payments comprise: (i) Fixed payments, or in-substance fixed payments, less any lease incentives receivable; (ii) Variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate; (iii) The exercise price of a purchase option if the Group is reasonably certain to exercise that option; (iv) Payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the Group exercising an option to terminate the lease; and (v) Amounts expected to be payable by the Group under residual value guarantees. The lease payments shall be discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease, if that rate can be readily determined. If that rate cannot be readily determined, the lessee shall use the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate. The excess of the lease payments over its present value is amortised over the lease term as interest expenses using the discount rate. A variable lease payment which is not included in the initial measurement of the lease liability is recognised in profit or loss when incurred. 3.26 Provisions (a) Recognition A provision is recognised for an obligation associated with a contingent event when the following conditions are satisfied: (i) The obligation is a present obligation assumed by the entity; (ii) It is probable that fulfillment of the obligation will result in outflows of economic benefits from the entity; (iii) The amount of the obligation can be reliably measured. (b) Measurement A provision is initially measured at the best estimate of expenses required for the performance of relevant present obligations. The Company, when determining the best estimate, has had a comprehensive consideration of risks with respect to contingencies, uncertainties and the time value of money. The carrying amount of the provision shall be reviewed at the end of every reporting period. If conclusive evidences indicate that the carrying amount fails to be the best estimate of the provision, the carrying amount shall be adjusted based on the updated best estimate. 3.27 Revenue (a) General Principle ~ 160 ~ Annual Report 2023 Revenue is defined as the gross inflow of economic benefits arising in the course of the ordinary activities of the Company when those inflows result in the increases in shareholders’ equity, other than increases relating to contributions from shareholders. The Company shall recognise revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation in the contract as the customer obtains control of a good or service. Control of a good or service refers to the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining economic benefits from, the good or service. When the contract has two or more obligation performances, the Company shall allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in proportion to a relative stand-alone selling price at contract inception of the promised good or service underlying each performance obligation in the contract and recognize revenue based on the transaction price allocated to each performance obligation. The transaction price is the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to a customer, excluding amounts collected on behalf of third parties. When determining the transaction price of the contract, if the contract includes a variable consideration, the Company shall determine the best estimate of the variable consideration based on the expected value or the most likely amount and include in the transaction price only to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognised will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. If the contract contains a significant financing component, the Company shall determine the transaction price at an amount that reflects the price that a customer would have paid for the promised goods or services if the customer had paid cash for those goods or services when (or as) they transfer to the customer. The difference between the transaction price and the promised consideration shall be amortised using the effective interest method within the contract period. The Company need not consider the effects of a significant financing component if the period between when the Company transfers control of a good or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less. The Company satisfies a performance obligation over time, if one of the following criteria is met; otherwise a performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time: (i) The customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company’s performance as the Company performs; (ii) The Company’s performance creates or enhances an asset (for example, work in progress) that the customer controls as the asset is created or enhanced; (iii) The Company’s performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to the Company and the Company has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date. ~ 161 ~ Annual Report 2023 For each performance obligation satisfied over time, the Company shall recognise revenue over time by measuring the progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation, unless those progress cannot be reasonably measured. The Company measures the progress of a performance obligation for the service rendered using input methods (or output methods). In some circumstances, the Company cannot be able to reasonably measure the progress of a performance obligation, but the Company expects to recover the costs incurred in satisfying the performance obligation. In those circumstances, the Company shall recognise revenue only to the extent of the costs incurred until such time that it can reasonably measure the progress of the performance obligation. The Company shall recognise revenue at the point in which a customer obtains control of a promised good or service if a performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time. To determine the point in time at which a customer obtains control of a promised good or service, the Company shall consider indicators of the transfer of control, which include, but are not limited to, the followings: (i) The Company has a present right to payment for the good or service – a customer is presently obliged to pay for the good or service; (ii) The Company has transferred legal title of an asset to a customer - the customer has legal title to the asset; (iii) The Company has transferred physical possession of an asset to a customer - the customer has physical possession of the asset; (iv) The Company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to a customer - the customer has the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the asset; (v) The customer has accepted the asset. (VI) Other indication that the customer has obtained control over the asset. (b) Specific Method Revenue recognition methods of the Company are as follows: (i) Contract of sales of goods According to the contract of sales of goods between the Company and the customer, the Company satisfies a performance obligation by transferring goods to the customer, which is a performance obligation satisfied at a point in time. Revenue from domestic sales of goods can only be recognised when the following conditions are satisfied: the Company has transferred the promised goods to the customer according to the contract and the customer has accepted the goods; the payment has been received or the receipt voucher has been obtained and it is highly probable that the consideration will be received; the significant risks ~ 162 ~ Annual Report 2023 and rewards of ownership of the asset has been transferred; legal title of the asset has been transferred. (ii) Contract of rendering services The customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company’s performance as the Company performs,Company satisfies a performance obligation by rendering of services to the customer, which is a performance obligation satisfied over time. For each performance obligation satisfied over time, the Company shall recognise revenue over time by measuring the progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation. The customer can’t simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company’s performance as the Company performs, the Company’s performance does not create an asset with an alternative use and the Company has no enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date at all times throughout the duration of the contract, Revenue from rendering of services is a performance obligation satisfied at a point in time.The company recognizes revenue when the company completes technical services in accordance with the contractual agreement (iii) Revenue from usage of assets Revenue from usage of the Group’s assets is recognised if the revenue can be reliably measured and it is probable that the associated economic benefits will flow to the Group. Revenue from usage of assets mainly includes the income from the leasing of premises and houses.Revenue measured in accordance with the method determined by the respective contracts. 3.28 Government Grants (a) Recognition of government grants A government grant shall not be recgonised until there is reasonable assurance that: (i) The Company will comply with the conditions attaching to them; and (ii) The grants will be received. (b) Measurement of government grants Monetary grants from the government shall be measured at amount received or receivable, and non-monetary grants from the government shall be measured at their fair value or at a nominal value of RMB 1.00 when reliable fair value is not available. ~ 163 ~ Annual Report 2023 (c) Accounting for government grants (i) Government grants related to assets Government grants pertinent to assets mean the government grants that are obtained by the Company used for purchase or construction, or forming the long-term assets by other ways. Government grants pertinent to assets shall be recognised as deferred income, and should be recognised in profit or loss on a systematic basis over the useful lives of the relevant assets. Grants measured at their nominal value shall be directly recognised in profit or loss of the period when the grants are received. When the relevant assets are sold, transferred, written off or damaged before the assets are terminated, the remaining deferred income shall be transferred into profit or loss of the period of disposing relevant assets. (ii) Government grants related to income Government grants other than related to assets are classified as government grants related to income. Government grants related to income are accounted for in accordance with the following principles: If the government grants related to income are used to compensate the enterprise’s relevant expenses or losses in future periods, such government grants shall be recognised as deferred income and included into profit or loss (or write down related expenses) in the same period as the relevant expenses or losses are recognised; If the government grants related to income are used to compensate the enterprise’s relevant expenses or losses incurred, such government grants are directly recognised into current profit or loss (or write down related expenses). For government grants comprised of part related to assets as well as part related to income, each part is accounted for separately; if it is difficult to identify different part, the government grants are accounted for as government grants related to income as a whole. Government grants related to daily operation activities are recognised in other income (or write down related expenses) in accordance with the nature of the activities, and government grants irrelevant to daily operation activities are recognised in non-operating income. (iii) Loan interest subsidy When loan interest subsidy is allocated to the bank, and the bank provides a loan at lower-market rate of interest to the Company, the loan is recognised at the actual received amount, and the interest expense is calculated based on the principal of the loan and the lower-market rate of interest. When loan interest subsidy is directly allocated to the Company, the subsidy shall be recognised as offsetting the relevant borrowing cost. (iv) Repayment of the government grants ~ 164 ~ Annual Report 2023 Repayment of the government grants shall be recorded by increasing the carrying amount of the asset if the book value of the asset has been written down, or reducing the balance of relevant deferred income if deferred income balance exists, any excess will be recognised into current profit or loss; or directly recognised into current profit or loss for other circumstances. 3.29 Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities Temporary differences are differences between the carrying amount of an asset or liability in the statement of financial position and its tax base at the balance sheet date. The Company recognise and measure the effect of taxable temporary differences and deductible temporary differences on income tax as deferred tax liabilities or deferred tax assets using liability method. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities shall not be discounted. (a) Recognition of deferred tax assets Deferred tax assets should be recognised for deductible temporary differences, the carryforward of unused tax losses and the carryforward of unused tax credits to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, the carryforward of unused tax losses and the carryforward of unused tax credits can be utilised at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realised, unless the deferred tax asset arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that: (i) Is not a business combination; and (ii) At the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting profit nor taxable profit (tax loss) The Company shall recognise a deferred tax asset for all deductible temporary differences arising from investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, only to the extent that, it is probable that: (i) The temporary difference will reverse in the foreseeable future; and (ii) Taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary difference can be utilised. At the end of each reporting period, if there is sufficient evidence that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary difference can be utilized, the Company recognises a previously unrecognised deferred tax asset. The carrying amount of a deferred tax asset shall be reviewed at the end of each reporting period. The Company shall reduce the carrying amount of a deferred tax asset to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow the benefit of part or all of that deferred tax asset to be utilised. Any such reduction shall be reversed to the extent that it becomes probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available. ~ 165 ~ Annual Report 2023 (b) Recognition of deferred tax liabilities A deferred tax liability shall be recognised for all taxable temporary differences at the tax rate that are expected to apply to the period when the liability is settled. (i) No deferred tax liability shall be recognised for taxable temporary differences arising from: The initial recognition of goodwill; or The initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction which: is not a business combination; and at the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting profit nor taxable profit (tax loss) (ii) An entity shall recognise a deferred tax liability for all taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures, except to the extent that both of the following conditions are satisfied: The Company is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference; and It is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. (c) Recognition of deferred tax liabilities or assets involved in special transactions or events (i) Deferred tax liabilities or assets related to business combination For the taxable temporary difference or deductible temporary difference arising from a business combination not under common control, a deferred tax liability or a deferred tax asset shall be recognised, and simultaneously, goodwill recognised in the business combination shall be adjusted based on relevant deferred tax expense (income). (ii) Items directly recognised in equity Current tax and deferred tax related to items that are recognised directly in equity shall be recognised in equity. Such items include: other comprehensive income generated from fair value fluctuation of other debt investments; an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings resulting from either a change in accounting policy that is applied retrospectively or the correction of a prior period (significant) error; amounts arising on initial recognition of the equity component of a compound financial instrument that contains both liability and equity component. (iii) Unused tax losses and unused tax credits Unused tax losses and unused tax credits generated from daily operation of the Company itself Deductible loss refers to the loss calculated and permitted according to the requirement of tax law that can be offset against taxable income in future periods. The criteria for recognising deferred tax assets arising from the carryforward of unused tax losses and tax credits are the same as the criteria for recognising deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences. The Company ~ 166 ~ Annual Report 2023 recognises a deferred tax asset arising from unused tax losses or tax credits only to the extent that there is convincing other evidence that sufficient taxable profit will be available against which the unused tax losses or unused tax credits can be utilised by the Company. Income taxes in current profit or loss shall be deducted as well. Unused tax losses and unused tax credits arising from a business combination Under a business combination, the acquiree’s deductible temporary differences which do not satisfy the criteria at the acquisition date for recognition of deferred tax asset shall not be recognised. Within 12 months after the acquisition date, if new information regarding the facts and circumstances exists at the acquisition date and the economic benefit of the acquiree’s deductible temporary differences at the acquisition is expected to be realised, the Company shall recognise acquired deferred tax benefits and reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill related to this acquisition. If goodwill is reduced to zero, any remaining deferred tax benefits shall be recognised in profit or loss. All other acquired deferred tax benefits realised shall be recognised in profit or loss. (iv) Temporary difference generated in consolidation elimination When preparing consolidated financial statements, if temporary difference between carrying value of the assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and their taxable bases is generated from elimination of inter-company unrealized profit or loss, deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities shall be recognised in the consolidated financial statements, and income taxes expense in current profit or loss shall be adjusted as well except for deferred tax related to transactions or events recognised directly in equity and business combination. (v) Share-based payment settled by equity If tax authority permits tax deduction that relates to share-based payment, during the period in which the expenses are recognised according to the accounting standards, the Company estimates the tax base in accordance with available information at the end of the accounting period and the temporary difference arising from it. Deferred tax shall be recognised when criteria of recognition are satisfied. If the amount of estimated future tax deduction exceeds the amount of the cumulative expenses related to share-based payment recognised according to the accounting standards, the tax effect of the excess amount shall be recognised directly in equity. (d) Basis for deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities presented on a net basis The Company shall offset deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities if, and only if: (i) the Company has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities; and ~ 167 ~ Annual Report 2023 (ii) the deferred tax assets and the deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either: the same taxable entity; or different taxable entities which intend either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realise the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously, in each future period in which significant amounts of deferred tax liabilities or assets are expected to be settled or recovered. 3.30 Leases (a) Identifying a lease At inception of a contract, the Company shall assess whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of one or more identified assets for a period of time in exchange for consideration. To assess whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time, the Company shall assess whether, throughout the period of use, the customer has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from use of the identified asset and to direct the use of the identified asset. (b) Identifying a separate lease component When a contract includes more than one separate lease components, the Company shall separate components of the contract and account for each lease component separately. The right to use an underlying asset is a separate lease component if both conditions have been satisfied: (i) the lessee can benefit from use of the underlying asset either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the lessee; (ii) the underlying asset is neither highly dependent on, nor highly interrelated with, the other underlying assets in the contract. (c) The Company as a lessee At the commencement date, the Company identifies the lease that has a lease term of 12 months or less and does not contain a purchase option as a short-term lease. A lease qualifies as a lease of a low-value asset if the nature of the asset is such that, when new, the asset is typically of low value. If the Company subleases an asset, or expects to sublease an asset, the head lease does not qualify as a lease of a low-value asset. For all the short-term leases or leases for which the underlying asset is of low value, the Company shall recognise the lease payments associated with those leases as cost of relevant asset or expenses in current profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Except for the election of simple treatment as short-term lease or lease of a low-value asset as mentioned above, at the commencement date, the Company shall recognise a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. ~ 168 ~ Annual Report 2023 (i) Right-of-use asset A right-of-use asset is an asset that represents a lessee’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term. At the commencement date, the Company shall initially measure the right-of-use asset at cost. The cost of the right-of-use asset shall comprise: the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability; any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, less any lease incentives received; any initial direct costs incurred by the lessee; and an estimate of costs to be incurred by the lessee in dismantling and removing the underlying asset, restoring the site on which it is located or restoring the underlying asset to the condition required by the terms and conditions of the lease. The Company recognises and measures the cost in accordance with the recognition criteria and measurement method for estimated liabilities, details please refer to Notes 3.26. Those costs incurred to produce inventories shall be included in the cost of inventories. The right-of-use asset shall be depreciated according to the categories using straight‐line method. If it is reasonably certain that the ownership of the underlying asset shall be transferred to the lessee by the end of the lease term, the depreciation rate shall be determined based on the classification of the right-of- use asset and estimated residual value rate from the commencement date to the end of the useful life of the underlying asset. Otherwise, the depreciation rate shall be determined based on the classification of the right-of-use asset from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term. The depreciation method, estimated useful life, residual rates and annual depreciation rates which are determined according to the categories of right-of-use asset are listed as followings: Depreciation Estimated useful Annual depreciation rates Category Residualrates (%) method life (year) (%) Buildings and straight‐line 3.00-10.00 0.00 10.00-33.33 constructions method straight‐line Machinery equipment 3.00 0.00 33.33 method (ii) Lease liability At the commencement date, the lease liability shall be measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at that date. The lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the following 5 items: fixed payments and in-substance fixed payments, less any lease incentives receivable; ~ 169 ~ Annual Report 2023 variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate; the exercise price of a purchase option if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option; payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the lessee exercising an option to terminate the lease; amounts expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees. In order to calculate the present value of the lease payments, interest rate implicit in the lease shall be used as the discount rate. If that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company shall use the incremental borrowing rate. The difference between the lease payments and its present value shall be recognised as unrecognised financing charges, calculated bases on the discount rate of the present value of the lease payments in each period within the lease term and recorded as interest expense in current profit or loss. Variable lease payments not included in the measurement of lease liabilities shall be recognised in current profit or loss when incurred. After the commencement date, the Company shall remeasure the lease liability based on the revised present value of the lease payments and adjust the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset if there is a change in the in-substance fixed payments, or change in the amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, or change in an index or a rate used to determine lease payments, or change in the assessment or exercising of an option to purchase the underlying asset, or an option to extend or terminate the lease. (d) The Company as a lessor At the commencement date, the Company shall classify a lease as a finance lease if it transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of an underlying asset, otherwise it shall be classified as an operating lease. (i) Operating leases The Company shall recognise lease payments from operating leases as income on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease and the initial direct costs incurred in obtaining an operating lease shall be capitalised and recognised as an expense over the lease term on the same basis as the lease income. The Company shall recognise the variable lease payments relating to the operating lease but not included in the measurement of the lease receivables into current profit or loss when incurred. (ii) Finance leases At the commencement date, the Company shall recognise the lease receivables at an account equal to the net investment in the lease (the sum of the present value of the unguaranteed residual values and the lease payment that are not received at the commencement date discounted at the interest rate ~ 170 ~ Annual Report 2023 implicit in the lease) and derecognise the asset relating to the finance lease. The Company shall recognise interest income using the interest rate implicit in the lease over the lease term. The Company shall recognise the variable lease payments relating to the finance lease but not included in the measurement of the net investment in the lease into current profit or loss when incurred. (e) Lease modifications (i) A lease modification accounted for as a separate lease The Company shall account for a modification to a lease as a separate lease, if both: the modification increases the scope of the lease by adding the right to use one or more underlying assets; and the consideration for the lease increases by an amount commensurate with the stand-alone price for the increase in scope. (ii) A lease modification not accounted for as a separate lease The Company as a lessee At the effective date of the lease modification, the Company shall redetermine the lease term of the modified lease and remeasure the lease liability by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate. The revised discount rate is determined as the interest rate implicit in the lease for the remainder of the lease term, if that rate can be readily determined, or the incremental borrowing rate at the effective date of the modification, if the interest rate implicit in the lease cannot be readily determined. The Company shall account for the remeasurement of the lease liability by: decreasing the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset to reflect the partial or full termination of the lease for lease modifications that decrease the scope of the lease or shorten the lease term. The Company shall recognise in profit or loss any gain or loss relating to the partial or full termination of the lease. Making a corresponding adjustment to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset for all other lease modifications. The Company as a lessor The Company shall account for a modification to an operating lease as a new lease from the effective date of the modification, considering any prepaid or accrued lease payments relating to the original lease as part of the lease payments for the new lease. For a modification to a finance lease that is not accounted for as a separate lease, the Company shall account for the modification as follows: ~ 171 ~ Annual Report 2023 if the lease would have been classified as an operating lease had the modification been in effect at the inception date, the Company shall account for the lease modification as a new lease from the effective date of the modification and measure the carrying amount of the underlying asset as the net investment in the lease immediately before the effective date of the lease modification; if the lease would have been classified as a finance lease had the modification been in effect at the inception date, the Company shall account for the lease modification according to the requirements in the modification or renegotiation of the contract. (f) Sale and leaseback The Company shall determine whether the transfer of an asset under the sale and leaseback transaction is a sale of that asset according to the policies in Note 3.27. (i) The Company as a seller (lessee) If the transfer of the asset is not a sale, the Company shall continue to recognise the transferred asset and shall recognise a financial liability equal to the transfer proceeds. It shall account for the financial liability according to Note 3.10. If the transfer of the asset is a sale, the Company shall measure the right-of-use asset arising from the leaseback at the proportion of the previous carrying amount of the asset that relates to the right of use retained by the Company. Accordingly, the Company shall recognise only the amount of any gain or loss that relates to the rights transferred to the buyer-lessor. (ii) The Company as a buyer (lessor) If the transfer of the asset is not a sale, the Company shall not recognise the transferred asset and shall recognise a financial asset equal to the transfer proceeds. It shall account for the financial asset according to Note 3.10. If the transfer of the asset is a sale, the Company shall account for the purchase of the asset applying applicable Accounting Standards of Business Enterprises, and for the lease applying the lessor accounting requirements. 3.31 Changes in Significant Accounting Policies and Accounting Estimates (a) Changes in accounting polices On 30 November 2022, the Ministry of Finance issued Interpretation of Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises No.16 (Caikuai[2022] No.31) (hereinafter referred to as "Interpretation No.16"), in which the provision of "Accounting treatment of deferred tax related to assets and liabilities arising from a single transaction that does not apply the initial recognition exemption" shall be implemented as of 1 January 2023. There are not any significant impacts on the Company’s financial statements during the reporting period for the implementation of Interpretation No.16. (b) Significant changes in accounting estimates ~ 172 ~ Annual Report 2023 The Company has no significant changes in accounting estimates for the reporting period. 4. TAXATION 4.1Major Categories of Tax and Tax Rates Applicable to the Company Categories of tax Basis of tax assessment Tax rate Valur added in the course of sales of goods and Value added tax (VAT) 13%, 9%, 6% rendering of services Tax by quantity: CNY 1.00 per kilogram or litre of distrilled wine sold; Consumption duty Taxable revenue Tax by revenue: 20% on taxable revenue from sale of distrilled wine Urban maintenance and construction Transaction tax payable 7%, 5% tax Education surcharge Transaction tax payable 3% Local education surcharge Transaction tax payable 2% Corporate income tax (CIT) Taxable income 25% The basic income tax rate of the company is 25%, and the actual income tax rate of some subsidiaries is shown in the following table: Name of Taxpayer Rate of Income Tax Longrui Glass 15.00% Ruisi Weier 15.00% Runan Xinke 15.00% Theme Hotel 5.00% Anhui Gu Qi Distillery 5.00% GJ Guest House 5.00% Jiuan Electric 5.00% Junlou Culture 5.00% HHL Beverage 5.00% Yashibo 5.00% Xinjia Testing 5.00% Wuhan Gulou Junhe 5.00% Wuhan Gulou Juntai 5.00% Xiaogan Gulou Tiancheng 5.00% GJ Health Technology 15.00% ~ 173 ~ Annual Report 2023 4.2Tax Preference (i) Ruisi Weier’s High-Tech Enterprise Status was jointly approved by the Anhui Science and Technology Department (Anhui STD), Anhui Finance Department (Anhui FiD) and Anhui Tax Office (Anhui PAT) through WanKeQiMi [2022] No. 482 and was issued the High-Tech Enterprise Certificate (GR202234000476) with the validity term of 3 years. In accordance with the Corporate Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China, the CIT rate applicable to Ruisi Weier for the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 Decmeber 2024 is 15%. (ii) Longrui Glass’s High-Tech Enterprise Status was jointly approved by the Anhui STD, Anhui FiD and Anhui PAT through WanKeQiMi [2022] No. 482 and was issued the High-Tech Enterprise Certificate (GR202234004359) with the validity term of 3 years. In accordance with the Corporate Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China, the CIT rate applicable to Longrui Glass for the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 Decemeber 2024 is 15%. (iii) Runan Xinke’s High-Tech Enterprise Status was jointly approved by the Anhui STD, Anhui FiD and Anhui PAT through WanKeGaoMi [2022] No. 49 and was issued the High-Tech Enterprise Certificate (GR202134004920) with the validity term of 3 years. In accordance with the Corporate Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China, the CIT rate applicable to Runan Xinke for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 Decmeber 2023 is 15%. (iv) GJ Health Technology’s High-Tech Enterprise Status was jointly approved by the Anhui STD, Anhui FiD and Anhui PAT through WanKeGaoMi and was issued the High-Tech Enterprise Certificate (GR202134004641) with the validity term of 3 years. In accordance with the Corporate Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China, the CIT rate applicable to GJ Health Technology for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 Decmeber 2023 is 15%. (v) Announcement on Preferential Income Tax Policies for Small and Micro Enterprises and Individual Industrial and Commercial Households (Announcement No. 6 of 2023 by the General Administration of Taxation of the Ministry of Finance), from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024, the part of the annual taxable income of small and micro profit enterprises that does not exceed 1 million yuan shall be included in the taxable income at a reduced rate of 25%. Pay corporate income tax at a rate of 20%. Theme Hotel, GJ Guest House, Jiuan Electric, Gu Qi Distillery, Hubei Junlou Cultural, HHL Beverage, Yashibo, Xinjia Testing, Wuhan Gulou Junhe, Wuhan Gulou Juntai, Xiaogan Gulou Tiancheng comply with the relevant provisions of small small profit enterprise income tax preferential policy. 5. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 5.1 Monetary funds ~ 174 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Cash on hand 78,223.44 111,642.11 Cash at bank 15,674,993,088.76 13,698,187,278.75 Other monetary funds 291,300,431.99 74,262,220.44 Total 15,966,371,744.19 13,772,561,141.30 Notes: At the end of 2023, the bank deposits were used to pledge the bank acceptance bill of 1,220 million, the bank deposits were used to pledge the bank guarantee of 1.90 million, and the other restricted funds in the bank deposits were 48.91 million. The other monetary funds as of the statement date included margin deposits not eligible for early redemption at 19.39 million. Except for the pre-mentioned, monetary funds as of the statement date was not subject to limitation on usage such as pledging or freezing or risk on recovery. 5.2 Financial Assets Held-for-trading Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 719,987,547.42 1,782,687,769.66 Including: Structural financial products 719,987,547.42 1,580,352,899.17 Fund investments - 202,334,870.49 Total 719,987,547.42 1,782,687,769.66 5.3 Accounts Receivable (a) Accounts receivable by aging Aging 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Within one year 68,276,125.36 60,886,443.44 Including: Within 6 months 65,998,078.79 57,829,416.75 7 months to 1 years 2,278,046.57 3,057,026.69 1-2 years 1,209,303.29 10,382,550.23 2-3 years 7,827,391.86 405,162.30 ~ 175 ~ Annual Report 2023 Aging 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Over 3 years 173,492.54 137,464.27 Subtotal 77,486,313.05 71,811,620.24 Less: provision for bad debt 8,878,393.78 9,122,951.30 Total 68,607,919.27 62,688,668.94 (b) Accounts receivable by bad debt provision method 31 December 2023 Book balance Provision for bad debt Category Carrying Proportion Provision Amount Amount amount (%) ratio (%) Provision for bad debt recognised individually 7,792,783.72 10.06 7,792,783.72 100.00 - Provision for bad debt recognised by groups 69,693,529.33 89.94 1,085,610.06 1.56 68,607,919.27 Including: Group1 - - - - - Group2 69,693,529.33 89.94 1,085,610.06 1.56 68,607,919.27 Total 77,486,313.05 100.00 8,878,393.78 11.46 68,607,919.27 (Continued) 31 December 2022 Book balance Provision for bad debt Category Carrying Proportion Provision Amount Amount amount (%) ratio (%) Provision for bad debt recognised 7,792,783.72 10.85 7,792,783.72 100.00 - individually Provision for bad debt recognised by 64,018,836.52 89.15 1,330,167.58 2.08 62,688,668.94 groups Including: Group1 - - - - - Group2 64,018,836.52 89.15 1,330,167.58 2.08 62,688,668.94 Total 71,811,620.24 100.00 9,122,951.30 12.70 62,688,668.94 As at 31 December 2023, accounts receivable with bad debt provision recognised by group 2 31 December 2023 Aging Accounts receivable Provision for bad debt Provision ratio (%) Within one year 68,276,125.36 773,883.12 1.13 Including: Within 6 months 65,998,078.79 659,980.79 1.00 T/o: 7 months to 1 years 2,278,046.57 113,902.33 5.00 1-2 years 1,209,303.29 120,930.33 10.00 2-3 years 34,608.14 17,304.07 50.00 ~ 176 ~ Annual Report 2023 31 December 2023 Aging Accounts receivable Provision for bad debt Provision ratio (%) Over 3 years 173,492.54 173,492.54 100.00 Total 69,693,529.33 1,085,610.06 1.56 (Continued) 31 December 2022 Aging Accounts receivable Provision for bad debt Provision ratio (%) Within one year 60,886,443.44 731,145.50 1.20 Including: Within 6 months 57,829,416.75 578,294.17 1.00 T/o: 7 months to 1 years 3,057,026.69 152,851.33 5.00 1-2 years 2,589,766.51 258,976.65 10.00 2-3 years 405,162.30 202,581.16 50.00 Over 3 years 137,464.27 137,464.27 100.00 Total 64,018,836.52 1,330,167.58 2.08 Note: For details of recognition criteria and explanation for provision of bad debt by groups, please refer to Notes 3.10. (c) Changes of provision for bad debt during the reporting period Changes during the reporting period Business 31 December combination 31 December Category Recovery or Elimination or 2022 Provision not under 2023 reversal write-off common control Individually significant receivables subject to 7,792,783.72 - - - - 7,792,783.72 individual impairment assessment Individually insignificant receivables subject to - - - - - - individual impairment assessment ~ 177 ~ Annual Report 2023 Changes during the reporting period Business 31 December combination 31 December Category Recovery or Elimination or 2022 Provision not under 2023 reversal write-off common control Group 2 1,330,167.58 218,133.44 - 462,690.96 - 1,085,610.06 Total 9,122,951.30 218,133.44 - 462,690.96 - 8,878,393.78 (d) Accounts receivable written off during the reporting period Not applicable. (e) Top five closing balances by entity Proportion of the Balance of Balance of Balance of accounts Provision for bad balance to the total accounts contract assets as receivable and debt of accounts Entity name accounts receivable receivable as at 31 at 31 December contract assets as at receivable and and contract assets December 2023 2023 31 December 2023 contract assets (%) Top 1 16,134,405.02 - 16,134,405.02 20.82 161,344.05 Top 2 13,873,946.05 - 13,873,946.05 17.91 138,739.46 Top 3 7,792,783.72 - 7,792,783.72 10.06 7,792,783.72 Top 4 5,834,173.93 - 5,834,173.93 7.53 58,341.74 Top 5 4,635,200.00 - 4,635,200.00 5.98 46,352.00 Total 48,270,508.72 - 48,270,508.72 62.30 8,197,560.97 5.4 Accounts Receivable Financing (a) Accounts receivable financing by category 31 December 2023 Type Book balance Provision for bad debt Carrying amount Bank acceptance bills 957,560,115.73 - 957,560,115.73 Commercial acceptance bills - - - Total 957,560,115.73 - 957,560,115.73 (Continued) 31 December 2022 Type Book balance Provision for bad debt Carrying amount ~ 178 ~ Annual Report 2023 31 December 2022 Type Book balance Provision for bad debt Carrying amount Bank acceptance bills 217,419,441.32 - 217,419,441.32 Commercial acceptance bills - - - Total 217,419,441.32 - 217,419,441.32 (b) Pledged accounts receivable financing at 31 December 2023 Not applicable. (c) Accounts receivable financing which were discounted or endorsed but not due at 31 December 2023 Items Amount derecognised Amount not derecognised Bank acceptance bills 3,872,640,690.87 - Commercial acceptance bills - - Total 3,872,640,690.87 - (d) Accounts receivable financing by loss allowance provision method 31 December 2023 Book balance Provision for bad debt Category Proportion Provision Carrying amount Amount Amount (%) ratio (%) Provision for loss allowance - - - - - recognised individually Provision for loss allowance 957,560,115.73 100.00 - - 957,560,115.73 recognised by groups Including:Group1 - - - - - Group2 957,560,115.73 100.00 - - 957,560,115.73 Total 957,560,115.73 100.00 - - 957,560,115.73 (Continued) 31 December 2022 Book balance Provision for bad debt Category Proportion Provision Carrying amount Amount Amount (%) ratio (%) Provision for loss allowance - - - - - recognised individually Provision for loss allowance 217,419,441.32 100.00 - - 217,419,441.32 ~ 179 ~ Annual Report 2023 31 December 2022 Book balance Provision for bad debt Category Proportion Provision Carrying amount Amount Amount (%) ratio (%) recognised by groups Including:Group1 - - - - - Group2 217,419,441.32 100.00 - - 217,419,441.32 Total 217,419,441.32 100.00 - - 217,419,441.32 (e) Movement of impairment allowance Not applicable. (f) Accounts receivable financing written off during the reporting period Not applicable. 5.5 Advances to Suppliers (a) Advances to suppliers by aging 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Aging Amount Proportion (%) Amount Proportion (%) Within one year 90,144,117.89 98.40 233,344,417.80 99.72 1 to 2 years 995,545.31 1.09 631,243.89 0.27 2 to 3 years 467,678.98 0.51 20,000.00 0.01 Over 3 years - - - - Total 91,607,342.18 100.00 233,995,661.69 100.00 (b) Top five closing balances by entity Proportion of the balance to the Entity name Balance as at 31 December 2023 total advances to suppliers (%) Top 1 18,284,508.85 19.96 Top 2 7,534,837.22 8.23 Top 3 7,089,576.02 7.74 Top 4 5,245,132.11 5.73 Top 5 2,726,854.35 2.98 Total 40,880,908.55 44.64 5.6 Other Receivables ~ 180 ~ Annual Report 2023 (a) Other receivables by category Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Interest receivable - - Dividend receivable - - Other receivables 49,178,194.70 73,337,415.74 Total 49,178,194.70 73,337,415.74 (b) Other Receivables (i) Other receivables by aging Aging 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Within one year 46,992,878.99 68,032,959.87 Including: Within 6 months 40,097,431.00 66,026,552.80 7 months to 1 years 6,895,447.99 2,006,407.07 1-2 years 2,308,597.13 5,801,770.49 2-3 years 1,706,650.01 1,686,854.49 Over 3 years 34,652,068.31 44,645,231.37 Subtotal 85,660,194.44 120,166,816.22 Less: provision for bad debt 36,481,999.74 46,829,400.48 Total 49,178,194.70 73,337,415.74 (ii) Other receivables by nature Nature 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Security investments 28,635,660.22 38,434,247.10 Margin deposits 7,558,471.55 9,840,126.80 Advanced travel expenses 594,453.48 1,172,804.12 Rentals and utilities receivable 8,593,773.81 5,206,927.45 Others 40,277,835.38 65,512,710.75 Subtotal 85,660,194.44 120,166,816.22 Less: provision for bad debt 36,481,999.74 46,829,400.48 Total 49,178,194.70 73,337,415.74 (iii) Other receivables by bad debt provision method A. As at 31 December 2023, provision for bad debt recognised based on three stages model Stages Book balance Provision for bad debt Carrying acount Stage 1 57,024,534.22 7,846,339.52 49,178,194.70 Stage 2 - - - ~ 181 ~ Annual Report 2023 Stages Book balance Provision for bad debt Carrying acount Stage 3 28,635,660.22 28,635,660.22 - Total 85,660,194.44 36,481,999.74 49,178,194.70 As at 31 December 2023, provision for bad debt at stage 1: Expected credit loss rate in the Provision for bad Category Book balance Carrying amount next 12 months debt (%) Provision for bad debt recognised - - - - individually Provision for bad debt recognised by 57,024,534.22 13.76 7,846,339.52 49,178,194.70 groups Including: Group 1 - - - - Group 2 57,024,534.22 13.76 7,846,339.52 49,178,194.70 Total 57,024,534.22 13.76 7,846,339.52 49,178,194.70 Details of Group 2 receivables as of the statement date 31 December 2023 Age group Gross Impairment allowance Provision ratio (%) Within 1 year 46,992,878.99 745,746.71 1.59 Including: Within 6 months 40,097,431.00 400,974.31 1.00 T/ o: 7 months to 1 years 6,895,447.99 344,772.40 5.00 1 to 2 years 2,308,597.13 230,859.71 10.00 2 to 3 years 1,706,650.01 853,325.01 50.00 Over 3 years 6,016,408.09 6,016,408.09 100.00 Total 57,024,534.22 7,846,339.52 13.76 As at 31 December 2023, provision for bad debt at stage 3: Expected credit loss ratio (%) Provision for bad Category Book balance Carrying amount over the entire debt duration Provision for bad debt recognised 28,635,660.22 100.00 28,635,660.22 - individually Provision for bad debt recognised by - - - - ~ 182 ~ Annual Report 2023 Expected credit loss ratio (%) Provision for bad Category Book balance Carrying amount over the entire debt duration groups Including: Group 1 - - - - Group 2 - - - - Total 28,635,660.22 100.00 28,635,660.22 - Details of receivables subject to individual assessment as of 31 December 2023 31 December 2023 Entity name Provision for bad Reason for Book balance Provision ratio (%) debt impairment Hengxin Securities Co., Ltd. 28,635,660.22 28,635,660.22 100.00 In bankruptcy Total 28,635,660.22 28,635,660.22 100.00 - B.As at 31 December 2022, provision for bad debt recognised based on three stages model Stages Book balance Provision for bad debt Carrying amount Stage 1 81,732,569.12 8,395,153.38 73,337,415.74 Stage 2 - - - Stage 3 38,434,247.10 38,434,247.10 - Total 120,166,816.22 46,829,400.48 73,337,415.74 As at 31 December 2022, provision for bad debt at stage 1: Expected credit loss rate in the Provision for bad Category Book balance Carrying amount next 12 months debt (%) Provision for bad debt recognised - - - - individually Provision for bad debt recognised by 81,732,569.12 10.27 8,395,153.38 73,337,415.74 groups Including: Group 1 - - - - Group 2 81,732,569.12 10.27 8,395,153.38 73,337,415.74 Total 81,732,569.12 10.27 8,395,153.38 73,337,415.74 Details of Group 2 receivables as of the statement date ~ 183 ~ Annual Report 2023 31 December 2022 Age group Gross Impairment allowance Provision ratio (%) Within 1 year 68,032,959.87 760,564.80 1.12 Including: Within 6 months 66,026,552.80 660,244.43 1.00 T/ o: 7 months to 1 years 2,006,407.07 100,320.37 5.00 1 to 2 years 5,801,770.49 580,177.04 10.00 2 to 3 years 1,686,854.49 843,427.27 50.00 Over 3 years 6,210,984.27 6,210,984.27 100.00 Total 81,732,569.12 8,395,153.38 10.27 As at 31 December 2022, provision for bad debt at stage 3: Expected credit loss ratio (%) Provision for bad Category Book balance Carrying amount over the entire debt duration Provision for bad debt recognised 38,434,247.10 100.00 38,434,247.10 - individually Provision for bad debt recognised by - - - - groups Including: Group 1 - - - - Group 2 - - - - Total 38,434,247.10 100.00 38,434,247.10 - Details of receivables subject to individual assessment as of 31 December 2022 31 December 2022 Entity name Provision for bad Reason for Book balance Provision ratio (%) debt impairment Hengxin Securities Co., Ltd. 28,733,899.24 28,733,899.24 100.00 In bankruptcy Jianqiao Securities Co., Ltd. 9,700,347.86 9,700,347.86 100.00 In bankruptcy Total 38,434,247.10 38,434,247.10 100.00 - (iv) Changes of provision for bad debt during the reporting period Category 31 December Changes during the reporting period 31 December ~ 184 ~ Annual Report 2023 2022 Business 2023 combination Recovery or Elimination or Provision not under reversal write-off common control Individual 38,434,247.10 - - 98,239.02 9,700,347.86 28,635,660.22 assessment Portfolio 8,395,153.38 208,002.92 - 756,816.78 7,846,339.52 assessment Total 46,829,400.48 208,002.92 - 855,055.80 9,700,347.86 36,481,999.74 (v) Top five closing balances by entity Proportion of the Balance as at 31 Provision for bad Entity name Nature Aging balance to the total December 2023 debt other receivables (%) Security Top 1 28,635,660.22 Over 3 years 33.43 28,635,660.22 investment Top 2 Other 7,876,916.57 Within 1 year 9.20 259,018.10 Within 6 Top 3 Other 5,289,284.36 6.17 52,892.84 months Within 6 Top 4 Other 4,543,285.59 5.30 45,432.86 months Within 6 Top 5 Other 4,287,333.73 5.01 42,873.34 months Total 50,632,480.47 59.11 29,035,877.36 5.7 Inventories (a) Inventories by category 31 December 2023 Items Provision for Book balance Carrying amount impairment Raw materials and packaging 351,787,097.55 20,527,645.11 331,259,452.44 Semi-finished goods and work in progress 5,811,584,229.52 - 5,811,584,229.52 Finished goods 1,396,536,633.32 19,697,778.77 1,376,838,854.55 Total 7,559,907,960.39 40,225,423.88 7,519,682,536.51 (Continued) Items 31 December 2022 ~ 185 ~ Annual Report 2023 Provision for Book balance Carrying amount impairment Raw materials and packaging 384,626,636.25 16,449,308.79 368,177,327.46 Semi-finished goods and work in progress 4,263,603,307.09 - 4,263,603,307.09 Finished goods 1,431,913,213.36 5,587,757.03 1,426,325,456.33 Total 6,080,143,156.70 22,037,065.82 6,058,106,090.88 (b) Provision for impairment Increase during the reporting Decrease during the reporting period period Business 31 December 31 December Items combination 2022 Reversal or 2023 Provision not under Others elimination common control Raw materials and 16,449,308.79 12,364,609.33 - 8,286,273.01 - 20,527,645.11 packaging Finished goods 5,587,757.03 18,498,530.79 - 4,388,509.05 - 19,697,778.77 Total 22,037,065.82 30,863,140.12 - 12,674,782.06 - 40,225,423.88 5.8 Contract Assets Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Project has been completed and the - 1,855,188.15 accounts have not been settled Total - 1,855,188.15 5.9 Other Current Assets Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Pledged Treasury bond reverse repurchase 25,199,000.00 60,000,000.00 Interests on deposits 26,696,206.46 3,579,838.89 Deductible taxes and tax allowance 83,176,048.90 61,988,886.62 Total 135,071,255.36 125,568,725.51 5.10 Long-term Equity Investments (a) Details of Long-term Equity Investments ~ 186 ~ Annual Report 2023 Changes during the reporting period Investment Adjustments of 31 December Changes in Investees Additional Decrease in income/(losses) other 2022 other investment investment recognised under comprehensive equity equity method income I. Associates Beijing Guge Trading Co., 5,484,525.73 - - 27,011.92 Ltd. (Guge Trading) Anhui Xunfeijiuzhi 4,669,710.25 - - 185,830.36 Technology Co., Ltd Total 10,154,235.98 - - 212,842.28 (Continued) Changes during the reporting period Declaration of cash Provision for 31 December Investees dividends or Provision for impairment at 31 Others 2023 distribution of impairment December 2023 profit I. Associates Guge Trading - - - 5,511,537.65 - Xunfeijiuzhi - - - 4,855,540.61 - Total - - - 10,367,078.26 - 5.11 Other equity instrument investment Changes during the reporting period Gaines Losses recognised 31 December recognised in 31 December Items Additional Decrease in in other 2022 other Others 2023 investment investment comprehensive comprehensive income income Anhui Mingguang Village Commercial Bank 56,447,789.94 6,657,868.13 63,105,658.07 (Mingguang VCB) Total 56,447,789.94 6,657,868.13 63,105,658.07 ~ 187 ~ Annual Report 2023 (Continued) Dividend Cumulative gains Cumulative Amount of other income recognised in losses recognised comprehensive Reason for designated as recognised Items other in other income transfer fair value through other during the comprehensive comprehensive to retained comprehensive income reporting income income earnings period For management holding Anhui Mingguang purposes, it is specified as Village Commercial 747,200.50 9,256,960.27 measured at fair value and Bank (Mingguang changes in it are included in VCB) other comprehensive income 5.12 Investment Properties (a) Investment properties accounted for using cost model Items Houses and buildings Land use rights Total Initial cost: Balance as at 31 December 2022 20,473,989.11 2,644,592.00 23,118,581.11 Increase during the reporting period 63,703,963.50 - 63,703,963.50 (i) Reclassification from Fixed assets 63,703,963.50 - 63,703,963.50 Decrease during the reporting period - - - Balance as at 31 December 2023 84,177,952.61 2,644,592.00 86,822,544.61 Accumulated depreciation and amortisation: Balance as at 31 December 2022 8,853,919.61 867,779.54 9,721,699.15 Increase during the reporting period 30,421,908.71 56,026.56 30,477,935.27 (i) Recognition 2,634,984.06 56,026.56 2,691,010.62 (ii) Reclassification from Fixed assets 27,786,924.65 - 27,786,924.65 Decrease during the reporting period - - - Balance as at 31 December 2023 39,275,828.32 923,806.10 40,199,634.42 Provision for impairment Balance as at 31 December 2022 - - - Increase during the reporting period - - - Decrease during the reporting period - - - Balance as at 31 December 2023 - - - Carrying amount: Balance as at 31 December 2023 44,902,124.29 1,720,785.90 46,622,910.19 Balance as at 31 December 2022 11,620,069.50 1,776,812.46 13,396,881.96 ~ 188 ~ Annual Report 2023 5.13 Fixed Assets (a) Fixed assets by category Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Fixed assets 4,596,044,056.92 2,741,844,586.30 Disposal of fixed assets - - Total 4,596,044,056.92 2,741,844,586.30 (b) Fixed assets (i) Details of fixed assets Houses and Machinery Transportation Administrative Items Total buildings equipment vehicles and other devices Initial cost: Balance as at 31 2,726,822,355.63 1,665,445,833.44 79,609,320.00 408,442,822.46 4,880,320,331.53 December 2022 Increase during the 1,132,207,718.83 941,078,830.00 7,608,669.69 112,118,845.17 2,193,014,063.69 reporting period (i) Purchase 13,093,525.62 33,119,794.37 7,608,669.69 29,072,069.74 82,894,059.42 (ii)Transfer from construction in 1,119,114,193.21 907,959,035.63 83,046,775.43 2,110,120,004.27 progress Decrease during the reporting 66,746,073.58 11,524,820.58 6,367,263.62 6,095,167.87 90,733,325.65 period (i) Disposal 3,042,110.08 11,524,820.58 6,367,263.62 6,095,167.87 27,029,362.15 (ii) Reclassification to 63,703,963.50 63,703,963.50 Investment properties Balance as at 31 3,792,284,000.88 2,594,999,842.86 80,850,726.07 514,466,499.76 6,982,601,069.57 December 2023 Accumulated depreciation: Balance as at 31 993,719,532.71 832,439,496.35 67,958,168.40 239,273,719.06 2,133,390,916.52 December 2022 Increase during the 115,560,002.03 129,086,995.76 5,337,721.22 48,714,927.09 298,699,646.10 reporting period (i) Recognition 115,560,002.03 129,086,995.76 5,337,721.22 48,714,927.09 298,699,646.10 Decrease during 29,711,835.94 8,669,952.99 5,810,718.78 5,890,742.13 50,083,249.84 the reporting ~ 189 ~ Annual Report 2023 Houses and Machinery Transportation Administrative Items Total buildings equipment vehicles and other devices period (i) Disposal 1,924,911.29 8,669,952.99 5,810,718.78 5,890,742.13 22,296,325.19 (ii) Reclassification to 27,786,924.65 27,786,924.65 Investment properties Balance as at 31 1,079,567,698.80 952,856,539.12 67,485,170.84 282,097,904.02 2,382,007,312.78 December 2023 Provision for impairment: Balance as at 31 2,596,209.90 1,907,219.92 - 581,398.89 5,084,828.71 December 2022 Increase during the - 190,056.75 - - 190,056.75 reporting period (i) Recognition - 190,056.75 - - 190,056.75 Decrease during the reporting - 722,087.00 - 3,098.59 725,185.59 period (i) Disposal - 722,087.00 - 3,098.59 725,185.59 Balance as at 31 2,596,209.90 1,375,189.67 - 578,300.30 4,549,699.87 December 2023 Carrying amount: Balance as at 31 2,710,120,092.18 1,640,768,114.07 13,365,555.23 231,790,295.44 4,596,044,056.92 December 2023 Balance as at 31 1,730,506,613.02 831,099,117.17 11,651,151.60 168,587,704.51 2,741,844,586.30 December 2022 (ii) Fixed assets leasing out under operating leases Items Carrying amount at 31 December 2023 Houses and buildings 44,902,124.29 Total 44,902,124.29 (iii) Fixed assets without certificate of title Items Carrying amount Reason Houses and buildings 1,639,135,408.17 Registration in progress Total 1,639,135,408.17 (iv) At the end of the period, there were no fixed assets with limited use due to mortgage. ~ 190 ~ Annual Report 2023 5.14 Construction in Progress (a) Construction in progress by category Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Construction in progress 2,910,735,155.39 2,454,703,251.44 Construction materials - - Total 2,910,735,155.39 2,454,703,251.44 (b) Construction in progress (i) Details of construction in progress 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Items Provision for Provision for Book balance Carrying amount Book balance Carrying amount impairment impairment Smart Zone 2,564,788,149.93 - 2,564,788,149.93 2,043,434,953.17 - 2,043,434,953.17 Theme Hotel 225,797,376.40 - 225,797,376.40 252,169,603.40 - 252,169,603.40 GJ Plant #12 25,626,044.87 - 25,626,044.87 48,337,480.17 - 48,337,480.17 Wine Cellar Glass bottle production line automation - - - 23,558,436.29 - 23,558,436.29 technical reform project Suizhou Plant 29,094,832.88 - 29,094,832.88 57,312,769.08 - 57,312,769.08 Other projects 65,428,751.31 - 65,428,751.31 29,890,009.33 - 29,890,009.33 Total 2,910,735,155.39 - 2,910,735,155.39 2,454,703,251.44 - 2,454,703,251.44 (ii) Changes in significant projects of construction in progress Decrease during Increase during the Transfer to fixed Projects Budget 31 December 2022 the reporting 31 December 2023 reporting period asset period Smart Zone 828,965.74 2,043,434,953.17 2,045,361,261.66 1,524,008,064.90 - 2,564,788,149.93 Theme Hotel 62,500.00 252,169,603.40 252,294,249.29 278,225,547.10 440,929.19 225,797,376.40 GJ Plant #12 Wine 19,000.00 48,337,480.17 86,226,602.65 92,035,481.30 16,902,556.65 25,626,044.87 Cellar Glass bottle production line automation 5,940.00 23,558,436.29 19,016,904.30 42,575,340.59 - - technical reform project ~ 191 ~ Annual Report 2023 Decrease during Increase during the Transfer to fixed Projects Budget 31 December 2022 the reporting 31 December 2023 reporting period asset period Suizhou Plant 60,000.00 57,312,769.08 128,920,446.69 142,869,577.87 14,268,805.02 29,094,832.88 Other projects 59,419.54 29,890,009.33 74,139,449.59 30,405,992.51 8,194,715.10 65,428,751.31 Total 1,035,825.28 2,454,703,251.44 2,605,958,914.18 2,110,120,004.27 39,807,005.96 2,910,735,155.39 (Continued) Proportion of Cumulative Interest Including: interest project input Rate of amount of capitalisation rate Projects capitalised during the Source of funds to budgets progress interest during the reporting reporting period (%) capitalisation period (%) Self-funded, Smart Zone 54.60 62.00 - - - public financing Theme Hotel 80.71 80.71 - - - Self-funded GJ Plant #12 Wine 93.44 93.44 - - - Self-funded Cellar Glass bottle production line 77.71 100.00 - - - Self-funded automation technical reform project Suizhou Plant 90.40 98.00 7,924,537.33 3,272,146.95 3.35 Self-funded, loans Other projects 17.51 17.51 - - - Self-funded Total 7,924,537.33 3,272,146.95 Note: Increase of construction in progress for 18.58% year over year was mainly resulted from investment in Smart Zone in the period. 5.15 Right-of-use Assets (a) General information of right-of-use assets Houses and Items Machinery equipment Total buildings Initial cost: Balance as at 31 December 2022 58,410,080.67 1,330,929.57 59,741,010.24 Increase during the reporting period 63,545,184.95 - 63,545,184.95 Decrease during the reporting period 13,683,700.53 1,330,929.57 15,014,630.10 Balance as at 31 December 2023 108,271,565.09 - 108,271,565.09 Accumulated depreciation: ~ 192 ~ Annual Report 2023 Houses and Items Machinery equipment Total buildings Balance as at 31 December 2022 26,291,552.70 887,286.44 27,178,839.14 Increase during the reporting period 14,625,612.68 443,643.13 15,069,255.81 Decrease during the reporting period 13,683,700.53 1,330,929.57 15,014,630.10 Balance as at 31 December 2023 27,233,464.85 - 27,233,464.85 Provision for impairment: Balance as at 31 December 2022 Increase during the reporting period Decrease during the reporting period Balance as at 31 December 2023 Carrying amount: Balance as at 31 December 2023 81,038,100.24 - 81,038,100.24 Balance as at 31 December 2022 32,118,527.97 443,643.13 32,562,171.10 5.16 Intangible Assets (a) General information of intangible assets Land use rights Patents and Items Software Total trademarks Initial cost: Balance as at 31 December 1,088,480,720.77 122,263,823.72 254,995,277.12 1,465,739,821.61 2022 Increase during the reporting 48,166,516.98 11,144,888.09 - 59,311,405.07 period (i) Purchase 48,166,516.98 4,152,702.48 - 52,319,219.46 (ii) Reclassification from - 6,992,185.61 - 6,992,185.61 construction in progress Decrease during the reporting - 1,567,698.24 22,523.56 1,590,221.80 period (i) Disposal - 1,567,698.24 22,523.56 1,590,221.80 Balance as at 31 December 1,136,647,237.75 131,841,013.57 254,972,753.56 1,523,461,004.88 2023 Accumulated amortisation: Balance as at 31 December 204,751,419.36 80,821,700.01 71,874,672.80 357,447,792.17 2022 Increase during the reporting 21,337,705.87 21,839,877.63 1,072,141.97 44,249,725.47 period (i) Provision 21,337,705.87 21,839,877.63 1,072,141.97 44,249,725.47 ~ 193 ~ Annual Report 2023 Land use rights Patents and Items Software Total trademarks Decrease during the reporting - 1,567,698.24 22,523.56 1,590,221.80 period (i) Disposal - 1,567,698.24 22,523.56 1,590,221.80 Balance as at 31 December 226,089,125.23 101,093,879.40 72,924,291.21 400,107,295.84 2023 Provision for impairment: Balance as at 31 December - 166,872.39 - 166,872.39 2022 Increase during the reporting - - - - period (i) Provision - - - - Decrease during the reporting - - - - period (i) Disposal - - - - Balance as at 31 December - 166,872.39 - 166,872.39 2023 Carrying amount: - - Balance as at 31 December 910,558,112.52 30,580,261.78 182,048,462.35 1,123,186,836.65 2023 Balance as at 31 December 883,729,301.41 41,275,251.32 183,120,604.32 1,108,125,157.05 2022 (b) Intangible assets pledged as of the statement date Cumulative Provision for Initial cost Carrying amount Note amortisation impairment Trademark rights 56,716,115.40 2,412,775.14 - 54,303,340.26 Loan pledge Total 56,716,115.40 2,412,775.14 - 54,303,340.26 (c) Land use rights without certificate of title Cumulative Provision for Items Initial cost Carrying amount Reason amortisation impairment Registration in Land use rights 34,833,487.44 846,129.14 - 33,987,358.30 progress Total 34,833,487.44 846,129.14 - 33,987,358.30 5.17 Goodwill ~ 194 ~ Annual Report 2023 (a) Initial recognition Increase during the Decrease during the Investees or matters that 31 December reporting period reporting period 31 December goodwill arising from 2022 Business 2023 Other Disposal Other combination HHL Distillery 478,283,495.29 - - - - 478,283,495.29 Mingguang Distillery 60,686,182.07 - - - - 60,686,182.07 Treasure Distillery 22,394,707.65 - - - - 22,394,707.65 Total 561,364,385.01 - - - - 561,364,385.01 (b) Provision for impairment Following the impairment test and with reference to the Appraisal Reports (ZhongshuiZhiyuanPingBaoZi [2024] No. 220030 and ZhongshuiZhiyuanPingBaoZi [2024] No. 220033) issued by Beijing Zhongshui Zhiyuan Assets Appraisal Co., Ltd., the recoverable amounts of the asset groups were not lower than their respective value inclusive of goodwill as of the statement date. No impairment was identified upon the impairment test. (c) Asset groups associated with goodwill Asset group CNY million Whether there has Unrecognised been any Composition goodwill Investee Book Allocated Determination change in of asset group attributable to Total value goodwill the non-controlling current interest period Active markets are available for the products of the asset group to Operating which goodwill is allocated and HHL Distillery assets of HHL 1,255.21 478.28 459.53 2,193.02 No hence the asset group is capable Distillery of generating identifiable separate cash flows. Active markets are available for Operating the products of the asset group to Mingguang assets of which goodwill is allocated and 214.18 60.69 40.46 315.33 No Distillery Mingguang hence the asset group is capable Distillery of generating identifiable separate cash flows. ~ 195 ~ Annual Report 2023 (d) Specific determination method of recoverable amount Recoverable amount of an asset group: determined at the present value of the asset group's projected future cash flows. Future cash flows are projected on the basis of the financial budget approved by management for the above asset group for a five-year period, with sustainable cash flows beyond five years determined at the level of the last year of the detailed forecast period. The present value is calculated at a discount rate that appropriately reflects the current time value of money in the market and the specific risks of the asset group. Other key assumptions used in cash flow forecasting for asset groups include projected operating income, operating costs, growth rates, and related expenses, which are based on the company's operating results from prior years, growth rates, industry levels, and management's expectations for market developments. The discount rate adopted by the Company for 2023 ranges from 16.07% to 17.89%, and the growth rate ranges from 1.81% to 15.68% (e) Completion of performance commitments and corresponding goodwill impairment The company's goodwill asset group has no performance commitment this year, which has no impact on the goodwill impairment test. 5.18 Long-term Deferred Expenses Increase during Decrease during the reporting period 31 December Items 31 December 2022 the reporting Amortisation Other decrease 2023 period Experience Centre 18,055,386.32 156,139.05 12,796,911.30 - 5,414,614.07 Waste Water Plant 999,508.20 - 922,622.95 - 76,885.25 HHL Winery and 770,053.59 - 770,053.59 - - Museum GJCCP Culture 1,181,818.18 - 1,181,818.18 - - Centre Outdoor Plant 16,586,539.00 10,440,403.18 2,299,675.66 - 24,727,266.52 Pottery jar - 16,902,556.65 422,563.92 - 16,479,992.73 Miscellaneous 13,419,672.02 9,307,748.89 10,323,595.50 - 12,403,825.41 Total 51,012,977.31 36,806,847.77 28,717,241.10 - 59,102,583.98 5.19 Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities (a) Deferred tax assets before offsetting Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 ~ 196 ~ Annual Report 2023 Deductible Deductible temporary Deferred tax assets temporary Deferred tax assets differences differences Provision for impairment loss 44,941,996.14 10,848,316.56 27,288,766.92 6,642,674.57 Provision for credit 45,360,393.52 11,292,126.66 55,952,351.78 13,967,271.03 impairment Unrealised intragroup profit 74,347,126.84 18,586,781.71 100,142,928.48 25,035,732.12 Deferred income 100,811,404.82 24,492,497.96 103,714,978.95 25,483,351.68 Deductible losses 356,467,985.56 82,136,692.17 337,681,202.44 77,041,463.86 Accrued employee benefits 8,433,254.65 1,264,988.20 6,380,952.10 957,142.82 Accrued expenses and rebates 1,229,968,568.55 306,212,224.03 1,104,571,137.01 275,740,361.64 Fair value change of accounts 3,029,905.06 754,940.17 1,024,977.31 252,229.65 receivable financing Lease liabilities 79,152,693.07 19,788,173.27 30,835,741.04 7,708,935.26 Total 1,942,513,328.21 475,376,740.73 1,767,593,036.03 432,829,162.63 (b) Deferred tax liabilities before offsetting 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Deductible Deductible Items Deferred tax temporary Deferred tax liabilities temporary liabilities differences differences Accelerated depreciation 348,420,771.63 84,243,324.54 157,708,682.09 39,427,170.52 variance of fixed assets Assets appreciation arising from business combination 677,082,342.46 163,643,316.42 697,149,707.15 168,589,543.40 not under common control Fair value change of financial 19,987,547.42 4,996,886.86 32,687,769.66 8,171,942.42 asset held for trading Unrealised profit 264,217,579.52 66,054,394.88 257,338,901.32 64,334,725.33 Fair value change of Other 9,256,960.27 2,314,240.07 2,599,092.14 649,773.03 equity instrument investments Right-of-use assets 81,038,100.24 20,259,525.06 30,835,741.04 7,708,935.26 Total 1,400,003,301.54 341,511,687.83 1,178,319,893.40 288,882,089.96 (c) Net balance of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets after offsetting Net balance after Net balance after Offset amount at 31 Offset amount at 31 Items offsetting at 31 offsetting at 31 December 2023 December 2022 December 2023 December 2022 Deferred tax assets -19,788,173.27 455,588,567.46 -7,708,935.26 425,120,227.37 ~ 197 ~ Annual Report 2023 Net balance after Net balance after Offset amount at 31 Offset amount at 31 Items offsetting at 31 offsetting at 31 December 2023 December 2022 December 2023 December 2022 Deferred tax liabilities -19,788,173.27 321,723,514.56 -7,708,935.26 281,173,154.70 (d) As at 31 December 2023, the amount of deductible loss on the Company's unrecognised deferred tax assets was 25,075,547.34. (e) Deductible losses not recognised as deferred tax assets will expire in the following periods: due in one year at 416,238.98, in one to two years at 38,371.38, in two to three years at 132,039.91 and in three to four years at 9,762,850.11, The amount due after four years is 14,726,046.96. 5.20 Other Non-current Assets Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Prepayment for construction and 5,685,287.46 6,870,532.00 machinery Total 5,685,287.46 6,870,532.00 5.21 Short-term Borrowings Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Mortgage loans - 34,267,952.97 Guarantee loans - 48,964,223.34 Total - 83,232,176.31 5.22 Notes Payable (a) Disclosure by type Category 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Bank acceptance bills 1,332,031,679.44 695,740,000.00 Commercial acceptance bills 21,156,044.00 - Total 1,353,187,723.44 695,740,000.00 Note: As at 31 December 2023, the Company had no notes payable matured but not yet paid. 5.23 Accounts Payable (a) Accounts payable by nature Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Payables for materials 1,352,488,385.40 1,123,707,643.38 ~ 198 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Payables for constructions and machinery 980,033,062.83 539,292,035.62 Others 481,670,623.01 391,063,880.15 Total 2,814,192,071.24 2,054,063,559.15 (b) Significant accounts payable with aging of over one year Not applicable. 5.24 Contract liabilities Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Advances for goods 1,401,122,249.53 826,636,478.35 Total 1,401,122,249.53 826,636,478.35 5.25 Employee Benefits Payable (a) Details of employee benefits payable 31 December Increase during the Decrease during the Items 31 December 2023 2022 reporting period reporting period Short-term employee benefits 793,591,539.55 3,826,774,403.69 3,439,911,847.80 1,180,454,095.44 Post-employment benefits-defined 1,546,766.08 224,649,927.73 226,045,015.96 151,677.85 contribution plans Termination benefits - 1,312,442.44 1,312,442.44 - Other benefits due within one year - - - - Total 795,138,305.63 4,052,736,773.86 3,667,269,306.20 1,180,605,773.29 (b) Short-term employee benefits 31 December Increase during the Decrease during the Items 31 December 2023 2022 reporting period reporting period Salaries, bonuses, allowances and 711,371,745.69 3,362,259,578.30 2,970,672,017.06 1,102,959,306.93 subsidies Employee benefits - 99,146,440.78 99,146,440.78 - Social insurance 420,184.43 107,606,323.23 107,545,224.48 481,283.18 Medical insurance 419,281.03 100,505,888.79 100,446,239.73 478,930.09 Work-place injury insurance 903.40 7,100,434.44 7,098,984.75 2,353.09 Housing accumulation fund 6,773,970.41 114,992,565.00 113,577,228.39 8,189,307.02 Labour union funds and employee 71,814,254.14 38,172,224.90 45,387,717.27 64,598,761.77 education funds Enterprise annuity 3,211,384.88 104,597,271.48 103,583,219.82 4,225,436.54 ~ 199 ~ Annual Report 2023 31 December Increase during the Decrease during the Items 31 December 2023 2022 reporting period reporting period Total 793,591,539.55 3,826,774,403.69 3,439,911,847.80 1,180,454,095.44 (c) Defined contribution plans Increase during the Decrease during the Items 31 December 2022 31 December 2023 reporting period reporting period Basic endowment insurance 1,545,352.88 213,248,992.25 214,647,263.60 147,081.53 Unemployment insurance 1,413.20 11,400,935.48 11,397,752.36 4,596.32 Total 1,546,766.08 224,649,927.73 226,045,015.96 151,677.85 (d) Termination benefits Increase during the Decrease during the Items 31 December 2022 31 December 2023 reporting period reporting period Termination benefits - 1,312,442.44 1,312,442.44 - Total - 1,312,442.44 1,312,442.44 - Note: If the company terminates the labor relationship with the employee before the expiration of the labor contract, it shall take one-time compensation, and the amount of compensation for dismissal shall be included in the current profit and loss. 5.26 Taxes Payable Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Value added tax (VAT) 357,332,008.07 256,705,264.84 Consumption tax 434,932,478.09 502,091,276.19 Enterprise income tax 280,172,679.93 335,723,169.21 Individual income tax 4,436,736.14 12,550,946.18 City construction tax 40,651,189.20 40,572,819.42 Stamp duty 4,531,195.41 4,553,890.84 Educational surcharge 39,534,935.75 37,594,377.10 Others 17,777,633.10 15,236,386.24 Total 1,179,368,855.69 1,205,028,130.02 5.27 Other Payables (a) Other payables by category Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Interest payable - - ~ 200 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Dividend payable - - Other payables 3,267,292,222.01 3,261,763,838.80 Total 3,267,292,222.01 3,261,763,838.80 (i) Other payables by nature Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Margin deposits 2,567,100,177.13 2,752,404,989.26 Quality warranty 77,264,459.45 58,897,431.31 Withheld housing fund payable 6,231,182.41 5,465,938.41 Others 616,696,403.02 444,995,479.82 Total 3,267,292,222.01 3,261,763,838.80 Note: Other payables aged over 1 year as of the statement date mainly comprised pre-mature margin deposits and quality warranty. 5.28 Non-current Liabilities Maturing within One Year Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Lease liabilities due within one year 10,771,925.29 12,204,345.11 Long-term borrowings due within one year 70,053,097.22 30,033,000.00 Total 80,825,022.51 42,237,345.11 5.29 Other Current Liabilities Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Accrued expenses 951,949,301.38 942,387,734.28 Pre-mature output VAT 180,069,149.72 102,276,707.30 Total 1,132,018,451.10 1,044,664,441.58 5.30 Long-term Borrowings Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Credit loans - 20,000,000.00 Guarantee loans 107,000,000.00 24,900,000.00 Interests 106,256.94 44,737.91 Total 107,106,256.94 44,944,737.91 5.31 Lease liabilities ~ 201 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Lease payments 94,538,857.20 33,494,997.76 Less: Unrealised finance expenses 15,386,164.13 2,659,256.72 Subtotal 79,152,693.07 30,835,741.04 Less: lease liabilities due within one year 10,771,925.29 12,204,345.11 Total 68,380,767.78 18,631,395.93 5.32 Deferred Income Increase during Decrease during 31 December 31 December Items the reporting the reporting Reason 2022 2023 period period Receipt of asset-related Government grants 103,714,978.95 5,203,400.00 8,106,974.13 100,811,404.82 government grants Total 103,714,978.95 5,203,400.00 8,106,974.13 100,811,404.82 5.33 Share Capital Changes during the reporting period (+,-) 31 December 31 December Items Bonus Capitalisation of 2022 New issues Others Subtotal 2023 issues reserves Number of 528,600,000.00 - - - - - 528,600,000.00 total shares 5.34 Capital Reserves Increase during the Decrease during the Items 31 December 2022 31 December 2023 reporting period reporting period Capital premium (share 6,191,894,530.90 - - 6,191,894,530.90 premium) Other capital reserves 32,853,136.20 - - 32,853,136.20 Total 6,224,747,667.10 - - 6,224,747,667.10 5.35 Other Comprehensive Income Items 31 December Changes during the reporting period 31 December ~ 202 ~ Annual Report 2023 2022 Less: Items 2023 previously recognized in other Attributable to Attributable to Amount before Less: Income comprehensive owners of the non-controlling tax tax expenses income being Company interest reclassified to current profit or loss (a)Items will not be reclassified to profit or 1,169,591.46 6,657,868.13 - 1,664,467.03 2,996,040.66 1,997,360.44 4,165,632.12 loss Including: Changes in fair value of other 1,169,591.46 6,657,868.13 - 1,664,467.03 2,996,040.66 1,997,360.44 4,165,632.12 equity instrument investments (b)Items will be reclassified to profit or -760,851.85 -3,608,102.09 -1,030,330.20 -644,442.97 -1,808,457.54 -124,871.38 -2,569,309.39 loss Including: Reclassification of -760,851.85 -3,608,102.09 -1,030,330.20 -644,442.97 -1,808,457.54 -124,871.38 -2,569,309.39 financial assets to other comprehensive income Total 408,739.61 3,049,766.04 -1,030,330.20 1,020,024.06 1,187,583.12 1,872,489.06 1,596,322.73 5.36 Surplus Reserves Increase during Decrease during the Items 31 December 2022 the reporting 31 December 2023 reporting period period Statutory surplus reserves 269,402,260.27 269,402,260.27 Total 269,402,260.27 269,402,260.27 Note: Pursuant to the Company Law of the People's Republic of China and Articles of Association, the Company appropriates 10% of net profit to the statutory surplus reserves. If the accumulative amount of legal surplus reserve is more than 50% of the registered capital of the Company, it may no longer be withdrawn. 5.37 Retained Earnings Items 2023 2022 Balance as at the end of last period before adjustments 11,497,599,306.54 9,517,374,574.46 ~ 203 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items 2023 2022 Adjustments for the opening balance (increase /(decrease)) Balance as at the beginning of the reporting period after 11,497,599,306.54 9,517,374,574.46 adjustments Add: net profit attributable to owners of the parent company 4,589,164,052.80 3,143,144,732.08 for the reporting period Less: Transfer to statutory surplus reserves Declaration of ordinary share dividends 1,585,800,000.00 1,162,920,000.00 Balance as at the end of the reporting period 14,500,963,359.34 11,497,599,306.54 5.38 Revenue and costs of sales (a) General information 2023 2022 Items Revenue Costs of sales Revenue Costs of sales Principal activities 20,153,237,192.18 4,202,683,854.02 16,624,493,486.59 3,786,375,257.60 Other activities 100,289,405.84 37,167,052.89 88,740,666.93 29,946,787.41 Total 20,253,526,598.02 4,239,850,906.91 16,713,234,153.52 3,816,322,045.01 (b) Disaggregated information of revenue and costs of sales from Principal operating activities 2023 2022 Items Revenue Costs of sales Revenue Costs of sales Revenue by product type: Distilled wine business 19,638,756,672.91 3,768,057,699.29 16,167,709,250.64 3,393,328,304.96 Others 614,769,925.11 471,793,207.62 545,524,902.88 422,993,740.05 Total 20,253,526,598.02 4,239,850,906.91 16,713,234,153.52 3,816,322,045.01 Revenue by operating area: North China 1,842,994,377.93 373,249,635.06 1,325,791,564.93 300,023,290.91 Central China 17,106,718,631.38 3,637,568,886.44 14,354,624,988.86 3,305,285,716.04 South China 1,282,816,365.91 224,324,231.97 1,011,003,651.35 203,868,748.58 Internation 20,997,222.80 4,708,153.44 21,813,948.38 7,144,289.48 Total 20,253,526,598.02 4,239,850,906.91 16,713,234,153.52 3,816,322,045.01 Revenue by distribution channel: Online 729,306,974.15 188,844,601.39 610,385,143.59 140,118,759.04 Offline 19,524,219,623.87 4,051,006,305.52 16,102,849,009.93 3,676,203,285.97 Total 20,253,526,598.02 4,239,850,906.91 16,713,234,153.52 3,816,322,045.01 ~ 204 ~ Annual Report 2023 5.39 Taxes and Surcharges Items 2023 2022 Consumption tax 2,501,645,974.47 2,355,515,748.99 City construction tax and educational 458,794,010.60 391,108,828.32 surcharges Property tax 23,724,880.08 21,958,265.05 Land use tax 26,384,275.09 20,010,214.84 Stamp duty 18,766,563.10 18,045,620.24 Others 20,785,958.55 17,420,644.59 Total 3,050,101,661.89 2,824,059,322.03 5.40 Selling and Distribution Expenses Items 2023 2022 Personnel costs 1,230,880,423.44 938,740,215.88 Travel 223,518,669.30 169,521,676.66 Advertisement 1,101,364,892.63 995,196,089.71 Comprehensive promotion 2,089,071,299.15 1,814,692,295.39 Services 656,190,943.27 638,147,336.90 Others 135,746,829.46 111,887,440.59 Total 5,436,773,057.25 4,668,185,055.13 5.41 General and Administrative Expenses Items 2023 2022 Personnel costs 933,829,716.03 790,082,663.30 Office costs 74,060,539.94 61,689,592.52 Repairs 52,193,470.08 55,445,533.41 Depreciation 74,338,166.89 69,203,388.39 Amortisation 35,453,212.98 34,133,133.16 Sewage 23,269,601.56 23,964,858.50 Travel 14,824,041.89 9,914,637.44 Utilities 13,289,220.75 11,311,612.00 Others 145,888,497.77 111,034,970.51 Total 1,367,146,467.89 1,166,780,389.23 5.42 Research and Development Expenses ~ 205 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items 2023 2022 Personnel costs 46,310,706.51 36,510,926.32 Direct costs 12,146,049.05 9,047,992.47 Depreciation 3,102,642.32 2,747,013.50 Other related expenses 9,387,798.61 8,361,270.72 Total 70,947,196.49 56,667,203.01 5.43 Finance Costs Items 2023 2022 Interest expenses 3,289,772.96 5,679,645.21 Including: Interest expenses for lease 1,748,169.19 1,704,930.85 liabilities Less: Interest income 169,297,052.44 221,450,532.78 Net interest expenses -166,007,279.48 -215,770,887.57 Net foreign exchange losses 2,682,871.29 -417,719.35 Bank charges and others 1,080,383.31 -110,446.15 Total -162,244,024.88 -216,299,053.07 5.44 Other Income Items 2023 2022 Related to assets /income (i) Government grant 42,104,956.65 46,721,259.52 recognised in other income Including: Government grant related to deferred 8,106,974.13 5,916,533.10 Related to assets income Government grant directly recognised in current profit 33,997,982.52 40,804,726.42 Related to income or loss (ii) Others related to daily operation activities and 5,948,371.72 - recognised in other income Total 48,053,328.37 46,721,259.52 5.45 Investment Income/(Losses) Items 2023 2022 Investment income from long-term equity 212,842.28 941,635.20 investments under equity method ~ 206 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items 2023 2022 Gains on disposal of long-term equity 30,015.47 - investments Gains on disposal of held-for-trading 31,441,783.21 13,667,018.06 financial assets Gains from other equity instrument 747,200.50 957,949.08 investment income during holding period Gains from disposal of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive -38,914,035.00 -26,471,694.99 income Others 144,063.85 100,708.20 Total -6,338,129.69 -10,804,384.45 5.46 Gains/(Losses) from Changes in Fair Values Sources of gains on changes in fair value 2023 2022 Financial assets held-for-trading 19,987,547.42 29,149,125.30 Including: Changes in fair value of - - derivatives Total 19,987,547.42 29,149,125.30 5.47 Credit Impairment Losses Items 2023 2022 Bad debt of notes receivable - - Bad debt of accounts receivable 244,557.52 1,094,557.71 Bad debt of other receivables 647,052.88 -691,336.22 Total 891,610.40 403,221.49 5.48 Asset Impairment Losses Items 2023 2022 Impairment of inventories -30,863,140.12 -10,302,413.40 Impairment of fixed assets -190,056.75 -674,947.51 Impairment of intangible assets - -166,872.39 Total -31,053,196.87 -11,144,233.30 5.49 Gains/ (losses) from Disposal of Assets Items 2023 2022 ~ 207 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items 2023 2022 Gains/(losses) from disposal of fixed assets, construction in progress, 437,622.67 886,286.45 productive biological assets and intangible assets not classified as held for sale Including: Fixed assets 437,622.67 886,286.45 Total 437,622.67 886,286.45 5.50 Non-operating Income Recognised in current Items 2023 2022 non-recurring profit or loss Gains from damage or scrapping 389,908.44 370,956.18 389,908.44 of non-current asset Fine and compensation 56,452,237.38 39,854,588.12 56,452,237.38 Sale of scrap 5,694,719.36 4,163,898.52 5,694,719.36 Release of payables 20,475,919.42 4,207,463.06 20,475,919.42 Others 2,054,059.52 2,171,039.50 2,054,059.52 Total 85,066,844.12 50,767,945.38 85,066,844.12 5.51 Non-operating Expenses Recognised in current Items 2023 2022 non-recurring profit or loss Loss from damage or scrapping 2,890,802.01 5,923,667.72 2,890,802.01 of non-current assets Donations 24,281,767.24 22,359,038.92 24,281,767.24 Others 8,678,557.09 4,723,657.20 8,678,557.09 Total 35,851,126.34 33,006,363.84 35,851,126.34 5.52 Income Tax Expenses (a) Details of income tax expenses Items 2023 2022 Current tax expenses 1,596,955,748.41 1,273,456,377.00 Deferred tax expenses 8,920,263.25 -54,798,492.76 Total 1,605,876,011.66 1,218,657,884.24 (b) Reconciliation of accounting profit and income tax expenses ~ 208 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items 2023 Profit before tax 6,332,145,832.55 Income tax expense at the statutory /applicable tax rate 1,583,036,458.14 Effect of different tax rate of subsidiaries -10,664,943.74 Adjustments of impact from prior period income tax 21,264,002.52 Effect of income that is exempt from taxation -240,010.70 Effect of non-deductible costs, expenses or losses 27,197,917.99 Effect of previously unrecognised deductible losses recognised as deferred tax - assets Effect of deductible temporary differences and deductible losses not recognised as - deferred tax assets R&D expenses plus deduction -14,717,412.55 Impact of tax rate changes - Exemption - Income tax expenses 1,605,876,011.66 5.53 Notes to the Statement of Cash Flow (a) Other cash received relating to operating activities Items 2023 2022 Margin deposits and quality warranty 464,744,709.38 916,949,747.02 Government grants received 41,653,669.06 48,435,078.81 Bank interests received 169,297,052.44 80,375,152.64 Release of restricted cash 667,187,706.08 133,372,593.16 Others 80,809,234.08 56,190,183.46 Total 1,423,692,371.04 1,235,322,755.09 (b) Other cash payments relating to operating activities Items 2023 2022 Paid expenses 2,797,006,317.12 3,117,448,326.00 Margin deposits and quality warranty 3,763,254.60 5,855,826.64 Cash restricted for bank acceptance and 1,290,204,326.83 667,187,706.08 guarantee letters Others 110,600,772.48 130,000,657.32 Total 4,201,574,671.03 3,920,492,516.04 (c) Other cash payments relating to financing activities Items 2023 2022 ~ 209 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items 2023 2022 Payment of minority shareholder equity 5,878,415.17 - Rentals paid 16,976,402.11 16,242,902.55 Total 22,854,817.28 16,242,902.55 (i) Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities Increase in the current period Decrease in the current period Items 31 December 2022 Changes in Changes in 31 December 2023 Changes in cash Changes in cash non-cash non-cash Short-term 83,232,176.31 - - 83,232,176.31 - - Borrowings Long-term 44,944,737.91 158,200,000.00 - 26,008,383.75 70,030,097.22 107,106,256.94 Borrowings Lease 18,631,395.93 - 64,149,802.53 3,628,505.39 10,771,925.29 68,380,767.78 liabilities lease liabilities due 12,204,345.11 - 15,001,049.09 13,347,896.72 3,085,572.19 10,771,925.29 within one year Long-term Borrowings 30,033,000.00 - 70,030,097.22 30,010,000.00 - 70,053,097.22 due within one year Total 189,045,655.26 158,200,000.00 149,180,948.84 156,226,962.17 83,887,594.70 256,312,047.23 5.54 Supplementary Information to the Statement of Cash Flows (a) Supplementary information to the statement of cash flows Supplementary information 2023 2022 (i) Adjustments of net profit to cash flows from operating activities: Net profit 4,726,269,820.89 3,251,834,164.49 Add: Provisions for impairment of assets 31,053,196.87 11,144,233.30 Impairment Loss of Credit -891,610.40 -403,221.49 Depreciation of fixed assets, Investment Properties ,oil 301,390,656.72 226,309,432.46 and gas asset and productive biological assets Depreciation of right to use assets 15,069,255.81 14,568,082.74 Amortisation of intangible assets 44,249,725.47 42,703,216.86 Amortisation of long-term deferred expenses 28,717,241.10 30,753,707.48 ~ 210 ~ Annual Report 2023 Supplementary information 2023 2022 Losses /(gains) on disposal of fixed assets, intangible -437,622.67 -886,286.45 assets and other long-term assets Losses /(gains) on scrapping of fixed assets 2,500,893.57 5,552,711.54 Losses /(gains) on changes in fair value -19,987,547.42 -29,149,125.30 Finance costs /(income) 3,289,772.96 -135,923,900.43 Investment losses /(income) 6,338,129.69 10,804,384.45 Decreases /(increases) in deferred tax assets -30,468,340.09 -141,292,227.13 Increases /(decreases) in deferred tax liabilities 40,550,359.86 87,139,896.77 Decreases /(increases) in inventories -1,479,764,803.69 -1,386,823,935.09 Decreases /(increases) in operating receivables -1,914,106,758.28 -2,104,507,814.27 Increases /(decreases) in operating payables 2,075,245,957.95 3,092,718,666.39 Others 667,187,706.08 133,372,593.16 Net cash flows from operating activities 4,496,206,034.42 3,107,914,579.48 (ii) Significant activities not involving cash receipts and payments: Conversion of debt into capital - - Convertible corporate bonds maturing within one year - - Fixed asset acquired through financial leasing - - (iii) Net increases in cash and cash equivalents: Cash at the end of the reporting period 14,676,167,417.36 13,105,373,435.22 Less: Cash at the beginning of the reporting period 13,105,373,435.22 6,057,550,178.60 Add: Cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period - - Less: Cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting - - period Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 1,570,793,982.14 7,047,823,256.62 Note: Others represented impact of withdraw restricted cash on the net cash flows from operating activities for the period. (b) The components of cash and cash equivalents Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 (i) Cash 14,676,167,417.36 13,105,373,435.22 Including: Cash on hand 78,223.44 111,642.11 Cash in bank available for immediate 14,404,178,940.29 13,098,187,278.75 use Other monetary funds available for 271,910,253.63 7,074,514.36 immediate use ~ 211 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 (ii) Cash equivalents - - Including: Bond investments maturing within - - three months (iii) Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the 14,676,167,417.36 13,105,373,435.22 reporting period Including: Restricted cash and cash equivalents of the parent company and the subsidiaries of - - the group 5.55 Assets with restricted ownership or use rights Items 2023 Reason Fixed term deposits and margin Monetary funds 1,290,204,326.83 deposits for bank acceptance, etc. Intangible Assets 54,303,340.26 Loan pledge Total 1,344,507,667.09 —— 5.56 Leases (a) The Company as a lessee Items 2023 Expenses for short-term lease under simplified method 3,115,790.51 Expenses for lease of low value asset (except for short-term lease) - under simplified method Interest expense of lease liabilities 1,748,169.19 Variable lease payments not included in lease liabilities recognised - in current profit or loss Income from subleasing the right-of-use assets - Cash outflows related to leases 20,861,557.87 Profit or loss in sale and leaseback transaction - (b) The Company as a lessor Operating lease Items 2023 Lease income 11,480,544.91 Including: income related to variable lease payments not included - in lease receivables ~ 212 ~ Annual Report 2023 6. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES 6.1 R&D expenditures by nature Items 2023 2022 Labor costs 46,310,706.51 36,510,926.32 Material costs 12,146,049.05 9,047,992.47 Depreciation costs 3,102,642.32 2,747,013.50 Others 9,387,798.61 8,361,270.72 Total 70,947,196.49 56,667,203.01 Including:Expensed R&D expenditures 70,947,196.49 56,667,203.01 Capitalized R&D expenditures - - 7. CHANGES IN THE SCOPE OF CONSOLIDATION 7.1 Other Reasons of Changes in the Scope of Consolidation Compared with the previous period, the company set up new subsidiaries "Anhui Gu Qi Distillery Co., Ltd.", "Guizhou Treasured Distillery Sales Co., Ltd.", "Wuhan Gu Lou Junhe Trading Co., Ltd.", "Wuhan Gu Lou Juntai Trading Co., Ltd.", "Xiaogan Gu Lou Tiancheng Trading Co., Ltd.". The company liquidation subsidiary "Anhui Anjie Technology Co., Ltd." 8. INTERESTS IN OTHER ENTITIES 8.1 Interests in Subsidiaries (a) Composition of corporate group Percentage of equity Principal place Registered Nature of interests by the Company Ways of Name of subsidiary Abbreviation of business Address business (%) acquisition Direct Indirect Bozhou Gujing GJ Sales Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui Trading 100.00 —— Incorporation Sales Co., Ltd. Anhui Longrui Glass Longrui Glass Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui Production 100.00 —— Incorporation Co., Ltd. Anhui Jiuan Electric Machinery Jiuan Electric Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui 100.00 —— Incorporation Equipments Co., production ~ 213 ~ Annual Report 2023 Percentage of equity Principal place Registered Nature of interests by the Company Ways of Name of subsidiary Abbreviation of business Address business (%) acquisition Direct Indirect Ltd. Anhui Jinyunlai Culture Media Co., Jinyunlai Hefei, Anhui Hefei, Anhui Advertising 100.00 —— Incorporation Ltd. Anhui Ruisi Weier Technology Co., Ruisi Weier Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui R&D 100.00 —— Incorporation Ltd. Shanghai Gujing Business Jinhao Hotel Hotel combination Jinhao Hotel Shanghai Shanghai 100.00 —— Management Co., management under common Ltd. control Business Baozhou Gujing Hotel combination Guest House Co., GJ Guest House Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui 100.00 —— management under common Ltd. control Anhui Yuanqing YQ Environment Sewage Environment Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui 100.00 —— Incorporation Protection processing Protection Co., Ltd. Anhui Gujing Yunshang GJ E-Commerce Hefei, Anhui Hefei, Anhui E-commerce 100.00 —— Incorporation E-Commerce Co., Ltd. Anhui Runan Xinke Testing Technology Runan Xinke Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui Food testing 100.00 —— Incorporation Co., Ltd. Anhui Jiudao Culture Media Co., Jiudao Media Hefei, Anhui Hefei, Anhui Advertising 100.00 —— Incorporation Ltd. Anhui Gujing Distillery Wine Hotel Theme Hotel Theme Hotel Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui 100.00 —— Incorporation management Management Co., Ltd Anhui Gu Qi Anhui Gu Qi Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui Production 60.00 —— Incorporation Distillery Co., Ltd. Distillery Business Huanghelou HHL Distillery Wuhan, Hubei Wuhan, Hubei Production 51.00 —— combination not Distillery Co., Ltd. under common ~ 214 ~ Annual Report 2023 Percentage of equity Principal place Registered Nature of interests by the Company Ways of Name of subsidiary Abbreviation of business Address business (%) acquisition Direct Indirect control Business HHL Distillery combination not HHL Xianning Xianning, Hubei Xianning, Hubei Production —— 51.00 (Xianning) Co., Ltd. under common control Business HHL Distillery combination not HHL Suizhou Suizhou, Hubei Suizhou, Hubei Production —— 51.00 (Suizhou) Co., Ltd. under common control Business Hubei Junlou combination not Culture Travel Co., Junlou Culture Wuhan, Hubei Wuhan, Hubei Advertising —— 51.00 under common Ltd. control Hubei HHL HHL Beverage Xianning, Hubei Xianning, Hubei Production —— 51.00 Incorporation Beverage Co., Ltd. Wuhan Yashibo Technology Co., Yashibo Wuhan, Hubei Wuhan, Hubei R&D —— 51.00 Incorporation Ltd. Hubei Xinjia Testing Technology Co., Xinjia Testing Xianning, Hubei Xianning, Hubei Food testing —— 51.00 Incorporation Ltd. Wuhan Tianlong Business Jindi Technology combination not Tianlong Jindi Wuhan, Hubei Wuhan, Hubei Trading —— 51.00 Development Co., under common Ltd. control Business Xianning Junhe combination not Xianning Junhe Xianning, Hubei Xianning, Hubei Trading —— 51.00 Sales Co., Ltd. under common control Wuhan Junya Sales Junya Sales Wuhan, Hubei Wuhan, Hubei Trading —— 51.00 Incorporation Co., Ltd. Suizhou Junhe Suizhou Junhe Suizhou, Hubei Suizhou, Hubei Trading —— 51.00 Incorporation Trading Co., Ltd. Huanggang Junya Huanggang Junya Huanggang, Hubei Huanggang, Hubei Trading —— 51.00 Incorporation Trading Co., Ltd. Wuhan Gulou Junhe Wuhan Gulou Wuhan, Hubei Wuhan, Hubei Trading —— 51.00 Incorporation Trading Co., Ltd. Junhe ~ 215 ~ Annual Report 2023 Percentage of equity Principal place Registered Nature of interests by the Company Ways of Name of subsidiary Abbreviation of business Address business (%) acquisition Direct Indirect Wuhan Gulou Juntai Wuhan Gulou Wuhan, Hubei Wuhan, Hubei Trading —— 51.00 Incorporation Trading Co., Ltd. Juntai Xiaogan Gulou Xiaogan Gulou Tiancheng Trading Xiaogan, Hubei Xiaogan, Hubei Trading —— 51.00 Incorporation Tiancheng Co., Ltd. Business Anhui Mingguang Mingguang combination not Chuzhou, Anhui Chuzhou, Anhui Production 60.00 —— Distillery Co., Ltd. Distillery under common control Business Mingguang combination not Tiancheng Mingjiu Tiancheng Sales Chuzhou, Anhui Chuzhou, Anhui Trading —— 60.00 under common Sales Co., Ltd. control Fengyang Business Xiaogangcun combination not FY Xiaogangcun Chuzhou, Anhui Chuzhou, Anhui Production —— 42.00 Mingjiu Distillery under common Co., Ltd. control Anhui Jiuhao ChinaRail Construction Jiuhao ChinaRail Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui Construction 52.00 —— Incorporation Engineering Co., Ltd. Anhui Zhenrui Construction Zhenrui Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui Construction —— 52.00 Incorporation Engineering Co., Construction Ltd. Business Guizhou Renhuai combination not Maotai Treasure Treasure Distillery Guizhou Renhuai Guizhou Renhuai Production 60.00 —— under common Distillery Co., Ltd. control Guizhou Renhuai Maotai Treasure Treasure Distillery Guizhou Renhuai Guizhou Renhuai Trading —— 60.00 Incorporation Distillery Sales Sales CO.,Ltd. Business Anhui Gujing Health GJ Health combination not Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui Production 60.00 —— Technology Co., Ltd Technology under common control ~ 216 ~ Annual Report 2023 Percentage of equity Principal place Registered Nature of interests by the Company Ways of Name of subsidiary Abbreviation of business Address business (%) acquisition Direct Indirect Business Anhui Maiqi Maiqi combination not Biotechnology Co., Bozhou, Anhui Bozhou, Anhui R&D —— 60.00 Biotechnology under common Ltd control Anhui Business Yangshengtianxia combination not Brand Operation Hefei, Anhui Hefei, Anhui Advertising —— 60.00 Brand Operation under common Co. , Ltd. control Hainan Business Yangshengtianxia combination not Biotechnology Biotechnology Lingshui, Hainan Lingshui, Hainan Trading —— 60.00 under common Development Co., control Ltd (b) Significant non-wholly owned subsidiaries Proportion of Profit or loss Dividends declared to ownership interest attributable to non- distribute to Non-controlling Name of subsidiary held by non- controlling interests non-controlling interests at the end of controlling during the reporting interests during the the reporting period interests period reporting period HHL Distillery 49.00 106,071,079.03 53,601,632.42 602,267,392.05 (c) Main financial information of significant non-wholly owned subsidiaries 31 December 2023 Name of Non-current Current Non-current subsidiary Current assets Total assets Total liabilities assets liabilities liabilities HHL 1,269,187,978.69 1,167,449,470.70 2,436,637,449.39 939,863,270.35 267,657,052.44 1,207,520,322.79 Distillery (Continued) 31 December 2022 Name of Current Non-current subsidiary Current assets Non-current assets Total assets Total liabilities liabilities liabilities HHL 1,174,784,972.79 1,095,159,397.17 2,269,944,369.96 952,593,793.76 195,313,952.86 1,147,907,746.62 Distillery ~ 217 ~ Annual Report 2023 2023 Total Name of subsidiary Net cash flows from Revenue Net profit/(loss) comprehensive operating activities income HHL Distillery 1,827,457,484.53 216,726,429.40 216,471,589.84 181,674,168.21 (Continued) 2022 Total Name of subsidiary Net cash flows from Revenue Net profit/(loss) comprehensive operating activities income HHL Distillery 1,753,497,722.05 213,913,938.26 214,247,443.52 136,032,287.63 8.2 Interests in Joint Arrangements or Associates (a) Significant joint ventures or associates The Company had no significant joint venture or associate. (b) Summarized financial information about insignificant joint ventures and associates 31 December 2023/2023 31 December 2022/2022 Joint venture: Total carrying amount of investments The aggregate amount of below items calculated based on proportion of equity interests: —Net profit/(loss) —Other comprehensive income —Total comprehensive income Associate: Total carrying amount of investments 10,367,078.26 10,154,235.98 The aggregate amount of below items calculated based on proportion of equity interests: —Net profit/(loss) 212,842.28 941,635.20 —Other comprehensive income —Total comprehensive income 212,842.28 941,635.20 ~ 218 ~ Annual Report 2023 9. GOVERNMENT GTRANTS 9.1 Government grants recognised as receivables As at 31 December 2023, the amount of government grants recognised as receivables is RMB 0. 9.2 Liability items that involve government grants Items Amount Amount presented Increase in recognised in Other recognised in Related in the government non-operating changes Balance as at 31 other income Balance as at 31 to assets statement grants during income during the December 2022 during the December 2023 or of the reporting during the reporting reporting income financial period reporting period period position period Deferred Related 103,714,978.95 5,203,400.00 8,106,974.13 100,811,404.82 income to assets Total 103,714,978.95 5,203,400.00 8,106,974.13 100,811,404.82 9.3 Government grants recognised in current profit or loss Items presented in income statement 2023 2022 Other income 42,104,956.65 46,721,259.52 Finance costs -928,125.00 -9,666.66 10. RISKS RELATED TO FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Risks related to the financial instruments of the Company arise from the recognition of various financial assets and financial liabilities during its operation, including credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk. Management of the Company is responsible for determining risk management objectives and policies related to financial instruments. Operational management is responsible for the daily risk management through functional departments (e.g. credit management department of the Company reviews each credit sale). Internal audit department is responsible for the daily supervision of implementation of the risk management policies and procedures, and report their findings to the audit committee in a timely manner. Overall risk management objective of the Company is to establish risk management policies to minimize the risks without unduly affecting the competitiveness and resilience of the Company. 10.1 Credit Risk ~ 219 ~ Annual Report 2023 Credit risk is the risk of one party of the financial instrument face to a financial loss because the other party of the financial instrument fails to fulfill its obligation. The credit risk of the Company is related to cash and equivalent, notes receivable, accounts receivables, other receivables and long-term receivables. Credit risk of these financial assets is derived from the counterparty’s breach of contract. The maximum risk exposure is equal to the carrying amount of these financial instruments. Cash and cash equivalent of the Company has lower credit risk, as they are mainly deposited in such financial institutions as commercial bank, of which the Company thinks with higher reputation and financial position. For notes receivable, other receivables and long-term receivables, the Company establishes related policies to control their credit risk exposure. The Company assesses credit capability of its customers and determines their credit terms based on their financial position, possibility of the guarantee from third party, credit record and other factors (such as current market status, etc.). The Company monitors its customers’ credit record periodically, and for those customers with poor credit record, the Company will take measures such as written call, shortening or cancelling their credit terms so as to ensure the overall credit risk of the Company is controllable. (i) Determination of significant increases in credit risk The Company assesses at each reporting date as to whether the credit risk on financial instruments has increased significantly since initial recognition. When the Company determines whether the credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition, it considers based on reasonable and supportable information that is available without undue cost or effort, including quantitative and qualitative analysis of historical information, external credit ratings and forward-looking information. The Company determines the changes in the risk of a default occurring over the expected life of the financial instrument through comparing the risk of a default occurring on the financial instrument as at the reporting date with the risk of a default occurring on the financial instrument as at the date of initial recognition based on individual financial instrument or a group of financial instruments with the similar credit risk characteristics. When met one or more of the following quantitative or qualitative criteria, the Company determines that the credit risk on financial instruments has increased significantly: the quantitative criteria applied mainly because as at the reporting date, the increase in the probability of default occurring over the lifetime is more than a certain percentage since the initial recognition; the qualitative criteria applied if the debtor has adverse changes in business and economic conditions, early warning list of customer, and etc. (ii) Definition of credit-impaired financial assets The criteria adopted by the Company for determination of credit impairment are consistent with internal credit risk management objectives of relevant financial instruments in considering both quantitative and qualitative indicators. ~ 220 ~ Annual Report 2023 When the Company assesses whether the debtor has incurred the credit impairment, the main factors considered are as following: Significant financial difficulty of the issuer or the borrower; a breach of contract, e.g., default or past-due event; a lender having granted a concession to the borrower for economic or contractual reasons relating to the borrower’s financial difficulty that the lender would not otherwise consider; the probability that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or other financial re-organisation; the disappearance of an active market for the financial asset because of financial difficulties of the issuer or the borrower; the purchase or origination of a financial asset at a deep discount that reflects the incurred credit losses. (iii) The parameter of expected credit loss measurement The company measures impairment provision for different assets with the expected credit loss of 12-month or the lifetime based on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk or credit impairment has occurred. The key parameters for expected credit loss measurement include default probability, default loss rate and default risk exposure. The Company sets up the model of default probability, default loss rate and default risk exposure in considering the quantitative analysis of historical statistics (such as counterparties’ ratings, guarantee method and collateral type, repayment method, etc.) and forward-looking information. Relevant definitions are as following: Default probability refers to the probability of the debtor will fail to discharge the repayment obligation over the next 12 months or the entire remaining lifetime; Default loss rate refers to the Company's expectation of the loss degree of default risk exposure. The default loss rate varies depending on the type of counterparty, recourse method and priority, and the collateral. The default loss rate is the percentage of the risk exposure loss when default has occurred and it is calculated over the next 12 months or the entire lifetime; The default risk exposure refers to the amount that the company should be repaid when default has occurred in the next 12 months or the entire lifetime. Both the assessment of significant increase in credit risk of forward-looking information and the calculation of expected credit losses involve forward-looking information. Through historical data analysis, the Company identifies key economic indicators that have impact on the credit risk and expected credit losses for each business. The maximum exposure to credit risk of the Company is the carrying amount of each financial asset in the statement of financial position. The Company does not provide any other guarantees that may expose the Company to credit risk. For the accounts receivable of the Company, the amount of top 5 clients represents 62.30% of the total; for the other receivables, the amount of the top five entities represents 59.11% of the total. 10.2 Liquidity Risk ~ 221 ~ Annual Report 2023 Liquidity risk is the risk of shortage of funds when fulfilling the obligation of settlement by delivering cash or other financial assets. The Company is responsible for the capital management of all of its subsidiaries, including short-term investment of cash surplus and dealing with forecasted cash demand by raising loans. The Company’s policy is to monitor the demand for short-term and long-term floating capital and whether the requirement of loan contracts is satisfied so as to ensure to maintain adequate cash and cash equivalents. 10.3 Market Risk Market risk of financial instruments refers to the risk that the fair value or future cash flow of financial instruments will fluctuate due to changes in market prices. Market risk mainly includes foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk. (a) Foreign currency risk Foreign currency risk of the Company mainly arise from foreign currency assets and liabilities denominated in currency other than the Company’s functional currency. The main business of the Company is located in Chinese Mainland, and the main business is settled in RMB. There is only a small amount of export business, which has a small proportion of income scale and impact, and has little exchange rate risk. (b) Interest rate risk Interest risk refers to the risk on the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument brought by the change of market interest rate. Interest risk mainly arises from bank loans. As of the statement date, the Company had no bank loan with a floating interest rate. (c) Other price risk Investments held for trading were measured at fair value. As such, these investments are subject to the risk brought by the change of security prices. The Company controls this risk to the acceptable level by utilising multiple investment mix. 11. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES The inputs used in the fair value measurement in its entirety are to be classified in the level of the hierarchy in which the lowest level input that is significant to the measurement is classified. Level 1: Inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: Inputs for the assets or liabilities (other than those included in Level 1) that are either directly or indirectly observable. ~ 222 ~ Annual Report 2023 Level 3: Inputs are unobservable inputs for the assets or liabilities 11.1 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value at 31 December 2023 Fair value at 31 December 2023 Items Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Recurring fair value measurements (a) financial assets held-for-trading - - 719,987,547.42 719,987,547.42 (i) Financial assets at fair value through - - 719,987,547.42 719,987,547.42 profit or loss 1.Debt instruments - - - - 2.Structural financial products - - 719,987,547.42 719,987,547.42 3.Fund investments - - - - (b) Financial assets at fair value through - - 1,020,665,773.80 1,020,665,773.80 other comprehensive income 1.Accounts receivable financing - - 957,560,115.73 957,560,115.73 2.Other equity instrument investment - - 63,105,658.07 63,105,658.07 Total assets measured at fair value on a - - 1,740,653,321.22 1,740,653,321.22 recurring basis The fair value of financial instruments traded in an active market is based on quoted market prices at the reporting date. The fair value of financial instruments not traded in an active market is determined by using valuation techniques. Specific valuation techniques used to value the above financial instruments include discounted cash flow and market approach to comparable company model. Inputs in the valuation technique include risk-free interest rates, benchmark interest rates, exchange rates, credit spreads, liquidity premiums, discount for lack of liquidity. 11.2 Fair Value of Financial Assets or Financial Liabilities which are not Measured at Fair Value The financial assets and financial liabilities of the Company measured at amortised cost mainly include: cash and cash equivalents, notes receivable, accounts receivable, other receivables, debt investments, short-term borrowings, notes payable, accounts payable, other payables, long-term borrowings maturing within one year, long-term payables, long-term borrowings and bonds payable. 12. RELATED PARTIES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Recognition of related parties: The Company has control or joint control of, or exercise significant influence over another party; or the Company and another party are controlled or jointly controlled by the same third party. ~ 223 ~ Annual Report 2023 12.1 General Information of the Parent Company Percentage of equity Voting rights in Registered Nature of the Registered Name of the parent interests in the the Company address business capital Company (%) (%) Production of beverage, construction GJ Group Bozhou, Anhui 1,000 million 51.34 51.34 materials, plastic products. The Company’s ultimate controller is the State-owned Asset Management Commission of the People's Government of Baozhou, Anhui 12.2 General Information of Subsidiaries Details of the subsidiaries please refer to Notes 8 INTERESTS IN OTHER ENTITIES. 12.3 Joint Ventures and Associates of the Company (a) General information of significant joint ventures and associates Details of significant joint ventures and associates please refer to Notes 8 INTERESTS IN OTHER ENTITIES 12.4 Other Related Parties of the Company Name Relationship with the Company Nanjing Suning Property Development Co., Ltd.(Suning Controlled by ZHANG Guiping, the non-executive director Property Development) of the Company Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Anhui Ruijing Shanglv (Group) Co., Ltd. (RJSL Group) ultimate controller Anhui Ruijing Shanglv (Group) Co., Ltd. Hefei Gujing Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Holiday Inn (RJSL Holiday Inn) ultimate controller Bozhou Gujing Huishenglou Catering Co., Ltd.(GJ Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Huishenglou Catering) ultimate controller Anhui Haochidian Catering Co., Ltd. (Haochidian Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Catering) ultimate controller Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Anhui Ruijing Catering Co., Ltd. (Ruijing Catering) ultimate controller Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Shanghai Beihai Hotel Co., Ltd. (Beihai Hotel) ultimate controller ~ 224 ~ Annual Report 2023 Anhui Gujing Hotel Development Co., Ltd.(GJ Hotel Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Development) ultimate controller Anhui Huixin Financial Investment Group Co., Ltd.(Huixin Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Financial Investment) ultimate controller Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Bozhou Anxin Small Loan Co., Ltd. (Anxin Small Loan) ultimate controller Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Anhui Hengxin Pawnshop Co., Ltd. (Hengxin Pawnshop) ultimate controller Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Anhui Ruixin Pawnshop Co., Ltd. (Ruixin Pawnshop) ultimate controller Anhui Zhongxin Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.(Zhongxin Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Financial Leasing) ultimate controller Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Anhui Lixin E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (Lixin E-Commerce) ultimate controller Anhui Youxin Financing Guarantee Co, Ltd. (Youxin Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Guarantee) ultimate controller Hefei Longxin Corporate Management Advisory Co., Ltd. Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or (Longxin Advisory) ultimate controller Anhui Chuangxin Equity Investment Co. Ltd.(Chuangxin Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Equity Investment) ultimate controller Anhui Lejiu Jiayuan Travel Management Co., Ltd. (Lejiu Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Jiayuan) ultimate controller Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Anhui Shenglong Trading Co., Ltd. (Shenglong Trading) ultimate controller Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Anhui Gujing Health Industry Co., Ltd. (Health Industry) ultimate controller Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Bozhou Guest House Co., Ltd. (Bozhou Guest House) ultimate controller Dongfang Ruijing Enterprise Investment Co., Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Ltd.(Dongfang Ruijing) ultimate controller Anhui Gujing International Development Co., Ltd.(GJ Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or International) ultimate controller Dazhongyuan Jiugu Cultural Tourism Development Co., Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Ltd. (Dazhongyuan Jiugu Cultural) ultimate controller Anhui Jiuan Construction Management Advisory Co., Controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder or Ltd.(Jiuan Advisory) ultimate controller 12.5 Related Party Transactions (a) Purchases or sales of goods, rendering or receiving of services Purchases of goods, receiving of services: ~ 225 ~ Annual Report 2023 Related parties Nature of the transaction(s) 2023 2022 Bozhou Guest House Purchases of materials 8,070.80 - Bozhou Guest House Receiving catering and accommodation 9,206,704.05 2,380,785.35 GJ Huishenglou Catering Receiving catering and accommodation 6,731,462.40 1,081,439.85 Haochidian Catering Receiving catering and accommodation - 2,478,493.67 GJ Hotel Development Receiving catering and accommodation 1,459,825.47 456,528.55 GJ Hotel Development Purchases of materials 43,893.81 - RJSL Group Purchase of materials and services 54,513.27 101,061.95 RJSL Group Receiving catering and accommodation 10,358.79 176,813.91 RJSL Holiday Inn Receiving catering and accommodation 224,485.38 35,418.95 RJSL Holiday Inn Purchase of materials and services 620,370.39 582,276.00 Dazhongyuan Jiugu Cultural Purchases of materials 10,399.15 - Youxin Guarantee Receiving services 47,169.81 53,543.69 Jiuan Advisory Advisory and assurance 8,471,196.45 5,064,377.44 Total —— 26,888,449.77 12,410,739.36 Sales of goods and rendering of services: Related parties Nature of the transaction(s) 2023 2022 Shenglong Trading Sales of distilled wine 2,525,957.53 1,712,094.67 RJSL Group Sales of distilled wine 31,460.18 - GJ Hotel Development Provision of utilities 165,580.57 175,655.64 GJ Group Provision of catering and accommodation 367,493.10 120,731.75 GJ Group Sales of small materials 363,835.13 47,227.48 GJ Hotel Development Sales of distilled wine 474,538.92 539,469.03 RJSL Group Provision of catering and accommodation 12,299.54 10,823.97 Bozhou Guest House Sales of small materials 95,301.17 - Bozhou Guest House Sales of distilled wine 24,371.68 - Huixin Financial Investment Sales of distilled wine 2,309.73 59,146.02 Huixin Financial Investment Sales of small materials 3,716.81 - GJ Huishenglou Catering Sales of distilled wine 15,929.20 - GJ Huishenglou Catering Sales of small materials 18,017.72 - Anxin Small Loan Sales of distilled wine 3,504.42 65,572.57 Haochidian Catering Sales of distilled wine 8,123.89 - Haochidian Catering Sales of small materials 13,538.02 - Zhongxin Financial Leasing Sales of distilled wine 637.17 15,358.41 Zhongxin Financial Leasing Sales of small materials 1,061.95 - ~ 226 ~ Annual Report 2023 Related parties Nature of the transaction(s) 2023 2022 Hengxin Pawnshop Sales of distilled wine 1,274.34 24,573.45 Hengxin Pawnshop Sales of small materials 2,123.89 - Jiuan Advisory Sales of distilled wine 75,212.40 101,317.70 Beihai Hotel Sales of distilled wine 5,575.22 - Beihai Hotel Sales of small materials 354.00 - Lejiu Jiayuan Sales of distilled wine 11,155.76 Shenglong Trading Provision of catering and accommodation 11,626.00 3,140.00 Lejiu Jiayuan Provision of utilities 1,346.46 4,962.36 Ruixin Pawnshop Sales of distilled wine 637.17 12,286.72 Ruixin Pawnshop Sales of small materials 1,061.95 - Youxin Guarantee Sales of distilled wine 637.17 8,718.59 Youxin Guarantee Sales of small materials 1,061.95 - Bozhou Guest House Provision of construction services 707.55 14,758,223.32 Jiuan Advisory Provision of catering and accommodation 4,597.00 8,600.00 Longxin Advisory Sales of distilled wine 159.29 3,071.68 Jiuan Advisory Sales of small materials 74,286.24 3,412.25 Longxin Advisory Sales of small materials 265.49 - Anxin Small Loan Sales of small materials 15,752.21 - RJSL Holiday Inn Sales of small materials 19,928.17 - RJSL Holiday Inn Provision of catering and accommodation 1,276.02 - Shenglong Trading Sales of small materials 17,778.77 - RJSL Holiday Inn Sales of distilled wine 17,690.27 - RJSL Group Sales of small materials 7,962.83 128.32 Dongfang Ruijing Provision of catering and accommodation 66,037.74 82,528.93 GJ Hotel Development Provision of catering and accommodation 2,153.31 14,266.98 GJ Hotel Development Sales of small materials 58,004.73 113.27 Total —— 4,515,186.90 17,782,578.87 (b) Leases The Company as lessor: The lessee Type of assets 2023 2022 GJ Hotel Development Houses and buildings 1,392,871.94 1,166,083.56 Total —— 1,392,871.94 1,166,083.56 The Company as lessee: The lessor Type of assets 2023 ~ 227 ~ Annual Report 2023 Expenses for short-term Variable lease lease and lease Lease payment Interest Increase in payments not of low value for current expense of right-of-use included in asset under period lease liabilities assets lease liabilities simplified method Houses and GJ Group 931,328.78 - 981,843.88 - - buildings Suning Houses and Property - - 2,152,500.00 558,931.43 - buildings Development Total —— 931,328.78 - 3,134,343.88 558,931.43 - (Continued) 2022 Expenses for short-term Variable lease lease and lease Lease payment Interest Increase in The lessor Type of assets payments not of low value for current expense of right-of-use included in asset under period lease liabilities assets lease liabilities simplified method Houses and GJ Group 1,090,629.08 - 1,149,108.20 - - buildings Suning Houses and Property - - 2,100,000.00 634,212.08 - buildings Development Total —— 1,090,629.08 - 3,249,108.20 634,212.08 - (d) Key management personnel compensation Items 2023 2022 Key management personnel 27.67million 21.00million compensation 12.6 Receivables and Payables with Related Parties Items Related parties 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Contract assets Bozhou Guest House - 1,855,188.15 Contract liabilities Bozhou Guest House 15,988.44 - Contract liabilities GJ Huishenglou Catering 5,070.80 - ~ 228 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items Related parties 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Contract liabilities RJSL Group 221.12 221.12 Contract liabilities GJ International - 58,849.56 Contract liabilities GJ Hotel Development - 148.67 Accounts payable Jiuan Advisory 4,711,062.24 2,151,065.65 Accounts payable GJ Hotel Development 6,500.00 - Accounts payable Bozhou Guest House 29,768.32 - Other payables RJSL Group - 115,533.60 Other payables GJ Hotel Development 50,000.00 50,000.00 Other payables Jiuan Advisory 18,000.00 - 13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 13.1 Significant Commitments As at 31 December 2023, the Company has no significant commitments need to be disclosed. 13.2 Contingencies As at 31 December 2023, the Company has no significant contingencies need to be disclosed. 14. EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD 14.1 Profit Distribution The Company proposes to pay a cash dividend of 45.00 yuan (including tax) and 0 bonus shares (including tax) to all shareholders for every 10 shares of the company's total share capital of 528,600,000 shares by the end of 2023, without converting the surplus fund into additional share capital. Other than the above, as at April 26, 2024, the Company had no other post-balance sheet events that required disclosure. 15. OTHER SIGNIFICANT MATTERS 15.1 Segment Information In accordance with the Company’s internal management and reporting structure, segment reporting is not applicable. 16. NOTES TO THE MAIN ITEMS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ~ 229 ~ Annual Report 2023 PARENT COMPANY 16.1 Accounts Receivable (a) No account receivable as of 31 December 2023. (b) No account receivable as of 31 December 2022. (c) Impairment movement for the period was not applicable for accounts receivable. 16.2 Other Receivables (a) Other receivables by category Items 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Interest receivable - - Dividend receivable - - Other receivables 384,878,020.29 202,279,154.63 Total 384,878,020.29 202,279,154.63 (b) Other Receivables (i) Other receivables by aging Aging 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Within one year 384,298,400.37 200,863,691.53 Including: Within 6 months 384,283,297.37 200,851,698.40 7 months to 1 years 15,103.00 11,993.13 1-2 years 24,380.80 1,303,136.00 2-3 years 1,303,136.00 710,291.70 Over 3 years 29,741,318.31 39,757,474.30 Subtotal 415,367,235.48 242,634,593.53 Less: provision for bad debt 30,489,215.19 40,355,438.90 Total 384,878,020.29 202,279,154.63 (ii) Other receivables by nature Nature 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Due from related party within the scope of 374,969,732.31 189,661,149.05 consolidation Security investments 28,635,660.22 38,434,247.10 Margin deposits 3,693,589.17 3,351,294.09 Rentals and utilities receivable 1,135,726.76 741,495.49 ~ 230 ~ Annual Report 2023 Nature 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Others 6,932,527.02 10,446,407.80 Subtotal 415,367,235.48 242,634,593.53 Less: Provision for bad debt 30,489,215.19 40,355,438.90 Total 384,878,020.29 202,279,154.63 (iii) Other receivables by bad debt provision method A. As at 31 December 2023, provision for bad debt recognised based on three stages model Stages Book balance Provision for bad debt Carrying acount Stage 1 386,731,575.26 1,853,554.97 384,878,020.29 Stage 2 - - - Stage 3 28,635,660.22 28,635,660.22 - Total 415,367,235.48 30,489,215.19 384,878,020.29 As at 31 December 2023, provision for bad debt at stage 1: Expected credit loss rate in the Provision for bad Category Book balance Carrying amount next 12 months debt (%) Provision for bad debt recognised - - - - individually Provision for bad debt recognised by 386,731,575.26 0.48 1,853,554.97 384,878,020.29 groups Including: Group 1 374,969,732.31 - - 374,969,732.31 Group 2 11,761,842.95 15.76 1,853,554.97 9,908,287.98 Total 386,731,575.26 0.48 1,853,554.97 384,878,020.29 Details of Group 2 receivables as of the statement date 31 December 2023 Age group Book balance Provision for bad debt Provision ratio (%) Within 1 year 9,328,668.06 93,890.80 1.01 Including: Within 6 months 9,313,565.06 93,135.65 1.00 7 months to 1 years 15,103.00 755.15 5.00 1 to 2 years 24,380.80 2,438.08 10.00 2 to 3 years 1,303,136.00 651,568.00 50.00 ~ 231 ~ Annual Report 2023 31 December 2023 Age group Book balance Provision for bad debt Provision ratio (%) Over 3 years 1,105,658.09 1,105,658.09 100.00 Total 11,761,842.95 1,853,554.97 15.76 As at 31 December 2023, provision for bad debt at stage 3: Expected credit loss ratio (%) Provision for bad Category Book balance Carrying amount over the entire debt duration Provision for bad debt recognised 28,635,660.22 100.00 28,635,660.22 - individually Provision for bad debt recognised by - - - - groups Including: Group 1 - - - - Group 2 - - - - Total 28,635,660.22 100.00 28,635,660.22 - Details of receivables subject to individual assessment as of 31 December 2023 31 December 2023 Entity name Provision for bad Reason for Book balance Provision ratio (%) debt impairment Hengxin Securities Co., Ltd. 28,635,660.22 28,635,660.22 100.00 In bankruptcy Total 28,635,660.22 28,635,660.22 100.00 B. As at 31 December 2022, provision for bad debt recognised based on three stages model Stages Book balance Provision for bad debt Carrying amount Stage 1 204,200,346.43 1,921,191.80 202,279,154.63 Stage 2 - - - Stage 3 38,434,247.10 38,434,247.10 - Total 242,634,593.53 40,355,438.90 202,279,154.63 As at 31 December 2022, provision for bad debt at stage 1: ~ 232 ~ Annual Report 2023 Expected credit loss rate in the Provision for bad Category Book balance Carrying amount next 12 months debt (%) Provision for bad debt recognised individually Provision for bad debt recognised by 204,200,346.43 0.94 1,921,191.80 202,279,154.63 groups Including: Group 1 189,661,149.05 - - 189,661,149.05 Group 2 14,539,197.38 13.21 1,921,191.80 12,618,005.58 Total 204,200,346.43 0.94 1,921,191.80 202,279,154.63 Details of Group 2 receivables as of the statement date 31 December 2022 Age group Book balance Provision for bad debt Provision ratio (%) Within 1 year 11,202,542.48 112,505.14 1.00 Including: Within 6 months 11,190,549.35 111,905.48 1.00 7 months to 1 years 11,993.13 599.66 5.00 1 to 2 years 1,303,136.00 130,313.60 10.00 2 to 3 years 710,291.70 355,145.86 50.00 Over 3 years 1,323,227.20 1,323,227.20 100.00 Total 14,539,197.38 1,921,191.80 13.21 As at 31 December 2022, provision for bad debt at stage 3: Expected credit loss ratio (%) Provision for bad Category Book balance Carrying amount over the entire debt duration Provision for bad debt recognised 38,434,247.10 100.00 38,434,247.10 - individually Provision for bad debt recognised by - groups Including: Group 1 - Group 2 - Total 38,434,247.10 100.00 38,434,247.10 - ~ 233 ~ Annual Report 2023 Details of receivables subject to individual assessment as of 31 December 2022 31 December 2022 Entity name Provision for bad Reason for Book balance Provision ratio (%) debt impairment Hengxin Securities Co., Ltd. 28,733,899.24 28,733,899.24 100.00 In bankruptcy Jianqiao Securities Co., Ltd. 9,700,347.86 9,700,347.86 100.00 In bankruptcy Total 38,434,247.10 38,434,247.10 100.00 - (iv) Changes of provision for bad debt during the reporting period Changes during the reporting period 31 December 31 December Category Elimination or 2022 Provision Recovery or reversal 2023 write-off Individual 38,434,247.10 - 98,239.02 9,700,347.86 28,635,660.22 assessment Portfolio 1,921,191.80 - 67,636.83 - 1,853,554.97 assessment Total 40,355,438.90 - 165,875.85 9,700,347.86 30,489,215.19 (v) Top five closing balances by entity Proportion of the Balance as at 31 Provision for bad Entity name Nature Aging balance to the total December 2023 debt other receivables (%) Due from related party within the Within 6 Top 1 125,000,000.00 30.09 - scope of months consolidation Due from related party within the Within 6 Top 2 120,000,000.00 28.89 - scope of months consolidation Due from related party within the Within 6 Top 3 78,207,352.12 18.83 - scope of months consolidation Due from related party within the Within 6 Top 4 50,475,561.36 12.15 - scope of months consolidation ~ 234 ~ Annual Report 2023 Proportion of the Balance as at 31 Provision for bad Entity name Nature Aging balance to the total December 2023 debt other receivables (%) Top 5 Security investment 28,635,660.22 Over 3 years 6.89 28,635,660.22 Total 402,318,573.70 96.85 28,635,660.22 16.3 Long-term Equity Investments 31 December 2023 31 December 2022 Items Provision for Provision for Book balance Carrying amount Book balance Carrying amount impairment impairment Subsidiaries 1,598,079,903.43 - 1,598,079,903.43 1,582,079,903.43 - 1,582,079,903.43 Associates 4,855,540.61 - 4,855,540.61 4,669,710.25 - 4,669,710.25 Total 1,602,935,444.04 - 1,602,935,444.04 1,586,749,613.68 - 1,586,749,613.68 (a) Investments in subsidiaries Provision Decrease Provision for for Increase during during the impairment impairment Investees 31 December 2022 the reporting 31 December 2023 reporting during the at 31 period period reporting period December 2023 GJ Sales 68,949,286.89 - - 68,949,286.89 - - Longrui Glass 85,267,453.06 - - 85,267,453.06 - - Jinhao Hotel 49,906,854.63 - - 49,906,854.63 - - GJ Guest House 648,646.80 - - 648,646.80 - - Ruisi Weier 40,000,000.00 - - 40,000,000.00 - - YQ Environment Protection 16,000,000.00 - - 16,000,000.00 - - GJ E-Commerce 5,000,000.00 - - 5,000,000.00 - - HHL Distillery 816,000,000.00 - - 816,000,000.00 - - Jinyunlai 15,000,000.00 - - 15,000,000.00 - - Runan Xinke 10,000,000.00 - - 10,000,000.00 - - Jiuan Electric 10,000,000.00 - - 10,000,000.00 - - Mingguang Distillery 200,200,000.00 - - 200,200,000.00 - - Treasure Distillery 224,723,400.00 - - 224,723,400.00 - - Jiuhao ChinaRail 5,720,000.00 - - 5,720,000.00 - - GJ Health Technology 34,664,262.05 - - 34,664,262.05 - - Theme Hotel - 10,000,000.00 - 10,000,000.00 - - Anhui Gu Qi Distillery - 6,000,000.00 - 6,000,000.00 - - ~ 235 ~ Annual Report 2023 Provision Decrease Provision for for Increase during during the impairment impairment Investees 31 December 2022 the reporting 31 December 2023 reporting during the at 31 period period reporting period December 2023 Total 1,582,079,903.43 16,000,000.00 - 1,598,079,903.43 - - (b) Investments in associates Changes during the reporting period Increase Decrease Gains /(losses) Adjustments of 31 December Investees during the during the on investments other Changes in 2022 reporting reporting under the comprehensive other equity period period equity method income (i) Associates - - Xunfeijiuzhi 4,669,710.25 - - 185,830.36 - - Total 4,669,710.25 - - 185,830.36 - - (Continued) Changes during the reporting period Declaration of Provision for 31 December Investees cash dividends or Provision for impairment at 31 Others 2023 distribution of impairment December 2023 profit (i)Associates Xunfeijiuzhi - - - 4,855,540.61 - Total - - - 4,855,540.61 - 16.4 Revenue and Cost of Sales 2023 2022 Items Revenue Costs of sales Revenue Costs of sales Principal activities 10,501,446,923.20 3,628,280,247.93 8,321,302,489.78 3,081,601,776.18 Other activities 123,590,833.53 79,803,499.54 115,551,935.55 68,470,471.26 Total 10,625,037,756.73 3,708,083,747.47 8,436,854,425.33 3,150,072,247.44 Note: The company's main business income is distilled wine sales revenue. 16.5 Investment Income Items 2023 2022 ~ 236 ~ Annual Report 2023 Items 2023 2022 Investment income from long-term equity 151,685,778.22 531,783,095.55 investments under cost method Investment income from long-term equity 185,830.36 769,710.25 investments under equity method Gains from disposal of financial assets 31,140,435.80 8,539,026.86 held-for-trading Gains from disposal of financial assets at fair -39,556,318.53 -24,743,235.48 value through other comprehensive income Others 15,155.26 102,958.20 Total 143,470,881.11 516,451,555.38 17. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 17.1 Details of current non-recurring profit or loss Items 2023 2022 Gains /(losses) on disposal of non-current assets -2,063,270.90 -4,666,425.09 Government grants (except for government grants which are closely related to the ordinary course of business of the Company, in compliance with national policies and regulations, granted in accordance with the 39,946,354.24 40,804,726.42 determined standards; and influence the profit and loss on an ongoing basis) charged to gains or losses for the period Non-financial business’s gains or losses from fair value change arising from financial assets and financial liabilities held and gains or losses from disposal of financial assets and financial liabilities, other than effective 51,603,409.95 43,874,800.64 value protection hedges relating to the Company’s ordinary course of business Reversal of provision for impairment of individually tested receivables 98,239.02 423,337.78 Other non-operating income/expenses except for items mentioned above 51,716,611.35 23,314,293.08 Total non-recurring profit /(loss) 141,301,343.66 103,750,732.83 Less: Income tax effect 34,596,052.57 25,727,870.92 Less: net non-recurring profit /(loss) attributable to non-controlling interest 12,760,425.86 5,397,408.19 Net non-recurring profit /(loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders 93,944,865.23 72,625,453.72 The Company redefined the non-recurring profit and loss for the year 2022 in accordance with the provisions of the Explanatory Announcement No. 1 on Information Disclosure of Publicly Issued Securities Companies - Non-Recurring Profit and Loss (Revised in 2023) (SFC Announcement No. [2023]65). This will result in a decrease of 4,561,968.14 in non-recurring net profit and loss after income tax for the year 2022, including a decrease of 3,975,285.01 in non-recurring net profit and ~ 237 ~ Annual Report 2023 loss attributable to the Company's common shareholders and a decrease of 586,683.13 in non-recurring net profit and loss attributable to minority shareholders. The non-recurring profit and loss items affected in 2022 are: "Government subsidies recognized in the profit and loss of the current period, except government subsidies that are closely related to the normal operation of the company, comply with national policies and regulations, enjoy in accordance with determined standards, and have a continuous impact on the profit and loss of the company", reducing by 5,916,533.10. 17.2 Return on Net Assets and Earnings Per Share (‘EPS’) (a) 2023 Weighted average EPS Profit for the reporting period return on net assets Basic Diluted (%) Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 22.92 8.68 8.68 Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 22.45 8.50 8.50 after non-recurring profit or losses (b) 2022 Weighted average EPS Profit for the reporting period return on net assets Basic Diluted (%) Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 17.93 5.95 5.95 Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 17.52 5.81 5.81 after non-recurring profit or loss Chairman of the Board: Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited 26 April 2024 ~ 238 ~