Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 Stock Code: 000570, 200570 Stock Name: Changchai, Changchai-B Announcement No. 2024-033 CHANGCHAI COMPANY, LIMITED THIRD QUARTERLY REPORT 2024 Changchai Company, Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) and all the members of the Company’s Board of Directors hereby guarantee that the contents of this Report are true, accurate and complete and free of any misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omissions. Important Notes: 1. The Board of Directors, the Supervisory Committee as well as the directors, supervisors and senior management of the Company hereby guarantee that the contents of this Report are true, accurate and complete and free of any misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omissions, and collectively and individually accept legal responsibility for such contents. 2. The Company’s legal representative, General Manager, and head of the financial department (equivalent to financial manager) hereby guarantee that the financial statements carried in this Report are true, accurate and complete. 3. Indicate whether the financial statements in this Report have been audited by an independent auditor. □ Yes No I Key Financial Information (I) Key Accounting Data and Financial Indicators Indicate by tick mark whether there is any retrospectively restated datum in the table below. □ Yes No Q3 2024 YoY change (%) Q1-Q3 2024 YoY change (%) Operating revenue 462,057,774.62 0.76% 1,957,966,927.25 8.23% (RMB) Net profit attributable to the listed company’s -3,740,213.65 —— 46,357,441.50 -70.45% shareholders (RMB) Net profit attributable to the listed company’s -17,209,332.16 —— 42,636,932.81 —— shareholders before exceptional items (RMB) Net cash generated from/used in operating —— —— -310,799,569.86 —— activities (RMB) Basic earnings per share -0.0053 —— 0.0657 -70.45% (RMB/share) Diluted earnings per -0.0053 —— 0.0657 -70.45% share (RMB/share) 1 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 Weighted average return -0.11% -0.82% 1.34% -3.33% on equity (%) 30 September 2024 31 December 2023 Change (%) Total assets (RMB) 5,398,904,258.62 5,159,394,958.92 4.64% Equity attributable to the listed company’s 3,448,089,849.78 3,398,946,911.23 1.45% shareholders (RMB) (II) Exceptional Gains and Losses Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RMB Item Q3 2024 Q1-Q3 2024 Note Gain or loss on disposal of non-current assets (inclusive of -192,127.32 216,118.22 impairment allowance write- offs) Government grants recognised in profit or loss (exclusive of those that are closely related to the Company's normal business operations and given 172,906.00 365,991.00 in accordance with defined criteria and in compliance with government policies, and have a continuing impact on the Company's profit or loss) It was mainly attributable to the financial gains arising from the Gain or loss on fair-value Company’s cash management changes in financial assets and and the changes in the fair liabilities held by a non- value of the stocks of Jiangsu financial enterprise, as well as Liance Electromechanical on disposal of financial assets 10,507,456.38 -8,177,138.59 Technology Co., Ltd. and and liabilities (exclusive of the Kailong High Technology Co., effective portion of hedges that Ltd. held by the Company’s is related to the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary normal business operations) Changzhou Horizon Investment Co., Ltd. Reversed portion of impairment allowance for accounts receivable which are 6,215,662.64 6,215,662.64 tested individually for impairment Non-operating income and 228,456.26 1,031,656.86 expense other than the above Less: Income tax effects 3,481,348.93 -4,228,193.27 Non-controlling interests -18,113.48 159,974.71 effects (net of tax) Total 13,469,118.51 3,720,508.69 Other items that meet the definition of exceptional gain/loss: □ Applicable Not applicable 2 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 No such cases in the Reporting Period. Explanation of why the Company reclassifies as recurrent an exceptional gain/loss item listed in the Explanatory Announcement No. 1 on Information Disclosure for Companies Offering Their Securities to the Public—Exceptional Gain/Loss Items: □ Applicable Not applicable No such cases in the Reporting Period. (III) Changes in Key Financial Statement Line Items and Explanation of why Applicable □ Not applicable 1. Consolidated Balance Sheet Items 30 September 1 January 2024 Change Item Explanation of why 2024 (RMB) (RMB) (%) Increase in cash dividends, cash used in operating activities and purchase of wealth Monetary assets 615,448,491.57 1,083,867,966.87 -43.22% management products in the Reporting Period. Increase in wealth management products Trading financial 443,908,871.55 225,641,429.94 96.73% purchased by the Company in the Reporting assets Period. Increase of accounts receivable since most of the Company’s multi-cylinder diesel engine customers are supporting companies of main Accounts engine, which are usually given longer 1,251,532,755.81 316,543,159.91 295.38% receivable payment days and the Company properly allowed customers’ buying on credit for more markets to step up efforts to expand the market. Decrease in bank acceptance bills with Receivables 48,891,443.83 195,875,948.92 -75.04% higher credit rating held by the Company at financing the end of the Reporting Period. Receiving the remaining housing Other receivables 5,616,318.99 49,699,753.61 -88.70% expropriation compensation of Changzhou Wuxing Branch Company. Current portion of Expiration of three-year fixed time deposits 0.00 40,773,509.75 -100.00% non-current assets during the Reporting Period. Construction in Increase in input of the Company in 6,415,304.75 4,275,622.18 50.04% progress technical transformation project. This mainly resulted from the increase in bad Deferred income 4,174,238.86 1,518,995.79 174.80% debt provision, which led to an increase in tax assets deferred tax assets. Other non-current Decrease in prepayment for purchasing 1,439,496.77 2,578,776.77 -44.18% assets equipment in the Reporting Period. This is mainly due to the fact that companies Notes payable 723,830,422.54 528,139,582.33 37.05% pay for goods in the form of bank drafts more often. Receiving the first installment of Advances from 30,499,552.75 1,647,441.22 1751.33% compensation for Sanjing Land in advance in customers the Reporting Period. Employee benefits Salaries and bonuses accrued last period 10,173,471.06 47,738,883.57 -78.69% payable were paid in the Reporting Period. Other current 44,296,616.19 67,069,965.96 -33.95% Expiration of payment business for 3 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 liabilities unexpired but transferred notes. 2. Consolidated Income Statement Items for Q1~Q3 Q1~Q3 2024 Q1~Q3 2023 Change Item Explanation of why (RMB) (RMB) (%) Increased exchange gains and decreased Finance costs -9,749,152.97 -4,386,564.04 —— interest expenses. Decrease in the fair value of stocks of Jiangsu Liance Electromechanical Technology Co., Ltd. and Kailong High Gain on changes Technology Co., Ltd. held by the Company’s -25,457,675.31 50,146,450.23 —— in fair value wholly-owned subsidiary Changzhou Horizon Investment Co., Ltd. in the Reporting Period compared to the beginning of the period. Expropriation of constructions on the state- Asset disposal owned land of Changzhou Wuxing Branch 216,118.22 105,700,898.12 -99.80% income Company in the previous period, while there was no such matter in the current period. Non-operating Disposal of non-payments during the 1,406,648.75 635,091.37 121.49% income Reporting Period. Non-operating Decreased abandonment losses during the 374,991.89 2,376,057.47 -84.22% expense Reporting Period. This mainly resulted from the decrease in Income tax 6,488,637.31 12,136,766.20 -46.54% profits during the reporting period and the expense changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Expropriation of constructions on the state- owned land of Changzhou Wuxing Branch Company in the previous period and increase in fair value of equity held by the Company Net profit in Jiangsu Horizon New Energy Technology attributable to Co., Ltd., while there were no such matters in shareholders of 46,357,441.50 156,869,023.89 -70.45% the current period; Decrease in the fair value the Company as of stocks of Jiangsu Liance the parent Electromechanical Technology Co., Ltd. and Kailong High Technology Co., Ltd. held by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Changzhou Horizon Investment Co., Ltd. compared to the beginning of the period. 3. Consolidated Cash Flow Statement Items for Q1~Q3 Q1~Q3 2024 Q1~Q3 2023 Change Item Explanation of why (RMB) (RMB) (%) Most of the Company’s multi-cylinder diesel engine customers are supporting companies Net cash of main engine, which are usually given generated longer payment days and the Company from/used in -310,799,569.86 -214,128,249.30 —— properly allowed customers’ buying on operating credit for more markets to step up efforts to activities expand the market, relative to the capital return of less. Net cash Increase in investment in wealth generated management in the Reporting Period -196,693,373.04 12,802,394.50 —— from/used in investing 4 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 activities Net cash Increase in the amount of cash dividends generated paid by the Company during the Reporting from/used in -33,171,402.31 -8,773,914.91 —— Period in order to improve the return on financing investment activities II Shareholder Information (I) Numbers of Ordinary Shareholders and Preference Shareholders with Resumed Voting Rights as well as Holdings of Top 10 Shareholders Unit: share Number of ordinary Number of preference shareholders with 51,659 0 shareholders resumed voting rights (if any) Top 10 shareholders (exclusive of shares lent in refinancing) Restricted Shares in pledge, marked or Name of Nature of Shareholding Total shares shares frozen shareholder shareholder percentage held held Status Shares Changzhou Investment State-owned 32.26% 227,663,417 Group Co., corporation Ltd. Domestic Chen Jian 0.55% 3,915,600 individual KGI ASIA Foreign 0.44% 3,100,195 LIMITED corporation Domestic Wu Chunhua 0.32% 2,236,500 individual Chen Domestic 0 N/A 0 0.23% 1,649,100 Hengjun individual Domestic Li Suinan 0.23% 1,600,300 individual Zhang Domestic 0.22% 1,556,700 Wenbing individual Huang Domestic 0.22% 1,528,891 Guoliang individual Domestic Lu Zhang 0.21% 1,486,743 individual Domestic Xue Hong 0.20% 1,380,600 individual Top 10 unrestricted shareholders (exclusive of shares lent in refinancing and locked shares of executives) Shares by class Name of shareholder Unrestricted shares held Class Shares RMB- Changzhou Investment Group 227,663,417 denominated 227,663,417 Co., Ltd. ordinary share RMB- Chen Jian 3,915,600 denominated 3,915,600 ordinary share Domestically KGI ASIA LIMITED 3,100,195 listed foreign 3,100,195 share 5 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 RMB- Wu Chunhua 2,236,500denominated 2,236,500 ordinary share RMB- Chen Hengjun 1,649,100 denominated 1,649,100 ordinary share Domestically Li Suinan 1,600,300 listed foreign 1,600,300 share RMB- Zhang Wenbing 1,556,700 denominated 1,556,700 ordinary share Domestically Huang Guoliang 1,528,891 listed foreign 1,528,891 share Domestically Lu Zhang 1,486,743 listed foreign 1,486,743 share Domestically Xue Hong 1,380,600 listed foreign 1,380,600 share It is unknown whether there is among the top 10 public shareholders and the top 10 unrestricted public shareholders Related or acting-in-concert parties among the any related parties or acting-in-concert parties as defined in shareholders above the Administrative Measures for Information Regarding Shareholding Alteration. Shareholders Chen Jian and Wu Chunhua respectively held Top 10 shareholders engaged in securities 3,915,600 and 2,236,500 shares in the Company through their margin trading credit accounts. 5% or greater shareholders, top 10 shareholders and Top 10 unrestricted shareholders involved in refinancing shares lending □Applicable Not applicable Changes in top 10 shareholders and top 10 unrestricted shareholders due to refinancing shares lending/return compared with the prior period □Applicable Not applicable (II) Number of Preference Shareholders and Shareholdings of Top 10 of Them □ Applicable Not applicable III Other Significant Events Applicable □ Not applicable On 29 August 2024, the Company convened the 4th Extraordinary Meeting of the Board of Directors and approved the Proposal on Capital Increase in Jiangsu Changchai Machinery Co., Ltd. The Board agreed that the Company would increase the capital of its wholly-owned subsidiary Jiangsu Changchai Machinery Co., Ltd. by RMB291,835,919.91 (including the unpaid interest on the loan of RMB4,958,090.18) by way of transferring debts to capital surplus, and the entire amount of the capital increase would be included into capital surplus. As of the end of the Reporting Period, the Company has completed the capital increase in Jiangsu Changchai Machinery Co., Ltd. 6 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 IV Quarterly Financial Statements (I) Financial Statements 1. Consolidated Balance Sheet Prepared by Changchai Company, Limited 30 September 2024 Unit: RMB 30 September 2024 1 January 2024 Current assets: Monetary assets 615,448,491.57 1,083,867,966.87 Settlement reserve Loans to other banks and financial institutions Held-for-trading financial 443,908,871.55 225,641,429.94 assets Derivative financial assets Notes receivable 137,258,968.27 161,632,567.94 Accounts receivable 1,251,532,755.81 316,543,159.91 Receivables financing 48,891,443.83 195,875,948.92 Prepayments 14,046,192.48 12,333,310.85 Premiums receivable Reinsurance receivables Receivable reinsurance contract reserve Other receivables 5,616,318.99 49,699,753.61 Including: Interest receivable Dividends receivable Financial assets purchased under resale agreements Inventories 616,704,313.56 789,220,185.68 Including: Data resource Contract assets Assets held for sale 2,951,451.11 Current portion of non-current 40,773,509.75 assets Other current assets 15,166,800.73 20,910,504.84 Total current assets 3,151,525,607.90 2,896,498,338.31 Non-current assets: Loans and advances to customers Debt investments Other debt investments 7 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 Long-term receivables Long-term equity investments Investments in other equity 1,009,502,025.67 969,488,025.67 instruments Other non-current financial 412,914,576.80 412,914,576.80 assets Investment property 38,265,022.94 39,837,558.11 Fixed assets 623,207,067.13 675,596,920.95 Construction in progress 6,415,304.75 4,275,622.18 Productive living assets Oil and gas assets Right-of-use assets Intangible assets 143,901,435.67 148,458,185.68 Including: Data resource Development costs Including: Data resource Goodwill Long-term prepaid expense 7,559,482.13 8,227,958.66 Deferred income tax assets 4,174,238.86 1,518,995.79 Other non-current assets 1,439,496.77 2,578,776.77 Total non-current assets 2,247,378,650.72 2,262,896,620.61 Total assets 5,398,904,258.62 5,159,394,958.92 Current liabilities: Short-term borrowings Borrowings from the central bank Loans from other banks and financial institutions Held-for-trading financial liabilities Derivative financial liabilities Notes payable 723,830,422.54 528,139,582.33 Accounts payable 612,980,631.68 641,484,184.05 Advances from customers 30,499,552.75 1,647,441.22 Contract liabilities 38,261,365.80 33,352,877.66 Financial assets sold under repurchase agreements Customer deposits and deposits from other banks and financial institutions Payables for acting trading of securities Payables for underwriting of securities Employee benefits payable 10,173,471.06 47,738,883.57 Taxes and levies payable 6,437,433.36 6,231,169.74 8 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 Other payables 205,701,020.97 159,023,382.81 Including: Interest payable Dividends 3,891,433.83 3,891,433.83 payable Fees and commissions payable Reinsurance payables Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale Current portion of non-current liabilities Other current liabilities 44,296,616.19 67,069,965.96 Total current liabilities 1,672,180,514.35 1,484,687,487.34 Non-current liabilities: Insurance contract reserve Long-term borrowings Bonds payable Including: Preference shares Perpetual bonds Lease liabilities Long-term payables Long-term employee benefits payable Provisions Deferred income 30,238,599.38 32,795,896.48 Deferred income tax liabilities 171,138,844.36 171,843,455.52 Other non-current liabilities Total non-current liabilities 201,377,443.74 204,639,352.00 Total liabilities 1,873,557,958.09 1,689,326,839.34 Owners’ equity: Share capital 705,692,507.00 705,692,507.00 Other equity instruments Including: Preference shares Perpetual bonds Capital reserves 640,509,675.84 640,509,675.84 Less: Treasury stock Other comprehensive income 701,192,221.82 667,180,321.82 Specific reserve 21,373,234.40 19,432,089.52 Surplus reserves 363,695,592.34 363,695,592.34 General reserve Retained earnings 1,015,626,618.38 1,002,436,724.71 Total equity attributable to owners 3,448,089,849.78 3,398,946,911.23 of the Company as the parent 9 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 Non-controlling interests 77,256,450.75 71,121,208.35 Total owners’ equity 3,525,346,300.53 3,470,068,119.58 Total liabilities and owners’ equity 5,398,904,258.62 5,159,394,958.92 Legal representative: Xie Guozhong General Manager: Xie Guozhong Head of the accounting department: Jiang He 2. Consolidated Income Statement for Q1~Q3 Unit: RMB Item Q1~Q3 2024 Q1~Q3 2023 1. Revenues 1,957,966,927.25 1,809,074,804.85 Including: Operating revenue 1,957,966,927.25 1,809,074,804.85 Interest income Insurance premium income Fee and commission income 2. Costs and expenses 1,880,745,679.29 1,793,921,012.03 Including: Cost of sales 1,640,211,081.77 1,550,178,804.98 Interest expense Fee and commission expense Surrenders Net insurance claims paid Net amount provided as insurance contract reserve Expenditure on policy dividends Reinsurance premium expense Taxes and levies 12,703,429.37 11,219,574.86 Selling expense 99,502,748.28 91,990,466.03 Administrative expense 81,859,808.25 76,256,928.17 R&D expense 56,217,764.59 68,661,802.03 Finance costs -9,749,152.97 -4,386,564.04 Including: Interest expense 1,893,598.30 4,289,281.12 Interest income 8,523,735.87 8,242,392.28 Add: Other income 2,979,040.74 4,244,083.10 Return on investment (“-” for loss) 15,776,718.57 17,099,924.85 Including: Share of profit or loss of joint ventures and associates Income from the derecognition of financial assets at amortized cost (“-” for loss) Exchange gain (“-” for loss) Net gain on exposure hedges (“-” for loss) Gain on changes in fair value (“-” for loss) -25,457,675.31 50,146,450.23 Credit impairment loss (“-” for loss) -12,325,470.52 -14,981,433.04 10 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 Asset impairment loss (“-” for loss) -460,315.31 -565,273.49 Asset disposal income (“-” for loss) 216,118.22 105,700,898.12 3. Operating profit (“-” for loss) 57,949,664.35 176,798,442.59 Add: Non-operating income 1,406,648.75 635,091.37 Less: Non-operating expense 374,991.89 2,376,057.47 4. Gross profit (“-” for loss) 58,981,321.21 175,057,476.49 Less: Income tax expense 6,488,637.31 12,136,766.20 5. Net profit (“-” for net loss) 52,492,683.90 162,920,710.29 5.1 By operating continuity 5.1.1 Net profit from continuing operations (“-” for net 52,492,683.90 162,920,710.29 loss) 5.1.2 Net profit from discontinued operations (“-” for net loss) 5.2 By ownership 5.2.1 Net profit attributable to shareholders of the 46,357,441.50 156,869,023.89 Company as the parent (“-” for net loss) 5.2.2 Net profit attributable to non-controlling interests 6,135,242.40 6,051,686.40 (“-” for net loss) 6. Other comprehensive income, net of tax 34,011,900.00 77,648,350.00 Attributable to owners of the Company as the parent 34,011,900.00 77,648,350.00 6.1 Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss 34,011,900.00 77,648,350.00 6.1.1 Changes caused by remeasurements on defined benefit schemes 6.1.2 Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss under the equity method 6.1.3 Changes in the fair value of investments in other 34,011,900.00 77,648,350.00 equity instruments 6.1.4 Changes in the fair value arising from changes in own credit risk 6.1.5 Other 6.2 Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss 6.2.1 Other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss under the equity method 6.2.2 Changes in the fair value of other debt investments 6.2.3 Other comprehensive income arising from the reclassification of financial assets 6.2.4 Credit impairment allowance for other debt investments 6.2.5 Reserve for cash flow hedges 6.2.6 Differences arising from the translation of foreign currency-denominated financial statements 6.2.7 Other Attributable to non-controlling interests 7. Total comprehensive income 86,504,583.90 240,569,060.29 7.1 Attributable to owners of the Company as the parent 80,369,341.50 234,517,373.89 7.2 Attributable to non-controlling interests 6,135,242.40 6,051,686.40 8. Earnings per share 11 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 8.1 Basic earnings per share 0.0657 0.2223 8.2 Diluted earnings per share 0.0657 0.2223 Legal representative: Xie Guozhong General Manager: Xie Guozhong Head of the accounting department: Jiang He 3. Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for Q1~Q3 Unit: RMB Item Q1~Q3 2024 Q1~Q3 2023 1. Cash flows from operating activities: Proceeds from sale of commodities and rendering of 1,322,840,250.44 1,446,377,641.19 services Net increase in customer deposits and deposits from other banks and financial institutions Net increase in borrowings from the central bank Net increase in loans from other financial institutions Premiums received on original insurance contracts Net proceeds from reinsurance Net increase in deposits and investments of policy holders Interest, fees and commissions received Net increase in loans from other banks and financial institutions Net increase in proceeds from repurchase transactions Net proceeds from acting trading of securities Tax and levy rebates 16,822,139.93 88,252,376.59 Cash generated from other operating activities 13,572,617.70 15,970,772.52 Subtotal of cash generated from operating activities 1,353,235,008.07 1,550,600,790.30 Payments for commodities and services 1,263,331,531.66 1,374,158,537.72 Net increase in loans and advances to customers Net increase in deposits in the central bank and other banks and financial institutions Payments for claims on original insurance contracts Net increase in loans to other banks and financial institutions Interest, fees and commissions paid Policy dividends paid Cash paid to and for employees 224,982,336.51 242,312,537.73 Taxes and levies paid 45,480,904.08 31,292,358.05 Cash used in other operating activities 130,239,805.68 116,965,606.10 Subtotal of cash used in operating activities 1,664,034,577.93 1,764,729,039.60 Net cash generated from/used in operating activities -310,799,569.86 -214,128,249.30 2. Cash flows from investing activities: Proceeds from disinvestment 601,500,000.00 877,716,751.99 Return on investment 15,776,718.57 17,099,924.85 12 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 Net proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets, intangible 76,476,578.33 58,171,702.95 assets and other long-lived assets Net proceeds from the disposal of subsidiaries and other business units Cash generated from other investing activities Subtotal of cash generated from investing activities 693,753,296.90 952,988,379.79 Payments for the acquisition of fixed assets, intangible 14,652,345.94 150,108,371.29 assets and other long-lived assets Payments for investments 875,794,324.00 790,077,614.00 Net increase in pledged loans granted Net payments for the acquisition of subsidiaries and other business units Cash used in other investing activities Subtotal of cash used in investing activities 890,446,669.94 940,185,985.29 Net cash generated from/used in investing activities -196,693,373.04 12,802,394.50 3. Cash flows from financing activities: Capital contributions received Including: Capital contributions by non-controlling interests to subsidiaries Borrowings received Cash generated from other financing activities Subtotal of cash generated from financing activities Repayment of borrowings Interest and dividends paid 33,171,402.31 8,773,914.91 Including: Dividends paid by subsidiaries to non- controlling interests Cash used in other financing activities Subtotal of cash used in financing activities 33,171,402.31 8,773,914.91 Net cash generated from/used in financing activities -33,171,402.31 -8,773,914.91 4. Effect of foreign exchange rates changes on cash and cash equivalents 5. Net increase in cash and cash equivalents -540,664,345.21 -210,099,769.71 Add: Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period 971,629,523.46 810,350,966.05 6. Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period 430,965,178.25 600,251,196.34 Legal representative: Xie Guozhong General Manager: Xie Guozhong Head of the accounting department: Jiang He (II) Adjustments to Financial Statement Items at the Beginning of the Year of the First Implementation of the New Accounting Standards Implemented since 2024 □ Applicable Not applicable (III) Independent Auditor’s Report Indicate by tick mark whether the financial statements above have been audited by an independent auditor. 13 Changchai Company, Limited Third Quarterly Report 2024 □Yes No These financial statements have not been audited by such an auditor. The Board of Directors Changchai Company, Limited 30 October 2024 14