C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 1 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 Stock Code: 002511 Stock Abbreviation: ZSJR Announcement No.: 2023-27 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2023 The Company and all members of the Board of Directors hereby guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the information disclosed, and there are no false and misleading statements or material omissions. Important Notice: 1. The Board of Directors and the Board of Supervisors of the Company and its directors, supervisors and senior management warrant that the information contained in this quarterly report is true, accurate and complete without any false and misleading statements or material omissions, and severally and jointly accept legal liability thereof. 2. The person in charge of the Company, the person in charge of accounting of the Company, and the person in charge of the accounting department of the Company have declared that they warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the financial statements set out in this quarterly report. 3. Whether the First Quarter Report has been audited □ Yes √ No I. Main Financial Data (I) Main accounting data and financial indicators Whether the Company needs to perform retrospective adjustment or restatement of accounting data for previous years □ Yes √ No Same period of previous Changes over same period of Current period year previous year Operating income (RMB) 2,060,542,849.81 1,884,339,300.88 9.35% Net profit attributable to shareholders of 89,436,714.84 133,346,264.70 -32.93% the listed company (RMB) Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company after deducting 81,878,048.70 126,963,097.30 -35.51% non-recurring profit and loss (RMB) Net cash flow from operating activities 189,136,132.94 247,480,435.23 -23.58% (RMB) 2 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 Basic earnings per share (RMB/share) 0.07 0.10 -30.00% Diluted earnings per share (RMB/share) 0.07 0.10 -30.00% Weighted average return on net assets 1.71% 2.68% -0.97% Changes over end of previous End of current period End of previous year year Total assets (RMB) 8,633,703,315.60 8,335,107,691.71 3.58% Owner's equity attributable to shareholders 5,273,733,856.59 5,178,060,378.48 1.85% of the listed company (RMB) (II) Non-recurring items and amounts √ Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RMB Item Amount of current period Description Profits/losses from the disposal of non-current asset (including the write-off that -216,146.00 accrued for impairment of assets) Governmental grants reckoned into current profits/losses (not including grants enjoyed in quota or ration according to national standards, which are closely relevant 6,482,330.30 to the company’s normal business) Profits/losses from assets entrusted to others for investment or management 27,707.09 Except for effective hedging business related to the normal operation of the company, fair value gains and losses from holding trading financial assets and trading financial 813,600.00 liabilities, as well as investment income from disposing of trading financial assets, trading financial liabilities, and available for sale financial assets Other non-operating income and expenses except for the aforementioned items 2,381,391.59 Less: Influence of income tax 1,930,216.84 Total 7,558,666.14 -- Details of other profit and loss items that meet the definition of non-recurring profit and loss: □ Applicable √ Not applicable The Company has no other profit and loss items that meet the definition of non-recurring profit and loss. Descriptions where the Company defines any non-recurring profit and loss items listed in the No. 1 Explanatory Announcement on Information Disclosure of Companies Offering Securities to the Public—Non-recurring Profit and Loss as recurring profit and loss items during the reporting period □ Applicable √ Not applicable The Company did not define any non-recurring profit and loss items listed in the No. 1 Explanatory Announcement on Information Disclosure of Companies Offering Securities to the Public—Non-recurring Profit and Loss as recurring profit and loss items during the reporting period. (III) Changes of main accounting data and financial indicators and reasons √ Applicable □ Not applicable 1. Balance sheet items Monetary funds: This item recorded an increase of RMB629,395,493.87 or 47.51% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the increase in borrowing during the reporting period. Tradable financial assets: This item recorded an increase of RMB813,600.00 or 100.00% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the changes in the fair value of forward foreign exchange settlements and sales of trading financial assets during the reporting period. Other current asset: This item recorded an increase of RMB165,858,475.80 or 49.52% in the reporting period 3 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the increase of large deposit certificates during the reporting period. Goodwill: This item recorded an increase of RMB633,136.34 or 979.27% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly due to the acquisition of subsidiaries not under the common control during the reporting period. Other non-current assets: This item recorded an increase of RMB21,424,952.32 or 366.93% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the increase in prepayments in land payment during the reporting period. Short-term borrowings: This item recorded an increase of RMB581,434,704.87 or 95.66% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the increase in bank borrowing during the reporting period. Contract liabilities: This item recorded a decrease of RMB45,606,699.49 or 47.22% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in prepayments from customers during the reporting period. Employee remuneration payable: This item recorded a decrease of RMB70,515,700.91 or 53.57% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the release of the year-end bonus payable for the previous year during the reporting period. Tax and fees payable: This item recorded an increase of RMB28,099,367.86 or 52.56% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the increase in VAT and income tax expense during the reporting period. Other current liabilities: This item recorded a decrease of RMB6,215,813.73 or 49.97% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in the tax pending changeover during the reporting period. Lease liabilities: This item recorded an increase of RMB1,595,148.66 or 198.43% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the increase in rented houses and buildings during the reporting period. 2. Income statement items Financial expenses: This item recorded a decrease of RMB1,594,818.16 or 108.30% in the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in exchange losses and gains during the reporting period. Return on investment: This item recorded a decrease of RMB146,121.05 or 84.06% in the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in returns on wealth management products received during the reporting period. Gains from changes in fair value: This item recorded an increase of RMB816,501.12 or 28144.34% in the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the increase in forward settlement and sales of foreign exchange during the reporting period. Asset impairment losses: This item recorded an increase of RMB777,992.12 or 212.48% in the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in provision for inventory depreciation 4 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 during the reporting period. Return on disposal of assets: This item recorded a decrease of RMB78,973.53 or 339.92% in the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, owing to the decrease in disposal of fixed assets during the reporting period. Non-operating income: This item recorded an increase of RMB1,028,229.49 or 107.09% in the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the increase in received penalty during the reporting period. Non-operating expense: This item recorded a decrease of RMB440,106.60 or 38.27% in the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in donation during the reporting period. Income tax expenses: This item recorded a decrease of RMB10,872,567.93 or 40.50% in the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in total profit during the reporting period. 3. Cash flow statement items Net cash flow from investing activities: This item recorded a decrease of RMB72,929,077.59 or 35.17% in the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the increase in payment for principal of wealth management products during the reporting period. Net cash flow from financing activities: This item recorded an increase of RMB692,254,858.53 or 1980.55% in the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the increase in cash received from borrowings during the reporting period. II. Shareholder Information (I) Total number of ordinary shareholders, number of preferred shareholders whose voting rights were resumed and shareholdings of top 10 shareholders Unit: share Total number of preferred Total number of ordinary shareholders shareholders whose voting 117,225 0 as at the end of the reporting period rights were resumed at the end of the reporting period (if any) Shareholdings of top 10 shareholders Shareholding Number of shares Pledged, marked or frozen Name of Nature of percentage Number of shares subject to selling shareholder shareholder Share status Number (%) restrictions Guangdong Domestic Zhongshun Paper non-state-owned 28.22% 377,195,570 Group Co., Ltd. legal person Chung Shun Co. Foreign legal person 19.94% 266,504,789 Hong Kong Securities Foreign legal person 4.23% 56,516,558 Clearing Co., Ltd. Ernest Partners LLC — Client Foreign legal person 0.92% 12,259,500 funds Domestic natural Yue Yong 0.81% 10,765,241 8,348,93 person Deng Yingzhong Domestic natural 0.51% 6,752,811 5,064,608 5 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 person Guohua Life — Xingyi Other 0.47% 6,224,600 Traditional No.2 # Zhongshan Domestic Xinda Investment non-state-owned 0.46% 6,123,636 Management Co., legal person Ltd. ABC — CSI Smallcap 500 Other 0.35% 4,683,889 ETF ICBC — CSI Main Consumer Other 0.29% 3,899,518 Staples ETF Shareholdings of top 10 shareholders not subject to selling restrictions Type of shares Name of shareholder Number of shares not subject to selling restrictions Type of shares Number Guangdong Zhongshun Paper Group RMB-denominate 377,195,570 377,195,570 Co., Ltd. d ordinary shares RMB-denominate Chung Shun Co. 266,504,789 266,504,789 d ordinary shares Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., RMB-denominate 56,516,558 56,516,558 Ltd. d ordinary shares RMB-denominate Ernest Partners LLC — Client funds 12,259,500 12,259,500 d ordinary shares RMB-denominate Guohua Life — Xingyi Traditional No.2 6,224,600 6,224,600 d ordinary shares # Zhongshan Xinda Investment RMB-denominate 6,123,636 6,123,636 Management Co., Ltd. d ordinary shares RMB-denominate ABC — CSI Smallcap 500 ETF 4,683,889 4,683,889 d ordinary shares ICBC — CSI Main Consumer Staples RMB-denominate 3,899,518 3,899,518 ETF d ordinary shares RMB-denominate #Chen Ruiqiang 3,667,600 3,667,600 d ordinary shares RMB-denominate Yuan Xuemei 3,592,000 3,592,000 d ordinary shares 1. Among the top ten shareholders mentioned above, Mr. Deng Yingzhong is among the actual controllers of the Company; Guangdong Zhongshun Paper Group Co., Ltd. and Chung Shun Co. are the enterprises controlled by actual controllers of the Company, i.e. Description on the related relationship Mr. Deng Yingzhong, Deng Guanbiao and Deng Guanjie. That is, Guangdong Zhongshun or parties acting-in-concert Paper Group Co., Ltd. and Chung Shun Co. are related parties. Mr. Yue Yong is an arrangements among the above incumbent senior manager of the Company. shareholders 2. Except for the above situation, it is unknown to the Company whether there is related party relationship among other shareholders, or whether there is acting-in-concert among other shareholders as stipulated in the Administrative Measures for the Disclosure of Information on Changes in Shareholders' Shareholding of Listed Companies. 1. The Company’s shareholder Zhongshan Xinda Investment Management Co., Ltd. holds 6,120,602 shares through a client credit transaction guarantee securities account. 2. The Company’s shareholder Chen Ruiqiang holds 843,500 shares through a client credit Description on the top 10 shareholders’ transaction guarantee securities account. participation in margin trading and securities lending business (if any) Note: There is a special repurchase account “C&S Paper Special Repurchase Securities Account” among the top 10 shareholders. As of the end of the reporting period, this repurchase account held 26,758,987 shares, with a shareholding ratio of 2%. Pursuant to relevant regulations, it is not included in the list of top 10 shareholders. 6 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 (II) Total number of preferred shareholders and shareholdings of top 10 preferred shareholders □ Applicable √ Not applicable III. Other Significant Matters √ Applicable □ Not applicable Implementation of the 2022 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Incentive Plan during the reporting period: (1) On December 20, 2022, the Company convened the 18th meeting of the Fifth Board of Directors, the 13th meeting of the Fifth Board of Supervisors, and the 2023 First Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, which deliberated and approved the Proposal on the 2022 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Incentive Plan (Draft) and Its Summary. For details, please refer to the Company's relevant announcements on CNINFO. (2) On January 4, 2023, the Company's Board of Supervisors issued an explanation and the audit opinions on the list of incentive recipients under the 2022 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Incentive Plan. At the same time, the Company issued a self-inspection report on the buying and selling of corporate shares by insiders and incentive recipients of the 2022 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Incentive Plan. (3) On January 31, 2023, the Company held the 19th meeting of the Fifth Board of Directors and the 14th meeting of the Fifth Board of Supervisors, which reviewed and approved the Proposal on Granting Stock Options and Restricted Shares to Incentive Recipients for the First Time. The Board believed that the granting conditions stipulated in the incentive plan were fulfilled and thereby agreed to, with January 31, 2023 as the first-grant date, grant a total of 15.665 million stock options to 686 incentive recipients who met the granting conditions with an exercise price of RMB9.48 per share, and a total of 21.765 million restricted shares to 694 incentive recipients who met the granting conditions with a grant price of RMB6.32 per share. (4) The registration procedures for the first-granted stock options under the 2022 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Incentive Plan were completed on February 24, 2023, with a quantity of 15.48 million, number of recipients 654, stock option abbreviation C&S JLC3, and stock option code 037336. In addition, the registration procedures for the first-granted restricted shares under the 2022 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Incentive Plan were completed on March 6, 2023, with a quantity of 20.9615 million, number of recipients 617, and stock listing date March 7, 2023. IV. Quarterly Financial Statements (I) Financial statements 1. Consolidated balance sheet Prepared by: C&S Paper Co., Ltd. March 31, 2023 Unit: RMB Item Balance at the end of the period Balance at the beginning of the period Current assets: Monetary funds 1,954,183,035.36 1,324,787,541.49 Settlement reserve Lending to banks and other financial institutions Tradable financial assets 813,600.00 Derivative financial assets Notes receivable 9,820,991.37 11,371,092.80 7 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 Accounts receivable 845,396,697.20 1,084,130,138.51 Accounts receivable financing Prepayments 19,613,931.45 15,291,351.73 Premium receivable Reinsurance payables Reinsurance contract reserves receivable Other receivables 13,628,574.99 16,915,272.60 Including: Interest receivable Dividends receivable Financial assets held under resale agreements Inventory 1,691,070,655.54 1,911,630,723.55 Contract assets Assets held for sale Non-current assets due within one year Other current assets 500,817,829.71 334,959,353.91 Total current assets 5,035,345,315.62 4,699,085,474.59 Non-current assets: Loans and advances to customers Investments in creditor’s rights Investments in other creditor’s rights Long-term receivable Long-term equity investment Investment in other equity instruments Other non-current financial assets Investment property 31,342,376.49 31,701,597.54 Fixed assets 2,924,742,472.38 3,013,559,312.97 Construction work in progress 158,311,995.48 142,627,123.42 Productive biological assets Oil & gas assets Right-of-use assets 8,812,888.05 9,758,283.42 Intangible assets 224,604,541.62 214,243,938.48 Development expenses Goodwill 697,790.49 64,654.15 Long-term deferred expenses 9,611,286.29 11,771,615.74 Deferred income tax assets 212,970,662.52 206,456,657.06 Other non-current assets 27,263,986.66 5,839,034.34 Total non-current assets 3,598,357,999.98 3,636,022,217.12 Total assets 8,633,703,315.60 8,335,107,691.71 Current liabilities: Short-term borrowings 1,189,233,927.49 607,799,222.62 8 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 Borrowings from PBC Placements from banks and other financial institutions Tradable financial liabilities Derivative financial liabilities Notes payable 315,999,721.07 340,335,111.30 Accounts payable 710,310,494.43 948,550,430.61 Payments received in advance Contract liabilities 50,975,245.45 96,581,944.94 Proceeds from financial assets sold under repo Customer bank deposits and due to banks and other financial institutions Funds from securities trading agency Funds from securities underwriting agency Employee remuneration payable 61,125,746.74 131,641,447.65 Tax and fees payable 81,557,334.21 53,457,966.35 Other payables 789,456,180.28 807,423,814.13 Including: Interests payable Dividends payable Transaction fee and commission receivable Reinsurance payable Liabilities held for sale Non-current liabilities due within 7,510,164.22 9,833,661.30 one year Other current liabilities 6,224,333.82 12,440,147.55 Total current liabilities 3,212,393,147.71 3,008,063,746.45 Non-current liabilities: Insurance contract reserves Long-term borrowings Bonds payable Including: Preference shares Perpetual bonds Lease liabilities 2,399,027.96 803,879.30 Long-term payable Long-term employee remuneration payable Provision Deferred income 94,410,420.74 98,419,983.82 Deferred income tax liabilities 42,821,394.21 47,131,368.70 Other non-current liabilities Total non-current liabilities 139,630,842.91 146,355,231.82 Total liabilities 3,352,023,990.62 3,154,418,978.27 Owner's equity: Share capital 1,336,446,200.00 1,314,739,745.00 9 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 Other equity instruments Including: Preference shares Perpetual bonds Capital reserve 1,075,194,986.26 958,187,997.99 Less: Treasury shares 821,407,373.99 688,930,693.99 Other comprehensive income Special reserves Surplus reserves 145,882,689.86 145,882,689.86 General reserves Retained earnings 3,537,617,354.46 3,448,180,639.62 Total equity attributable to owners of 5,273,733,856.59 5,178,060,378.48 the parent company Equities of minority shareholders 7,945,468.39 2,628,334.96 Total owner's equity 5,281,679,324.98 5,180,688,713.44 Total liabilities and owners' equities 8,633,703,315.60 8,335,107,691.71 Legal representative: Liu Peng Person in charge of accounting: Xu Xianjing Person in charge of accounting department: Dong Ye 2. Consolidated income statement Unit: RMB Item Incurred in the current period Incurred in the prior period I. Total Operating Income 2,060,542,849.81 1,884,339,300.88 Including: Operating income 2,060,542,849.81 1,884,339,300.88 Interest income Gross earned premiums Service charge and commission income II. Total Operating Cost 1,969,968,752.82 1,738,812,664.25 Including: Operating costs 1,494,682,167.06 1,266,000,074.36 Interest expenses Service charge and commission expenses Surrender value Net compensation expenses Net appropriation of insurance reserve Policy dividends expenses Reinsurance costs Tax and surcharges 10,462,165.90 12,558,211.99 Selling expenses 343,938,889.16 333,729,274.14 Administrative expenses 72,119,884.69 79,277,066.68 R&D expenses 51,833,013.86 48,720,586.77 Finance expenses -3,067,367.85 -1,472,549.69 Including: Interest fees 10,537,717.07 178,781.10 10 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 Interest income 5,717,475.64 2,754,875.87 Plus: Other income 7,424,935.61 8,030,856.86 Return on investment ("-" 27,707.09 173,828.14 indicates loss) Including: Return on investment in associates and joint ventures Income from the derecognition of financial assets measured at amortized cost Exchange gains ("-" indicates loss) Gains from net exposure hedging ("-" indicates loss) Gains from changes in fair value ("-" indicates loss) 813,600.00 -2,901.12 Credit impairment losses ("-" indicates loss) 6,209,595.17 6,918,082.21 Asset impairment losses ("-" indicates loss) -1,144,134.84 -366,142.72 Return on disposal of assets ("-" indicates loss) -55,740.67 23,232.86 III. Operating Profit ("-" indicates loss) 103,850,059.35 160,303,592.86 Plus: Non-operating income 1,988,401.70 960,172.21 Less: Non-operating expenditure 710,020.75 1,150,127.35 IV. Total Profit ("-" indicates total loss) 105,128,440.30 160,113,637.72 Less: Income tax expense 15,974,592.03 26,847,159.96 V. Net Profit ("-" indicates net loss) 89,153,848.27 133,266,477.76 i. Classified by operation continuity 1. Net profit from continued operation ("-" indicates net loss) 89,153,848.27 133,266,477.76 2. Net profit from discontinued operation ("-" indicates net loss) ii. Classified by attribution of ownership 1. Net profit attributable to owners 89,436,714.84 133,346,264.70 of the parent company 2. Minority shareholders' profits and -282,866.57 -79,786.94 losses VI. Net Amount of Other Comprehensive Income after Tax Total other comprehensive after-tax net income attributable to owners of the parent company i. Other comprehensive income not able to be reclassified into the profit or loss 1. Changes of re-measurement of the defined benefit plan 2. Other comprehensive income that cannot be transferred into the profit or loss under equity method 11 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 3. Changes in fair value of investment in other equity instruments 4. Changes in fair value of credit risk of the enterprise 5. Others ii. Other comprehensive income reclassified into the profit or loss 1. Other comprehensive income to be transferred into the profit or loss under equity method 2. Changes in fair value of investment in other creditor's rights 3. Financial assets reclassified into other comprehensive income 4. Impairment provision for credit of investment in other creditor's rights 5. Reserve of cash flow hedge 6. Converted difference in foreign currency financial statements 7. Others Total other comprehensive after-tax net income attributable to minority shareholders VII. Total Comprehensive Income 89,153,848.27 133,266,477.76 Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the parent 89,436,714.84 133,346,264.70 company Total comprehensive income -282,866.57 -79,786.94 attributable to minority shareholders VIII. Earnings per Share: i. Basic earnings per share 0.07 0.10 ii. Diluted earnings per share 0.07 0.10 For business combinations of the current period under common control, the net profit realized by the combined party before the combination is: RMB0.00; the net profit realized by the combined party in last period is: RMB0.00. Legal Representative: Liu Peng Person in charge of accounting: Xu Xianjing Person in charge of accounting department: Dong Ye 3. Consolidated cash flow statement Unit: RMB Item Incurred in the current period Incurred in the prior period I. Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Cash received from sale of goods 2,202,618,917.36 2,013,189,894.59 or rendering of services Net increase in deposits from customers, banks and non-bank financial institutions Net increase in due to central banks Net increase in placements from 12 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 other financial institutions Cash received from the premium of direct insurance contracts Net cash from reinsurance business Net increase in deposits and investment of the insured Cash obtained from interest, net fee and commission Net increase in placements from banks and other financial institutions Net increase in repo service fund Net cash from agent securities trading Tax rebates 33,984,049.20 Cash received related to other 27,259,368.52 20,775,921.90 operating activities Sub-total of cash inflow from operating 2,263,862,335.08 2,033,965,816.49 activities Cash paid for goods purchased and 1,501,434,781.89 1,135,854,564.52 services rendered Net loans and advances to customers Net increase in deposits with the central bank, banks and non-bank financial institutions Cash paid for claims of direct insurance contracts Net increase in placements with banks and non-bank financial institutions Cash paid for interest, fee and commission Cash paid for dividends of the insured Cash paid to and on behalf of 261,750,614.04 272,517,814.87 employees Tax payments 88,074,968.57 130,061,335.22 Cash payments related to other operating activities 223,465,837.64 248,051,666.65 Sub-total of cash outflow from operating activities 2,074,726,202.14 1,786,485,381.26 Net cash flows from operating activities 189,136,132.94 247,480,435.23 II. Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Cash from realization of investment Cash received from the return on 27,707.09 180,495.09 investments Net cash received from the disposal of fixed assets, intangible 319,638.40 4,408.13 assets, and other long-term assets Net amount of cash received from the disposal of subsidiaries and other operating organizations 13 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 Cash received related to other 23,001,000.00 41,239,541.68 investing activities Sub-total of cash inflow from investing 23,348,345.49 41,424,444.90 activities Cash paid for the acquisition and construction of fixed assets, intangible 61,791,327.43 78,770,349.25 assets, and other long-term assets Cash paid for investments Net increase in pledged loans Net amount of cash paid for acquisition of subsidiaries and other 5,810,000.00 operating organizations Cash payments related to other 236,022,000.00 170,000,000.00 investing activities Sub-total of cash outflow from investing activities 303,623,327.43 248,770,349.25 Net cash flows from investing activities -280,274,981.94 -207,345,904.35 III. Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Cash received from capital 141,228,624.53 5,347,319.15 contribution Including: Proceeds received by subsidiaries from minority shareholders' investment Cash received from borrowings 1,127,682,621.27 38,500,000.00 Cash received related to other 8,836,913.62 financing activities Sub-total of cash inflow from financing 1,277,748,159.42 43,847,319.15 activities Cash paid for repayments of 538,082,116.86 borrowings Cash payment for interest expenses 9,932,477.51 and distribution of dividends or profits Including: Dividend and profit paid by subsidiaries to minority shareholders Cash payments related to other 2,526,086.99 8,894,699.62 financing activities Sub-total of cash outflow from 550,540,681.36 8,894,699.62 financing activities Net cash flows from financing activities 727,207,478.06 34,952,619.53 IV. Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents 2,163,778.43 -994,226.31 V. Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents 638,232,407.49 74,092,924.10 Plus: Opening balance of cash and cash equivalents 1,248,898,024.59 797,797,675.70 VI. Closing Balance of Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,887,130,432.08 871,890,599.80 (II) Report auditing Whether the First Quarter Report has been audited □ Yes √ No 14 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. First Quarter Report 2022 The First Quarter Report of the Company has not been audited. Board of Directors of C&S Paper Co., Ltd. April 18, 2023 If there are any ambiguities, the Chinese version shall prevail. 15