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晨光股份:上海晨光文具股份有限公司2021年年度报告(英文版)2022-06-02  

                                                  Annual Report 2021



Stock Code: 603899                             Short Name: M&G Corporation




      SHANGHAI M&G STATIONERY INC.
                     Annual Report 2021




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                                   Starting Afresh

2021 was a year full of challenges and opportunities for M&G and also was a year when
M&G started afresh once again. Affected by COVID-19 resurgence, "Double Reduction",
and weakening domestic expectations, the year 2021 was tough for all of us. Our colleagues
and upstream and downstream partners demonstrated strong resilience and tackled the
difficulties head on. The Company’s "One main body and two wings" businesses maintained
steady development and solid growth, core competitiveness of the Company continued to
improve. In the past year, every person was remarkable and it was not easy for everyone. We
pushed the boundaries of our self-perception and limits of performance. As we all kow, life
goes on and business needs to develop. We salute every remarkable M&G colleague!


In 2021, the Company recorded revenue of RMB17.6 billion, an increase of 34%, and a net
profit attributable to the parent company of RMB1.52 billion, an increase of 21%. The year
2021 is the beginning of China's 14th Five-Year Plan, and also the first year of M&G's new
five-year strategy. The Company applied new development philosophy to guide high-quality
development and steadily executed Company's strategy. One important reason underlying
the Company’s solid and high-quality development is that we have a strong sense of mission
and responsibility, and we have been insist on doing the tough but right things for more than
3 decades.


In 2022, the international situation is complicated and the COVID-19 pendamic still has a
long way to go. Some investors are concerned that demographic trends and "Double
Reduction" negatively impact the realization of the Company's new five-year strategy. We
believe that if you desire something strong enough, you can always work out a way, there
are always new demands in market, which need to be satisfied with innovative products and
new capabilities. The key question is not whether you can or can not, but whether you want
it or not. If you truly aspire to something, you can make the seemingly impossible come true.
We see more opportunities in product categories, channel improvement, new business
development, and international markets. We believe that difficulties and challenges are the
touchstones of a good company, those with stronger management capability and better
business models can excel. We also believe that in the face of difficulties, a strong internal


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drive can better unleash our potentials. In addition to having a good "energy, will and spirit",
we also keep pace with the times, strive for innovation and embrace change, keep an eye on
macro trends, carbon neutrality, learn from outstanding industry leaders, take initiative to
embrace new technologies such as artificial intelligence and metaverse, and continue to
optimize our business eco-chain. This year, we also formulated our sustainable development
strategy, with the mission of "Writing a Sustainable Business Future", with sustainable
products, response to climate change, sustainable supply chain, and empowering employees
and communities, as key pillars, in a bid to achieve high-quality and sustainable development.


M&G has made its jouney for more than three decades. To realize our vision to become a
"world-class M&G", we need passion and dreams, sharing and focus, mission and
responsibility, to provide better products and services for China and the world. We would
like to express our heartfelt thanks to our employees, to our customers and partners, and to
our shareholders, for your support and trust. M&G is willing to work together with all of you,
remain true to our original aspiration, and forge ahead to promote a sustainable, sound and
high-quality development, and create better value for all shareholders. Strive towards a
"world-class M&G". We look forward to working with you towards a bright future!


                                        Board of Directors of Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc.
                                                                                29 March 2022




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                                        Important Notice

I.    The Board of Directors, Supervisory Committee, directors, supervisors and senior management
      of the Company warrant that the contents of this report are true, accurate and complete,
      without any misrepresentation, misleading statements or material omissions, and severally and
      jointly bear the legal responsibilities thereof.

II. All directors of the Company attended the Board meeting.

III. BDO China Shu Lun Pan CPAs (LLP) has issued the audit report with unqualified opinions to
     the Company.

IV. Chen Huwen, the chairman of the Company, Quan Qiang, CFO of the Company and Zhai Yu,
    the head of the accounting department (person in charge of accounting), warrant the
    truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the financial report in this annual report.

V. Profit distribution plan or plan to convert surplus reserves into share capital approved by the
    Board of Directors during the Reporting Period
     The Company proposes to distribute cash dividend of RMB6.00 (tax inclusive) per 10 shares based
on the Company's total share capital registered as at the registration date for the implementation of
dividend distribution. The profit distribution plan is subject to being submitted to the Company's 2021
annual general meeting of shareholders for deliberation.

VI. Risks statement of the forward-looking statements
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     Forward-looking statements including future plans and development strategies involved in this
annual report do not constitute the Company's substantive commitments to investors. The investors are
advised to pay attention to investment risks.

VII.Is there any non-operating misappropriation of funds of the Company by any controlling
    shareholders and their related parties
No

VIII. Has the Company provided any external guarantees in violation of the decision-making
      procedures
No

IX.    Are there more than half of the directors who cannot warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and
       completeness of the annual report disclosed by the Company
No

X. Warning on significant risks
     The Company has illustrated various risks and corresponding measures that the Company might face
in the production and operation. Please refer to the "Potential Challenges and Risks" set out in "Section
III Management Discussion and Analysis". Investors are advised to pay attention to risk of investment.




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XI. Others
□ Applicable √ Not applicable



本报告分别以中、英文编制,在对中外文文本的理解上发生歧义时,以中文文本为
                                  准。
               This English version is converted from the Chinese version.
   In case of any discrepancy between the Chinese version and the English version, the
                              Chinese version shall prevail.




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                                                              Contents
Section I      Definition ............................................................................................................................ 7
Section II     Company Profile and Key Financial Indicators .................................................................. 8
Section III    Management Discussion and Analysis .............................................................................. 12
Section IV     Corporate Governance ...................................................................................................... 38
Section V      Environmental and Social Responsibility ......................................................................... 52
Section VI     Major Events ..................................................................................................................... 54
Section VII    Changes in Shares and Shareholders................................................................................. 71
Section VIII   Preferred Shares ................................................................................................................ 79
Section IX     Bonds ................................................................................................................................ 80
Section X      Financial Report ................................................................................................................ 81




                                  Financial statements signed and sealed by the legal representative, the person
                                  in charge of accounting work, and the person in charge of the accounting
                                  agency.
                                  Original of the auditor's report with the seal of the accounting firm and the
        References
                                  signature and seal of the certified public accountant.
                                  Originals of all company documents and announcements publicly disclosed
                                  on the designated information disclosure media by CSRC during the
                                  Reporting Period.




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                                       Section I Definition
 I. Definition
 In this report, unless the content requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Definition of common terms
The Report                              Refers to     Annual Report 2021
Company, the Company, M&G Refers to                   SHANGHAI M&G STATIONERY INC.
Stationery, M&G Corporation
M&G Group                               Refers to     M&G Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd.
M&G Colipu                              Refers to     Shanghai M&G Colipu Office Supplies Co., Ltd.
M&G Life(晨光生活馆)                  Refers to     M&G Life Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.(晨光生
                                                      活馆企业管理有限公司)/Large retail store of the
                                                      Company
Colipu Information Technology           Refers to     Shanghai Colipu Information Technology Co., Ltd.(上
                                                      海科力普信息科技有限公司)
M&G Technologies                        Refers to     Shanghai M&G Information Technology Co., Ltd.(上
                                                      海晨光信息科技有限公司)
Jiekui Investment                       Refers to     Shanghai Jiekui Investment Management Firm (L.P.)
Keying Investment                       Refers to     Shanghai Keying Investment Management Office (L.P.)
Jiumu Store(九木杂物社)               Refers to     Jiumu M&G Store Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.
                                                      (九木杂物社企业管理有限公司)/Large retail store
                                                      of the Company
M&G Office Stationery(晨光办 Refers to               Shanghai M&G Office Stationery Co., Ltd.
公)
Axus Stationery                         Refers to     Axus Stationery (Shanghai) Company Ltd.
Beckmann                                Refers to     Back to School Holding AS
KA                                      Refers to     Key Account, usually referring to large cross-regional
                                                      retailers with large operating space and dense customer
                                                      flow, including RT-MART, Walmart, Carrefour, and
                                                      Hualian Supermarket.
Core traditional business               Refers to     The designing, developing, manufacturing and selling
                                                      writing instruments, student stationery, office supplies
                                                      and other products under M&G brands, and also the e-
                                                      commerce business M&G Technologies
New business                            Refers to     Large retail store business and direct office supplies
                                                      business
Reporting period                        Refers to     Year 2021, from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021
Yuan, ten thousand Yuan, hundred Refers to            RMB, RMB10,000, RMB100 million
million Yuan




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            Section II Company Profile and Key Financial Indicators
I.   Company Information
Chinese name of the Company                     上海晨光文具股份有限公司
Short name of the Company in Chinese            晨光股份
English name of the Company                     SHANGHAI M&G STATIONERY INC.
Abbreviation of English name of the             M&G
Company
Legal representative of the Company             Chen Huwen

II.     Contact Information
                                Board Secretary                         Securities Affairs Representative
Name                Quan Qiang                                     Bai Kai
Office address      No.5, Lane 288, Qianfan Road, Xinqiao          No.5, Lane 288, Qianfan Road, Xinqiao
                    Town, Songjiang District, Shanghai             Town, Songjiang District, Shanghai
Telephone           021-57475621                                   021-57475621
Fax                 021-57475621                                   021-57475621
E-mail              ir@mg-pen.com                                  ir@mg-pen.com

III. Introduction to General Information
Registered address                       Building 3, No. 3469 Jinqian Road, Fengxian District,
                                         Shanghai
Historical change of the Company's       No
registered address
Office address                           No.5, Lane 288, Qianfan Road, Xinqiao Town, Songjiang
                                         District, Shanghai
Postal code of office address            201612
Website of the Company                   http://www.mg-pen.com
E-mail                                   ir@mg-pen.com

IV. Information Disclosure and Place for Obtaining the Report
Media for the Company's information disclosure Shanghai Securities News, China Securities Journal,
                                               Securities Daily, Securities Times
CSRC's designated website for the Company's    www.sse.com.cn
Annual Report disclosure
The Company's Annual Report may be obtained at Board of Director's Office

V.      Stock Information
                                              Stock Information
      Share class     Exchanges on which      Stock short name           Stock code       Stock short name
                      the stocks are listed                                                before change
       A share          Shanghai Stock        M&G Corporation              603899         M&G Stationery
                           Exchange

VI. Other Relevant Information
                            Name                              BDO China Shu Lun Pan CPAs (LLP)
 Auditor of the Company     Office address                    4F, No. 61, Nanjing East Road, Shanghai
 (domestic)                 Name of the signing               Chen Luying, Wang Aijia
                            accountant



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    VII. Major Accounting Data and Financial Indicators for the Past Three Years
    (1) Major accounting data
                                                                       Unit: Yuan           Currency: RMB
                                                                    Year-on-year
 Major accounting data          2021                2020                                          2019
                                                                     change (%)
Revenue                    17,607,403,250.12   13,137,745,727.18            34.02            11,141,101,364.44
Net profit attributable     1,517,866,131.16    1,255,426,655.27            20.90             1,060,083,625.03
to shareholders of the
listed companies
Net profit attributable     1,349,538,372.72    1,102,712,281.50            22.38             1,005,187,834.38
to shareholders of the
listed companies, net of
non-recurring gains and
losses
Net cash flow               1,561,196,420.77    1,271,697,892.28            22.76             1,081,941,383.68
generated from
operating activities
                                                                    Year-on-year
                             End of 2021         End of 2020                                   End of 2019
                                                                     change (%)
Net assets attributable     6,194,891,978.00    5,193,568,712.05            19.28             4,201,500,384.99
to shareholders of the
listed companies
Total assets               11,424,387,930.33    9,709,908,436.32            17.66             7,565,115,311.74


   (2) Key financial indicators
                                                                               Year-on-year
              Key financial indicators               2021          2020                              2019
                                                                                change (%)
    Basic earnings per share (Yuan/share)            1.6450        1.3558                21.33         1.1523
    Diluted earnings per share (Yuan/share)          1.6425        1.3558                21.15         1.1523
    Basic earnings per share, net of non-            1.4623        1.1908                22.80         1.0926
    recurring gains and losses (Yuan/share)
    Weighted average ROE (%)                           26.82        26.91        Decrease by 0.09        28.17
                                                                                percentage points
     Weighted average ROE, net of non-                  23.84        23.63        Increase by 0.21       26.71
     recurring gains and losses (%)                                             percentage points
   Explanation of major accounting data and financial indicators for the past three years by the end of the
   Reporting Period
   √ Applicable □ Not applicable
   Revenue increased by 34% over the same period of last year, mainly due to the steady growth of core
   traditional businesses, and the rapid growth of new businesses, such as direct office supplies, M&G Colipu,
   and large retail store, Jiumu Store.

   VIII. Difference in the Accounting Information under the PRC Accounting Standards for Business
         Enterprise ("PRC GAAP") and Overseas Accounting Standards
   (1) Difference in net profit and net asset attributable to shareholders of the listed company in
        financial reports disclosed under International Accounting Standards and PRC GAAP
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable

   (2) Differences in net profit and net assets attributable to shareholders of the listed company in
       financial reports disclosed under International Accounting Standards and PRC GAAP
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable



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         (3) Explanation on the differences between PRC GAAP and Overseas Accounting Standards:
         □ Applicable √ Not applicable

         IX.   Key Financial Data for the Year of 2021 by Quarter
                                                                                      Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                                                                                          4th Quarter
                                       1st Quarter           2nd Quarter             3rd Quarter
                                                                                                          (October -
                                   (January - March)        (April - June)       (July - September)
                                                                                                         December)
   Revenue                          3,812,032,207.40       3,874,205,885.94        4,465,378,769.43    5,455,786,387.35
   Net profit attributable to
   shareholders of the listed         328,287,641.63         337,933,717.24         450,980,712.92      400,664,059.37
   companies
   Net profit attributable to
   shareholders of the listed
                                      294,898,619.82         317,991,294.61         379,204,649.17      357,443,809.12
   company after non-
   recurring profit or loss
   Net cash flow generated
                                      164,242,625.68         195,854,913.73         624,933,296.07      576,165,585.29
   from operating activities

         Explanation on difference between information by quarter and information disclosed in periodical reports
         □ Applicable √ Not applicable



         X. Items and Amounts of Non-recurring Gains or Losses
         √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                        Unit: RMB Currency: RMB
                                                                            Notes (if                        Amounts in
 Items of Non-recurring Gains or Losses         Amounts in 2021                            Amounts in 2020
                                                                           applicable)                          2019
Gains or losses on disposal of non-current         6,098,090.22        Compensation               169,704.92  6,081,606.95
assets                                                                 for land
                                                                       expropriation by
                                                                       the Government
Government subsidies included in profits         163,887,877.43        Mainly including       135,222,930.01 42,747,681.46
and losses for the current period,                                     government
excluding those closely related to the                                 subsidies
normal business and of fixed amount or                                 received during
fixed quantity granted on an on-going                                  the Reporting
basis in accordance with certain standards                             Period and
and in compliance with the State policies                              government
                                                                       subsidies
                                                                       transferred from
                                                                       deferred income
Investment income arising from changes            43,557,663.15        Revenue                 37,743,018.95 29,184,868.54
in fair values held-for-trading financial                              generated from
assets, derivative financial assets, held-                             purchase of
for-trading financial liabilities and                                  wealth
derivative financial liabilities, and                                  management
investment gains on the disposal of held-                              products
for-trading financial assets, derivative
financial assets, held-for-trading financial
liabilities, derivative financial liabilities
and other debt investment, except the
Company normal operations related to
effective hedging business


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Reversal of provision for impairment of          20,000,000.00         Mainly due to the      8,958,818.94       1,803,027.63
receivables and contractual assets which                               provision
are individually tested for impairment.                                reversal of bad
                                                                       debts on
                                                                       individual
                                                                       receivables of
                                                                       M&G Colipu
Other net non-operating income and              -11,127,909.82         Mainly including      18,746,671.42      -5,743,388.02
expenses, other than the above items                                   the expenditure
                                                                       of charity
                                                                       donations and the
                                                                       loss generated by
                                                                       scrapping part of
                                                                       the old
                                                                       equipment
Minus: Effect of income tax                      33,537,580.85                              29,169,213.11       14,413,308.64
       Effect of minority equity (after tax)     20,550,381.69                              18,957,557.36        4,764,697.27
                   Total                        168,327,758.44                             152,714,373.77       54,895,790.65

        Non-recurring profit and loss items listed in the Explanatory Announcement on Information Disclosure
        by Companies Offering Securities to the Public No. 1: Non-Recurring Profits and Losses are defined as
        recurring profits and losses
        □ Applicable √ Not applicable

        XI. Items Measured at Fair Values
        √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                      Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                                                                                   Changes in the    Effect on profit for
               Items               Opening balance         Closing balance
                                                                                      Period             the Period
      Held-for-trading             1,428,277,848.33        1,609,123,552.86        180,845,704.53        38,636,606.71
      financial assets
      Receivables financing            61,412,976.46           22,824,707.62        -38,588,268.84
      Derivative financial
      assets
      Other debt investments
      (including other
      current assets)
      Other non-current
      financial assets
      Investments in other              5,476,577.42            6,745,402.14          1,268,824.72
      equity instruments
      Held-for-trading
      financial liabilities
      Derivative       financial                                  147,570.52           147,570.52
      liabilities
                 Total             1,495,167,402.21        1,638,841,233.14        143,673,830.93        38,636,606.71

        XII. Others
        □ Applicable √ Not applicable




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                Section III          Management Discussion and Analysis

I.   Discussion and Analysis of Operation
     The year 2021 is the beginning of China's 14th Five-Year Plan, also the first year of M&G's new
five-year strategy. The year was full of opportunities and challenges. In face of the challenges posed by
repeated COVID-19 outbreaks, "Double Reduction" policy and competition, the Company implemented
the new development philosophy, to build a new development pattern, and focused on consumers to
improve the quality and efficiency of development. Core traditional business was steadily deveoloping
while new businesses was fast expanding. In 2021, revenue reached RMB17.6 billion, an increase of 34%,
and a net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was RMB1.52 billion, an increase of 21%.
Under the leadership of the Board of Directors, the management and all employees achieved annual targets,
laying a solid foundation for the new five-year strategy, established the Company's sustainable
development strategy, and striding forward towards the vision of "world-class M&G".
     Operation of the Company in 2021 is reported as follows:

      1. Core traditional core businesses continued product optimization
      During the Reporting Period, we adjusted the structure to promote growth and reduced the quantity
and improved the quality of product development. The Company developed products with the idea of best-
selling products and controlled number of SKUs. Achieved good results in reducing quantity and
improving quality. The number of new products dropped significantly, while the contribution of a single
product increased significantly. The Company optimized the quality control process, enhanced the
efficiency of supply chain, and improved new product development process. The growth performance of
categories developed through IPD method was much better than average level. The Company adjusted the
structure to promote growth by continuing to exert more efforts on high-end product development and
optimize the product mix. We introduced a number of popular IPs, enriching our product category and
further improving our product identity.
      Mass market stationery segment. With "exploitation of potential, collaboration, product capability"
as the key words, continued the strong product strategy and developed less and better products. This
segment continued to optimize product structure and increase contribution of individual products. It
established a mechanism to unleash the potential of long life cycle products and has achieved initial results.
Promotion for category was carried out collaboratively with offline distribution channel to increase on
shelf ratio, coordination was made with online channel to identify potential products and form individual
best-selling products for distribution. Online product management and ordering procedures were
formulated to meet customer ordering needs and increase online sales of consumer products.
      Premium stationery segment. With the direction of "structural adjustment and high growth", we
carried out product upgrading and best-selling products development, and M&G Youpin series saw a
continuous upgrade. The contribution of individual products increased. The Company focused on the
development of high-end products to satisfy high-end consumer demand and optimize the existing product
offering of premium stationery segment. We focused on Tiers 2 and 3 distribution centers and key
stationery retail shops, promoted structural adjustment of partners and terminals through better category
positions, and improved the proportion of premium stationery segment in traditional stationery shops.
      Arts and kids drawing segment. The Company optimized the product structure and new product
development process, focused on the promotion of long life cycle products and essential products,
continued to promote the building of arts and kids drawing area in key stationery shops in various channels,
developed national art stores, exerted more efforts on the leading stores and incremental stores, and
improved the marketing rate of arts and kids drawing at stationery shops. We accelerated the expansion
of online product lines and opportunity categories and created online best-selling products, seeing
significant increase in the online share. We also actively seek to expand professional art and educational
products.
      Office stationery segment. The Company strengthened the development and promotion of office
products, focused on the development of innovative products solving pain points of end users, and created
online product offering. The Company expanded M&G stores for office supplies and developed model
stores for office supplies and developed large office stationery customers across the country.

     2. Core traditional businesses continued omni-channel, and improved retail service capabilities

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      During the Reporting Period, core traditional businesses continued omni-channel, following
changing trend of consumption demand and habits, continued to optimize retail operation, towards a
channel structure where multi-level distribution as the main body, with more online, more direct to
customer, omni-channle and multiple contact point. Further the change from a wholeseller toward a brand
retail service provider.
      Develop traditional channels with a focus on improving individual store quality. The Company
improved single store quality with a focus on model stores; strengthened categories promotion and
dedicated retail spaces for key products and increased on shelf ratio; promoted the upgrading of channel
structure, and expanded leading stores and community business districts in the industry; empowered
stationery shops and helped stationery shops improve retail capacities. As of the end of the Reporting
Period, the Company had 36 Tier 1 distributor partners across China, and Tiers 2 and 3 distributor partners
in about 1,200 cities, covering over 80,000 retail stationery shops using the store sign "M&G Stationery"
across China.
      Empowers stationery shops with digital tools. M&G Alliance APP covered more than 100,000
stationery shops, with a unified merchadize pool, built automated inventory replenishment mechanism.
Based on users' behavioral and order data, continuously tested and iterated product offering, empowering
channel partners to manage merchandize and improved order satisfaction rate. Therefore helped "the right
match between right shops and right productss", practiced our idea of partnership in business operation.
      Actively explore direct model. Continued to promote direct supply business from the headquarters
to partners of the Company. The office direct supply model has effectively developed, forming a building
plan and combination strategy for the best-selling products of leading office stationery stores. Premium
stationery segment continued to expand coverage of ideal domestic retail stationery shops (physical
bookstores, variety retail shops, and stationery retail terminals), and explored other new models.
      Increase online channels. Actively promoted online businesses, collaborated with the various
segments to improve schedule and criterion for online product development; continued to optimize the
structure of direct sales and explored ways to optimize the creation of best-selling products; developed
new channel businesses, continued to promote Pinduoduo and Tiktok, Kuaishou and other new channel
businesses; improved membership program management. M&G Tmall Flagship Store has more than one
million members and growing well. During the Reporting Period, M&G Technologies revenue was
RMB527,01 million, representing an increase of 11% from the previous year.

     3. Continue to improve brand image
     During the Reporting Period, the Company made progress in corporate brand, brand communication,
and public relations, launched a number of season-themed events such as cherry blossom season, children
season and exam season, communicated unique selling points of products, and improved media efficiency
and input-output ratio. Focusing on the concept of "good Chinese stationery with warmth", we enhanced
brand recognition of M&G in stationery shops and consumers. The company won the title of 2021 "China
Annual No.1 Stationery Brand Award" and "China's 500 Most Valuable Brands".

      4. Increase R&D investment, promote digitalization, and form new organizational capabilities
      Promote design and R&D. During the Reporting Period, the Company actively performed forward-
looking research and design, focused on core technology of products, accelerated the speed of
technological progress and results transformation, improved quality based on the application performance
indicators and actual usage scenarios that consumers can directly perceive. The Company has developed
original products, such as the cutting technology of "arc surface" of pen tip, the development of quick-dry
and smooth gel pen, and the industry's first food-grade kids art products (oil painting stick and color mud).
Besides, the Company exerted efforts on quality improvement and control and applied machine vision
intelligent detection technology. During the Reporting Period, the Company led and participated in the
compilation of a number of national standards, industry standards and group standards, enhancing the
Company's influence in the pen-making industry and the cultural and sports industry.
      Improve production management. During the Reporting Period, the Company vigorously
promoted lean management, implemented cost reduction and efficiency enhancement, continued to
promote MBS (M&G Business System) management, and integrated the MBS process improvement
principle-standard with the Company's business model to continuously improve management capabilities.
For the best-selling products, we established a rapid response mechanism among product development,
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      Coordinate supply chain. During the Reporting Period, the Company promoted the integrated
product development model from series to parallel model. The Company applied digitalization
technologies to improve the accuracy of order forecasting; continued to make innovation with consumers
as the center; continued to expand high-quality supply chain resources at home and abroad to provide
guarantee for the development of high-end products.
      Logistics support. During the Reporting Period, the Company worked on building a logistics service
that can support multiple business models. According to requirements of different business and diverse
scenarios, to provide differentiated, refined and efficient logistics service support for each business
segment, strengthened logistics service support capability.
      Digitalization development. During the Reporting Period, following the blueprint for digital
transformation, the Company focused on such key areas as membership operations and channel operations,
strengthened data application and analysis capabilities as well as scalable system architecture capabilities,
promoted the gradual integration of production, sales, and supply chain links, improved order response
speed, and strengthened the management and internal control, standardization and risk management.
      Construction of organization and talent. Organization and talents are important basis for realizing
our strategy. During the Reporting Period, based on the Company's new five-year strategy, the Human
Resources Center formulated targeted human resources plans based on business needs, continued to
optimize organizational efficiency, incentive, talent management and corporate culture system. Focusing
on the selection, use, training and retention of talents, we strived to build an efficient team that can support
the realization of our five-year strategy plan. We exerted intensified efforts on the MT program, improved
long- and short-term incentive plan, ensure that employees pay attention to the achievement of the
Company's performance in the current year and realize the long-term synchronous development of core
employees and the Company. M&G keeps in mind the social responsibility of national enterprises and
encourages employees to actively participate in various public welfare programs of the Company. During
the Reporting Period, M&G was awarded the best social responsibility award in HRflag Employer
Branding Creativity Competition.

      5. Large retail store business steadily developed
      Jiumu Store has a clear positioning in the Company’s new five-year strategy, which is to become the
bridgehead for M&G brand and product upgrading, and also to become a national leading premium
recreation and creativity retail brand. Through more exposure of M&G brand and products, more product
development of M&G's premium strationery products, sharing retail capabilities, and providing timely
consumer insights.
      During the Reporting Period, Jiumu Store improved merchandize capacity and efficiency; established
a dynamic analysis platform to improve merchandize operation; devleped omni-channel marketing and
promotion, better thematic seasonal marketing and rollout schedule, improved the accuracy of sales
forecast, strengthened the accuracy of inventory replenishment and allocation, optimized in-store
inventory. Jiumu Store improved operation quality of individual stores, through better store display,
marketing & promotion, staff training; analyzed and followed up on the implementation of key retail
indicators; continued to improve membership programs. It has more than one million registered members,
which improved outreach to and interaction with consumers.
      During the Reporting Period, facing the repeated outbreaks of the pandemic, M&G Life (including
Jiumu Store) revenue was RMB1.05 billion, an increase of 60%, among which Jiumu Store revenue was
RMB950 million, an increase of 70%. As of the end of the Reporting Period, the Company had 523 large
retail stores in China, of which 60 are M&G Life stores, and 463 are Jiumu Stores (319 own stores and
144 franchise stores). During the Reporting Period, losses of the large retail stores reduced.
                                                                                           Unit: RMB 0'000
 M&G Life (Jiumu Store)               2021             2020                2019            3-year average
 Revenue                              105,406.13        65,484.36           60,063.70            76,984.73
 Net profit                             -2,108.65       -5,022.93              -804.67            -2,645.42
 Of which, Jiumu Store                2021             2020                2019            3-year average
 Revenue                                94,949.81       55,849.09           46,043.51            65,614.14
 Net profit                             -2,255.78       -4,207.86              -693.11            -2,385.58

     6. Rapid growth of direct office supplies business
     Direct office supplies business, M&G Colipu saw continuous development. After nearly a decade
since its start, it has been built competitive capabilities needed as an industry-leader. Focusing on in-depth

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exploration of existing customers and sales from new customers, Colipu expanded opportunities for new
categories and new businesses such as MRO and marketing gifts, further enhancing brand influence in the
direct office supplies market, and being selected as the 2020 Shanghai "specialized, refined, special and
new" SME.
     Customer development. As for central SOEs customers, we were shortlisted for projects of CHN
Energy and China General Technology (Group) Holding Co. Ltd.; as for government customers, we were
shortlisted for Jiangsu Provincial Government Procurement Online Mall; as for financial customers, we
were shortlisted for the projects of Agricultural Bank and China Development Bank; as for MRO, we won
the projects of PowerChina and China National Nuclear Corporation.
     Warehouse distribution logistics. The East China Intelligent New Warehouse (Phase I) was put into
use, starting a new generation of e-commerce intelligent warehousing system, and advanced automatic
storage & retrieval system was adopted, becoming more intelligent warehousing logistics.
     Technology platform construction. We upgraded and transformed the rule engine, realized process
automation through RPA robots, and build a big data system and data center, improving Colipu’s overall
work efficiency, and enhanced rapid response to provide customers with high-quality services.
     During the Reporting Period, M&G Colipu’s revenue was RMB7.76 billion, an increase of 55%, net
profit was RMB240 million, an increase of 68%.
                                                                                       Unit: RMB 0'000
     M&G Colipu                 2021                2020              2019         3-year average
     Revenue                    776,565.05          500,027.59       365,806.17          547,466.27
     Net profit                   24,198.53          14,382.86          7,580.35          15,387.25

      7. Deepen long-term incentives and protect shareholders' rights and interests
      During the Reporting Period, the Company continued to better align Company's core management
team and the Company's long-term value creation. Completed the additional stock grant under the 2020
restricted stock incentive plan. The initial grant of the 2020 restricted stock incentive plan was exempted
from restricted sales, strengthened alignment mechanism of the Company's senior management, key staff
and shareholders. During the Reporting Period, the Company's share-based payment expenses for was
RMB77.65 million. last year such expenses was RMB 82.19 million.
      The Company safeguards shareholders' rights and interests and adopts a sustainable and stable
dividend policy. Since the Company went public in 2015, including profit distribution plan for 2021,
cumulative cash distribution has reached around RMB2.4 billion, sharing the Company's growth with all
shareholders.
      During the Reporting Period, due to confidence in the Company's future development prospects, the
Company's controlling shareholders acted in concert, Keying Investment and Jiekui Investment launched
a shareholding increase plan to increase their holdings by 3 million shares from December 2021 to March
2022, with a total amount of RMB176 million.

    8. Actively explore overseas markets
    The Company's products are exported to more than 50 countries and regions, with distribution and
procurement networks in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and other countries. During the Reporting Period,
the COVID-19 pandemic situation in overseas markets varied greatly, and the Company actively
communicated with foreign customers to control business risks; used better marketing modes and online
channels for product promotion and sales to adapt to market changes; promoted overseas markets and
capability improvement, promoted M&G's products and business models in Africa according to local
conditions, sorted out product offerings suitable for the local market and carried out targeted product
development. With the mission of "providing affordable stationery for local students", we explored
channels suitable for local conditions, laying a foundation for steadily enhancing global competitiveness.

      9. M&A progress
      Working on Axus Stationery turnaround
      Export business accounts for more than 70% of the sales revenue of Axus Stationery, and the overseas
market has not fully recovered. During the Reporting Period, Axus Stationery focused on sales growth,
cost reduction, and organizational downsizing and determined the positioning of "specialized, full-scene,
and mid-range". We increased revenue and reduced expenditure while reducing costs and increasing
efficiency, improved quality and reduced cost, and properly adjusted the capacity and resource allocation
of production bases.

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     Acquire Beckmann, a Norwegian brand
     During the Reporting Period, the Company acquired the Norwegian high-end schoolbag brand
Beckmann, which specializes in functional spin protection backpacks, an industry leader and national
brand in Norway. We look forward to ushering in a new chapter of development by combining M&G's
channel and supply chain advantages. During the Reporting Period, revenue of Beckmann was RMB120
million, among which RMB21 million was incorporated since acquision closing.

II. Industry Situation of the Company during the Reporting Period
      1. Industry situation of the Company
      According to Guidelines for the Industry Classification of Listed Companies (revised in 2012) issued
by China Securities Regulatory Commission, and results of industry classification of listed companies
released by China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Company is classified to stationery, arts, sports
and entertainment products industry. The Company is a member of China Stationery & Sporting Goods
Association, and China Writing Instrument Association.
      During January-November 2021, revenue of China's stationery and office supplies industry amounted
to RMB147.1 billion, an increase of 11%. There were 1,082 enterprises above designated size in China's
stationery and office supplies industry (source: China Stationery & Sporting Goods Association).
      In 2021, 217 enterprises above designated size in writing instrument industry recorded the revenue
of RMB15 billion from principal business, an increase of 1%. In 2021, writing instrument industry exports
amounted to USD2.8 billion, an increase of 21% from previous year, and the imports amounted to USD900
million, an increase of 13% from previous year. China's writing instrument industry imports have grown
at an average annual rate of 3% over the past decade. (Source: China Writing Instrument Association)
      The demand for stationery and office supplies were affected due to the joint release of Opinions on
Further Reducing the Burden of Homework and Off-Campus Training in Compulsory Education by the
General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC and the General Office of the State Council in July
2021 ("Double Reduction") and the repeated outbreaks of the pandemic. At the same time, some new
category opportunities arose, such as kids art and educational products ushering in new development space.
      The market of the direct office supplies has been growing very fast in China. In 2020, the Ministry
of Finance and the State Council further promoted centralized government procurement. At the same time,
the standardization of centralized procurement by state-owned enterprises was further improved, and the
concept of supply chain innovation and supplier credit investigation mechanism were introduced.
According to relevant estimates, the market size of office supplies in China exceeds RMB2 trillion (source:
www.chyxx.com).

      2. Industry features
      (1) Periodicity
      Writing instruments, student stationery and office supplies are less affected by economic fluctuations.
With low unit price, writing instruments and student stationery are more of necessity goods with relatively
low income elasticity, relatively less sensitive to economic fluctuations.
      (2) Seasonality
      There is seasonality in the demand for student stationery. Months before a new semester (summer
and winter vacation) is what the stationery industry calls "schooling peak season", during which sales of
student stationery usually peaks. Students and their parents will buy a lot of stationery in advance and
stationery manufacturers promote their products.
      There is less seasonality in the demand for student stationery. However, the demand for office
stationery in the second half of the year might be slightly higher than that in the first half, as some
companies bought stationery at the end of the year.
      Under the COVID-19 pandemic, the delay in school return date may affect the seasonal peak.

     3. Development trend of the industry
     With the changes in the way of life and consumption habit of consumers, China’s retail industry
entered a new stage of redevelopment and innovation. Stationery industry faces challenges with
uncertainty of external environment, diversification of retail channels, and more individualized demands
from main customers group (now being the post-90s and post-00s). With the changing demographics of
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volume growth, and more from consumption upgrade and product upgrade. Domestic market demand for
mid- to high-end stationery products keeps increasing, reshaping market structure dominated by low-end
products. This provides opportunities for mid- to high-end stationery products with better quality and
higher price. China's population of 1.4 billion accounts for about 18% of global population, while leading
stationery companies in China can continue to mostly rely on the huge domestic market, they also have
room for international expansion in international markets, which could reinforce each other under
favorable conditions.
      Leading enterprises focused on building omni-channel operation capabilities and realized refined
management over the offline channels. With the popularity of the Internet, smart phones, and online
transactions, people's consumption habits and consumption scenarios have changed. Consumers' access to
information is becoming more fragmented, and new-generation marketing means are becoming more
diversified, including online media platforms (such as Weibo, WeChat, Xiaohongshu, Tiktok) and IP topic
creation, which further tests enterprises' ability to make quick response to industry trends. Compared with
small- and medium-sized enterprises, leading enterprises boast stronger and richer whole network
marketing and operation capabilities. They formulate refined marketing strategies by city to reach
consumers and capture fragmented traffic to achieve traffic attraction and conversion for online and offline
businesses. To improve the stores' initiative marketing and traffic operation capabilities, in addition to
online traffic, offline channels are also required to realize refined management by empowering channels
through organizational reform and information system. According to the National Bureau of Statistics,
online retail sales across the country recorded RMB13 trillion in 2021, an increase of 14%. Outstanding
companies in the consumer industry seized the development opportunities of online consumption and
achieved continuous sales growth through online and offline integration.
      Traditional retail stationery shops nearby school are still the dominant channel for China’s stationery
industry, and shares of other retail formats are increasing faster. Sales terminals and channels of the
industry are becoming more diversified, upgrading and competition in channels becomes more obvious.
Domestic consumption for stationery in China becomes more brand conscious, innovative, individualized
and more premium. There is a growing demand for premium cultural and creative products, stationery
products are moving from those primarily focus on functionality towards those with more cultural and
creative elements catering to customers. There are around thousands of stationery manufacturers in China's
domestic stationery industry and the industry is quite decentralized. There are a few leading companies
for most sub-category stationery products, with continued development in the stationery industry, there
could be higher industry consolidation, and leading companies could gain larger market shares.
      In recent years, in the context of the digital economy, thanks to favorable factors such as policy
driving, the rapid advancement of centralized procurement by large- and medium-sized enterprises, and
the competition among various digital procurement service providers, great progress has been made in the
digitalization, e-commerce and centralization of public procurement in China, which have become the
main form of public resource transactions from central to local governments. Facing the shock of economic
situation at home and abroad, digital, e-commerce, and centralized procurement exhibits advantageous
coordination and quick response ability.
      According to the China Public Procurement Development Report (2020) compiled and released by
China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, the scale of public procurement transactions in China in 2019
exceeded RMB20 trillion, accounting for more than 20% of China's total GDP. In terms of the procurement
scale of the government, State-owned Key Enterprises, and local state-owned enterprises, the annual
procurement scale of government and enterprises in China is also quite large. According to relevant
estimates, the market size of office supplies in China exceeds RMB2 trillion (data source:
www.chyxx.com). In addition, the market size of employee benefits and other categories is also quite large.
      With the further development and application of information technology. Traditional industries have
gained growth momentum in the digital age. Industrial digitization is becoming the main pillar of the
digital economy, and traditional industries are actively gaining new development momentum through
digital empowerment. The investment in the manufacturing industry has shifted from the investment in
equipment and assembly lines to the transformation of digital processes and digital transformation of
products, in a bid to apply digital technology to reduce channel costs and management costs and become
a digital-driven modern enterprise.
      With smart technology and products upgrade, promotion of national education informatization and
the development of the online education market, smart stationery products have developed rapidly in the
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education, providing an increasingly better user experience. Technology-empowered smart pens and smart
books are widely adopted in online education, providing a better user experience.

      4. Company position in the industry
      As a leader of "own brand + domestic demand" in China's stationery industry, the Company has a
strong first-mover and leading advantage, with a wide and deep distribution network coverage in China's
stationery market. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Company has a national distribution network
covering over 80,000 retail stationery shops using the store sign "M&G Stationery" across China, enabling
the Company to establish market leading position for its own brand products amidst competitions. The
Company ranked first in "Top Ten Enterprises in China's Light Industry and Writing Instrument" for nine
consecutive years.
      M&G Colipu is a leader in the field of B2B office supplies in China. After nearly ten years since its
start, thanks to its electronic transaction system, intelligent warehousing logistics management system,
high-quality supply chain management and customized service, M&G Colipu has become one of the
industry leaders of digital enterprise procurement service provider. For many years, M&G Colipu has won
many awards such as the Outstanding E-commerce Platform in China's Stationery and Office Supplies
Industry, the Outstanding Supplier of Government Procurement, and the Most Influential E-commerce
Platform in Financial Procurement.

III.The Company's Businesses during the Reporting Period
      1. Principal business
      M&G Stationery is a comprehensive stationery supplier and an office servicer. The Company
integrates the value of creativity into its products and service advantages, advocates fashionable stationery
lifestyle, and provides solutions for study and work. Its core traditional businesses include designing,
developing, manufacturing and selling writing instruments, student stationery, office supplies and other
products under                   brands, and also the e-commerce business M&G Technologies; its new
businesses mainly comprise of large retail store business - Jiumu Store and M&G Life, and direct office
supplies business - M&G Colipu. During the Reporting Period, there were no significant changes in the
Company's principal business and operation model.

     2. Principal operation model
     The Company has an independent and complete operation from design and development of brands
and products, procurement of raw materials and accessories, product manufacturing, supply chain
management and warehouse and logistics, to distribution network management. The Company is capable
of performing independent operation of business in the market. For R&D and new products development
model, the Company has an "entire design system" covering the whole process starting from customer
value proposition to product design, product mold to brand image design, incorporating trend-, theme and
experience-oriented development model to develop new products with a comprehensive categories
approach based on consumer insight. For manufacturing model, the Company uses the brand
manufacturing model that features sales-driven production, in-house and OEM outsourcing. The Company
has an independent system from raw material procurement to manufacturing and selling, and has
established its brands in the market. We have the advantages from participating in the whole value chain
from design, research and developing, manufacturing and selling stationery. For sales model, based on
features of stationery products and current situations of domestic stationery consumption, the Company
has developed its sales model that relies on regional distributors, complemented by direct sales to offices
2B customers, direct-sale store, KA sales, online sales, as well as international distribution. We are the
one of leading companies in China’s stationery business that engage in large-scale brand sales
management and franchise management. The business of M&G Technologies is mainly divided into
platform business such as Tmall, JD, and Pinduoduo, and live streaming business such as Tiktok and
Kuaishou. M&G Technologies is also responsible for online full platform marketing and management of
authorized online stores.
     M&G large retail store businesses include two store types: Jiumu stores and M&G Life stores.
Targeting female consumers aged 15-29, Jiumu Stores primarily sell stationery, cultural and recreative
products, educational and entertainment products, and daily household and home products. Jiumu stores
are mostly located in high-quality shopping malls in prime urban districts. Jiumu stores represent the
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Jiumu Store started franchising in July 2018, where franchisees pay contract deposit and decoration fee
according to contracts, and store rent, store staff salary, utilities and other costs incurred in franchising
stores. M&G Life stores mainly target students aged 8-15, primarily selling stationery products. M&G
Life stores mostly locate in Xinhua Bookstore and compound bookstores, M&G Life stores represent the
Company's efforts to move beyond the dominant traditional channels of retail stationery shops nearby
schools.
      In the direct office supplies business, M&G Colipu provides governments, public institutions,
Fortune Global 500 companies and other SMEs with cost-effective one-stop office supplies procurement
service. M&G Colipu has a rich product offering, covering office supplies, MRO industrial products,
marketing gifts, employee benefits and corporate services, more than one million products including office
paper, office stationery, office supplies, office equipment, computers and accessories, digital and
communications, office appliances, daily necessities, labor protection industrial supplies, food and
beverages, business gifts and office furniture. By shortening the supply chain, M&G Colipu provides
customers with cost-effective procurement and customized value-added services.
      With changing demographics of China in particular the decreasing birth rate, it becomes increasingly
difficult to achieve revenue growth from unit volume growth in the future, and stationery industry growth
is increasingly driven by consumption upgrade and product upgrade. The Company’s core traditional
businesses are challenged with changing demands from more individualized population born after 1990
and 2000. Stationery consumption in China is becoming more brand conscious, innovative, individualized
and more premium. There is a clear growth in demand for better cultural and creative products, which
accelerates industry transformation towards one with more cultural and creative elements. M&G
Technologies reflects channel diversification trend and helps the Company's omni-channel strategy by
expansion of online business. Jiumu stores and M&G Life stores both serve as the Company's bridgehead
to continue products and channels upgrading of its core traditional businesses, and they play an important
role in promoting the Company's brands and products upgrade. M&G Colipu's direct office supplies
business meets demands for purchasing office supplies from large corporations and institutions, which
helps boosting the sales of writing instruments and office stationery of the Company's core traditional
business.

     3. Major driver for revenue growth
     Driven by market force
     With the changes in the way of life and consumption habit of consumers, the mix of "people, product,
and place" in retail industry has been reconstructed, sales channels have become more diversified, and
channel upgrades and channel competition have become increasingly fierce. The per capita income of
residents has continued to grow, and consumption and products have been upgraded. As the domestic
market demand for mid- to high-end stationery products keeps increasing, this provides opportunities for
mid- to high-end stationery products. China's population accounts for about 18% of global population,
while leading stationery companies in China can continue to mostly rely on the huge domestic market,
they also have room for international expansion in international markets, which could reinforce each other
under favorable conditions.
     Driven by innovation
     Innovation as one of driving forces for continuous development with a focusing on consumers. The
Company continued to promote technological innovation, product innovation, channel innovation and
business model innovation. Through product innovation and business model innovation, the Company has
formed a pattern of coordinated development, high-quality development and sustainable development of
multi-business model.
     Driven by the Company's competitive advantages
     With professional teams, market insights, unique brand advantages, channel advantages, supply chain
advantages, R&D and design advantages, the Company continued to promote technological innovation
and product innovation, and maintained a strong forward driving force through high-end, omni-channel,
digital empowerment, lean production and dynamic organization.
     Driven by policy
     The continuous investment of the state in education, the three-child policy and a favorable policy
context for the development of the cultural industry encourage and promote the integrated development
of the cultural industry and upstream and downstream industries, invigorate economic transformation and
social development, and drive the steady development of the stationery industry. A series of national
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centralized procurement of large- and medium-sized enterprises, various digital procurement service
providers competed with each other, the transparency of procurement information and the competitive
mechanism of centralized procurement promoted the concentration of office supplies industry and
promoted the vigorous development of direct office supplies industry.
     Driven by industry integration
     With continued development in the market, market concentration of stationery industry becomes
greater, leaving more room for industry consolidation. Leading companies in the stationery industry with
good brand recognition are in a strong position, and more market share are gained by leading companies.
Through mergers and acquisitions of high-quality targets at home and abroad, the Company further
enhanced its competitiveness and brand power in segmented categories.


IV. Analysis on Core Competitiveness during the Reporting Period
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     As one of the largest stationery manufacturers in the world, the Company has formed a unique
competitive advantage in terms of brand, channel, supply chain, design, and R&D. During the Reporting
Period, the Company withstood the test of COVID-19 pandemic, greatly improving the product strength,
channel strength and brand strength and the Company's core competitiveness.

     1. Corporate culture and team
     M&G is a company with a strong sense of mission and social responsibility. With the mission of
"make study and work more joyful and effective", it is committed to providing Chinese students with
affordable good domestic stationery, and continues to devote itself to various social welfare undertakings,
thereby promoting its continuous development. At the same time, the Company has cultivated a team that
highly recognizes the Company's values, has passion and technology, is competitive in the industry, is
united and enterprising, and keeps unremitting struggle.

     2. Brand advantage
     As a leader of "own brand + domestic demand" in China's stationery industry, the Company has
established a leading position for its own brand products amidst competitions of domestic market. The
Company ranked the first in "Top Ten Enterprises in China's Light Industry and Writing Instrument" for
ten consecutive years. M&G brand has sound brand recognition among consumers, and served as the
designated stationery brand for Boao Forum for Asia for many years. During the Reporting Period, the
Company won the title of 2021 "China Annual No.1 Stationery Brand Award" and "China's 500 Most
Valuable Brands", winning international praise with excellent quality and brand reputation and showing
the brand value of Chinese stationery to the world.

      3. Channel advantage
      The Company has a strong first-mover and leading advantage with a wide and deep coverage of
distribution network across China. The Company has established an efficient distribution management
system and a domestic terminal network with deep penetration. During the Reporting Period, the Company
continued to broaden and deepen the national network and perfected online and offline channels, forming
an omni-channel, multi-level and multi-contact marketing network. At the end of the Reporting Period,
the Company has 36 tier-one distributor partners, and about 1,200 tier-two and tier-three distributor
partners across China, covering over 80,000 retail stationery shops with "M&G Stationery" logo across
China, 523 direct large retail stores, and thousands of authorized stores in Taobao system, JD.com,
Pinduoduo and other e-commerce channels.

      4. Supply chain advantage
      The Company benefits from experience of large-scale manufacturing accumulated throughout the
past years, independent mold development capability, stable supply chain, sound quality control system
and introduction of various information management systems. The Company has the capability of large-
scale manufacturing with high quality control standard. The good and stable product quality has won
general recognition and favorable comments from consumers. The Company promotes the application of
intelligent manufacturing technology in the production and inspection links of the stationery industry, and
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and inspection, thus serving as a benchmark and demonstration role for transforming the extensive
industrial mode into an intensive one.
     With the idea of partnership in its business operation, the Company has strived to build a high
standard supply chain ecosystem. The Company keeps iterating and upgrading its scientific management
for supply chain, and has obtained new practice achievements in information collaboration across the value
chain, inventory optimization, financial support for supply chain, management informatization of quality
and order, and optimization of supplier performance to help business partners get stronger operation
system and simultaneously improve both loyalty and operation capability of our business partners.

     5. Design and R&D advantage
     The Company has the capability to respond timely to market and strong R&D capacity for new
products. The Company conducts market research for new product development and identifies market
trends. The Company launches about one thousand new products each year to meet consumer needs. The
Company has been awarded with such four major international industrial design awards as German iF
Award, Red Dot Design Award, G-mark, and IDEA for its product design. The Company has a design
studio in Israel, highlighting the world-class design capabilities of M&G Stationery. During the Reporting
Period, through structural innovation and technological innovation, the Company has developed a variety
of products such as quick-dry gel pens, super durable writing pencils, and food-grade art painting materials.
The magnetic levitation gel pen, Magneter, won German iF Award again, the automatic compass won G-
mark Award again, and TIKITAKA press marker won the Silver Award for Innovation in Culture and
Education - Technological Innovation in 2021. At the end of the Reporting Period, the company has gotten
841 patents.
     The Company has broken through the foreign technical barriers and got hold of the raw material
formula and production technology with domestic independent intellectual property rights, greatly
enhancing the percentage of home-made raw materials and finished products. The Company has been
recognized as a national high-tech enterprise since 2010, and has built a number of national or provincial
level technology platforms such as National Industrial Design Center, China Key Laboratory of Light
Industry and Writing Instrument Engineering Technology, Shanghai Writing Instrument Engineering
Technology Research Center. The testing laboratory of the Company had CNAS certification qualification
and its testing capabilities have reached world-class level. During the Reporting Period, the Company won
the "13th Five-Year Plan" China Light Industry Science and Technology Innovation Advanced Group
Award. The "development and industrialization of water-based ballpoint pen with regulator" won the First
Prize for Science and Technology Progress Award of China National Light Industry Council. The
"material and key manufacturing technology and industrialization of gel ballpoint pens" won the second
prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Award.

      6. M&G Colipu's competitive advantages
      As a B2B comprehensive e-commerce platform built by M&G Group, M&G Colipu is committed to
providing customers with smart office and MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) solutions and has
become one of the industry leaders.
      After nearly ten years of development, M&G Colipu has accumulated rich experience in key accounts
and large project services, and has boasted the leading advantage as a professional office and MRO service
provider in the industry. Through the customer service network covering 31 provinces and cities across
China, it is now serving more than 60,000 customers in 5 categories including government, finance, State-
owned Key Enterprises and state-owned enterprises, intermediate market, and MA (Fortune Global 500),
providing customers with one-stop procurement service solutions. Nowadays, more and more customers
take M&G Colipu as their preferred comprehensive e-commerce service platform.
      M&G Colipu is committed to providing high-quality, low-price, and professional procurement
services for customers. Relying on its own advantages in the global procurement supply chain platform,
M&G Group's strong brand influence, strong financial strength, and rich product strength, M&G Colipu
strictly selects authorized manufacturers and genuine licensed products, directly cooperates with
manufacturers and brand owners, forms strategic alliances and conducts large-scale procurement, fully
enjoying the market price advantage. At the same time, M&G Colipu not only owns nearly one million
square meters of super-large commodity storage space, but also has a 5-level warehousing system network
that effectively covers the whole country, responds to orders efficiently and quickly, and maximizes
customer demand for delivery timeliness. It uses intelligent warehousing and distribution systems such as
AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle), WMS (Warehousing Management System), TMS (Transportation


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Management System), G7 (Vehicle Management System), and built 7 regional distribution centers across
the country. Its logistics network covers 100% of the counties in Chinese mainland, providing timely and
accurate service to customers.
     Meanwhile, M&G Colipu is also a pioneer and industry leader in procurement digitalization, and has
won the titles of National E-commerce Demonstration Enterprise and Shanghai E-commerce
Demonstration Enterprise. M&G Colipu has invested a professional technical development team
consisting of more than 200 people in digitalization for a long time. Through independent research and
development of core digital transaction system and rapid and professional system integration development
technology, by virtue of AI and big data analysis, it provides a variety of personalized system integration
and value-added services for different customers to offer flexible ordering modes, thereby rendering one-
stop office procurement service for different types of customers. The realization of process automation
through RPA robots and the establishment of big data systems and a data middleground effectively
guarantee M&G Colipu's ability to provide high-quality services and rapid response to major enterprises
and public institutions.
     M&G Colipu has a professional team of nearly 2,000 people with enterprising spirit, profession, years
of industry experience and lofty ideals, end-to-end service teams from pre-sales to after-sales covering 31
provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across China. Through the flattening of the supply chain,
M&G Colipu continues to provide customers with one-stop service procurement solutions that reduce cost
and enhance efficiency. Relying on M&G Group's strong brand influence, strong financial strength, and
rich product strength, M&G Colipu adheres to the information-based construction of an integrated,
transparent and efficient procurement system. With the application of software and hardware intelligent
technology and strong system integration technical support, such procurement system meets the
diversified, complex and digital procurement needs of customers, creates a new enterprise service
ecological chain, and continues to create value for customers.

V. Financial Performance during the Reporting Period
     In 2021, the Company revenue was RMB17,607,403,300, representing a year-on-year increase of
34.02%. The net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company amounted to RMB1,517,866,100,
representing a year-on-year increase of 20.90%, while net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed
company after deducting non-recurring profit and loss amounted to RMB1,349,538,400, representing a
year-on-year increase of 22.38%. As at the end of 2021, the total asset of the Company amounted to
RMB11,424,387,900, representing a year-on-year increase of 17.66%. The net asset attributable to
shareholders of the listed company amounted to RMB6,194,892,000, representing a year-on-year increase
of 19.28%. The Company has maintained health growth and sound asset condition.

 (1) Analysis of principal operation
 1. Analysis of change in certain items in income statement and cash flow statement
                                                                    Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                     Amount in the current  Amount in the same      Change in the
                Item
                                           period             period last year     proportion (%)
Revenue                                17,607,403,250.12       13,137,745,727.18             34.02
Operation cost                         13,520,841,753.26        9,806,609,999.48             37.87
Selling expenses                        1,397,645,460.82        1,103,184,023.51             26.69
Administrative expenses                   745,024,738.28          602,627,135.41             23.63
Financial expenses                           6,904,764.52           9,060,176.35            -23.79
R&D expenses                              188,758,215.50          160,178,941.89             17.84
Net cash flow generated from            1,561,196,420.77        1,271,697,892.28             22.76
operating activities
Net cash flow generated from             -662,837,857.46       -1,065,448,932.04    Not applicable
investing activities
Net cash flow from financing             -729,259,846.78         -200,057,726.09    Not applicable
activities
Taxes and surcharges                        66,507,958.32          50,694,964.71             31.19
Other income                                72,747,727.93          45,665,409.77             59.31
Investment income                            6,293,164.04           3,851,154.70             63.41


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  Credit impairment losses                          -7,013,714.54                -38,225,902.12          Not applicable
  Asset impairment loss                            -17,091,366.45                -40,287,483.83          Not applicable
  Gains from asset disposal                          6,098,090.22                    169,704.92               3,493.35

   Explanation on the reason for change in revenue: During the Reporting Period, sales continued to grow,
   with 17% growth in core traditional business and 56% growth in new business.
   Explanation on the reason for change in operating cost: The increase in sales results in the increase in
   operating cost.
   Explanation on the reason for change in net cash flow from investing activities: During the reporting
   period, the net outflow decreased compared with the same period last year, mainly due to the decrease in
   the net outflow of bank financial products compared with the same period last year.
   Explanation on the reason for change in net cash flow from financing activities: The increase in net outflow
   during the Reporting Period compared with the same period last year is mainly due to: 1. minority
   shareholders paying cash in equity for the acquisition of M&G Life during the Reporting Period; 2.
   implementing new lease criteria and reclassifying the rent paid from operating activities to financing
   activities; 3. increase in cash dividend distribution from the same period last year.
   Reason for the change in taxes and surcharges: The increase in sales results in the increase in taxes.
   Explanation on the reason for change in other income: M&G Colipu received more government subsidies
   related to its operations compared with the same period last year.
   Explanation on the reason for change in investment income: The income from wealth management
   products received during the Reporting Period increased compared with the same period last year.
   Explanation on the reason for change in credit impairment losses: M&G Colipu accrued the bad debt
   provision for prepaid accounts in the same period last year.
   Explanation on the reason for change in asset impairment losses: The provision for goodwill impairment
   loss was accrued in the same period last year.
   Explanation on the reason for change in income from asset disposal: The income from disposal of some
   assets during the Reporting Period increased compared with the same period last year.

   A detailed description of the major changes in the Company's business type, profit composition or profit
   source in the current period
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable

   2. Analysis of revenue and cost
   √ Applicable □ Not applicable
   During the Reporting Period, the Company's core traditional business increased by 17% as compared to
   the corresponding period of last year, and new business increased by 56% as compared to the
   corresponding period of last year.

   (1).    Result of principal business by industry, product, region and sales model
                                                                           Unit: Yuan                   Currency: RMB
                                        Result of principal business by industry
                                                                            Change in     Change in
                                                                 Gross                                    Change in gross
                                                                              revenue     cost from
  By industry          Revenue            Operation cost        margin                                   profit margin from
                                                                             from last     last year
                                                                  (%)                                       last year (%)
                                                                             year (%)         (%)
Manufacturing        9,164,013,924.44     6,154,383,727.87         32.84          18.31         19.15      Decrease by 0.47
and sales of                                                                                               percentage points
stationery and
office supplies
Retail industry      8,436,809,332.25     7,362,168,406.68        12.74          56.66         58.63       Decrease by 1.08
                                                                                                           percentage points
Service industry        1,261,896.79                        /          /         -46.71             /                      /
                                        Result of principal business by product
                                                                            Change in     Change in
                                                                 Gross                                    Change in gross
                                                                             revenue      cost from
   By product          Revenue           Operation cost         margin                                   profit margin from
                                                                            from last      last year
                                                                  (%)                                       last year (%)
                                                                            year (%)          (%)
Writing              2,819,668,310.67     1,675,601,917.98         40.57          23.65         24.18      Decrease by 0.25


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     instruments                                                                                                                 percentage points
     Student                      3,128,136,090.69         2,092,845,598.55           33.10          15.61           16.18       Decrease by 0.33
     stationery                                                                                                                  percentage points
     Office stationery            3,338,458,451.38         2,406,762,021.35           27.91          18.32           18.88       Decrease by 0.34
                                                                                                                                 percentage points
     Other products                548,909,924.21            303,216,598.14           44.76          69.81           68.34        Increase by 0.48
                                                                                                                                 percentage points
     Direct office                7,765,650,479.74         7,038,125,998.53            9.37          55.30           58.12       Decrease by 1.61
     supplies                                                                                                                    percentage points
     Management fee                   1,261,896.79                            /            /        -46.71               /                       /
     for franchising
                                                          Result of principal business by region
                                                                                              Change in        Change in
                                                                                  Gross                                         Change in gross
                                                                                               revenue         cost from
       By geography                 Revenue                Operation cost        margin                                        profit margin from
                                                                                              from last         last year
                                                                                   (%)                                            last year (%)
                                                                                               year (%)            (%)
     China                       17,183,757,602.59        13,183,280,401.69         23.28           34.56            38.65       Decrease by 2.26
                                                                                                                                 percentage points
     Other countries               418,327,550.89            333,271,732.86           20.33          15.26           11.91        Increase by 2.39
                                                                                                                                 percentage points

         Principal business by industry, product, region, and sales model
         1. Revenue from principal business of the Company includes revenue from manufacturing and selling
         stationery and office supplies, revenue from retail industry and revenue from service industry.
         2. Revenue from retail industry refers to revenue gained by M&G Colipu and M&G Life through selling
         non-M&G products. During the Reporting Period, sales of the above categories grew continuously.
         3. Revenue from service industry refers to management fee for franchising. The reason for the decrease
         during the Reporting Period was that the management fee for franchising in the same period last year
         consisted of traditional channels and Jiumu Store. The franchise stores of traditional channels stopped
         charging franchise management fees since 2017. The management fees that have been collected are
         recognized in the benefit year, and have been fully recognized by the end of 2020. During the Reporting
         Period, the management fee for franchising is only the part charged by Jiumu Store.
         4. Writing instruments refer to products of writing utensil sold by the Company (excluding M&G Colipu).
         5. Student stationery refers to products of student stationery sold by the Company (excluding M&G
         Colipu).
         6. Office stationery refers to products of office supplies sold by the Company (excluding M&G Colipu).
         7. Other products refer to products sold by the Company (excluding M&G Colipu) apart from writing
         instruments, student stationery and office supplies. During the Reporting Period, the business of Jiumu
         Store developed rapidly.
         8. Direct office supplies refer to products in all categories sold by M&G Colipu. During the Reporting
         Period, business of M&G Colipu developed rapidly.

                                                                                                                          Unit: RMB 0'000
                                                       Result of revenue by business
            Business                       Revenue in 2021       Revenue in 2020                    Change in amount                   Change
   Core traditional business                     888,041.44             757,611.01                          130,430.43                           17%
   Colipu Office Supplies                        776,565.05             500,027.59                          276,537.46                           55%
   business
   Large retail store business                    105,406.13                         65,484.36                 39,921.77                         61%
   Transactions offset                             -9,272.29                         -9,348.39                     76.10             Notapplicable
               Total                            1,760,740.33                      1,313,774.57                446,965.76                         34%



         (2). Analysis of production and sales volume
         √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                        Change in          Change in          Change in
   Major products           Unit          Production               Sales              Inventory     production from        sales from      inventory from
                                                                                                      last year (%)      last year (%)      last year (%)
Writing instruments      Piece            2,725,504,078          2,722,066,365        598,473,624                17.09             17.67               0.58




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Student stationery          Piece        5,740,014,834         5,738,966,028         665,367,649                    7.17              7.55                0.16
Office stationery           Piece        1,901,462,010         1,893,466,329         163,035,860                  17.26              17.96                5.16
Other products              Piece           17,478,919             16,031,840          7,540,044                  70.78              67.82               23.75
Direct office supplies      Numbers       462,390,344            462,875,797          21,797,693                  23.20              23.71                -2.18


         Explanation on production and sales volume
               The simultaneous increase in the production volume and sales volume of other products was mainly
         attributable to the growth of the business of Jiumu Store.

         (3). Performance of major procurement contracts and major sales contracts
         □ Applicable √ Not applicable

         (4).        Analysis of cost
                                                                                                                               Unit: RMB Yuan
                                                                       By industry
                                                                                                                              Percentage
                                                                                                       Percentage of         change in the
                                                           Percentage of
                                                                                                       total costs for      amount for the
                                      Amount in the        total costs for   Amount in the same                                                  Explanation on
   By industry           Cost item                                                                        the same         current period as
                                      current period         the current      period last year                                                    the situation
                                                                                                         period last       compared to the
                                                             period (%)
                                                                                                          year (%)         same period last
                                                                                                                               year (%)
Manufacturing         Cost of         6,154,383,727.87              45.53       5,165,288,162.73                52.67                  19.15
and sales of          principal
stationery and        business
office supplies
Retail industry       Cost of         7,362,168,406.68              54.47       4,641,066,357.09                47.33                 58.63
                      principal
                      business
Service industry      /                                /                 /                         /                 /                       /
                                                                        By product
                                                                                                                              Percentage
                                                                                                       Percentage of         change in the
                                                           Percentage of
                                                                                                       total costs for      amount for the
                                      Amount in the        total costs for   Amount in the same                                                  Explanation on
   By product            Cost item                                                                        the same         current period as
                                      current period         the current      period last year                                                    the situation
                                                                                                         period last       compared to the
                                                             period (%)
                                                                                                          year (%)         same period last
                                                                                                                               year (%)
Writing               Cost of         1,675,601,917.98              12.40       1,349,337,371.37                13.76                  24.18
instruments           principal
                      business
Student               Cost of         2,092,845,598.55              15.48       1,801,327,917.08                18.37                 16.18
stationery            principal
                      business
Office stationery     Cost of         2,406,762,021.35              17.81       2,024,465,110.41                20.64                 18.88
                      principal
                      business
Other products        Cost of           303,216,598.14               2.24           180,119,757.57               1.84                 68.34
                      principal
                      business
Direct office         Cost of         7,038,125,998.53              52.07       4,451,104,363.39                45.39                 58.12
supplies              principal
                      business
Management fee        /                                /                 /                         /                 /                       /
for franchising


         Explanation on other situations of cost analysis
              Cost increased simultaneously with sales. The growth in the costs of other products and direct office
         supplies business is mainly due to the rapid development of the businesses of Jiumu Store and M&G
         Colipu as well as the increase in sales volume.

         (5). Change in the scope of consolidation due to change in the equity of major subsidiaries during
         the Reporting Period
         □ Applicable √ Not applicable


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   (6). Major change in or adjustment to the Company's business, products or services during the
   Reporting Period
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable

   (7). Major customers and suppliers
   A. Major customers of the Company
   Sales of the top 5 customers amounted to RMB3,428,820,000, accounting for 19.47% of the total annual
   sales. Of the sales of the top 5 customers, sales of related parties amounted to RMB0, accounting for 0%
   of the total annual sales.
                                                                                            Unit: RMB Yuan
       Rank                 Customer name                        Amount               Related relationship
          1       First                                             955,989,559.24            No
          2       Second                                            951,207,384.99            No
          3       Third                                             573,513,431.36            No
          4       Fourth                                            485,163,509.56            No
          5       Fifth                                             462,949,866.20            No
                                 Total                            3,428,823,751.35

   During the Reporting Period, the sales attributable to a single customer exceeded 50% of the total sales,
   there are new customers among the top 5 customers, or a small number of customers were heavily
   depended on.
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable

   B. Major suppliers of the Company
   Purchase amount of the top 5 suppliers amounted to RMB1,542,210,000, accounting for 11.57% of the
   total annual purchase amount. Of the purchase amount of the top 5 suppliers, purchase amount of related
   parties amounted to RMB0, accounting for 0% of the total annual purchase amount.
                                                                                          Unit: RMB Yuan
       Rank                Rank of suppliers                   Amount               Related relationship
          1       First                                        469,791,220.48               No
          2       Second                                       374,546,120.03               No
          3       Third                                        323,688,344.90               No
          4       Fourth                                       254,466,232.55               No
          5       Fifth                                        119,720,153.14               No
                                Total                        1,542,212,071.10

   During the Reporting Period, the procurement from a single supplier exceeded 50% of the total amount,
   and there were new suppliers among the top 5 suppliers or a small number of suppliers were heavily
   depended on.
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable
   Other descriptions
   No

   3. Expenses
   √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                          Unit: RMB Yuan
    Item in statement           Amount in the        Amount in the last       Change in the      Reason for
                                 current period           period              proportion (%)      change
Selling expenses                1,397,645,460.82       1,103,184,023.51                 26.69
Administrative expenses           745,024,738.28         602,627,135.41                 23.63
R&D expenses                      188,758,215.50         160,178,941.89                 17.84
Financial expenses                   6,904,764.52          9,060,176.35                -23.79



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         4. R&D investment
         (1). Table of R&D investment
         √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                        Unit: RMB Yuan
           Expensed R&D investment in the current period                                                  188,758,215.50
           Capitalized R&D investment in the current period                                                         0.00
           Total R&D investment                                                                           188,758,215.50
           Proportion of total R&D investment in revenue (%)                                                        1.07
           Percentage of capitalized R&D investment (%)                                                             0.00

         (2). Details of R&D personnel
         √ Applicable □ Not applicable

         Number of the Company's R&D staff                                                                               450
         Percentage of the number of R&D staff to the Company's total number of
                                                                                                                        8.14
         employees (%)
                                    Educational background structure of R&D personnel
         Category                                                                                Number of people
         Doctor's degree                                                                                                   1
         Master's degree                                                                                                  36
         Bachelor                                                                                                        251
         College degree                                                                                                   91
         High school and below                                                                                            71
                                              Age structure of R&D personnel
         Category                                                                                Number of people
         < 30 years old (exclusive)                                                                                      232
         30 - 40 years old (including 30 years old, excluding 40 years old)                                              162
         40 - 50 years old (including 40 years old, excluding 50 years old)                                               48
         50 - 60 years old (including 50 years old, excluding 60 years old)                                                8
         > 60 years old                                                                                                    0

         (3). Explanation
         √ Applicable □ Not applicable
         The total R&D investment of the parent company accounted for 3.42% of the parent company's revenue.

         (4). Reasons for the major changes in the composition of R&D personnel and the impact on the
              future development of the Company
         □ Applicable √ Not applicable

         5. Cash flow
         √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                        Unit: RMB Yuan
                        Amount in the      Amount in the same    Change in the
        Item                                                                                        Reason for change
                        current period      period last year     proportion (%)
Net cash flow
generated from          1,561,196,420.77      1,271,697,892.28               22.76
operating activities
                                                                                      During the Reporting Period, the net outflow
Net cash flow                                                                         decreased compared with the same period last
generated from           -662,837,857.46     -1,065,448,932.04       Not applicable   year, mainly due to the decrease in the net
investing activities                                                                  outflow of bank financial products compared
                                                                                      with the same period last year.
Net cash flow from       -729,259,846.78       -200,057,726.09       Not applicable   The increase in net outflow during the Reporting


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  financing activities                                                                            Period compared with the same period last year
                                                                                                  is mainly due to: 1. minority shareholders paying
                                                                                                  cash in equity for the acquisition of M&G Life
                                                                                                  during the Reporting Period; 2. implementing
                                                                                                  new lease criteria and reclassifying the rent paid
                                                                                                  from operating activities to financing activities;
                                                                                                  3. increase in cash dividend distribution from the
                                                                                                  same period last year.


             (2) Explanation on significant change of profit caused by non-core business
             □ Applicable √ Not applicable

             (3) Analysis of assets and liabilities
             √ Applicable □ Not applicable
             1. Assets and liabilities
                                                                                                                     Unit: RMB Yuan
                                                                                     Percentage
                                            Percentage of                                                  Change in
                  Amount as at the                                                     of total
                                          total assets at the   Amount as at the                       percentage for the
    Items         end of the current                                                 assets at the                                 Explanation
                                            end of current      end of last period                    current period over
                       period                                                         end of last
                                             period (%)                                               the last period (%)
                                                                                      period (%)
Bills                     39,712,146.72                  0.35                    /                /       Not applicable     During the Reporting
receivable                                                                                                                   Period, the commercial
                                                                                                                             acceptance bills of
                                                                                                                             M&G Colipu increased
                                                                                                                             compared with the
                                                                                                                             beginning of the year.
Receivables               22,824,707.62                  0.20      61,412,976.46              0.63                 -62.83    During the Reporting
financing                                                                                                                    Period,     the     bank
                                                                                                                             acceptance bills of
                                                                                                                             M&G Colipu decreased
                                                                                                                             compared with the
                                                                                                                             beginning of the year.
Prepayment                90,826,293.94                  0.80     131,596,384.76              1.36                 -30.98    The advance payment by
                                                                                                                             M&G Colipu decreased
                                                                                                                             compared with the
                                                                                                                             beginning of the year.
Other current             85,797,733.53                  0.75      27,286,607.30              0.28                 214.43    The            Company's
assets                                                                                                                       receivable return cost
                                                                                                                             and VAT credit refund
                                                                                                                             increased       compared
                                                                                                                             with the beginning of the
                                                                                                                             year.
Right-of-use             357,540,113.34                  3.13                    /                /       Not applicable     During the Reporting
assets                                                                                                                       Period, the new lease
                                                                                                                             criteria            were
                                                                                                                             implemented to increase
                                                                                                                             the lease-related right-
                                                                                                                             of-use assets.
Intangible               434,848,138.70                  3.81     320,746,328.60              3.30                  35.57    The intangible asset of
assets                                                                                                                       trademark right of Back
                                                                                                                             to School Holding AS in
                                                                                                                             Norway was acquired
                                                                                                                             during the Reporting
                                                                                                                             Period.
Goodwill                  63,529,740.20                  0.56                    /                /       Not applicable     Consideration for the
                                                                                                                             acquisition of Back to
                                                                                                                             School Holding AS in
                                                                                                                             Norway exceeded the
                                                                                                                             assessed net assets
                                                                                                                             during the Reporting
                                                                                                                             Period
Long-term                162,206,827.46                  1.42      99,035,852.78              1.02                  63.79    The decoration costs for


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prepaid                                                                                office      buildings      in
expenses                                                                               Songjiang               were
                                                                                       increased.
Deferred          153,856,300.50   1.35     99,939,414.58      1.03           53.95    The deferred income tax
income tax                                                                             assets formed increased
assets                                                                                 due           to          the
                                                                                       implementation of new
                                                                                       lease        criteria      to
                                                                                       recognize the lease
                                                                                       liabilities during the
                                                                                       Reporting Period, the
                                                                                       difference in the asset
                                                                                       amortization between
                                                                                       the parent and subsidiary
                                                                                       companies of M&G
                                                                                       Colipu, and the time
                                                                                       difference        in      the
                                                                                       recognition of estimated
                                                                                       return income.
Other non-          8,543,306.18   0.07      6,258,468.47      0.06           36.51    The prepayment for
current assets                                                                         equipment          increased
                                                                                       during the Reporting
                                                                                       Period.
Derivative           147,570.52    0.00                   /       /   Not applicable   The derivative financial
financial                                                                              liabilities of Back to
liabilities                                                                            School Holding AS in
                                                                                       Norway were acquired
                                                                                       during the Reporting
                                                                                       Period.
Bills payable        172,167.42    0.00                   /       /   Not applicable   Commercial bill issued
                                                                                       by M&G Colipu for
                                                                                       procuring commodities
                                                                                       during the Reporting
                                                                                       Period.
Non-current       178,611,602.65   1.56                   /       /   Not applicable   During the Reporting
liabilities due                                                                        Period, the new lease
within one                                                                             criteria                were
year                                                                                   implemented to increase
                                                                                       the lease-related lease
                                                                                       liabilities due within one
                                                                                       year.
Other current      90,875,521.97   0.80     13,746,089.97      0.14          561.10    The possible return
liabilities                                                                            liabilities estimated by
                                                                                       M&G Colipu increased.
Lease             172,924,166.21   1.51                   /       /   Not applicable   During the Reporting
liabilities                                                                            Period, the new lease
                                                                                       criteria                were
                                                                                       implemented to increase
                                                                                       the lease-related lease
                                                                                       liabilities for more than
                                                                                       one year.
Estimated          35,311,258.55   0.31     12,211,357.80      0.13          189.17    The              repurchase
liabilities                                                                            obligations        of     the
                                                                                       minority shareholders of
                                                                                       Back to School Holding
                                                                                       AS in Norway were
                                                                                       acquired during the
                                                                                       Reporting Period.
Deferred           92,665,937.38   0.81     36,781,069.25      0.38          151.94    The deferred income
income tax                                                                             liabilities           formed
liabilities                                                                            increased due to the
                                                                                       premium acquisition of
                                                                                       Back to School Holding
                                                                                       AS in Norway, the
                                                                                       implementation of the
                                                                                       new lease criteria to


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                                                                                                 recognize the right-of-
                                                                                                 use assets, and the time
                                                                                                 difference     in     the
                                                                                                 recognition of estimated
                                                                                                 return costs.

Other descriptions
No

2. Overseas assets
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
(1) Asset size
Including: overseas assets of 270,595,910.87 (unit: Yuan, currency: RMB), accounting for 2.37% of the
total assets.

(2) Explanation for the high proportion of overseas assets
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

3. Major restricted assets as at the end of the Reporting Period
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      (1) On 16 September 2021, Axus Stationery and China Merchants Bank Shanghai Branch entered
into the Line Credit Agreement numbered 121XY2021031380 with the credit line of RMB180,000,000.00
for 36 months from 16 September 2021 to 15 September 2024. The specific types of line business include,
but are not limited to, working capital loans, bank notes, and letters of credit.
      On 16 September 2021, Axus Stationery and China Merchants Bank Shanghai Branch entered into
the Maximum Mortgage Contract numbered 121XY2021031380, which is a sub-contract of the Line
Credit Agreement. The maximum principal limit of the mortgage under this contract is
RMB180,000,000.00, and the mortgage limit is valid from 16 September 2021 to 15 September 2024.
      The mortgage term runs from the effective date of the mortgage contract to the expiration of the
period of the creditor's rights claims under the Credit Agreement. The collaterals for mortgage include:
    Name of collateral       Ownership No.     Original value      Accumulated depreciation     Net value
  No. 111, Xuezi South
                             HFDQ Zi (2013)
   Road, Xianghuaqiao                            47,061,453.52                 27,468,676.83   19,592,776.69
                               No. 015437
  Street, Qingpu District
  No. 233, Xuezi South
                             HFDQ Zi (2013)
   Road, Xianghuaqiao                            32,156,238.78                 14,464,816.47   17,691,422.31
                               No. 013396
  Street, Qingpu District
  No. 333, Xuezi South
                             HFDQ Zi (2015)
   Road, Xianghuaqiao                            60,230,210.97                 18,199,423.55   42,030,787.42
                               No. 015718
  Street, Qingpu District
                     Total                      139,447,903.27                 60,132,916.85   79,314,986.42
   As of 31 December 2021, the outstanding loan of Axus Stationery was RMB156,500,000.00 and
USD1,500,000.00.

      (2) On 7 August 2017, the subsidiary, Back to School Holding AS, borrowed a long-term loan from
a local bank in Norway with all the shares held by the Group's subsidiary, Beckmann AS, as pledge. As
of 31 December 2021, the balance of the loan was NOK14 million and was presented in the non-current
liabilities due within one year in the statements.

     (3) As of the end of the Reporting Period, the Company had restricted monetary funds of
RMB1,471,167,575.95, mainly including letter of credit deposit, performance bond, and fixed deposit
over 3 months.

4. Other descriptions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable



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(4) Analysis on industry operating information
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     For details, see "II. Description of the Company's industry conditions during Reporting Period" in
"Section III Management Discussion and Analysis" of this report.




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       (5) Analysis of investment
       Overall analysis of external equity investment
       √ Applicable □ Not applicable
            During the Reporting Period, the Company made foreign investments.
            (1) In June 2021, the Company signed the Equity Transfer Agreement with Shanghai Tianwan
       International Logistics Co., Ltd. to transfer 40% of the equity of M&G Life held by it at the transfer price
       of RMB180 million. The equity change registration and equity delivery have been completed on 25 June
       2021.
            In July 2021, M&G Life and Shanghai Youherui Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership
       signed the Equity Transfer Agreement to transfer its 15% equity in Jiumu Store at the transfer price of
       RMB67.5 million. The equity change registration and equity delivery have been completed on 29 July
       2021.
            (2) In August 2021, the Company held a cloud signing ceremony with Back to School Holding AS,
       a Norwegian schoolbag brand. The Company invested RMB186 million to acquire 91.4% of Back to
       School Holding AS's equity, and the equity delivery has been completed on 1 September 2021. The
       acquisition of Back to School Holding AS is an important milestone in M&G's world-class vision and a
       new round of five-year strategy plan. In the future, the Company will provide more diversified purchasing
       options and professional quality assurance for global consumers.

       1. Significant equity investment
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable

       2. Significant non-equity investment
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable

       3. Financial assets measured at fair value
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable

       4. Progress of major asset restructuring and integration during the Reporting Period
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable

       (6) Sale of significant assets and equity interests
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable

       (7) Analysis of major controlled companies and shareholding companies
       √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                        Unit: 0'000                Currency: RMB
                          Nature of the    Major products and        Registered
   Company Name                                                                    Total asset    Net assets    Net profit
                            business            services              capital
Shanghai          M&G
Zhenmei      Stationery   Wholesale and   Stationery and office
                                                                        1,000.00       3,710.41        -40.45         562.94
Co., Ltd.(上海晨光珍        retail             supplies
美文具有限公司)
Shanghai M&G Colipu
                          Wholesale and
Office Supplies Co.,                         Office supplies           66,000.00    309,536.21     82,018.44      24,198.53
                             retail
Ltd.
Shanghai          M&G
Stationery & Gift Co.,    Wholesale and   Stationery and office
                                                                       19,941.94    132,902.25     57,615.46      10,859.99
Ltd.(上海晨光文具礼         retail             supplies
品有限公司)
M&G Life Enterprise
Management Co., Ltd.      Wholesale and   Stationery and office
                                                                       10,000.00     88,764.87      -2,827.83     -2,108.65
(晨光生活馆企业管           retail             supplies
理有限公司)



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Shanghai M&G Jiamei
Stationery Co., Ltd.       Manufacturing,
                                               Stationery and office
                           wholesale and                                   3,000.00    4,357.70    3,952.32           110.01
(上海晨光佳美文具                                   supplies
                              retail
有限公司)
Shanghai          M&G
Information
Technology Co., Ltd.       Wholesale and
                                                 Office supplies           5,000.00   18,042.15    3,069.15      -2,529.62
                              retail
(上海晨光信息科技
有限公司)
Shenzhen Erya Creative
and             Cultural
Development Co., Ltd.      Design and so      Design, office supplies
                                                                           2,000.00    1,948.30    1,189.83            -26.36
                               forth               and so forth
(深圳尔雅文化创意
发展有限公司)
Shanghai M&G Office        Wholesale and
                                                 Office supplies           5,000.00   49,808.34   23,724.15      10,672.06
Stationery Co., Ltd.          retail
Axus         Stationery
                           Production, sale    Stationery and office
(Shanghai) Company                                                         8,100.00   66,266.56    9,561.57      -7,727.66
                             and so forth            supplies
Ltd.
Shanghai       Chenxun
Enterprise Management                              Information
                               Service                                    22,000.00   28,948.55   22,081.14           -827.92
Co., Ltd.(上海晨讯企                              Consultation
业管理有限公司)
Shanghai Qizhihaowan
Culture and Creativity
Co., Ltd.(上海奇只好          Service           Creative service         10,000.00    4,944.44    4,494.75           -505.25
玩文化创意有限公
司)



       (8) Structured entities controlled by the Company
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable

       VI.Discussion and Analysis on Future Development of the Company
       (1) Industry pattern and trend
       √ Applicable □ Not applicable
             With the changes in the way of life and consumption habit of consumers, China’s retail industry
       entered a new stage of redevelopment and innovation. Stationery industry faces challenges with
       uncertainty of external environment, diversification of retail channels, and more individualized demands
       from main customers group (now being the post-90s and post-00s). With the changing demographics of
       China in particular the decreasing birth rate, stationery industry revenue growth comes less from by unit
       volume growth, and more from consumption upgrade and product upgrade. Domestic market demand for
       mid- to high-end stationery products keeps increasing, reshaping market structure dominated by low-end
       products. This provides opportunities for mid- to high-end stationery products with better quality and
       higher price. China's population of 1.4 billion accounts for about 18% of global population, while leading
       stationery companies in China can continue to mostly rely on the huge domestic market, they also have
       room for international expansion in international markets, which could reinforce each other under
       favorable conditions.
             Leading enterprises focused on building omni-channel operation capabilities and realized refined
       management over the offline channels. With the popularity of the Internet, smart phones, and online
       transactions, people's consumption habits and consumption scenarios have changed. Consumers' access to
       information is becoming more fragmented, and new-generation marketing means are becoming more
       diversified, including online media platforms (such as Weibo, WeChat, Xiaohongshu, Tiktok) and IP topic
       creation, which further tests enterprises' ability to make quick response to industry trends. Compared with
       small- and medium-sized enterprises, leading enterprises boast stronger and richer whole network
       marketing and operation capabilities. They formulate refined marketing strategies by city to reach
       consumers and capture fragmented traffic to achieve traffic attraction and conversion for online and offline
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online traffic, offline channels are also required to realize refined management by empowering channels
through organizational reform and information system. According to the National Bureau of Statistics,
online retail sales across the country recorded RMB13 trillion in 2021, an increase of 14%. Outstanding
companies in the consumer industry seized the development opportunities of online consumption and
achieved continuous sales growth through online and offline integration.
     Traditional retail stationery shops nearby school are still the dominant channel for China’s stationery
industry, and shares of other retail formats are increasing faster. Sales terminals and channels of the
industry are becoming more diversified, upgrading and competition in channels becomes more obvious.
Domestic consumption for stationery in China becomes more brand conscious, innovative, individualized
and more premium. There is a growing demand for premium cultural and creative products, stationery
products are moving from those primarily focus on functionality towards those with more cultural and
creative elements catering to customers. There are around thousands of stationery manufacturers in China's
domestic stationery industry and the industry is quite decentralized. There are a few leading companies
for most sub-category stationery products, with continued development in the stationery industry, there
could be higher industry consolidation, and leading companies could gain larger market shares.
     In recent years, in the context of the digital economy, thanks to favorable factors such as policy
driving, the rapid advancement of centralized procurement by large- and medium-sized enterprises, and
the competition among various digital procurement service providers, great progress has been made in the
digitalization, e-commerce and centralization of public procurement in China, which have become the
main form of public resource transactions from central to local governments. Facing the shock of economic
situation at home and abroad, digital, e-commerce, and centralized procurement exhibits advantageous
coordination and quick response ability.
     According to the China Public Procurement Development Report (2020) compiled and released by
China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, the scale of public procurement transactions in China in 2019
exceeded RMB20 trillion, accounting for more than 20% of China's total GDP. In terms of the procurement
scale of the government, State-owned Key Enterprises, and local state-owned enterprises, the annual
procurement scale of government and enterprises in China is also quite large. According to relevant
estimates, the market size of office supplies in China exceeds RMB2 trillion (data source:
www.chyxx.com). In addition, the market size of employee benefits and other categories is also quite large.
     With the further development and application of information technology, traditional industries have
gained growth momentum in the digital age. Industrial digitization is becoming the main pillar of the
digital economy, and traditional industries are actively gaining new development momentum through
digital empowerment. The investment in the manufacturing industry has shifted from the investment in
equipment and assembly lines to the transformation of digital processes and digital transformation of
products, in a bid to apply digital technology to reduce channel costs and management costs and become
a digital-driven modern enterprise.
     With smart technology and products upgrade, promotion of national education informatization and
the development of the online education market, smart stationery products have developed rapidly in the
past few years. Technology-empowered smart pens and smart books are widely adopted in online
education, providing an increasingly better user experience. Technology-empowered smart pens and smart
books are widely adopted in online education, providing a better user experience.

(2)Development strategy of the Company
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      1. Development strategy of the Company
      To consolidate competitive advantages of core businesses by adhering to the mission of "make study
and work more joyful and effective", being consumer centric, and emphasizing on innovation of
technology and products; to further expand new businesses of one-stop office supplies service and direct
retail; to actively expand international market; and to promote digitalization, organization development
and talents, and investment and mergers and acquisitions with synergy. With continued efforts in those
four areas, the Company will realize the vision of becoming a "world-class M&G".

    2. Sustainable development strategy
    In order to realize the vision of “World-class M&G”, M&G Stationery has developed a sustainable
development strategy together with its business strategy. With its vision of “Writing a Sustainable
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on four pillars: sustainable products, response to climate change, sustainable supply chain and empowering
employees and communities.




(3)Operation plan
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     In 2022, the Company plans revenue of RMB20,900,000,000, a year-on-year increase of 19%, mainly
through the following:

     Making good use of the advantages in channel, brand, design and R&D and supply chain, the
Company is expected to maintain fast and stable growth in core traditional business, improve the quality
of development, implement high-end strategy and enhance quality of online products.

     Push the four segments comprehensively
     ① Mass market stationery segment
     The Company will continue to focus on medium and long life cycle products, exert more efforts in
the development of long-term products that are available with new functions, new technologies and at
higher prices, distribute the price range reasonably, and focus on breaking through key categories. The
Company continuously optimizes the new product development process to reduce the lead time of product
development and sorts out high-quality sub new products. Coordination will be made with online channel
to output integrated promotion program so as to enhance the sales of mass market segment products.
     ② Premium stationery segment
     The Company will continue to optimize the existing product mix of premium stationery segment,
achieve quality upgrade and category breakthroughs, increase the contribution of single products, create a
series of best-selling products, increase the on-shelf rate of best-selling products at key stationery shops,
and increase the proportion of premium stationery segment in traditional channels; develop tailored
premium stationery products for Jiumu Store, direct supply channels nationwide, E-commerce and APPs
to better meet demand of high-end consumers; focus on online leading stores and achieve breakthroughs
in core best-selling products.
     ③ Office supplies segment
     The Company will strengthen the development and promotion of office products, continue to promote
the development of M&G office stores and the development of model office stores, and realize the rollout
of core products; strengthen service empowerment through direct supply from the headquarters, focus on
the exploitation of potential key accounts through the direct supply from partners, highlight the
development of online product offerings, and drive the overall growth of the office segment.
     ④ Arts and kids drawing segment
     The Company will improve the management mechanism of new and old products, sort out the
category structure in grid, focus on the continuous promotion of best-selling products and long life cycle
products, and expand the educational products; offer all categories of products in various online platforms

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to continue to increase online share; put more efforts on key stores in key cities, build dedicated zones and
promote the launch of key products.

      Promote omni-channel offerings
      The Company will focus on key stationery shops, improve single store quality, facilitate the
optimization and upgrade of franchise stores and distribution centers, and upgrade channels. Besides, the
Company will also strengthen promotion for categories and dedicated zones for products to increase on
shelf ratio of the must-have products, increase presence in major business districts, increase the sales
volume, and expand market share; promote direct supply of office products and premium stationery
products both at headquarters and partners level to create incremental sales; continue to improve the order
fulfillment rate and the number of active stationery shops of M&G Alliance APP.
      M&G Technologies will join in hands with product segments to launch online products and build a
standard process for online product development, and use multi-store + flagship store for refined
operations to improve efficiency; accelerate the development of new channel business, quickly achieve
market ranking, and build promotion matrix of celebrity, live broadcast and video, to promote new channel
business; promote a more refined membership operations

     Promote digital construction
     In line with corporate strategy, the Company plans to build the foundation for M&G's data
governance, initiate quick-win projects for members and channels, and improve products and core
business processes of the supply chain. The Company will establish a unified data standard to improve
M&G's data analysis capabilities, further strengthen the construction of data middleground, enhance data
governance, and better drive business improvement by virtue of data; sort out and upgrade the existing
dealer information system to improve the ability to "select the right stores and deliver the right goods";
use member operations as a key handle to grow online business.

     Reasonably plan capacity layout
     The Company will plan the national layout of logistics and capacity to lay a stronger foundation for
future development; realize the transportation of products from the production base to the logistics base
through the trunk line, quickly respond to market demand, and optimize the efficiency of the overall supply
chain; consider setting up new logistics and production bases in South China and other regions in a bid to
support existing business development, improve supply chain and logistics efficiency and achieve
sustainable development.

     Continue to develop retail large store business
     The Company will continue to exert efforts on the optimization of membership operation and store
operation standards, maintain the high-quality and rapid growth of offline channels and the higher growth
of online business, and increase the repurchase rate and customer unit price. As M&G's bridgehead in
upgrading its products and channels, Jiumu Store will work with the Company to increase the sales ratio
of high-end products in this channel. M&G Life will sort out the product category structure, establish a
management mechanism for regular products, increase the sales proportion of M&G, improve store
operation capabilities, enhance the sales per employee, improve the quality of existing single store, and
explore together with the premium stationery segment to explore new business model.

     Continue to grow M&G Colipu
     Business in direct office supplies continues to achieve booming development since M&G Colipu
follows requirement on well-informed, open and transparent government procurement, and meets
requirements that enterprises desire to increase procurement efficiency and reduce procurement cost for
non-production office and administration supplies. Brand enterprise continues to enhance competitiveness
through improving service quality, enriching product categories, seeking more customers and developing
national supply chain system, so M&G Colipu is expected to maintain relatively rapid growth, and become
one of the main competitors in the market of direct office supplies. M&G Colipu will focus on the
execution of the awarded projects and the promotion and expansion of the newly awarded large-scale
projects; put forth effort into expanding the development of marketing gifts and MRO supply chain;
continue to strengthen the construction of digitalization and information systems, with the digital
construction based on "four online": online organization, online communication, online business, and
online management, so as to improve efficiency by providing information tools instead of manual labor;

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attract high-end leadership talents, consolidate the management team, improve the leadership ability of
the management, and strengthen the construction of talent team.

(4) Potential risks
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     1. Risks in operation management
     With the great growth in the scale of assets and sale of the Company, the Company faces new
challenges in operation management system, internal control system and staff management. Although the
Company has developed operation management system and internal control system that accord with
features of its business and technology in its development, and has recruited and cultivated stable core
management team, operation of the Company will be adversely affected if the aforesaid management
system and management staff fail to promptly adapt to the rapid expansion of the Company. Therefore,
the Company will keep improving its management system and internal control system, and adopt various
measures to improve qualification of management staff.
     2. Market risks
     With social transformation and consumption upgrading, stationery market presents opportunities for
structure-based development. If the Company is unable to anticipate market trends in time and adapt to
market changes from aspects of product upgrading, quality management to sale strategy, the Company
will encounter certain risks in market competition. Having been aware of the problem, the Company
enhanced product R&D under the guidance of the market, optimized product structure, and developed a
sounder quality management and control system. Market strategies are formulated based on market survey,
analysis of big data and management discussion.
     3. Risks from fiscal and taxation
     According to Article 28 of Enterprise Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China, the
enterprise income tax on important high- and new-tech enterprises that are necessary to be supported by
the state shall be levied at the reduced tax rate of 15%. The Company was re-recognized as a national
high- and new-tech enterprise on 28 October 2019, and started to implement the policy of reduced
enterprise income tax rate of 15% on 1 January 2019 for 3 years. If the state adjusts preferential income
tax policy for high- and new-tech enterprises, or the Company fails to pass the review after its qualification
of high- and new-tech enterprise expires, operation performance of the Company will be adversely
affected. As such, the Company performs strict control according to assessment standards for high- and
new-tech enterprises to ensure that it meets all indicators, and qualifies and passes the annual review and
renewal for high- and new-tech enterprises.
     4. Risks from COVID-19
     At present, COVID-19 pandemic in China has been effectively controlled, but the impact of virus
mutation and repeated epidemics on the macro–economy is uncertain, adding uncertainties to the
Company's operation in 2022. The Company pays close attention to the development of COVID-19, and
adopts active measures to reduce risks and uncertainties brought by COVID-19.
     5. Risks from macro policy
     In July 2021, the release of the Opinions on Further Reducing the Burden of Homework and Off-
Campus Training in Compulsory Education ("Double Reduction" policy) has a great impact on the K12
education and training industry. In the stationery and office supplies industry, the release of the "Double
Reduction" policy and the online teaching driven by the epidemic control policy may affect the demand
for writing instruments and paper products. The Company will continue to pay attention to the impact of
the "Double Reduction" policy and actively take countermeasures.

(5) Others
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

VII. Explanation on the Failure to Disclose as per Rules due to Inapplicability or Special Reasons
     such as State Secrets and Business Secrets and the Reasons Thereof
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                            Section IV Corporate Governance
I. Particulars on Corporate Governance
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      During the Reporting Period, the Company, in strict compliance with the Company Law, the
Securities Law, the Code of Corporate Governance for Listed Companies, and other relevant laws and
regulations promulgated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Shanghai Stock
Exchange, continuously optimized the corporate governance structure of the Company and improved the
operational level of the Company, strengthened the management of insider information, and enhanced the
awareness of information disclosure responsibility, to ensure continuous and stable development and
effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors and relevant stakeholders. The specific
governance situation was as follows:
      1. Shareholders and general shareholders' meetings: The Company could hold general shareholders'
meetings in accordance with the requirements of the Company Law, the Articles of Association, and the
Rules of Procedure of the General Shareholders' Meeting. Proposals, procedures, and voting at the general
shareholders' meetings were strictly implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions. When
considering proposals related to related-party transactions, related shareholders avoided voting to ensure
fair and reasonable related-party transactions. For the convenience of the Company's shareholders, general
shareholders' meetings allow its shareholders to vote on site or online. This ensures the minority
shareholders have the right to stay informed about and vote on major issues of the Company and participate
in the operation of the company and this also helps protect the interests of minority shareholders.
Resolutions adopted at general shareholders’ meetings met the requirements of laws and regulations, and
complied with the lawful rights and interests of all shareholders, especially minority shareholders.
      2. Controlling shareholders and the listed companies: the Company and the controlling shareholders
achieved "five independences" in finance, personnel, assets, business, and organization, and the
Company's Board of Directors, Board of Supervisors and internal control institutions operated
independently; the Company's related transaction procedures were legal and the price was fair, and the
obligation of information disclosure was fulfilled; the controlling shareholders had a normative behavior,
and did not directly or indirectly interfere with the Company's decision-making and business activities by
manipulating the general shareholders' meetings.
      3. Directors and the Board of Directors: All directors of the Company could, in accordance with the
Rules of Procedure of the Board of Directors and other systems, earnestly perform their duties as directors
and make prudent and scientific decisions. The convening of each meeting met the requirements of
relevant regulations. The Company's Board of Directors had four special committees, namely, the Strategy
Committee, the Audit Committee, the Remuneration and Appraisal Committee, and the Nomination
Committee. Each special committee carried out work in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
implementation rules, gave full play to the professional role of each special committee, strengthened the
democratic and scientific decision-making of the Board of Directors, and ensured the sound development
of the Company.
      4. Supervisors and the Board of Supervisors: The Board of Supervisors of the Company was
responsible for the Company and its shareholders, strictly implemented the relevant provisions of the
Company Law, the Articles of Association and the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Supervisors,
earnestly fulfilled its duties, attended the general meeting of shareholders and the meetings of the Board
of Directors, convened the meetings of the Board of Supervisors, and exercised supervisory functions and
powers in accordance with the law, supervising corporate governance, major issues, financial conditions,
and the compliance with rights and regulations of the Company's directors and senior management in
performing their duties, and promoting the legal and standardized operations of the Company.
      5. Information disclosure and transparency: The Company adhered to the principle of "truth, accuracy,
completeness, timeliness, and fairness", and strictly followed the requirements of temporary
announcement and periodic report format guidelines for information disclosure. To help investors get
familiar with the situation of the Company, the content to be disclosed must be concise, clear, and easy to
understand and must truly and duly reflect the operating status of the Company.

Whether there are significant differences between corporate governance and laws, administrative
regulations and the requirements of the relevant regulations of the China Securities Regulatory



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        Commission on the governance of listed company; if there are significant differences, the reasons should
        be explained
        □ Applicable √ Not applicable

        II.   Measures taken by the controlling shareholders and actual controllers of the Company to
              ensure the independence of the Company's assets, personnel, finance, organization, and
              business, as well as the solutions taken to address the impact on the Company's independence,
              work progress and follow-up work plans
        √ Applicable □ Not applicable
              The Company was completely separated from the controlling shareholders in assets, personnel,
        finance, organization and business, possessing independent and complete business and the ability to
        operate independently.
              1. Asset independence
              The Company had business premises that are independent from the controlling shareholders and had
        an independent and complete asset structure. The Company had complete control over all assets, and no
        asset or fund was occupied by controlling shareholders to damage the interests of the Company.
              2. Personnel independence
              The personnel and remuneration management of the Company were completely independent. The
        directors, supervisors and senior management of the Company were elected and appointed in strict
        accordance with the relevant provisions of the Company Law and the Articles of Association. The president,
        vice president, chief financial officer and secretary of the Board of Directors of the Company did not
        receive remuneration from the controlling shareholders and their affiliated enterprises and held any
        positions other than directors and supervisors.
              3. Financial independence
              The Company had an independent financial and accounting department, has established an
        independent accounting system and financial management system, and made financial decisions
        independently. The Company's chief financial officer and financial accounting personnel are all full-time
        staff and do not hold part-time jobs in the controlling shareholder or their affiliated enterprises. The
        Company opened a basic deposit account independently and paid taxes independently.
              4. Organizational independence
              The Company has established a sound organizational system, which operates independently and has
        no affiliation with the controlling shareholders or their functional departments.
              5. Business independence
              The Company's business is independent from the controlling shareholders and their affiliated
        enterprises. The Company has an independent and complete design, R&D, manufacturing and sales system,
        conducts business independently, and does not rely on shareholders or any other related parties.

        Engagement of controlling shareholders, actual controllers and other organizations under their control in
        the same or similar business as the Company, as well as the impact of horizontal competition or major
        changes in horizontal competition on the Company, measures taken, progress of the resolution and the
        follow-up resolution
        □ Applicable √ Not applicable

        III. Brief Introduction to General Shareholders' Meetings
                                     Query index of the      Disclosure date
                                    designated website on        when the
Session number     Convening date                                                             Resolution of meeting
                                     which the resolution      resolution is
                                         is published           published
2020     annual   20 April 2021     www.sse.com.cn          21 April 2021      Considered and approved 9 proposals, including the
general                                                                        2020 Work Report of the Board of Directors, the 2020
shareholders'                                                                  Work Report of the Board of Supervisors, the 2020
meeting                                                                        Financial Settlement Report, the 2020 Profit
                                                                               Distribution Plan, the 2020 Annual Report and
                                                                               Summary, and the Proposal on the Expected Daily
                                                                               Related Transactions in 2021, the 2021 Annual
                                                                               Financial Budget Report, the Proposal on the
                                                                               Remuneration Criteria of the Company's Directors in
                                                                               2021, and the Proposal on the Appointment of the

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                                                                  Company's 2021 Financial Report Audit Organization
                                                                  and Internal Control Audit Organization.

Holders of the preferred shares with restored voting power request for convening extraordinary general
shareholders' meetings
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Particulars on general shareholders' meetings
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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IV. Information on Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management
(1) Shareholding change and remuneration of directors, supervisors and senior management currently employed and retired during the Reporting Period
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                                         Unit: share
                                                                                                                                                          Total pre-tax       Whether to get
                                                                                 Number of         Number of                                           remuneration from      remuneration
                                                                                shares held at   shares held at       Change in share   Reasons for   the Company during       from related
   Name        Position (note)    Gender   Age          From         To
                                                                              the beginning of   the end of the         of the year       change      the Reporting Period    parties of the
                                                                                   the year           year                                                (RMB 0'000)            Company
 Chen         Chairman           Male      52       2014-6-12   2023-5-07          17,100,000       13,609,300             -3,490,700   Personal                   180.00    No
 Huwen                                                                                                                                  capital
                                                                                                                                        needs
 Chen         Vice Chairman      Male      52       2014-6-12   2023-5-07          17,100,000       13,609,300             -3,490,700   Personal                   180.00    No
 Huxiong      and President                                                                                                             capital
                                                                                                                                        needs
 Chen         Director     and   Female    55       2014-6-12   2023-5-07          10,800,000         8,100,000            -2,700,000   Personal                   100.00    No
 Xueling      Vice President                                                                                                            capital
                                                                                                                                        needs
 Fu Chang     Director     and   Male      52       2018-3-23   2023-5-07             109,200           108,016                -1.184   Equity                      99.09    No
              Vice President                                                                                                            incentive
                                                                                                                                        (Note 1)
 Zhang        Independent        Male      59       2017-5-11   2023-5-07                   0                     0                 0                               15.00    No
 Jingzhong    director
 Chen         Independent        Male      54       2017-5-11   2023-5-07                   0                     0                 0                               15.00    No
 Jingfeng     director
 Cheng Bo     Independent        Male      47       2016-4-19   2022-4-19                   0                     0                 0                               15.00    No
              director
 Zhu Yiping   Chairman of the    Female    63       2014-6-12   2023-5-07                   0                     0                 0                                   0    Yes
              Board        of
              Supervisors
 Han          Supervisor         Female    44       2014-6-12   2023-5-07                   0                     0                 0                                   0    Yes
 Lianhua
 Zhang        Employee           Female    43       2020-5-08   2023-5-07                   0                     0                 0                               25.43    No
 Chaohua      Supervisor
 Zhou         Vice President     Male      47       2020-5-08   2023-5-07             102,400           102,928                   528   Equity                      75.41    No
 Yonggan                                                                                                                                incentive
                                                                                                                                        (Note 2)
 Quan Qiang   Board Secretary    Male      49       2017-3-31   2023-5-07              71,700            69,549                -2,151   Equity                      98.63    No
                                                                                                                                        incentive
                                                                                                                                        (Note 3)
    Total             /             /           /         /           /            45,283,300       35,599,093             -9,684,207        /                     803.56           /
Note 1: During the Reporting Period, the 1,184 restricted shares of Fu Chang that had been granted but had not been lifted from the restriction were repurchased and
cancelled due to the failure of personal performance assessment.

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Note 2: During the Reporting Period, 3,600 restricted shares were granted to Zhou Yonggan. The 3,072 restricted shares of Zhou Yonggan that had been granted but
had not been lifted from the restriction were repurchased and cancelled due to the failure of personal performance assessment.
Note 3: During the Reporting Period, the 2,151 restricted shares of Liu Quanqiang that had been granted but had not been lifted from the restriction were repurchased
and cancelled due to the failure of personal performance assessment.

      Name                                                                                              Main working experience
 Chen Huwen        Tsinghua University - Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota - Doctor's degree Has been involved in the stationery and office manufacturing industry since 1997, PE equity
                   investment since 2007, and stock and bond financial investment since 2015 and is one of the founders of M&G Group. Once worked as General Manager of Shanghai Sino-Korean M&G Stationery
                   Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Now works as the chairman of the Company and the chairman of M&G Colipu. Has won honors such as the Model Worker in China Light Industry and the "Top Ten
                   Brand Leaders" in Shanghai in 2013.
 Chen Huxiong      Executive MBA, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. Has been involved in the stationery manufacturing industry since 1995. Worked as General Manager of Shanghai Sino-Korean M&G
                   Stationery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. from 2001 to 2004, and Chairman of Shanghai Sino-Korean M&G Stationery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. from 2004 to 2009. Now works as Vice Chairman and
                   President of the Company, and is also Vice Chairman of China Writing Instrument Association, Deputy Director of Ballpoint Pen Professional Committee of China Writing Instrument Association,
                   and Chairman of China Writing Instrument Industry Technology Innovation Alliance. Won the "Nominated Award of Outstanding Entrepreneur of Shanghai in 2019-2020".
 Chen Xueling      Has been involved in the stationery manufacturing industry since 1997 and is one of the founders of M&G Group. Once worked as Deputy General Manager of the Company's Production Center,
                   and now works as a director and Vice President of the Company.
 Fu Chang          Joined M&G Stationery in May 2006 and successively served as Deputy Director of Marketing Center and Director of Production Center. Now works as a director and Vice President of the
                   Company.
 Zhang Jingzhong   Worked in the Research Office of the Politics and Law Committee under the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee from August 1984 to September 1988; and has been the Director at Zhejiang T
                   & C Law Firm from October 1988 to present; served as a member of the Party Committee of the National Lawyer Industry since October 2017.
 Chen Jingfeng     Once worked as Deputy General Manager and General Manager of Shanghai Dazhong Public Utilities (Group) Co., Ltd. and President of CMC Holdings, and is currently the Chairman of Zhongyun
                   Capital.
 Cheng Bo          Professor of accounting, doctor of accounting, senior accountant, senior member of the Accounting Society of China, the third-level talent of the New Century 151 Talent Project in Zhejiang
                   Province. Started to work in a college or university in 2008 and is currently a teacher of economics and accounting specialty at Nanjing Audit University. Has long been engaged in scientific
                   research and teaching in auditing and internal control, corporate governance and financial management. Has chaired more than 20 projects such as the National Social Science Fund of China and
                   the Humanities and Social Science Fund under the Ministry of Education, and published more than 130 academic papers in various authoritative accounting journals and 5 academic monographs.
 Zhu Yiping        Once worked as Deputy General Manager of Jiangsu Life Group Co., Ltd. and Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Yuhui Industrial Co., Ltd. Joined M&G Stationery in May 2003 and served
                   successively as Chief Financial Officer of Shanghai Sino-Korean M&G Stationery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Deputy Director of the Company's Financial Center, and Chief Financial Officer of
                   M&G Group. Now works as the person in charge of internal control of M&G Group.
 Han Lianhua       Once worked as Cashier of Shanghai Fengxian Qianqiao Grain Management Office, Chief Accountant of Shanghai Rongjian Chemical Plant, and Financial Director of Shanghai Office of Fengxian
                   Modern Agricultural Park. Joined M&G Stationery in June 2006. Successively served as Financial Supervisor of Shanghai Sino-Korean M&G Stationery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Shanghai M&G
                   Zhenmei Stationery Co., Ltd., and Shanghai M&G Stationery & Gift Chain Management Co., Ltd., and Financial Manager of M&G Group. Now works as Chief Financial Officer of M&G Group.
 Zhang Chaohua     Once worked as Business Commissioner of Shanghai Sino-Korean M&G Stationery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Manager of Shanghai Apollo Machinery Co., Ltd., and Deputy Manager of M&G
                   Group. Now works as Deputy Manager of the Company.
 Zhou Yonggan      Joined M&G Stationery in August 2005 and successively served as Assistant to the Chairman, Deputy Director, Director of the Marketing Center, and General Manager of the Office Business
                   Department. Now works as Vice President of the Company.
 Quan Qiang        Senior manager of BNP Paribas Peregrine Brokerage, executive director of RBS China and chief representative of Beijing office, chief financial officer, BOD secretary and director of Guangxi
                   Fenglin Wood Industry Group, general manager of Capital Market Department of China Wanda. Now works as the secretary of the BOD and acting as the chief financial officer of the Company.
Particulars on other information
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     (2) Employment of directors, supervisors and senior management currently employed and retired
     during the Reporting Period
     1. Employment in shareholders’ companies
     √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                        Name of shareholder's            Position held in
       Name of person employed                                                                           From              To
                                               company                shareholder's company
      Chen Huwen                      M&G Group                    President                       2007-5-10
      Chen Huwen                      Keying Investment            General partner                 2011-2-18
      Chen Huxiong                    M&G Group                    Chairman                        2007-5-10
      Chen Huxiong                    Jiekui Investment            General partner                 2011-2-18
      Chen Xueling                    M&G Group                    Director                        2007-5-10
      Zhu Yiping                      M&G Group                    Person in charge of internal    2020-1-01
                                                                   control
      Han Lianhua                     M&G Group                    Chief Financial Officer         2020-1-01
      Particulars on employment       Save for the personnel disclosed above, none of other directors, supervisors and senior
      in shareholders' companies      management of the Company were employed by the shareholders' companies.

     2. Employment in other companies
     √ Applicable □ Not applicable
    Name of person                                                          Position held in other
                                    Name of other companies                                               From                  To
      employed                                                                    companies
Chen Huwen                   Shanghai Chenguang Venture Capital            General partner           12 May 2011
                             Center (L.P.)
Chen Huwen                   Shanghai Chenguang Sanmei Property            General Manager           26 May 2008
                             Investment Co., Ltd.
Chen Huxiong                 Shanghai Chenguang Venture Capital            Limited Partner           12 May 2011
                             Center (L.P.)
Chen Huxiong                 Shanghai Chenguang Sanmei Property            Chairman                  26 May 2008
                             Investment Co., Ltd.
Chen Xueling                 Shanghai Chenguang Venture Capital            Limited Partner           12 May 2011
                             Center (L.P.)
Chen Xueling                 Shanghai Chenguang Sanmei Property            Director                  26 May 2008
                             Investment Co., Ltd.
Zhang Jingzhong              Zhejiang T & C Law Firm                       Director                  October 1988
Zhang Jingzhong              Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd.                     Independent director      August 2016
Zhang Jingzhong              Gansu     Huangtai   Wine-Marketing           Independent director      October 2020
                             Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhang Jingzhong              Sundy Service Group Co., Ltd.                 Independent        non-   January 2021
                                                                           executive director
Chen Jingfeng                Zhongyun Capital                              Chairman                  October 2017
Cheng Bo                     Nanjing Audit University                      Full-time Teacher         July 2021
Cheng Bo                     Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co.,          Independent director      June 2019
                             Ltd.
Cheng Bo                     Shanghai Xinpeng Industry Co., Ltd.        Independent director         June 2020
Cheng Bo                     Shanghai      Construction      Building Independent director           June 2020
                             Materials Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Particulars             on   Save for the personnel disclosed above, none of other directors, supervisors and senior management of the
employment      in   other   Company were employed by other related companies.
companies


     (3) Remuneration of directors, supervisors and senior management
     √ Applicable □ Not applicable
      Decision-making procedures for the remuneration         According to the Articles of Association, the remuneration of
      of directors, supervisors and senior management         directors and supervisors is determined by the general shareholders'
                                                              meeting; and the remuneration of senior management is determined
                                                              by the Board of Directors.
      Determination basis for the remuneration of             The annual remuneration of independent directors of the Company
      directors, supervisors and senior management            is considered and approved by the general shareholders' meeting.
                                                              Other directors, supervisors and senior management who receive
                                                              remuneration from the Company are subject to the operation
                                                              performance appraisal on an annual basis and the pre-paid base
                                                              salary on a monthly basis, and the annual remuneration is settled


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                                                           after the Company's annual operation target is completed.
     Actual payment of the remuneration of directors,      RMB8,035,600
     supervisors and senior management
     Total remuneration actually received by all           RMB8,035,600
     directors, supervisors and senior management at the
     end of the Reporting Period


   (4) Changes in directors, supervisors and senior management of the Company
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable

   (5) Particulars on punishments by securities regulatory authorities in the past three years
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable

   (6) Others
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable

   V.    Meetings of the Board of Directors held during the Reporting Period
   Session number        Convening date                                   Resolution of meeting
The 5th meeting of the   26 March 2021     1. Considered and approved the 2020 Work Report of the Board of Directors
5th session of Board                       2. Considered and approved the 2020 Work Report of the President
of Directors                               3. Considered and approved the 2020 Financial Settlement Report
                                           4. Considered and approved the 2020 Profit Distribution Plan
                                           5. Considered and approved the Proposal on Changes in Accounting Policies
                                           6. Considered and approved the 2020 Auditor’s Report
                                           7. Considered and approved the 2020 Annual Report and Summary
                                           8. Considered and approved the 2020 Work Report of Independent Directors
                                           9. Considered and approved the 2020 Performance Report of the Audit Committee
                                           under the Board of Directors
                                           10. Considered and approved the 2020 Internal Control Evaluation Report
                                           11. Considered and approved the 2020 Social Responsibility Report
                                           12. Considered and approved the Proposal on Determining the Annual Audit
                                           Remuneration in 2020
                                           13. Considered and approved the Proposal on the Expected Daily Related
                                           Transactions in 2021
                                           14. Considered and approved the 2021 Annual Financial Budget Report
                                           15. Considered and approved the Proposal on the Remuneration Criteria of the
                                           Company's Directors in 2021
                                           16. Considered and approved the Proposal on the Remuneration Criteria of the
                                           Company's Senior Management in 2021
                                           17. Considered and approved the Proposal on the Appointment of the Company'
                                           2021 Financial Report Audit Organization and Internal Control Audit Organization
                                           18. Considered and approved the Proposal on Using Some Owned Funds for
                                           Investment and Financial Management
                                           19. Considered and approved the Proposal on Repurchase and Cancellation of Some
                                           Restricted Shares
                                           20. Considered and approved the Proposal to Hold the Company's 2020 Annual
                                           Shareholders' Meeting
The 6th meeting of the   28 April 2021     1. Considered and approved the main body and full text of the Report for the First
5th session of Board                       Quarter of 2021
of Directors                               2. Considered and approved the Proposal on Adjusting the Repurchase Price of
                                           Restricted Shares
7th meeting of the 5th   29 April 2021     Considered and approved the Proposal on Granting Reserved Restricted Shares to
session of Board of                        Incentive Objects under the 2020 Restricted Share Incentive Plan
Directors
The 8th meeting of the   28 May 2021       Considered and approved the Proposal on Establishment of Conditions for Lifting
5th session of Board                       Restricted Sales in Phase 1 of Initial Grant in 2020 Restricted Share Incentive Plan
of Directors
The 9th meeting of the   26 August         Considered and approved the 2021 Semi-annual Report and Summary
5th session of Board     2021
of Directors




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       The 10th meeting of             28 October          Considered and approved the Report for the Third Quarter of 2021
       the 5th session of              2021
       Board of Directors



           VI. Performance of Functions and Duties by Directors
           (1) Attendance of directors at board meetings and general shareholders' meetings
                                                                                                                                             Attendance at
                                                                                                                                                general
                                                                            Attendance at board meetings
                                                                                                                                             shareholders'
                                                                                                                                               meetings
     Director           Independent
                                                                                                                                              Number of
      Name                director                                                                                              Two
                                           Number of        Number of        Number of         Number of                                     attendance at
                                                                                                                Number of    consecutive
                                           attendance      attendance in    attendance by      attendance                                       general
                                                                                                                 absence     absences in
                                            required           person      communication        by proxy                                     shareholders'
                                                                                                                               person
                                                                                                                                               meetings
Chen Huwen             No                           6                 6                 4                   0           0   No                               1
Chen Huxiong           No                           6                 6                 4                   0           0   No                               0
Chen Xueling           No                           6                 6                 4                   0           0   No                               1
Fu Chang               No                           6                 6                 4                   0           0   No                               0
Zhang Jingzhong        Yes                          6                 6                 5                   0           0   No                               0
Chen Jingfeng          Yes                          6                 6                 4                   0           0   No                               0
Cheng Bo               Yes                          6                 6                 5                   0           0   No                               1


           Particulars on two consecutive absences in person from board meetings
           □ Applicable √ Not applicable

                Number of board meetings held during the year                      6
                Including: on site                                                 2
                by communication                                                   4
                on site and by communication                                       1


           (2) Directors' objections to the Company's related matters
           □ Applicable √ Not applicable

           (3) Others
           □ Applicable √ Not applicable

           VII. Special Committees under the Board of Directors
           √ Applicable □ Not applicable
           (1). Members of special committees under the Board of Directors
                             Type                                                           Name of member
           Audit Committee                          Cheng Bo, Chen Huwen, Zhang Jingzhong
           Nomination Committee                     Chen Jingfeng, Chen Huxiong, Zhang Jingzhong
           Remuneration and Appraisal
                                                    Zhang Jingzhong, Chen Huxiong, Cheng Bo
           Committee
           Strategy Committee                       Chen Huwen, Chen Jingfeng, Cheng Bo

           (2). During the Reporting Period, the Audit Committee held 5 meetings
                 Convening
                                     Contents of meetings         Important comments and recommendations             Other performance of duties
                     date
                19 March            First meeting of the         1. Considered and approved the Work                Debriefed and reviewed the
                2021                Audit Committee in           Summary of the Audit Department in 2020            work summary for this year
                                    2021                         2. Considered and approved the Work Plan           and the next year's work plan
                                                                 of the Audit Department in 2021                    of the Company's Internal
                                                                                                                    Audit Department, and
                                                                                                                    guided the operation of the
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 26 March         Second meeting of the   1. Considered and approved the 2020             During the preparation of the
 2021             Audit Committee in      Performance Report of the Audit Committee       annual report, the Audit
                  2021                    under the Board of Directors                    Committee under the Board
                                          2. Considered and approved the Proposal on      of Directors communicated
                                          Changes in Accounting Policies                  with BDO China Shu Lun
                                          3. Considered and approved the 2020             Pan CPAs (LLP), which was
                                          Auditor's Report                                responsible for the
                                          4. Considered and approved the 2020             Company's annual audit, on
                                          Internal Control Evaluation Report              the composition of the
                                          5. Considered and approved the Proposal on      annual audit working group,
                                          Determining the Annual Audit Remuneration       audit plan, risk judgment and
                                          in 2020                                         audit priorities, and
                                          6. Considered and approved the Proposal on      continued to pay attention to
                                          the Expected Daily Related Transactions in      the preparation of the
                                          2021                                            Company's annual financial
                                          7. Considered and approved the Proposal on      report. Debriefed and
                                          the Appointment of the Company’ 2021           reviewed the work summary
                                          Financial Report Audit Organization and         for this year and the next
                                          Internal Control Audit Organization             year's work plan of the
                                                                                          Company's Internal Audit
                                                                                          Department, and guided the
                                                                                          operation of the Internal
                                                                                          Audit Department.
 27 April 2021    Third meeting of the    Considered and approved the full text and       No
                  Audit Committee in      main body of the Report for the First
                  2021                    Quarter of 2021
 26 August        Fourth meeting of the   Considered and approved the 2021 Semi-          No
 2021             Audit Committee in      annual Report and Summary
                  2021
 27 October       Fifth meeting of the    Considered and approved the full text and       No
 2021             Audit Committee in      main body of the Report for the Third
                  2021                    Quarter of 2021

(3). During the Reporting Period, the Remuneration and Appraisal Committee held 3 meetings
                                                                                                Other performance of
 Convening date    Contents of meetings      Important comments and recommendations
                                                                                                       duties
 26 March 2021     First meeting of the   1. Considered and approved the Proposal on the       No
                   Remuneration and       Remuneration Criteria of the Company's
                   Appraisal Committee    Directors in 2021
                   in 2021                2. Considered and approved the Proposal on the
                                          Remuneration Criteria of the Company's Senior
                                          Management in 2021
                                          3. Considered and approved the Proposal on
                                          Repurchase and Cancellation of Some Restricted
                                          Shares
 27 April 2021     Second meeting of      Considered and approved the Proposal on              No
                   the Remuneration and   Granting Reserved Restricted Shares to Incentive
                   Appraisal Committee    Objects under the 2020 Restricted Share Incentive
                   in 2021                Plan
 23 May 2021       Third meeting of the   Considered and approved the Proposal on              No
                   Remuneration and       Establishment of Conditions for Lifting Restricted
                   Appraisal Committee    Sales in Phase 1 of Initial Grant in 2020
                   in 2021                Restricted Share Incentive Plan

(4). During the Reporting Period, the Strategy Committee held 1 meeting
                                                                                                Other performance of
 Convening date    Contents of meetings      Important comments and recommendations
                                                                                                       duties
 26 March 2021     First meeting of the   Considered and approved the Proposal on the          No
                   Strategy Committee     Company's 2021 Business Plan
                   in 2021

(5). Details of the matter in question
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VIII.     Particulars on Risks in the Company Identified by the Board of Supervisors
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
The Board of Supervisors has no objection to the supervision matters during the Reporting Period.

IX. Employee of Parent Company and the Principal Subsidiaries of the Company at the End of the
    Reporting Period
(1) Employees
 Number of employees in the parent company                                                2,407
 Number of employees in major subsidiaries                                                3,120
 Number of employees                                                                      5,527
 Number of retirees of whom the parent company and major
 subsidiaries are responsible for the expenses
                                           Professional structure
                           Category                                     Number
                      Production personnel                                                1,770
                        Sales personnel                                                   1,238
                      Technical personnel                                                   450
                       Finance personnel                                                    198
                    Administration personnel                                                295
                     Management personnel                                                 1,072
                             Others                                                         504
                              Total                                                       5,527
                                           Education background
                           Category                                  Number (person)
           University (including college) and above                                       3,210
            High school, technical secondary school                                       1,094
                             Others                                                       1,223
                              Total                                                       5,527

(2) Remuneration policy
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     To conform to the Company's organizational strategy, the Company implements a competitive
remuneration policy where the employees' remuneration is determined considering the job value, person-
job fit and performance. By establishing and improving competitive remunerations and benefits,
performance appraisal systems and incentive systems, the Company actively promoted equity incentive
plans, attracted all kinds of professional talents and formed healthy competitive work environment to
stimulate the vitality and potential of employees, build a stable, professional team, and ensure the growth
of the Company's performance.

(3) Training program
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      The Company attached great importance to the development of talents in the organization, especially
the establishment of leadership talent echelon and the cultivation of managers at all levels and personnel
for strategic key positions. Through development methods such as the leadership curriculum system and
internal trainer team construction, high-potential training projects, mentor guidance, job rotation learning,
personal development path design, etc., talent training and ability enhancement were carried out. The
training of the manufacturing system focused on the ability enhancement of grassroots management
personnel and the cultivation of reserve talents in core technical positions, and attention was paid to the
cultivation of branch managers.

(4) Labor outsourcing
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
  Total working hours of labor outsourcing                                                  20,967,240 hours


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 Total remuneration paid for labor outsourcing                                             RMB740,459,091

X. Profit Distribution or Capital Accumulation Plan
(1) Formulation, implementation or adjustment of the cash dividend policy
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      1. The existing profit distribution policy of the Company is implemented after it was passed at the
5th meeting of the 5th session of the Board of Directors and 2020 annual shareholders' meeting.
      2. Principle in profit distribution of the Company: The Company implements the dividend
distribution policy which entitles the shareholders to the same rights and same dividends, under which
shareholders are entitled to receive dividends and other kinds of distribution of interests based on the
number of shares held by them. The Company adopts active profit distribution policy, which emphasizes
investors' reasonable investment returns while maintaining sustainability and stability. The Company is
allowed to distribute profit in cash or shares, but its profit distribution shall not exceed the range of the
accumulated distributable profits or affect the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
      3. Overall approaches to distribute profit of the Company: The Company distributes dividends in
cash or shares, or cash-and-shares, and if the Company satisfies the conditions for cash dividends, priority
should be given to profit distribution by means of cash dividends.
      4. Specific conditions and proportion for cash dividends: The Company primarily adopts cash
dividend as its profit distribution policy. The Company may distribute cash dividend when it makes a
profit in the current year and the distributable profits are positive after making up losses, contributing to
the statutory reserves and surplus reserves, but the profit distribution shall not exceed the range of the
accumulated distributable profits. In general, if there are no material investment plans or significant cash
expenditure, the Company may distribute profit in cash for a single year not less than 20% of the
distributable profit realized in the current year.
      In addition, as for the proportion of cash dividends to the total profit distribution, the Board of
Directors shall take into full account of various factors such as features of the industries where the
Company operates, the stage of development, its own business model, level of profitability, and whether
there is significant capital expenditure arrangement, to distinguish the following situations and determine
differentiated cash dividend proportion in accordance with the procedures as required by the Articles of
Association:
      (1) If the Company is at a mature stage of development and has no significant capital expenditure
arrangement, the proportion of cash dividends in the profit distribution shall be at least 80% when the
profit distribution is made;
      (2) If the Company is at a mature stage of development and has significant capital expenditure
arrangement, the proportion of cash dividends in the profit distribution shall be at least 40% when the
profit distribution is made;
      (3) If the Company is at a growing stage of development and has no significant capital expenditure
arrangement, the proportion of cash dividends in the profit distribution shall be at least 30% when the
profit distribution is made;
      (4) If the Company is at a growing stage of development and has significant capital expenditure
arrangement, the proportion of cash dividends in the profit distribution shall be at least 20% when the
profit distribution is made.
      The aforesaid "significant investment plans" or "significant cash expenditure" refers to one of the
following:
      (1) The proposed external investment, acquisition of assets or purchase of equipment by the Company
in the coming twelve months with accumulated expenses amounting to or exceeding 50% of the latest
audited net assets of the Company and exceeding RMB50 million;
      (2) The proposed external investment, acquisition of assets or purchase of equipment by the Company
in the coming twelve months with accumulated expenses amounting to or exceeding 30% of the latest
audited total assets of the Company.
      Significant investment plans or significant cash expenditure that meets the above conditions shall be
reviewed and approved at the general meeting after being reviewed by the Board meeting.
      5. During the Reporting Period, the formulation and implementation of the cash dividend policy has
complied with the Articles of Association and the resolutions of the general meetings. The dividend
distribution standards and proportions are clearly stated, and relevant decision-making procedures and
systems are complete. Independent directors have diligently served their obligations, and played their roles.

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As minority shareholders have opportunities to fully express their opinions and appeals, their legitimate
interests have been fully protected.

(2) Special description of the cash dividend policy
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
  Does it meet the requirements of the Company's Articles of Association or the                          √Yes □No
  resolutions adopted at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders:
  Are the dividend criteria and ratio definite and clear:                                                √Yes □No
  Are the relevant decision-making procedures and mechanisms complete                                    √Yes □No
  Do the independent directors perform their duties and play their due role                              √Yes □No
  Do the minority shareholders have the opportunity to fully express their opinions                      √Yes □No
  and requests, and whether their legitimate rights and interests get fully protection

(3) If the Company records profit distributable to shareholders of the Company during the
     Reporting Period is positive but there is no proposal for cash dividend, the Company shall
     disclose the reasons, the usage and the utilization plan of the undistributed profits in detail
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


XI. Equity Incentive Plan, Employee Shareholding Plan or Other Employee Incentive Measures of
     the Company and Their Impacts
(1)    Incentive matters disclosed in temporary announcements and without further progress or
       change in subsequent implementation
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                             Item                                                        Query index
 On 26 March 2021, the Company held the 5th meeting of the         Announcement on Resolutions of the 5th Meeting of the
 5th session of Board of Directors and the 4th meeting of the      5th Session of Board of Directors numbered 2021-005
 5th session of Board of Supervisors, and considered and           Announcement on Resolutions of the 4th Meeting of the
 approved the Proposal on Repurchase and Cancellation of           5th Session of Board of Supervisors numbered 2021-006
 Some Restricted Shares.                                           Announcement on Repurchase and Cancellation of Some
                                                                   Restricted Shares numbered 2021-012
                                                                   Announcement on Notifying Creditors of Repurchase
                                                                   and Cancellation of Some Restricted Shares numbered
                                                                   2021-013
 On 28 April 2021, the Company held the 6th meeting of the         Announcement on Resolutions of the 6th Meeting of the
 5th session of Board of Directors and the 5th meeting of the      5th Session of Board of Directors numbered 2021-019
 5th session of Board of Supervisors, and considered and           Announcement on Resolutions of the 5th Meeting of the
 approved the Proposal on Adjusting the Repurchase Price of        5th Session of Board of Supervisors numbered 2021-020
 Restricted Shares.                                                Announcement on Adjusting the Repurchase Price of
                                                                   Restricted Shares numbered 2021-021
 On 29 April 2021, the Company held the 7th meeting of the         Announcement on Resolutions of the 6th Meeting of the
 5th session of Board of Directors and the 6th meeting of the      5th Session of Board of Supervisors numbered 2021-022
 5th session of Board of Supervisors, and considered and           Announcement on Granting Reserved Restricted Shares
 approved the Proposal on Granting Reserved Restricted             to Incentive Objects under the 2020 Restricted Share
 Shares to Incentive Objects under the 2020 Restricted Share       Incentive Plan numbered 2021-023
 Incentive Plan.
 On 27 May 2021, the Company completed the cancellation            Announcement on the Implementation of Repurchase
 of some restricted stocks that have been granted but have not     and Cancellation of Restricted Share for Equity
 yet been lifted with China Securities Depository and              Incentive numbered 2021-025
 Clearing Corporation Limited Shanghai Branch.
 On 28 May 2021, the Company held the 8th meeting of the           Announcement on Resolutions of the 7th Meeting of the
 5th session of the Board of Directors and the 7th meeting of      5th Session of Board of Supervisors numbered 2021-026
 the 5th session of the Board of Supervisors, and considered       Announcement on the Unlocking and Listing of Phase 1
 and approved the Proposal on Establishment of Conditions          of the Initial Grant of 2020 Restricted Share Incentive
 for Lifting Restricted Sales in Phase 1 of Initial Grant in       Plan numbered 2021-027
 2020 Restricted Share Incentive Plan.
 On 3 June 2021, the Company completed the registration of         Announcement on the Results of the Reserved Grant of
 reserved restricted shares with China Securities Depository       2020 Restricted Share Incentive Plan numbered 2021-
 and Clearing Corporation Limited Shanghai Branch.                 028



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      (2)   Incentive matters which have not been disclosed in temporary announcements or with further
            progress
      Equity incentive
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable

      Other descriptions
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable

      Employee shareholding plan
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable

      Other incentive measures
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable

      (3)   Equity incentives granted to directors and senior management during the Reporting Period
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable

      √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                       Unit: share
                               Number of                                                          Number of       Market
                                               Number of        Granted
                                restricted                                                            the       price at the
                                             new restricted   price of the
                                shares at                                    Locked    Unlocked    restricted   end of the
  Name           Position                    shares during     restricted
                                   the                                       shares     shares     shares at    Reporting
                                             the Reporting       shares
                               beginning                                                          the end of      Period
                                                 Period         (Yuan)
                               of the year                                                        the period      (Yuan)
Zhou         Senior                102,400           3,600           45.03    27,648     75,280        75,280         64.51
Yonggan      management
   Total            /             102,400            3,600           /        27,648     75,280       75,280         /
      Note: During the Reporting Period, the 3,072 restricted shares of Zhou Yonggan that had been granted
      but had not been lifted from the restriction were repurchased and cancelled due to the failure of personal
      performance assessment.

      (4)    Establishment and implementation of appraisal mechanism and the incentive mechanism for
             senior management during the Reporting Period
      √ Applicable □ Not applicable
           The Company has established a relatively perfect performance evaluation and incentive system.
      Based on the principle that the income of senior management is linked to the business performance of the
      enterprise, the Company followed an open, fair and impartial process to appoint senior management, and
      continuously and timely improved the assessment mechanism. The Company has established a
      compensation system in line with the development needs of the Company and the actual situation of the
      industry to ensure the enthusiasm of senior management.
           The Company implemented the 2020 Restricted Share Incentive Plan to provide long-term incentives
      for senior management and core technicians, and formulated corresponding assessment methods to carry
      out scientific, standardized and institutionalized assessment management for senior management and core
      technicians included in restricted share incentive plan. The Company has guaranteed the stability of the
      core team and key employees and mobilizing their enthusiasm by virtue of a reasonable, sound, flexible
      and effective remuneration and welfare system, and a long-term benefit mechanism based on the
      supporting equity incentive plan.

      XII. Construction and implementation of internal control system during the Reporting Period
      √ Applicable □ Not applicable
           During the Reporting Period, the Company has established a strict internal control management
      system in strict accordance with the requirements of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the
      Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Company Law, the Articles of Association and other laws and regulations.
      The Company has set up an Audit Committee under the Board of Directors to review the internal control
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             control, and guide and coordinate internal audit and other related matters. The Company has set up an
             Audit Department to independently carry out audit under the guidance of the Audit Committee under the
             Board of Directors. The Audit Department is accountable to the Audit Committee. The Audit Department
             evaluates the efficiency and effect of the design and implementation of internal control through the design
             and implementation of internal control audits, business management audits, special audits and economic
             responsibility audits, supervises and inspects the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control design
             and operation, and promotes the Company's continuous improvement and enhancement of the quality of
             internal control. The Audit Department reports the internal control defects found in the audit to the Board
             of Supervisors, the Audit Committee or the management according to the seriousness of the problems, and
             urges the relevant departments to take active measures to rectify them. According to the identification of
             major defects in the Company's internal control, in 2021, the Company had no significant defects and
             important defects in the internal control of financial reporting and non-financial reporting. The Company
             has continuously improved the internal control system. Therefore, the internal control operation
             mechanism is effective, which has achieved the expected internal control objectives and protected the
             interests of the Company and all shareholders.

             Particulars on major defects in the internal control during the Reporting Period
             □ Applicable √ Not applicable

             XIII.     Management and Control over the Subsidiaries during the Reporting Period
             √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                  During the Reporting Period, the Company has implemented the Management System for Holding
             Subsidiaries, stipulating the control measures and the responsibilities and authority of the parent company
             and the subsidiaries in the subsidiary's articles of association, personnel appointment and removal,
             financial management, operation decision, information management, inspection and assessment, so as to
             ensure that the various businesses of the subsidiaries meet the requirements of the Company's overall
             development strategy, ensure that the financial position of the subsidiaries is effectively monitored by the
             Company, prevent significant operating risks of the subsidiaries, and protect the security and integrity of
             assets.
                                                                 Problems
 Company                                                                            Measures    Resolution
              Integration plan     Integration progress       encountered in                                    Follow-up resolution plan
  Name                                                                               taken       progress
                                                                integration
                                                                                                             Subsequently, according to the
             Integration of      The integration of
                                                                                                             Company's business, complete
             organization,       organizational structure,
Back to                                                      No significant                                  the relevant integration in a
             management          management system,                              Marketing
School                                                       problems occurred                 Completed     timely manner, to ensure the
             system, operation   operation mode and                              management
Holding AS                                                   yet                                             normal operation and
             mode and            business has been
                                                                                                             management control of
             business            completed.
                                                                                                             subsidiaries


             XIV.       Particulars on the Auditor's Report on Internal Control
             √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                  The Company engaged BDO China Shu Lun Pan CPAs (LLP) to audit the implementation of internal
             control in its 2021 financial statements and the Audit Report on Internal Control was issued. For the full
             text of the report, see 2021 Audit Report on Internal Control disclosed on the website of the Shanghai
             Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn) on 29 March 2022.
             Whether to disclose the audit report on internal control: yes
             Opinion type of the audit report on internal control: With unqualified opinion

             XV. Self-inspection and Rectification of Problems in the Special Action on Governance of Listed
                  Companies
             Not applicable

             XVI.      Others
             □ Applicable √ Not applicable


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                 Section V Environmental and Social Responsibility
I. Environmental Information
(1) Explanation on environmental protection of the companies and their major subsidiaries falling
     into the category of key pollutant discharging organizations designated by the environmental
     protection authorities
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(2) Explanation on environmental protection of companies other than key pollutant discharging
       units
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
       The Company does not belong to the key pollutant discharging units published by national environmental
protection authorities. As the Company pays great attention to environmental protection, the greening rate of
its sites is high. During the production process, the plastic raw granular edges did not produce solid waste or
environmental pollution after going through smashing, re-granulating and recycling process; paperboard
edges for package was recycled and sold by classification to local recycle stations for recycled paper. The
Company has not admixed any harmful recycling waste in its production, so no volatile gas that is harmful to
the health of human beings was produced. Besides, domestic wastewater was disposed in accordance with
sewage treatment regulations set by the local government. In routine management, the Company strengthens
the monitoring and handling of "three wastes" and ensures that they are discharged as per the requirements to
reduce the impact on the environment.

1. Administrative penalties for environmental issues
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

2. Disclosing other environmental information with reference to key pollutant discharging units
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

3. Reason for not disclosing other environmental information
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(3) Information that is conducive to ecological protection, pollution prevention and control, and
      fulfillment of environmental responsibility
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     During the Reporting Period, M&G Public Welfare Foundation cooperated with the Red Cross
Society of Gansu Province and the Qingsuo Public Welfare Development Center to establish a Haloxylon
ammodendron forest in Minqin County, the source of the four major deserts in China, which has been
expanded to 900 mu (600,000 m2), and joined hands with M&G Colipu in environmental protection
projects. M&G employees also voluntarily went to inspect the conditions of the Haloxylon ammodendron
forest. While controlling the desert, it can also increase the subsidized living income for the local villagers,
and establish a public welfare model of ecological poverty alleviation and rural revitalization.

(4) Measures taken to reduce carbon emissions during the Reporting Period and their effects
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      The Company attached great importance to the efficient management of energy and the improvement
of energy use efficiency. Each department took corresponding measures according to their respective
functions to gradually reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions during production and operation.
In terms of clean energy use, photovoltaic power generation projects have been constructed in Guangming
Park and Qingcun Park, which have been fully connected to the grid and put into use for energy supply,
reducing carbon emissions by more than 4,300 ton per year.
      For more details, see 2021 Environment, Society and Governance Report disclosed by the Company
on the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn) on 29 March 2022.


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II. Overview of Social Responsibility
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     For more details, see 2021 Environment, Society and Governance Report disclosed by the Company
on the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn) on 29 March 2022.

III. Consolidation and Expansion of the Achievements of Poverty Alleviation and Rural
     Revitalization
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     M&G Charity Foundation continued to focus on rural education, rural revitalization, and poverty
alleviation, boosted various projects in an orderly manner, unleashed the Company's advantages,
coordinated the social development, promoted the concern of the public and stakeholders on rural
education, and advanced such programs as creative classroom and gold seed, in a bid to reach a consensus
with more consumers on this social issue through public welfare activities and enrich the brand
connotation and influence of the Company.
     For more details, see 2021 Environment, Society and Governance Report disclosed by the Company on
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                                                                                            Section VI Major Events
         I. Performance of Undertakings
         (1)    Undertakings by the Company's beneficial controllers, shareholders, related parties, acquirers, the Company and other related parties during or
                subsisted in the Reporting Period
         √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              If not
                                                                                                                                                                                                                If not
                                                                                                                                                                                             Whether                        performed
                                                                                                                                                           Time and     Whether there                       performed in
Background of          Type of        Undertaking                                     Contents of the undertaking                                                                             strictly                       in time,
                                                                                                                                                          term of the   is deadline for                    time, describe
 undertakings        undertakings       party                                                                                                                                             performed in a                     describe
                                                                                                                                                          undertaking    performance                         the specific
                                                                                                                                                                                          timely manner                      plans in
                                                                                                                                                                                                               reasons
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            next steps
                                                          Undertaking for restriction on sale of shares and voluntary lockup undertaking by
                                                    Keying Investment and Jiekui Investment, shareholders holding more than 5% of the
                                      Keying        equity
Undertakings
                     Restriction on   Investment          (1) The proportion of shares unlocked every year shall not exceed 25% of the total
related to initial                                                                                                                                       Permanent      No                Yes
                     sale of shares   Jiekui        shares held by the Company;
public offering
                                      Investment          (2) Notwithstanding any change in the position of some of the partners in the joint
                                                    venture or their departure from the joint venture, the joint venture will strictly perform the
                                                    above undertakings.
                                                          Shareholding and intention to reduce shareholding of the controlling shareholder—
                                                    M&G Group
                                                          (1) M&G Group advocates that shares of the Company should be held in the long
                                                    term to ensure that M&G Group shares operation achievements of the Company on a
                                                    continuous basis. Therefore, M&G Group has the intention to hold shares of the Company
                                                    for a long term.
                                                          (2) After the lockup period of the Company's shares held by M&G Group expires, it
                                                    is possible that M&G Group might reduce shareholding of the Company appropriately for
                                                    the development requirement of M&G Group. In this situation, M&G Group is expected to
                                                    reduce its shareholdings by no more than 5% of the total shares of the Company held by
                                                    M&G Group within the first year after the lockup period expires with the price of the
Undertakings
                                                    shareholding reduction not lower than the offering price of the Company's initial public
related to initial   Others           M&G Group                                                                                                          Permanent      No                Yes
                                                    offering. The shareholding reduction shall not exceed 10% of the total shares of the
public offering
                                                    Company held by M&G Group within the second year after the lockup period expires with
                                                    the price of the shareholding reduction not lower than the offering price of the Company's
                                                    initial public offering at the time of the offering and the listing. If there are any ex-rights or
                                                    ex-dividends events, such as the declaration of dividends, bonus issue, and capitalization
                                                    from capital reserve to share capital in the Company before the reduction of the aforesaid
                                                    shares, the price of the shareholding reduction for M&G Group should not be lower than
                                                    the adjusted offering price of the Company's initial public offering shares at the time of the
                                                    offering and the listing.
                                                          (3) If M&G Group intends to reduce shareholding of the Company, it will announce
                                                    its reduction plan 3 transaction days before reducing the shareholding. Furthermore, the
                                                    reduction will be performed legally according to rules of Shanghai Stock Exchange in the
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                                                 form of block trade, auction transaction as well as other methods recognized by China
                                                 Securities Regulatory Commission.
                                                       Shareholding and intention to reduce shareholding of Keying Investment and Jiekui
                                                 Investment, shareholders holding more than 5% of the equity
                                                       (1) The joint venture, which is an employee-owned enterprise established by officials
                                                 and important business professionals of the Company, advocates that shares of the
                                                 Company should be held in the long term to ensure that operation achievements of the
                                                 Company are shared on a continuous basis. Therefore, the joint venture has the intention to
                                                 hold shares of the Company for a long term.
                                                       (2) After the lockup period of the Company's shares held by joint venture expires, it is
                                                 possible that the joint venture might reduce shareholding of the Company appropriately for
                                                 the development requirement of the joint venture. In this situation, the joint venture is
                                                 expected to reduce its shareholdings by no more than 25% of the total shares of the
                                    Keying       Company held by the joint venture within the first year after the lockup period expires
Undertakings                        Investment   with the price of the shareholding reduction not lower than the offering price of the
related to initial   Others         and          Company's initial public offering. The shareholding reduction shall not exceed 25% of the        Permanent   No   Yes
public offering                     Jiekui       total shares of the Company held by joint venture within the second year after the lockup
                                    Investment   period expires with the price of the shareholding reduction not lower than the offering
                                                 price of the Company's initial public offering. If there are any ex-rights or ex-dividends
                                                 events, such as the declaration of dividends, bonus issue, and capitalization from capital
                                                 reserve to share capital before the Company reduces its holding of the aforesaid shares, the
                                                 price of the shareholding reduction for the Company should not be lower than the adjusted
                                                 offering price of the Company's initial public offering shares at the time of the offering
                                                 and the listing;
                                                       (3) If the joint venture intends to reduce shareholding of the Company, it will
                                                 announce its reduction plan 3 transaction days before reducing the shareholding.
                                                 Furthermore, the reduction will be performed legally according to rules of Shanghai Stock
                                                 Exchange in the form of block trade, auction transaction as well as other methods
                                                 recognized by China Securities Regulatory Commission.
                                                       Undertaking in relation to non-competition by M&G Group, Keying Investment and
                                                 Jiekui Investment
                                                       (1) The enterprise and other enterprises (except the Company and enterprises
                                                 controlled by it) controlled and (or) invested by it currently have not engaged in any form
                                                 of business or activity that constitutes or may constitute a direct or indirect competition
                                                 relationship with principal businesses of the Company and enterprises controlled by it.
                                    M&G Group,         (2) After the initial public offering and listing of the Company, the enterprise and
                     Address        Keying       other enterprises (except the Company and enterprises controlled by it) controlled and (or)
Undertakings                                     invested by it will not: ① engage in any form of business or activity that constitutes or
                     competition    Investment
related to initial                               may constitute a direct or indirect competition relationship with current or future principal    Permanent   No   Yes
                     between        and
public offering
                     counterparts   Jiekui       businesses that the Company and enterprises controlled by it specialize in; ② support
                                    Investment   other enterprises other than the Company and enterprises controlled by it in any form of
                                                 business or activity that constitutes or may constitute a direct or indirect competition
                                                 relationship with current or future principal businesses that the Company and enterprises
                                                 controlled by it specialize in; ③ interfere in any form of business or activity that
                                                 constitutes or may constitute a direct or indirect competition relationship with current or
                                                 future principal businesses that the Company and enterprises controlled by it specialize in.
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                                                         ① ensure its independence in assets, businesses, employees, finance and institution
                                                   according to relevant rules of laws and regulations;
                                                         ② adopt legal and effective measures to stop companies, enterprises and other
                                                   economic organizations that the Company has control right from engaging directly or
                                                   indirectly in the same or similar businesses with the Company;
                                                         ③ not take advantage of its position as the controlling shareholder of the Company to
                                                   carry out any other activities that may harm the rights of the Company and other
                                                   shareholders.
                                                         Undertaking in relation to non-competition by beneficial controllers—Chen Huwen,
                                                   Chen Huxiong, and Chen Xueling
                                                         (1) I currently hold no position in other companies or economic organizations that
                                                   have the same or similar business with the Company or enterprises controlled by it.
                                                         (2) Other enterprises (except the Company and enterprises controlled by it) which are
                                                   controlled by me independently and/ or in which I am one of the beneficial shareholders
                                                   currently have not engaged in any form of business or activity that constitutes or may
                                                   constitute a direct or indirect competition relationship with principal businesses of the
                                                   Company and enterprises controlled by it.
                                                         (3) After the initial public offering and listing of the Company, other enterprises
                                                   (except the Company and enterprises controlled by it) which are controlled by me
                                                   independently and/ or in which I am one of the beneficial shareholders will not: ① engage
                                                   in any form of business or activity that constitutes or may constitute a direct or indirect
                     Address        Chen Huwen,    competition relationship with current or future principal businesses that the Company and
Undertakings                                       enterprises controlled by it specialize in; ② support other enterprises other than the
                     competition    Chen
related to initial                                 Company and enterprises controlled by it in any form of business or activity that                 Permanent   No   Yes
                     between        Huxiong, and
public offering                                    constitutes or may constitute a direct or indirect competition relationship with current or
                     counterparts   Chen Xueling
                                                   future principal businesses that the Company and enterprises controlled by it specialize in;
                                                   ③ interfere in any form of business or activity that constitutes or may constitute a direct or
                                                   indirect competition relationship with current or future principal businesses that the
                                                   Company and enterprises controlled by it specialize in.
                                                         Apart from the aforesaid undertaking, I further guarantee that I will:
                                                         ① ensure its independence in assets, businesses, employees, finance and institution
                                                   according to relevant rules of laws and regulations;
                                                         ② adopt legal and effective measures to stop companies, enterprises and other
                                                   economic organizations that I have control right from engaging directly or indirectly in the
                                                   same or similar businesses with the Company;
                                                         ③ not take advantage of the position as the beneficial controller of the Company to
                                                   carry out any other activities that may harm the rights of the Company and other
                                                   shareholders.
                                                         Undertaking on the binding measures in case of the failure to fulfill the undertaking
                                                   by M&G Stationery
                                                         (1) The Company will strictly perform various obligations and responsibilities set out
Undertakings
                                    M&G            in all public undertaking issues (hereinafter referred to as "Undertaking Issues") in the
related to initial   Others                                                                                                                          Permanent   No   Yes
                                    Stationery     initial public offering and listing.
public offering
                                                         (2) If the Company fails to perform various obligations and responsibilities set out in
                                                   the undertaking issues, the Company undertakes to take the following measures for
                                                   restrictions:

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                                                   ① Compensate public investors for direct losses suffered by relying on relevant
                                             undertakings to implement transactions through self-owned capital with the amount of
                                             compensation being determined according to negotiation between the Company and
                                             investors, or the method or amount determined by the securities supervision and
                                             administration department and the judicial authority;
                                                   ② Within 12 months after the date when the Company fully eliminates the adverse
                                             effect due to failure on related undertaking issues, the Company shall not issue securities,
                                             including but not limited to shares, corporate bonds, convertible corporate bonds and other
                                             types of securities approved by securities regulatory authorities;
                                                   ③ The Company shall not increase the salary or allowance of our directors,
                                             supervisors and senior management in any form until the Company has fully eliminated
                                             the adverse effect due to failure on related undertaking issues.
                                                   Undertaking on the binding measures in case of the failure to fulfill the undertaking
                                             by the controlling shareholder—M&G Group
                                                   (1) M&G Group will strictly perform various obligations and responsibilities set out
                                             in all public undertaking issues (hereinafter referred to as "Undertaking Issues") in the
                                             initial public offering and listing of M&G Stationery.
                                                   (2) If M&G Group fails to perform various obligations and responsibilities set out in
                                             the aforesaid undertaking issues, M&G Group undertakes to take the following measures
Undertakings                                 for restrictions:
related to initial   Others   M&G Group                                                                                                         Permanent   No   Yes
                                                   ① Compensate public investors for direct losses suffered by relying on relevant
public offering
                                             undertakings to implement transactions through self-owned capital with the amount of
                                             compensation being determined according to negotiation between M&G Group and
                                             investors, or the method or amount determined by the securities regulatory authorities and
                                             the judicial authority;
                                                   ② The lockup period of M&G Stationery's shares held by M&G Group will be
                                             automatically extended to the date when M&G Group fully eliminates the adverse effect
                                             due to failure on related undertaking issues.
                                                   Undertaking on the binding measures in case of the failure to fulfill the undertaking
                                             by beneficial controllers—Chen Huwen, Chen Huxiong, and Chen Xueling
                                                   (1) I will strictly perform various obligations and responsibilities set out in all public
                                             undertaking issues (hereinafter referred to as "Undertaking Issues") in the initial public
                                             offering and listing of M&G Stationery.
                                                   (2) If I fail to perform various obligations and responsibilities set out in the aforesaid
                                             undertaking issues, I undertake to take the following measures for restrictions:
                              Chen Huwen,          ① Compensate public investors for direct losses suffered by relying on relevant
Undertakings
                              Chen
related to initial   Others                  undertakings to implement transactions through self-owned capital with the amount of               Permanent   No   Yes
                              Huxiong, and   compensation being determined according to negotiation between investors and me, or the
public offering
                              Chen Xueling   method or amount determined by the securities regulatory authorities and the judicial
                                             authority;
                                                   ② The lockup period of M&G Stationery's shares held by me directly or indirectly
                                             will be automatically extended to the date when I fully eliminate the adverse effect due to
                                             failure on related undertaking issues.
                                                   ③ I shall not require M&G Stationery to increase my salary or allowance in any
                                             form, nor shall I accept the increase of salary or allowance by M&G Stationery in any


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                                           form until I have fully eliminated the adverse effect due to failure on related undertaking
                                           issues.
                                                 Undertaking on the binding measures in case of the failure to fulfill the undertaking
                                           by Keying Investment and Jiekui Investment, shareholders holding more than 5% of the
                                           equity
                                                 (1) The joint venture will strictly perform various obligations and responsibilities set
                                           out in all public undertaking issues (hereinafter referred to as "Undertaking Issues") in the
                                           initial public offering and listing of M&G Stationery.
                              Keying             (2) If the joint venture fails to perform various obligations and responsibilities set out
Undertakings                  Investment   in the aforesaid undertaking issues, the joint venture undertakes to take the following
related to initial   Others   and          measures for restrictions:                                                                         Permanent    No    Yes
public offering               Jiekui             ① Compensate public investors for direct losses suffered by relying on relevant
                              Investment   undertakings to implement transactions through self-owned capital with the amount of
                                           compensation being determined according to negotiation between the joint venture and
                                           investors, or the method or amount determined by the securities regulatory authorities and
                                           the judicial authority;
                                                 ② The lockup period of M&G Stationery's shares held by the joint venture will be
                                           automatically extended to the date when the joint venture fully eliminates the adverse
                                           effect due to failure on related undertaking issues.
Undertaking                                      The Company undertakes not to provide loans and any other financial assistance in
                              M&G                                                                                                             Not
related to equity    Others                respect of restricted shares in accordance with the Incentive Plan for the incentive object,                    No    Yes
                              Stationery                                                                                                      applicable
incentive                                  including the provision of guarantees for its loans.
                              Keying
                              Investment
Other                                           During the implementation period of the increase in holdings and the statutory period,        Not
                     Others   and                                                                                                                          Yes   Yes
undertaking                                the shares held by the Company will not be reduced.                                                applicable
                              Jiekui
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(2)     Where the Company has profit forecasts on assets or projects, and the Reporting Period was
        within the term of profit forecasts, the Company has to state whether such profit forecasts on
        assets or projects are fulfilled and the reasons thereof
Whether the original profit forecast is reached and the description of reasons
□Fulfilled □Unfulfilled √ Not applicable

(3)   Execution of the performance undertakings and its impact on the goodwill impairment testing
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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II. Non-operating Misappropriation of Funds of the Company by any Controlling Shareholders and Their Related Parties during the Reporting Period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

III. Illegal Guarantee
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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IV. Explanation of the Company's Board of Directors on the "Auditor's Report with Modified
     Audit Opinions" Issued by the CPA
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

V.   Analysis and Explanation from the Company on the Reasons and Impact of the Change of
     Accounting Policies, Accounting Estimates or Correction on Significant Accounting Errors
(1) Analysis and explanation from the Company on the reasons and impact of the change of
     accounting policies or accounting estimates
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     1. Implementation of the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises No. 21 - Leases (revised in
2018)
     The Ministry of Finance revised the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises No. 21 - Leases
(hereinafter referred to as "New Lease Standards") in 2018. The Company implements the new lease
standards from 1 January 2021. In accordance with the revised standards, the Company has chosen not to
reassess whether a contract executed prior to the first implementation date is a lease contract or contains
a lease at the first implementation date.

      (1) The Company as the lessee
      According to the cumulative effects of first implementation of the New Lease Standards, the
Company chose to adjust the current retained earnings at the beginning of the period for first
implementation of the New Lease Standards as well as the amount of other related items in the financial
statements, without adjustment to the information for the comparable period.
      For operating leases prior to the first implementation date, the Company measured the lease liability
at the date of initial implementation based on the present value of the remaining lease payments discounted
at the Company's incremental borrowing rate on the date of initial implementation and chose one of the
following two methods to measure the right-of-use assets by each lease:
      -Assuming that the carrying amount under the New Lease Standards prevails from the
commencement date of the lease term, the Company's incremental borrowing rate as of the first
implementation date is deemed as the discount rate.
      -A necessary adjustment is made to an amount equal to the lease liability according to prepaid rents.
      By each lease, a company may choose to measure the right-of-use assets with either of the above two
methods.
      For operating leases prior to the first implementation date, the Company conducted one or more of
the following simplified treatments by each lease option, while applying the above method:
      ① Leases that are completed within 12 months after the first implementation date are deemed as
short-term leases;
      ② The same discount rate is used for leases with similar characteristics when measuring the lease
liability;
      ③ The measurement of right-to-use assets does not include initial direct costs;
      ④ Where a renewal option or terminal option exists, the lease term is determined based on the actual
exercise of the option prior to the first implementation date and other recent circumstances;
      ⑤ As an alternative for impairment test on right-of-use assets, the Company assessed whether the
contract containing the lease is an onerous contract prior to the first implementation date at estimated
liabilities, and adjusted the right-of-use asset by the amount of the provision for losses recorded in the
balance sheet prior to the first implementation date.
      ⑥ Lease changes before the first implementation are not retroactively adjusted and are accounted for
in accordance with final arrangements for lease changes and New Lease Standards.
      In measuring the lease liability, the Company discounted the lease payments at the lessee's
incremental borrowing rate (weighted mean: 4.75%) as of 1 January 2021.
  Outstanding minimum lease payments for significant operating leases
  disclosed in the consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2020
  Discounted present value at the Company's incremental borrowing rate as of
                                                                                        307,325,185.80
  1 January 2021
  Lease liabilities under the New Lease Standards as of 1 January 2021                  176,620,358.65

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    Non-current liabilities due within one year under the New Lease Standards as
                                                                                             130,704,827.15
    of 1 January 2021
    Difference between the above discounted present value and the lease liability

      (2) The Company as the lessor
      For subleases classified as operating leases prior to the first implementation date and still in existence
 after the first implementation date, the Company reassessed these leases based on the remaining
 contractual term and conditions of the original lease and sublease on the first implementation date and
 classifies them in accordance with the provisions of the new lease standards. If reclassified as a finance
 lease, the Company will treat it as a new financial lease.
      Except for subleases, the Company is not required to adjust leases as the lessor in accordance with
 the New Lease Standards. The Company accounted for leases in accordance with the New Lease Standards
 from the first implementation date.

         (3) The major impact of the Company's implementation of the New Lease Standards on the financial
  statements is as follows:
                                 Review                              Effect on balance on 1 January 2021
  Contents and reasons of
                                   and        Affected item in
   changes in accounting
                                 approval        statement            Consolidation      Parent company
            policies
                                procedure
                               The     5th Right-of-use assets        327,386,662.94           7,470,972.21
(1) Adjustments made by
                               meeting of Lease liabilities           176,620,358.65           1,264,270.31
the Company as a lessee to
                               the     5th Non-current
the existing operating
                               session of liabilities due within      130,704,827.15           3,648,655.35
leases before the date of
                               Board of one year
initial implementation
                               Directors   Prepayments                 -20,061,477.14         -2,558,046.55

      2. Implementation of the Interpretation of Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises No. 14
      The Ministry of Finance issued the Interpretation of Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises
 No. 14 (CK [2021] No. 1, hereinafter referred to as "Interpretation No. 14") on 2 February 2021, which
 comes into force as of the date of promulgation. The relevant businesses increased from 1 January 2021
 to the implementation date were adjusted as required by Interpretation No. 14.
      ① Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project contract
      Interpretation No. 14 is applicable to PPP project contracts that meet both the "dual characteristics"
 and "dual control" described in such Interpretation. Retrospective adjustments should be made to relevant
 PPP project contracts that were implemented before 31 December 2020 and have not been completed by
 the implementation date. In the event that retrospective adjustment is not feasible, such Interpretation shall
 be applied from the beginning of the initial stage at which the retrospective adjustment is feasible. The
 retained earnings at the beginning of the current year and other relevant items in the financial statements
 on the effective date of the adjustment of cumulative impact other than those in the comparable periods
 shall be adjusted. The Company's implementation of this Provision has no impact.
      ② Reform of benchmark interest rate
      Interpretation No. 14 provides a simplified accounting treatment for cases where the benchmark rate
 reform results in a change in the basis for determining cash flows related to financial instrument contracts
 and lease contracts.
      According to the provisions of such Interpretation, the business pertaining to the benchmark interest
 rate reform before 31 December 2020 should be adjusted retrospectively, except where retrospective
 adjustment is not feasible, and there is no need to adjust the data in the comparative financial statements
 of the previous period. On the implementation date of such Interpretation, the difference between the
 original carrying amount and the new carrying amount of financial assets and financial liabilities, shall be
 included in the beginning retained earnings or other comprehensive income of the Reporting Period in
 which such Interpretation is implemented. The implementation of this provision has not had a material
 impact on the financial position and operating results of the Company.

     3. Implementation of the Circular on Adjusting the Scope of Application of the Provisions on the
 Accounting Treatment of COVID-19-related Rent Concessions


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      On 19 June 2020, the Ministry of Finance issued the Provisions on the Accounting Treatment of
COVID-19-related Rent Concessions (CK (2020) No. 10), allowing companies to resort to a simplified
method for accounting treatment for rental reductions, deferred rent payment and other rental concessions
related to COVID-19 pandemic that meet the stipulations of the Provisions.
      On 26 May 2021, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular on Adjusting the Scope of Application
of the Provisions on the Accounting Treatment of COVID-19-related Rent Concessions (CK [2021] No.
9), which was implemented on 26 May 2021. According to such Circular, the scope of application of
"using simplified method for rental reductions related to COVID-19 pandemic" is changed from
"concession is only applicable to lease payments payable before 30 June 2021" to "concession is only
applicable to lease payments payable before 30 June 2022", with other applicable conditions unchanged.
      The Company has adopted simplified accounting methods for all lease contracts that meet the
requirements before the adjustment of scope of application, and also adopted the simplified method for
accounting treatment of all similar lease contracts that meet the requirements after the adjustment of the
scope of application. Retrospective adjustments have been made to the relevant lease contracts which have
been subjected to accounting treatment by lease change before the issuance of the Circular, but the
comparative financial statements of the previous period have not been adjusted; the relevant rental
concessions that occurred between 1 January 2021 and the effective date of the Circular and were not
subjected to accounting treatment as required by such provisions shall be adjusted according to the
Circular.

      4. Implementation of presentation of the centralized management of funds set forth in Interpretation
No. 15 of the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises
      On 30 December 2021, the Ministry of Finance issued the Interpretation No. 15 of Accounting
Standards for Business Enterprises (CK [2021] No. 35, hereinafter referred to as "Interpretation No. 15").
The "presentation of centralized management of funds" was implemented as of the date of publication and
the financial statements in comparable periods were adjusted accordingly.
      Interpretation No. 15 clearly stipulates how the balance involved in the centralized and unified
management of the funds of the parent company and members through internal settlement centers and
financial companies, should be presented and disclosed in the balance sheet. The implementation of this
provision has not had a material impact on the financial position and operating results of the Company.


(2) Analysis and explanation from the Company on the reasons and impact of the correction on
     significant accounting errors
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(3) Communication with the previous accounting firm
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(4) Other descriptions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

VI. Appointment and Dismissal of the Accounting Firm
                                                                       Unit: 0'000   Currency: RMB
                                                                  Current accounting firm
 Name of domestic accounting firm                      BDO China Shu Lun Pan CPAs (LLP)
 Remuneration of domestic accounting firm                                                        160
 Term of office of domestic accounting firm                                                       12

                                                             Name                           Remuneration
 Internal control audit accounting firm       BDO China Shu Lun Pan CPAs (LLP)                         70

Explanation on appointment and dismissal of the accounting firm
√ Applicable □ Not applicable


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During the Reporting Period, the BDO China Shu Lun Pan CPAs (LLP) was re-appointed as the audit
institution.

Explanation on the change of accounting firm during the auditing period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

VII. Risk of Suspension of Listing
(1) Causes of suspension of listing
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(2) Measures to be taken by the Company
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(3) Situation and causes for termination of listing
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

VIII.     Matters Related to Bankruptcy and Reorganization
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

IX. Material Litigation and Arbitration
□ The Company had material litigation and arbitration during the year √ The Company did not have
material litigation and arbitration during the year

X.   Suspected Violation of Laws and Regulations, Punishment and Rectification to the Listed
     Company, Its Directors, Supervisors, Senior Management, Controlling Shareholders, and
     Actual Controllers
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

XI. Explanation on Credibility Status of the Company, Its Controlling Shareholders and Beneficial
     Controllers during the Reporting Period
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     During the Reporting Period, since the Company, its controlling shareholders and beneficial
controllers maintained sound credibility, there had been no refusal to implement effective judgments of a
court or default of any material overdue debt.

XII. Major Related Transactions
(1) Related transactions in relation to daily operation
1. Events disclosed in temporary announcements and without further progress or change in
subsequent implementation
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

2. Events disclosed in temporary announcements and with further progress or change in
subsequent implementation
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     The 5th meeting of the 5th session of Board of Directors and 2020 annual general meeting of the
Company considered and approved the Proposal on the Expected Daily Related Transactions in 2021, and
issued the Announcement on the Implementation of Expected Daily Related Transactions in 2021 (number:
2021-009) on 30 March 2021.
     In 2021, the estimated income from selling goods to the sales entities controlled by Guo Weilong
amounted to RMB520,000,000.00. It was estimated that fees for leasing the houses of M&G Group
(including office buildings, workshops, parking space, warehouses and dormitories) amounted to
RMB4,620,952.38; fees for leasing the office buildings and parking space of M&G Group amounted to

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RMB3,861,563.33; utilities amounted to RMB6,000,000.00. It was estimated that the expenses incurred
by M&G Colipu, Colipu Information Technology, M&G Technologies, and Jiumu Store in leasing M&G
Group's office building and parking space amounted to RMB11,775,442.14, RMB3,125,755.71,
RMB1,675,847.14, and RMB493,795.59, respectively and the expenses incurred by M&G Life in leasing
M&G Group's parking space amounted to RMB20,571.43.
      In 2021, the actual income from selling goods to the sales entities controlled by Guo Weilong
amounted to RMB421,648,593.59. The actual fees for leasing the houses of M&G Group (including office
buildings, workshops, parking space, warehouses and dormitories) amounted to RMB4,620,952.60; fees
for leasing the office buildings and parking space of M&G Group amounted to RMB3,055,612.47; utilities
amounted to RMB5,819,952.08. The actual expenses incurred by M&G Colipu, Colipu Information
Technology, M&G Technologies, and Jiumu Store in leasing M&G Group's office building and parking
space amounted to RMB11,206,556.28, RMB2,969,468.08, RMB1,252,961.62, and RMB729,409.82,
respectively and the actual expenses incurred by M&G Life in leasing M&G Group's parking space
amounted to RMB8,682.02.

3. Events not disclosed in temporary announcements
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(2) Related transactions as a result of acquisition and disposal of assets or equity
1. Events disclosed in temporary announcements and without further progress or change in
     subsequent implementation
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

2.   Events disclosed in temporary announcements and with further progress or change in
     subsequent implementation
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

3. Events not disclosed in temporary announcements
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

4.   Disclosable performance achievements during the Reporting Period when involved with
     agreed-upon performance
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(3) Major related transactions in joint external investment
1. Events disclosed in temporary announcements and without further progress or change in
     subsequent implementation
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

2.   Events disclosed in temporary announcements and with further progress or change in
     subsequent implementation
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

3. Events not disclosed in temporary announcements
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(4) Creditor’s rights and debts with related parties
1. Events disclosed in temporary announcements and without further progress or change in
     subsequent implementation
□ Applicable √ Not applicable



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2.   Events disclosed in temporary announcements and with further progress or change in
     subsequent implementation
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

3. Events not disclosed in temporary announcements
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(5) Financial business between the Company and the affiliated financial companies, the Company's
holding financial company and the related party
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(6) Others
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

XIII.     Material Contracts and Their Performance
(1) Trusteeship, contracting and leasing matters
1. Trusteeship
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

2. Contracting
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

3. Leasing
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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       (3) Entrusting others to manage cash assets
       1.       Entrusted wealth management
       (1) Overall condition of entrusted wealth management
       √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                 Unit: 0'000   Currency: RMB
                                                                                                                            Overdue uncollected
                       Types                   Source of fund             Amount incurred                Undue balance
                                                                                                                                 amount
          Entrusted wealth                    Raised capital                                     0                     0                       0
          management of
          banks
          Entrusted wealth                    Self-owned                                  160,000                   160,000                                           0
          management of                       capital
          banks

       Others
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable


       (2) Individual entrusted wealth management
       √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                      Unit: 0'000             Currency: RMB
                                                                                                                                               Whether   Whether
                                                             Beginning Termination              Method                                          it has   there is a Amount of
                                                Amount of
                                                              date of    date of   Source Usage   to    Annual Expected Actual                  gone       future    provision
                             Type of entrusted  entrusted                                                                           Actual
         Trustee                                             entrusted  entrusted    of    of determine rate of return gains or               through a entrusted     for the
                            wealth management    wealth                                                                            recovery
                                                              wealth     wealth     fund fund   return  return (if any)  loss                    legal    wealth    impairment
                                               management
                                                            management management                way                                          procedure management (if any)
                                                                                                                                                or not  plan or not
Agricultural Bank of China Non-principal                                            Self-
Limited Shanghai           guaranteed with         10,000 2019/7/4     2021/9/22    owned                3.57%           788.66 Recovered     Yes      Yes
Guangming Sub-branch       floating returns                                         capital
                           Non-principal                                            Self-
SPD Bank Co., Ltd.
                           guaranteed with         40,000 2019/7/4     2021/2/26    owned                3.41%          1,732.16 Recovered    Yes      Yes
Fengxian Sub-branch
                           floating returns                                         capital
Agricultural Bank of China Non-principal                                            Self-
Limited Shanghai           guaranteed with         30,000 2020/8/5     2021/9/22    owned                3.30%          1,108.29 Recovered    Yes      Yes
Guangming Sub-branch       floating returns                                         capital
Agricultural Bank of China Non-principal                                            Self-
Limited Shanghai           guaranteed with         40,000 2020/12/31   2021/4/6     owned                2.82%           300.16 Recovered     Yes      Yes
Guangming Sub-branch       floating returns                                         capital
                           Non-principal                                            Self-
SPD Bank Co., Ltd.
                           guaranteed with         20,000 2020/12/31   2021/3/31    owned                3.50%           172.60 Recovered     Yes      Yes
Fengxian Sub-branch
                           floating returns                                         capital
Agricultural Bank of China Non-principal                                            Self-
Limited Shanghai           guaranteed with         34,000 2021/4/7     2021/9/22    owned                3.30%           503.69 Recovered     Yes      Yes
Guangming Sub-branch       floating returns                                         capital
                           Non-principal                                            Self-
SPD Bank Co., Ltd.
                           guaranteed with         30,000 2021/4/7     2021/10/9    owned                2.88%           438.45 Recovered     Yes      Yes
Fengxian Sub-branch
                           floating returns                                         capital
                           Non-principal                                            Self-
SPD Bank Co., Ltd.
                           guaranteed with         40,000 2021/4/7     2021/7/6     owned                3.50%           345.21 Recovered     Yes      Yes
Fengxian Sub-branch
                           floating returns                                         capital
Agricultural Bank of China Non-principal                                            Self-
Limited Shanghai           guaranteed with         25,000 2021/9/30                 owned                                         Unrecovered Yes      Yes
Guangming Sub-branch       floating returns                                         capital
                           Non-principal                                            Self-
SPD Bank Co., Ltd.
                           guaranteed with         50,000 2021/9/30    2021/12/29   owned                3.60%           443.84 Recovered     Yes      Yes
Fengxian Sub-branch
                           floating returns                                         capital
Agricultural Bank of China Non-principal                                            Self-
Limited Shanghai           guaranteed with         10,000 2021/10/8                 owned                                         Unrecovered Yes      Yes
Guangming Sub-branch       floating returns                                         capital
Agricultural Bank of China Non-principal                                            Self-
Limited Shanghai           guaranteed with         45,000 2021/10/13                owned                                         Unrecovered Yes      Yes
Guangming Sub-branch       floating returns                                         capital
                           Non-principal                                            Self-
SPD Bank Co., Ltd.
                           guaranteed with         10,000 2021/10/13                owned                                         Unrecovered Yes      Yes
Fengxian Sub-branch
                           floating returns                                         capital
                           Non-principal                                            Self-
SPD Bank Co., Ltd.
                           guaranteed with         50,000 2021/12/30                owned                                         Unrecovered Yes      Yes
Fengxian Sub-branch
                           floating returns                                         capital
Industrial and Commercial
                           Non-principal                                            Self-
Bank of China Limited
                           guaranteed with         12,000 2019/6/20    2021/5/8     owned                3.07%           365.16 Recovered     Yes      Yes
Shanghai Gumei Road Sub-
                           floating returns                                         capital
branch




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Industrial and Commercial
                            Non-principal                                     Self-
Bank of China Limited
                            guaranteed with    2,000 2019/7/31    2021/3/15   owned        2.89%   94.04 Recovered   Yes   Yes
Shanghai Gumei Road Sub-
                            floating returns                                  capital
branch
Industrial and Commercial
                            Non-principal                                     Self-
Bank of China Limited
                            guaranteed with    1,000 2019/8/30    2021/3/15   owned        2.87%   44.30 Recovered   Yes   Yes
Shanghai Gumei Road Sub-
                            floating returns                                  capital
branch
Industrial and Commercial
                            Non-principal                                     Self-
Bank of China Limited
                            guaranteed with    1,000 2019/9/29    2021/3/25   owned        2.86%   42.58 Recovered   Yes   Yes
Shanghai Gumei Road Sub-
                            floating returns                                  capital
branch
Industrial and Commercial
                            Non-principal                                     Self-
Bank of China Limited
                            guaranteed with    3,550 2020/6/3     2021/5/8    owned        2.75%   90.70 Recovered   Yes   Yes
Shanghai Gumei Road Sub-
                            floating returns                                  capital
branch
                           Non-principal                                      Self-
Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd.
                           guaranteed with     2,000 2020/6/22    2021/5/20   owned        2.73%   49.72 Recovered   Yes   Yes
Puxi Sub-branch
                           floating returns                                   capital
Industrial and Commercial
                           Non-principal                                      Self-
Bank of China Limited
                           guaranteed with     3,000 2020/7/8     2021/4/19   owned        2.76%   64.59 Recovered   Yes   Yes
Shanghai Gumei Road Sub-
                           floating returns                                   capital
branch
Industrial and Commercial
                           Non-principal                                      Self-
Bank of China Limited
                           guaranteed with     3,000 2021/4/28    2021/5/13   owned        3.28%    4.04 Recovered   Yes   Yes
Shanghai Gumei Road Sub-
                           floating returns                                   capital
branch
Industrial and Commercial
                           Non-principal                                      Self-
Bank of China Limited
                           guaranteed with     7,000 2021/9/14                owned                     Unrecovered Yes    Yes
Shanghai Gumei Road Sub-
                           floating returns                                   capital
branch
Industrial and Commercial
                           Non-principal                                      Self-
Bank of China Limited
                           guaranteed with     3,000 2021/10/9                owned                     Unrecovered Yes    Yes
Shanghai Gumei Road Sub-
                           floating returns                                   capital
branch
China Merchants Bank Co., Non-principal                                       Self-
Ltd. Shanghai Branch       guaranteed with     5,000 2021/10/9                owned                     Unrecovered Yes    Yes
Wujiaochang Sub-branch     floating returns                                   capital
China Merchants Bank Co., Non-principal                                       Self-
Ltd. Shanghai Branch       guaranteed with     5,000 2021/10/13               owned                     Unrecovered Yes    Yes
Wujiaochang Sub-branch     floating returns                                   capital




       Others
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable

       (3) Provision for the impairment of entrusted wealth management
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable

       2.       Entrusted loans
       (1) Overall condition of entrusted loans
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable
       Others
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable

       (2) Individual entrusted loans
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable
       Others
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable

       (3) Provision for the impairment of entrusted loans
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable

       3.       Others
       □ Applicable √ Not applicable



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(4) Other material contracts
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

XIV.    Explanation of Other Major Events that Have a Material Impact on Investors' Value
    Judgments and Investment Decisions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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                                Section VII             Changes in Shares and Shareholders


             I.    Changes in Share Capital
             (1)    Statement of changes in shares
             1.    Statement of changes in shares
                                                                                                                        Unit: share
                        Before the change                         Increase/decrease of the change (+, -)                    After the change
                                                                              Capital
                                                     Issue of
                                    Percentage                  Bonus        reserve-                                                   Percentage
                     Quantity                          new                                     Others      Subtotal     Quantity
                                       (%)                      shares      converted                                                      (%)
                                                      shares
                                                                              shares
I. Restricted          7,427,600              0.80   689,400                                  -2,381,790   -1,692,390     5,735,210              0.62
shares
1. State-owned
shares
2. Shares held
by state-owned
legal person
3. Other               7,427,600              0.80   689,400                                 -2,381,790    -1,692,390     5,735,210              0.62
domestic shares
Including:
Shares held by
domestic non-
state-owned
legal person
Shares held by         7,427,600              0.80   689,400                                 -2,381,790    -1,692,390     5,735,210              0.62
domestic natural
person
4. Overseas
shares
Including:
Shares held by
foreign legal
person
Shares held by
overseas natural
person
II. Non-             920,000,000             99.20                                            2,010,380    2,010,380    922,010,380             99.38
restricted
circulating
shares
1. Ordinary          920,000,000             99.20                                            2,010,380    2,010,380    922,010,380             99.38
RMB shares
2. Domestically
listed foreign
shares
3. Overseas
listed foreign
shares
4. Others
III. Total           927,427,600            100.00   689,400                                   -371,410      317,990    927,745,590            100.00
number of
shares



             2.    Explanation of changes in shares
             √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                  According to the Company's 2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan and the authorization of the 2019
             Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and upon consideration and approval at the 5th meeting of the
             5th session of Board of Directors and the 4th meeting of the 5th session of Board of Supervisors, the


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Company completed the cancellation of part of the restricted shares under such Incentive Plan with China
Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited Shanghai Branch on 27 May 2021, repurchasing
and canceling 371,410 restricted shares of 111 incentive objects.
      After the completion of the repurchase and cancellation, the total shares of the Company decreased
from 927,427,600 shares to 927,056,190 shares.
      Upon consideration and approval at the 8th meeting of the 5th session of the Board of Directors and
the 7th meeting of the 5th session of the Board of Supervisors, the conditions for lifting the selling
restrictions for the initial grant as required by the Company's 2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan have
been established, and the 2,010,380 restricted shares held by 324 incentive objects have been unlocked
and outstanding on 3 June 2021 and have been converted from restricted shares to unrestricted negotiable
shares.
      Upon consideration and approval at the 7th meeting of the 5th session of Board of Directors and the
6th meeting of the 5th session of Board of Supervisors, the Company completed the registration of
restricted stock granted under this Incentive Plan with China Securities Depository and Clearing
Corporation Limited Shanghai Branch on 3 June 2021, granting 689,400 restricted shares to 119 incentive
objects. After the registration of this grant, the Company's total shares increased from 927,056,190 shares
to 927,745,590 shares.


3. Impact of changes in shares on the earnings per share, net asset value per share and other
financial indicators in the last year and period (if any)
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      (1) Basic earnings per share
      Basic earnings per share are based on the combined net profit attributable to the ordinary shareholders
of the parent company divided by the weighted mean of the Company's outstanding ordinary shares:
                           Item                            Amount in the             Amount in the last
                                                           current period                  period
     Combined net profit attributable to ordinary          1,515,343,226.16            1,247,295,968.55
     shareholders of the parent company
     Weighted mean of the Company's outstanding               921,172,721.67             920,000,000.00
     ordinary shares
     Basic earnings per share                                            1.6450                   1.3558
     Including: Basic earnings per share from                            1.6450                   1.3558
     continuing as a going concern
     Basic earnings per share from not continuing
     as a going concern

     (2) Diluted earnings per share
     Diluted earnings per share are based on the combined net profit (diluted) attributable to the ordinary
shareholders of the parent company divided by the weighted mean (diluted) of the Company's outstanding
ordinary shares:
                           Item                           Amount in the            Amount in the last
                                                           current period                period
    Combined net profit (diluted) attributable to          1,517,866,131.16          1,255,426,655.27
    ordinary shareholders of the parent company
    Weighted mean of the Company's outstanding               921,172,721.67            925,997,158.63
    ordinary shares
    (diluted)


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       Diluted earnings per share                                                        1.6425                     1.3558
       Including: Diluted earnings per share from                                        1.6425                     1.3558
       continuing as a going concern
       Diluted earnings per share from not continuing as
       a going concern


4. Other contents that the Company deems necessary and the securities regulatory authorities
require disclosing
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(2)       Changes in restricted shares
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                    Unit: share
                       Number of                                                      Number of
                                            Number of            Increase in
                       restricted                                                     restricted     Reason for     Date of lifting
       Name of                           restricted shares       number of
                      shares at the                                                  shares at the     selling        of selling
      shareholder                        removed during       restricted shares
                      beginning of                                                    end of the     restrictions    restrictions
                                              the year         during the year
                        the year                                                         year
 Incentive                7,427,600             2,381,790               689,400        5,735,210     Equity         3 June 2021
 objects of                                                                                          incentive
 restricted                                                                                          selling
 shares in 2020                                                                                      restrictions
       Total             7,427,600              2,381,790               689,400        5,735,210            /              /
    Note: "Number of shares lifted from sales restrictions this year" in the above table includes
2,010,380 shares lifted from sales restrictions and 371,410 shares repurchased and cancelled. The
cancellation date is 27 May 2021.



II.     Issuance and Listing of Securities
(1) Issuance of securities as at the Reporting Period
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                             Unit: Share       Currency: RMB
 Type of stock and
                                                                        Number of                      Number of
   its derivative                               Issue price (or                          Listing                        Transactio
                          Issuing date                                  the issued                   shares approved
     securities                                  interest rate)                           date                          n end date
                                                                          shares                        for listing
 Ordinary shares
  Restricted shares         3 June 2021          RMB45.03/share            689,400                     689,400


Explanation on issuance of securities as at the Reporting Period (please provide separate explanation on
the bonds with different interest rates during their duration):
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     According to the Company's 2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan, 689,400 reserved restricted shares
were issued during the Reporting Period.




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            (2) Changes in the total number of ordinary shares and shareholder structure of the Company and
                changes in the structure of assets and liabilities of the Company
            √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                 According to 2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan, 689,400 shares were reserved and granted to 119
            incentive objects, and the Company's shares increased by 689,400 shares, all of which were restricted
            shares. Thereafter, the Company's total shares were 927,745,590 shares.
                 As of 31 December 2021, the total assets of the Company were RMB11,424,387,900, an increase of
            17.66% over RMB9,709,908,400 at the end of last year; the liabilities were RMB4,901,235,300, an
            increase of 14.81% over RMB4,268,921,600 at the end of last year; the asset-liability ratio dropped to
            42.90% from 43.96% at the end of last year.


            (3) Existing internal employee shares
            □ Applicable √ Not applicable


            III. Shareholder and Beneficial Controller
            (1) Total number of shareholders
               Total number of shareholders of ordinary shares as at the end of the Reporting                                              31,902
               Period
               Total number of shareholders of ordinary shares at the end of last month prior to the                                       35,247
               disclosure date of this annual report
               Total number of shareholders of preferred shares whose voting rights have been                                                      0
               restored as at the end of the Reporting Period
               Total number of shareholders of preferred shares whose voting rights have been                                                      0
               restored at the end of last month prior to the disclosure date of this annual report


            (2) Table of shareholdings of the top ten shareholders and the top ten shareholders of shares in
                circulation (or shareholders not subject to selling restrictions) as at the end of the Reporting
                Period
                                                                                                                                  Unit: share
                                                  Shareholdings of the top ten shareholders
                                                                                        Number of          Pledged, marked, or frozen
                                                    Number of
                                 Change during                                          shares held
      Name of shareholder                        shares held as at    Percentage                                                            Nature of
                                 the Reporting                                           subject to         Status of
         (full name)                              the end of the          (%)                                              Quantity        shareholder
                                     Period                                               selling             share
                                                      period
                                                                                        restrictions
                                                                                                                                          Domestic
                                                                                                                                          nonstate-
M&G Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd.               0       536,000,000             57.77                     0       No                     0
                                                                                                                                          owned legal
                                                                                                                                          person
Hong Kong Securities Clearing
                                    14,647,807        47,609,233               5.13                    0       No                     0   Others
Company Limited
Industrial and Commercial Bank
of China Limited-Invesco Great
Wall Emerging Mature and
Hybrid Equity Investment Funds       6,499,945        27,999,893               3.02                    0       No                     0   Others
(中国工商银行股份有限公司
-景顺长城新兴成长混合型证
券投资基金)
Shanghai Keying Investment
                                    -3,677,442        13,872,558               1.50                    0       No                     0   Others
Management Office (L.P.)
Shanghai Jiekui Investment
                                    -3,611,100        13,713,900               1.48                    0       No                     0   Others
Management Firm (L.P.)
                                                                                                                                          Domestic
Chen Huxiong                        -3,490,700        13,609,300               1.47                    0       No                     0
                                                                                                                                          natural person


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                                                                                                                                                      Domestic
Chen Huwen                                  -3,490,700          13,609,300              1.47                   0        No                     0
                                                                                                                                                      natural person
Bank of China Limited-Invesco
Great Wall Ding Yi Hybrid
Security Investment Fund (LOF)
(中国银行股份有限公司-景                  3,299,876           11,999,876              1.29                   0        No                     0      Others
顺长城鼎益混合型证券投资基
金)
Aberdeen Standard Investments
(Asia) Limited - Aberdeen                   1,402,912            9,685,935              1.04                   0        No                     0      Others
Standard - China A Share Fund
                                                                                                                                                      Domestic
Chen Xueling                                -2,700,000           8,100,000              0.87                   0        No                     0
                                                                                                                                                      natural person
                                         Shareholdings of the top ten shareholders of non-restricted circulating shares
                                                                                                                            Type and number of shares
                Name of shareholder                         Number of non-restricted circulating shares held
                                                                                                                          Type                Quantity
                                                                                                                     Ordinary RMB
M&G Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd.                                                                    536,000,000                                     536,000,000
                                                                                                                         Shares
                                                                                                                     Ordinary RMB
Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited                                                       47,609,233                                     47,609,233
                                                                                                                         Shares
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited-
Invesco Great Wall Emerging Mature and Hybrid                                                                        Ordinary RMB
                                                                                                    27,999,893                                           27,999,893
Equity Investment Funds(中国工商银行股份有限                                                                            Shares
公司-景顺长城新兴成长混合型证券投资基金)
Shanghai Keying Investment Management Office                                                                         Ordinary RMB
                                                                                                    13,872,558                                           13,872,558
(L.P.)                                                                                                                   Shares
                                                                                                                     Ordinary RMB
Shanghai Jiekui Investment Management Firm (L.P.)                                                   13,713,900                                           13,713,900
                                                                                                                         Shares
                                                                                                                     Ordinary RMB
Chen Huxiong                                                                                        13,609,300                                           13,609,300
                                                                                                                         Shares
                                                                                                                     Ordinary RMB
Chen Huwen                                                                                          13,609,300                                           13,609,300
                                                                                                                         Shares
Bank of China Limited-Invesco Great Wall Ding Yi
Hybrid Security Investment Fund (LOF)(中国银行                                                                      Ordinary RMB
                                                                                                    11,999,876                                           11,999,876
股份有限公司-景顺长城鼎益混合型证券投资基                                                                               Shares
金)
Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited -                                                                       Ordinary RMB
                                                                                                     9,685,935                                            9,685,935
Aberdeen Standard - China A Share Fund                                                                                   Shares
                                                                                                                     Ordinary RMB
Chen Xueling                                                                                         8,100,000                                            8,100,000
                                                                                                                         Shares
Special repurchase account of the top ten
                                                          Not applicable
shareholders
Explanation on the above-mentioned shareholders'
entrusting voting rights, accepting voting rights         Not applicable
entrusted and waiver of voting rights
                                                          There is related relationship among the shareholders—M&G Group, Keying Investment, Jiekui
                                                          Investment, Chen Huwen, Chen Huxiong, and Chen Xueling. Chen Huwen, Chen Huxiong, and
Explanation on the related relationship or parties
                                                          Chen Xueling are parties acting in concert. Save as the above, the Company is not aware of any
acting in concert among the above shareholders
                                                          related relationship or parties acting in concert as set out in Measures for the Administration of the
                                                          Takeover of Listed Companies among the aforesaid shareholders.
Explanation on the preference shareholders with
                                                          Not applicable
voting rights restored and their shareholdings


              Shareholdings of the top ten shareholders subject to trading moratorium and the condition of trading
              moratorium
              √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                       Unit: share
                                                                                                       Available-for-listing-and-trading
                                                                                                     conditions of shares held subject to
                                                                       Number of shares held                   selling restriction
                           Name of shareholder subject to selling                                                                                    Selling
                    No.                                                  subject to selling                                Number of new
                                       restrictions                                                 Available-for-                                 restrictions
                                                                            restrictions                                    available-for-
                                                                                                     listing-and-
                                                                                                                         listing-and-trading
                                                                                                     trading time
                                                                                                                                 shares
                1         Incentive objects of restricted shares in                  5,735,210                                                     Equity
                          2020                                                                                                                     incentive
                                                                                                                                                   selling
                                                                                                                                                   restrictions



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    Explanation on the related relationship or parties    Not applicable
    acting in concert among the above shareholders
    Note: The restricted stocks granted by the equity incentive plan implemented in 2020 must be
unlocked in batches in accordance with the Company's 2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan.


(3) Strategic investors or general legal persons becoming the top ten shareholders because of
    placing of new shares
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


IV. Controlling Shareholder and Beneficial Controllers
(1) Controlling shareholder
1       Legal person
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
    Name                                                 M&G Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd.
    Person in charge of the Company or legal             Chen Huxiong
    representative
    Establishment date                                   2007-5-10
    Main operation businesses                            Industrial investment, infrastructure investment, consultation for investment
                                                         information (except broker), consultation for enterprise management and
                                                         relevant businesses, domestic trade (excluding projects with national special
                                                         approval) (For the above items subject to licensing or permit, relevant
                                                         approval must be obtained prior to operation)
    Equity interests of other domestic and               No
    overseas listed companies controlled or
    invested during the Reporting Period
    Other explanations                                   No


2       Natural person
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


3       Special explanation on the Company not having controlling shareholders
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


4       Explanation of the change in controlling shareholders during the Reporting Period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


5       Diagram of the ownership and controlling relationship between the Company and its
        controlling shareholders
√ Applicable □ Not applicable




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                                              M&G Group




                                            M&G Stationery


(2) Beneficial controllers
1      Legal person
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


2      Natural person
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
  Name                                              Chen Huwen
  Nationality                                       China
  Acquire right of residence in other countries     No
  or regions or not
  Main job and title                                Chairman of the Board of Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc.
  Shareholdings in other domestic or overseas       No
  listed companies over the past 10 years
  Name                                              Chen Huxiong
  Nationality                                       China
  Acquire right of residence in other countries     Yes
  or regions or not
  Main job and title                                Vice-chairman of the Board and CEO of Shanghai M&G
                                                    Stationery Inc.
    Shareholdings in other domestic or overseas     No
    listed companies over the past 10 years
    Name                                            Chen Xueling
    Nationality                                     China
    Acquire right of residence in other countries   No
    or regions or not
    Main job and title                              Chairman of the Board and vice president of Shanghai
                                                    M&G Stationery Inc.
    Shareholdings in other domestic or overseas     No
    listed companies over the past 10 years


3      Special explanation on the Company not having beneficial controllers
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


4      Explanation of the change of the Company's control during the Reporting Period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

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5    Diagram of the ownership and controlling relationship between the Company and its beneficial
     controllers
√ Applicable □ Not applicable



                                           Chen            Chen          Chen
                                          Xueling          Huwen        Huxiong




                                  M&G                        Keying        Jiekui
                                  Group                    Investment   Investment




                                                      M&G
                                                    Stationery




6    Control of the Company by beneficial controllers by way of trust or other means of asset
     management
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(3) Other explanation regarding the controlling shareholders and the beneficial controllers
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


V.   The Total Shares Pledged by the Controlling Shareholder or the First Majority Shareholder
     and the Person Acting in Concert Account for More Than 80% of the Company’s Shares Held
     by Them
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


VI. Other Legal Person Shareholders with More Than 10% Shareholdings
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


VII. Explanation on Limitation on Reduction of Shareholding
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


VIII.Implementation of Share Repurchase during the Reporting Period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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                                  Section VIII Preferred Shares
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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                                   Section IX Bonds
I. Enterprise Bonds, Corporate Bonds and Non-financial Enterprise Debt Financing Instruments
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

II. Convertible Corporate Bonds
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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                                  Section X Financial Report
I. Auditor’s Report
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                  Xin Kuai Shi Bao Zi [2022] No. ZA10458

To the shareholders of Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc.:

      I. Audits' Opinion
      We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc.
(hereinafter referred to as "M&G Stationery"), which comprise the consolidated and parent company's
balance sheets as at 31 December 2021, the consolidated and parent company's income statements, the
consolidated and parent company's cash flow statements, and the consolidated and parent company's
statements of changes in shareholders' equity for the year of 2021, as well as notes to financial statements.
      In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with the
Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises in all material aspects and give a true and fair view of the
consolidated and parent company's financial position of M&G Stationery as at 31 December 2021 and of
its consolidated and parent company's operating results and cash flows for the year of 2021.

     II. Basis of Auditors' Opinion
     We have conducted our audit in accordance with the Chinese Auditing Standards for Certified Public
Accountants. The "Responsibilities of Certified Public Accountants for Auditing of Financial Statements"
in the auditor's report further illustrate our responsibilities under those standards. In accordance with the
Code of Professional Ethics of Chinese Certified Public Accountants, we are independent of M&G
Stationery and have performed other responsibilities in respect of professional ethics. We believe that the
audit evidence we have 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 most significance in
our audit of the financial statements for the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of
our audit of the financial statements as a whole and, in forming our opinion thereon, we do not provide a
separate opinion on these matters.
      The key audit matters identified in our audit are summarized as follows:
              Key audit matters                       How our audit addressed the key audit matter
(I) Recognition of the revenue
Please refer to notes to financial statements 1. We understood and evaluated design of the key
for accounting policies set out in "III internal control designed by management and we tested the
Significant Accounting Policies and effectiveness of implementing key controls;
Accounting Estimates" (XXIII) and "V 2. We inspected customer contracts, on a sample basis,
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" to identify terms and conditions related to the transfer of
(XXXVII).                                        control over the goods, and assessed the timing of revenue
M&G Stationery mainly specializes in recognition with reference to the requirements of
selling stationery and office supplies.          prevailing accounting standards;
In 2021, M&G Stationery's revenue from 3. We selected samples for revenue transactions
principal business in sales recognition recorded during the current year, with invoices, sales
amounted to RMB17,602,085,200.                   contracts, goods delivery notes or transport documents to
M&G Stationery recognized revenue based assess whether the related revenue was recognized in
on the expected amount of consideration that accordance with M&G Stationery's revenue recognition
it is entitled to receive when the customer accounting policies;


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obtains control of the relevant products.     4. We performed analytical procedures on revenue and
Since revenue is one of the key performance cost, including analysis of revenue, cost, gross profit
indicators of M&G Stationery, there is margin fluctuations in each month of the current period,
possibly inherent risk of inappropriately and performed analysis on sales model to observe whether
recognizing revenue to reach specific there is any abnormal transaction;
purpose in revenue recognition made based 5. We took samples from revenue transactions that took
on the sales group of distributor; there is place shortly before and after the balance sheet date, by
possibly potential risk of material checking delivery orders and other supportive documents
misstatement in revenue recognition made to assess whether revenue was recognized in the correct
based on the sales group of end customer accounting period.
because it involves many transactions with 6. We evaluated the accuracy and authenticity of the
small amount for each transaction, so we revenue amount by implementing the income letter
recognized revenue recognition as a key verification procedure and checking goods return after the
audit matter.                                 period.
(II) Anticipated credit loss of accounts receivable
Please refer to notes to financial statements
                                              1. We understood and evaluated design of the key
for accounting policies set out in "III
                                              internal control regarding impairment of financial assets
Significant Accounting Policies and
                                              (including accounts receivable) designed by management
Accounting Estimates" (IX) and "V Notes to
                                              and we tested the effectiveness of implementing key
Consolidated Financial Statements" (IV).
                                              controls;
As at 31 December 2021, balance of
                                              2. We evaluated rationality of the estimation on
accounts      receivable     amounted      to
                                              anticipated credit loss of accounts receivable, including
RMB1,761,134,300, and provision made for
                                              judgment of forward-looking information; basis of
credit impairment loss of accounts
                                              estimation on anticipated credit loss made on a single item,
receivable amounted to RMB40,265,900.
                                              and basis of estimation on anticipated credit loss made on
M&G Stationery measured provision for
                                              portfolio, including rationality of the division for portfolio;
loss of accounts receivable in accordance
                                              3. We reviewed credit risk assessment performed by the
with amount of anticipated credit loss in the
                                              management on internal and external environment of
entire lifetime. The anticipated credit loss
                                              M&G Stationery's operation, integrity of different
requires the management to take into
                                              customers, repayment history, repayment capacity, and
consideration        of      forward-looking
                                              historical experience in credit loss;
information apart from combining historical
                                              4. We recalculated to check whether measurement of
experience and current situations, involving
                                              provision for loss made by the management on single and
lots of estimation and judgment, so we
                                              portfolio accounts receivable is consistent with the amount
recognized anticipated credit loss of
                                              of anticipated credit loss in the entire existing period.
accounts receivable as a key audit matter.

     IV. Other Information
     The management of M&G Stationery (hereinafter referred to as the "management") is responsible for
the other information which comprises all the information covered in M&G Stationery 2021 Annual
Report other than the financial statements and this auditor's report.
     Our audit opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
     In conjunction with our audit to the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information. During the process, we considered whether there is material inconsistency or there is likely
material misstatement between the other information and the financial statements or the information we
obtained during the audit.
     As we have performed the work on the other information obtained before the date of our auditor's
report, we shall report if we confirmed there was a material misstatement among the other information.
We have nothing needed to be reported on this case.

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     V. Responsibilities of the Management and Governing Bodies for the Financial Statements
     The management shall be responsible for the preparation of financial statements in accordance with
the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises to enable them to be fairly reflected, and to design,
implement and maintain the necessary internal controls so that there is no material misstatement due to
fraud or error in the financial statements.
     In the preparation of the financial statements, the management is responsible for assessing M&G
Stationery's continuous operating capacity, disclosing matters relating to continuous operations (if
applicable), and applying the continuing operating assumptions unless the management plans to perform
liquidation, cease operation or otherwise has no realistic choice.
     The governing bodies are responsible for overseeing the financial reporting process of M&G
Stationery.

      VI. Responsibilities of CPA for the Audit of the Financial Statements
      Our objective is to obtain reasonable assurance of the financial statements as a whole whether there
is a material misstatement due to fraud or error and to issue an auditor's report containing audit opinion.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in
accordance with China Standards on Auditing 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 the auditing standards, we exercised professional judgment
and maintained professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also performed the following works:
      (1) to 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) to understand the internal control related to the audit to design the appropriate audit procedures.
      (3) to evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting
estimates and related disclosures made by the management.
      (4) to draw a conclusion on the appropriateness of the 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 the ability of M&G Stationery 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 M&G Stationery to cease to continue as
a going concern.
      (5) to evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content (including disclosure) of the financial
statements, and to assess whether the financial statements reflect the related transactions and events fairly.
      (6) to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence of the financial information of the entity or
business activity of the M&G Stationery in order to express an opinion on the consolidated financial
statements. We are responsible for directing, supervising and performing group audits. We take full
responsibility for the audit opinion.
      We communicated with the governing bodies regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and
timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control
that we identify during the audit.



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     We also provided a statement to management on compliance with ethical requirements related to
independence, and communicated with governing bodies about all relationships and other matters that
may be reasonably considered to affect our independence, as well as related precautions (if applicable).
     From the matters we had discussed with the governing bodies, we confirmed which matters were
most important to the audit of the financial statements for the current period and thus constituted the key
audit matters. We set out these matters in the auditor's report. Unless the disclosure of these matters are
forbidden by the laws and regulations, or, in rare cases, if it is reasonably expected that the negative
impacts caused by discussing certain matters in the auditor's report would be larger than the benefits for
public interest, we shall not disclose the matters in the auditor's report under such circumstances.




 BDO China Shu Lun Pan CPAs               Chinese Certified Public Accountant: Chen Luying
 (LLP)                                    (Project Partner)

                                          Chinese Certified Public Accountant: Wang Aijia

 Shanghai China                           25 March 2022




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II. Financial Statements

                                            Consolidated Balance Sheet
                                                31 December 2021

Prepared by: Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc.
                                                                                 Unit: RMB     Currency: RMB
                    Item                           Notes            31 December 2021         31 December 2020
 Current assets:
  Cash and equivalents                          VII. 1                   3,010,652,190.64        2,562,158,926.11
  Transaction settlement funds
  Lending funds
  Held-for-trading financial assets             VII. 2                   1,609,123,552.86        1,428,277,848.33
  Derivative financial assets
  Bills receivable                              VII. 4                      39,712,146.72
  Accounts receivable                           VII. 5                   1,720,868,415.43        1,561,211,468.90
  Receivables financing                         VII. 6                      22,824,707.62           61,412,976.46
  Prepayment                                    VII. 7                      90,826,293.94          131,596,384.76
  Premium receivable
  Reinsurance premium receivable
  Reserves for reinsurance contract
   receivable
  Other receivables                             VII. 8                    163,987,201.97           141,753,102.00
   Including: Interest receivable
           Dividend receivable
  Financial assets purchased under
   agreements to resell
  Inventories                                   VII. 9                   1,546,653,299.30        1,322,812,846.83
  Contract assets
  Held for sale assets
  Non-current assets due within one year        VII. 12                      3,312,295.00            4,637,213.00
  Other current assets                          VII. 13                     85,797,733.53           27,286,607.30
  Total current assets                                                   8,293,757,837.01        7,241,147,373.69
 Non-current assets:
  Loans and advances to customers
  Debt investment
  Other debt investment
  Long-term receivables
  Long-term equity investments                  VII. 17                    36,512,701.80            34,722,395.67
  Investments in other equity instruments       VII. 18                     6,745,402.14             5,476,577.42
  Other non-current financial assets
  Investment real estate
  Fixed assets                                  VII. 21                  1,840,104,394.34        1,847,635,724.45
  Construction in progress                      VII. 22                     66,743,168.66           54,946,300.66
  Productive biological assets
  Oil and gas assets
  Right-of-use assets                           VII. 25                   357,540,113.34
  Intangible assets                             VII. 26                   434,848,138.70           320,746,328.60
  Development expenses
  Goodwill                                      VII. 28                     63,529,740.20
   Long-term prepaid expenses                   VII. 29                    162,206,827.46           99,035,852.78
   Deferred income tax assets                   VII. 30                    153,856,300.50           99,939,414.58
   Other non-current assets                     VII. 31                      8,543,306.18            6,258,468.47
      Total non-current assets                                           3,130,630,093.32        2,468,761,062.63
        Total assets                                                    11,424,387,930.33        9,709,908,436.32
 Current liabilities:
   Short-term borrowings                        VII. 32                   179,925,570.29           180,176,000.00
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  Placements from banks and other financial
   institutions
  Held-for-trading financial liabilities
   Derivative financial liabilities              VII. 34                     147,570.52
   Bills payable                                 VII. 35                     172,167.42
   Accounts payable                              VII. 36               2,809,593,441.42   2,602,020,507.99
   Accounts received in advance
   Contract liabilities                          VII. 38                146,585,240.81     114,100,035.35
  Financial assets sold under repurchase
   agreements
  Deposits from customers and other banks
   Brokerage for trading securities
  Brokerage for underwriting securities
   Employee benefits payable                     VII. 39                191,303,383.26     152,625,106.89
   Taxes payable                                 VII. 40                353,228,927.57     477,240,219.10
   Other payables                                VII. 41                593,242,385.96     625,468,675.97
   Including: Interest payable
            Dividend payable
   Fees and commissions payable
   Reinsured accounts payable
   Held-for-sale liabilities
  Non-current liabilities due within one year    VII. 43                 178,611,602.65
   Other current liabilities                     VII. 44                  90,875,521.97      13,746,089.97
      Total current liabilities                                        4,543,685,811.87   4,165,376,635.27
 Non-current liabilities:
  Reserves for insurance contracts
   Long-term borrowings
   Bonds payable
   Including: Preference shares
             Perpetual bonds
   Lease liabilities                             VII. 47                172,924,166.21
   Long-term payable                             VII. 48                  8,420,000.00       8,420,000.00
  Long-term employee benefits payable
   Estimated liabilities                         VII. 50                 35,311,258.55      12,211,357.80
   Deferred income                               VII. 51                 48,089,564.76      46,132,513.40
   Deferred income tax liabilities               VII. 30                 92,665,937.38      36,781,069.25
   Other non-current liabilities
      Total non-current liabilities                                      357,410,926.90     103,544,940.45
         Total liabilities                                             4,901,096,738.77   4,268,921,575.72
 Owner's equity (or shareholders' equity):
   Share capital                                 VII. 53                927,745,590.00     927,427,600.00
   Other equity instruments
   Including: Preference shares
             Perpetual bonds
   Capital reserve                               VII. 55                454,186,790.79     533,384,131.66
   Less: Treasury shares                         VII. 56                148,106,474.00     176,034,120.00
   Other comprehensive income                    VII. 57                    264,042.14       2,141,402.48
   Special reserve
   Surplus reserve                               VII. 59                464,201,654.91     464,042,659.91
   General risk provision
   Undistributed profit                          VII. 60               4,496,600,374.16   3,442,607,038.00
  Total equity attributable to the owners of                           6,194,891,978.00   5,193,568,712.05
   the parent company
   Minority equity                                                       328,399,213.56     247,418,148.55
      Total owners' equity (or shareholders'                           6,523,291,191.56   5,440,986,860.60
      equity)
      Total liabilities and owner's equity (or                        11,424,387,930.33   9,709,908,436.32
      shareholders' equity)

The chairman of the Company: Chen Huwen CFO of the Company: Quan Qiang Person in charge of
Accounting Department: Zhai Yu


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                           Parent Company's Balance Sheet
                                  31 December 2021
Prepared by: SHANGHAI M&G STATIONERY INC.
                                                                                Unit: RMB     Currency: RMB
                       Item                           Notes           31 December 2021       31 December 2020
 Current assets:
   Cash and equivalents                                                   1,745,979,385.16      1,887,003,379.89
   Held-for-trading financial assets                                      1,408,461,028.23      1,272,219,811.46
   Derivative financial assets
   Bills receivable
   Accounts receivable                             XVII. 1                  127,794,215.77        177,648,799.65
   Receivables financing
   Prepayment                                                                30,780,762.76         36,987,935.22
   Other receivables                               XVII. 2                  600,504,253.91        399,678,347.22
   Including: Interest receivable                                                                      35,000.00
           Dividend receivable
   Inventories                                                              442,836,008.14        332,755,309.92
   Contract assets
   Held for sale assets
   Non-current assets due within one year                                     3,312,295.00          4,637,213.00
   Other current assets                                                     154,197,220.48        150,000,000.00
      Total current assets                                                4,513,865,169.45      4,260,930,796.36
 Non-current assets:
   Debt investment
   Other debt investment
   Long-term receivables
   Long-term equity investments                    XVII. 3                1,538,161,599.01      1,098,535,037.00
   Investments in other equity instruments                                    6,745,402.14          5,476,577.42
   Other non-current financial assets
   Investment real estate
   Fixed assets                                                           1,495,059,787.67      1,471,196,714.32
   Construction in progress                                                  61,619,438.17         50,603,926.95
   Productive biological assets
   Oil and gas assets
   Right-of-use assets                                                        7,418,455.85
   Intangible assets                                                        171,561,670.92        177,722,510.27
   Development expenses
   Goodwill
   Long-term prepaid expenses                                                67,556,926.66          5,417,965.45
   Deferred income tax assets                                                26,498,132.15         29,239,636.35
   Other non-current assets                                                   7,295,018.30          5,829,768.47
      Total non-current assets                                            3,381,916,430.87      2,844,022,136.23
        Total assets                                                      7,895,781,600.32      7,104,952,932.59
 Current liabilities:
   Short-term borrowings
   Held-for-trading financial liabilities
   Derivative financial liabilities
   Bills payable
   Accounts payable                                                         252,733,729.26        320,744,916.72
   Accounts received in advance
   Contract liabilities                                                      71,836,265.91         76,291,447.04
   Employee benefits payable                                                112,456,576.65         84,898,291.78
   Taxes payable                                                            113,254,643.17        263,690,993.11
   Other payables                                                         1,177,159,560.69      1,089,678,737.94
   Including: Interest payable
           Dividend payable
   Held-for-sale liabilities
   Non-current liabilities due within one year                                5,950,751.45
   Other current liabilities                                                  9,338,714.57          9,917,888.11
      Total current liabilities                                           1,742,730,241.70      1,845,222,274.70


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 Non-current liabilities:
   Long-term borrowings
   Bonds payable
   Including: Preference shares
            Perpetual bonds
   Lease liabilities                                                          496,319.19
   Long-term payable                                                      260,420,000.00     260,420,000.00
   Long-term employee benefits payable
   Estimated liabilities
   Deferred income                                                         26,576,868.80      23,417,137.82
   Deferred income tax liabilities                                          2,853,732.94       3,614,458.33
   Other non-current liabilities
      Total non-current liabilities                                        290,346,920.93     287,451,596.15
         Total liabilities                                               2,033,077,162.63   2,132,673,870.85
 Owner's equity (or shareholders' equity):
   Share capital                                                          927,745,590.00     927,427,600.00
   Other equity instruments
   Including: Preference shares
            Perpetual bonds
   Capital reserve                                                        638,242,426.13     538,163,670.62
   Less: Treasury shares                                                  148,106,474.00     176,034,120.00
   Other comprehensive income                                               3,825,730.75       2,329,031.21
   Special reserve
   Surplus reserve                                                         463,872,795.00     463,713,800.00
   Undistributed profit                                                  3,977,124,369.81   3,216,679,079.91
      Total owners' equity (or shareholders'                             5,862,704,437.69   4,972,279,061.74
 equity)
         Total liabilities and owner's equity (or                        7,895,781,600.32   7,104,952,932.59
 shareholders' equity)

The chairman of the Company: Chen Huwen CFO of the Company: Quan Qiang Person in charge of
Accounting Department: Zhai Yu




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                                         Consolidated Income Statement
                                            January - December 2021
                                                                                Unit: RMB   Currency: RMB
                       Item                                 Notes            2021                2020
I. Total revenue                                                        17,607,403,250.12    13,137,745,727.18
Including: Revenue                                      VII. 61         17,607,403,250.12    13,137,745,727.18
             Interest income
             Premium received
             Handling fee and commission income
II. Total operating costs                                               15,925,682,890.70    11,732,355,241.35
Including: Operating cost                               VII. 61         13,520,841,753.26     9,806,609,999.48
             Interest expenses
             Handling fee and commission expenses
             Payment on surrenders
             Net compensation expenses
             Net provision drawn for insurance
             contract
             Policy dividend expenses
             Reinsurance expenses
             Taxes and surcharges                       VII. 62             66,507,958.32        50,694,964.71
             Selling expenses                           VII. 63          1,397,645,460.82     1,103,184,023.51
             Administrative expenses                    VII. 64            745,024,738.28       602,627,135.41
             R&D expenses                               VII. 65            188,758,215.50       160,178,941.89
             Financial expenses                         VII. 66              6,904,764.52         9,060,176.35
        Including: Interest expenses                                        22,849,307.31         6,948,206.51
                      Interest income                                       31,800,258.52        13,415,173.15
   Add: Other gains                                     VII. 67             72,747,727.93        45,665,409.77
          Income from investment ("-" refers to         VII. 68              6,293,164.04         3,851,154.70
          loss)
          Including: Investment income from                                  1,372,107.60        -1,610,614.02
                      associates and joint ventures
                      Derecognition of income from
                      financial assets at amortized
                      cost
        Exchange gains ("-" refers to loss)
        Net gain on exposure hedging ("-" refers to
         loss)
        Gain on change in fair value ("-" refers to     VII. 70            38,636,606.71        32,281,250.23
         loss)
        Losses on credit impairment ("-" refers to      VII. 71             -7,013,714.54       -38,225,902.12
         loss)
        Losses on assets impairment ("-" refers to      VII. 72            -17,091,366.45       -40,287,483.83
         loss)
        Gains from asset disposal ("-" refers to        VII. 73              6,098,090.22          169,704.92
         loss)
III. Operating profits ("-" refers to loss)                              1,781,390,867.33     1,408,844,619.50
Add: Non-operating profits                              VII. 74             98,159,047.88       128,775,498.09
Less: Non-operating expenses                            VII. 75             18,146,808.20        20,471,306.43
IV. Total profits ("-" refers to total loss)                             1,861,403,107.01     1,517,148,811.16
Less: Income tax expenses                               VII. 76            327,807,441.64       278,775,085.16
V. Net profits ("-" refers to net loss)                                  1,533,595,665.37     1,238,373,726.00
(I) Classified by operation continuity
1. Net profits from continuing activities ("-" refers                    1,533,595,665.37     1,238,373,726.00
to net loss)
2. Net profits from discontinuing activities ("-"
refers to net loss)
(II) Classified by ownership
1. Net profits attributable to shareholders of the                       1,517,866,131.16     1,255,426,655.27
parent company ("-" refers to net loss)
2. Profit or loss attributable to minority                                 15,729,534.21        -17,052,929.27
shareholders ("-" refers to net loss)



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 VI. Net amount of other comprehensive income                              -2,290,233.39      1,284,183.22
 after tax
 (I) Net amount of other comprehensive income                              -1,877,360.34      1,615,042.93
 after tax attributable to owners of the parent
 company
 1. Other comprehensive income not to be                                   1,496,321.29       2,024,062.42
 reclassified into profit or loss
 (1) Change in re-measurement of defined benefit
 plans
 (2) Other comprehensive income that may not be                              417,820.28         738,151.54
 reclassified to profit or loss under equity method
 (3) Change in fair value of investments in other                          1,078,501.01       1,285,910.88
 equity instruments
 (4) Change in fair value of enterprise's own credit
 risk
 2. Other comprehensive income to be reclassified                          -3,373,681.63       -409,019.49
 into profit or loss
 (1) Other comprehensive income that may be                                      378.25          12,074.68
 reclassified to profit or loss under equity method
 (2) Change in fair value of other debt investments
 (3) Amount included in other comprehensive
 income on reclassification of financial assets
 (4) Credit impairment provisions of other debt
 investments
 (5) Cash flow hedging reserve                                                108,696.70
 (6) Exchange differences from translation of                              -3,482,756.58       -421,094.17
 financial statements
 (7) Others
 (II) Net amount of other comprehensive income                              -412,873.05        -330,859.71
 after tax attributable to minority shareholders
 VII. Total comprehensive income                                        1,531,305,431.98   1,239,657,909.22
 (I) Total comprehensive income attributable to                         1,515,988,770.82   1,257,041,698.20
 owners of the parent company
 (II) Total comprehensive income attributable to                          15,316,661.16      -17,383,788.98
 minority shareholders
 VIII. Earnings per share:
 (I) Basic earnings per share (Yuan/share)                                       1.6450             1.3558
 (II) Diluted earnings per share (Yuan/share)                                    1.6425             1.3558

In case of business combination under common control, net profit realized by the combined before the
combination in the period was nil; net profit realized by the combined in the previous period was nil.
The chairman of the Company: Chen Huwen CFO of the Company: Quan Qiang Person in charge of
Accounting Department: Zhai Yu




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                                  Income Statement of the Parent Company
                                          January - December 2021
                                                                       Unit: RMB          Currency: RMB
                     Item                              Notes              2021                 2020
I. Revenue                                        XVII. 4              4,775,891,830.59     4,195,911,462.19
    Less: Operating cost                          XVII. 4              2,568,184,822.14     2,164,311,904.18
         Taxes and surcharges                                             18,798,817.87         18,164,236.07
         Selling expenses                                                251,254,499.88       205,919,659.54
         Administrative expenses                                         522,541,509.33       425,917,972.99
         R&D expenses                                                    163,122,840.94       135,381,593.07
         Financial expenses                                              -32,451,619.70         -7,024,536.16
         Including: Interest expenses                                      2,525,853.91          1,517,396.53
                      Interest income                                     38,922,886.92         18,306,911.40
    Add: Other gains                                                      10,189,418.97         10,610,663.43
         Income from investment ("-" refers to    XVII. 5                  5,439,519.84          3,153,311.04
         loss)
         Including: Investment income from                                1,372,107.60         -1,610,614.02
         associates and joint ventures
         Derecognition of income from
         financial assets at amortized cost
         Net gain on exposure hedging ("-"
         refers to loss)
         Gain on change in fair value ("-"                               36,977,984.23         28,634,739.23
         refers to loss)
         Losses on credit impairment ("-"                                 2,127,911.75         -3,408,970.51
         refers to loss)
         Losses on assets impairment ("-"                                  -968,847.45            872,454.58
         refers to loss)
         Gains from asset disposal ("-" refers                            3,907,817.69             25,621.30
         to loss)
II. Operating profits ("-" refers to loss)                             1,342,114,765.16     1,293,128,451.57
Add: Non-operating profits                                                92,512,492.98        90,245,541.69
Less: Non-operating expenses                                               5,626,551.17         5,632,154.87
III. Total profits ("-" refers to total loss)                          1,429,000,706.97     1,377,741,838.39
Less: Income tax expenses                                                204,682,622.07       205,164,355.15
IV. Net profits ("-" refers to net loss)                               1,224,318,084.90     1,172,577,483.24
(I) Net profits from continuing activities ("-"                        1,224,318,084.90     1,172,577,483.24
refers to net loss)
(II) Net profits from discontinuing activities
("-" refers to net loss)
V. Net amount of other comprehensive                                      1,496,699.54          2,036,137.10
income after tax
(I) Other comprehensive income not to be                                  1,496,321.29          2,024,062.42
reclassified into profit or loss
1. Change in re-measurement of defined
benefit plans
2. Other comprehensive income that may not                                  417,820.28            738,151.54
be reclassified to profit or loss under equity
method
3. Change in fair value of investments in                                 1,078,501.01          1,285,910.88
other equity instruments
4. Change in fair value of enterprise's own
credit risk
(II) Other comprehensive income to be                                           378.25             12,074.68
reclassified into profit or loss
1. Other comprehensive income that may be                                       378.25             12,074.68
reclassified to profit or loss under equity
method
2. Change in fair value of other debt
investments
3. Amount included in other comprehensive
income on reclassification of financial assets


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4. Credit impairment provisions of other debt
investments
5. Cash flow hedging reserve
6. Exchange differences from translation of
financial statements
7. Others
VI. Total comprehensive income                                       1,225,814,784.44   1,174,613,620.34
VII. Earnings per share:
(I) Basic earnings per share (Yuan/share)
(II) Diluted earnings per share (Yuan/share)

The chairman of the Company: Chen Huwen CFO of the Company: Quan Qiang Person in charge of
Accounting Department: Zhai Yu




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                                      Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
                                          January - December 2021
                                                                               Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                    Item                          Notes                 2021                   2020
I. Cash flow from operating activities:
   Cash received from sales of goods or                               18,775,664,300.30      14,375,933,624.40
   rendering of services
   Net increase in customer and
   interbank deposits
   Net increase in borrowings from
   central bank
   Net increase in placements from
   banks and other financial institutions
   Cash received from premiums under
   original insurance contract
   Net cash received from reinsurance
   business
   Net increase in deposits of policy
   holders and investments
   Cash received from interest, fees and
   commissions
   Net increase in borrowings
   Net increase in repurchase business
   capital
   Net cash received from securities
   trading agency services
   Tax rebates                                                            10,369,246.97         11,398,390.80
   Other cash received from operating       VII. 78                    1,329,822,604.24        744,295,214.21
   activities
   Sub-total of cash inflows from                                     20,115,856,151.51      15,131,627,229.41
   operating activities
   Cash paid for goods and services                                   13,782,147,395.98      10,196,223,261.78
   Net increase in customer loans and
   advances
   Net increase in deposits with PBOC
   and interbank deposits
   Cash paid for compensation
   payments under original insurance
   contract
   Net increase in funds for lending
   Cash paid for interests, handling
   charges and commissions
   Cash paid for policy dividends
   Cash paid to and on behalf of                                        964,853,485.39         820,264,591.39
   employees
   Taxes and fees paid                                                 1,061,608,286.98         663,182,452.66
   Cash paid for other operating            VII. 78                    2,746,050,562.39       2,180,259,031.30
   activities
   Sub-total of cash outflows from                                    18,554,659,730.74      13,859,929,337.13
   operating activities
   Net cash flow generated from                                        1,561,196,420.77       1,271,697,892.28
   operating activities
II. Cash flow from investing activities:
   Cash received from disposal of                                      2,970,000,000.00       2,291,000,000.00
   investments
   Cash received from returns on                                         62,458,333.69          21,189,324.39
   investments
   Net cash received from disposal of                                    11,181,134.17                16,631.67
   fixed assets, intangible assets and
   other long-term assets
   Net cash received from disposal of
   subsidiaries and other operating
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    Other cash received relating to       VII. 78                       1,324,918.00        1,987,377.00
    investing activities
    Sub-total of cash inflows from                                   3,044,964,385.86   2,314,193,333.06
    investing activities
    Cash paid for purchase and                                        381,903,887.13      323,935,562.77
    construction of fixed assets,
    intangible assets and other long-term
    assets
    Cash paid for investment                                         3,170,000,000.00   3,042,050,000.00
    Net increase in pledged loans
    Net cash paid for acquiring                                       155,898,356.19       13,656,702.33
    subsidiaries and other operating
    entities
    Other cash paid relating to investing
    activities
    Sub-total of cash outflows from                                  3,707,802,243.32   3,379,642,265.10
    investing activities
    Net cash flow generated from                                     -662,837,857.46    -1,065,448,932.04
    investing activities
 III. Cash flow generated from financing activities:
    Proceeds received from financing                                   52,543,682.00      176,034,120.00
    activities
    Including: Proceeds received by                                    21,500,000.00
    subsidiaries from minority
    shareholders' investment
    Cash received from borrowings                                     211,087,200.00      180,000,000.00
    Other cash received from financing-   VII. 78                      67,500,000.00
    related activities
    Sub-total of cash inflows from                                    331,130,882.00      356,034,120.00
    financing activities
    Cash repayments of borrowings                                     224,956,154.64      180,000,000.00
    Dividends paid, profit distributed or                             478,576,740.11      374,506,316.09
    interest paid
    Including: Dividend and profit paid
    by subsidiaries to minority
    shareholders
    Other cash paid for financing-related VII. 78                     356,857,834.03        1,585,530.00
    activities
    Sub-total of cash outflows from                                  1,060,390,728.78     556,091,846.09
    financing activities
    Net cash flow from financing                                     -729,259,846.78     -200,057,726.09
    activities
 IV. Effects of exchange rate                                           -6,960,237.09       -6,291,534.79
 fluctuations on cash and cash
 equivalents
 V. Net increase in cash and cash                                     162,138,479.44         -100,300.64
 equivalents
 Add: Cash and cash equivalents at the                               1,377,346,135.25   1,377,446,435.89
 beginning of the period
 VI. Cash and cash equivalents at the                                1,539,484,614.69   1,377,346,135.25
 end of the period

The chairman of the Company: Chen Huwen CFO of the Company: Quan Qiang Person in charge of
Accounting Department: Zhai Yu




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                                 Cash Flow Statement of the Company
                                       January - December 2021
                                                                          Unit: RMB   Currency: RMB
                    Item                       Notes               2021                  2020
I. Cash flow from operating activities:
   Cash received from sales of goods or                           5,385,576,848.34      4,597,258,430.48
   rendering of services
   Tax rebates                                                        3,189,697.74
   Other cash received from operating                             1,403,304,335.52      1,051,218,859.99
   activities
   Sub-total of cash inflows from                                 6,792,070,881.60      5,648,477,290.47
   operating activities
   Cash paid for goods and services                               2,779,458,377.10      2,109,943,577.01
   Cash paid to and on behalf of                                    477,407,103.64        403,578,239.43
   employees
   Taxes and fees paid                                              586,015,675.64        398,632,878.68
   Cash paid for other operating                                  1,592,162,349.00      1,641,002,312.95
   activities
   Sub-total of cash outflows from                                5,435,043,505.38      4,553,157,008.07
   operating activities
   Net cash flow generated from                                   1,357,027,376.22      1,095,320,282.40
   operating activities
II. Cash flow from investing activities:
   Cash received from disposal of                                 2,790,000,000.00      2,150,000,000.00
   investments
   Cash received from returns on                                    54,804,179.70         20,645,914.20
   investments
   Net cash received from disposal of                                8,508,833.33            604,365.44
   fixed assets, intangible assets and
   other long-term assets
   Net cash received from disposal of
   subsidiaries and other operating
   entities
   Other cash received relating to                                   1,324,918.00          1,987,377.00
   investing activities
   Sub-total of cash inflows from                                 2,854,637,931.03      2,173,237,656.64
   investing activities
   Cash paid for purchase and                                      306,645,976.60        254,982,539.91
   construction of fixed assets,
   intangible assets and other long-term
   assets
   Cash paid for investment                                       3,368,500,000.00      2,900,000,000.00
   Net cash paid for acquiring                                                             13,656,702.33
   subsidiaries and other operating
   entities
   Other cash paid relating to investing
   activities
   Sub-total of cash outflows from                                3,675,145,976.60      3,168,639,242.24
   investing activities
   Net cash flow generated from                                   -820,508,045.57       -995,401,585.60
   investing activities
III. Cash flow generated from financing activities:
   Proceeds received from financing                                 31,043,682.00        176,034,120.00
   activities
   Cash received from borrowings
   Other cash received from financing-
   related activities
   Sub-total of cash inflows from                                   31,043,682.00        176,034,120.00
   financing activities
   Cash repayments of borrowings
   Dividends paid, profit distributed or                           465,698,100.00         369517396.53
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    Other cash paid for financing-related                         19,004,886.14       1,585,530.00
    activities
    Sub-total of cash outflows from                              484,702,986.14    371,102,926.53
    financing activities
    Net cash flow from financing                                 -453,659,304.14   -195,068,806.53
    activities
 IV. Effects of exchange rate                                      -4,202,451.81     -5,972,061.74
 fluctuations on cash and cash
 equivalents
 V. Net increase in cash and cash                                 78,657,574.70    -101,122,171.47
 equivalents
 Add: Cash and cash equivalents at the                           705,217,858.93    806,340,030.40
 beginning of the period
 VI. Cash and cash equivalents at the                            783,875,433.63    705,217,858.93
 end of the period

The chairman of the Company: Chen Huwen CFO of the Company: Quan Qiang Person in charge of
Accounting Department: Zhai Yu




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                                                                                                   Consolidated Statements of Changes in Owners' Equity
                                                                                                                  January - December 2021
                                                              Unit: RMB                                                                                                                                                                             Currency: RMB
                                                                                                                                                                            2021
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Total equity
                                                                                                             Equity attributable to owners of the parent company                                                                                      Minority equity   attributable to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            owners
       Item
                                                 Other equity instruments                                                        Other                                                General
                      Paid-up capital                                                                   Less: Treasury                              Special
                                                                                     Capital reserve                         comprehensive                         Surplus reserve      risk     Undistributed profit   Others    Subtotal
                     (or share capital)   Preference     Perpetual                                          shares                                  reserve
                                                                            Others                                              income                                               provision
                                            shares        bonds
I. Balance at the      927,427,600.00                                                  533,384,131.66   176,034,120.00           2,141,402.48                       464,042,659.91                  3,442,607,038.00             5,193,568,712.05      247,418,148.55   5,440,986,860.60
end of last year
Add: Changes in
accounting
policies
Correction for
previous errors
Business
combination under
common control
Others
II. Balance at the     927,427,600.00                                                  533,384,131.66   176,034,120.00           2,141,402.48                       464,042,659.91                  3,442,607,038.00             5,193,568,712.05      247,418,148.55   5,440,986,860.60
beginning of the
year
III. Increase and          317,990.00                                                  -79,197,340.87   -27,927,646.00          -1,877,360.34                           158,995.00                  1,053,993,336.16             1,001,323,265.95       80,981,065.01   1,082,304,330.96
decrease for the
period ("-" for
decrease)
(I) Total                                                                                                                       -1,877,360.34                                                       1,517,866,131.16             1,515,988,770.82       15,316,661.16   1,531,305,431.98
comprehensive
income
(II) Owner's               317,990.00                                                  -43,886,082.32   -27,927,646.00                                                                                                             -15,640,446.32       65,573,846.26      49,933,399.94
contribution and
capital reduction
1. Ordinary shares         317,990.00                                                   22,075,530.00   -27,927,646.00                                                                                                             50,321,166.00        33,078,168.15      83,399,334.15
contributed by the
owners
2. Capital
contributions by
other equity
instrument holders
3. Amount of                                                                            68,319,695.36                                                                                                                              68,319,695.36                           68,319,695.36
share-based
payments credited
to owners' equity
4. Others                                                                             -134,281,307.68                                                                                                                            -134,281,307.68        32,495,678.11    -101,785,629.57
(III) Profit                                                                                                                                                            158,995.00                   -463,872,795.00             -463,713,800.00                         -463,713,800.00
distribution
1. Withdrawal of                                                                                                                                                        158,995.00                       -158,995.00
surplus reserve
2. Withdrawal of
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provision




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3. Distribution to                                                                                                                                                                                   -463,713,800.00              -463,713,800.00                       -463,713,800.00
owners (or
shareholders)
4. Others
(IV) Internal
carry-forward of
owners' equity
1. Transfer of
capital reserve to
capital (or share
capital)
2. Transfer of
surplus reserve to
capital (or share
capital)
3. Surplus reserve
to cover loss
4. Changes in
defined benefit
scheme carried
forward to retained
earnings
5. Carry-forward
of other
comprehensive
income to retained
earnings
6. Others
(V) Special
reserve
1. Withdrawal for
the period
2. Utilization for
the period
(VI) Others                                                                             -35,311,258.55                                                                                                                             -35,311,258.55          90,557.59     -35,220,700.96
IV. Balance at the      927,745,590.00                                                  454,186,790.79    148,106,474.00            264,042.14                      464,201,654.91                  4,496,600,374.16             6,194,891,978.00     328,399,213.56   6,523,291,191.56
end of the period


                                                                                                                                                                            2020

                                                                                                             Equity attributable to owners of the parent company
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Total equity
      Item
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Minority equity    attributable to
                                                  Other equity instruments                                                       Other                                                General                                                                              owners
                       Paid-up capital                                                                   Less: Treasury                            Special
                                                                                      Capital reserve                        comprehensive                         Surplus reserve      risk     Undistributed profit   Others    Subtotal
                      (or share capital)                                                                     shares                                reserve
                                           Preference     Perpetual                                                             income                                               provision
                                                                             Others
                                             shares        bonds
I. Balance at the       920,000,000.00                                                  272,347,764.53                            526,359.55                        440,260,399.59                  2,568,365,861.32             4,201,500,384.99    259,424,856.61    4,460,925,241.60
end of last year
Add: Changes in                                                                                                                                                                                        10,596,781.73               10,596,781.73         146,751.13       10,743,532.86
accounting
policies
Correction for
previous errors
Business
combination
under common
control
Others




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II. Balance at the   920,000,000.00   272,347,764.53                     526,359.55            440,260,399.59   2,578,962,643.05   4,212,097,166.72   259,571,607.74   4,471,668,774.46
beginning of the
year
III. Increase and      7,427,600.00   261,036,367.13   176,034,120.00   1,615,042.93            23,782,260.32    863,644,394.95     981,471,545.33    -12,153,459.19    969,318,086.14
decrease for the
period ("-" for
decrease)
(I) Total                                                               1,615,042.93                            1,255,426,655.27   1,257,041,698.20   -17,383,788.98   1,239,657,909.22
comprehensive
income
(II) Owner's           7,427,600.00   261,036,367.13   176,034,120.00                                                                92,429,847.13      5,230,329.79     97,660,176.92
contribution and
capital reduction
1. Ordinary shares     7,427,600.00   168,606,520.00   176,034,120.00                                                                                  -1,050,000.00      -1,050,000.00
contributed by the
owners
2. Capital
contributions by
other equity
instrument
holders
3. Amount of                           71,971,792.64                                                                                 71,971,792.64                       71,971,792.64
share-based
payments credited
to owners' equity
4. Others                              20,458,054.49                                                                                 20,458,054.49      6,280,329.79     26,738,384.28
(III) Profit                                                                                    23,782,260.32   -391,782,260.32    -368,000,000.00                     -368,000,000.00
distribution
1. Withdrawal of                                                                                23,782,260.32     -23,782,260.32
surplus reserve
2. Withdrawal of
general risk
provision
3. Distribution to                                                                                              -368,000,000.00    -368,000,000.00                     -368,000,000.00
owners (or
shareholders)
4. Others
(IV) Internal
carry-forward of
owners' equity
1. Transfer of
capital reserve to
capital (or share
capital)
2. Transfer of
surplus reserve to
capital (or share
capital)
3. Surplus reserve
to cover loss
4. Changes in
defined benefit
scheme carried
forward to
retained earnings
5. Carry-forward
of other
comprehensive
income to
retained earnings
6. Others




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(V) Special
reserve
1. Withdrawal for
the period
2. Utilization for
the period
(VI) Others
IV. Balance at the      927,427,600.00                       533,384,131.66   176,034,120.00   2,141,402.48           464,042,659.91   3,442,607,038.00   5,193,568,712.05   247,418,148.55   5,440,986,860.60
end of the period


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                                                                                Parent Company's Statement of Changes in Owners' Equity
                                                                                               January - December 2021
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Unit: RMB               Currency: RMB
                                                                                                                                                2021
                                                                    Other equity instruments                                                               Other
               Item                    Paid-up capital (or                                                                                                                Special                                                Total equity attributable
                                                                                                        Capital reserve      Less: Treasury shares     comprehensive                Surplus reserve     Undistributed profit
                                         share capital)      Preference        Perpetual                                                                                  reserve                                                       to owners
                                                                                               Others                                                     income
                                                               shares           bonds
I. Balance at the end of last year        927,427,600.00                                                   538,163,670.62         176,034,120.00           2,329,031.21               463,713,800.00         3,216,679,079.91           4,972,279,061.74
Add: Changes in accounting
policies
Correction for previous errors
Others
II. Balance at the beginning of the       927,427,600.00                                                   538,163,670.62         176,034,120.00           2,329,031.21               463,713,800.00         3,216,679,079.91           4,972,279,061.74
year
III. Increase and decrease for the            317,990.00                                                   100,078,755.51          -27,927,646.00          1,496,699.54                    158,995.00         760,445,289.90              890,425,375.95
period ("-" for decrease)
(I) Total comprehensive income                                                                                                                             1,496,699.54                                      1,224,318,084.90           1,225,814,784.44
(II) Owner's contribution and                 317,990.00                                                   100,078,755.51          -27,927,646.00                                                                                         128,324,391.51
capital reduction
1. Ordinary shares contributed by             317,990.00                                                    22,075,530.00          -27,927,646.00                                                                                          50,321,166.00
the owners
2. Capital contributions by other
equity instrument holders
3. Amount of share-based payments                                                                           68,319,695.36                                                                                                                  68,319,695.36
credited to owners' equity
4. Others                                                                                                    9,683,530.15                                                                                                                   9,683,530.15
(III) Profit distribution                                                                                                                                                                  158,995.00         -463,872,795.00            -463,713,800.00
1. Withdrawal of surplus reserve                                                                                                                                                           158,995.00             -158,995.00
2. Distribution to owners (or                                                                                                                                                                                 -463,713,800.00            -463,713,800.00
shareholders)
3. Others
(IV) Internal carry-forward of
owners' equity
1. Transfer of capital reserve to
capital (or share capital)
2. Transfer of surplus reserve to
capital (or share capital)
3. Surplus reserve to cover loss
4. Changes in defined benefit
scheme carried forward to retained
earnings
5. Carry-forward of other
comprehensive income to retained
earnings
6. Others
(V) Special reserve
1. Withdrawal for the period
2. Utilization for the period
(VI) Others
IV. Balance at the end of the period      927,745,590.00                                                   638,242,426.13         148,106,474.00           3,825,730.75               463,872,795.00         3,977,124,369.81           5,862,704,437.69


                                                                                                                                                2020
               Item                    Paid-up capital (or                                                                                                                Special                                                Total equity attributable
                                                                    Other equity instruments            Capital reserve     Less: Treasury shares                                   Surplus reserve     Undistributed profit
                                         share capital)                                                                                                                   reserve                                                       to owners




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                                                                                                                                  Other
                                                        Preference   Perpetual
                                                                                 Others                                       comprehensive
                                                          shares      bonds
                                                                                                                                 income
I. Balance at the end of last year     920,000,000.00                                     274,008,599.09                            292,894.11   439,931,539.68   2,435,883,856.99   4,070,116,889.87
Add: Changes in accounting
policies
      Correction for previous errors
      Others
II. Balance at the beginning of the    920,000,000.00                                     274,008,599.09                           292,894.11    439,931,539.68   2,435,883,856.99   4,070,116,889.87
year
III. Increase and decrease for the       7,427,600.00                                     264,155,071.53     176,034,120.00       2,036,137.10    23,782,260.32    780,795,222.92     902,162,171.87
period ("-" for decrease)
(I) Total comprehensive income                                                                                                    2,036,137.10                    1,172,577,483.24   1,174,613,620.34
(II) Owner's contribution and            7,427,600.00                                     264,155,071.53     176,034,120.00                                                             95,548,551.53
capital reduction
1. Ordinary shares contributed by        7,427,600.00                                     168,606,520.00     176,034,120.00
the owners
2. Capital contributions by other
equity instrument holders
3. Amount of share-based payments                                                          82,199,024.88                                                                               82,199,024.88
credited to owners' equity
4. Others                                                                                  13,349,526.65                                                                               13,349,526.65
(III) Profit distribution                                                                                                                         23,782,260.32   -391,782,260.32    -368,000,000.00
1. Withdrawal of surplus reserve                                                                                                                  23,782,260.32    -23,782,260.32
2. Distribution to owners (or                                                                                                                                     -368,000,000.00    -368,000,000.00
shareholders)
3. Others
(IV) Internal carry-forward of
owners' equity
1. Transfer of capital reserve to
capital (or share capital)
2. Transfer of surplus reserve to
capital (or share capital)
3. Surplus reserve to cover loss
4. Changes in defined benefit
scheme carried forward to retained
earnings
5. Carry-forward of other
comprehensive income to retained
earnings
6. Others
(V) Special reserve
1. Withdrawal for the period
2. Utilization for the period
(VI) Others
IV. Balance at the end of the period   927,427,600.00                                     538,163,670.62     176,034,120.00       2,329,031.21   463,713,800.00   3,216,679,079.91   4,972,279,061.74


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III. General Information about the Company
1.   Company profile
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Company" or the "Company") is a limited
company that was approved by the Approval for the Initial Public Offering of Shanghai M&G Stationery
Inc. in [2015] No. 15 securities regulatory license of China Securities Regulatory Commission in January
2015. The Company's business license No.: 91310000677833266F. In January 2015, the Company was
listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange. The industry where the Company operates is manufacturing industry
in products for stationery, arts, sports and entertainment.
      As of 31 December 2021, the Company issued a total of 927,455,590 shares accumulatively,
including 5,735,210 restricted shares, and its registered capital amounted to RMB927,455,590. The
registered address of the Company is Building 3, No. 3469 Jinqian Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai.
The principal operations of the Company include:
      Permitted items: Food operation; printing of packaging and decoration printing products; printing of
documents, materials and other printing products; publication operation. (For items subject to approval,
operation activities are conducted after getting the approval from relevant departments. For specific
operation items, the approval documents or permits of relevant departments shall prevail)
      General items: Manufacturing and sales of stationery products; wholesale and retail of digital
products, security equipment, instruments and apparatus, protective equipment in work, furniture,
decorations, cosmetics, accessories, office supplies, craft gifts (except ivory and its products), rubber and
plastic products, electronic products, household appliances, toys, molds, hardware and electric material,
communication equipment, computer software and auxiliary equipment, daily necessities, textiles,
clothing and footwear, household goods, sporting goods and equipment, disinfectants (excluding
hazardous chemicals), kitchen utensils, sanitary ware and daily sundries, daily chemical products, first-
class medical equipment, second-class medical equipment, machinery equipment, office equipment and
consumables, photographic equipment, audio equipment, decorative materials, fire-fighting equipment,
hotel supplies, glass products, power and electronic components, lubricants, plumbing pipes and
accessories, ceramic pipes and accessories, automotive supplies, sanitary products, and mother and baby
supplies; import and export of goods and technology; e-commerce and enterprise management consulting.
(Except for items subject to approval according to law, operation activities are carried out independently
with business license according to law)
      The parent company of the Company is M&G Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd., and the beneficial
controllers are Chen Huwen, Chen Huxiong, and Chen Xueling.
      The financial statements were approved for submission by the Board of Directors on 25 March 2022.


2.   Scope of consolidated financial statements
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     Details of the scope of the consolidated financial statements for the current period and its changes
are set out in Notes "VIII.    Changes in the Consolidation Scope" and "IX. Equity in Other Entities".




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IV. Preparation Basis of Financial Statements
1.   Preparation basis
     The Company prepared financial statements in accordance with the Accounting Standards for
Business Enterprises - Basic Standards, and various specific account standards, application guidance for
accounting standards for business enterprises, interpretations of the accounting standards for business
enterprises and other relevant regulations (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Accounting Standards
for Business Enterprises") promulgated by the Ministry of Finance, and the disclosure requirements in the
Preparation Convention of Information Disclosure by Companies Offering Securities to the Public No.15
- General Provisions on Financial Report issued by China Securities Regulatory Commission.


2.   Going concern
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     The Company has the ability to continue as a going concern within the 12 months after the end of the
Reporting Period and there are no material events that may affect its ability to continue as a going concern.


V.   Significant Accounting Policies and Accounting Estimates
Notes to specific accounting policies and accounting estimates:
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     The following disclosures cover the specific accounting policies and accounting estimates formulated
by the Company according to the characteristics of its production and operation. For details, please refer
to Notes "V (10) Financial Instruments", "V (23) Fixed Assets", "V (29) Intangible Assets", "V (31) Long-
term Deferred Expenses", "V (38) Income", and "V (40) Government Subsidies".


1.   Statement of compliance of accounting standards for business enterprises
     The financial statements are in compliance with the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises
promulgated by the Ministry of Finance, and truly and completely present the consolidated and parent
company's financial position of the Company as at 31 December 2021, as well as the consolidated and
parent company's operating results and cash flows for the year then ended.


2.   Accounting period
     The accounting period of the Company is from 1 January to 31 December of each calendar year.


3.   Operating cycle
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     The Company's operating cycle is 12 months.


4.   Reporting currency
     RMB is adopted by the Company as the bookkeeping currency.


5.   Accounting treatments for business combination under or not under common control
√ Applicable □ Not applicable


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      Business combination under common control: the assets and liabilities acquired by the Company in
business combination (including goodwill incurred in the acquisition of the acquiree by ultimate
controlling party) shall be measured at the carrying amount of the assets and liabilities of the acquiree in
the consolidated financial statements of the ultimate controlling party at the date of combination. The
difference between the carrying amount of the net assets obtained and the carrying amount of the
consideration paid for the merger (or total nominal value of the issued shares) is adjusted to capital
premium in capital reserve. If the capital premium in capital reserve is not sufficient to offset the difference,
the remaining balance is adjusted against retained earnings.
      Business combination not under common control: the cost of business combination is the fair value
of the assets paid by the acquirer to obtain the control right of the acquiree, the liabilities incurred or
assumed, and the equity securities issued at the date of purchase. Where the cost of business combination
is higher than the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired from the acquiree in business
combination, the Company shall recognize such difference as goodwill; where the cost of business
combination is less than the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired from the acquiree in business
combination, such difference shall be included in the current profit or loss. The identifiable assets,
liabilities and contingent liabilities of the acquiree obtained in the business combination that meet the
recognition conditions are measured at their fair values at the date of purchase.
      The direct expenses incurred in business combination shall be included the current profit or loss;
transaction costs associated with the issue of equity or debt securities for the business combination shall
be included in the initially recognized amounts of the equity or debt securities.


6.   Preparation of consolidated financial statements
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     (1) Scope of consolidation
     The consolidation scope of consolidated financial statements is determined on the basis of control,
including the Company and all of its subsidiaries. The term "control" refers to the power held by the
Company over the invested enterprise, through which the Company is capable of enjoying variable return
by participating in relevant activities of the invested enterprise, and having the ability to influence the
amount of return via such control.

      (2) Consolidation procedure
      The Company regards the entire enterprise group as an accounting entity and prepares the
consolidated financial statements in accordance with unified accounting policies to reflect the overall
financial status, operating results and cash flow of the enterprise group. The influence of internal
transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries and among the subsidiaries shall be offset. If
internal transactions indicate that the relevant assets have suffered impairment losses, the losses shall be
fully recognized. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, where the accounting policies and the
accounting periods are inconsistent between the Company and its subsidiaries, the financial statements of
the subsidiaries are adjusted in accordance with the accounting policies and accounting period of the
Company.
      The owners' equity, the net profit or loss and the comprehensive income attributable to minority
shareholders of a subsidiary of the current period are presented separately under the owners' equity in the
consolidated balance sheet, the net profit and the total comprehensive income in the consolidated income
statement respectively. Where losses attributable to the minority shareholders of a subsidiary exceed the

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minority shareholders' interest entitled in the shareholders' equity of the subsidiary at the beginning of the
period, the excess is allocated against the minority equity.
      ① Addition of subsidiary or business
      During the Reporting Period, if there is an addition of subsidiary or business due to business
combination under common control, the operating results and cash flows of the subsidiary or business
combination from the beginning of the current period to the end of the Reporting Period are included into
the consolidated financial statements, and at the same time, the amount at the end of the period of the
consolidated financial statements and the relevant items in the comparative statements are adjusted as if
the reporting entity after combination had been existing since the control of the ultimate controlling party
started.
      Where control over the investee under common control is obtained due to reasons such as increase
in investments, for equity investment held before the control over the acquiree is obtained, profit or loss,
other comprehensive income and other changes in net assets recognized from the later of the acquisition
of the original equity interest and the date when the acquirer and the acquiree were placed under common
control until the date of combination are offset against the retained profit at the beginning of the period of
the comparative statements or the profit or loss of the current period respectively.
      During the Reporting Period, if there is an addition of subsidiary or business due to business
combination not under common control, it shall be included in the consolidated financial statements on
the basis of the fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities determined at the
date of purchase.
      Where control over the investee not under common control is obtained due to reasons such as increase
in investments, for the equity interest of the acquiree held before the date of purchase, the Company
remeasures the equity interest at its fair value as at the date of purchase, and any difference between the
fair value and its book value will be accounted for as investment gains of the current period. Where equity
interest of the acquiree held before the date of purchase is related to other comprehensive income that can
be reclassified into profit and loss in the future and other changes in owners’ equity under the equity
method, such equity interest is transferred to investment gains of the period to which the date of purchase
belongs.
      ② Disposal of subsidiaries
      A. General treatment for disposal
      When control over the investee is lost due to the disposal of part of the equity investment or other
reasons, the Company remeasures the remaining equity investment at fair value as at the date on which
control is lost. The difference between the sum of the consideration received from equity disposal and the
fair value of the remaining equity interest and the sum of the net assets of the subsidiary proportionate to
the original shareholding accumulated from the date of purchase or combination and goodwill is included
in investment gains of the period during which the control is lost. Other comprehensive income that is
related to the equity investment in the original subsidiary and can be reclassified into profit and loss in the
future and other changes in owners’ equity under the equity method, are transferred to investment gains
of the period during which the control is lost.
      B. Stepwise disposal of subsidiary
      In respect of stepwise disposal of equity investment in a subsidiary through multiple transactions
until control is lost, if the terms, conditions and economic effects of the transactions of equity investment
in the subsidiary satisfy one or more of the following conditions, the transactions are normally accounted
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      i. these transactions were entered into simultaneously or after considering the effects of each other;
      ii. these transactions constituted a complete commercial result as a whole;
      iii. one transaction was conditional upon at least one of the other transaction;
      iv. one transaction was not economical on its own but was economical when considering together
with other transactions.
      Where the transactions constitute a basket of transactions, the Company accounts for the transactions
as a transaction of disposal of a subsidiary until control is lost; the difference between the amount received
each time for disposal before control is lost and the net assets of such subsidiary corresponding to the
disposal of investment is recognized as other comprehensive income in the consolidated financial
statements, and is transferred to profit or loss of the period during which control is lost upon loss of control.
      Where the transactions do not constitute a basket of transactions, before the loss of control, the
transactions are accounted for using the policies related to partial disposal of equity investment in a
subsidiary where no control is lost; when control is lost, they are accounted for using the general method
for disposal of subsidiaries.
      ③ Purchase of minority interests in subsidiary
      For the difference between the long-term equity investment newly acquired due to the purchase of
minority interests by the Company and the share of net assets of the subsidiary calculated according to the
new shareholding accumulated from the date of purchase (or date of combination), share premium of the
capital reserve in the consolidated balance sheet will be adjusted; where share premium of the capital
reserve is insufficient for the write-down, retained profit will be adjusted.
      ④ Partial disposal of equity investment in subsidiaries without losing control
      For the difference between the disposal consideration and the net assets of the subsidiary
corresponding to the disposal of long-term equity investment accumulated from the date of purchase or
date of combination, share premium of the capital reserve in the consolidated balance sheet will be
adjusted; where share premium of the capital reserve is insufficient for the write-down, retained profit will
be adjusted.


7.   Classification of joint arrangements and accounting treatment of joint operations
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


8.   Determination of cash and cash equivalents
     Cash refers to the cash on hand and deposits that are available for payment of the Company. Cash
equivalents refer to investments held by the Company that are short-term, highly liquid, readily convertible
to known amounts of cash and subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.


9.   Foreign currency transactions and translation of foreign currency financial statements
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      (1) Foreign currency transactions
      Foreign currency transactions shall be translated into RMB at the spot exchange rate on the day when
the transactions occur.
      Balance of monetary items in foreign currency as at the balance sheet date is translated at the spot
rates prevailing at the balance sheet date, and any translation difference arising therefrom is included in
profit or loss of the period except for the translation difference arising from dedicated borrowings in


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foreign currency related to the construction of assets qualified for capitalisation which is accounted for
under the principle of capitalisation of borrowing expenses.

     (2) Translation of foreign currency financial statements
     Asset and liability items in the balance sheet are translated at the spot rates prevailing at the balance
sheet date. Owners' equity items other than "undistributed profit" are translated at the spot rates on the
dates when they are incurred. Income and expense items in the income statement are translated at the spot
rates prevailing at the transaction dates.
     On disposal of a foreign operation, the exchange differences in the financial statements in foreign
currency relating to that foreign operation are transferred from owners' equity to profit or loss of the period
during which the disposal occurs.


10. Financial instruments
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     (1) Classification of the financial instruments
     According to the business model of the Company’s management of financial assets and the
contractual cash flow characteristics of financial assets, financial assets are classified at the initial
recognition as: financial assets at amortized cost, financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, and
other financial assets at fair value through current profit or loss.

     The Company classifies financial assets that simultaneously meet the following conditions and are
not designated as financial assets at fair value through current profit or loss as financial assets measured
at amortized cost:
     - the business model aims at collecting contractual cash flows; and
     - contractual cash flows are only the payment made based on the principal and the interest of the
outstanding principal amount.
     The Company classifies financial assets that simultaneously meet the following conditions and are
not designated as financial assets at fair value through current profit or loss as financial assets (debt
instruments) at fair value through other comprehensive income:
     - the business model aims at both collecting contractual cash flows and selling the financial assets;
and
     - contractual cash flows are only the payment made based on the principal and the interest of the
outstanding principal amount.
     For non-trading equity instrument investments, the Company irrevocably designates them as
financial assets (equity instruments) at fair value through other comprehensive income at the time of initial
recognition. The designation is made on the basis of a single investment, and the related investment meets
the definition of an equity instrument from the issuer's perspective.

     Except for the above-mentioned financial assets measured at amortized cost and at fair value through
other comprehensive income, the Company classifies all other financial assets as financial assets at fair
value through current profit or loss. At the time of initial recognition, if accounting mismatches can be
eliminated or significantly reduced, the Company can irrevocably designate financial assets that should
be classified as financial assets measured at amortized cost or at fair value through other comprehensive
income as financial assets at fair value through current profit or loss.

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      Financial liabilities at the initial recognition are classified into financial liabilities at fair value through
current profit or loss, and financial liabilities at amortized cost.
      Financial liabilities at the initial recognition can be designated as financial liabilities at fair value
through current profit or loss if one of the following conditions can be met:
      ① Such designation can eliminate or significantly reduce accounting mismatches.
      ② According to the enterprise risk management or investment strategy stated in the official written
document, management and evaluation of the financial liabilities portfolio or financial assets and financial
liabilities portfolio are based on fair value which will be used as the basis for reporting to the key
management personnel.
      ③ The financial liabilities include embedded derivatives that need to be split separately.

      (2) Recognition and measurement of financial instruments
      ① Financial assets at amortized cost
      Financial assets at amortized cost include notes receivable, accounts receivable, other receivables,
long-term receivables and debt investment, which are initially measured at fair value, and related
transaction costs are included in the initial recognition amount. The accounts receivable of major financing
components and the accounts receivable of the Company's decision not to consider the financing
component with the term less than one year are initially measured at the contract transaction price.
      Interest calculated by the effective interest method during the period of holding is included in the
current profit or loss.
      Upon recovery or disposal, the difference between the acquisition price and the carrying amount of
the financial asset shall be included in the current profit or loss.
      ② Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (debt instruments)
      Financial assets (debt instruments) at fair value through other comprehensive income, including
receivables financing and other debt investments, are initially measured at fair value, and related
transaction costs are included in the initial recognition amount. The financial assets are subsequently
measured at fair value. Changes in fair value are included in other comprehensive income, except for
interest, impairment losses or gains and exchange gain or loss calculated using the effective interest
method.
      When the recognition is terminated, the accumulated gain or loss previously included in other
comprehensive income is transferred from other comprehensive income and included in the current profit
or loss.
      ③ Financial assets (equity instruments) at fair value through other comprehensive income
      Financial assets (equity instruments) at fair value through other comprehensive income, including
other equity instruments, are initially measured at fair value, and related transaction costs are included in
the initial recognition amount. The financial assets are subsequently measured at fair value, and changes
in fair value are included in other comprehensive income. The dividends obtained are included in the
current profit and loss.
      When the recognition is terminated, the accumulated gain or loss previously included in other
comprehensive income is transferred from other comprehensive income and included in retained earnings.
      ④ Financial assets at fair value through the current profit or loss
      Financial assets at fair value through the current profit or loss, including held-for-trading financial
assets, derivative financial assets and other non-current financial assets, are initially measured at fair value,


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and related transaction costs are included in the current profit or loss. The financial assets are subsequently
measured at fair value, and changes in fair value are included in the current profit or loss.
      ⑤ Financial liabilities at fair value through current profit or loss
      Financial liabilities at fair value through current profit or loss, including held-for-trading financial
liabilities, and derivative financial liabilities, are initially measured at fair value, and related transaction
costs are included in the current profit or loss. The financial liabilities are subsequently measured at fair
value, and changes in fair value are included in the current profit or loss.
      When the recognition is terminated, the difference between the carrying amount and consideration
paid is included in the current profit and loss.
      ⑥ Financial liabilities at amortized cost
      Financial liabilities at amortized cost, including short-term borrowings, bills payable and accounts
payable, other payables, long-term borrowings, bonds payable, long-term payables, are initially measured
at fair value, and related transaction costs are included in the initial recognition amount.
      Interest calculated by the effective interest method during the period of holding is included in the
current profit or loss.
      When the recognition is terminated, the difference between consideration paid and the carrying
amount of the financial liabilities is included in the current profit and loss.

      (3) Derecognition of financial assets and transfer of financial assets
      The Company derecognizes financial assets when one of the following conditions is met:
      - the contractual rights to collect the cash flows from the financial assets expire;
      - the financial assets have been transferred and nearly all the risks and rewards related to the
ownership of the financial assets have been transferred to the transferee; or
      - the financial assets have been transferred, and the Company have neither transferred nor retained
almost all risks and rewards related to the ownership of the financial assets, but did not retain control over
the financial assets.
      Where a financial asset is transferred, it shall not be derecognized if the Company has retained nearly
all the risks and rewards related to the ownerships of the financial asset.
      The substance-over-form principle shall be adopted while making a judgment on whether the transfer
of financial assets satisfies the above conditions for derecognition.
      The transfer of financial assets could be classified into entire transfer and partial transfer. If the
transfer of an entire financial asset satisfies the conditions for derecognition, the difference between the
two amounts below shall be included in the current profit or loss:
      ① The carrying amount of the financial assets transferred;
      ② The consideration received as a result of the transfer, plus the accumulative amount of the change
in fair value previously included into the owners’ equity (in cases where the transferred financial assets
are financial assets (debt instruments) at fair value through other comprehensive income).
      If the partial transfer of financial assets satisfies the conditions for derecognition, the overall carrying
amount of the transferred financial assets shall be apportioned according to their respective relative fair
value between the portion of derecognized part and the remaining part, and the difference between the two
amounts below shall be included in the current profit or loss:
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     ② The consideration of the derecognized portion, plus the corresponding derecognized portion of
accumulated change in fair value previously included in owners’ equity (in cases where the transferred
financial assets are financial assets (debt instruments) at fair value through other comprehensive income).
     If the transfer of financial assets does not meet the conditions for derecognition, the financial assets
continue to be recognized and the consideration received is recognized as a financial liability.

      (4) Derecognition of financial liabilities
      When the current obligation under a financial liability is completely or partially discharged, the whole
or relevant portion of the liability is derecognized; if an agreement is entered into between the Company
and a creditor to replace the original financial liabilities with new financial liabilities with substantially
different terms, the original financial liabilities will be derecognized and the new financial liabilities will
be recognized.
      If the contract terms of the original financial liabilities are substantially amended in part or in full,
the original financial liabilities will be derecognized in full or in part, and the financial liabilities whose
terms have been amended will be recognized as a new financial liability.
      When financial liabilities are derecognized in full or in part, the difference between the carrying
amount of the financial liabilities derecognized and the consideration paid (including transferred non-
cash assets or new financial liability) will be included in the current profit or loss.
      Where the Company repurchases part of its financial liabilities, the carrying amount of such financial
liabilities will be allocated according to the relative fair value between the continuously recognized part
and derecognized part on the repurchase date. The difference between the carrying amount of the
derecognized portion of financial liabilities and the consideration paid (including transferred non-cash
assets or new financial liability) will be included in the current profit or loss.

     (5) Method of determining the fair values of financial assets and liabilities
     A financial instrument with an active market determines its fair value by quoted prices in an active
market. Financial instruments that do not exist in an active market shall use valuation techniques to
determine their fair value. During the valuation process, the Company uses valuation techniques
appropriate to the prevailing circumstances with the support of sufficient data and other information
available, selects inputs consistent with the characteristics of the assets or liabilities considered in the
transactions of relevant assets or liabilities by market participants, and gives priority to relevant observable
inputs. Unobservable inputs are used only when the relevant observable inputs are not accessible or the
access to which is impracticable.

     (6) Impairment test method and accounting treatment for impairment of financial assets
     The Company estimates the anticipated credit loss on a single or combination of financial assets
measured at amortized cost, financial assets (debt instruments) at fair value through other comprehensive
income and financial guarantee contracts.
     The Company considers reasonable and evidence-based information about past events, current
conditions, and forecasts of future economic conditions, and uses the risk of default as the weight to
calculate the probability-weighted amount of the present value of the difference between the contractual
cash flow receivable and the expected cash flow, and recognizes the expected credit loss.
     If the credit risk of the financial instruments has increased significantly since the initial recognition,
the Company will measure its loss provision based on the amount of anticipated credit loss for the lifetime


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of the financial instruments; if the credit risk of the financial instruments has not significantly increased
since the initial recognition, the Company will measure its loss provision based on the amount of
anticipated credit loss for the financial instruments in the next 12 months. The increase or reversal of the
loss provision resulting therefrom is included in the current profit and loss as an impairment loss or gain.
      The Company compares the risk of default on the balance sheet date of a financial instrument with
the risk of default on the date of initial recognition to determine the relative change in the risk of default
during the expected life of the financial instrument so as to assess whether the credit risk of the financial
instrument has increased significantly since the initial recognition. Usually, after an overdue for more than
30 days, the Company believes that the credit risk of the financial instrument has increased significantly
unless there is conclusive evidence that the credit risk of the financial instrument has not increased
significantly since the initial recognition.
      If the credit risk of financial instrument at the balance sheet date is low, the Company will believe
that the credit risk of the financial instrument has not increased significantly since the initial recognition.
      If there is any objective evidence indicating that some financial assets have incurred credit
impairment, the Company will make provision for impairment for the financial asset in a single financial
asset manner.
      Regarding the receivables and contract assets formed from transactions regulated by the Accounting
Standards for Business Enterprises No. 14 - Revenue (2017), regardless of whether they contain significant
financing components or not, the Company always measures their loss reserves in accordance with the
amount of anticipated credit losses for the entire lifetime.
      For lease receivables, the Company always measures their loss reserves in accordance with the
amount of anticipated credit losses for the entire lifetime.
      If the Company no longer reasonably expects that the contractual cash flow of a financial asset can
be recovered in whole or in part, it will directly write down the book balance of the financial asset.


11. Bills receivable
Determination and accounting treatment of the anticipated credit loss of notes receivable
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
For details, please refer to Note V (10) Financial Instruments.


12. Accounts receivable
Determination and accounting treatment of the anticipated credit loss of accounts receivable
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
For details, please refer to Note V (10) Financial Instruments.


13. Receivables financing
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
For details, please refer to Note V (10) Financial Instruments.


14. Other receivables
Determination and accounting treatment of the anticipated credit loss of other receivables
√ Applicable □ Not applicable


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For details, please refer to Note V (10) Financial Instruments.


15. Inventories
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      (1) Classification and cost of inventories
      Inventories are classified into materials in transit, raw materials, turnover materials, goods-in-stock,
goods in production, goods in transit, commissioned processing materials and so forth.
      Inventories are initially measured at cost. The cost of inventories includes purchase cost, processing
cost and other expenditures incurred to bring inventory to its current location and state.
      (2) Valuation of inventory COGS
      Inventory COGS is valued using the weighted average method.
      (3) Basis for determining net realizable value for different types of inventories
      At the balance sheet date, the inventories are measured according to the cost or the net realizable
value, whichever is lower. If the cost of inventories is higher than the net realizable value, the provision
for decline in value of inventories is made. The net realizable value refers, in the ordinary course of
business, to the amount after deducting the estimated cost of completion, estimated sale expense and
relevant taxes from the estimated sale price of inventories.
      Net realizable value of held-for-sale commodity stocks, such as finished goods, goods-in-stock, and
held-for-sale raw materials, during the normal course of production and operation, shall be determined by
their estimated selling price less the related selling expenses and taxes; the net realizable value of material
inventories, which need to be processed, during the normal course of production and operation, shall be
determined by the amount after deducting the estimated cost of completion, estimated selling expenses
and relevant taxes from the estimated selling price of finished goods; the net realizable value of inventories
held for execution of sales contracts or labor contracts shall be calculated on the ground of the contracted
price. If an enterprise holds more inventories than the quantity stipulated in the sales contract, the net
realizable value of the exceeding part shall be calculated on the ground of general selling price.
      If the factors, which cause any value write-down of the inventories, have disappeared, thus causing
the inventories’ net realizable value to be higher than their carrying amount, the amount of write-down is
reversed from the provision for the loss on decline in value of inventories which has been made. The
reversed amount is included in the profits and losses of the current period.
      (4) Inventory system
      The perpetual inventory system is adopted.
      (5) Amortization of low-value consumables and packaging materials
      ① Low-value consumables are amortized using the immediate write-off method
      ② Packaging materials are amortized using the immediate write-off method


16. Contract assets
(1).Recognition methods and standards of contract assets
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      The Company presents contract assets or contract liabilities in the balance sheet based on the
relationship between performance obligations and customer payments. The Company presents the right to
receive consideration for the transfer of goods or services rendered to customers (and the right depends on
other factors other than the passage of time) as contract assets. Contract assets and contract liabilities under


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the same contract are presented in net amounts. The Company's unconditional (only depending on the
passage of time) right to collect consideration from customers is separately presented as receivables.


(2).Determination and accounting treatment of the anticipated credit loss of contract assets
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     Details of determination and accounting treatment of the anticipated credit loss of contract assets are
set out in Note "10. (6) Impairment test method and accounting treatment for impairment of financial
assets".


17. Held for sale assets
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


18. Debt investment
(1). Determination and accounting treatment of the anticipated credit loss of debt investments
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


19. Other debt investment
(1). Determination and accounting treatment of the anticipated credit loss of other debt investments
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

20. Long-term receivables
(1). Determination and accounting treatment of the anticipated credit loss of long-term receivables
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
For details, please refer to Note V (10) Financial Instruments.

21. Long-term equity investments
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     (1) Joint control or significant influence criterion
     Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of an arrangement, and exists only when
decisions about the relevant activities of the arrangement require the unanimous consent of the parties
sharing control. The Company together with the other joint venture parties can jointly control over the
investee, and are entitled to the right of the net assets of the investee who is joint venture of the Company.
     The term "significant influences" refers to the power to participate in making decisions on the
financial and operating policies of the invested enterprise, but not to control or do joint control together
with other parties over the formulation of these policies. Where the investor can exercise significant
influence over the investee, the investee is an associate of the Company.

     (2) Determination of initial investment cost
     ① Long-term equity investments formed through business combination of entities
     For long-term equity investments in subsidiaries formed by business combination under common
control, the initial investment cost of long-term equity investments shall be determined based on share of
the book value of the owners’ equity of the acquiree in the consolidated financial statements of the ultimate


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controlling party at the date of combination. The difference between the initial investment cost of the long-
term equity investment and the carrying value of the consideration paid is adjusted to the equity premium
in the capital reserve. If the capital premium in capital reserve is not sufficient to offset the difference, the
remaining balance is adjusted against retained earnings. In connection with imposing control over the
investee under joint control as a result of additional investment and other reasons, the difference between
the initial investment cost of the long-term equity investment recognized in accordance with the above
principles and the carrying amount of the long term equity investment before the combination and the sum
of carrying amount of newly paid consideration for additional shares acquired on the date of combination
is adjusted to equity premium. If the capital premium in capital reserve is not sufficient to offset the
difference, the remaining balance is adjusted against retained earnings.
     For long-term equity investment in subsidiaries formed by business combination not under common
control, the cost of the combination ascertained on the date of acquisition shall be taken as the initial
investment cost of the long-term equity investments. In connection with imposing control over the investee
not under joint control as a result of additional investment and other reasons, the initial investment cost is
the sum of the carrying amount of the equity investment originally held and the newly increased initial
investment cost.
     ② Long-term equity investments acquired by means other than business combination
     The initial investment cost of a long-term equity investment obtained by the Company by cash
payment shall be the purchase cost paid actually.
     The initial investment cost of a long-term equity investment obtained by the Company by means of
issuance of equity securities shall be the fair value of the equity securities issued.

      (3) Subsequent measurement and recognition of profit or loss
      ① Long-term equity investment accounted for by cost method
      Long-term equity investment in subsidiaries of the Company is accounted for by cost method, unless
the investment meets the conditions for holding for sale. except for the actual consideration paid for the
acquisition of investment or the declared but not yet distributed cash dividends or profits which are
included in the consideration, investment gains are recognized as the Company’s shares of cash dividends
or profits declared by the investee.
      ② Long-term equity investment accounted for by equity method
      Long-term equity investments of associates and joint ventures are accounted for by equity method.
Where the initial investment cost of a long-term equity investment exceeds the investor’s interest in the
fair value of the investee’s identifiable net assets at the date of acquisition, no adjustment is made to the
initial investment cost of long-term equity investments; where the initial investment cost is less than the
investor’s interest in the fair value of the investee’s identifiable net assets at the date of acquisition, the
difference is included in the profits or losses of the current period, and the cost of the long-term equity
investment is adjusted simultaneously.
      The Company recognizes the investment income and other comprehensive income according to the
shares of net profit or loss and other comprehensive income realized by the investee which it shall be
entitled or shared respectively, and simultaneously makes adjustment to the carrying amount of long-term
equity investments; the carrying amount of long-term equity investments shall be reduced by attributable
share of the profit or cash dividends for distribution declared by the investee. In relation to other changes
of owners’ equity except for net profit and loss, other comprehensive income and profit distributions of



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the investee (hereinafter referred to as "other changes in owners’ equity"), the carrying amount of long-
term equity investments shall be adjusted and included in the owners’ equity.
      When determining the amount of proportion of net profit or loss, other comprehensive income and
other changes in owners’ equity in the investee which it entitles, fair value of each identifiable assets of
the investee at the time when the investment is obtained shall be used as the basis, and adjustment shall
be made to the net profit and other comprehensive income of the investee according to the accounting
policies and accounting period of the Company.
      The unrealized profit or loss resulting from transactions between the Company and its associates or
joint ventures shall be offset in proportion to the investor’s equity interest of investee, based on which
investment income or loss shall be recognized. However, the situation that the assets invested or sold
constitute business is excluded. Any losses resulting from internal transactions, which are attributable to
impairment of assets, shall be fully recognized.
      The Company shall recognize the net losses of the joint ventures or associates until the book value
of the long-term equity investment and other long-term rights and interests which substantially form the
net investment made to the invested entity are reduced to zero, unless the joint ventures or associates have
the obligation to undertake extra losses. If the joint ventures or associates realize net profits in the future,
the Company resumes recognizing its share of profits after the share of profits makes up for the share of
unrecognized losses.
      ③ Disposal of long-term equity investments
      For disposal of long-term equity investment, the difference between the carrying amount and the
consideration actually received shall be included in the current profit or loss.
      For partial disposal of long-term equity investments accounted for by the equity method, if the
remaining equity is still accounted for by the equity method, the other comprehensive income calculated
and recognized by the original equity method shall be carried forward in corresponding proportion by
using the same basis as the investee used for direct disposal of relevant assets or liabilities. Other changes
in owners’ equity shall be carried forward to the profits or losses of the current period on a pro rata basis.
      When the joint control or material influence over the investee is lost due to disposal of equity
investment and other reasons, other comprehensive income recognized in the original equity investment
due to the use of the equity method shall, when it is no longer calculated by the equity method, be subject
to the accounting treatment on the same basis as the investee used for direct disposal of relevant assets or
liabilities. Other changes in owners’ equity shall be all transferred into the profits or losses of the current
period when they are no longer calculated by the equity method.
      When the control over the investee is lost due to partial disposal of equity investment and other
reasons, the remaining equities after disposal shall be accounted for by equity method in preparing
individual financial statements provided that joint control or material influence over the investee can be
imposed, and shall be adjusted as if such remaining equities has been accounted for by the equity method
since they are obtained. The other comprehensive income recognized before the control over the investee
is obtained shall be carried forward in proportion by using the same basis as the investee used for direct
disposal of relevant assets or liabilities, and the other changes in owners’ equity calculated and recognized
using the equity method shall be carried forward to the profits or losses of the current period on a pro rata
basis. Where the remaining equities after disposal cannot impose joint control or material influence over
the investee, they shall be recognized as financial assets, and the difference between fair value and the
carrying amount on the date when control is lost shall be included in the profits or losses of the current



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period. All other comprehensive income and other changes in owners’ equity recognized before the control
over the investee is obtained shall be carried forward.
      In respect of stepwise disposal of equity investment in a subsidiary through multiple transactions
until control is lost, where the transactions constitute a basket of transactions, the Company accounts for
the transactions as a transaction of disposal of a subsidiary until control is lost; however, the difference
between the amount received each time for disposal before control is lost and the carrying amount of long-
term equity investments corresponding to the disposal of equity is recognized as other comprehensive
income in the individual financial statements, and is transferred to the profits or losses of the current period
during which control is lost upon loss of control. Where the transactions do not constitute a basket of
transactions, each transaction shall be accounted for separately.

22. Investment real estate
Not applicable

23. Fixed assets
(1). Recognition conditions
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      Fixed assets are tangible assets that are held for use in the production or supply of goods or services,
for rental to others, or for administrative purposes; and have a useful life of more than one accounting year.
Fixed assets are recognized when they meet the following conditions:
      ① It is probable that the economic benefits associated with the fixed assets will flow to the enterprise;
      ② The cost of fixed assets can be reliably measured.
      A fixed asset is initially measured at its cost (and considering the impact of expected abandonment
cost factors).
      Subsequent expenditures related to fixed assets are included in the cost of fixed assets when their
related economic benefits are likely to flow in to the Company and their costs can be reliably measured;
the book value of the replaced part is derecognized; all other subsequent expenditures are included in the
profits or losses of the current period at the time of occurrence.


(2). Method for depreciation
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                           Method for          Useful lives of                                Annual
       Category                                                       Residual value
                          depreciation      depreciation (year)                           depreciation rate
  Property and         Straight-line                20%                     5%                 4.75%
  buildings            method
  Machinery and        Straight-line                10%                   5-10%               9.5-9%
  equipment            method
  Transportation       Straight-line               4-10%                  0-10%                25-9%
  vehicles             method
  Other equipment Straight-line                    2-10%                  0-10%              47.5-9.5%
                       method
      Fixed assets are depreciated by categories using the straight-line method, and the depreciation rates
are determined by categories based upon their estimated useful lives and their estimated residual value.
For fixed assets with provision for impairment accrued, the depreciation amount shall be determined
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the future period. Where the parts of a fixed asset have different useful lives or cause economic benefits
for the enterprise in different ways, different depreciation rates or depreciation methods shall be applied,
and each part shall be depreciated separately.
      Note: physical assets newly acquired through the increase of capital by M&G Holdings (Group) Co.,
Ltd. to the Company in 2010 are stated at valuation, and depreciated at the remaining useful life.


(3). Recognition basis and valuation and depreciation of fixed assets under finance lease
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      Assets acquired under finance leases: At the commencement of the lease term, assets acquired under
finance leases shall be recorded at the lower of their fair values and the present values of the minimum
lease payments, and the Company shall recognize the long-term payables at amounts equal to the minimum
lease payments, and shall record the differences between book value of the leased assets and the long-term
payables as unrecognized financing expenses. The Company adopts the effective interest rate method for
unrecognized financing expenses, which shall be amortized over the lease terms and included in financial
expenses. Initial direct expenses incurred to the Company shall be included in the value of the leased assets.
      For the finance leases subject to simplified accounting of COVID-19-related rent concessions, the
Company continues to recognize the unrecognized financing expenses as the current financing expenses
at the same discount rate as before the concessions, and continues to accrue the depreciation of assets
under finance lease using the same method as before the concessions. In case of any rent reduction and
exemption, the Company will regard the reduced and exempted rent as contingent rent. When a concession
agreement is reached to release the original obligation to pay the rent, the Company will include the
reduced and exempted rent in the current profit and loss and adjust the long-term payables accordingly, or
discount the reduced and exempted rent at the discount rate before the concessions, include it in the current
profit and loss, and adjust the unrecognized financing expenses. In case of any deferred rent payment, the
Company will offset the long-term payables recognized in the previous period when the rent is actually
paid.


24. Construction in progress
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     Construction in progress is measured at the actual cost incurred. Actual cost includes construction
cost, installation cost, borrowing expense qualified for capitalization, and other necessary expenditures
incurred before the construction in progress reaches its intended use status. When the construction in
progress reaches the intended use status, it shall be transferred to fixed assets and its depreciation shall be
accrued from the next month.


25. Borrowing costs
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     (1) Criteria for recognition of capitalized borrowing costs
     For borrowing costs incurred by the Company that are directly attributable to the acquisition,
construction or production of assets qualified for capitalization, the costs will be capitalized and included
in the costs of the related assets. Other borrowing costs shall be recognized as expense in the period in
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      Assets qualified for capitalization are assets (fixed assets, investment property, inventories, etc.) that
necessarily take a substantial period of time for acquisition, construction or production to get ready for
their intended use or sale.

     (2) Capitalization period of borrowing costs
     The capitalization period shall refer to the period between the commencement and the cessation of
capitalization of borrowing costs, excluding the period in which capitalization of borrowing costs is
temporarily suspended.
     Capitalization of borrowing costs begins when the following three conditions are fully satisfied:
     ① expenditures for the assets (including cash paid, transferred non-currency assets or expenditure
for holding debt liability for the acquisition, construction or production of assets qualified for
capitalization) have been incurred;
     ② borrowing costs have been incurred;
     ③ acquisition, construction or production that are necessary to enable the asset reach its intended
usable or saleable condition have commenced.
     Capitalization of borrowing costs shall be suspended during periods in which the qualifying asset
under acquisition and construction or production ready for the intended use or sale.

     (3) Suspension of capitalization period
     Capitalization of borrowing costs shall be suspended during periods in which the acquisition,
construction or production of a qualifying asset is interrupted abnormally, when the interruption is for a
continuous period of more than 3 months; if the interruption is a necessary step for making the qualifying
asset under acquisition and construction or production ready for the intended use or sale, the capitalization
of the borrowing costs shall continue. The borrowing costs incurred during such suspension period shall
be recognized as the current profit or loss. When the acquisition and construction or production of the
asset resumes, the capitalization of borrowing costs commences.

     (4) Calculation of capitalization rate and amount of borrowing costs
     For specific borrowings for the acquisition, construction or production of assets qualified for
capitalization, the amount of borrowing costs for capitalization is determined through borrowing costs of
the specific borrowings actually incurred in the current period minus the interest income earned on the
unused borrowing loans as a deposit in the bank or as investment income earned from temporary
investment.
     For general borrowings for the acquisition, construction or production of assets qualified for
capitalization, the to-be-capitalized amount of interests on the general borrowings shall be calculated and
determined by multiplying the weighted average asset disbursement of the part of the accumulative asset
disbursements minus the specifically borrowed loans by the capitalization rate of the general borrowings
used. The capitalization rate shall be calculated and determined according to the weighted average actual
interest rate of the general borrowings.
     During the capitalization period, the exchange difference between the principal and interest of
dedicated borrowings in foreign currency is capitalized and included in the cost of the assets qualified for
capitalization. Exchange differences arising from the principal and interest of borrowings in foreign
currency other than dedicated borrowings in foreign currency are included in the profits or losses of the
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26. Biological assets
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


27. Oil and gas assets
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


28. Right-of-use assets
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


29. Intangible assets
(1). Valuation method, useful life and impairment test
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     ① Valuation method of intangible assets
     A. Intangible assets are initially measured at cost upon acquisition by the Company;
     The costs of externally purchased intangible assets include the purchase price, relevant taxes and
expenses paid, and other expenditures directly attributable to putting the asset into condition for its
intended use.
     B. Subsequent measurement
     The useful life of intangible assets shall be analyze and judged upon acquisition.
     As for intangible assets with finite useful life, they are amortized over the term in which economic
benefits are brought to the enterprise; if the term in which economic benefits are brought to the enterprise
by intangible assets cannot be estimated, the intangible assets shall be regarded as intangible assets with
indefinite useful life, and shall not be amortized.

     ② Estimated useful lives for the intangible assets with finite useful life
               Item                        Estimated useful lives                       Basis
 Land use rights                     50                                   Certificate of land use rights
 Image identification rights         12 months to 64 months               License contract
 Software                            3 to 10 years                        Expected years of benefit
 Patent right                        10                                   Patent right certificate
 Others                              19 months to 120 months              Expected years of benefit
     Note: land use rights newly acquired through the increase of capital by M&G Holdings (Group) Co.,
Ltd. to the Company in 2010 are stated at valuation, and amortized at the remaining useful life.


(2). Accounting policy regarding the expenditure on the internal research and development
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     ① Specific criteria for the division of research phase and development phase
     The expenses for internal research and development projects of the Company are divided into
expenses in the research phase and expenses in the development phase.
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     Development phase: apply the research outcomes or other knowledge to a plan or design prior to a
commercial production or use in order to produce new or essentially-improved materials, devices, products,
etc.
     ② Specific criteria for capitalization at development phase
     Expenditure in the research phase is included in the profit or loss for the current period at the time of
occurrence. Expenses in the development phase are recognized as an intangible asset when all of the
following conditions are satisfied, otherwise are included in the current profit or loss:
     A. it is technically feasible to complete the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale;
     B. there is an intention to complete the intangible asset for use or sale;
     C. the intangible asset can produce economic benefits, including there is evidence that the products
produced using the intangible asset has a market or the intangible asset itself has a market; if the intangible
asset is for internal use, there is evidence that there exists usage for the intangible asset;
     D. there is sufficient support in terms of technology, financial resources and other resources in order
to complete the development of the intangible asset, and there is capability to use or sell the intangible
asset;
     E. the expenses attributable to the development stage of the intangible asset can be measured reliably.
     If it is impossible to distinguish the expenses in the research phase from the expenses in the
development phase, all the incurred research and development expenses shall be included in the current
profit or loss.


30. Impairment of long-term assets
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      Long-term assets, such as long-term equity investment, fixed assets, construction in progress, right-
of-use assets, intangible assets with finite useful life, and oil and gas assets are tested for impairment if
there is any indication that an asset may be impaired at the balance sheet date. If the result of the
impairment test indicates that the recoverable amount of the asset is less than its carrying amount, the
difference shall be used to make impairment provision and an impairment loss are recognized. The
recoverable amount is the higher of the net amount of asset’s fair value less costs to sell and the present
value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from the asset. Provision for asset impairment is
determined and recognized on the individual asset basis. If it is not possible to estimate the recoverable
amount of an individual asset, the recoverable amount of a group of assets to which the asset belongs to is
determined. An assets group is the smallest group of assets that is able to generate cash inflow
independently.
      Impairment test to goodwill formed by business combination, intangible assets with indefinite useful
life and intangible assets not ready to use shall be carried out at least at the end of each year, regardless of
whether there are any indications of impairment.
      When the Company carries out impairment test to goodwill, the Company shall, as of the purchasing
day, allocate on a reasonable basis the carrying amount of the goodwill formed by enterprise merger to
the relevant asset groups, or if there is a difficulty in allocation, the Company shall allocate it to the
portfolio of asset groups. Relevant asset groups or portfolio of asset groups refer to the asset groups or
portfolio of asset groups that can benefit from the synergistic effect of business combination.
      For the purpose of impairment test to the relevant asset groups or portfolio of asset groups containing
goodwill, if any evidence shows that the impairment of asset groups or portfolio of asset groups related to
goodwill exists, an impairment test will be made firstly on the asset groups or portfolio of asset groups not

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containing goodwill, thus calculating the recoverable amount and comparing it with the relevant carrying
amount so as to recognize the corresponding impairment loss. Then the Company will make an impairment
test to the asset groups or portfolio of asset groups containing goodwill, and compare their carrying value
with their recoverable amount. Where the recoverable amount is lower than the carrying value thereof, the
amount of impairment loss is first deducted and allocated to the carrying value of goodwill in the asset
groups or portfolio of asset groups, and then the carrying value of other assets other than goodwill in the
asset groups or portfolio of asset groups is deducted according to the percentages of the carrying value of
such other assets.
      Once the above asset impairment loss is recognized, it will not be reversed in the subsequent
accounting periods.


31. Long-term prepaid expenses
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     Long-term prepaid expenses are expenses which have occurred with amortization period over 1 year
and shall be borne by the current period and subsequent periods.
     Amortization periods and amortization methods of various expenses are as follows:
                Item                       Estimated useful lives                  Basis
  Decoration fee                     3 to 5 years                   Expected years of benefit
  Others                             2                              Expected years of benefit



32. Contract liabilities
(1). Recognition of contract liabilities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      The Company presents contract assets or contract liabilities in the balance sheet based on the
relationship between performance obligations and customer payments. The Company's obligation to
transfer goods or provide services to customers for consideration received or receivable from customers
is presented as contract liabilities. Contract assets and contract liabilities under the same contract are
presented in net amounts.


33. Employee benefits
(1). Accounting treatment of short-term benefits
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      During the accounting period when employees provide service, the Company will recognize the
short-term benefits actually incurred as liabilities, and the liabilities will be included in the current profit
or loss or relevant costs of assets.
      The Company will pay social insurance and housing funds for the employees, and will make
provision of trade union funds and employee education costs in accordance with the requirements. During
the accounting period when employees provide service, the Company will determine relevant amount of
employee benefits in accordance with the required provision basis and provision ratios.
      The employee welfare expenses incurred by the Company are included in the current profit or loss or
related asset costs based on the actual amounts when they actually occur. Among them, non-monetary
benefits are measured at fair value.


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(2). Accounting treatment of post-employment benefits
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      ① Defined contribution scheme
      The Company will pay basic pension insurance and unemployment insurance in accordance with the
relevant provisions of the local government for the employees. During the accounting period when
employees provide service, the Company will calculate the amount payable which will be recognized as
liabilities in accordance with the local stipulated basis and proportions, and the liabilities will be included
in the current profit or loss or costs of related assets.
      ② Defined benefit scheme
      The welfare responsibilities generated from defined benefit scheme based on the formula determined
by projected unit credit method will be vested to the service period of employees and included into the
current profit or costs of related assets.
      The deficit or surplus generated from the present value of obligations of the defined benefit scheme
minus the fair value of the assets of defined benefit scheme is recognized as net liabilities or net assets.
When the defined benefit scheme has surplus, the Company will measure the net assets of the defined
benefit scheme at the lower of the surplus of defined benefit scheme and the upper limit of the assets.
      All obligations of the defined benefit plan, including the expected duty of payment within 12 months
after the end of annual reporting period during which employees provide service, shall be discounted based
on the bond market yield of sovereign bond matching the term of obligations of the defined benefit plan
and currency or corporate bonds of high quality in the active market on the balance sheet date.
      The service cost incurred by defined benefit scheme and the net interest of the net liabilities and net
assets of the defined benefit scheme will be included in the current profit or loss or costs of relevant assets.
The changes as a result of re-measurement of the net defined benefit liabilities or assets shall be recognized
in other comprehensive income and shall not be reversed to profit or loss at subsequent accounting period.
When the original defined benefit plan is terminated, amount originally included in other comprehensive
income shall be transferred to undistributed profit in the scope of equity.
      When the defined benefit scheme is settled, the gain or loss is confirmed based on the difference
between the present value of obligations and the settlement price of the defined benefit scheme as at the
balance sheet date.


(3). Accounting treatment of termination benefits
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     Where the Company provides termination benefits to its employees, the employee benefits liabilities
resulting from termination benefits are recognized on the following date (whichever is earlier) and are
included in the current profit or loss: when the Company cannot unilaterally withdraw the termination
benefits provided due to the cancellation of the labor relationship with the employees or the layoff proposal;
or when the Company recognizes the costs or expenses of reorganization relating to payment of
termination benefits.


(4). Accounting treatment of other long-term employees' benefits
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34. Lease liabilities
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


35. Estimated liabilities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     The Company shall recognize the obligations related to contingencies when all of the following
conditions are satisfied:
     (1) obligation is a present obligation of the Company;
     (2) it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits of the Company will be required to settle the
obligation; and
     (3) the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

      Estimated liabilities shall be initially measured at the best estimate of the expenses required to settle
the related present obligation.
      Factors pertaining to a contingency such as risk, uncertainties, and time value of money shall be taken
into account as a whole in getting the best estimate. Where the effect of the time value of money is material,
the best estimate shall be determined by discounting the related future cash outflow.
      Where the expenses required have a successive range and the possibilities of occurrence of each result
are the same in the range, the best estimate shall be determined according to the median value within the
range; in other cases, the best estimate shall be determined as below:
       If contingencies involve a single item, the best estimate shall be determined according to the most
possible occurrence amount.
       If contingencies involve multiple items, the best estimate shall be calculated and determined in
accordance with various possible outcomes and related possibilities.
      Where some or all of the expenses required to settle an estimated liability are expected to be
reimbursed by a third party, the reimbursement is separately recognized as an asset when it is virtually
certain that the reimbursement will be received. The amount recognized for the reimbursement is limited
to the carrying amount of the liability recognized.
      The Company reviews the carrying value of the estimated liabilities at the balance sheet date. If there
is any exact evidence indicating that the carrying value cannot really reflect the current best estimate, the
carrying value shall be adjusted in accordance with the current best estimate.



36. Share-based payments
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      Share-based payments are transactions that grant equity instruments or assume equity-instrument
based liabilities for receiving services rendered by employees or other parties. The Company’s share-based
payments included equity-settled share-based payments and cash-settled share-based payments.
      (1) Equity-settled share-based payments and equity instruments
      Equity-settled share-based payments made in exchange for services rendered by employees are
measured at the fair value of equity instruments granted to employees. Share-based payment transactions
vested immediately after the date of grant shall be included in the relevant cost or expense based on the
fair value of equity instruments at the date of grant, and the capital reserve shall be increased accordingly.


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For share-based payment transactions vested only when the services during the waiting period are
completed or the specified performance conditions are satisfied after the grant, the Company shall, at each
balance sheet date during the waiting period, include the services obtained during the period in relevant
cost or expense at the fair value of the date of grant, according to the best estimate of the number of vested
equity instruments, and the capital reserve shall be increased accordingly.
     If the terms of the equity-settled share-based payments are amended, the Company shall recognize
the services received at least based on the situation before the amendment is made. In addition, any
amendment resulting in the increase of the fair value of the equity instrument granted or changes that are
beneficial to employees on the amendment date, will be recognized as an increase in the service received.
     During the waiting period, if the granted equity instrument is cancelled, the Company will accelerate
the vesting thereof, immediately include the remaining amount that should be recognized in the waiting
period in the current profit or loss, and recognize the capital reserve. However, if new equity instruments are
vested and they are verified at the vesting date of new equity instrument as alternatives vested to canceled
equity instruments, the treatment on the new equity instrument is in conformity with the modified treatment
on disposal of equity instrument.

      (2) Cash-settled share-based payments and equity instruments
      Cash-settled share-based payments are measured at the fair value of the liabilities calculated and
determined on the basis of shares or other equity instruments undertaken by the Company. Share-based
payment transactions vested immediately after the date of grant shall be included in the relevant cost or
expense based on the fair value of liabilities undertook at the date of grant, and the liabilities shall be
increased accordingly. For share-based payment transactions vested only when the services during the
waiting period are completed or the specified performance conditions are satisfied after the grant, the
Company shall include the services obtained during the period in relevant cost or expense at the fair value
of the liabilities undertook by the Company based on the best estimate of the vesting situation, and the
liabilities shall be included accordingly. At each balance sheet date before the settlement and the settlement
date of relevant liabilities, the fair value of the liabilities is remeasured, and its changes are included in the
current profit or loss.


37. Preference shares, perpetual bonds and other financial instruments
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


38. Revenue
(1). Accounting policies used in recognition and measurement of revenue
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      The Company recognizes revenue when its performance obligations in the contract are fulfilled, that
is, the control over the relevant goods or services is obtained by the customer. Obtaining control over
related goods or services means being able to lead the use of the goods or services and obtain almost all
of the economic benefits from the goods or services.
      If the contract contains two or more performance obligations, the Company will, at the date of the
contract, allocate the transaction price to each individual performance obligation in accordance with the
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performance obligation. The Company measures revenue based on the transaction price allocated to each
individual performance obligation.
      Transaction price refers to the amount of consideration that the Company expects to be entitled to
receive due to the transfer of goods or services to customers, excluding amounts collected on behalf of
third parties and amounts expected to be returned to customers. The Company determines the transaction
price in accordance with the terms of the contract and combined with its past customary practices. When
determining the transaction price, the Company considers the impact of variable consideration, major
financing components in the contract, non-cash consideration, consideration payable to customers and
other factors. The Company determines the transaction price that includes variable consideration at an
amount that does not exceed the amount of accumulated recognized revenue that is unlikely to be
significantly reversed when the relevant uncertainty is eliminated. If there is a major financing component
in the contract, the Company determines the transaction price based on the amount payable in cash when
the customer obtains control over the goods or services, and amortizes the difference between the
transaction price and the contract consideration with the actual interest rate method during the contract
period.
      The performance obligation is fulfilled during a certain period of time if one of the following
conditions is satisfied, otherwise, the performance obligation is fulfilled at a certain point in time:
       the customer obtains and consumes the economic benefits brought by the Company's performance
at the same time as the Company's performance.
       the customer can control the products under construction during the Company's performance.
       the goods produced during the Company's performance have irreplaceable uses, and the Company
has the right to collect payment for the cumulative performance part that has been completed so far during
the entire contract period.
      For performance obligations performed within a certain period of time, the Company recognizes
revenue in accordance with the performance progress during that period, except where the performance
progress cannot be reasonably determined. The Company considers the nature of the goods or services
and adopts the output method or the input method to determine the performance progress. When the
performance progress cannot be reasonably determined, and the cost incurred is expected to be
compensated, the Company recognizes the revenue according to the amount of the cost incurred until the
performance progress can be reasonably determined.
      For performance obligations performed at a certain point in time, the Company recognizes revenue
at the point when the customer obtains control over the relevant goods or services. When judging whether
the customer has obtained control over goods or services, the Company considers the following signs:
       the Company has the current right to receive payment for the goods or services, that is, the customer
has the current payment obligation for the goods or services;
       the Company has transferred the legal ownership of the goods to the customer, that is, the customer
has the legal ownership of the goods;
       the company has transferred the goods to the customer in kind, that is, the customer has taken
possession of the goods in kind;
       the company has transferred the main risks and rewards of the ownership of the goods to the
customer, that is, the customer has obtained the main risks and rewards of the ownership of the goods;
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(2). Differences in accounting policies for revenue recognition caused by the adoption of different
     operation models for similar businesses
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


39. Contract cost
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
Contract cost includes contract performance cost and contract acquisition cost.
If the cost incurred by the Company for the performance of the contract does not fall within the scope of
relevant standards and regulations for inventories, fixed assets or intangible assets, it shall be recognized
as an asset as the contract performance cost when the following conditions are met:
 the cost is directly related to a current or expected contract;
 the cost increases the Company's future resources for fulfilling its performance obligations;
 the cost is expected to be recovered.
If the incremental cost incurred by the Company to obtain the contract is expected to be recovered, it will
be recognized as an asset as the cost of obtaining the contract.
Assets related to contract costs are amortized on the same basis as the revenue recognition of goods or
services related to the assets; however, if the amortization period of cost of obtaining the contract does not
exceed one year, the Company will include it in the current profit or loss when it occurs.
If the carrying value of the assets related to the contract cost is higher than the difference between the
following two items, the Company will make provision for impairment of the excess part and recognize it
as an asset impairment loss:
(1) the remaining consideration expected to be obtained due to the transfer of goods or services related to
the assets; and
(2) the costs expected to be incurred due to the transfer of the related goods or services.
If the depreciation factors in the previous period change later, causing the aforementioned difference to
be higher than the carrying value of the assets, the Company will reverse the previously-made provision
for impairment and include it in the current profit or loss, but the carrying value of the assets after the
reversal cannot exceed the carrying value of the assets at the date of reversal under the assumption that no
provision is made for the impairment.


40. Government subsidies
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      (1) Types
      Government subsidies are monetary or non-monetary assets obtained by the Company from the
government free of charge. They are divided into government subsidies related to assets and government
subsidies related to income.
      Government subsidies related to assets refer to government subsidies obtained by the Company that
are used to purchase or construct or otherwise form long-term assets. Government subsidies related to
income refer to the government subsidies other than government subsidies related to assets.
      The specific standards for the Company to classify government subsidies into government subsidies
related to assets are as follows:




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     If obtained subsidies are used to purchase, construct or otherwise form fixed assets, intangible assets
and other long-term assets as expressly stipulated in government documents, then such subsidies are
deemed as asset-related government subsidies.
     The specific standards for the Company to classify government subsidies into income-related
government subsidies are as follows:
     If the government subsidies (excluding asset-related subsidies) are used to compensate relevant costs
or losses of the Company that have been already incurred or to be incurred in subsequent periods, then
such subsidies are deemed as income-related government subsidies.
     Where there is no express regulation on the object of subsidies in government documents, then the
Company will classify the government subsidies as assets-related or income-related depending on the
specific purpose that the subsidies are used for.

     (2) Timing of recognition
     Government subsidies are recognized when the Company can meet the conditions attached and can
receive them.

      (3) Accounting treatment
      Government subsidies related to assets shall offset the carrying amount of relevant assets or be
recognized as deferred income. If it is recognized as deferred income, it shall be included in the current
profit and loss in a reasonable and systematic way within the useful life of the relevant assets (if it is
related to the daily activities of the Company, it shall be included in other income; otherwise, it shall be
included in the non-operating income);
      Government subsidies related to income that are used for compensation for the relevant costs or losses
of the Company in subsequent periods are recognized as deferred income and are included in the current
profit or loss in the period in which the relevant costs, expenses or losses are recognized (if they are related
to the daily activities of the Company, they shall be included in other income; otherwise, they shall be
included in the non-operating income) or offset the relevant costs or losses; Government subsidies related
to income that are used for compensation for the relevant costs or losses that the Company has already
incurred shall be directly included in the current profit or loss (if they are related to the daily activities of
the Company, they shall be included in other income; otherwise, they shall be included in the non-
operating income) or offset the relevant costs or losses.
      The Company's policy-based concessional loans are classified into the following two conditions and
are accounted for respectively:
      ① If the lending bank provides loans to the Company at a policy-based preferential interest rate after
the Ministry of Finance allocates the interest-grant funds to the lending bank, the actual borrowing amount
received is recognized as the entry value of the borrowing and the relevant borrowing expenses are
measured in accordance with the principal amount of the borrowing and policy-based preferential interest
rate.
      ② When the government directly distributes the interest-grant funds to the Company, the
corresponding discount will offset the relevant borrowing costs.


41. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable



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       Income taxes include current income tax and deferred income tax. Except for income tax arising from
business combination and transactions or events that are directly included in owners' equity (including
other comprehensive income), the Company includes current income tax and deferred income tax in the
current profit or loss.
       Deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are calculated and recognized based
on the difference (temporary difference) between the tax base of assets and liabilities and their carrying
value.
       Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be
available against which deductible temporary differences can be offset. For deductible losses and tax
credits that can be reversed in the future period, deferred tax assets shall be recognized to the extent that
it is probable that taxable profit will be available in the future to offset the deductible losses and tax credits.
       Save as the exceptions, deferred tax liabilities shall be recognized for the taxable temporary
difference.
       The exceptions for not recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities include:
        the initial recognition of the goodwill;
        other transactions or matters other than enterprise merger in which neither profit nor taxable income
(or deductible loss) will be affected when transactions occur.
       Deferred income tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences arising from the
investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, 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
differences; and it is likely that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred
income tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences associated with investments in
subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates if all of the following conditions are satisfied: It is likely that
the deductible temporary difference will reverse in the foreseeable future and it is likely that taxable profit
in the future will be available against which the deductible temporary difference can be offset.
       At the balance sheet date, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at tax rates expected
to be applied to the period when the assets are recovered or the liabilities are settled according to the tax
law.
       At the balance sheet date, the Company reviews the carrying value of deferred income tax assets. The
carrying value of the deferred income tax assets are reduced if it is unlikely to obtain sufficient taxable
income to offset the benefit of the deferred income tax assets in the future. When it is likely that sufficient
taxable income will be available, the amount of write-down is reversed.
       When the Group has a legal right to settle on a net basis and intends either to settle on a net basis or
to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously, current tax assets and current tax liabilities
are offset and presented on a net basis.
       At the balance sheet date, the deferred income tax assets and the deferred income tax liabilities are
offset and presented on a net basis when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
        the taxable entity has a legal right to settle current income tax assets and liabilities on a net basis;
and
        deferred income tax assets and deferred income 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 assets and liabilities on a net basis or to realize the assets and liabilities simultaneously,
in each future period in which significant amounts of deferred tax assets or liabilities are expected to be
reversed.


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42. Lease
(1). Accounting treatment of operating leases
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
① The Company's rental expenses paid for leased assets shall be amortized at straight-line method over
the whole lease period (including rent-free period) and will be included in the current expenses. Initial
direct expenses related to lease transactions paid by the Company shall be included in current expenses.
When the lessor of assets bears expenses related to the lease which shall be borne by the Company, the
Company shall deduct the part of expenses from the total rents and amortize the rents after deduction over
the lease term and include them in current expenses.
For the operating leases subject to simplified accounting of COVID-19-related rent concessions, the
Company continues to include the original contract rent in the relevant asset costs or expenses using the
same method as before the concessions. In case of any rent reduction and exemption, the Company will
regard the reduced and exempted rent as contingent rent and include it in the current profit and loss during
the period of rent reduction and exemption. In case of any deferred rent payment, the Company will
recognize the rent payable as payable in the original payment period, and offset the payable recognized in
the previous period when the rent is actually paid.
② The Company's rental expenses collected for leased assets shall be amortized at straight-line method
over the whole lease period (including rent-free period) and recognized as the relevant rental income.
Initial direct costs related to lease transactions and paid by the Company are included in current expenses;
in case of a large amount, such costs shall be capitalized and then included in the current revenue by stages
at the same base as the recognition of rental income over the whole lease term.
When the Company bears expenses related to the lease which shall be borne by the lessee, the Company
shall deduct the part of expenses from the total rental income and amortize the rents after deduction over
the lease term.
For the operating leases subject to simplified accounting of COVID-19-related rent concessions, the
Company continues to recognize the original contract rent as rental income with the same method as before
the concessions. In case of any rent reduction and exemption, the Company will regard the reduced and
exempted rent as contingent rent and offset the rental income during the period of rent reduction and
exemption. In case of any deferred rent collection, the Company will recognize the rent that should be
collected as receivable during the original collection period, and offset the receivable recognized in the
previous period when the rent is actually received.


(2). Accounting treatment of finance leases
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     ① Assets acquired under finance leases: At the commencement of the lease term, assets acquired
under finance leases shall be recorded at the lower of their fair values and the present values of the
minimum lease payments, and the Company shall recognize the long-term payables at amounts equal to
the minimum lease payments, and shall record the differences between book value of the leased assets and
the long-term payables as unrecognized financing expenses. The Company adopts the effective interest
rate method for unrecognized financing expenses, which shall be amortized over the lease terms and
included in financial expenses. Initial direct expenses incurred to the Company shall be included in the
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      For the finance leases subject to simplified accounting of COVID-19-related rent concessions, the
Company continues to recognize the unrecognized financing expenses as the current financing expenses
at the same discount rate as before the concessions, and continues to accrue the depreciation of assets
under finance lease using the same method as before the concessions. In case of any rent reduction and
exemption, the Company will regard the reduced and exempted rent as contingent rent. When a concession
agreement is reached to release the original obligation to pay the rent, the Company will include the
reduced and exempted rent in the current profit and loss and adjust the long-term payables accordingly, or
discount the reduced and exempted rent at the discount rate before the concessions, include it in the current
profit and loss, and adjust the unrecognized financing expenses. In case of any deferred rent payment, the
Company will offset the long-term payables recognized in the previous period when the rent is actually
paid.
      ② Assets leased out under finance leases: On the lease beginning date, the Company recognizes the
difference between the sum of finance lease receivable and the unguaranteed residual value, and the
present value thereof as unrealized financing income, and recognizes them as rental income over the
periods when the rents are received in the future. Initial direct expenses related to the rental transactions
incurred to the Company shall be included in the initial measurement of the finance lease receivables and
the amount of income recognized in the lease term will be reduced.
      For the finance leases subject to simplified accounting of COVID-19-related rent concessions, the
Company continues to recognize unrealized financing income as rental income at the same interest rate
implicit in lease as before the concessions. In case of any rent reduction and exemption, the Company will
regard the reduced and exempted rent as contingent rent. When a concession agreement is reached to give
up the original right to collect the rent, the Company will offset the originally recognized rental income,
include the portion insufficient for offset in the investment income, and adjust the long-term receivables
accordingly, or discount the reduced and exempted rent at the discount rate before the concessions, include
it in the current profit and loss, and adjust the unrealized financing income. In case of any deferred rent
collection, the Company will offset the long-term payable recognized in the previous period when the rent
is actually received.


(3). Determination method and accounting treatment method of lease under new lease standards
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     Accounting policies from 1 January 2021
     A lease is a contract whereby the lessor conveys to the lessee the right to use an asset in exchange for
consideration. On the commencement date of the contract, the Company assesses whether the contract is
or contains a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if one party to the contract gives the right to control
the use of an identified asset or identified assets for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
     If the contract contains multiple separate leases simultaneously, the Company will split the contract
and conduct separate accounting treatment for each separate lease. If the contract contains lease
components and non-lease components simultaneously, the lessee and the lessor will split the lease
components and the non-lease components.
     For rent concessions, including rent reduction and exemption, and deferred rent payment, directly
caused by COVID-19 and reached on existing lease contracts, if the following conditions are satisfied
simultaneously, the Company adopts the simplified accounting for all leases. If not all of the leases are
subject to the simplified accounting, the Company shall disclose the nature of the lease contract subject to
the simplified accounting. However, the simplified accounting choice shall be consistently applied to

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similar lease contracts that meet the conditions before and after the adjustment of the scope of application
of the Provisions on the Accounting Treatment of COVID-19-related Rent Concessions, namely the
Company will not assess whether a lease change has occurred and will not reassess the lease classification:
      The lease consideration after the concessions is reduced or basically unchanged from that before
the concessions, and the lease consideration can be undiscounted or discounted at the discount rate before
the concessions;
      The concessions are only for lease payments payable before 30 June 2022, an increase in lease
payments payable after 30 June 2022 does not affect the satisfaction of this condition, and a decrease in
lease payments payable after 30 June 2022 does not satisfy this condition; and
      It is determined that there are no significant changes in other terms and conditions of the lease after
comprehensive consideration of qualitative and quantitative factors.

      ① The Company as the lessee
      A. Right-of-use assets
      At the commencement date of the lease term, the Company recognizes right-of-use assets for leases
other than short-term leases and low-value asset leases. Right-of-use assets are initially measured at cost.
The cost comprises:
       the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability;
       any lease payments made at or before the commencement date of the lease term, less any lease
incentives received;
       any initial direct costs incurred by the Company; and
       an estimate of costs to be incurred by the Company in dismantling and removing the leased asset,
restoring the site on which it is located or restoring the leased asset to the condition required by the terms
and conditions of the lease, unless those costs are incurred to produce inventories.
      The Company subsequently adopts the straight-line method to depreciate the right-of-use assets. If it
can be reasonably determined that the ownership of the leased asset can be acquired upon the expiry of
the lease term, depreciation will be prepared during the remaining useful life of the leased asset; otherwise,
depreciation will be prepared during the lease term or the remaining useful life of the leased asset
whichever is shorter.
      The Company determines whether the right-of-use asset has been impaired in accordance with the
principles described in Note "V (30) Impairment of long-term assets", and performs accounting treatment
for the identified impairment losses.

     B. Lease liabilities
     At the commencement date of the lease term, the Company recognizes lease liabilities for leases other
than short-term leases and low-value asset leases. Lease liabilities are initially measured at the present
value of the lease payments that are not paid. Lease payments comprise:
      fixed payments (including substantial fixed payments), less any lease incentives received;
      variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate;
      amounts expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees provided by the
Company;
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      Payments for exercising an option to terminate the lease if the lease term reflects the lessee
exercising an option to terminate the lease.
     The Company uses the interest rate implicit in lease as the discount rate, but if the interest rate implicit
in lease cannot be reasonably determined, the Company's incremental borrowing rate is used as the
discount rate.
     The Company calculates the interest expense of the lease liability in each period of the lease term
according to the fixed periodic interest rate, and includes it in the current profit and loss or the related asset
costs.
     Variable lease payments excluded in the measurement of lease liabilities are included in the current
profit and loss or the related asset costs when they are actually incurred.
     After the commencement date of the lease term, the Company re-measures the lease liabilities and
adjusts the corresponding right-of-use assets under the following circumstances. If the carrying amount of
the right-of-use assets is reduced to zero, but the lease liabilities still need to be further reduced, the
difference is included in the current profit and loss:
      when there is a change in the assessment result of an option to purchase, renew or terminate the
lease, or the actual exercise of the aforementioned options is inconsistent with the original assessment
result, the Company remeasures the lease liabilities at the present value calculated according to the
changed lease payments and the revised discount rate; and
      When there is a change in the substantial fixed payments, a change in the amounts expected to be
payable under a residual value guarantee, or a change in an index or a rate used to determine the lease
payments, the Company remeasures the lease liabilities at the present value calculated according to the
changed lease payments and the unchanged discount rate. However, the present value is calculated
according to the revised discount rate if the change in lease payments is caused by a change in floating
interest rates.

     C. Short-term leases and low-value asset leases
     The Company chooses not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases
and low-value asset leases, and includes relevant lease payments in the current profit and loss or related
asset costs over the lease term on straight-line basis. A short-term lease is a lease that, at the
commencement date, has a lease term of 12 months or less and does not contain a purchase option. A low-
value asset lease is a lease with a lower value when a single leased asset is a brand-new asset. If the
Company subleases or expects to sublease a leased asset, the original lease is not a low-value asset lease.

      D. Lease modifications
      The Company accounts for a lease modification as a separate lease if the following conditions are
satisfied simultaneously:
       the lease modification increases the lease scope by adding the right to use one or more lease assets;
and
       the consideration for the lease increases by an amount commensurate with the stand-alone price for
the increase in scope and any appropriate adjustments to that stand-alone price to reflect the circumstances
of the particular contract.
      When a lease modification is not treated as a separate lease, at the effective date of the lease
modification, the Company re-allocates the consideration of the contract after the change, re-determines



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the lease term, and remeasures the lease liability at the present value calculated according to the changed
lease payments and the revised discount rate.
      When a lease modification decreases the lease scope or shortens the lease term, the Company reduces
the carrying value of the right-of-use asset and includes the relevant gain or loss resulting from partial of
full termination of the lease in the current profit and loss. When other lease modifications result in re-
measurement of the lease liability, the Company adjusts the carrying value of the right-of-use asset
accordingly.

      E. COVID-19-related rent concessions
      For the leases subject to simplified accounting of COVID-19-related rent concessions, the Company
does not assess whether there is a lease modification, but continues to calculate the interest expense of the
lease liability at the same discount rate as before the concessions and include it in the current profit and
loss, and also continues to depreciate the right-of-use asset using the same method as before the
concessions. In case of any rent reduction and exemption, the Company will regard the reduced and
exempted rent as variable lease payment. When a concession agreement is reached to release the original
obligation to pay the rent, the Company will offset the relevant asset costs or expenses at the undiscounted
amount or the amount discounted at the discount rate before the concessions, and adjust the lease liabilities
accordingly. In case of any deferred rent payment, the Company will offset the lease liability recognized
in the previous period when the rent is actually paid.
      For short-term leases and low-value asset leases, the Company continues to include the original
contract rent in the relevant asset costs or expenses using the same method as before the concessions. In
case of any rent reduction and exemption, the Company will regard the reduced and exempted rent as
variable lease payment, and offset the relevant asset costs or expenses during the period of rent reduction
and exemption. In case of any deferred rent payment, the Company will recognize the rent payable as
payable in the original payment period, and offset the payable recognized in the previous period when the
rent is actually paid.

      ② The Company as the lessor
      At the commencement date of the lease term, the Company classifies lease into finance lease and
operating lease. Finance lease refers to a lease that has transferred in substance all the risks and rewards
related to the ownership of an asset, regardless of whether the ownership is ultimately transferred.
Operating lease refers to a lease other than a finance lease. When the Company acts as a sublease lessor,
it classifies the sublease based on the right-of-use asset arising from the original lease.

      A. Accounting treatment of operating leases
      Lease receipts from operating leases are recognized as rental income over the lease term on straight-
line basis. The Company capitalizes the initial direct expenses incurred in relation to operating leases, and
amortizes and includes them in the current profit and loss on the same basis as the rental income is
recognized during the lease term. Variable lease payments excluded in lease receipts are included in the
current profit and loss when they are actually incurred. In case of any operating lease modification, the
Company will account for it as a new lease from the effective date of the modification, and regard the
lease advance or lease receivable related to the lease before the modification as the receipt from the new
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      B. Accounting treatment of finance leases
      At the commencement of the lease, the Company recognizes a finance lease receivable for a finance
lease, and derecognizes finance lease assets. At the initial measurement of the finance lease receivable,
the Company regards the net investment in the lease as the entry value of the finance lease receivable. Net
investment in the lease is the sum of the following items discounted at the interest rate implicit in lease:
any unguaranteed residual value; and any lease receipt which is received at the commencement of the
lease.
      The Company calculates and recognizes the interest income over the lease term at the fixed periodic
interest rate. Derecognition and impairment of finance lease receivables are subject to the accounting
treatment in accordance with Note "V (10) Financial Instruments".
      Variable lease payments excluded in net investment in the lease are included in measurement the
current profit and loss when they are actually incurred.
      The Company accounts for a finance lease modification as a separate lease if the following conditions
are satisfied simultaneously:
       the modification increases the lease scope by adding the right to use one or more lease assets; and
       the consideration for the lease increases by an amount commensurate with the stand-alone price for
the increase in scope and any appropriate adjustments to that stand-alone price to reflect the circumstances
of the particular contract.
      When a finance lease modification is not treated as a separate lease, the Company accounts for the
modified lease as follows:
       if the lease would have been classified as an operating lease had the modification been in effect at
the commencement date, the Company accounts for the lease modification as a new lease from the
effective date of the modification, and measures the carrying value of the lease 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 an finance lease had the modification been in effect at the
commencement date, the Company accounts for the lease modification according to the policies for
modification or renegotiation of contracts in Note "V (10) Financial Instruments".

     C. COVID-19-related rent concessions
     For the operating leases subject to simplified accounting of COVID-19-related rent concessions, the
Company continues to recognize the original contract rent as rental income with the same method as before
the concessions. In case of any rent reduction and exemption, the Company will regard the reduced and
exempted rent as the variable lease payment and offset the rental income during the period of rent reduction
and exemption. In case of any deferred rent collection, the Company will recognize the rent that should
be collected as receivable during the original collection period, and offset the receivable recognized in the
previous period when the rent is actually received.
      For the finance leases subject to simplified accounting of COVID-19-related rent concessions, the
Company continues to calculate the interest at the same discount rate as before the concessions and
recognize it as rental income. In case of any rent reduction and exemption, the Company will regard the
reduced and exempted rent as variable lease payment. When a concession agreement is reached to give up
the original right to collect the rent, the Company will offset the originally recognized rental income at the
undiscounted amount or the amount discounted at the discount rate before the concessions, include the
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In case of any deferred rent collection, the Company will offset the finance lease receivable recognized in
the previous period when the rent is actually received.

     ③ Sale and leaseback transactions
     The Company assesses and determines whether the transfer of the asset in the sale and leaseback
transactions is a sale according to Note "V (38) Income".
     A. The Company as the lessee
     When the transfer of the asset in the sale and leaseback transactions is a sale, the Company as the
lessor measures the right-of-use asset arising from the sale and leaseback at the proportion of the previous
carrying amount of the asset that relates to the right of use retained through leaseback, and recognizes the
relevant gain or loss at the amount that relates to the rights transferred to the lessor. When the transfer of
the asset in the sale and leaseback transactions is not a sale, the Company as the lessor continues to
recognize the transferred assets and also recognizes a financial liability equal to the transfer income.
Details of accounting treatment of financial liabilities are set out in Note "V (10) Financial Instruments".
     B. The Company as a lessor
     When the transfer of the asset in the sale and leaseback transactions is a sale, the Company as the
lessor accounts for the purchase of the asset, and accounts for the lease of the asset in accordance with the
aforementioned policy of "② The Company as the lessor"; When the transfer of the asset in the sale and
leaseback transactions is not a sale, the Company as the lessor does not recognize the transferred asset,
but recognizes a financial asset equal to the transfer income. Details of accounting treatment of financial
assets are set out in Note "V (10) Financial Instruments".

     Accounting policies before 1 January 2021
     Lease is classified into finance lease and operating lease. Finance lease refers to a lease that has
transferred in substance all the risks and rewards related to the ownership of an asset. Operating lease
refers to a lease other than a finance lease.
     For rent concessions, including rent reduction and exemption, and deferred rent payment, directly
caused by COVID-19 and reached on existing lease contracts, if the following conditions are satisfied
simultaneously, the Company adopts the simplified accounting for all leases, without assessing whether a
lease change has occurred and reassessing the lease classification:
      The lease consideration after the concessions is reduced or basically unchanged from that before
the concessions, and the lease consideration can be undiscounted or discounted at the discount rate before
the concessions;
      The concessions are only for lease payments payable before 30 June 2021, an increase in lease
payments payable after 30 June 2021 does not affect the satisfaction of this condition, and a decrease in
lease payments payable after 30 June 2021 does not satisfy this condition; and
      It is determined that there are no significant changes in other terms and conditions of the lease after
comprehensive consideration of qualitative and quantitative factors.


43. Other significant accounting policies and accounting estimates
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     Discontinued operation is a component that satisfies one of the following conditions and is separately
identifiable, and has been disposed of by the Company or is classified by the Company as held for sale:
     (1) It represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations;

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     (2) It is part of a single coordinated plan to dispose of a separate major line of business or geographical
area of operations; or
     (3) It is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to resale.
     The profit and loss from continuing operations and the profit and loss from discontinued operations
are separately presented in the income statement. Operational gains and losses such as impairment losses
and reversal amounts and disposal gains and losses from discontinued operations are reported as gains and
losses from discontinued operations. For the discontinued operations reported in the current period, the
Company re-reports the information previously reported as profits and losses from continuing operations
as the profits and losses from discontinued operations for the comparable accounting period in the current
financial statements.


44. Changes in significant accounting policies and accounting estimates
(1). Changes in significant accounting policies
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     Contents and reasons of changes in        Review and approval         Remarks (name and amount of
             accounting policies                      procedure           report items affected materially)
  Implementation of the Notice of the        The 5th meeting of the      See other descriptions l
  Ministry of Finance on Revising and        5th session of Board of
  Issuing the Accounting Standards for       Directors
  Business Enterprises No. 21 - Leases
  (Cai Kuai [2018] No.35)
      Other descriptions
      1. Implementation of the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises No. 21 - Leases (revised in
2018)
      The Ministry of Finance revised the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises No. 21 - Leases
(hereinafter referred to as "New Lease Standards") in 2018. The Company implements the new lease
standards from 1 January 2021. In accordance with the revised standards, the Company has chosen not to
reassess whether a contract executed prior to the first implementation date is a lease contract or contains
a lease at the first implementation date.

      (1) The Company as the lessee
      According to the cumulative effects of first implementation of the New Lease Standards, the
Company chose to adjust the current retained earnings at the beginning of the period for first
implementation of the New Lease Standards as well as the amount of other related items in the financial
statements, without adjustment to the information for the comparable period.
      For operating leases prior to the first implementation date, the Company measured the lease liability
at the date of initial implementation based on the present value of the remaining lease payments discounted
at the Company's incremental borrowing rate on the date of initial implementation and chose one of the
following two methods to measure the right-of-use assets by each lease:
      -Assuming that the carrying amount under the New Lease Standards prevails from the
commencement date of the lease term, the Company's incremental borrowing rate as of the first
implementation date is deemed as the discount rate.
      -A necessary adjustment is made to an amount equal to the lease liability according to prepaid rents.
      By each lease, a company may choose to measure the right-of-use assets with either of the above two
methods.


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      For operating leases prior to the first implementation date, the Company conducted one or more of
the following simplified treatments by each lease option, while applying the above method:
      ① Leases that are completed within 12 months after the first implementation date are deemed as
short-term leases;
      ② The same discount rate is used for leases with similar characteristics when measuring the lease
liability;
      ③ The measurement of right-to-use assets does not include initial direct costs;
      ④ Where a renewal option or terminal option exists, the lease term is determined based on the actual
exercise of the option prior to the first implementation date and other recent circumstances;
      ⑤ As an alternative for impairment test on right-of-use assets, the Company assessed whether the
contract containing the lease is an onerous contract prior to the first implementation date at estimated
liabilities, and adjusted the right-of-use asset by the amount of the provision for losses recorded in the
balance sheet prior to the first implementation date.
      ⑥ Lease changes before the first implementation are not retroactively adjusted and are accounted for
in accordance with final arrangements for lease changes and New Lease Standards.
      When measuring a lease liability, the Company discounts the lease payment using the lessee's
incremental borrowing rate at 1 January 2021.
     Outstanding minimum lease payments for significant operating leases
     disclosed in the consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2020
     Discounted present value at the Company's incremental borrowing rate as
                                                                                           307,325,185.80
     of 1 January 2021
     Lease liabilities under the New Lease Standards as of 1 January 2021                  176,620,358.65
     Non-current liabilities due within one year under the New Lease Standards
                                                                                           130,704,827.15
     as of 1 January 2021
     Difference between the above discounted present value and the lease
     liability

     (2) The Company as the lessor
     For subleases classified as operating leases prior to the first implementation date and still in existence
after the first implementation date, the Company reassessed these leases based on the remaining
contractual term and conditions of the original lease and sublease on the first implementation date and
classifies them in accordance with the provisions of the new lease standards. If reclassified as a finance
lease, the Company will treat it as a new financial lease.
     Except for subleases, the Company is not required to adjust leases as the lessor in accordance with
the New Lease Standards. The Company accounted for leases in accordance with the New Lease Standards
from the first implementation date.

     (3) The major impact of the Company's implementation of the New Lease Standards on the financial
statements is as follows:
 Contents and reasons of      Review and                                 Effect on balance on 1 January 2021
                                                  Affected item in
  changes in accounting         approval
                                                     statement          Consolidation         Parent company
          policies             procedure
(1) Adjustments made by      The        5th   Right-of-use assets         327,386,662.94            7,470,972.21
the Company as a lessee to   meeting of the   Lease liabilities           176,620,358.65            1,264,270.31
the existing operating       5th session of   Non-current liabilities
                                                                          130,704,827.15            3,648,655.35
leases before the date of    Board       of   due within one year
initial implementation       Directors        Prepayments                 -20,061,477.14            -2,558,046.55




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     2. Implementation of the Interpretation of Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises No. 14
     The Ministry of Finance issued the Interpretation of Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises
No. 14 (CK [2021] No. 1, hereinafter referred to as "Interpretation No. 14") on 2 February 2021, which
comes into force as of the date of promulgation. The relevant businesses increased from 1 January 2021
to the implementation date were adjusted as required by Interpretation No. 14.
     ① Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project contract
     Interpretation No. 14 is applicable to PPP project contracts that meet both the "dual characteristics"
and "dual control" described in such Interpretation. Retrospective adjustments should be made to relevant
PPP project contracts that were implemented before 31 December 2020 and have not been completed by
the implementation date. In the event that retrospective adjustment is not feasible, such Interpretation shall
be applied from the beginning of the initial stage at which the retrospective adjustment is feasible. The
retained earnings at the beginning of the current year and other relevant items in the financial statements
on the effective date of the adjustment of cumulative impact other than those in the comparable periods
shall be adjusted. The Company's implementation of this Provision has no impact.
     ② Reform of benchmark interest rate
     Interpretation No. 14 provides a simplified accounting treatment for cases where the benchmark rate
reform results in a change in the basis for determining cash flows related to financial instrument contracts
and lease contracts.
     According to the provisions of such Interpretation, the business pertaining to the benchmark interest
rate reform before 31 December 2020 should be adjusted retrospectively, except where retrospective
adjustment is not feasible, and there is no need to adjust the data in the comparative financial statements
of the previous period. On the implementation date of such Interpretation, the difference between the
original carrying amount and the new carrying amount of financial assets and financial liabilities, shall be
included in the beginning retained earnings or other comprehensive income of the Reporting Period in
which such Interpretation is implemented. The implementation of this provision has not had a material
impact on the financial position and operating results of the Company.

      3. Implementation of the Circular on Adjusting the Scope of Application of the Provisions on the
Accounting Treatment of COVID-19-related Rent Concessions
      On 19 June 2020, the Ministry of Finance issued the Provisions on the Accounting Treatment of
COVID-19-related Rent Concessions (CK (2020) No. 10), allowing companies to resort to a simplified
method for accounting treatment for rental reductions, deferred rent payment and other rental concessions
related to COVID-19 pandemic that meet the stipulations of the Provisions.
      On 26 May 2021, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular on Adjusting the Scope of Application
of the Provisions on the Accounting Treatment of COVID-19-related Rent Concessions (CK [2021] No.
9), which was implemented on 26 May 2021. According to such Circular, the scope of application of
"using simplified method for rental reductions related to COVID-19 pandemic" is changed from
"concession is only applicable to lease payments payable before 30 June 2021" to "concession is only
applicable to lease payments payable before 30 June 2022", with other applicable conditions unchanged.
      The Company has adopted simplified accounting methods for all lease contracts that meet the
requirements before the adjustment of scope of application, and also adopted the simplified method for
accounting treatment of all similar lease contracts that meet the requirements after the adjustment of the
scope of application. Retrospective adjustments have been made to the relevant lease contracts which have
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comparative financial statements of the previous period have not been adjusted; the relevant rental
concessions that occurred between 1 January 2021 and the effective date of the Circular and were not
subjected to accounting treatment as required by such provisions shall be adjusted according to the
Circular.

      4. Implementation of presentation of the centralized management of funds set forth in Interpretation
No. 15 of the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises
      On 30 December 2021, the Ministry of Finance issued the Interpretation No. 15 of Accounting
Standards for Business Enterprises (CK [2021] No. 35, hereinafter referred to as "Interpretation No. 15").
The "presentation of centralized management of funds" was implemented as of the date of publication and
the financial statements in comparable periods were adjusted accordingly.
      Interpretation No. 15 clearly stipulates how the balance involved in the centralized and unified
management of the funds of the parent company and members through internal settlement centers and
financial companies, should be presented and disclosed in the balance sheet. The implementation of this
provision has not had a material impact on the financial position and operating results of the Company.


(2). Changes in significant accounting estimates
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(3). Particulars on adjustment to relevant items of the financial statements for the year of the first
     implementation due to the first implementation of new lease standards from 2021
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                       Consolidated Balance Sheet
                                                                          Unit: RMB      Currency: RMB
                 Item                    31 December 2020         1 January 2021        Adjustment amount
 Current assets:
   Cash and equivalents                      2,562,158,926.11        2,562,158,926.11
   Transaction settlement funds
   Lending funds
   Held-for-trading financial assets         1,428,277,848.33        1,428,277,848.33
   Derivative financial assets
   Bills receivable
   Accounts receivable                       1,561,211,468.90        1,561,211,468.90
   Receivables financing                        61,412,976.46           61,412,976.46
   Prepayment                                  131,596,384.76           111534907.62          -20,061,477.14
   Premium receivable
   Reinsurance premium receivable
   Reserves for reinsurance contract
   receivable
   Other receivables                          141,753,102.00           141,753,102.00
   Including: Interest receivable
               Dividend receivable
   Financial assets purchased under
   agreements to resell
   Inventories                               1,322,812,846.83        1,322,812,846.83
   Contract assets
   Held for sale assets
   Non-current assets due within one            4,637,213.00             4,637,213.00
   year
   Other current assets                         27,286,607.30           27,286,607.30
     Total current assets                    7,241,147,373.69        7,221,085,896.55         -20,061,477.14
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  Loans and advances to customers
  Debt investment
  Other debt investment
  Long-term receivables
  Long-term equity investments                34,722,395.67        34,722,395.67
  Investments in other equity                  5,476,577.42         5,476,577.42
  instruments
  Other non-current financial assets
  Investment real estate
  Fixed assets                              1,847,635,724.45     1,847,635,724.45
  Construction in progress                     54,946,300.66        54,946,300.66
  Productive biological assets
  Oil and gas assets
  Right-of-use assets                                             327,386,662.94    327,386,662.94
  Intangible assets                          320,746,328.60       320,746,328.60
  Development expenses
  Goodwill
  Long-term prepaid expenses                   99,035,852.78        99,035,852.78
  Deferred income tax assets                   99,939,414.58        99,939,414.58
  Other non-current assets                      6,258,468.47         6,258,468.47
     Total non-current assets               2,468,761,062.63     2,796,147,725.57   327,386,662.94
       Total assets                         9,709,908,436.32    10,017,233,622.12   307,325,185.80
Current liabilities:
  Short-term borrowings                      180,176,000.00       180,176,000.00
  Borrowings from central bank
  Placements from banks and other
  financial institutions
  Held-for-trading financial liabilities
  Derivative financial liabilities
  Bills payable
  Accounts payable                          2,602,020,507.99     2,602,020,507.99
  Accounts received in advance
  Contract liabilities                       114,100,035.35       114,100,035.35
  Financial assets sold under
  repurchase agreements
  Deposits from customers and other
  banks
  Brokerage for trading securities
  Brokerage for underwriting securities
  Employee benefits payable                  152,625,106.89       152,625,106.89
  Taxes payable                              477,240,219.10       477,240,219.10
  Other payables                             625,468,675.97       625,468,675.97
  Including: Interest payable
          Dividend payable
  Fees and commissions payable
  Reinsured accounts payable
  Held-for-sale liabilities
  Non-current liabilities due within one                          130,704,827.15    130,704,827.15
  year
  Other current liabilities                    13,746,089.97        13,746,089.97
     Total current liabilities              4,165,376,635.27     4,296,081,462.42   130,704,827.15
Non-current liabilities:
  Reserves for insurance contracts
  Long-term borrowings
  Bonds payable
  Including: Preference shares
           Perpetual bonds
  Lease liabilities                                               176,620,358.65    176,620,358.65
  Long-term payable                            8,420,000.00         8,420,000.00
  Long-term employee benefits payable
  Estimated liabilities                       12,211,357.80        12,211,357.80
  Deferred income                             46,132,513.40        46,132,513.40
  Deferred income tax liabilities             36,781,069.25        36,781,069.25
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    Total non-current liabilities                103,544,940.45            280,165,299.10        176,620,358.65
       Total liabilities                       4,268,921,575.72          4,576,246,761.52        307,325,185.80
 Owner's equity (or shareholders' equity):
  Share capital                                  927,427,600.00           927,427,600.00
  Other equity instruments
  Including: Preference shares
           Perpetual bonds
  Capital reserve                                533,384,131.66           533,384,131.66
  Less: Treasury shares                          176,034,120.00           176,034,120.00
  Other comprehensive income                       2,141,402.48             2,141,402.48
  Special reserve
  Surplus reserve                                464,042,659.91           464,042,659.91
  General risk provision
  Undistributed profit                         3,442,607,038.00          3,442,607,038.00
  Total equity attributable to the             5,193,568,712.05          5,193,568,712.05
  owners of the parent company
  Minority equity                                247,418,148.55            247,418,148.55
     Total owners' equity (or                  5,440,986,860.60          5,440,986,860.60
    shareholders' equity)
       Total liabilities and owner's           9,709,908,436.32      10,017,233,622.12           307,325,185.80
       equity (or shareholders' equity)


Description on adjustment to relevant items:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

                                        Parent Company's Balance Sheet
                                                                              Unit: RMB      Currency: RMB
                  Item                       31 December 2020        1 January 2021          Adjustment amount
 Current assets:
   Cash and equivalents                           1,887,003,379.89        1,887,003,379.89
   Held-for-trading financial assets              1,272,219,811.46        1,272,219,811.46
   Derivative financial assets
   Bills receivable
   Accounts receivable                              177,648,799.65         177,648,799.65
   Receivables financing
   Prepayment                                        36,987,935.22          34,429,888.67          -2,558,046.55
   Other receivables                                399,678,347.22         399,678,347.22
   Including: Interest receivable
               Dividend receivable
   Inventories                                      332,755,309.92         332,755,309.92
   Contract assets
   Held for sale assets
   Non-current assets due within one                  4,637,213.00            4,637,213.00
   year
   Other current assets                             150,000,000.00          150,000,000.00
      Total current assets                        4,260,930,796.36        4,258,372,749.81         -2,558,046.55
 Non-current assets:
   Debt investment
   Other debt investment
   Long-term receivables
   Long-term equity investments                   1,098,535,037.00        1,098,535,037.00
   Investments in other equity                        5,476,577.42            5,476,577.42
   instruments
   Other non-current financial assets
   Investment real estate
   Fixed assets                                   1,471,196,714.32        1,471,196,714.32
   Construction in progress                          50,603,926.95           50,603,926.95
   Productive biological assets
   Oil and gas assets
   Right-of-use assets                                                       7,470,972.21          7,470,972.21
   Intangible assets                                177,722,510.27         177,722,510.27


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   Development expenses
   Goodwill
   Long-term prepaid expenses                        5,417,965.45       5,417,965.45
   Deferred income tax assets                       29,239,636.35      29,239,636.35
   Other non-current assets                          5,829,768.47       5,829,768.47
     Total non-current assets                    2,844,022,136.23   2,851,493,108.44   7,470,972.21
        Total assets                             7,104,952,932.59   7,109,865,858.25   4,912,925.66
 Current liabilities:
   Short-term borrowings
   Held-for-trading financial liabilities
   Derivative financial liabilities
   Bills payable
   Accounts payable                               320,744,916.72     320,744,916.72
   Accounts received in advance
   Contract liabilities                             76,291,447.04      76,291,447.04
   Employee benefits payable                        84,898,291.78      84,898,291.78
   Taxes payable                                   263,690,993.11     263,690,993.11
   Other payables                                1,089,678,737.94   1,089,678,737.94
   Including: Interest payable
           Dividend payable
   Held-for-sale liabilities
   Non-current liabilities due within                                  3,648,655.35    3,648,655.35
   one year
   Other current liabilities                         9,917,888.11       9,917,888.11
     Total current liabilities                   1,845,222,274.70   1,848,870,930.05   3,648,655.35
 Non-current liabilities:
   Long-term borrowings
   Bonds payable
   Including: Preference shares
            Perpetual bonds
   Lease liabilities                                                   1,264,270.31    1,264,270.31
   Long-term payable                              260,420,000.00     260,420,000.00
   Long-term employee benefits
   payable
   Estimated liabilities
   Deferred income                                 23,417,137.82      23,417,137.82
   Deferred income tax liabilities                  3,614,458.33       3,614,458.33
   Other non-current liabilities
     Total non-current liabilities                 287,451,596.15     288,715,866.46   1,264,270.31
        Total liabilities                        2,132,673,870.85   2,137,586,796.51   4,912,925.66
 Owner's equity (or shareholders' equity):
   Share capital                                  927,427,600.00     927,427,600.00
   Other equity instruments
   Including: Preference shares
            Perpetual bonds
   Capital reserve                                538,163,670.62     538,163,670.62
   Less: Treasury shares                          176,034,120.00     176,034,120.00
   Other comprehensive income                       2,329,031.21       2,329,031.21
   Special reserve
   Surplus reserve                                 463,713,800.00     463,713,800.00
   Undistributed profit                          3,216,679,079.91   3,216,679,079.91
      Total owners' equity (or                   4,972,279,061.74   4,972,279,061.74
      shareholders' equity)
           Total liabilities and owner's         7,104,952,932.59   7,109,865,858.25   4,912,925.66
           equity (or shareholders'
           equity)


Description on adjustment to relevant items:
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(4). Description on retrospective adjustment to previous comparative data due to the first
     implementation of new lease standards from 2021
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


45. Others
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      Hedge accounting
      (1) Classification of hedging
      ① Fair value hedge is a hedge of the exposure to changes in fair value of a recognized asset or
liability or an unrecognized firm commitment (except for foreign exchange risk).
      ② Cash flow hedge is a hedge of the exposure to changes in cash flows. Such changes in cash
flows mainly come from a specific type of risk related to a recognized asset or liability or an expected
transaction that is likely to occur, or the foreign exchange risk included in an unrecognized firm
commitment.
      ② Hedge of net investment in an overseas operation is a hedge of the foreign exchange exposure
arising from net investment in an overseas operation. Net investment in an overseas operation refers to
an enterprise's equity proportion in the net assets in an overseas operation.

      (2) Designation of hedging relationship and confirmation of hedging effectiveness
      At the commencement of the hedging relationship, the Company shall specify the hedging
relationship formally and prepare a formal written document on the hedging relationship, risk management
objectives and the strategies of hedging. This document shall at least specify the contents and number of
the hedging instruments, the nature and number of the hedged items, the nature of the hedged risk, the
type of hedge and the evaluation of the Company on the effectiveness of the hedging instruments. Hedging
effectiveness refers to the extent that the changes in the fair value or cash flow of a hedging instrument
may offset the changes resulted from the hedging risks in the fair value or cash flow of a hedged item.
      The Company shall continuously evaluate the hedging effectiveness to determine whether the
hedging meets the requirements on effectiveness for using hedging accounting within the accounting
period when the hedging relationship is specified. If the hedging fails to meet the requirements, the use of
hedging relationship shall be terminated.
      The use of hedge accounting shall meet the following requirements for the hedging effectiveness:
      ① There is an economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument.
      ② In the value change caused by the economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging
instrument, the influence of credit risk is not dominant.
      ③ An appropriate hedging ratio is adopted, and this ratio will not form an imbalance in the relative
weight of the hedged item and the hedging instrument, thereby generating accounting results that are
inconsistent with the hedge accounting objectives. If the hedging ratio is no longer appropriate, but the
hedging risk management objectives have not changed, the number of hedged items or hedging
instruments shall be adjusted so that the hedging ratio meets the requirements on effectiveness again.

     (3) Accounting treatment method of hedge
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      Changes in the fair value of hedging derivatives are included in the current profit and loss. Changes
in the fair value of a hedged item due to hedging risk are included in the current profit and loss, while
adjusting the book value of the hedged item.
      For fair value hedges related to financial instruments measured at amortized cost, adjustments to the
carrying value of the hedged item are amortized in the remaining period between the adjustment date and
the maturity date and are included in the current profit and loss. Amortization carried out in accordance
with the effective interest rate method can begin immediately after the adjustment of the carrying value,
and shall not be later than the adjustment made due to the changes in the fair values caused by the hedging
risk after the hedged item is terminated.
      If the hedged item is derecognized, the un-amortized fair value is recognized as current profit or loss.
      If the hedged item is a unrecognized firm commitment, the accumulated changes in the fair value of
the firm commitment caused due to the hedged risk is recognized as an asset or liability, and the related
gains or losses are included in the current profit and loss. Changes in the fair value of hedging instruments
are also included in the current profit and loss.
      ② Cash flow hedge
      The portion of the gains or losses from hedging instruments, which belongs to the effective hedge,
shall be directly recognized as other comprehensive income, and the portion which belongs to the
ineffective hedge shall be included in the current profit and loss.
      If the hedged transaction affects the current profit or loss, for example, when the hedged financial
income or financial expense is confirmed or the expected sale occurs, the amount recognized in other
comprehensive income will be transferred to the current profit and loss. If the hedged item is the cost of a
non-financial asset or liability, the amount originally recognized in other comprehensive income is
transferred out and included in the initial recognition amount of the non-financial asset or liability (or the
amount originally recognized in other comprehensive income is transferred out in the same period in which
the non-financial asset or liability affects the profit and loss, and included in the current profit and loss).
      If the expected transaction or firm commitment is not expected to occur, the cumulative gains or
losses of hedging instruments previously included in other comprehensive income are transferred out and
included in the current profit or loss. If the hedging instrument expires, is sold, terminated or exercised
(but has not been replaced or extended), or the designation of the hedging relationship is revoked, the
amount previously included in other comprehensive income will not be transferred out until the expected
transaction or firm commitment affects the current profit and loss.
      ③ Hedge of net investment in an overseas operation
      Hedge of net investment in an overseas operation, including hedge of monetary items as part of net
investment, is handled similarly to cash flow hedge. The portion of the gains or losses from hedging
instruments, which is recognized as effective hedge, shall be recorded in other comprehensive income,
and the portion which is recognized as ineffective hedge shall be included in the current profit and loss.
When disposing of overseas operations, any accumulated gains or losses included in other comprehensive
income are transferred out and included in the current profit or loss.

     Repurchase of the Company's shares
     The Company manages the repurchased shares as treasury shares before cancellation or transfer, and
transfers all the expenses for the repurchase to the costs of treasury shares. The consideration and
transaction costs paid for the repurchase reduce the owner's equity, and no gain or loss is recognized when
the Company's shares are repurchased, transferred or cancelled.


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      (1) Where the Company's shares are acquired for reasons such as reduction of registered capital or
reward to employees, they will be treated as treasury shares based on the amount actually paid for the
repurchase and also be registered for future reference. If the repurchased shares are cancelled, the
difference between the total nominal value of the shares calculated based on the nominal value and number
of the cancelled shares and the amount actually paid for the repurchase will be offset against the capital
reserve, and if the capital reserve is insufficient to offset, the remaining difference will be offset against
the retained earnings. If the repurchased shares are awarded to employees of the Company as equity-settled
share-based payment, when receiving the price from the exercise by the employees of the option to
purchase the Company's shares, the Company resells and delivers the cost of employees' treasury shares
and the accumulated amount of capital reserves (other capital reserves) during the waiting period, and
adjusts the capital reserve (share premium) based on the difference between them.
      (2) For the shares repurchased in accordance with the equity incentive plan, the Company will
repurchase and cancel the restricted stocks that fail to meet the unlocking conditions. For the stocks
required to be repurchased due to failure to unlocking conditions for restricted stocks, the Company debits
them to "Other payables - Repurchase obligations of restricted stocks" and other subjects and credits them
to "Bank deposits" and other subjects. At the same time, the Company debits the amount of share capital
corresponding to the number of cancelled restricted stocks in the subject of "Share capital", credits the
carrying value of the treasury stocks corresponding to the number of cancelled restricted stocks in the
subject of "Treasury shares", and debits the difference of them to the subject of "Capital Reserve - Share
premium".

     Segment reporting
     The Company determines the operating segment based on the internal organizational structure,
management requirements, and internal reporting system, and determines the reporting segment based on
the operating segment and discloses segment information.
     Operating segment refers to the component of the Company that meets the following conditions
simultaneously: (1) the component can generate income and incur expenses in daily activities; (2) the
management of the Company can regularly evaluate the operating results of the component to decide to
allocate resources to it and evaluate its performance; and (3) the Company can obtain relevant accounting
information such as the financial status, operating results and cash flow of the component. If two or more
operating segments have similar economic characteristics and meet certain conditions, they can be
combined into one operating segment.


VI. Taxes
1.   Major tax types and tax rates
Particulars on major tax types and tax rates
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
             Tax type                          Taxing basis                           Tax rate
  Value added tax ("VAT")          The output tax is calculated on the     13%, 10%, 9%, 6%, 5%
                                   basis of the income from sales of
                                   products and taxable income from
                                   rendering of services calculated
                                   according to the provisions of the
                                   tax law. The difference between
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                                  which is allowed to be deductible
                                  in the current period is the payable
                                  VAT
 Consumption tax
 Business tax
 Urban maintenance and            Calculated and paid according to       7%, 1%
 construction tax                 the actually-paid VAT and
                                  consumption tax
 Enterprise income tax            Calculated and paid according to       15%, 20%, 25%, 22%, 31%, 17%,
                                  the taxable income                     16.5%

Particulars on disclosure of taxpayers with different enterprise income tax rates
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                       Name of taxpayer                                      Income tax rate (%)
  Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc.                                                                      15
  Shanghai M&G Zhenmei Stationery Co., Ltd.(上海晨光                                               25
  珍美文具有限公司)
  Shanghai M&G Colipu Office Supplies Co., Ltd.                                                     25
  Lianyungang Colipu Office Supplies Co., Ltd.(连云港市                                            20
  科力普办公用品有限公司)
  Shenyang M&G Colipu Office Supplies Co., Ltd.(沈阳                                               25
  晨光科力普办公用品有限公司)
  Shanghai M&G Stationery & Gift Co., Ltd.(上海晨光文                                              25
  具礼品有限公司)
  Shanghai M&G Stationery Sales Co., Ltd.(上海晨光文                                               25
  具销售有限公司)
  Guangzhou M&G Stationery&Gifts Sales Co., Ltd.(广州                                              25
  晨光文具礼品销售有限公司)
  Yiwu Chenxing Stationery Co., Ltd.(义乌市晨兴文具用                                              25
  品有限公司)
  Harbin M&G Sanmei Stationery Co., Ltd.(哈尔滨晨光                                                25
  三美文具有限公司)
  Zhengzhou M&G Stationery&Gifts Co., Ltd.(郑州晨光                                                25
  文具礼品有限责任公司)
  M&G Life Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.(晨光生活                                                25
  馆企业管理有限公司)
  Shanghai M&G Jiamei Stationery Co., Ltd.(上海晨光佳                                              20
  美文具有限公司)
  Jiangsu M&G Life Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.(江                                              25
  苏晨光生活馆企业管理有限公司)
  Zhejiang New M&G Life Enterprise Management Co.,                                                  25
  Ltd.(浙江新晨光生活馆企业管理有限公司)
  Jiumu M&G Store Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.(九                                               25
  木杂物社企业管理有限公司)
  Shanghai M&G Information Technology Co., Ltd.(上海                                               25
  晨光信息科技有限公司)
  Shenzhen Erya Creative and Cultural Development Co.,                                              25
  Ltd.(深圳尔雅文化创意发展有限公司)
  Shanghai M&G Office Stationery Co., Ltd.                                                          25




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 Luoyang M&G Stationery Sales Co., Ltd.(洛阳晨光文具                                                 20
 销售有限公司)
 Hangzhou Sanmei M&G Stationery Co., Ltd.(杭州三美                                                   25
 晨光文具有限公司)
 Shanghai Qizhihaowan Culture and Creativity Co., Ltd.                                                25
 (上海奇只好玩文化创意有限公司)
 Shanghai Chenxun Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.(上                                                 20
 海晨讯企业管理有限公司)
 Shanghai Colipu Information Technology Co., Ltd.(上海                                               25
 科力普信息科技有限公司)
 Axus Stationery (Shanghai) Company Ltd.                                                              15
 Jiangsu Marco Pen Co., Ltd.(江苏马可笔业有限公司)                                                  25
 Changchun Macro Stationery Co., Ltd.(长春马可文教用                                                 25
 品有限公司)
 Yili Senlai Wood Co., Ltd.(伊犁森徕木业有限公司)                                                  25
 Axus Stationery (Hong Kong) Company Ltd.                                                           16.5
 International stationery company                                                                    20
 Shanghai Meixin Stationery Co., Ltd. (上海美新文具有限                                              25
 公司)
 SHANGHAI M&G STATIONERY (SINGAPORE)                                                                  17
 PTE.LTD.
 Back to School Holding AS                                                                            22
 Beckmann AS                                                                                          22
 Beckmann Norway GmbH                                                                                 31


2.   Tax preference
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      On 28 October 2019, the Company obtained the High- and New-tech Enterprise Certificate
(certificate number GR201931001046, valid for 3 years) issued jointly by Shanghai Municipal Science
and Technology Commission, Shanghai Finance Bureau and Shanghai Municipal Tax Service, State
Taxation Administration.
      On 24 September, 2021, the subsidiary Axus Stationery (Shanghai) Company Ltd. ("Axus
Stationery") obtained the High- and New-tech Enterprise Certificate (certificate number
GR201831003575, valid for 3 years) issued jointly by Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology
Commission, Shanghai Finance Bureau and Shanghai Municipal Tax Service, State Taxation
Administration.
      The Company and the subsidiary Axus Stationery paid the enterprise income tax at the rate of 15%
this year.
      According to the Enterprise Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China and the Notice of the
Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration on Implementing the Inclusive Tax Deduction
and Exemption Policies for Micro and Small Enterprises (Cai Shui [2019] No. 13), starting from 1 January
2019 to 31 December 2021, for the part of small low-profit enterprises' annual taxable income not
exceeding RMB1,000,000, the enterprise income tax at 20% shall apply based on 25% of the taxable
income; for the part of small low-profit enterprises' annual taxable income between RMB1 million and
RMB3 million, the enterprise income tax at 20% shall apply based on 50% of the taxable income.
      According to the Enterprise Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China and the
Announcement of the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration on the Implementation


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of Preferential Income Tax Policies for Micro and Small Enterprises and Individual Industrial and
Commercial Households ([2021] No. 12), for the part of small low-profit enterprises' annual taxable
income not exceeding RMB1,000,000, the enterprise income tax shall be further half-reduced on the basis
of the preferential policy stipulated in Article 2 of the Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State
Taxation Administration on Implementing the Inclusive Tax Deduction and Exemption Policies for Micro
and Small Enterprises (Cai Shui [2019] No. 13). The enterprise income tax at 20% shall apply. This
Announcement shall be executed from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022. The subsidiaries including
Luoyang M&G Stationery Sales Co., Ltd.(洛阳晨光文具销售有限公司), Lianyungang Colipu Office
Supplies Co., Ltd.(连云港市科力普办公用品有限公司), Shanghai Chenxun Enterprise Management
Co., Ltd.(上海晨讯企业管理有限公司) and Shanghai M&G Jiamei Stationery Co., Ltd.(上海晨光
佳美文具有限公司)meet the tax declaration requirements for micro and small enterprises, and declare
the enterprise income tax at the tax rate of 20%.
      In accordance with the Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation on
Value-Added Tax Policies for Software Products (Cai Shui [2011] No. 100), the subsidiary Shanghai
Colipu Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Hereinafter referred to as "Colipu Information Technology")
was granted the tax incentive regarding the refund upon payment of VAT by Shanghai Xuhui District Tax
Service, State Taxation Administration on software products on 9 June 2020, with a valid period from 1
April 2020 to 31 March 2070.
      According to the Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation on
Enterprise Income Tax Policies for Further Encouraging the Development of Software Industry and
Integrated Circuit Industry (Cai Shui [2012] No.27), the subsidiary Shanghai Colipu Information
Technology Co., Ltd. as an eligible software company shall be exempted from enterprise income tax for
the first 2 years as of the first profit-making year and shall pay enterprise income tax at reduced half of
the statutory tax rate of 25% for the third to the fifth years until the expiry of the preferential period.


3.   Others
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


VII. Notes to the Items in Consolidated Financial Statements
1.   Cash and equivalents
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                            Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
           Item                         Closing balance                          Opening balance
 Cash on hand                                          404,622.49                             1,134,204.63
 Cash at bank                                    2,987,373,347.19                        2,551,360,452.36
 Other cash and                                     22,874,220.96                             9,664,269.12
 equivalents
 Total                                            3,010,652,190.64                          2,562,158,926.11
   Including: Total cash                             28,133,966.57                              3,490,810.78
 deposited outside China

Other descriptions
      Details of the cash and equivalents that are restricted for use due to mortgage, pledge or freeze, that
are restricted for withdrawal due to centralized management of funds, and that are deposited overseas and
restricted for repatriation were as follows:

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              Item                        Closing balance                 Balance at the end of the year
 Letter of credit ("L/C")
                                                       5,103,951.53                        2,137,865.56
 deposit
 Performance bond                                      8,647,682.18                        2,674,925.30
 Time deposits over three
                                                  1,457,000,000.00                     1,180,000,000.00
 months
 Others                                                 415,942.24
              Total                               1,471,167,575.95                     1,184,812,790.86



2.   Held-for-trading financial assets
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                      Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                    Item                          Closing balance              Opening balance
 Financial assets at fair value through                1,609,123,552.86            1,428,277,848.33
 profit or loss
 Including:
        Debt instrument investment
        Equity instrument investment
        Derivative financial assets
        Others                                            1,609,123,552.86                1,428,277,848.33
 Financial asset designated as at fair
 value through profit or loss
 Including:
        Debt instrument investment
        Others
                   Total                                  1,609,123,552.86                1,428,277,848.33

Other descriptions:
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
Other bank wealth management products purchased for the Company.


3.   Derivative financial assets
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


4.   Bills receivable
(1). Notes receivable presented by category
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                          Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
               Item                         Closing balance                      Opening balance
 Bank acceptance bills                                30,467,161.11
 Commercial acceptance bills                            9,963,379.64
 Less: Bad debt provisions of                            -718,394.03
 notes receivable
               Total                                      39,712,146.72


(2). Notes receivable pledged by the Company at the end of the period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


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(3). Notes receivable endorsed or discounted by the Company at the end of the period but not due
     yet at the balance sheet date
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                        Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                                      Amount derecognized at the        Amount not derecognized at the
                Item
                                          end of the period                    end of the period
 Bank acceptance bills                                                                      8,673,121.72
 Commercial acceptance bills                                                                5,410,568.51
              Total                                                                        14,083,690.23


(4). Notes transferred by the Company into accounts receivable at the end of the period due to the
     note issuer's failure of performance
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(5). Disclosure by accruing method for bad debt provisions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Bad debt provisions accrued separately:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Bad debt provisions accrued according to the combination:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Disclosure to be made in accordance with the disclosure way of other receivables in case of bad debt
provisions accrued according to the general model of expected credit losses:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(6). Particulars on bad debt provisions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(7). Particulars on notes receivable actually written-off in the current period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


5.   Accounts receivable
(1). Disclosure by account age
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                         Unit: Yuan      Currency: RMB
                    Account age                             Carrying balance at the end of the period
 Within 1 year
 Including: Sub-item within 1 year
 Sub-total within 1 year                                                               1,724,642,750.64
 1 to 2 years                                                                             31,054,414.49

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                  2 to 3 years                                                                                                                                                    3,556,445.00
                  Above 3 years                                                                                                                                                   1,880,681.95
                  3 to 4 years
                  4 to 5 years
                  Above 5 years
                                                          Total                                                                                                           1,761,134,292.08


                 (2). Disclosure by accruing method for bad debt provisions
                 √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                                             Unit: Yuan                 Currency: RMB
                                                           Closing balance                                                                                    Opening balance
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Carrying
                           Carrying balance                      Bad debt provisions                                           Carrying balance                      Bad debt provisions
  Category                                                                                                                                                                                               value
                                                                                                       Carrying
                                                                                Accruing                                                                                             Accruing
                                         Percentage                                                     value                                Percentage
                       Amount                                 Amount           percentage                                  Amount                                Amount             percentage
                                            (%)                                                                                                 (%)
                                                                                  (%)                                                                                                  (%)
Bad debt             8,457,530.82                  0.48       8,457,530.82          100.00                                 8,442,002.81                0.53      8,442,002.81            100.00
provisions
accrued
separately
Including:
Bad debt            1,752,676,761.26              99.52      31,808,345.83                 1.81      1,720,868,415.43   1,589,593,697.43              99.47     28,382,228.53                  1.79   1,561,211,468.90
provisions
accrued
according to
the
combination
Including:
Combination         1,752,676,761.26              99.52      31,808,345.83                 1.81      1,720,868,415.43   1,589,593,697.43              99.47     28,382,228.53                  1.79   1,561,211,468.90
1: Account age
analysis
combination
     Total          1,761,134,292.08          /              40,265,876.65             /             1,720,868,415.43   1,598,035,700.24          /             36,824,231.34              /          1,561,211,468.90




                 Bad debt provisions accrued separately:
                 √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                                             Unit: Yuan                 Currency: RMB
                                                                                                                   Closing balance
                                Name                                                                                             Accruing
                                                               Carrying balance                      Bad debt provisions                                                   Accruing reason
                                                                                                                              percentage (%)
                  Shenzhen Diboyuan                                     2,378,521.60                       2,378,521.60                 100.00                         Not expected to be
                  Industrial Co., Ltd. (深圳                                                                                                                           recovered
                  市地博源实业有限公司)
                  OneSmart International                                2,164,805.00                           2,164,805.00                               100.00       Not expected to be
                  Education Group Limited                                                                                                                              recovered
                  Shanghai Jing Xue Rui                                      705,639.93                           705,639.93                              100.00       Not expected to be
                  Information Technology                                                                                                                               recovered
                  Co., Ltd.
                  Rongchuang Real Estate                                     339,469.90                           339,469.90                              100.00       Not expected to be
                  Group Co., Ltd.                                                                                                                                      recovered
                  KAISA HOLDINGS                                             246,800.00                           246,800.00                              100.00       Not expected to be
                  LIMITED                                                                                                                                              recovered
                  Zhengzhou Houqing                                          103,405.87                           103,405.87                              100.00       Not expected to be
                  Culture Communication                                                                                                                                recovered
                  Co., Ltd.
                  Other customers                                       2,518,888.52                           2,518,888.52                               100.00       Not expected to be
                                                                                                                                                                       recovered
                                Total                                   8,457,530.82                           8,457,530.82                               100.00                 /


                 Description on bad debt provisions accrued separately:
                 □ Applicable √ Not applicable

                 Bad debt provisions accrued according to the combination:
                 □ Applicable √ Not applicable


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    Disclosure to be made in accordance with the disclosure way of other receivables in case of bad debt
    provisions accrued according to the general model of expected credit losses:
    □ Applicable √ Not applicable


    (3). Particulars on bad debt provisions
    √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                     Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                                                      Change of the current period
                  Opening
  Category                                            Recovered or        Resold or        Other      Closing balance
                  balance             Accrued
                                                        reversed          written-off     changes
Accrued           8,442,002.81        1,085,770.12                         1,070,242.11                   8,457,530.82
separately
Combination      28,382,228.53        3,426,117.30                                                      31,808,345.83
1: Account
age analysis
combination
     Total       36,824,231.34        4,511,887.42                        1,070,242.11                  40,265,876.65
    Other descriptions:
         The bad debt provisions accrued this year include the impact of RMB-24,055.59 of the foreign
    currency statement exchange rate translation difference and the bad debt provisions of RMB208,861.71
    incorporated at the time of acquisition not under common control, so the actually accrued bad debt
    provisions are RMB4,327,081.30.

    Significant bad debt provision amounts recovered or reversed in the current period:
    □ Applicable √ Not applicable

    (4). Particulars on accounts receivable actually written-off in the current period
    √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                    Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                          Item                                                  Written-off amount
     Accounts receivable actually written-off                                                         1,070,242.11

    Writing-off of significant accounts receivable
    □ Applicable √ Not applicable
    Description on writing-off of accounts receivable:
    □ Applicable √ Not applicable

    (5). Particulars on top 5 accounts receivable in terms of the balance at the end of the period based
         on debtors
    √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                    Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                                                          Percentage (%) in the total        Balance of bad debt
        Company
                            Closing balance           balance at the end of the period of provisions at the end of
         name
                                                             accounts receivable                 the period
     First                       272,548,567.20                                     15.48            1,550,149.43
     Second                      219,870,817.81                                     12.48            1,569,808.91
     Third                        84,272,909.19                                      4.79              785,114.66
     Fourth                       72,722,870.13                                      4.13              572,983.93

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 Fifth                           43,387,776.09                                            2.46                    216,938.88
      Total                     692,802,940.42                                           39.34                  4,694,995.81

Other descriptions
No

(6). Accounts receivable derecognized due to the transfer of financial assets
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(7). Assets and liabilities formed due to the transfer and continuous involvement of accounts
     receivable
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

6.     Receivables financing
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                          Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                  Item                                   Closing balance                         Opening balance
 Bills receivable                                                 22,824,707.62                           61,412,976.46
 Factoring of accounts receivable
 Accounts receivable
                 Total                                                   22,824,707.62                        61,412,976.46

Changes in receivables financing during the current period and changes in fair value:
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                         Unit: Yuan                       Currency: RMB
                                                                                                            Accumulated loss
              Balance at the      Increase of the    Derecognition of        Other                        provisions recognized
     Item                                                                             Closing balance
              end of the year     current period    the current period      changes                              in other
                                                                                                         comprehensive income
Bills          61,412,976.46      282,003,344.85      320,591,613.69                     22,824,707.62
receivable
   Total       61,412,976.46      282,003,344.85      320,591,613.69                     22,824,707.62


Disclosure to be made in accordance with the disclosure way of other receivables in case of bad debt
provisions accrued according to the general model of expected credit losses:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable



7.     Prepayment
(1). Advance payment presented by account age
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                         Unit: Yuan       Currency: RMB

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                                Closing balance                             Opening balance
     Account age
                          Amount         Percentage (%)              Amount            Percentage (%)
 Within 1 year          88,311,966.56                97.23          150,881,413.40                 99.53
 1 to 2 years            2,134,130.82                 2.35              443,712.70                  0.29
 2 to 3 years              370,376.56                 0.41              271,258.66                  0.18
 Above 3 years               9,820.00                 0.01
 Less: Bad debt                                                     -20,000,000.00
 provisions
       Total            90,826,293.94                 100.00        131,596,384.76                  100.00

Description on the reasons for failure to settle the advance payment with an account age over one year and
a significant amount:
No


(2). Particulars on top 5 advance payments in terms of the balance at the end of the period
     according to the concentration of parties to which the advance payments are made
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                            Percentage (%) in the total
          Company name                       Closing balance              balance at the end of the period
                                                                               of advance payment
 First                                                  7,174,735.64                                   7.90
 Second                                                 2,202,152.19                                   2.42
 Third                                                  1,817,600.00                                   2.00
 Fourth                                                 1,548,482.32                                   1.70
 Fifth                                                  1,406,426.62                                   1.55
               Total                                   14,149,396.77                                 15.57

Other descriptions
No

Other descriptions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


8.    Other receivables
Presented by item
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                          Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                 Item                           Closing balance                  Opening balance
 Interest receivable
 Dividend receivable
 Other receivables                                      163,987,201.97                     141,753,102.00
 Total                                                  163,987,201.97                     141,753,102.00

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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Interest receivable
(1). Classification of interest receivable
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(2). Important overdue interest
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(3). Particulars on accruing of bad debt provisions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


Dividend receivable
(1). Dividend receivable
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(2). Important dividend receivable with the account age over one year
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(3). Particulars on accruing of bad debt provisions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


Other receivables
(1). Disclosure by account age
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                           Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                     Account age                              Carrying balance at the end of the period
 Within 1 year
 Including: Sub-item within 1 year
 Sub-total within 1 year                                                                 143,565,228.56
 1 to 2 years                                                                             39,824,525.23
 2 to 3 years                                                                             16,434,310.48
 Above 3 years                                                                            23,005,299.25
 3 to 4 years
 4 to 5 years
 Above 5 years
 Less: Bad debt provisions                                                               -58,842,161.55
                         Total                                                           163,987,201.97




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(2). Particulars on classification by amount nature
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                   Unit: Yuan      Currency: RMB
                                          Carrying balance at the end of      Carrying balance at the
            Amount nature
                                                   the period                 beginning of the period
 Personal loans and petty cash                             7,301,627.23                     7,619,165.29
 Amount paid for materials                               43,118,667.97                    33,583,639.24
 Consolidated balance of related-                        45,097,081.97                    36,427,271.95
 parties current accounts - provisional
 input tax
 Margin and deposit                                         101,987,147.00                 82,608,805.20
 Others                                                      25,324,839.35                 18,606,946.07
                  Total                                     222,829,363.52                178,845,827.75


(3). Particulars on accruing of bad debt provisions
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                          Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                           Phase 1              Phase 2                  Phase 3
                                          Expected credit loss     Expected credit loss
      Bad debt         Expected credit       for the entire           for the entire
                                                                                               Total
     provisions         losses in the     duration (no credit        duration (credit
                       next 12 months         impairment               impairment
                                               occurred)                occurred)
 Balance as at 1         37,092,725.75                                                      37,092,725.75
 January 2021
 Balance as at 1
 January 2021 in
 the current period
 -- Transferred into
 Phase 2
 -- Transferred into
 Phase 3
 -- Reversed into
 Phase 2
 -- Reversed into
 Phase 1
 Accrued in the           8,968,239.20                                   13,000,000.00     21,968,239.20
 current period
 Reserved in the
 current period
 Resold in the
 current period
 Written-off in the         208,620.00                                                        208,620.00
 current period
 Other changes               10,183.40                                                         10,183.40
 Balance as at 31        45,842,161.55                                   13,000,000.00     58,842,161.55
 December 2021

Particulars on significant changes in the carrying balance of other receivables with changes in the loss
provisions occurring in the current period:
√ Applicable □ Not applicable



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                           Phase 1                   Phase 2                Phase 3
                                                 Expected credit        Expected credit
     Bad debt           Expected credit         loss for the entire    loss for the entire
                                                                                                   Total
    provisions         losses in the next       duration (no credit     duration (credit
                          12 months                impairment             impairment
                                                    occurred)              occurred)
Balance as at 1
                          178,845,827.75                                                         178,845,827.75
January 2021
Balance as at 1
January 2021 in
the current period
--    Transferred
into Phase 2
--    Transferred
into Phase 3
-- Reversed into
Phase 2
-- Reversed into
Phase 1
Increase of the
                        1,085,261,052.12                                   13,000,000.00      1,098,261,052.12
current period
Derecognition of
                        1,054,277,516.35                                                      1,054,277,516.35
the current period
Balance as at 31
                          209,829,363.52                                   13,000,000.00         222,829,363.52
December 2021

Amount of bad debt provisions accrued for the current period and the basis for assessing whether the credit
risk of financial instruments has increased significantly:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(4). Particulars on bad debt provisions
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                 Unit: Yuan      Currency: RMB
                                                     Change of the current period
                     Opening
   Category                                           Recovered or       Resold or      Other      Closing balance
                     balance          Accrued
                                                        reversed        written-off    changes
 Bad debt                            13,000,000.00                                                   13,000,000.00
 provisions
 accrued
 separately
 Combination      37,092,725.75       8,958,055.80                       208,620.00                  45,842,161.55
 1: Account
 age analysis
 combination
     Total        37,092,725.75      21,958,055.80                       208,620.00                  58,842,161.55
Other descriptions:
     The bad debt provisions accrued this year include the adjustment of RMB-25,724.12 to foreign
exchange gains and losses in foreign-currency statements and the bad debt provisions of RMB15,540.72
incorporated at the time of acquisition not under common control, so the actually accrued bad debt
provisions are RMB21,968,239.20.

Significant bad debt provision amounts reversed or recovered in the current period:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

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(5). Particulars on other receivables actually written-off in the current period
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                    Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                       Item                                                     Written-off amount
Other receivables actually written-off                                                                 208,620.00

Significant writing-off of other receivables:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Description on writing-off of other receivables:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(6). Particulars on top 5 other receivables in terms of the balance at the end of the period based on
     debtors
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                    Unit: Yuan            Currency: RMB
                                                                                   Percentage (%)
                                                                                     in the total
                                                                                                               Bad debt
  Company                                                                           balance at the
                   Amount nature         Closing balance       Account age                                    provisions
   name                                                                           end of the period
                                                                                                            Closing balance
                                                                                       of other
                                                                                     receivables
 First            Consolidated              45,097,081.97    Within 1 year                     20.24
                  related parties -
                  provisional input
                  tax
 Second           Others                    13,000,000.00    1-2 years                            5.83          13,000,000.00
 Third            Margin and                  5500000.00     RMB4 million                         2.47             650000.00
                  deposit                                    within one year,
                                                             RMB1.5 million
                                                             for 1-2 years
 Fourth           Others                     5,057,976.56    Within 1 year                     2.27                252,898.83
 Fifth            Others                     2,000,491.76    Within 1 year                     0.90                100,024.59
     Total                 /                70,655,550.29            /                        31.71             14,002,923.42


(7). Receivables involving government subsidies
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                    Unit: Yuan            Currency: RMB
                                    Name of
                                                                                                           Estimated time,
                                   government                                Account age at the
         Company name                                  Closing balance                                   amount and basis of
                                 subsidy-related                             end of the period
                                                                                                               receipt
                                      items
 Shanghai Xuhui District       Refund upon                  5,057,976.56     Within 1 year           Refund upon payment
 Tax Service, State            payment of VAT                                                        of VAT on software
 Taxation Administration       on software                                                           enterprises
                               enterprises
 Total                                                      5,057,976.56


Other descriptions
No




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      (8). Other receivables derecognized due to the transfer of financial assets
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable


      (9). Assets and liabilities formed due to the transfer and continuous involvement of other
           receivables
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable

      Other descriptions:
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable


      9.       Inventories
      (1). Classification of inventories
      √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                               Unit: Yuan        Currency: RMB
                                         Closing balance                                              Opening balance
                                            Provision for                                               Provision for
                                             the loss on                                                 the loss on
                                          decline in value                                            decline in value
                                           of inventories/                                             of inventories/
      Item
                     Carrying balance       provision for      Carrying value     Carrying balance      provision for    Carrying value
                                          the impairment                                              the impairment
                                             of contract                                                 of contract
                                            performance                                                 performance
                                                 cost                                                        cost
Raw materials           185,915,415.87          488,371.55       185,427,044.32     171,682,717.53          503,028.26    171,179,689.27
Work-in-                 42,444,915.33          213,729.51        42,231,185.82      67,576,697.07           90,168.22     67,486,528.85
process
Finished              1,328,007,263.14     64,967,133.27       1,263,040,129.87   1,065,016,694.84      45,926,598.58    1,019,090,096.26
products

Revolving                13,074,916.91        317,390.33          12,757,526.58      16,274,211.14       1,514,799.76      14,759,411.38
materials

Expendable               12,380,801.73                            12,380,801.73      14,814,590.65                         14,814,590.65
biological assets



Contract
performance
cost

Materials in              2,263,735.49           7,997.87          2,255,737.62        4,146,657.42         39,054.79        4,107,602.63
transit

Consigned                 9,560,511.34                             9,560,511.34      13,713,637.94                         13,713,637.94
processing
materials

Shipped goods            19,000,362.02                            19,000,362.02      17,661,289.85                         17,661,289.85


     Total            1,612,647,921.83     65,994,622.53       1,546,653,299.30   1,370,886,496.44      48,073,649.61    1,322,812,846.83




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     (2). Devaluation provisions of inventories and impairment provisions of contract performance cost
     √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                             Unit: Yuan        Currency: RMB
                                                 Increase amount of the current      Decrease amount of the current
                                                            period                               period
           Item                Opening balance                                                                         Closing balance
                                                                                     Reversed or
                                                  Accrued              Others                             Others
                                                                                       resold
Raw materials                       503,028.26      -14,656.71                                                              488,371.55
Work-in-process                      90,168.22      123,561.29                                                              213,729.51
Finished products                45,926,598.58   18,179,871.30        1,566,462.78     663,113.79          42,685.60     64,967,133.27
Revolving materials               1,514,799.76   -1,197,409.43                                                              317,390.33
Expendable biological assets
Contract performance cost
Materials in transit                 39,054.79                                          31,056.92                             7,997.87
Consigned processing
materials
            Total                48,073,649.61   17,091,366.45        1,566,462.78     694,170.71          42,685.60     65,994,622.53
     Other descriptions:
          Increase amount of the current period - others were caused by the business combination not under
     common control, while decrease amount of the current period - others were caused by the translation
     difference of foreign-currency statements.


     (3). Description on the capitalization amount of the borrowing expenses included in the balance of
          inventories at the end of the period
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable


     (4). Description on amortization amount of the current period of contract performance cost
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable

     Other descriptions
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable


     10. Contract assets
     (1). Particulars on contract assets
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable


     (2). Amount of and reason for significant changes in carrying value during the Reporting Period
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable


     (3). Particulars on impairment provisions accrued for contract assets in the current period
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable
     Disclosure to be made in accordance with the disclosure way of other receivables in case of bad debt
     provisions accrued according to the general model of expected credit losses:
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable

     Other descriptions:
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable


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11. Held for sale assets
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


12. Non-current assets due within one year
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                        Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                       Item                                 Closing balance          Opening balance
 Debt investment due within one year
 Other debt investments due within one year
 Long-term receivables due within one year                         3,312,295.00             4,637,213.00
                      Total                                        3,312,295.00             4,637,213.00

Important debt investments at the end of the period and other debt investments:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions
No


13. Other current assets
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                            Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                 Item                           Closing balance                     Opening balance
 Contract acquisition cost
 Receivable return cost                                     54,709,110.46                  10,541,165.83
VAT input tax to be deducted                                 5,154,242.22                   8,685,801.62
Pre-paid enterprise income tax                               6,598,599.26                     549,155.49
Others                                                          12,691.98
Pre-paid value added tax                                    19,323,089.61                   7,510,484.36
                Total                                       85,797,733.53                  27,286,607.30

Other descriptions
No


14. Debt investment
(1). Particulars on debt investment
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(2). Important debt investment at the end of the period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(3). Particulars on accruing of impairment provisions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable



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The basis for adopting the amount of impairment provisions accrued for the current period and the
assessment on whether the credit risk of financial instruments increased significantly
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


15. Other debt investment
(1). Particulars on other debt investments
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(2). Important other debt investments at the end of the period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(3). Particulars on accruing of impairment provisions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

The basis for adopting the amount of impairment provisions accrued for the current period and the
assessment on whether the credit risk of financial instruments increased significantly
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


16. Long-term receivables
(1). Long-term receivables
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(2). Particulars on accruing of bad debt provisions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Amount of bad debt provisions accrued for the current period and the basis for assessing whether the credit
risk of financial instruments has increased significantly
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(3). Long-term receivables derecognized due to the transfer of financial assets
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(4). Assets and liabilities formed due to the transfer and continuous involvement of long-term
     receivables
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


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              Other descriptions
              □ Applicable √ Not applicable


              17. Long-term equity investments
              √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                                      Unit: Yuan             Currency: RMB
                                                                                        Change of the current period                                                                    Balance of
                    At the beginning                                 Investment gains     Adjustment to                     Declaration on                           At the end of     impairment
    Invested                                                                                                                                  Accruing of
                     of the period        Additional   Withdrawn        and losses            other          Other equity   distribution of                           the period      provisions at
    company                                                                                                                                   impairment    Others
                        Balance           investment   investment    recognized under     comprehensive        changes      cash dividends                             Balance       the end of the
                                                                                                                                               provisions                                period
                                                                    the equity method        income                            or profits
I. Joint venture
Subtotal
II. Associate
Ningbo                    29,693,097.54                                 1,634,406.40           418,198.53                                                            31,745,702.47
Zhongchen
Equity
Investment
Partnership
(Limited
Partnership)




Shanghai Pen-              5,029,298.13                                  -262,298.80                                                                                  4,766,999.33
making
Technology
Services Co.,
Ltd.



Subtotal                  34,722,395.67                                 1,372,107.60           418,198.53                                                            36,512,701.80

      Total               34,722,395.67                                 1,372,107.60           418,198.53                                                            36,512,701.80




              Other descriptions
              No



              18. Investments in other equity instruments
              (1). Particulars on other equity instrument investments
              √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                    Unit: Yuan  Currency: RMB
                              Item                                                              Closing balance              Opening balance
                Shanghai M&G Culture and Creativity                                                      6,745,402.14                 5,476,577.42
                Co., Ltd.
                              Total                                                                              6,745,402.14                                        5,476,577.42


              (2). Particulars on non-trading equity instrument investments
              √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                                      Unit: Yuan             Currency: RMB
                                                                                                                                                 Reason for            Reason for
                                      Dividend                                                                 Amount transferred                designation          transfer from
                                       income                                                                       from other                     as at fair              other
                                                            Accumulated                 Accumulate
                   Item             recognized in                                                                comprehensive                  value through         comprehensi
                                                               gains                     d losses
                                     the current                                                                   income into                       other              ve income
                                        period                                                                  retained earnings               comprehensi           into retained
                                                                                                                                                  ve income              earnings




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     Shanghai                             3,145,402.14                                             The
     M&G Culture                                                                                   Company
     and Creativity                                                                                held the
     Co., Ltd.                                                                                     investment
                                                                                                   for non-
                                                                                                   trading
                                                                                                   purposes


      Other descriptions:
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable


      19. Other non-current financial assets
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable
      Other descriptions:
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable


      20. Investment real estate
      Measurement model of investment real estate
      Not applicable


      21. Fixed assets
      Presented by item
      √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                     Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                        Item                                  Closing balance                Opening balance
        Fixed assets                                                1,840,104,394.34               1,847,635,724.45
        Disposal of fixed assets
                        Total                                        1,840,104,394.34                        1,847,635,724.45

      Other descriptions:
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable


      Fixed assets
      (1). Particulars on fixed assets
      √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                              Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                                   Property and          Machinery and        Means of
            Item                                                                                Other equipment        Total
                                    buildings             equipment        transportation
I. Original carrying value:
1. Balance at the beginning of
                                   1,714,483,793.25       773,301,296.04      57,554,746.98       323,093,772.94   2,868,433,609.21
the period
2. Increase amount of the
                                       5,454,469.93       127,265,122.56      10,495,391.78        71,083,380.68     214,298,364.95
current period
(1) Acquisition                         601,124.39          2,442,596.04       8,582,658.82         7,872,949.49      19,499,328.74
(2) Transfer-in from
                                       3,669,724.80       121,967,662.67       1,436,220.49        62,250,395.95     189,324,003.91
construction in progress
(3) Increase for business
                                       1,183,620.74         2,854,863.85        476,512.47           960,035.24        5,475,032.30
combination
3. Decrease amount of the
                                        315,467.65         27,335,972.83       4,737,911.48        27,742,158.37      60,131,510.33
current period



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(1) Disposal or scraping
                                                     26,346,729.17        4,716,311.32    27,597,443.78     58,660,484.27


(2) Translation difference of
                                      315,467.65        989,243.66          21,600.16       144,714.59        1,471,026.06
foreign-currency statements

4. Balance at the end of the
period                           1,719,622,795.53   873,230,445.77       63,312,227.28   366,434,995.25   3,022,600,463.83

II. Accumulated depreciation
1. Balance at the beginning of
the period                        309,918,625.82    404,668,124.50       46,671,047.39   259,305,938.35   1,020,563,736.06

2. Increase amount of the
current period                     88,705,982.93     75,322,784.30        4,859,361.11    43,703,427.39    212,591,555.73

(1) Accruing
                                   87,764,950.90     74,292,517.76        4,382,848.64    42,955,198.62    209,395,515.92

(2) Increase for business             941,032.03      1,030,266.54         476,512.47       748,228.77        3,196,039.81
combination

3. Decrease amount of the
current period                         78,047.66     20,277,441.13        4,477,151.75    26,060,730.46     50,893,371.00

(1) Disposal or scraping
                                                     19,521,522.10        4,458,866.17    25,962,157.74     49,942,546.01

(2) Translation difference of          78,047.66        755,919.03          18,285.58         98,572.72        950,824.99
foreign-currency statements



4. Balance at the end of the
period                            398,546,561.09    459,713,467.67       47,053,256.75   276,948,635.28   1,182,261,920.79

III. Impairment provisions
1. Balance at the beginning of
the period                                              234,148.70                                             234,148.70

2. Increase amount of the
current period

(1) Accruing
(2) Increase for business
combination

3. Decrease amount of the
current period

(1) Disposal or scraping
4. Balance at the end of the
period                                                  234,148.70                                             234,148.70

IV. Carrying value
1. Carrying value at the end
of the period                    1,321,076,234.44   413,282,829.40       16,258,970.53    89,486,359.97   1,840,104,394.34

2. Carrying value at the
beginning of the period          1,404,565,167.43   368,399,022.84       10,883,699.59    63,787,834.59   1,847,635,724.45




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   (2). Particulars on temporary idle fixed assets
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable


   (3). Particulars on fixed assets leased in under finance leases
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable


   (4). Fixed assets leased out under operating leases
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable


   (5). Particulars on fixed assets of which the property ownership certificates have not been obtained
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable
   Other descriptions:
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable


   Disposal of fixed assets
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable


   22. Construction in progress
   Presented by item
   √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                               Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                   Item                                 Closing balance               Opening balance
    Construction in progress                                     66,743,168.66                 54,946,300.66
    Engineering materials
                   Total                                            66,743,168.66                    54,946,300.66

   Other descriptions:
   □ Applicable √ Not applicable


   Construction in progress
   (1). Particulars on construction in progress
   √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                    Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                  Closing balance                                     Opening balance
      Item                         Impairment                                           Impairment
                 Carrying balance                    Carrying value  Carrying balance                 Carrying value
                                    provisions                                           provisions
Fixed assets not    38,399,450.39                      38,399,450.39    23,771,536.87                   23,771,536.87
yet installed
and put into use
Others              28,343,718.27                      28,343,718.27      31,174,763.79                 31,174,763.79
      Total         66,743,168.66                      66,743,168.66      54,946,300.66                 54,946,300.66


   (2). Changes in important construction in progress projects in the current period
   √ Applicable □ Not applicable


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                                                                                                                                                  Unit: Yuan               Currency: RMB

                                                                                                                                                                          Including:
                                                                                                                          Proportion of
                              At the                           Amount of fixed                                                                        Accumulated        Amount of             Interest
                                            Increase amount                         Other decrease   At the end of the     cumulative
                         beginning of the                      assets transferred                                                          Progress     amount of           interest        capitalization
    Items       Budget                        of the current                        amounts in the        period          investment in                                                                      Source of fund
                              period                             in the current                                                            of works      interest      capitalization in   rate (%) in the
                                                  period                            current period       Balance          the project to
                             Balance                                 period                                                                           capitalization     the current       current period
                                                                                                                         the budget (%)
                                                                                                                                                                             period


Fixed assets               23,771,536.87     132,578,134.28      117,718,027.07         232,193.69     38,399,450.39                                                                                         Self-owned
not yet                                                                                                                                                                                                      capital
installed and
put into use




Others                     31,174,763.79     129,476,402.11       71,605,976.84      60,701,470.79     28,343,718.27                                                                                         Self-owned
                                                                                                                                                                                                             capital



    Total                  54,946,300.66     262,054,536.39      189,324,003.91      60,933,664.48     66,743,168.66            /             /                                                   /                 /




                    Other descriptions:
                         Other decreases were mainly caused by the transfer of the renovation project of the office building
                    of Rafael Cloud Gallery from the construction in progress into the long-term deferred expenses this year.


                    (3). Particulars on impairment provisions accrued for construction in progress in the current
                         period
                    □ Applicable √ Not applicable
                    Other descriptions
                    □ Applicable √ Not applicable


                    Engineering materials
                    (1). Particulars on engineering materials
                    □ Applicable √ Not applicable


                    23. Productive biological assets
                    (1). Productive biological assets using cost measurement model
                    □ Applicable √ Not applicable


                    (2). Productive biological assets using fair value measurement model
                    □ Applicable √ Not applicable
                    Other descriptions
                    □ Applicable √ Not applicable


                    24. Oil and gas assets
                    □ Applicable √ Not applicable


                    25. Right-of-use assets
                    √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                                                  Unit: Yuan               Currency: RMB

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                  Item                    Property and buildings       Transportation vehicles          Total
 I. Original carrying value
 1. Balance at the beginning of the                 327,386,662.94                                      327,386,662.94
 period
 2. Increase amount of the current                  219,326,092.81                  1,515,510.36        220,841,603.17
 period
 (1) New leases                                     194,417,049.77                                      194,417,049.77
 (2) Increase for business combination               17,868,814.10                  1,562,651.03         19,431,465.13
 (3) Revaluation adjustment                            7,579,279.47                                       7,579,279.47
 (4) Translation difference of foreign-                 -539,050.53                    -47,140.67          -586,191.20
 currency statements
 3. Decrease amount of the current                     7,725,998.46                                       7,725,998.46
 period
 (1) Transfer out to fixed assets
 (2) Disposal                                          7,725,998.46                                       7,725,998.46

 4. Balance at the end of the period                538,986,757.29                  1,515,510.36        540,502,267.65

 II. Accumulated depreciation
 1. Balance at the beginning of the
 period
 2. Increase amount of the current                  184,342,982.85                    899,358.68        185,242,341.53
 period
 (1) Accrual                                        175,459,658.67                    134,244.98        175,593,903.65
 (2) Increase for business combination                 9,159,644.20                   788,912.92          9,948,557.12
 (3) Translation difference of foreign-                 -276,320.02                    -23,799.22          -300,119.24
 currency statements
 3. Decrease amount of the current                     2,280,187.22                                       2,280,187.22
 period
 (1) Disposal                                          2,280,187.22                                       2,280,187.22
 (2) Transfer out to fixed assets

 4. Balance at the end of the period                182,062,795.63                    899,358.68        182,962,154.31

 III. Impairment provisions
 1. Balance at the beginning of the
 period
 2. Increase amount of the current
 period
 (1) Accrual
 (2) Increase for business combination
 3. Decrease amount of the current
 period
 (1) Disposal
 (2) Transfer out to fixed assets

 4. Balance at the end of the period
 IV. Carrying value
 1. Carrying value at the end of the                356,923,961.66                    616,151.68        357,540,113.34
 period
 2. Carrying value at the beginning of              327,386,662.94                                      327,386,662.94
 the period


Other descriptions:
No


26. Intangible assets
(1). Particulars on intangible assets
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                     Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB


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                                                                                   Image
                                                                 Unpatented                          Trademark use
         Item                Land use rights     Patent right                   identification                        Software         Others            Total
                                                                 technology                              rights
                                                                                    rights

I. Original carrying value

1. Balance at the               338,919,937.61   13,175,147.06                       93,989.00                        36,189,394.22    2,090,716.14   390,469,184.03
beginning of the
period
2. Increase amount of                             1,745,520.70                                       102,215,584.37    6,668,633.60   33,567,059.53   144,196,798.20
the current period
                                                  1,745,520.70                                            34,095.91    3,472,469.42                     5,252,086.03
(1) Acquisition

(2) Internal R&D

(3) Transfer-in from                                                                                                   1,077,742.55                     1,077,742.55
construction in
progress
(4) Increase for                                                                                     102,181,488.46    2,118,421.63   33,567,059.53   137,866,969.62
business combination

3. Decrease amount                2,870,522.26                                                         2,630,588.81    5,211,427.95                    10,712,539.02
of the current period
                                  2,424,213.17                                                                         5,147,521.29                     7,571,734.46
(1) Disposal

(2) Invalid and
derecognized portion
(3) Translation                    446,309.09                                                          2,630,588.81      63,906.66                      3,140,804.56
difference of foreign-
currency statements
4. Balance at the end           336,049,415.35   14,920,667.76                       93,989.00        99,584,995.56   37,646,599.87   35,657,775.67   523,953,443.21
of the period

II. Accumulative amortization

1. Balance at the                43,068,683.59    4,132,625.91                       93,989.00                        20,906,939.22    1,520,617.71    69,722,855.43
beginning of the
period
2. Increase amount of             7,273,080.92      884,670.16                                         7,636,173.77    5,446,581.71    2,589,994.12    23,830,500.68
the current period
                                  7,273,080.92      884,670.16                                   -       786,748.54    4,520,797.86    2,589,994.12    16,055,291.60
(1) Accruing

(2) Increase for                                                                                 -     7,062,479.85     954,580.77                      8,017,060.62
business combination
(3) Translation                                                                                  -      -213,054.62      -28,796.92                      -241,851.54
difference of foreign-
currency statements
3. Decrease amount                 580,542.42                                                                          3,867,509.17                     4,448,051.59
of the current period
                                   580,542.42                                                                          3,867,509.17                     4,448,051.59
(1) Disposal

4. Balance at the end            49,761,222.09    5,017,296.07                       93,989.00         7,636,173.77   22,486,011.76    4,110,611.83    89,105,304.52
of the period

III. Impairment provisions

1. Balance at the
beginning of the
period
2. Increase amount of
the current period

(1) Accruing

3. Decrease amount
of the current period

(1) Disposal

4. Balance at the end
of the period

IV. Carrying value

1. Carrying value at            286,288,193.27    9,903,371.69                                        91,948,821.79   15,160,588.11   31,547,163.84   434,848,138.70
the end of the period
2. Carrying value at            295,851,254.02    9,042,521.15                                                        15,282,455.00     570,098.43    320,746,328.60
the beginning of the
period



         The proportion of intangible assets formed by the Company's internal R&D at the end of the current period
         in the balance of intangible assets was 0




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         (2). Particulars on use rights of land of which the property ownership certificates have not been
              obtained
         □ Applicable √ Not applicable
         Other descriptions:
         □ Applicable √ Not applicable


         27. Development expenses
         □ Applicable √ Not applicable


         28. Goodwill
         (1). Original carrying value of goodwill
         √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                       Unit: Yuan              Currency: RMB
                                                                      Increase of the current period          Decrease of the current period
         Name of invested company or                               Formed due to
                                           Opening balance                                                                                            Closing balance
           event forming goodwill                                     business              Others            Disposal               Others
                                                                    combination
         Shenzhen Erya Creative and               131,001.23                                                                                               131,001.23
         Cultural Development Co.,
         Ltd.(深圳尔雅文化创意发
         展有限公司)
         Axus Stationery (Shanghai)             30,175,537.19                                                                                           30,175,537.19
         Company Ltd.
         Beckmann Holding AS                                        63,529,740.20                                                                       63,529,740.20

                    Total                       30,306,538.42       63,529,740.20                                                                       93,836,278.62




         (2). Impairment provisions of goodwill
         √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                       Unit: Yuan              Currency: RMB
                                                                       Increase of the current period    Decrease of the current period
         Name of invested company
                                           Opening balance                                                                                        Closing balance
         or event forming goodwill                                      Accrued             Others         Disposal            Others
         Shenzhen Erya Creative                       131,001.23                                                                                           131,001.23
         and Cultural Development
         Co., Ltd.(深圳尔雅文化
         创意发展有限公司)
         Axus Stationery                           30,175,537.19                                                                                        30,175,537.19
         (Shanghai) Company Ltd.
                   Total                           30,306,538.42                                                                                        30,306,538.42




         (3). Information regarding the asset group or the combination of asset groups to which goodwill
              belongs
         √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                            Carrying value of
                                                                                                                                        Carrying value of the
                                 goodwill             Carrying value of                                  Carrying value of other
                                                                                                                                         asset group or the         Whether the
                              attributable to        goodwill attributable     Total carrying value of   assets in the asset group
  Name of asset group                                                                                                                   combination of asset        asset group
                             shareholders of             to minority                  goodwill            or the combination of
                                                                                                                                          groups including          has changed
                                the parent              shareholders                                           asset groups
                                                                                                                                              goodwill
                                 company
Shenzhen Erya Creative
and            Cultural
Development Co., Ltd.               131,001.23                  125,863.93                 256,865.16                 603,635.03                   860,500.19                No
(深圳尔雅文化创意发
展有限公司)
Axus         Stationery
                                30,175,537.1
(Shanghai)   Company                                        23,709,350.65               53,884,887.84             360,477,156.53               414,362,044.37                No
                                           9
Ltd.



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                           63,529,740.2
Beckmann Holding AS                                  5,977,634.20              69,507,374.40           116,203,844.26           185,711,218.66                 No
                                      0



        (4). Describe the goodwill impairment test process, key parameters (such as growth rate in the
             forecast period, growth rate in the stable period, profit margin, discount rate, forecast period,
             etc. when estimating the present value of the estimated future cash flow, if applicable) and the
             recognition of impairment losses of goodwill
        √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                             Unit: RMB 0'000
                                                                    Key parameter                                                                Amount of
                                                                                                                        Present value of
                                              Growth rate                                           Discount rate                                  goodwill
     Name of asset group                                                                                                estimated future
                            Forecast period   in the steady              Profit margin         (weighted average cost                            impairment
                                                                                                                            cash flow
                                                  period                                         of capital WACC)                                 provisions
                                                                Calculated according to
  Beckmann Holding AS      2022-2025          1.5%              predicted income, costs,               10% after tax           26,043.55
                                                                expenses, etc.



        (5). Effect of goodwill impairment test
        √ Applicable □ Not applicable
              For the current year, the Company hired KPMG Asset Appraisal (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. to issue the
        Asset Appraisal Report on the Recoverable Amount of Goodwill Asset Groups of Back to School Holding
        AS (Beckmann) Involved in the Goodwill Impairment Test Carried out by Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc.
        for the Purpose of Financial Reporting with the report number of KPMG Ping Bao Zi [2022] No.005 on
        25 March 2022. According to the appraisal results, as of 31 December 2021, the carrying value of the asst
        group or the combination of asset groups including goodwill of Beckmann acquired by the Company was
        RMB185,711,200, and the recoverable amount was RMB260,435,500; after the test, there was no
        impairment risk in the goodwill formed by the Company's acquisition of Beckmann.

        Other descriptions
        □ Applicable √ Not applicable


        29. Long-term prepaid expenses
        √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                            Unit: Yuan         Currency: RMB
             Item              Opening               Increase amount                Amortization               Other           Closing balance
                               balance                 of the current               amount of the            decrease
                                                           period                   current period           amounts
       Decoration           97,168,999.11             110,534,370.70                 59,115,340.02           398,773.20           148,189,256.59
       fee
       Others                1,866,853.67               14,227,274.45                  2,075,603.87              953.38            14,017,570.87
           Total            99,035,852.78              124,761,645.15                 61,190,943.89          399,726.58           162,206,827.46

        Other descriptions:
        No


        30. Deferred income tax assets/Deferred income tax liabilities
        (1). Unoffset deferred income tax assets
        √ Applicable □ Not applicable


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                                                                          Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                           Closing balance                      Opening balance
            Item                   Deductible       Deferred income      Deductible          Deferred
                                   temporary               tax           temporary          income tax
                                   differences           Assets          differences          Assets
 Impairment provisions of          85,392,119.05       20,785,685.43     62,830,410.42     15,736,764.19
 assets
 Unrealized profits from          145,744,676.94        24,173,424.79   128,331,275.32     19,493,583.59
 internal transactions
 Deductible losses                                                       15,475,765.74      3,868,941.44
 Cash flow hedging                    147,570.52            32,465.51
 Deferred income                   46,648,325.34         9,004,394.46    43,408,616.60      8,510,440.37
 Depreciation or                  161,342,324.44        40,345,663.12    88,272,113.20     22,068,028.30
 amortization difference
 Time difference in                58,634,241.79        14,658,560.45      1,591,710.76      397,927.68
 revenue recognition
 New lease standards               82,821,125.87        19,804,926.97
 Difference between the            39,095,966.44         6,354,110.72   101,643,345.93     16,511,152.05
 expected pre-tax
 deductible amount of
 equity incentive expenses
 during the waiting period
 and the fair value of the
 stock at the date of grant
 Equity incentive                 114,806,434.60       18,697,069.05     82,199,024.88     13,352,576.96
            Total                 734,632,785.00      153,856,300.50    523,752,262.85     99,939,414.58


(2). Unoffset deferred income tax liabilities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                          Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                           Closing balance                      Opening balance
            Item                    Taxable         Deferred income       Taxable        Deferred income
                                   temporary               tax           temporary              tax
                                   differences          Liabilities      differences        Liabilities
 Assets appreciation for          207,741,970.29       38,990,035.12    175,784,995.89     31,652,101.70
 business combination not
 under the common
 control
 Changes in fair value of
 other debt investments
 Changes in fair value of           3,145,402.14          471,810.32      1,876,577.42       281,486.61
 other equity instrument
 investments
 Depreciation or                   76,696,943.59       16,873,327.59
 amortization difference
 Time difference in cost           52,613,962.26       13,223,117.61
 recognition
 Changes in right-of-use           90,676,436.99       21,672,861.34
 assets
 Changes in fair value of           9,123,552.86        1,434,785.40     28,277,848.33      4,847,480.94
 trading financial assets
            Total                 439,998,268.13       92,665,937.38    205,939,421.64     36,781,069.25


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    (3). Deferred income tax assets or liabilities presented on a net basis after offsetting
    □ Applicable √ Not applicable


    (4). Details of unrecognized deferred income tax assets
    √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                  Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                  Item                               Closing balance                     Opening balance
     Deductible temporary                                     359,740,315.61                       62,196,722.99
     differences
     Deductible losses                                         424,942,206.24                        351,596,864.50
                  Total                                        784,682,521.85                        413,793,587.49


    (5). The deductible losses of unrecognized deferred income tax assets will expire in the following
         years
    √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                 Unit: Yuan       Currency: RMB
                                  Amount at the end of          Amount at the beginning of
               Year                                                                                        Note
                                     the period                        the period
     2026                              119,865,224.32
     2025                              136,486,913.76                       118,026,277.48
     2024                                55,928,624.13                       61,116,333.17
     2023                                96,680,220.71                      110,708,628.54
     2022                                15,981,223.32                       35,828,658.63
     2021                                                                    25,916,966.68
               Total                       424,942,206.24                   351,596,864.50                  /


    Other descriptions:
    □ Applicable √ Not applicable


    31. Other non-current assets
    √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                  Unit: Yuan       Currency: RMB
                                         Closing balance                                 Opening balance
        Item               Carrying       Impairment                       Carrying        Impairment
                                                         Carrying value                                     Carrying value
                           balance         provisions                      balance          provisions
Contract acquisition
cost
Contract performance
cost
Receivable return cost
Contract assets
Prepayments for real      8,543,306.18                     8,543,306.18   6,258,468.47                          6,258,468.47
estate, engineering,
equipment, etc.
         Total            8,543,306.18                     8,543,306.18   6,258,468.47                          6,258,468.47


    Other descriptions:
    No

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32. Short-term borrowings
(1). Classification of short-term borrowings
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                               Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
             Item                            Closing balance                         Opening balance
Pledged borrowings                                  166,063,550.00                         180,000,000.00
Mortgaged borrowings
Guaranteed borrowings
Credit borrowings                                     10,676,127.66
Borrowing interest expenses                            3,185,892.63                           176,000.00
             Total                                   179,925,570.29                       180,176,000.00

Description on classification of short-term borrowings:
    See 1. Important commitments under Note XIV. Commitments and Contingencies.

(2). Particulars on overdue but yet unrepaid short-term borrowings
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Particulars of important overdue but yet unrepaid short-term borrowings:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Other descriptions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

33. Held-for-trading financial liabilities
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

34. Derivative financial liabilities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                               Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
               Item                               Closing balance                      Opening balance
 Foreign exchange derivatives - Cash                          147,570.52
 flow hedging
               Total                                              147,570.52

Other descriptions:
No

35. Bills payable
(1). Presentation of notes payable
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                               Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
               Type                            Closing balance                       Opening balance
 Commercial acceptance bills
 Bank acceptance bills                                   172,167.42
               Total                                     172,167.42


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At the end of the period, the total amount of expired but unpaid bills payable was RMB0.


36. Accounts payable
(1). Presentation of accounts payable
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                        Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
              Item                         Closing balance                    Opening balance
 Within 1 year                                   2,780,630,084.87                     2,552,911,388.83
 1 to 2 years                                       27,551,065.81                        46,850,996.73
 2 to 3 years                                        1,215,988.70                         1,389,918.08
 Above 3 years                                         196,302.04                           868,204.35
              Total                              2,809,593,441.42                     2,602,020,507.99


(2). Accounts payable with the account age over one year
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Other descriptions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


37. Accounts received in advance
(1). Presentation of advance received from customers
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(2). Significant advance received from customers with the account age over one year
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Other descriptions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


38. Contract liabilities
(1). Particulars on contract liabilities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                        Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
               Item                         Closing balance                    Opening balance
 Loans                                               118,419,358.01                    107,856,804.87
 Membership points                                    14,057,291.44                       2,701,304.36
 Vouchers                                             14,108,591.36                       3,541,926.12
            Total                                    146,585,240.81                    114,100,035.35


(2). Amount of and reason for significant changes in carrying value during the Reporting Period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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39. Employee benefits payable
(1). Presentation of employee benefits payable
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: Yuan  Currency: RMB
                                                     Increase of the      Decrease of the
          Item             Opening balance                                                Closing balance
                                                     current period       current period
 I. Short-term benefits     145,779,153.22             909,800,804.26      872,883,888.11  182,696,069.37
 II. Post-employment          6,248,465.67              94,056,554.96       91,865,706.74     8,439,313.89
 benefits - Defined
 contribution plans
 III. Termination                  597,488.00           3,194,307.07        3,623,795.07        168,000.00
 benefits
 IV. Other benefits due
 within one year
          Total             152,625,106.89         1,007,051,666.29       968,373,389.92    191,303,383.26


(2). Presentation of short-term benefits
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: RMB Currency: RMB
                                                      Increase of the     Decrease of the
           Item              Opening balance                                              Closing balance
                                                      current period      current period
 I. Salary, bonus,                137,387,024.38       789,636,241.79      754,079,338.19  172,943,927.98
 allowance and subsidy
 II. Employee benefits                 32,733.33       26,520,750.27       26,553,483.60
 III. Social insurance              3,740,523.10       60,327,424.07       59,641,487.13       4,426,460.04
 Including: Medical                 3,618,360.04       57,728,721.67       57,087,339.18       4,259,742.53
 insurance
 Work-related injury                 112,453.87         2,115,772.34        2,061,880.60        166,345.61
 insurance
 Maternity insurance                    9,709.19          482,930.06          492,267.35             371.90
 IV. Housing provident              2,762,792.89       28,298,583.39       27,921,933.39       3,139,442.89
 fund
 V. Labor union and                 1,853,920.06          342,864.78        1,648,367.98        548,416.86
 employee education
 funds
 VI. Short-term                                         3,602,981.96        2,446,795.85       1,156,186.11
 compensated absences
 VII. Short-term profit
 sharing plan
 VIII. Other short-term                 2,159.46        1,071,958.01          592,481.98        481,635.49
 benefits
            Total                 145,779,153.22      909,800,804.26      872,883,888.11    182,696,069.37


(3). Presentation of defined contribution plans
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                             Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                      Opening           Increase of the    Decrease of the
             Item                                                                           Closing balance
                                       balance          current period     current period
 1. Basic pension                     6,114,341.66       91,166,091.60      89,040,778.59      8,239,654.67
 2. Unemployment                        134,124.01        2,890,463.36       2,824,928.15        199,659.22
 insurance


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 3. Enterprise annuity
 payment
             Total                6,248,465.67     94,056,554.96       91,865,706.74     8,439,313.89

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


40. Taxes payable
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                       Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
               Item                        Closing balance                    Opening balance
 Value added tax ("VAT")                           167,980,268.23                     223,026,940.44
 Consumption tax
 Business tax
 Enterprise income tax                             140,981,979.46                      217,311,562.20
 Personnel income tax                               12,603,584.91                        9,161,957.00
 Urban maintenance and                               9,921,562.52                        7,416,779.26
 construction tax
 Property tax                                        1,098,726.57                          290,044.29
 Education surcharge                                 8,657,921.31                       10,972,177.74
 Land use tax                                        1,531,862.63                        1,539,806.37
 Stamp duty                                         10,420,464.12                        7,505,424.40
 Others                                                 32,557.82                           15,527.40
               Total                               353,228,927.57                      477,240,219.10

Other descriptions:
No


41. Other payables
Presented by item
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                       Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                  Item                       Closing balance                   Opening balance
 Interest payable
 Dividend payable
 Other payables                                       593,242,385.96                   625,468,675.97
 Total                                                593,242,385.96                   625,468,675.97

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


Interest payable
(1). Presentation by category
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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Dividend payable
(1). Presentation by category
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


Other payables
(1). Other payables presented by amount nature
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                    Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                Item                     Closing balance                   Opening balance
 Margin and deposit                              175,505,357.38                     161,138,624.45
 Repurchase obligations of                       146,656,903.00                     176,034,120.00
 restricted stocks
 Product license fee                                1,199,000.00                      1,860,000.00
 Estimated fees                                   206,667,320.59                    189,127,390.60
 Engineering and decoration                        21,964,400.63                     75,577,971.07
 fund
 Others                                            41,249,404.36                     21,730,569.85
                Total                             593,242,385.96                    625,468,675.97


(2). Other payables with the account age over one year
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


42. Held-for-sale liabilities
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


43. Non-current liabilities due within one year
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                    Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                Item                     Closing balance                   Opening balance
 Long-term borrowings due                          10,128,047.46
 within one year
 Bonds payable due within one
 year
 Long-term payables due within
 one year
 Lease liabilities due within one                 168,483,555.19                    130,704,827.15
 year
                Total                             178,611,602.65                    130,704,827.15


Other descriptions:
   For details of the classification of long-term borrowings due within one year, see 1. Important
commitments under Note XIV. Commitments and Contingencies.




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44. Other current liabilities
Particulars on other current liabilities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                         Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
            Item                            Closing balance                   Opening balance
Short-term bonds payable
Return amount payable                                  61,407,275.43
Output tax to be written off                           14,095,441.07                      13,746,089.97
Receivables that cannot be                             15,372,805.47
derecognized
             Total                                     90,875,521.97                      13,746,089.97

Changes in short-term bonds payable:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


45. Long-term borrowings
(1). Classification of long-term borrowings
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions, including interest rate ranges:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

46. Bonds payable
(1). Bonds payable
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(2). Changes in bonds payable: (excluding other financial instruments such as preferred shares
     classified as financial liabilities and perpetual bonds)
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(3). Description on the conversion conditions and conversion time of convertible corporate bonds
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


(4). Description on other financial instruments classified as financial liabilities
Basic information on other financial instruments such as outstanding preferred shares and perpetual bonds
at the end of the period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Form of changes in financial instruments such as outstanding preferred shares and perpetual bonds at the
end of the period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Description on the basis for classification of other financial instruments as financial liabilities:

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□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


47. Lease liabilities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                            Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                         Item                               Closing balance          Opening balance
 Long-term lease liabilities                                   341,407,721.40              307,325,185.80
 Less: Lease liabilities due within one year                  -168,483,555.19             -130,704,827.15
                         Total                                 172,924,166.21              176,620,358.65


Other descriptions:
No


48. Long-term payables
Presented by item
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                Item                               Closing balance                    Opening balance
 Long-term payable
 Special payables                                              8,420,000.00                    8,420,000.00
 Total                                                         8,420,000.00                    8,420,000.00

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


Long-term payable
(1). Long-term payables presented by amount nature
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


Special payables
(1). Special payables presented by amount nature
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                          Opening         Increase of          Decrease of         Closing         Cause of
     Item                 balance         the current          the current         balance        formation
                                            period               period




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New environment-               8,420,000.00                                        8,420,000.00
friendly pen-making
material project
belonging to key
special projects for
improvement and
industrialization of key
basic materials under
the national key R&D
plan
          Total                8,420,000.00                                        8,420,000.00           /

     Other descriptions:
     No

     49. Long-term employee benefits payable
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable

     50. Estimated liabilities
     √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                 Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
               Item                    Opening balance             Closing balance         Cause of formation
      External guarantee
      Pending litigation
      Product quality
      assurance
      Restructuring
      obligations
      Onerous contract to be
      implemented
      Return amount                           12,211,357.80
      payable
      Others
      Repurchase                                                        35,311,258.55
      obligations
               Total                          12,211,357.80             35,311,258.55             /

     Other descriptions, including descriptions on important assumptions and estimates related to important
     estimated liabilities:
          The Company acquired a 91.4% stake in Back to School Holding AS on 1 September 2021. Pursuant
     to the Shareholder Agreement signed by and between the Company and the Minority Shareholders, after
     the date of approval of the 2023 financial report by Back to School Holding AS or 31 March 2024,
     whichever is earlier (the "Exercise Date"), the Company shall have the option to purchase the shares held
     by the minority shareholders, and the minority shareholders shall have the option to sell the shares held
     by them to the Company or Back to School Holding AS.

     51. Deferred income
     Particulars on deferred income
     √ Applicable □ Not applicable


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                                                                                                                              Unit: Yuan      Currency: RMB
                                                                                                 Decrease of
                                             Opening               Increase of the                                                                    Cause of
                      Item                                                                       the current             Closing balance
                                             balance               current period                                                                    formation
                                                                                                   period
              Government                    46,132,513.40             8,650,000.00               6,692,948.64                 48,089,564.76
              subsidies
                  Total                     46,132,513.40             8,650,000.00               6,692,948.64                 48,089,564.76                    /

           Items involving government subsidies:
           √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                              Unit: Yuan      Currency: RMB
                                                                                     Amount included
                                                                  Subsidy amount                        Amount included in
                                                                                     in non-operating                              Other                               Related to
             Liability items                 Opening balance      increased in the                      other income of the                 Closing balance
                                                                                       income of the                              changes                            assets/income
                                                                   current period                          current period
                                                                                      current period
2015 Informatization Development
Project - Data Sharing-based VOS
                                                   1,400,581.20                                                  259,709.40                     1,140,871.80       Pertinent to assets
Enterprise Management Cloud
Collaboration Platform
2015 Key Technical Transformation
Project - Technical Transformation of
                                                   3,137,154.33                                                  561,878.28                     2,575,276.05       Pertinent to assets
M&G Stationery Automated Assembly
Production Technology Application
2016 Industrial Transformation and
Upgrading Development Project -
Machine Vision-based Detection                     1,707,483.68                                                  296,953.68                     1,410,530.00       Pertinent to assets
Technology Development and Its
Application in Pen Industry - EIT2016
2016 Cultural and Creative Project -
M&G Youpin - High Value-Added                        138,421.73                                                   29,437.44                      108,984.29        Pertinent to assets
Creative Product Development Project
2014 Service Industry Guiding Fund -
M&G Life Project based on Intelligent              1,465,747.85                                                  328,891.68                     1,136,856.17       Pertinent to assets
Network Management and Control
2014 Special Fund to Encourage the
Purchase of International Advanced R&D
Instruments and Equipment - R&D of
Key Materials and Preparation
                                                     435,000.00                                                  174,000.00                      261,000.00        Pertinent to assets
Technologies in the Pen-making Industry
- Project of Introducing MIKRON
Multistar LX-24 Station Combination
Machine Tools
2015 Cultural and Creative Project -
Inbound Marketing - Internet + Product               472,408.64                                                  107,310.24                      365,098.40        Pertinent to assets
Development Model Innovation Project
Science & Technology Projects of the
                                                     477,316.57                                                  244,646.88                      232,669.69        Pertinent to assets
12th Five-Year Plan
Improvement of Capability of Shanghai
Engineering Technology Research Center             1,000,000.00                                                  590,711.49                      409,288.51        Pertinent to assets
- EC2017
2010-2011 Shanghai Characteristic
Industry Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprise Development Fund Project -
                                                      25,676.29                                                   25,676.29                                        Pertinent to assets
R&D Technology Transformation of
New Material Series for "Writing
Creativity" Writing Instruments
2012 Comprehensive Pilot of Modern
Service Industry - Network Platform                8,736,231.51                                                  672,017.88                     8,064,213.63       Pertinent to assets
Expansion and Upgrade Project
2014 Absorption and Innovation Project -
R&D and Industrialization Project of                 439,330.47                                                   90,443.52                      348,886.95        Pertinent to assets
New Needle Spring Pen Tips
Subsidies for injection molding machine
                                                     570,000.00                                                   72,488.12                      497,511.88        Pertinent to assets
intelligent equipment
2013 Special Fund for Key
                                                   1,611,785.55                                                  586,104.12                     1,025,681.43       Pertinent to assets
Technological Renovation
Cultural and Creative Project                        700,000.00                                                  700,000.00                                        Pertinent to assets
Academician Expert Workstation                       100,000.00                                                                                  100,000.00        Pertinent to assets
Special Funds for Shanghai Writing
Instrument Engineering Technology                  1,000,000.00                                                                                 1,000,000.00       Pertinent to assets
Research Center
Development of New Environmentally
Friendly Materials and Intelligent
                                                                      400,000.00                                                                 400,000.00        Pertinent to assets
Manufacturing Technology for Writing
Instruments/TLP2021
Special Funds for Shanghai
                                                                     7,500,000.00                                                               7,500,000.00       Pertinent to assets
Manufacturing Brand Project
Zhangjiang Special Development Fund in
2017 - Achievement Transformation of
                                                   1,188,615.97                                                  174,080.64                     1,014,535.33       Pertinent to assets
"Green Design - Innovative R&D" by
Marco Colorful Painting Pen C1085
Special Fund Plan for Key Technological
Renovation Projects in Qingpu District in            280,333.26                                                  116,000.04                      164,333.22        Pertinent to assets
2012
Construction Project of "Marco-Color-
                                                     312,370.91                                                   50,000.04                      262,370.87        Pertinent to assets
Source" Creative Experience Center



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Special Funds for Central Foreign
                                                     662,576.66                                                    662,576.66                                     Pertinent to assets
Economic and Trade Development
Subsidies for Boiler Retrofit                        280,000.00                                                    280,000.00                                     Pertinent to assets
Special Funds for Development of SMEs
                                                      76,470.66                                                      49,274.85                       27,195.81    Pertinent to assets
in Shanghai in 2016
Subsidies for Internet Projects                      905,008.12                                                    156,197.15                       748,810.97    Pertinent to assets
Special Funds for Development of
                                                     750,000.00        750,000.00                                  464,550.24                      1,035,449.76   Pertinent to assets
Modern Service Industry
Special Development Funds for
                                                  18,260,000.00                                                                                   18,260,000.00   Pertinent to assets
Enterprises
                   Total                      46,132,513.40         8,650,000.00                              6,692,948.64                      48,089,564.76




          Other descriptions:
          □ Applicable √ Not applicable


          52. Other non-current liabilities
          □ Applicable √ Not applicable


          53. Share capital
          √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                             Unit: Yuan         Currency: RMB
                                                                            Increase or decrease (+ or -) due to this change
                            Opening balance            Issue              Bonus           Provident funds                                                Closing balance
                                                                                                                        Others       Subtotal
                                                     New shares           shares         Transferred shares
               Total           927,427,600.00          689,400.00                                                     -371,410.00     317,990.00           927,745,590.00
              shares

          Other descriptions:
               (1) At the 7th meeting of the 5th session of the Board of Directors and the 6th meeting of the 5th
          session of the Board of Supervisors held by the Company on 29 April 2021, the Proposal on Granting
          Reserved Restricted Stocks to Incentive Objects of the 2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan was considered
          and approved. According to the Proposal, 6,894,000,000 shares were granted to 119 incentive objects, and
          the grant price per share was RMB45.03; the capital increase actually received from the incentive objects
          was RMB31,043,682.00, of which the share capital increased by RMB689,400 and the capital reserve
          increased by RMB30,354,282.00;
               (2) At the 5th meeting of the 5th session of Board of Directors and the 4th meeting of the 5th session
          of Board of Supervisors held on 26 March 2021, the Proposal on Repurchase and Cancellation of Some
          Restricted Shares was considered and approved. The number of shares repurchased and cancelled was
          371,410 shares, and the repurchase price was RMB23.70.


          54. Other equity instruments
          (1). Basic information on other financial instruments such as outstanding preferred shares and
               perpetual bonds at the end of the period
          □ Applicable √ Not applicable


          (2). Form of changes in financial instruments such as outstanding preferred shares and perpetual
               bonds at the end of the period
          □ Applicable √ Not applicable
          Changes in other equity instruments of the current period, reasons for changes, and basis for relevant
          accounting treatment:


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□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


55. Capital reserve
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                           Unit: Yuan       Currency: RMB
                                               Increase of the       Decrease of the
        Item           Opening balance                                                      Closing balance
                                               current period        current period
 Capital premium         440,954,284.53          162,724,646.30       259,469,119.80          344,209,811.03
 (Share premium)
 Other capital             92,429,847.13          68,666,969.63         51,119,837.00         109,976,979.76
 reserve
       Total             533,384,131.66         231,391,615.93         310,588,956.80         454,186,790.79

Other descriptions, including descriptions on changes of the current period and reasons for changes:
      1. Increase or decrease in capital premium for the current year:
      (1) As stated in Note VII (53), the capital reserve was increased by RMB30,354,282.00 due to the
issuance of restricted stocks;
      (2) As stated in Note VII (53), the capital reserve was decreased by RMB8,278,752.00 due to the
repurchase of shares;
      (3) Due to the release of the restrictions on some restricted stocks, the equity incentive expenses for
such stocks were adjusted from other capital reserves to the capital premium, resulting in an increase of
RMB51,119,837.00;
      (4) The capital reserve increased by RMB6,583,260.99 due to the subsidiary's recognition of the
equity incentive expenses for the waiting period for the Company's implementation of the restricted stock
incentive plan in accordance with the relevant resolutions;
      (5) The capital reserve decreased by RMB215,879,109.27 due to the further acquisition of minority
shareholders' equity of M&G Life Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary;
      (6) As stated in Note VII (50), due to the Company's obligation to repurchase equities in the process
of acquiring Back to School Holding AS, the capital reserve of RMB35,311,258.55 was written off when
the liabilities were recognized;
      (7) The capital reserve increased by RMB73,704,828.72 due to the sale of part of the equity of Jiumu
M&G Store Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. by the Company's subsidiaries;
      (8) The corresponding proportion of capital reserve increased by RMB962,437.59 due to changes in
other capital reserves of the Company's subsidiaries.
      2. Increase or decrease in other capital reserves for the current year:
      (1) The capital reserve increased by RMB68,319,695.36 due to the Company's recognition of the
equity incentive expenses for the waiting period for the Company's implementation of the restricted stock
incentive plan in accordance with the relevant resolutions;
      (2) Due to the release of the restrictions on some restricted stocks, the equity incentive expenses for
such stocks were adjusted from other capital reserves to the capital premium, resulting in a decrease of
RMB51,119,837.00;



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                 (3) The capital reserve increased by RMB347,274.27 due to the recognition of the difference between
           the estimated pre-tax deductible amount of equity incentive expenses during the waiting period and the
           fair value of the stock on the date of grant as deferred income tax assets for the implementation of the
           restricted stock incentive plan in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the Company.


           56. Treasury shares
           √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                                  Unit: Yuan                    Currency: RMB
                                                                                     Increase of the                        Decrease of the
                          Item                   Opening balance                                                                                                Closing balance
                                                                                     current period                         current period
              Repurchase of                             176,034,120.00                 31,043,682.00                          58,971,328.00                      148,106,474.00
              restricted stocks
                     Total                              176,034,120.00                   31,043,682.00                           58,971,328.00                   148,106,474.00

           Other descriptions, including descriptions on changes of the current period and reasons for changes:
                (1) As stated in Note VII (53), the repurchase obligations increased by RMB31,043,682.00 due to the
           issuance of restricted stocks;
                (2) The repurchase obligations decreased by RMB58,971,328.00 due to the release of the restrictions
           on and the repurchase of some restricted stocks issued by the Company.


           57. Other comprehensive income
           √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                                       Unit: Yuan               Currency: RMB
                                                                                                 Amount accounted for in the current period
                                                                            Less: Included in         Less: Included in
                                           At the                                 other             other comprehensive
                                                          Amount incurred    comprehensive             income in the                          Attributable to     Attributable    At the end of
                                        beginning of
                Item                                       before income      income in the         previous period and       Less: Income      the parent         to minority     the period
                                         the period
                                                             tax for the     previous period           transferred to         tax expenses    company after       shareholders      Balance
                                          Balance
                                                           current period   and transferred to      retained earnings in                          the tax         after the tax
                                                                             profit or loss in       the current period
                                                                            the current period
I. Other comprehensive income           2,333,242.35         1,686,645.00                                                        190,323.71     1,496,321.29                       3,829,563.64
not to be reclassified into profit or
loss
Including: Change in re-
measurement of defined benefit
plans
Other comprehensive income that           738,151.54           417,820.28                                                                         417,820.28                       1,155,971.82
may not be reclassified to profit
or loss under equity method
Changes in fair value of other          1,595,090.81         1,268,824.72                                                        190,323.71     1,078,501.01                       2,673,591.82
equity instrument investments
Change in fair value of
enterprise's own credit risk
II. Other comprehensive income           -191,839.87        -3,786,554.68                                                                      -3,373,681.63       -412,873.05    -3,565,521.50
to be reclassified into profit or
loss
Including: Other comprehensive              -4,211.14              378.25                                                                             378.25                           -3,832.89
income that may be reclassified to
profit or loss under equity method
Changes in fair value of other
debt investments
Amount included in other
comprehensive income on
reclassification of financial assets
Credit impairment provisions of
other debt investments
Cash flow hedging reserve                                      118,924.18                                                                         108,696.70         10,227.48       108,696.70
Exchange differences from                -187,628.73        -3,905,857.11                                                                      -3,482,756.58       -423,100.53    -3,670,385.31
translation of financial statements
Total other comprehensive               2,141,402.48        -2,099,909.68                                                        190,323.71    -1,877,360.34       -412,873.05       264,042.14
income




           Other descriptions, including the adjustment of the effective portion of cash flow hedging profit or loss
           transferred to the initial recognition amount of the hedged item:

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No


58. Special reserve
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


59. Surplus reserve
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                          Unit: Yuan  Currency: RMB
       Item           Opening balance        Increase of the       Decrease of the   Closing balance
                                             current period        current period
Statutory surplus      464,042,659.91            158,995.00                          464,201,654.91
reserve
Arbitrary surplus
reserve
Reserve fund
Enterprise
development fund
Others
       Total           464,042,659.91            158,995.00                              464,201,654.91


Descriptions on surplus reserve, including descriptions on changes of the current period and reasons for
changes:
    The statutory surplus reserve is accrued at 10% of the parent company's net profits and is capped at
50% of the share capital.


60. Undistributed profit
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                             Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                   Item                            Current period                     Previous period
 Pre-adjustment undistributed profits at                3,442,607,038.00                   2,568,365,861.32
 the end of the previous period
 Total adjustment amount of                                                                  10,596,781.73
 undistributed profits at the beginning
 of the period ("+" refers to increase by
 adjustment and "-" refers to decrease
 by adjustment)
 Post-adjustment amount of                              3,442,607,038.00                  2,578,962,643.05
 undistributed profits at the beginning
 of the period
 Add: Net profit attributable to                        1,517,866,131.16                  1,255,426,655.27
 shareholders of the parent company in
 the current period
 Less: Statutory surplus reserve                                 158,995.00                  23,782,260.32
 accrued
 Arbitrary surplus reserve accrued
 Withdrawal of general risk provision
 Dividends on common shares payable                         463,713,800.00                  368,000,000.00
 Dividends on common shares
 converted to stock capital


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   Undistributed profit at the end of the                 4,496,600,374.16                 3,442,607,038.00
   period


 Details on adjustment of undistributed profits at the beginning of the period:
      1. Due to the retrospective adjustment based on the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises
 and their related new regulations, the affected undistributed profit at the beginning of the period was
 RMB0.
      2. Due to changes in accounting policies, the affected undistributed profit at the beginning of the
 period was RMB0.
      3. Due to correction of major accounting errors, the affected undistributed profit at the beginning of
 the period was RMB0.
      4. Due to changes in the scope of the consolidated financial statements caused by the business
 combination under common control, the affected undistributed profit at the beginning of the period was
 RMB0.
      5. Due to other adjustments, the affected undistributed profit at the beginning of the period was RMB0.


 61. Revenue and operating costs
 (1). Particulars on revenue and operating costs
 √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                            Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                                                    Amount accounted for in the previous
                  Amount accounted for in the current period
    Item                                                                           period
                       Revenue                   Costs                 Revenue                 Costs
Main                17,602,085,153.48       13,516,552,134.55       13,133,546,117.73     9,806,354,519.82
operations
Other                     5,318,096.64           4,289,618.71            4,199,609.45             255,479.66
operations
    Total           17,607,403,250.12       13,520,841,753.26       13,137,745,727.18       9,806,609,999.48




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(2). Particulars on revenue from contracts
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: Yuan      Currency: RMB
                 Classification of contracts                                         Total
 Types of goods
      1. Sales of goods                                                                      17,596,925,530.39
      2. Management fee for franchising                                                           1,261,896.79
      3. Hardware and software                                                                      416,068.33
      4. Material income                                                                            605,898.50
      5. Others                                                                                   8,193,856.11
 Classification by operation territory
      1. China                                                                               17,189,075,699.23
      2. Other countries                                                                        418,327,550.89
                            Total                                                            17,607,403,250.12

Description on revenue from contracts
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(3). Description on performance obligations
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(4). Description on allocation to remaining performance obligations
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions:
Details on revenue:
                       Item                           Amount in the current        Amount in the last
                                                            period                      period
    Description on revenue from customer                 17,607,403,250.12          13,137,129,583.33
    contracts
    Rental income                                                                           616,143.85
                      Total                                17,607,403,250.12         13,137,745,727.18

62. Taxes and surcharges
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                        Amount accounted for in the            Amount accounted for in the
               Item
                                             current period                          previous period
 Consumption tax
 Business tax
 Urban maintenance and                                     20,504,490.77                         15,541,751.43
 construction tax
 Education surcharge                                       25,283,863.66                         25,015,709.73
 Resource tax
 Property tax                                                  2,997,316.08                       1,535,728.76
 Land use tax                                                  1,285,952.84                       1,045,803.55
 Vehicle usage tax
 Stamp duty                                                16,217,678.50                          7,261,952.70
 Others                                                       218,656.47                            294,018.54
               Total                                       66,507,958.32                         50,694,964.71
Other descriptions:
No


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63. Selling expenses
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                    Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                      Amount accounted for in the    Amount accounted for in the
                 Item
                                           current period                   previous period
 Salaries and benefits                            376,564,976.37                    308,941,016.61
 Channel construction fee                         110,493,640.33                     84,054,269.88
 Brand promotion fee                                75,686,376.61                    68,021,855.27
 Transportation and handling charge                 19,246,491.43                    18,558,875.62
 Business promotion fee                           113,832,914.47                     87,880,339.63
 Others                                           701,821,061.61                    535,727,666.50
                 Total                          1,397,645,460.82                  1,103,184,023.51

Other descriptions:
No

64. Administrative expenses
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                   Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                      Item                    Amount accounted for in     Amount accounted for in
                                                the current period          the previous period
 Salaries and benefits                                  324,702,182.60             254,969,061.73
 Depreciation and amortization                          107,172,048.15               64,967,664.15
 Office expense                                          19,493,369.38               21,420,634.26
 Share-based payments                                    77,655,911.24               82,199,024.88
 Others                                                 216,001,226.91             179,070,750.39
                     Total                              745,024,738.28             602,627,135.41

Other descriptions:
No

65. R&D expenses
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                   Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                      Item                    Amount accounted for in     Amount accounted for in
                                                the current period          the previous period
 Salaries and benefits                                   80,430,192.57               66,828,400.15
 Inventory consumption                                   65,953,582.78               54,757,593.65
 Others                                                  42,374,440.15               38,592,948.09
                     Total                              188,758,215.50             160,178,941.89

Other descriptions:
No

66. Financial expenses
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                   Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                      Item                    Amount accounted for in     Amount accounted for in
                                                the current period          the previous period
 Interest expense                                        22,849,307.31                6,948,206.51
 Less: Interest income                                  -31,800,258.52              -13,415,173.15
 Exchange gains and losses                                9,478,383.76               12,089,237.27


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      Others                                                         6,377,331.97               3,437,905.72
                            Total                                    6,904,764.52               9,060,176.35

     Other descriptions:
     No

     67. Other income
     √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                     Item                  Amount accounted for in the         Amount accounted for in the
                                                current period                        previous period
      Government subsidies                               72,246,185.12                          44,472,282.85
      Handling charge on withholding                         501,542.81                          1,193,126.92
      personnel income tax
                   Total                                    72,747,727.93                      45,665,409.77

      Other descriptions:
           Government subsidies included in other income
                                       Amount in the current        Amount in the last          Related to
           Subsidy projects
                                               period                   period                assets/income
2015 Informatization Development
Project - Data Sharing-based VOS
                                                    259,709.40               194,331.20   Pertinent to assets
Enterprise Management Cloud
Collaboration Platform
2015 Key Technical Transformation
Project - Technical Transformation
of M&G Stationery Automated                         561,878.28               561,878.28   Pertinent to assets
Assembly Production Technology
Application
2016 Industrial Transformation and
Upgrading Development Project -
Machine Vision-based Detection
                                                    296,953.68               271,637.22   Pertinent to assets
Technology Development and Its
Application in Pen Industry -
EIT2016
2016 Cultural and Creative Project -
M&G Youpin - High Value-Added
                                                     29,437.44                29,437.44   Pertinent to assets
Creative Product Development
Project
2014 Service Industry Guiding Fund
- M&G Life Project based on
                                                    328,891.68               328,891.68   Pertinent to assets
Intelligent Network Management
and Control
2014 Special Fund to Encourage the
Purchase of International Advanced
R&D Instruments and Equipment -
R&D of Key Materials and
Preparation Technologies in the Pen-                174,000.00               174,000.00   Pertinent to assets
making Industry - Project of
Introducing MIKRON Multistar LX-
24 Station Combination Machine
Tools
2015 Cultural and Creative Project -
Inbound Marketing - Internet +
                                                    107,310.24               107,310.24   Pertinent to assets
Product Development Model
Innovation Project

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Science & Technology Projects of
                                         244,646.88         244,646.88    Pertinent to assets
the 12th Five-Year Plan
Improvement of Capability of
Shanghai Engineering Technology          590,711.49                       Pertinent to assets
Research Center - EC2017
2010-2011 Shanghai Characteristic
Industry Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprise Development Fund
Project - R&D Technology                  25,676.29         105,943.09    Pertinent to assets
Transformation of New Material
Series for "Writing Creativity"
Writing Instruments
2012 Comprehensive Pilot of
Modern Service Industry - Network
                                         672,017.88         672,017.88    Pertinent to assets
Platform Expansion and Upgrade
Project
2014 Absorption and Innovation
Project - R&D and Industrialization
                                          90,443.52          90,443.52    Pertinent to assets
Project of New Needle Spring Pen
Tips
Subsidies for injection molding
                                          72,488.12                       Pertinent to assets
machine intelligent equipment
2013 Special Fund for Key
                                         586,104.12         586,104.12    Pertinent to assets
Technological Renovation
Cultural and Creative Project            700,000.00                       Pertinent to assets
Zhangjiang Special Development
Fund in 2017 - Achievement
Transformation of "Green Design -        174,080.64         174,080.64    Pertinent to assets
Innovative R&D" by Marco Colorful
Painting Pen C1085
Special Fund Plan for Key
Technological Renovation Projects        116,000.04         116,000.04    Pertinent to assets
in Qingpu District in 2012
Construction Project of "Marco-
Color-Source" Creative Experience         50,000.04          50,000.04    Pertinent to assets
Center
Special Funds for Central Foreign
                                         662,576.66          73,619.64    Pertinent to assets
Economic and Trade Development
Subsidies for Boiler Retrofit            280,000.00          70,000.00    Pertinent to assets
Special Funds for Development of
                                          49,274.85          78,831.89    Pertinent to assets
SMEs in Shanghai in 2016
Subsidies for Internet Projects          156,197.15        1,684,991.88   Pertinent to assets
Special Funds for Development of
                                         464,550.24                       Pertinent to assets
Modern Service Industry
Special Funds for Technological
Transformation and Structural            888,000.00                       Related to income
Adjustment of Enterprises
Financial support funds                  400,000.00                       Related to income
Subsidies                                492,000.00                       Related to income
Bonus awards                             813,191.80                       Related to income
Disability benefit awards                  1,249.00          70,229.10    Related to income
Taxes paid through the bank               37,591.52                       Related to income
Refund upon payment of VAT            10,152,281.04        7,039,516.55   Related to income
Rebate of import logistics tariff        606,279.05                       Related to income
Government support funds               6,397,400.00                       Related to income
Training fee subsidies                 1,729,192.00        3,305,599.20   Related to income

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Other subsidies                            406,846.25                        Related to income
Special funds for development of
                                        41,141,500.00        18,400,000.00   Related to income
enterprises
Unemployment insurance subsidies               600.00                        Related to income
Post stability subsidies                   319,605.82         2,971,018.41   Related to income
Inclusion subsidies for enterprises
above designated size in total retail        2,000.00                        Related to income
sales of social consumer goods
Notice of the General Office of the
Zhengzhou Municipal People's
Government on Further
Strengthening the Inclusion of
Industrial Enterprises Above
Designated Size, Wholesale and
                                            80,000.00                        Related to income
Retail Catering Enterprises Above
Designated Size, Qualified
Construction Enterprises, and
Service Enterprises Above
Designated Size (Zheng Zhanjiang
Ban Wen [2015] No. 43)
Subsidies for patents                        5,500.00          417,000.00    Related to income
Special Subsidy of Qingcun Town
for the Project Recognized by Trade-       720,000.00                        Related to income
natured Headquarters in 2020
Special Subsidy of Fengxian District
for the Project Established by Trade-      280,000.00                        Related to income
natured Headquarters in 2020
Grants and Incentives of Fengxian
District for the Fengxian District         112,000.00                        Related to income
Standardization Project in 2021
Grants and Incentives for the
Shanghai Standardization Project in         70,000.00                        Related to income
2021
Government Grants for the Cultural
                                           300,000.00                        Related to income
and Creative Project
Supporting Funds from the
Propaganda Department of the CPC
                                           300,000.00                        Related to income
Shanghai Fengxian District
Committee
Grants from Fengxian District for
Overseas Trademark Registrations in         10,000.00                        Related to income
2021
Grants and Incentives of Qingcun
Town for the Fengxian District             288,000.00                        Related to income
Standardization Project in 2021
Special Certificate Safety Skills
                                                                  3,180.00   Related to income
Training Subsidies
"Four-helping and Four-Sending"
                                                                20,000.00    Related to income
Sales Incentives
Incentives for Inclusion of
                                                                40,800.00    Related to income
Technology SMEs
Zhangjiang Special Development
Fund in 2017 - Achievement
Transformation of "Green Design -                              370,000.00    Related to income
Innovative R&D" by Marco Colorful
Painting Pen C1085


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Subsidies for Passing the
Assessment by Shanghai Municipal                                 100,000.00      Related to income
Enterprise Technology Center
Subsidies from Shanghai Municipal
Commission of Economic and                                           25,440.00   Related to income
Information Technology
Subsidies from Shanghai Municipal
Commission of Commerce for
                                                                     53,008.00   Related to income
Lawyer Fees in the Anti-dumping
Case in Brazil
Shanghai Qingpu District Enterprise
                                                                 255,800.00      Related to income
Supporting Funds
2019 District Comprehensive
Supporting Fund for Hangzhou
                                                                 450,000.00      Related to income
Qiantang Smart City Industrial
Construction Center
Anti-epidemic Special Rent
Subsidies and Special Salary                                         83,651.00   Related to income
Supporting Funds
2019 Central Import Discount
Interest Funds (Direct Payment by
                                                                 210,146.00      Related to income
Shanghai Municipal Finance
Bureau)
Subsidies for the R&D and
Innovation of the First Batch of
"Three Hundreds" Enterprises                                     439,500.00      Related to income
(Payment by Shanghai Municipal
Fengxian District Finance Bureau)
Special Funds for Scientific and
Technological Innovation and                                         90,000.00   Related to income
Development
Epidemic-related Subsidies for
                                                                 100,000.00      Related to income
Buildings
Talent Development Funds                                         315,200.00      Related to income
Talent Subsidies from Shanghai
Municipal Human Resources and                                    252,400.00      Related to income
Social Security Bureau
Subsidies for Coal-fired Boilers                                 170,000.00      Related to income
Government Subsidies                                           3,452,666.13      Related to income
Unemployment Insurance from
Yiwu Municipal Employment                                        163,362.78      Related to income
Management Service Bureau
The Second Batch of Incentives for
Epidemic Prevention Effects in 2020
from Industry and Information                                        20,000.00   Related to income
Technology Bureau of Longgang
District, Shenzhen
Subsidies for Work-based Trainings                                39,600.00      Related to income
Total                                 72,246,185.12           44,472,282.85

    68. Investment income
    √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                     Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                       Amount accounted for in the     Amount accounted for in the
                       Item
                                            current period                    previous period


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 Long-term equity investment income                          1,372,107.60                   -1,610,614.02
 accounted for under the equity method
 Investment income from disposal of
 long-term equity investment
 Investment income from held-for-
 trading financial assets during the
 holding period
 Dividend income from other equity
 instrument investments during the
 holding period
 Interest income from debt investment
 during the holding period
 Interest income from other debt
 investments during the holding period
 Investment income from disposal of                          4,921,056.44                   5,461,768.72
 held-for-trading financial assets
 Investment income from disposal of
 other equity instrument investments
 Investment income from disposal of
 debt investment
 Investment income from disposal of
 other debt investments
 Gains from debt restructuring
                    Total                                    6,293,164.04                   3,851,154.70

Other descriptions:
No

69. Net gain on exposure hedging
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

70. Gain on change in fair value
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                           Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
  Sources of income from changes in       Amount accounted for in the        Amount accounted for in the
                fair value                     current period                      previous period
 Held-for-trading financial assets                     38,636,606.71                        32,281,250.23
 Including: Income from changes in
 fair value of derivative financial
 instruments
 Held-for-trading financial liabilities
 Investment real estate measured at
 fair value
                  Total                                    38,636,606.71                   32,281,250.23

Other descriptions:
No

71. Credit impairment losses
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                           Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                           Amount accounted for in the       Amount accounted for in the
                      Item
                                                current period                      previous period


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 Bad debt losses of notes receivable                            718,394.03
 Bad debt losses of accounts receivable                       4,327,081.30                  5,656,026.24
 Bad debt losses of other receivables                        21,968,239.20                 12,569,875.88
 Impairment losses of debt investment
 Impairment losses of other debt
 investments
 Bad debt losses of long-term receivables
 Impairment losses of contract assets
 Bad debt losses of prepayments                              -20,000,000.00                20,000,000.00

                      Total                                   7,013,714.54                 38,225,902.12

Other descriptions:
No

72. Asset impairment losses
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                          Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                            Amount accounted for in        Amount accounted for in the
                  Item
                                              the current period                 previous period
 1. Bad debt losses
 II. Loss for decline in value of                       17,091,366.45                      10,111,946.64
 inventories and loss for impairment
 of contract performance cost
 III. Impairment losses of long-term
 equity investment
 IV. Impairment losses of investment
 real estate
 V. Impairment losses of fixed assets
 VI. Impairment losses of engineering
 materials
 VII. Impairment losses of
 construction in progress
 VIII. Impairment losses of productive
 biological assets
 IX. Impairment losses of oil and gas
 assets
 X. Impairment losses of intangible
 assets
 XI. Impairment losses of goodwill                                                         30,175,537.19
 XII. Others
                  Total                                 17,091,366.45                      40,287,483.83

Other descriptions:
No


73. Gains from asset disposal
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                          Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
               Item                      Amount accounted for in the       Amount accounted for in the
                                              current period                      previous period
 Gaines or losses from disposal of                       2,818,017.84                          169,704.92
 fixed assets


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 Gaines or losses from disposal of                            415,634.64
 right-of-use assets
 Gaines or losses from disposal of                           2,864,437.74
 intangible assets
                Total                                        6,098,090.22                      169,704.92

Other descriptions:
No

74. Non-operating profits
Particulars on non-operating profits
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                           Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                                                                  Amount included in the
                            Amount accounted for        Amount accounted for
          Item                                                                     current non-recurring
                             in the current period      in the previous period
                                                                                      gains and losses
 Total gains from
 disposal of non-
 current assets
 Including: Gains from
 disposal of fixed
 assets
 Gains from disposal
 of intangible assets
 Gains from exchange
 of non-currency assets
 Government subsidies                  91,140,149.50               89,557,520.24            91,140,149.50
 Inventory profit                                                      36,601.59
 Brand maintenance                                                 34,156,820.50
 Liquidated damages                     1,603,515.51                1,790,210.19             1,603,515.51
 and fine income
 Others                                 5,415,382.87                3,234,345.57             5,415,382.87
          Total                        98,159,047.88              128,775,498.09            98,159,047.88

Government subsidies included in current profit and loss
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                           Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                          Amount accounted for         Amount accounted for
  Subsidy projects                                                               Related to assets/income
                           in the current period       in the previous period
Financial support                   91,140,149.50                89,557,520.24 Related to income
        Total                       91,140,149.50                89,557,520.24

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

75. Non-operating expenses
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                          Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                                                                 Amount included in the
                          Amount accounted for in      Amount accounted for in
          Item                                                                    current non-recurring
                            the current period           the previous period
                                                                                     gains and losses
 Total losses from
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 Including: Losses
 from disposal of
 fixed assets
 Losses from disposal
 of intangible assets
 Losses from
 exchange of non-
 currency assets
 Offering of                         6,116,822.44               8,044,041.60           6,116,822.44
 donations
 Inventory losses                       22,163.89                 180,639.72              22,163.89
 Loss from damage                    5,328,149.21               2,596,461.69           5,328,149.21
 and retirement of
 non-current assets
 Fine late payment                   1,224,491.83               1,042,177.33           1,224,491.83
 Compensation                        1,773,653.01               3,191,899.75           1,773,653.01
 expenses
 Others                              3,681,527.82               5,416,086.34           3,681,527.82
          Total                     18,146,808.20              20,471,306.43          18,146,808.20

Other descriptions:
No

76. Income tax expenses
(1). Table of income tax expenses
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                    Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                        Amount accounted for in the  Amount accounted for in the
                Item
                                             current period                 previous period
 Current income tax expenses                         363,970,383.16                 326,704,216.12
 Deferred income tax expenses                        -36,162,941.52                 -47,929,130.96
               Total                                 327,807,441.64                 278,775,085.16

(2). Adjustment process of accounting profits and income tax expenses
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                   Unit: Yuan      Currency: RMB
                         Item                         Amount accounted for in the current period
  Total profits                                                                    1,861,403,107.01
  Income tax expenses calculated at                                                  279,210,466.05
  statutory/applicable rates
  Effect of applying different tax rates to                                            49,376,628.98
  subsidiaries
  Effect of adjusting income taxes of the previous                                     -4,842,197.84
  periods
  Effect of non-taxable income                                                        -15,376,429.94
  Effect of non-deductible costs, expenses and                                          5,073,121.58
  losses
  Effect of deductible losses of deferred income                                      -17,787,596.08
  tax assets not recognized in the previous period
  Effect of deductible temporary differences or                                        32,153,448.89
  deductible losses of deferred income tax assets
  not recognized in the current period
  Income tax expenses                                                                327,807,441.64



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Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

77. Other comprehensive income
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     For details, refer to Note VII (57) Other Comprehensive Income.

78. Items of the cash flow statement
(1). Other cash received from operating activities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                               Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                  Item                      Amount accounted for in the          Amount accounted for in the
                                                 current period                        previous period
 Recovery of current amount and                                                               581,182,581.81
 advances                                                   1,132,038,976.18
 Special allowances and subsidies                             165,844,928.79                  148,419,247.78
 Interest income                                               31,800,258.52                   13,415,173.15
 Non-operating profits                                            138,440.75                    1,278,211.47
                 Total                                      1,329,822,604.24                  744,295,214.21

Descriptions on other cash received from operating activities:
No

(2). Cash paid for other operating activities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                               Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                  Item                      Amount accounted for in the          Amount accounted for in the
                                                 current period                        previous period
 Inter-company business                               1,647,285,487.11                       1,207,529,783.72
 Sales expenses                                         843,998,839.58                         641,492,275.98
 Administration expenses                                192,464,818.60                         226,914,119.41
 Financial expenses                                       6,683,537.49                           3,754,024.37
 Non-operating expenses                                  12,818,658.99                          14,108,869.53
 R&D expenses                                            42,799,220.62                          86,459,958.29
                 Total                                2,746,050,562.39                       2,180,259,031.30

Descriptions on cash paid for other operating activities:
No

(3). Other cash received relating to investing activities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                               Unit: RMB Currency: RMB
                  Item                       Amount accounted for in the         Amount accounted for in the
                                                  current period                       previous period
 Compensation for the acquisition of                                                            1,987,377.00
 the original controlling shareholders
 of Axus Stationery                                             1,324,918.00
                  Total                                         1,324,918.00                    1,987,377.00

Description on other cash received relating to investing activities:
No



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(4). Other cash paid relating to investing activities
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(5). Other cash received related to financing activities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                        Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                  Item                      Amount accounted for in the   Amount accounted for in the
                                                 current period                  previous period
 Sale of minority stake in subsidiary                     67,500,000.00
                 Total                                    67,500,000.00

Description on other cash received relating to financing activities:
No

(6). Other cash paid for financing-related activities
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                            Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                  Item                      Amount accounted for in the       Amount accounted for in the
                                                 current period                      previous period
 Repurchase payment of treasury                                                               1,585,530.00
 shares                                                         8,694,108.00
 Lease payments related to the new
 lease standards                                              168,163,726.03
 Acquisition of minority stake in
 subsidiary                                                   180,000,000.00
                 Total                                        356,857,834.03                  1,585,530.00

Descriptions on other cash paid for financing-related activities:
No

79. Supplementary information for the cash flow statement
(1). Supplementary information for the cash flow statement
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                            Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
       Supplementary information            Amount in the current period        Amount in the last period
 1. Reconciliation of net profit to cash flow from operating activities:
 Net profit                                            1,533,595,665.37                  1,238,373,726.00
 Add: Impairment provisions of assets                      17,091,366.45                    40,287,483.83
 Credit impairment losses                                   7,013,714.54                    38,225,902.12
 Depreciation of fixed assets, oil and                   209,395,515.92                    179,248,165.03
 gas assets, and productive biological
 assets
 Amortization of right-of-use assets                     175,593,903.65
 Amortization of intangible assets                         16,055,291.60                    13,116,340.82
 Amortization of long-term prepaid                         61,190,943.89                    64,190,565.17
 expenses
 Losses from disposal of fixed assets,                     -6,098,090.22                      -169,704.92
 intangible assets and other long-term
 assets ("-" refers to gains)
 Losses from retirement of fixed assets                     5,251,464.15                      2,596,461.69
 ("-" refers to gains)
 Losses from changes in fair value ("-"                   -38,636,606.71                    -32,281,250.23
 refers to gains)


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 Financial expenses ("-" refers to                       40,967,714.66                 13,239,741.30
 income)
 Investment losses ("-" refers to gains)                 -6,293,164.04                 -3,851,154.70
 Decrease in deferred income tax assets                 -53,307,857.66                -48,643,095.04
 ("-" refers to increase)
 Increase in deferred income tax                         27,525,823.89                    204,324.70
 liabilities ("-" refers to decrease)
 Decrease in inventories ("-" refers to                -263,905,945.00                 55,821,469.29
 increase)
 Decrease in operating receivables ("-"                -252,274,754.20              -638,589,375.17
 refers to increase)
 Increase in operating payables ("-"                     88,031,434.48                349,928,292.39
 refers to decrease)
 Others
 Net cash flow generated from                         1,561,196,420.77             1,271,697,892.28
 operating activities
 2. Major investing and financing activities not involving cash payment and receipts:
 Debts converted to capital
 Convertible company bonds due
 within one year
 Fixed assets acquired under financing
 leases
 3. Particulars on net changes in cash and cash equivalents:
 Closing balance of cash                              1,539,484,614.69             1,377,346,135.25
 Less: Opening balance of cash                        1,377,346,135.25             1,377,446,435.89
 Add: Closing balance of cash
 equivalents
 Less: Opening balance of cash
 equivalents
 Net increase in cash and cash                          162,138,479.44                   -100,300.64
 equivalents

(2). Net cash amount paid for the acquisition of subsidiaries in the current period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(3). Net cash amount received from the disposal of subsidiaries in the current period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(4). Composition of cash and cash equivalents
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                          Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                 Item                           Closing balance                   Opening balance
 I. Cash                                              1,539,484,614.69                 1,377,346,135.25
 Including: Cash on hand                                    404,622.49                     1,134,204.63
 Bank deposits readily available for                  1,530,373,347.19                 1,371,360,452.36
 payment
 Other cash and equivalents readily                        8,706,645.01                    4,851,478.26
 available for payment at any time
 Due from central bank available for
 payment
 Due from placements with banks and
 other financial institutions
 Call loan to banks and other financial
 institutions

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 II. Cash equivalents
 Including: Bond investments due
 within three months
 III. Closing balance of cash and cash                    1,539,484,614.69                 1,377,346,135.25
 equivalents
 Including: Cash and cash equivalents
 of which the use is restricted for the
 parent company or subsidiaries
 within the group

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

80. Notes to items of the statement of changes in owners' equity
Description on "other" item name and adjustment amount adjusted for balance at the end of the previous
year:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

81. Assets with restricted ownership or use rights
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                           Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
          Item                    Carrying value at the end of the period         Reason for restriction
 Cash and equivalents                                      1,471,167,575.95  Letter of credit deposit and
                                                                             fixed deposit with restricted
                                                                             use and over three months,
                                                                             etc.
 Fixed assets                                                79,314,986.42 Loan mortgage
          Total                                           1,550,482,562.37                  /

Other descriptions:
No

82. Foreign currency monetary items
(1). Foreign currency monetary items
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                           Unit: RMB Yuan
                                       Foreign currency                                  RMB translated at
                                                                  Translation foreign
               Item                   balance at the end of                             the end of the period
                                                                    exchange rate
                                            the period                                         Balance
 Cash and equivalents                                      -                        -          97,409,027.62
 Including: USD                               10,166,602.64                    6.3757          64,819,208.45
            EURO                               1,226,972.33                    7.2197           8,858,372.13
            JPY                                    1,121.00                    0.0554                   62.12
            HKD                                   12,405.85                    0.8176               10,143.02
            GBP                                      375.00                    8.6064                3,227.40
            VND                           5,337,607,268.78                     0.0003           1,470,340.00
            NOK                               30,439,465.66                    0.7234          22,020,882.35
            DKK                                  233,541.50                    0.9711             226,792.15
 Accounts receivable                                       -                        -         124,704,379.99
 Including: USD                               17,910,742.33                    6.3757         114,193,519.87
            EURO                                  78,208.69                    7.2197             564,643.28
            NOK                               13,748,655.53                    0.7234           9,946,216.84
 Long-term borrowings                                      -                        -

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      Including: USD
                   EURO
                   HKD
      Accounts payable                                    -                         -         75,117,398.28
      Including: USD                           9,723,521.44                    6.3757         61,994,255.65
                   EURO                            8,296.92                    7.2197             59,901.27
                   VND                     6,718,066,848.50                    0.0003          1,850,612.44
                   NOK                        15,499,216.95                    0.7234         11,212,628.92
      Other receivables                                   -                         -            559,693.13
      Including: VND                       1,665,497,696.12                    0.0003            458,791.32
                  NOK                            139,476.57                    0.7234            100,901.81
      Other payables                                      -                         -          1,240,765.69
      Including: USD                             117,726.57                    6.3757            750,589.29
                   VND                     1,374,579,940.00                    0.0003            378,652.79
                   HKD                            16,480.00                    0.8176             13,474.05
                   NOK                           135,533.90                    0.7234             98,049.56
      Long-term borrowings - Non-                         -                         -         10,128,047.46
      current liabilities due within
      one year
      Including: USD
                   NOK                        14,000,000.00                    0.7234         10,128,047.46

     Other descriptions:
     No

     (2). Descriptions on overseas operating entities, including: for important overseas business entities,
          their main overseas business locations, bookkeeping currency and selection basis shall be
          disclosed; in case of any change in the bookkeeping currency, the reasons for such change shall
          be also disclosed
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable

     83. Hedging
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable

     84. Government subsidies
     (1). Basic information on government subsidies
     √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                                                                            Amount included in
              Type                          Amount                  Presentation item
                                                                                           current profit and loss
2015 Informatization Development                1,920,000.00    Deferred income                        259,709.40
Project - Data Sharing-based VOS
Enterprise Management Cloud
Collaboration Platform
2015 Key Technical Transformation               4,880,000.00    Deferred income                       561,878.28
Project - Technical Transformation
of M&G Stationery Automated
Assembly Production Technology
Application
2016 Industrial Transformation and              2,100,000.00    Deferred income                       296,953.68
Upgrading Development Project -
Machine Vision-based Detection
Technology Development and Its
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EIT2016
2016 Cultural and Creative Project -     378,588.24    Deferred income    29,437.44
M&G Youpin - High Value-Added
Creative Product Development
Project
2014 Service Industry Guiding           3,450,000.00   Deferred income   328,891.68
Fund - M&G Life Project based on
Intelligent Network Management
and Control
2014 Special Fund to Encourage the      1,740,000.00   Deferred income   174,000.00
Purchase of International Advanced
R&D Instruments and Equipment -
R&D of Key Materials and
Preparation Technologies in the
Pen-making Industry - Project of
Introducing MIKRON Multistar
LX-24 Station Combination
Machine Tools
2015 Cultural and Creative Project -    1,000,000.00   Deferred income   107,310.24
Inbound Marketing - Internet +
Product Development Model
Innovation Project
Science & Technology Projects of        2,446,471.05   Deferred income   244,646.88
the 12th Five-Year Plan
Improvement of Capability of            1,000,000.00   Deferred income   590,711.49
Shanghai Engineering Technology
Research Center - EC2017
2010-2011 Shanghai Characteristic        786,219.51    Deferred income    25,676.29
Industry Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprise Development Fund
Project - R&D Technology
Transformation of New Material
Series for "Writing Creativity"
Writing Instruments
2012 Comprehensive Pilot of            13,131,632.13   Deferred income   672,017.88
Modern Service Industry - Network
Platform Expansion and Upgrade
Project
2014 Absorption and Innovation           789,748.58    Deferred income    90,443.52
Project - R&D and Industrialization
Project of New Needle Spring Pen
Tips
Subsidies for injection molding          570,000.00    Deferred income    72,488.12
machine intelligent equipment
2013 Special Fund for Key               5,328,614.61   Deferred income   586,104.12
Technological Renovation
Cultural and Creative Project             700,000.00   Deferred income   700,000.00
Academician Expert Workstation            100,000.00   Deferred income
Special Funds for Shanghai Writing      1,000,000.00   Deferred income
Instrument Engineering Technology
Research Center
Development of New                       400,000.00    Deferred income
Environmentally Friendly Materials
and Intelligent Manufacturing
Technology for Writing
Instruments/TLP2021


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Special Funds for Shanghai               7,500,000.00   Deferred income
Manufacturing Brand Project
Zhangjiang Special Development           4,600,000.00   Deferred income           174,080.64
Fund in 2017 - Achievement
Transformation of "Green Design -
Innovative R&D" by Marco
Colorful Painting Pen C1085
Special Fund Plan for Key                1,160,000.00   Deferred income           116,000.04
Technological Renovation Projects
in Qingpu District in 2012
Construction Project of "Marco-          2,500,000.00   Deferred income            50,000.04
Color-Source" Creative Experience
Center
Special Funds for Central Foreign        1,000,000.00   Deferred income           662,576.66
Economic and Trade Development
Subsidies for Boiler Retrofit             350,000.00    Deferred income           280,000.00
Special Funds for Development of          465,108.77    Deferred income            49,274.85
SMEs in Shanghai in 2016
Subsidies for Internet Projects          2,590,000.00   Deferred income           156,197.15
Special Funds for Development of           750,000.00   Deferred income           464,550.24
Modern Service Industry
Special Development Funds for           18,260,000.00   Deferred income
Enterprises
Financial support                       91,140,149.50   Non-operating profits   91,140,149.50
Special Funds for Technological            888,000.00   Other income               888,000.00
Transformation and Structural
Adjustment of Enterprises
Financial support funds                    400,000.00   Other income               400,000.00
Subsidies                                  492,000.00   Other income               492,000.00
Bonus awards                               813,191.80   Other income               813,191.80
Disability benefit awards                    1,249.00   Other income                 1,249.00
Taxes paid through the bank                 37,591.52   Other income                37,591.52
Refund upon payment of VAT              10,152,281.04   Other income            10,152,281.04
Rebate of import logistics tariff          606,279.05   Other income               606,279.05
Government support funds                 6,397,400.00   Other income             6,397,400.00
Training fee subsidies                   1,729,192.00   Other income             1,729,192.00
Other subsidies                            406,846.25   Other income               406,846.25
Special funds for development of        41,141,500.00   Other income            41,141,500.00
enterprises
Unemployment insurance subsidies              600.00    Other income                  600.00
Post stability subsidies                  319,605.82    Other income              319,605.82
Inclusion subsidies for enterprises         2,000.00    Other income                2,000.00
above designated size in total retail
sales of social consumer goods
Notice of the General Office of the        80,000.00    Other income               80,000.00
Zhengzhou Municipal People's
Government on Further
Strengthening the Inclusion of
Industrial Enterprises Above
Designated Size, Wholesale and
Retail Catering Enterprises Above
Designated Size, Qualified
Construction Enterprises, and
Service Enterprises Above
Designated Size (Zheng Longing
Ban Wen [2015] No. 43)

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Patent subsidies                                                     5,500.00        Other income                                          5,500.00
Special Subsidy of Qingcun Town                                    720,000.00        Other income                                        720,000.00
for the Project Recognized by
Trade-natured Headquarters in 2020
Special Subsidy of Fengxian                                        280,000.00        Other income                                        280,000.00
District for the Project Established
by Trade-natured Headquarters in
2020
Grants and Incentives of Fengxian                                  112,000.00        Other income                                        112,000.00
District for the Fengxian District
Standardization Project in 2021
Grants and Incentives for the                                       70,000.00        Other income                                          70,000.00
Shanghai Standardization Project in
2021
Government Grants for the Cultural                                 300,000.00        Other income                                        300,000.00
and Creative Project
Supporting Funds from the                                          300,000.00        Other income                                        300,000.00
Propaganda Department of the CPC
Shanghai Fengxian District
Committee
Grants from Fengxian District for                                   10,000.00        Other income                                          10,000.00
Overseas Trademark Registrations
in 2021
Grants and Incentives of Qingcun                                   288,000.00        Other income                                        288,000.00
Town for the Fengxian District
Standardization Project in 2021

      (2). Particulars on return of government subsidies
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable
      Other descriptions:
      No

      85. Others
      □ Applicable √ Not applicable

      VIII.     Change in Consolidation Scope
      1. Business combination not under common control
      √ Applicable □ Not applicable
      (1). Business combination not under common control occurring during the current period
      √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                       Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                                                                                   Basis for      Income of acquiree        Net profit of
                                                     Equity
                  Equity                                              Equity                      determining           from the         acquiree from the
    Name of                   Equity acquisition   acquisition                        Date of
                acquisition                                         acquisition                       the          acquisition date to    acquisition date
    acquiree                         cost          percentage                       acquisition
                   time                                                type                       acquisition        the end of the       to the end of the
                                                      (%)
                                                                                                      date               period                period
   Back to     1 September      186,581,434.21           91.40     Acquisition    1 September     Equity               21,046,674.22        -6,454,094.30
   School      2021                                                               2021            delivery date
   Holding
   AS


      Other descriptions:
      No

      (2). Business combination cost and goodwill
      √ Applicable □ Not applicable

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                                                                          Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
Combination cost                                         Back to School Holding AS
--Cash                                                                                  186,581,434.21
--Fair value of non-cash assets
--Fair value of the debts issued or assumed
--Fair value of the equity securities issued
--Fair value of contingent consideration
--Acquisition-date fair value of the equity held
before the acquisition date
--Others
Total combination cost                                                                  186,581,434.21
Less: Fair value share of the identifiable net assets                                   123,051,694.01
acquired
Goodwill/Amount of the combination cost below                                            63,529,740.20
fair value share of the identifiable net assets
acquired

Description on determination method for fair value of combination cost, contingent consideration and its
change:
No

Main reason for the formation of large-amount goodwill:
No

Other descriptions:
No

(3). Identifiable assets and liabilities of acquiree on the acquisition date
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                          Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                                                 Back to School Holding AS
                       Fair value on the acquisition date        Carrying value on the acquisition date
Assets:                                       207,019,970.34                             175,394,363.85
Cash and                                       31,328,427.08                              31,328,427.08
equivalents
Receivables                                    20,849,317.55                              20,849,317.55
Inventories                                     8,759,368.47                               8,759,368.47
Fixed assets                                    2,278,992.49                               1,748,683.95
Intangible                                    129,849,909.00                              81,301,910.39
assets
Goodwill                                                                                  17,452,700.66
Other assets                                   13,953,955.75                              13,953,955.75
Liabilities:                                   72,390,108.18                              61,592,880.61
Borrowings                                     12,702,401.17                              12,702,401.17
Payables                                        4,644,332.81                               4,644,332.81
Deferred                                       28,421,728.40                              17,624,500.83
income tax
liabilities
Other                                          26,621,645.80                              26,621,645.80
liabilities
Net assets                                    134,629,862.16                             113,801,483.24
Less: Minority                                 11,578,168.15                               9,786,927.56
equity
Net assets                                    123,051,694.01                             104,014,555.68
acquired

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Determination method for fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities:
No
Contingent liabilities of acquiree assumed in the business combination:
No
Other descriptions:
No

(4). Gains or losses arising from the re-measurement of the equity held before the acquisition date
     at fair value
Whether there is a transaction where a business combination is achieved stepwise through multiple
transactions and the control is obtained within the Reporting Period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(5). Descriptions on the situation that it is unable to reasonably determine the combination
     consideration or the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquiree at the
     combination date or the end of the combination period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(6). Other descriptions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

2. Business combination under common control
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

3. Reverse acquisition
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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4. Disposal of subsidiaries
Whether there is a loss of control upon a single disposal of investment to subsidiaries
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable


5. Changes in scope of consolidated financial statements for other reasons
Descriptions on changes in the scope of consolidated financial statements for other reasons (e.g., establishing subsidiaries, clearing subsidiaries, etc.) and their related
circumstances:
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     (1) Three subsidiaries were established for the current year: Shanghai Meixin Stationery Co., Ltd., SHANGHAI M&G STATIONERY (SINGAPORE) PTE.LTD.,
and M&G Jiumu Enterprise Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
     (2) One subsidiary was deregistered for the current year: M&G Life Enterprise Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.(晨光生活馆企业管理(上海)有限公司)


6. Others
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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         IX. Equity in Other Entities
         1. Equity in subsidiaries
         (1). Composition of the corporate group
         √ Applicable □ Not applicable
         Subsidiary name             Main place of    Registered           Nature of the   Shareholding ratio (%)      Acquisition
              Name                    business         address               business        Direct       Indirect        way
Shanghai M&G Colipu Office           Shanghai        Shanghai         Retail,                    70.00               Establishment
Supplies Co., Ltd.                                                    wholesale, etc.
Shanghai M&G Stationery & Gift       Shanghai        Shanghai         Production, sale          100.00               Establishment
Co., Ltd.(上海晨光文具礼品有限                                       and so forth
公司)
Shanghai M&G Stationery Sales        Shanghai        Shanghai         Retail,                               100.00   Establishment
Co., Ltd.(上海晨光文具销售有限                                       wholesale, etc.
公司)
Guangzhou M&G Stationery&Gifts       Guangzhou       Guangzhou        Retail,                               100.00   Establishment
Sales Co., Ltd.(广州晨光文具礼                                       wholesale, etc.
品销售有限公司)
Yiwu Chenxing Stationery Co., Ltd.   Yiwu            Yiwu             Retail,                               100.00   Establishment
(义乌市晨兴文具用品有限公                                            wholesale, etc.
司)
M&G Life Enterprise Management       Shanghai        Shanghai         Retail,                   100.00               Establishment
Co., Ltd.(晨光生活馆企业管理有                                       wholesale, etc.
限公司)
Shanghai M&G Jiamei Stationery       Shanghai        Shanghai         Production, sale          100.00               Establishment
Co., Ltd.(上海晨光佳美文具有限                                       and so forth
公司)
Shanghai M&G Information             Shanghai        Shanghai         E-commerce                  55.00              Establishment
Technology Co., Ltd.(上海晨光信                                      business, etc.
息科技有限公司)
Jiangsu M&G Life Enterprise          Nanjing         Nanjing          Retail,                               100.00   Establishment
Management Co., Ltd.(江苏晨光                                        wholesale, etc.
生活馆企业管理有限公司)
Zhejiang New M&G Life                Hangzhou        Hangzhou         Retail,                               100.00   Establishment
Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.                                       wholesale, etc.
(浙江新晨光生活馆企业管理有
限公司)
Jiumu M&G Store Enterprise           Shanghai        Shanghai         Retail,                                85.00   Establishment
Management Co., Ltd.(九木杂物                                        wholesale, etc.
社企业管理有限公司)
Shanghai M&G Zhenmei Stationery      Shanghai        Shanghai         Retail,                   100.00               Acquired by
Co., Ltd.(上海晨光珍美文具有限                                       wholesale, etc.                                business
公司)                                                                                                               combination
                                                                                                                     under common
                                                                                                                     control
Harbin M&G Sanmei Stationery         Harbin          Harbin           Retail,                               100.00   Acquired by
Co., Ltd.(哈尔滨晨光三美文具有                                       wholesale, etc.                                business
限公司)                                                                                                             combination
                                                                                                                     under common
                                                                                                                     control
Zhengzhou M&G Stationery&Gifts       Zhengzhou       Zhengzhou        Retail,                               100.00   Acquired by
Co., Ltd.(郑州晨光文具礼品有限                                       wholesale, etc.                                business
责任公司)                                                                                                           combination
                                                                                                                     under common
                                                                                                                     control
Shenzhen Erya Creative and           Shenzhen        Shenzhen         Design and so               51.00              Acquired by
Cultural Development Co., Ltd.                                        forth                                          business
(深圳尔雅文化创意发展有限公                                                                                         combination not
司)                                                                                                                 under common
                                                                                                                     control
Shanghai M&G Office Stationery       Shanghai        Shanghai         Retail,                   100.00               Establishment
Co., Ltd.                                                             wholesale, etc.

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Lianyungang Colipu Office           Lianyungang   Lianyungang       Retail,                     100.00   Establishment
Supplies Co., Ltd.(连云港市科力                                    wholesale, etc.
普办公用品有限公司)
Shenyang M&G Colipu Office          Shenyang      Shenyang          Retail,                     100.00   Establishment
Supplies Co., Ltd.(沈阳晨光科力                                    wholesale, etc.
普办公用品有限公司)
Hangzhou Sanmei M&G Stationery      Hangzhou      Hangzhou          Retail,                     100.00   Establishment
Co., Ltd.(杭州三美晨光文具有限                                     wholesale, etc.
公司)
Luoyang M&G Stationery Sales        Luoyang       Luoyang           Retail,                     100.00   Establishment
Co., Ltd.(洛阳晨光文具销售有限                                     wholesale, etc.
公司)
Axus Stationery (Shanghai)          Shanghai      Shanghai          Production, sale    56.00            Acquired by
Company Ltd.                                                        and so forth                         business
                                                                                                         combination not
                                                                                                         under common
                                                                                                         control
Jiangsu Marco Pen Co., Ltd.(江苏   Jiangsu       Jiangsu           Production, sale            100.00   Acquired by
马可笔业有限公司)                                                  and so forth                         business
                                                                                                         combination not
                                                                                                         under common
                                                                                                         control
Changchun Macro Stationery Co.,     Jilin         Jilin             Production, sale            100.00   Acquired by
Ltd.(长春马可文教用品有限公                                        and so forth                         business
司)                                                                                                     combination not
                                                                                                         under common
                                                                                                         control
Yili Senlai Wood Co., Ltd.(伊犁    Xinjiang      Xinjiang          Production, sale            100.00   Acquired by
森徕木业有限公司)                                                  and so forth                         business
                                                                                                         combination not
                                                                                                         under common
                                                                                                         control
Axus Stationery (Hong Kong)         Hong Kong     Hong Kong         Retail,                     100.00   Acquired by
Company Ltd.                                                        wholesale, etc.                      business
                                                                                                         combination not
                                                                                                         under common
                                                                                                         control
International stationery company    Vietnam       Vietnam           Production, sale            100.00   Acquired by
                                                                    and so forth                         business
                                                                                                         combination not
                                                                                                         under common
                                                                                                         control
Shanghai Qizhihaowan Culture and    Shanghai      Shanghai          Creative service    57.00            Establishment
Creativity Co., Ltd.(上海奇只好
玩文化创意有限公司)
Shanghai Chenxun Enterprise         Shanghai      Shanghai          Enterprise         100.00            Establishment
Management Co., Ltd.(上海晨讯                                      management
企业管理有限公司)
Shanghai Colipu Information         Shanghai      Shanghai          Software                    100.00   Establishment
Technology Co., Ltd.(上海科力普                                    development
信息科技有限公司)
Shanghai Meixin Stationery Co.,     Shanghai      Shanghai          Wholesale and      100.00            Establishment
Ltd. (上海美新文具有限公司)                                         retail
SHANGHAI M&G STATIONERY             Singapore     Singapore         Enterprise         100.00            Establishment
(SINGAPORE) PTE.LTD.                                                management
M&G Jiumu Enterprise                Beijing       Beijing           Wholesale and               100.00   Establishment
Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd.                                      retail
(晨光九木企业管理(北京)有
限公司)
Back to School Holding AS           Norway        Norway            Holding             91.40            Acquired by
                                                                    company                              business
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                                                                                                                                                                under common
                                                                                                                                                                control
Beckmann AS                                        Norway                    Norway              Production, sale                                 100.00        Acquired by
                                                                                                 and so forth                                                   business
                                                                                                                                                                combination not
                                                                                                                                                                under common
                                                                                                                                                                control
Beckmann Norway GmbH                               Germany                   Germany             Retail,                                          100.00        Acquired by
                                                                                                 wholesale, etc.                                                business
                                                                                                                                                                combination not
                                                                                                                                                                under common
                                                                                                                                                                control

            Descriptions on the situation that the shareholding ratio in the subsidiary is different from the share of the
            voting rights:
            No

            Basis for holding half or less of the voting rights of the investee but still controlling the investee and
            holding more than half of the voting rights but not controlling the investee:
            No

            Basis for controlling important structured entities included in the scope of consolidated financial
            statements:
            No

            Basis for determining whether the Company is an agent or a principal:
            No

            Other descriptions:
            No

            (2). Important non-wholly owned subsidiaries
            √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                        Unit: RMB                Currency: RMB
                                                                                                                Dividends declared
                                                                              Profits and losses
                                                   Minority                                                      and distributed to               Minority equity
                   Name of                                                      attributable to
                                                 shareholding                                                        minority                    balance at the end
                  subsidiaries                                              minority shareholders
                                                     ratio                                                      shareholders in the                of the period
                                                                            in the current period
                                                                                                                  current period
                Shanghai M&G                              30.00%                       43,148,587.48                                                170,638,348.86
                Colipu Office
                Supplies Co.,
                Ltd.

            Descriptions on the situation that the shareholding ratio of minority shareholders in the subsidiary is
            different from that of the voting rights:
            □ Applicable √ Not applicable

            Other descriptions:
            □ Applicable √ Not applicable

            (3). Major financial information of important non-wholly owned subsidiaries
            √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                 Unit: 0'000 Currency: RMB
                                                       Closing balance                                                                  Opening balance
  Name of                                                                                                                Non-
 subsidiaries                      Non-current                      Current      Non-current       Total      Current                             Current      Non-current       Total
                  Current assets                  Total assets                                                          current   Total assets
                                     assets                        liabilities    liabilities   liabilities    assets                            liabilities    liabilities   liabilities
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  Shanghai M&G         296,293.71    13,242.50   309,536.21   222,998.54      4,519.22   227,517.76   237,271.61   6,474.92   243,746.53   184,145.14   2,721.93   186,867.07
  Colipu Office
  Supplies Co., Ltd.




                                       Amount accounted for in the current period                                Amount accounted for in the previous period
Name of subsidiaries                                          Total           Cash flow from                                              Total            Cash flow
                             Revenue      Net profit     comprehensive           operating              Revenue      Net profit     comprehensive       from operating
                                                             income              activities                                             income             activities
Shanghai M&G                 776,565.05    24,198.53            24,198.53            3,762.50           500,027.59    14,382.86            14,382.86         22,586.95
Colipu Office
Supplies Co., Ltd.

                Other descriptions:
                No

                (4). Significant restrictions on the use of corporate group assets and the liquidation of corporate
                     group debts
                □ Applicable √ Not applicable

                (5). Financial support or other support provided to structured entities included in the scope of
                     consolidated financial statements
                □ Applicable √ Not applicable

                Other descriptions:
                □ Applicable √ Not applicable

                2. Transactions which result in a change in the share of owners' equity in the subsidiary but the
                Company still controls the subsidiary
                □ Applicable √ Not applicable

                3. Equity in joint ventures or associates
                √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                (1). Important joint ventures or associates
                □ Applicable √ Not applicable

                (2). Major financial information of important joint ventures
                □ Applicable √ Not applicable

                (3). Major financial information of important associates
                □ Applicable √ Not applicable

                (4). Summary financial information of unimportant joint ventures and associates
                √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                           Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                                        Balance at the end of the        Balance at the beginning of the
                                                    period/Amount accounted for in       period/Amount accounted for in
                                                           the current period                  the previous period
                Joint ventures:
                Total carrying value of
                investments
                Total of the following items calculated according to the shareholding ratio
                --Net profits
                --Other comprehensive income
                --Total comprehensive income

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Associates:
Total carrying value of                                36,512,701.80                          34,722,395.67
investments
Total of the following items calculated according to the shareholding ratio
--Net profits                                           1,372,107.60                           -1,610,614.02
--Other comprehensive income                              418,198.53                              750,226.22
--Total comprehensive income                            1,790,306.13                             -860,387.80

Other descriptions
No

(5). Descriptions on significant limitation of the ability of a joint venture or associate to transfer
     funds to the Company
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(6). Excess losses incurred by a joint venture or associate
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(7). Unrecognized commitments related to joint venture investment
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(8). Contingent liabilities related to joint venture or associate investment
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

4. Important joint operations
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

5. Equity in structured entities not included in the consolidated financial statements
Descriptions on structured entities not included in the consolidated financial statements:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

6. Others
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

X. Risks Associated with Financial Instruments
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      The Company faces various financial risks in its business operations: credit risk, liquidity risk and
market risk (including exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and other price risk). The above financial risks
and the risk management policies adopted by the Company to reduce these risks are as follows:
      The Board of Directors is responsible for planning and establishing the Company's risk management
structure, formulating the Company's risk management policies and related guidelines, and supervising
the implementation of risk management measures. The Company has formulated risk management policies
to identify and analyze the risks faced by the Company. These risk management policies clearly stipulate
specific risks, covering many aspects in the management of market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The
Company regularly evaluates the market environment and changes in the Company's business activities to
determine whether to update the risk management policies and systems. The Company's risk management
is carried out by the Risk Management Committee in accordance with the policies approved by the Board
of Directors. The Risk Management Committee works closely with other business departments of the
Company to identify, evaluate and avoid related risks. The Internal Audit Department of the Company
conducts regular audits on risk management control and procedures, and reports the audit results to the
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     The Company diversifies the risk of financial instruments through appropriate diversified investment
and business portfolios, and reduces the risks relating to concentration in a single industry, specific region
or specific counterparty through formulation of corresponding risk management policies.

      (I) Credit risk
      Credit risk refers to the risk of the Company's financial losses due to the failure of the counterparty
to perform its contractual obligations.
      The Company's monetary funds are mainly bank deposits deposited in reputable state-owned banks
and other large and medium-sized listed banks with high credit ratings, thus the Company believes that
there are no significant credit risks and almost no major losses caused by bank defaults.
      In addition, for notes receivable, accounts receivable, financing receivables and other receivables,
the Company sets relevant policies to control credit risk exposure. The Company evaluates the customer's
credit qualifications and sets the corresponding credit period based on the customer's financial status,
possibility of obtaining guarantees from a third party, credit history and other factors such as current
market conditions. The Company regularly monitors customer credit records. For customers with poor
credit records, the Company uses written dunning and shortens or cancels the credit period, etc., to ensure
that the Company's overall credit risk is within the controllable range.

     (II) Liquidity risk
     Liquidity risk is the risk of a shortage of funds of the Company when the Company is performing its
obligation to settle in the form of delivery of cash or other financial assets.
     The Company's policy is to ensure that there is sufficient cash to pay off the debts due. Liquidity risk
is centrally controlled by the Company's Finance Department. Finance Department ensures that the
Company has sufficient funds to repay debts under all reasonable forecasts by monitoring cash balances,
marketable securities at any time, and rolling forecasts of the cash flows in the coming 12 months. Finance
Department also continuously monitors whether the Company complies with the provisions of the loan
agreement and obtains commitments from major financial institutions to provide sufficient reserve funds
so as to meet short- and long-term funding needs.
     Financial liabilities of the Company are presented as unrealized contractual cash flows on the
maturity date as follows:
                                                        Closing balance
       Item            Immediate                              1-2       2--5        Above 5
                                          Within 1 year                                           Total
                       repayment                             years      years        years
 Short-term             23,425,570.29      156,500,000.00                                     179,925,570.29
 borrowings
 Non-current                                 10,128,047.46                                     10,128,047.46
 liabilities due
 within one year
        Total           23,425,570.29      166,628,047.46                                     190,053,617.75

                                                   Balance at the end of the year
       Item            Immediate                                 1-2       2--5     Above 5
                                          Within 1 year                                           Total
                       repayment                                years      years     years
 Short-term               176,000.00       180,000,000.00                                     180,176,000.00
 borrowings
       Total              176,000.00       180,000,000.00                                     180,176,000.00

      (III) Market risk
      Market risk of financial instruments is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of financial
instruments will fluctuate due to changes in market prices including exchange rate risk, interest rate risk
and other price risks.
      1. Interest rate risk
      Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will
fluctuate due to changes in market rates.
      Interest-bearing financial instruments with fixed and floating rates expose the Company to fair value
interest rate risk and cash flow interest rate risk, respectively. The Company determines the percentages
of fixed interest rate instruments and floating interest rate instruments according to the market environment,
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         instruments through regular review and monitoring. When necessary, the Company adopts interest rate
         swap instruments to hedge the interest rate risk.
              2. Exchange rate risk
              Exchange rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will
         fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates.
              The Company continuously monitors the scale of foreign-currency transactions and foreign-currency
         assets and liabilities to minimize foreign exchange risks. In addition, the Company may also sign forward
         foreign exchange contracts or currency swap contracts to avoid exchange rate risk. During the current
         period and the previous period, the Company did not sign any forward foreign exchange contracts or
         currency swap contracts.
              Foreign exchange risk faced by the Company mainly comes from financial assets and liabilities
         denominated in USD, and the amounts of foreign currency financial assets and liabilities converted into
         RMB are shown below:
                                                  Closing balance                               Balance at the end of the year
        Item                                       Other foreign                                       Other foreign
                                  USD                                    Total            USD                                   Total
                                                    currencies                                           currencies
Cash and equivalents         64,819,208.45         32,589,819.17      97,409,027.62    82,557,145.55     2,607,950.11        85,165,095.66
Accounts receivable         114,193,519.87         10,510,860.12     124,704,379.99    31,500,641.44       186,699.84        31,687,341.28
Other receivables                                     559,693.13         559,693.13                        427,463.91           427,463.91
Total foreign               179,012,728.32         43,660,372.42     222,673,100.74   114,057,786.99     3,222,113.86       117,279,900.85
currency financial
assets
Short-term                       9,583,416.04                          9,583,416.04
borrowings
Non-current
liabilities due within                             10,128,047.46      10,128,047.46
one year
Accounts payable                61,994,255.65      13,123,142.63      75,117,398.28     3,968,191.47     1,778,217.76        5,746,409.23
Other payables                     750,589.29         490,176.40       1,240,765.69                        282,014.95          282,014.95
          Total                 72,328,260.98      23,741,366.49      96,069,627.47     3,968,191.47     2,060,232.71        6,028,424.18


         XI. Disclosure of Fair Value
         1. Closing fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value
         √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                             Unit: RMB         Currency: RMB
                                                                             Closing fair value
                                                                        Level-2 fair      Level-3 fair
                         Item                   Level-1 fair value
                                                                           value             value                  Total
                                                  measurement
                                                                        measurement      measurement
          I. Continuous fair
          value measurement
          (I) Trading financial
          assets
          1. Financial assets at
          fair value through
          profit or loss
          (1) Debt instrument
          investment
          (2) Equity instrument
          investment
          (3) Derivative financial
          assets
          (4) Others                             1,609,123,552.86                                              1,609,123,552.86
          2. Financial assets
          designated as at fair
          value through profit or
          loss


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(1) Debt instrument
investment
(2) Equity instrument
investment
(II) Other debt
investments
(III) Other equity                                          6,745,402.14        6,745,402.14
instrument investments
(IV) Investment real
estate
1. Land use rights used
for rent
2. Rental buildings
3. Land use rights held
and ready to be
transferred after
appreciation
(V) Biological assets
1. Consumable
biological assets
2. Productive
biological assets
(VI) Receivables                                            22,824,707.62     22,824,707.62
financing
Total assets               1,609,123,552.86                 29,570,109.76   1,638,693,662.62
continuously
measured at fair
value
(VI) Trading financial
liabilities
1. Financial liabilities
at fair value through
profit or loss
Including: Trading
bonds issued
Derivative financial                                          147,570.52         147,570.52
liabilities
Others
2. Financial liabilities
designated as at fair
value through profit or
loss
Total liabilities                                             147,570.52         147,570.52
continuously
measured at fair
value
II. Non-continuous
fair value
measurement
(I) Assets held for sale
Total assets not
continuously
measured at fair
value
Total liabilities not
continuously

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 measured at fair
 value

2.   Basis for determining market prices of items continuously and not continuously measured at
     the first-level fair value
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     The input value of the first level is the unadjusted quotation of the same asset or liability that can be
obtained on the measurement date in the active market.

3.    Qualitative and quantitative information on valuation techniques and important parameters
      adopted by items continuously and not continuously measured at the second-level fair value
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      The input value of the second level is the directly or indirectly observable input value of related assets
or liabilities except the input value of the first level.

4.   Qualitative and quantitative information on valuation techniques and important parameters
     adopted by items continuously and not continuously measured at the third-level fair value
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     The input value of the third level is the unobservable input value of the related asset or liability.

5.   Information on adjustment between the beginning carrying value and the closing carrying
     value of items continuously measured at the third-level fair value and sensitivity analysis on
     unobservable parameters
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

6.   For items continuously measured at fair value, in case of any conversion between various levels
     during the period, reasons for the conversion and policies to determine the conversion time
     should be provided
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

7. Changes in valuation techniques and reasons for changes during the period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

8. Particulars on fair value of financial assets and liabilities which are not measured at fair value
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

9. Others
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

XII. Related Parties and Related-Party Transactions
1. Particulars on the parent company of the Company
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: 0'000     Currency: RMB
                                                                            The parent
                                                                                             The parent company's
   Name of the      Registered      Nature of the       Registered          company's
                                                                                              voting right ratio in
 parent company      address          business           capital        shareholding ratio
                                                                                               the Company (%)
                                                                       in the Company (%)
 M&G Holdings      Shanghai       Industrial         RMB300 million                  57.77                   57.77
 (Group) Co.,                     Investment
 Ltd.

Descriptions on the parent company of the Company
No

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The ultimate controlling party of the Company is Chen Huwen, Chen Huxiong and Chen Xueling
Other descriptions:
No
2. Particulars on subsidiaries of the Company
Particulars on subsidiaries of the Company are shown in the relevant notes
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     For particulars on subsidiaries of the Company, see Note IX. Equity in Other Entities for details.

3. Particulars on joint ventures and associates of the Company
For important joint ventures and associates of the Company, see the Notes for details
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     For important joint ventures and associates of the Company, see Note IX. "Equity in Other Entities"
for details.

Particulars on other joint ventures and associates which have related-party transactions with the Company
in the current period or had related-party transactions with the Company in the previous period and form
balances are as follows
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
         Name of joint venture and associate                      Relationship with the Company
  Ningbo Zhongchen Equity Investment Partnership Associates
  (Limited Partnership)
  Shanghai Pen-making Technology Services Co.,          Associates
  Ltd.

Other descriptions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

4. Particulars on other related parties
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                  Name of other related parties                      Relationship between other related
                                                                          parties and the Company
 Shanghai Jiekui Investment Management Firm (L.P.)                Share-participation shareholders
 Shanghai Keying Investment Management Office (L.P.)              Share-participation shareholders
 PELEG DESIGN Ltd                                                 Others
 Shanghai M&G Charity Foundation                                  Others
 Shanghai KACO Industrial Co., Ltd.                               Others
 Guo Weilong                                                      Others
 Nanjing Zhaochen Stationery Sales Co., Ltd.                      Others
 Nanjing Chenri Stationery Sales Co., Ltd.                        Others
 Nanjing Youchen Stationery Sales Co., Ltd.                       Others
 Huaian Youpin Chenguang Trading Co., Ltd. (淮安优品晨            Others
 光贸易有限公司)

Other descriptions
No

5. Particulars on related-party transactions
(1). Related-party transactions for the purchase and sales of goods and the rendering and receipt
     of services
Table of information on the purchase of goods/the receipt of services
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                      Unit: Yuan  Currency: RMB


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                                       Related-party           Amount accounted for      Amount accounted for
        Related party
                                    transaction content         in the current period    in the previous period
 PELEG DESIGN Ltd                 Purchase of goods                      2,363,756.97                702,355.15
 Shanghai KACO                    Purchase of goods                        177,706.19
 Industrial Co., Ltd.

Table of information on the sale of goods/the rendering of services
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                 Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                                       Related-party           Amount accounted for      Amount accounted for
        Related party
                                    transaction content         in the current period     in the previous period
 Sales entities controlled        Sale of goods                        421,648,593.59             439,535,408.86
 by Guo Weilong
 PELEG DESIGN Ltd                 Sale of goods                           360,972.26
 Shanghai M&G Charity             Sale of goods                           119,375.53
 Foundation

Particulars on related-party transactions for the purchase and sales of goods and the rendering and
receipt of services
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(2). Particulars on related-party entrusted management/contracting                          and    entrusting
     management/outsourcing
Table of information on the Company's entrusted management/contracting:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Particulars on related-party entrusting/contracting
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Table of information on the Company's entrusting management/outsourcing
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Particulars on related-party management/outsourcing
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(3). Particulars on related-party leases
The Company as the lessor:
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                               Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                           Types of leased        Rental income recognized       Rental income recognized in
   Name of lessee
                                assets              in the current period             the previous period
 Shanghai Jiekui        Self-owned office
 Investment             building
 Management Firm
 (L.P.)
 Shanghai Keying        Self-owned office
 Investment             building
 Management
 Office (L.P.)

The Company as the lessee:
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                             Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                                     Rental fee recognized in Rental fee recognized in the
   Name of lessor        Types of leased assets
                                                       the current period             previous period
 M&G Holdings           Self-owned houses                       4,620,952.60                   4,620,952.38
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                       buildings, workshops,
                       parking spaces,
                       warehouses, dormitory
                       buildings, etc.)
 M&G Holdings          Self-owned office                         19,222,690.29                  18,693,105.31
 (Group) Co., Ltd.     buildings and parking
                       spaces
 M&G Holdings          Utilities                                  5,819,952.08                   5,164,795.80
 (Group) Co., Ltd.

Descriptions on related-party leases
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(4). Particulars on related-party guarantees
The Company as a guarantor
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
The Company as a guaranteed party
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Descriptions on related-party guarantees
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(5). Related-party fund lending
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(6). Related-party asset transfer and debt restructuring
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(7). Compensation of key management personnel
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(8). Other related-party transactions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

6. Receivables from and payables to related parties
(1).Receivables
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: RMB Currency: RMB
                                             Closing balance                       Opening balance
      Items          Related party       Carrying      Bad debt             Carrying
                                                                                         Bad debt provisions
                                         balance      provisions            balance
                   M&G Holdings                                            5,301,834.70
 Prepayment        (Group) Co.,
                   Ltd.

(2).Payables
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                Unit: RMB Currency: RMB
          Items                      Related party                Carrying balance at    Carrying balance at
                                                                 the end of the period   the beginning of the
                                                                                                period
                           Sales entities controlled by                       7,772.17               87,891.05
 Accounts payable
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                           Shanghai KACO Industrial                         17,175.23
 Accounts payable
                           Co., Ltd.
 Accounts payable          PELEG DESIGN Ltd                                                          660,345.39
                           Sales entities controlled by                   585,000.00               1,485,000.00
 Other payables
                           Guo Weilong
                           M&G Holdings (Group)                           480,028.03               1,144,105.84
 Other payables
                           Co., Ltd.
                           Sales entities controlled by                19,432,606.22              21,037,129.41
 Contract liabilities
                           Guo Weilong
 Non-current liabilities   M&G Holdings (Group)                        13,243,573.62
 due within one year       Co., Ltd.

7. Related-party commitments
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

8.   Others
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

XIII.     Share-based Payments
1. Overall situation of share-based payment
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                               Unit: Share    Currency: RMB
 Total amount of equity instruments granted                                                           689,400
 by the Company in the current period
 Total amount of equity instruments vested                                                            2,010,380
 by the Company in the current period
 Total amount of equity instruments of the                                                              371,410
 Company expired in the current period
 Scope of the vesting price of the               2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan: Restricted stocks
 outstanding stock options of the Company        are granted at a price of RMB23.7/share and are valid for
 at the end of the period and the remaining      3 years from the date of grant; the remaining validity
 period of the contract                          period is 1.33 years.
                                                 2021 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan: Restricted stocks
                                                 are granted at a price of RMB45.03/share and are valid
                                                 for 2 years from the date of grant; the remaining validity
                                                 period is 1.33 years.
 Scope of the vesting price of other
 outstanding equity instruments of the
 Company at the end of the period and the
 remaining period of the contract

Other descriptions
No

2. Particulars on equity-settled share-based payment
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                               Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
 Determination of the fair value of equity                   2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan: The
 instruments at the date of grant                            closing price of the stocks on the date of grant is
                                                             RMB52.70/share
                                                             2021 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan: The
                                                             closing price of the stocks on the date of grant
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 Determination basis for the number of vesting               At each balance sheet date during the waiting
 equity instruments                                          period, the Company will make the best estimate
                                                             based on the latest obtained follow-up
                                                             information such as changes in the number of
                                                             vesting employees, and revise the expected
                                                             number of vesting equity instruments
  Reasons for the significant difference between the         No
  current estimate and the previous estimate
  Cumulative amount of equity-settled share-based                                              159,854,936.12
  payments included in the capital reserve
  Total amount of expenses recognized by equity-                                                77,655,911.24
  settled share-based payments in the current period
Other descriptions
      (1) Description on 2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan:
      According to the 2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan of Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc. (Draft)
considered and approved at the 20th meeting of the fourth Board of Directors of the Company on 10 April
2020, for the first grant, the Company intended to grant a total of 9,180,600 restricted stocks to 343
incentive objects at a price of RMB24.1/share.
      On 8 May 2020, the Company held the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which
considered and approved the Proposal on the Company's 2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan (Draft) and
Its Summary, the Proposal on the Management Measures for the Implementation of the Company's 2020
Restricted Stock Incentive Plan, and the Proposal on Requesting the General Meeting of Shareholders to
Authorize the Board of Directors to Deal with Matters Related to Restricted Stock Incentives.
      On 8 May 2020, the Company held the 1st meeting of the 5th session of Board of Directors and the
1st meeting of the 5th session of Board of Supervisors, which considered and approved the Proposal on
Adjusting the 2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan and the Proposal on Granting Restricted Stocks to
Incentive Objects in 2020. Pursuant to the proposals, the Company intended to grant 7,441,200 restricted
stocks to 335 incentive objects at a price of RMB23.70/share.
      According to the Proposal on Adjusting the 2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan considered and
approved at the 1st meeting of the 5th session of Board of Directors and the 1st meeting of the 5th session
of Board of Supervisors held by the Company on 8 May 2020, the first grant price of restricted stocks was
adjusted from RMB24.1/share to RMB23.7/share, the first grant number of incentive objects from 343 to
335, and the first grant number of restricted stocks from 7,583,000 to 7,441,200, while the total number
of restricted stocks to be granted according to this equity incentive plan was adjusted from 9,180,600 to
9,038,700.
      After the date of grant of the restricted stock incentive plan was determined, 6 incentive objects
resigned and abandoned the equity incentive plan. As of 31 December 2020, the number of incentive
objects actually granted by the stock incentive plan was 329, and the number of restricted stocks actually
granted was 7,289,000 shares.
      The incentive plan evaluates the Company's operating performance annually, and takes the
achievement of the performance evaluation target as one of the conditions for releasing the sales
restrictions for the incentive objects in the current year. The performance evaluation objectives of the
incentive plan are shown in the following table:
      Date of releasing the sales                     Performance evaluation objective
              restrictions
                                      Based on 2019, the growth rate of revenue in 2020 will not be less
  The first period of releasing the
                                      than 15%, and the growth rate of net profit in 2020 will not be less
  sales restrictions
                                      than 10%;
                                      Based on 2019, the growth rate of revenue in 2021 will not be less
  The second period of releasing
                                      than 45%, and the growth rate of net profit in 2021 will not be less
  the sales restrictions
                                      than 34%;
                                      Based on 2019, the growth rate of revenue in 2022 will not be less
  The third period of releasing the
                                      than 75%, and the growth rate of net profit in 2022 will not be less
  sales restrictions
                                      than 66%.
      Note: the above-mentioned "net profit" refers to the audited net profit attributable to shareholders of
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      During the period of releasing the sales restrictions, the Company handles the matter related to
releasing the sales restrictions for the incentive objects that meet the conditions for releasing the sales
restrictions. If the Company's current performance level fails to meet the performance evaluation target
conditions during each period of releasing the sales restrictions, the restricted stocks of all the incentive
objects that meet conditions for release during the corresponding year, cannot be released from sales
restrictions, but shall be repurchased and cancelled by the Company at the grant price.
      For the current year, the Company repurchased and cancelled a total of 371,410 restricted stocks; the
number of restricted stocks that can be released by the Company from sales restrictions was 2,010,380.
      (2) Description on 2021 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan:
      At the 7th meeting of the 5th session of the Board of Directors and the 6th meeting of the 5th session
of the Board of Supervisors held by the Company on 29 April 2021, the Proposal on Granting Reserved
Restricted Stocks to Incentive Objects of the 2020 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan was considered and
approved. It was determined that 29 April 2021 was the date of grant of the incentive plan, the number of
incentive objects granted was 120, the number of restricted stocks granted was 705,500, and the grant
price was RMB45.03 per share. The independent directors of the Company expressed their independent
opinions on such determination. After the date of grant of the restricted stock incentive plan was
determined, one incentive object voluntarily abandoned the stocks incentive plan due to personal reasons.
The number of incentive objects actually granted by the stock incentive plan was 119, the number of
restricted stocks actually granted was 689,400 shares, and the actual receivables for subscription of
restricted shares amounted to RMB31,043,682.00.
      The incentive plan evaluates the Company's operating performance annually, and takes the
achievement of the performance evaluation target as one of the conditions for releasing the sales
restrictions for the incentive objects in the current year. The performance evaluation objectives of the
incentive plan are shown in the following table:
     Date of releasing the sales                      Performance evaluation objective
              restrictions
                                     Based on 2019, the growth rate of revenue in 2021 will not be less
   The first period of releasing
                                     than 45%, and the growth rate of net profit in 2021 will not be less
   the sales restrictions
                                     than 34%;
                                     Based on 2019, the growth rate of revenue in 2022 will not be less
   The second period of releasing
                                     than 75%, and the growth rate of net profit in 2022 will not be less
   the sales restrictions
                                     than 66%.
      Note: the above-mentioned "net profit" refers to the audited net profit attributable to shareholders of
the parent company.
      During the period of releasing the sales restrictions, the Company handles the matter related to
releasing the sales restrictions for the incentive objects that meet the conditions for releasing the sales
restrictions. If the Company's current performance level fails to meet the performance evaluation target
conditions during each period of releasing the sales restrictions, the restricted stocks of all the incentive
objects that meet conditions for release during the corresponding year, cannot be released from sales
restrictions, but shall be repurchased and cancelled by the Company at the grant price.

3. Particulars on cash-settled share-based payment
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

4. Particulars on modification and termination of share-based payment
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

5. Others
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

XIV.      Commitments and Contingencies
1. Important commitments
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
     Important external commitments, nature, and amount existing on the balance sheet date


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      (1) On 16 September 2021, the subsidiary Axus Stationery (Shanghai) Company Ltd. ("Axus
Stationery") and China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch ("CMB Shanghai Branch") entered
into the Credit Agreement numbered 121XY2021031380 with the credit line of RMB180,000,000.00 for
36 months from 16 September 2021 to 15 September 2024. The specific types of line business include,
but are not limited to, working capital loans, bank notes, and letters of credit.
      On 16 September 2021, Axus Stationery and CMB Shanghai Branch entered into the Maximum
Mortgage Contract numbered 121XY2021031380, which is a sub-contract of the Credit Agreement. The
maximum principal limit of the mortgage under this contract is RMB180,000,000.00, and the mortgage
limit is valid from 16 September 2021 to 15 September 2024.
      The mortgage term runs from the effective date of the mortgage contract to the expiration of the
period of the creditor's rights claims under the Credit Agreement. The collaterals for mortgage include:
                                                                        Accumulated
   Name of collateral         Ownership No.       Original value                             Net value
                                                                         depreciation
 No. 111, Xuezi South            HFDQ Zi
  Road, Xianghuaqiao            (2013) No.          47,061,453.52         27,468,676.83      19,592,776.69
 Street, Qingpu District          015437
 No. 233, Xuezi South            HFDQ Zi
  Road, Xianghuaqiao            (2013) No.          32,156,238.78         14,464,816.47      17,691,422.31
 Street, Qingpu District          013396
 No. 333, Xuezi South            HFDQ Zi
  Road, Xianghuaqiao            (2015) No.          60,230,210.97         18,199,423.55      42,030,787.42
 Street, Qingpu District          015718
                   Total                          139,447,903.27          60,132,916.85      79,314,986.42
      As of 31 December 2021, the outstanding loan of Axus Stationery was RMB156,500,000.00 and
USD1,500,000.00.

      (2) On 7 August 2017, the subsidiary, Back to School Holding AS, borrowed a long-term loan from
a local bank in Norway with all the shares held by the Group's subsidiary, Beckmann AS, as pledge. As
of 31 December 2021, the balance of the loan was NOK14 million and was presented in the non-current
liabilities due within one year in the statements.

     (3) As of the end of the Reporting Period, the Company had restricted monetary funds of
RMB1,471,167,575.95, mainly including letter of credit deposit, performance bond, and fixed deposit
over 3 months.

2. Contingencies
(1). Important contingencies on the balance sheet date
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(2). If the Company has no important contingent issues that need to be disclosed, it should also be
     explained:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

3. Others
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

XV. Post-balance Sheet Date Events
1. Important non-adjustment matters
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

2. Profit distribution
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                         Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
 Profits or dividends proposed to be distributed                                            556,647,354

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  Profits or dividends reviewed and approved to be
  declared for distribution
     According to the Profit Distribution Plan for 2021 reviewed and approved at the 12th meeting of the
5th session of Board of Directors held by the Company on 25 March 2022, based on the total stock capital
registered on the registration date for the implementation of the equity distribution, the Company intends
to distribute the dividend in cash at RMB6 every 10 shares (tax inclusive) to all shareholders. The
remaining distributable profits in 2021 will be carried forward to the following year.

3. Sales return
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

4. Particulars on other post-balance-sheet-date events
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

XVI.      Other Important Issues
1. Correction of previous-period accounting errors
(1). Retrospective restatement method
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(2). Future application method
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

2. Debt restructuring
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

3. Asset replacement
(1). Non-monetary asset exchange
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(2). Other asset replacement
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

4. Annuity plan
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

5. Discontinued operations
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

6. Segment information
(1). Basis for determining reporting segments and accounting policies
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
      According to the Company's internal organizational structure, management requirements and internal
reporting system, two reporting segments are identified, namely: direct office supplies business and core
traditional business. The Company's reporting segments provide different services. Since each segment
requires different technical or marketing strategies, the management of the Company separately manages
the operating activities of each reporting segment and regularly evaluates the operating results of these
reporting segments to determine the allocation of resources to them and the evaluation of their
performance.
      The transfer price between segments is determined on the basis of the actual transaction price, and
the expenses indirectly attributable to each segment are grouped according to the actual share of each
segment. Assets are allocated according to the operation of the segment and the location of the asset.

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Segment liabilities include liabilities that can be attributed to the segment formed by the segment's
operating activities. If the expenses associated with liabilities shared by multiple operating segments are
allocated to these operating segments, the jointly assumed liabilities are also allocated to these operating
segments.

(2). Financial information of reporting segments
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                            Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
       Item              Direct office         Core traditional      Inter-segment             Total
                       supplies business          business            elimination
 Revenue from           7,749,228,480.18       9,858,174,769.94                           17,607,403,250.12
 foreign
 transactions
 Revenue from              16,421,999.56          76,300,858.12       92,722,857.68
 inter-segment
 transactions
 Income from                                        1,372,107.60                               1,372,107.60
 investments in
 associates and
 joint ventures
 Credit                     2,649,450.85           -9,663,165.39                               -7,013,714.54
 impairment
 losses
 Asset                       -982,839.16         -16,108,527.29                              -17,091,366.45
 impairment loss
 Depreciation and          35,886,532.84         426,349,122.22                              462,235,655.06
 amortization
 charges
 Total profits            296,666,617.92       1,565,145,973.86          409,484.77        1,861,403,107.01
 (total losses)
 Income tax                54,681,349.46         273,023,720.99         -102,371.19          327,807,441.64
 expenses
 Net profits (net         241,985,268.46       1,291,917,510.49          307,113.58        1,533,595,665.37
 losses)
 Total assets           3,095,362,065.39       8,350,067,519.96       21,041,655.02       11,424,387,930.33
 Total liabilities      2,275,177,642.17       2,646,653,638.04       20,734,541.44        4,901,096,738.77

(3). If the Company does not have a reporting segment, or if it cannot disclose the total assets and
     total liabilities of each reporting segment, the reason should be explained
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(4). Other descriptions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

7. Other important transactions and matters that have an impact on investors' decisions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

8. Others
□ Applicable √ Not applicable




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                     XVII.      Notes on the Main Items of the Parent Company's Financial Statements
                     1. Accounts receivable
                     (1). Disclosure by account age
                     √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                         Unit: Yuan      Currency: RMB
                                          Account age                       Carrying balance at the end of the period
                       Within 1 year
                       Including: Sub-item within 1 year
                       Sub-total within 1 year                                                             129,551,588.15
                       1 to 2 years                                                                           2,709,211.72
                       2 to 3 years
                       Above 3 years
                       3 to 4 years
                       4 to 5 years
                       Above 5 years
                                             Total                                                         132,260,799.87

                     (2). Disclosure by accruing method for bad debt provisions
                     √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                                          Unit: Yuan              Currency: RMB
                                                                Closing balance                                                                               Opening balance

                                 Carrying balance                    Bad debt provisions                                       Carrying balance                      Bad debt provisions
      Category
                                                                                     Accruing            Carrying                                                                   Accruing            Carrying
                                              Percentage                                                  value                             Percentage                                                   value
                             Amount                                Amount           percentage                             Amount                                 Amount           percentage
                                                 (%)                                                                                           (%)
                                                                                       (%)                                                                                            (%)
Bad debt provisions
accrued separately
Including:
Bad debt provisions        132,260,799.87           100.00        4,466,584.10                 3.38     127,794,215.77   181,133,866.23           100.00          3,485,066.58                 1.92   177,648,799.65
accrued according to
the combination
Including:
Combination 1:              75,785,623.81               57.30     4,466,584.10                 5.89      71,319,039.71    69,701,331.66               38.48       3,485,066.58                 5.00    66,216,265.08
Account age analysis
combination
Combination III:            56,475,176.06               42.70                                            56,475,176.06   111,432,534.57               61.52                                           111,432,534.57
Related parties in the
scope of the
consolidated financial
statements
         Total             132,260,799.87           /             4,466,584.10             /            127,794,215.77   181,133,866.23           /               3,485,066.58             /          177,648,799.65


                     Bad debt provisions accrued separately:
                     □ Applicable √ Not applicable

                     Bad debt provisions accrued according to the combination:
                     □ Applicable √ Not applicable

                     Disclosure to be made in accordance with the disclosure way of other receivables in case of bad debt
                     provisions accrued according to the general model of expected credit losses:
                     □ Applicable √ Not applicable

                     (3). Particulars on bad debt provisions
                     √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                                           Unit: Yuan               Currency: RMB
                                                                                                      Change of the current period
                         Category            Opening balance                                           Recovered or       Resold or                    Other           Closing balance
                                                                                  Accrued
                                                                                                         reversed         written-off                 changes
                     Combination 1:                 3,485,066.58                  981,517.52                                                                                4,466,584.10
                     Account age
                     analysis
                     combination
                          Total                     3,485,066.58                  981,517.52                                                                                4,466,584.10


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Significant bad debt provision amounts recovered or reversed in the current period:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(4). Particulars on accounts receivable actually written-off in the current period
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Writing-off of significant accounts receivable
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(5). Particulars on top 5 accounts receivable in terms of the balance at the end of the period based
      on debtors
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                        Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                               Percentage (%) in the total       Balance of bad debt
   Company name           Closing balance    balance at the end of the period provisions at the end of
                                                  of accounts receivable              the period
  First                      42,063,973.89                                31.8
  Second                     12,663,274.18                                9.57              633,163.71
  Third                        6,835,241.86                               5.17              341,762.09
  Fourth                       6,364,489.64                               4.81              318,224.48
  Fifth                        5,465,480.41                               4.13              273,274.02
        Total                73,392,459.98                              55.48             1,566,424.30

Other descriptions
No

(6). Accounts receivable derecognized due to the transfer of financial assets
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(7). Assets and liabilities formed due to the transfer and continuous involvement of accounts
     receivable
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

2. Other receivables
Presented by item
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                          Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
                 Item                           Closing balance                  Opening balance
 Interest receivable                                                                          35,000.00
 Dividend receivable
 Other receivables                                       600,504,253.91                  399,643,347.22
                 Total                                   600,504,253.91                  399,678,347.22

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Interest receivable
(1). Classification of interest receivable
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                          Unit: Yuan   Currency: RMB
              Item                           Closing balance                   Opening balance

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Time deposits
Entrusted loans                                                                          35,000.00
Bond investment
             Total                                                                       35,000.00

(2). Important overdue interest
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(3). Particulars on accruing of bad debt provisions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Dividend receivable
(1). Dividend receivable
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(2). Important dividend receivable with the account age over one year
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(3). Particulars on accruing of bad debt provisions
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other receivables
(1). Disclosure by account age
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                       Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                     Account age                          Carrying balance at the end of the period
 Within 1 year
 Including: Sub-item within 1 year
 Sub-total within 1 year                                                              216,245,192.96
 1 to 2 years                                                                         121,411,432.11
 2 to 3 years                                                                          92,280,776.87
 Above 3 years                                                                        172,055,312.40
 3 to 4 years
 4 to 5 years
 Above 5 years
 Less: Bad debt provisions                                                             -1,488,460.43
                         Total                                                        600,504,253.91

(2). Particulars on classification by amount nature
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                      Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
           Amount nature             Carrying balance at the end of       Carrying balance at the
                                              the period                  beginning of the period
 Personal loans and petty cash                         1,883,898.16                      1,680,200.77
 Consolidated balance of related-                   590,726,479.67                    391,720,050.07
 parties current accounts

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 Amount paid for materials                                         843,752.96                        174,142.29
 Consolidated balance of related-                                1,766,952.16                      1,937,167.34
 parties current accounts -
 provisional input tax
 Margin and deposit                                           1,855,862.39                         5,383,734.67
 Others                                                       4,915,769.00                         3,345,941.78
                Total                                       601,992,714.34                       404,241,236.92

(3). Particulars on accruing of bad debt provisions
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                 Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                            Phase 1                  Phase 2                    Phase 3
                                               Expected credit loss     Expected credit loss
      Bad debt          Expected credit           for the entire           for the entire            Total
     provisions          losses in the         duration (no credit        duration (credit
                        next 12 months             impairment               impairment
                                                    occurred)                occurred)
 Balance as at 1           4,597,889.70                                                            4,597,889.70
 January 2021
 Balance as at 1
 January 2021 in
 the current period
 -- Transferred into
 Phase 2
 -- Transferred into
 Phase 3
 -- Reversed into
 Phase 2
 -- Reversed into
 Phase 1
 Accrued in the           -3,109,429.27                                                           -3,109,429.27
 current period
 Reserved in the
 current period
 Resold in the
 current period
 Written-off in the
 current period
 Other changes
 Balance as at 31          1,488,460.43                                                            1,488,460.43
 December 2021

Particulars on significant changes in the carrying balance of other receivables with changes in the loss
provisions occurring in the current period:
√ Applicable □ Not applicable

                             Phase 1                   Phase 2                Phase 3
                                                   Expected credit        Expected credit
     Bad debt            Expected credit          loss for the entire    loss for the entire
                                                                                                   Total
    provisions         losses in the next 12      duration (no credit     duration (credit
                              months                 impairment             impairment
                                                      occurred)              occurred)
Balance as at 1
                            404,241,236.92                                                      404,241,236.92
January 2021

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      Balance as at 1
      January 2021 in
      the current period
      --    Transferred
      into Phase 2
      --    Transferred
      into Phase 3
      -- Reversed into
      Phase 2
      -- Reversed into
      Phase 1
      Increase of the
                                 403,158,817.53                                                403,158,817.53
      current period
      Derecognition of
                                 205,407,340.11                                                205,407,340.11
      the current period
      Other changes
      Balance as at 31
                                 601,992,714.34                                                601,992,714.34
      December 2021

     Amount of bad debt provisions accrued for the current period and the basis for assessing whether the credit
     risk of financial instruments has increased significantly:
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable

     (4). Particulars on bad debt provisions
     √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                                     Change of the current period
                       Opening                                                                        Closing
    Category                                            Recovered or Resold or             Other
                       balance            Accrued                                                     balance
                                                          reversed       written-off     changes
Combination 1:        4,597,889.70       -3,109,429.27                                              1,488,460.43
Account age
analysis
combination
      Total           4,597,889.70       -3,109,429.27                                                  1,488,460.43

     Significant bad debt provision amounts reversed or recovered in the current period:
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable

     (5). Particulars on other receivables actually written-off in the current period
     □ Applicable √ Not applicable

      (6). Particulars on top 5 other receivables in terms of the balance at the end of the period based on
            debtors
      √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: Yuan      Currency: RMB
                                                                                  Percentage (%) in
                                                                                                         Bad debt
                                                                                 the total balance at
 Company                                                                                                provisions
                 Amount nature        Closing balance        Account age            the end of the
   name                                                                                                  Closing
                                                                                   period of other
                                                                                                         balance
                                                                                     receivables
First          Consolidated            236,033,960.10 Within 1 year:                           39.21
               balance of                                RMB48,658,500
               related-parties                           Above 1 year:
               current accounts                          RMB187,375,500


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Second              Consolidated                    119,222,002.29           Within 1 year:                                       19.80
                    balance of                                               RMB2,048,500
                    related-parties                                          Above 1 year:
                    current accounts                                         RMB117,373,500
Third               Consolidated                    107,458,390.94           Within 1 year:                                       17.85
                    balance of                                               RMB50,459,600
                    related-parties                                          Above 1 year:
                    current accounts                                         RMB56,998,800
Fourth              Consolidated                     40,000,000.00           Within 1 year                                            6.64
                    balance of
                    related-parties
                    current accounts
Fifth               Consolidated                     22,000,000.00           Within 1 year                                            3.65
                    balance of
                    related-parties
                    current accounts
   Total                     /                      524,714,353.33                          /                                     87.15

        (7). Receivables involving government subsidies
        □ Applicable √ Not applicable

        (8). Other receivables derecognized due to the transfer of financial assets
        □ Applicable √ Not applicable

        (9). Assets and liabilities formed due to the transfer and continuous involvement of other receivables
        □ Applicable √ Not applicable

        Other descriptions:
        □ Applicable √ Not applicable

        3. Long-term equity investments
        √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                            Unit: Yuan          Currency: RMB
                                                    Closing balance                                                 Opening balance
             Item                                     Impairment                                                      Impairment
                                Carrying balance                       Carrying value           Carrying balance                         Carrying value
                                                       provisions                                                      provisions
   Investment to subsidiaries    1,501,648,897.21                       1,501,648,897.21         1,063,812,641.33                        1,063,812,641.33
   Investments to associates        36,512,701.80                          36,512,701.80            34,722,395.67                           34,722,395.67
   and joint ventures
              Total              1,538,161,599.01                       1,538,161,599.01         1,098,535,037.00                        1,098,535,037.00


        (1). Investment to subsidiaries
        √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                            Unit: Yuan          Currency: RMB
                                                                                                                                                Balance of
                                                                                                                         Impairment
                                                                              Decrease of                                                      impairment
                                                          Increase of the                                                 provisions
        Invested company        Opening balance                               the current         Closing balance                             provisions at
                                                          current period                                                accrued in the
                                                                                period                                                       the end of the
                                                                                                                        current period
                                                                                                                                                 period
    Shanghai M&G                    500,227,232.24           9,336,255.88                           509,563,488.12
    Colipu Office
    Supplies Co., Ltd.
    Shanghai M&G                     13,288,599.09                                                   13,288,599.09
    Zhenmei Stationery
    Co., Ltd.(上海晨光
    珍美文具有限公司)
    Shanghai M&G                    199,419,400.00                                                  199,419,400.00
    Stationery & Gift Co.,
    Ltd.(上海晨光文具
    礼品有限公司)

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             M&G Life Enterprise                  60,000,000.00         180,000,000.00                                    240,000,000.00
             Management Co., Ltd.
             (晨光生活馆企业管
             理有限公司)
             Shanghai M&G                         30,000,000.00                                                             30,000,000.00
             Jiamei Stationery Co.,
             Ltd.(上海晨光佳美
             文具有限公司)
             Shanghai M&G                         27,500,000.00                                                             27,500,000.00
             Information
             Technology Co., Ltd.
             (上海晨光信息科技
             有限公司)
             Shenzhen Erya                         6,339,300.00                                                              6,339,300.00
             Creative and Cultural
             Development Co.,
             Ltd.(深圳尔雅文化
             创意发展有限公司)
             Shanghai M&G                         50,000,000.00                                                             50,000,000.00
             Information
             Technology Co., Ltd.
             (上海晨光信息科技
             有限公司)
             Axus Stationery                    177,038,110.00                                                            177,038,110.00
             (Shanghai) Company
             Ltd.
             Shanghai                                                     28,500,000.00                                     28,500,000.00
             Qizhihaowan Culture
             and Creativity Co.,
             Ltd.(上海奇只好玩
             文化创意有限公司)
             Shanghai Chenxun                                           220,000,000.00                                    220,000,000.00
             Enterprise
             Management Co., Ltd.
             (上海晨讯企业管理
             有限公司)
                     Total                    1,063,812,641.33          437,836,255.88                                    1,501,648,897.21


                   (2). Investments to associates and joint ventures
                   √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                                    Unit: Yuan               Currency: RMB
                                                                                       Change of the current period                                                                          Balance of
                        At the beginning                              Investment gains     Adjustment to                     Declaration on                           At the end of the     impairment
      Investment                                                                                                  Other                        Accruing of
                         of the period     Additional   Withdrawn        and losses            other                         distribution of                               period          provisions at
         Unit                                                                                                    equity                        impairment    Others
                            Balance        investment   investment    recognized under     comprehensive                     cash dividends                               Balance         the end of the
                                                                                                                changes                         provisions
                                                                     the equity method        income                            or profits                                                    period
I. Joint venture
Subtotal
II. Associate
Ningbo Zhongchen           29,693,097.54                                  1,634,406.40          418,198.53                                                              31,745,702.47
Equity Investment
Partnership (Limited
Partnership)
Shanghai Pen-making         5,029,298.13                                   -262,298.80                                                                                   4,766,999.33
Technology Services
Co., Ltd.
Subtotal                   34,722,395.67                                  1,372,107.60          418,198.53                                                              36,512,701.80
           Total           34,722,395.67                                  1,372,107.60          418,198.53                                                              36,512,701.80


                   Other descriptions:
                   No

                   4. Revenue and operating costs
                   (1). Particulars on revenue and operating costs
                   √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                                                                           Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                                                Amount accounted for in the current                                   Amount accounted for in the previous
                         Item                               period                                                                 period
                                                 Revenue                 Costs                                          Revenue                 Costs


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 Main                 4,692,104,398.60         2,568,183,955.45        4,130,671,233.32      2,164,311,904.18
 operations
 Other                  83,787,431.99                     866.69          65,240,228.87
 operations
     Total            4,775,891,830.59         2,568,184,822.14        4,195,911,462.19      2,164,311,904.18

(2). Particulars on revenue from contracts
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                              Unit: Yuan     Currency: RMB
                 Classification of contracts                                         Total
 Types of goods
      1. Sales of goods                                                                      4,692,104,398.60
      2. Others                                                                                 74,881,124.89
 Classification by operation territory
      1. China                                                                               4,612,272,861.13
      2. Other countries                                                                       154,712,662.36
                            Total                                                            4,766,985,523.49

Description on revenue from contracts
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(3). Description on performance obligations
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

(4). Description on allocation to remaining performance obligations
□ Applicable √ Not applicable

Other descriptions:
Details on revenue:
                        Item                          Amount in the current        Amount in the last
                                                            period                      period
    Description on revenue from customer                  4,766,985,523.49           4,190,349,929.22
    contracts
    Rental income                                                  8,906,307.10           5,561,532.97
                      Total                                    4,775,891,830.59       4,195,911,462.19


5. Investment income
√ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                           Unit: Yuan    Currency: RMB
                                                    Amount accounted for in Amount accounted for in the
                      Item
                                                      the current period            previous period
 Long-term equity investment income
 calculated by cost method
 Long-term equity investment income                               1,372,107.60                  -1,610,614.02
 accounted for under the equity method
 Investment income from disposal of long-
 term equity investment
 Investment income from held-for-trading
 financial assets during the holding period
 Dividend income from other equity
 instrument investments during the holding
 period


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  Interest income from debt investment
  during the holding period
  Interest income from other debt investments
  during the holding period
  Investment income from disposal of held-                  4,067,412.24                  4,763,925.06
  for-trading financial assets
  Investment income from disposal of other
  equity instrument investments
  Investment income from disposal of debt
  investment
  Investment income from disposal of other
  debt investments
  Gains from debt restructuring
                      Total                                 5,439,519.84                  3,153,311.04

 Other descriptions:
 No

 6. Others
 □ Applicable √ Not applicable

  XVIII. Supplementary Information
  1. Table on details of non-recurring gains and losses of the current period
  √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                       Unit: Yuan      Currency: RMB
                        Item                          Amount                       the situation
                                                           6,098,090.22 Compensation for land
Gains or losses on disposal of non-current
                                                                         expropriation by the
assets
                                                                         Government
Government subsidies included in the profits            163,887,877.43 Mainly including government
and losses of the current period (except those                           subsidies received during the
closely related to the Company's business                                Reporting Period and
and of fixed amount or fixed quantity granted                            government subsidies
in accordance with national uniform                                      transferred from deferred
standards)                                                               income
Investment income arising from changes in                43,557,663.15 Revenue generated from
fair values held-for-trading financial assets,                           purchase of wealth
derivative financial assets, held-for-trading                            management products
financial liabilities and derivative financial
liabilities, and investment gains on the
disposal of held-for-trading financial assets,
derivative financial assets, held-for-trading
financial liabilities, derivative financial
liabilities and other debt investment, except
the Company normal operations related to
effective hedging business
                                                         20,000,000.00 Mainly due to the provision
Reversal of provision for impairment of
                                                                         reversal of bad debts on
receivables and contractual assets which are
                                                                         individual receivables of
individually tested for impairment.
                                                                         M&G Colipu
                                                        -11,127,909.82 Mainly including the
                                                                         expenditure of charity
Other net non-operating income and
                                                                         donations and the loss
expenses, other than the above items
                                                                         generated by scrapping part of
                                                                         the old equipment

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Minus: Effect of income tax                                  33,537,580.85
Effect of minority equity                                    20,550,381.69
                    Total                                   168,327,758.44

 For non-recurring profit and loss items defined by the Company according to the Explanatory
 Announcement of Information Disclosure by Companies Offering Securities to the Public No. 1 - Non-
 recurring Gains and Losses, and non-recurring profit and loss items listed in the Explanatory
 Announcement of Information Disclosure by Companies Offering Securities to the Public No. 1 - Non-
 recurring Gains and Losses defined as recurring profit and loss items, the reasons shall be explained.
 □ Applicable √ Not applicable

 2. Return on net assets and earnings per share
 √ Applicable □ Not applicable
                                                                         Earnings per share
      Profits during the Reporting   Weighted average
                 Period                 ROE (%)              Basic earnings per     Diluted earnings per
                                                                   share                    share
  Net profit attributable to                      26.82                   1.6450                  1.6425
  ordinary shareholders of the
  company
  Net profit attributable to                      23.84                      1.4623              1.4603
  ordinary shareholders of the
  company after deducting non-
  recurring gains and losses

 3.   Difference in the Accounting Information under the PRC Accounting Standards for Business
      Enterprise ("PRC GAAP") and Overseas Accounting Standards
 □ Applicable √ Not applicable

 4. Others
 □ Applicable √ Not applicable


                                                                                Chairman: Chen Huwen
                        Date of report and submission approved by the Board of Directors: 25 March 2022


 Revision information
 □ Applicable √ Not applicable




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