C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 The Company and all members of the Board of Directors hereby guarantee the truthfulnes s , 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 Third 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 2 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 Beginning of the year Changes over same period Changes over same Current period to end of current of previous year period of previous year period Operating income 2,138,179,553.65 22.44% 6,823,260,119.24 11.60% (RM B) Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed 80,937,884.63 72.69% 165,428,059.09 -39.74% company (RM B) Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company after deducting 68,640,359.17 128.32% 142,334,246.75 -43.21% non-recurring profit and loss (RM B) Net cash flow from operating activities — — 791,698,638.61 68.56% (RM B) Basic earnings per share 0.06 50.00% 0.13 -38.10% (RM B/share) Diluted earnings per 0.06 50.00% 0.13 -38.10% share (RM B/share) Weighted average return 1.55% 0.60% 3.10% -2.33% on net assets End of current period End of previous year Changes over end of previous year Total assets (RM B) 8,941,770,801.80 8,335,107,691.71 7.28% Owner's equity attributable to shareholders of the listed 5,329,114,258.61 5,178,060,378.48 2.92% company (RM B) (II) Non-recurring items and amounts √ Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RM B Amount from beginning Amount of current Item of the year to end of Description period current period Profits/losses from the disposal of non-current asset (including the write-off that accrued for impairment 210,103.75 -2,750,673.27 of assets) Governmental grants reckoned into current profits/losses (not including grants enjoyed in quota 9,523,052.33 21,397,372.54 or ration according to national standards, which are closely relevant to the company’s normal business) Profits/losses from assets entrusted to others for investment or management 6,043,395.76 7,033,551.12 Except for effectively hedging business related to normal business operations of the Company, gain or loss arising from the change in the fair value of financial assets held for trading, derivative financial assets, financial liabilities held for trading, derivative 968,000.00 financial liabilities, and other non-current financial assets, as well as investment income or loss produced from the disposal of the aforesaid financial assets and liabilities Other non-operating income and expenses except for 196,410.89 2,877,057.78 the aforementioned items Less: Influence of income tax 3,675,437.27 6,431,495.83 3 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 Total 12,297,525.46 23,093,812.34 -- 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 (I)Balance sheet items Notes receivable: This item recorded an increase of RMB29,381,886.96 or 258.39% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the increase in bank acceptance bills received from customers during the reporting period. Other current assets: This item recorded an increase of RMB708,210,695.68 or 211.43% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the increase in the principals of wealth management products during the reporting period. Construction work in progress: This item recorded an increase of RMB44,806,897.59 or 31.42% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to an increase in engineering equipment payments during the reporting period. Right-of-use assets: This item recorded an increase of RMB8,636,076.70 or 88.50% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to an increase in rented houses and buildings 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 owing to the acquisition of subsidiaries not under the common control during the reporting period. Deferred income tax assets: This item recorded an increase of RMB62,113,717.21 or 30.09% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to an increase in deductible losses during the reporting period. Other non-current assets: This item recorded an increase of RMB69,399,816.59 or 1,188.55% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to an increase in prepayments for engineering equipment during the reporting period. Short-term borrowing: This item recorded an increase of RMB412,498,052.40 or 67.87% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the increase in short-term loans from banks during the reporting period. Contract liabilities: This item recorded a decrease of RMB34,881,562.42 or 36.12% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in advance received from customers during the 4 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 reporting period. Tax and fees payable: This item recorded an increase of RMB67,967,449.60 or 127.14% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the increase in value added tax and income tax during the reporting period. Non-current liabilities due within one year: This item recorded an increase of RMB3,220,866.97 or 32.75% compared with the end of 2022, mainly due to an increase in lease liabilities due within one year during this reporting period. Non-current liabilities: This item recorded a decrease of RMB4,513,710.10 or 36.28% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in taxes to be charged off during the reporting period. Lease liabilities: This item recorded an increase of RMB6,590,361.30 or 819.82% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly owing to the increase in rented houses and buildings during the reporting period. Deferred income tax liabilities : This item recorded a decrease of RMB20,463,608.67 or 43.42% in the reporting period compared with the end of 2022, mainly due to the decrease in temporary differences formed by fixed assets during this reporting period. (II) Income statement items Financial expenses: This item recorded a decrease of RMB21,961,799.01 or 506.92% from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in exchange gains and losses during the reporting period. Return on investment: This item recorded an increase of RMB7,818,100.18 or 4,261.68% from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the increase in returns on wealth management products during the reporting period. Credit impairment loss: This item recorded an increase of RMB7,715,203.14 or 95.10% from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the increase in accrued credit impairment losses of accounts receivable during the reporting period. Asset impairment loss: This item recorded a decrease of RMB1,331,986.85 or 37.23% from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly due to the decrease in the provision for inventory depreciation during this reporting period. Return on disposal of assets: This item recorded a decrease of RMB273,565.98 or 46.90% from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in income from the disposal of fixed assets during the reporting period. Non-operating income: This item recorded a decrease of RMB9,377,057.10 or 65.41% from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in non- operating income during the reporting period. Income tax expenses: This item recorded a decrease of RMB30,610,646.06 or 77.76% from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the decrease in total profit during the reporting period. (III) Cash flow statement items 5 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 Net cash flows from operating activities: This item recorded an increase of RMB322,015,907.16 or 68.56% from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the increase in sale revenue during the reporting period. Net cash flows from investing activities: This item recorded a decrease of RMB580,453,571.3 or 144.68% from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period compared with the same period in 2022, mainly owing to the increase in principal paid for purchasing wealth managements during the reporting period. Net cash flows from financing activities: This item recorded an increase of RMB419,955,905.31 or 2,043.34% from the beginning of the year to the end of 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 whose voting shareholders as at the end of the 111,616 0 rights were resumed at the end reporting period of the reporting period (if any) Shareholdings of top 10 shareholders Number of Pledged, marked or frozen Name of Nature of Shareholding shares subject Number of shares shareholder shareholder percentage (%) to selling Share status Number of shares restrictions Guangdong Domestic non- Zhongshun Paper state-owned legal 28.26% 377,195,570 Group Co., Ltd. person Foreign legal Chung Shun Co. 19.97% 266,504,789 person Hong Kong Foreign legal Securities 2.90% 38,651,364 person Clearing Co., Ltd. Ernest Partners Foreign legal LLC -- Client 0.90% 11,991,400 person funds Domestic natural Yue Yong 0.81% 10,765,241 8,348,930 person Domestic natural Deng Yingzhong 0.51% 6,752,811 5,064,608 person Guohua Life — Xingyi Others 0.47% 6,224,600 Traditional No.2 # Zhongshan Domestic non- Xinda Investment state-owned legal 0.46% 6,123,636 M anagement Co., person Ltd. ABC — CSI Smallcap 500 Others 0.45% 5,960,789 ETF 6 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 ICBC Ansheng Life Insurance - Others 0.40% 5,300,000 Long term dividend products 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 of shares Guangdong Zhongshun Paper Group RM B-denominated 377,195,570 377,195,570 Co., Ltd. ordinary shares RM B-denominated Chung Shun Co. 266,504,789 ordinary shares 266,504,789 Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., RM B-denominated 38,651,364 ordinary shares 38,651,364 Ltd. RM B-denominated Ernest Partners LLC — Client funds 11,991,400 ordinary shares 11,991,400 Guohua Life — RM B-denominated Xingyi Traditional 6,224,600 ordinary shares 6,224,600 No.2 # Zhongshan Xinda Investment RM B-denominated 6,123,636 ordinary shares 6,123,636 M anagement Co., Ltd. RM B-denominated ABC — CSI Smallcap 500 ETF 5,960,789 ordinary shares 5,960,789 ICBC Ansheng Life Insurance - RM B-denominated 5,300,000 ordinary shares 5,300,000 Long term dividend products ICBC — CSI M ain Consumer RM B-denominated 4,888,838 ordinary shares 4,888,838 Staples ETF RM B-denominated # Chen Ruiqiang 3,667,600 ordinary shares 3,667,600 1. Among the top 10 shareholders mentioned above, M r. Deng Yingzhong is among the actual controllers of the Company and a director of the Company. Guangdong Zhongshun Paper Description on the related Group Co., Ltd. and Chung Shun Co. are the enterprises controlled by actual controllers of the relationship or parties acting-in- Company, i.e. Deng Yingzhong, Deng Guanbiao and Deng Guanjie. That is, Guangdong concert arrangements among the Zhongshun Paper Group Co., Ltd. and Chung Shun Co. are related p arties. M r. Yue Yong is an above shareholders incumbent senior manager of the Company. 2. 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. 1.The Company’s shareholder Zhongshan Xinda Investment M anagement Co., Ltd. holds 6,120,602 shares through a client credit transaction guarantee securities account. Description on the top 10 2.The Company’s shareholder Chen Ruiqiang holds 843,500 shares through a client credit shareholders’ participation in margin transaction guarantee securities account. trading and securities lending (if Note: There is a special repurchase account “C&S Paper Special Repurchase Securities any) Account” among the top 10 shareholders. As of the end of the reporting period, this repurchase account held 24,863,087 shares, with a shareholding ratio of 1.86%. Pursuant to relevant regulations, it is not included in the list of top 10 shareholders. (II) Total number of preferred shareholders and share holdings of top 10 preferred shareholders □ Applicable √ Not applicable III. Other Significant Matters □ Applicable √ Not applicable 7 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 IV. Quarterly Financial Statements (I) Financial statements 1. Consolidated balance sheet Prepared by: C&S Paper Co., Ltd. September 30, 2023 Unit: RM B Item September 30, 2023 January 1, 2023 Current assets: M onetary funds 1,617,860,899.96 1,324,787,541.49 Settlement reserve Lending to banks and other financial institutions Tradable financial assets Derivative financial assets Notes receivable 40,752,979.76 11,371,092.80 Accounts receivable 978,920,016.97 1,084,130,138.51 Accounts receivable financing Prepayments 19,028,328.22 15,291,351.73 Premium receivable Reinsurance payables Reinsurance contract reserves receivable Other receivables 17,448,488.28 16,915,272.60 Including: Interest receivable Dividends receivable Financial assets held under resale agreements Inventory 1,615,584,287.81 1,911,630,723.55 Contract assets Assets held for sale Non-current assets due within one year Other current assets 1,043,170,049.59 334,959,353.91 Total current assets 5,332,765,050.59 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 8 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 Investment property 30,623,934.39 31,701,597.54 Fixed assets 2,800,638,460.94 3,013,559,312.97 Construction work in progress 187,434,021.01 142,627,123.42 Productive biological assets Oil & gas assets Right-of-use assets 18,394,360.12 9,758,283.42 Intangible assets 214,763,246.60 214,243,938.48 Development expenses Goodwill 697,790.49 64,654.15 Long-term deferred expenses 12,644,712.46 11,771,615.74 Deferred income tax assets 268,570,374.27 206,456,657.06 Other non-current assets 75,238,850.93 5,839,034.34 Total non-current assets 3,609,005,751.21 3,636,022,217.12 Total assets 8,941,770,801.80 8,335,107,691.71 Current liabilities: Short-term borrowings 1,020,297,275.02 607,799,222.62 Borrowings from PBC Placements from banks and other financial institutions Tradable financial liabilities Derivative financial liabilities Notes payable 335,139,853.87 340,335,111.30 Accounts payable 919,856,418.87 948,550,430.61 Payments received in advance Contract liabilities 61,700,382.52 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 157,598,615.46 131,641,447.65 Tax and fees payable 121,425,415.95 53,457,966.35 Other payables 844,080,713.21 807,423,814.13 Including: Interests payable Dividends payable 1,299,613.00 Transaction fee and commission receivable Reinsurance payable Liabilities held for sale Non-current liabilities due within 13,054,528.27 9,833,661.30 one year Other current liabilities 7,926,437.45 12,440,147.55 9 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 Total current liabilities 3,481,079,640.62 3,008,063,746.45 Non-current liabilities: Insurance contract reserves Long-term borrowings Bonds payable Including: Preference shares Perpetual bonds Lease liabilities 7,394,240.60 803,879.30 Long-term payable Long-term employee remuneration payable Provision Deferred income 88,723,214.21 98,419,983.82 Deferred income tax liabilities 26,667,760.03 47,131,368.70 Other non-current liabilities Total non-current liabilities 122,785,214.84 146,355,231.82 Total liabilities 3,603,864,855.46 3,154,418,978.27 Owner's equity: Share capital 1,334,550,300.00 1,314,739,745.00 Other equity instruments Including: Preference shares Perpetual bonds Capital reserve 1,109,999,829.48 958,187,997.99 Less: Treasury shares 793,726,652.23 688,930,693.99 Other comprehensive income Special reserves Surplus reserves 145,882,689.86 145,882,689.86 General reserves Retained earnings 3,532,408,091.50 3,448,180,639.62 Total equity attributable to owners of the parent company 5,329,114,258.61 5,178,060,378.48 Equities of minority shareholders 8,791,687.73 2,628,334.96 Total owner's equity 5,337,905,946.34 5,180,688,713.44 Total liabilities and owners' equities 8,941,770,801.80 8,335,107,691.71 Legal representative: Liu Peng Person in charge of accounting: Dong Ye Person in charge of accounting department: Xu Xianjing 2. Consolidated income statement from beginning of the year to end of reporting period Unit: RM B Item Incurred in the current period Incurred in the prior period I. Total Operating Income 6,823,260,119.24 6,113,945,181.48 Including: Operating income 6,823,260,119.24 6,113,945,181.48 Interest income 10 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 Gross earned premiums Service charge and commission income II. Total Operating Cost 6,677,448,308.64 5,834,173,859.41 Including: Operating costs 4,763,315,408.28 4,126,031,197.39 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 44,611,470.24 40,062,830.04 Selling expenses 1,384,327,391.91 1,230,116,807.88 Administrative expenses 318,066,421.22 284,607,914.39 R&D expenses 184,757,002.29 149,022,696.00 Finance expenses -17,629,385.30 4,332,413.71 Including: Interest fees 19,013,291.75 1,920,599.68 Interest income 27,680,922.66 8,463,204.46 Plus: Other income 22,264,988.94 21,484,059.53 Return on investment ("-" 8,001,551.12 183,450.94 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 -67,357.16 value ("-" indicates loss) Credit impairment losses ("-" 397,123.63 8,112,326.77 indicates loss) Asset impairment losses ("-" -2,245,967.54 -3,577,954.39 indicates loss) Return on disposal of assets ("- " indicates loss) -856,881.82 -583,315.84 III. Operating Profit ("-" indicates loss) 173,372,624.93 305,322,531.92 Plus: Non-operating income 4,957,824.32 14,334,881.42 Less: Non-operating expenditure 4,842,174.39 6,334,055.03 IV Total Profit ("-" indicates total loss) 173,488,274.86 313,323,358.31 Less: Income tax expense 8,756,863.00 39,367,509.06 V Net Profit ("-" indicates net loss) 164,731,411.86 273,955,849.25 11 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 i. Classified by operation continuity 1. Net profit from continued 164,731,411.86 273,955,849.25 operation ("-" indicates net loss) 2. Net profit from discontinued operation ("-" indicates net loss) ii. Classified by attribution of ownership 1. Net profit attributable to owners 165,428,059.09 274,509,320.42 of the parent company 2. M inority shareholders' profits and losses -696,647.23 -553,471.17 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 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 164,731,411.86 273,955,849.25 Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the parent 165,428,059.09 274,509,320.42 company Total comprehensive income -696,647.23 -553,471.17 12 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 attributable to minority shareholders VIII. Earnings per Share: i. Basic earnings per share 0.13 0.21 ii. Diluted earnings per share 0.13 0.21 For business combinations of the current period under common control, the net profit realized by the combined party before the combination is: RM B0.00; the net profit realized by the combined party in last period is: RM B0.00. Legal representative: Liu Peng Person in charge of accounting: Dong Ye Person in charge of accounting department: Xu Xianjing 3. Consolidated cash flow statement from beginning of the year to end of reporting period Unit: RM B Item Incurred in the current period Incurred in the prior period I. Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Cash received from sale of goods 6,799,687,563.17 6,395,491,203.09 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 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 34,111,023.87 10,557,160.49 Cash received related to other 98,764,465.00 110,658,657.33 operating activities Sub-total of cash inflow from operating 6,932,563,052.04 6,516,707,020.91 activities Cash paid for goods purchased and services rendered 4,389,183,147.61 4,213,402,596.24 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 13 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 Cash paid for interest, fee and commission Cash paid for dividends of the insured Cash paid to and on behalf of employees 681,952,121.79 706,102,343.54 Tax payments 344,543,318.75 394,951,958.29 Cash payments related to other 725,185,825.28 732,567,391.39 operating activities Sub-total of cash outflow from 6,140,864,413.43 6,047,024,289.46 operating activities Net cash flows from operating activities 791,698,638.61 469,682,731.45 II. Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Cash from realization of investment Cash received from the return on investments 8,001,551.12 188,274.88 Net cash received from the disposal of fixed assets, intangible 2,067,471.00 10,460,566.39 assets, and other long-term assets Net amount of cash received from the disposal of subsidiaries and other operating organizations Cash received related to other 93,001,000.00 72,488,469.52 investing activities Sub-total of cash inflow from investing activities 103,070,022.12 83,137,310.79 Cash paid for the acquisition and construction of fixed assets, intangible 226,107,966.04 274,331,683.32 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 852,800,000.00 210,000,000.00 investing activities Sub-total of cash outflow from investing activities 1,084,717,966.04 484,331,683.32 Net cash flows from investing activities -981,647,943.92 -401,194,372.53 III. Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Cash received from capital contribution 142,633,794.42 21,204,239.86 Including: Proceeds received by subsidiaries from minority shareholders' investment Cash received from borrowings 1,411,682,621.27 280,500,000.00 Cash received related to other financing activities Sub-total of cash inflow from financing 1,554,316,415.69 301,704,239.86 activities Cash paid for repayments of 991,767,720.66 79,000,000.00 14 C&S Paper Co., Ltd. Third Quarter Report 2023 borrowings Cash payment for interest expenses and distribution of dividends or profits 98,516,399.35 131,024,843.70 Including: Dividend and profit paid by subsidiaries to minority shareholders Cash payments related to other financing activities 23,523,983.72 71,126,989.51 Sub-total of cash outflow from 1,113,808,103.73 281,151,833.21 financing activities Net cash flows from financing activities 440,508,311.96 20,552,406.65 IV Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents 28,535,341.67 31,203,478.81 V Net Increase in Cash and Cash 279,094,348.32 120,244,244.38 Equivalents Plus: Opening balance of cash and 1,248,898,024.59 797,797,675.70 cash equivalents VI. Closing Balance of Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,527,992,372.91 918,041,920.08 (II) Implementation of new accounting standards adjustment for the first time starting from 2023, and implementation of financial statement related items at the beginning of the year for the first time □ Applicable √ Not applicable (III) Report auditing Whether the Third Quarter Report has been audited □ Yes √ No The Third Quarter Report of the Company has not been audited. Board of Directors of C&S Paper Co., Ltd. October 25, 2023 If there are any ambiguities, the Chinese version shall prevail. 15