ANHUI GUJING DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT 2024 April 2024 First Quarterly Report 2024 Stock Code: 000596, 200596 Stock Name: Gujing Distillery, Gujing Distillery-B Announcement No. 2024-006 ANHUI GUJING DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT 2024 Anhui Gujing Distillery 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 (or the “Board”), 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, Chief Accountant, and head of the financial department (equivalent to financial manager) hereby guarantee that the financial statements carried in this Report are truthful, accurate and complete. 3. Indicate by tick mark 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. □Applicable Not applicable Q1 2024 Q1 2023 YoY change (%) Operating revenue (RMB) 8,286,316,919.20 6,584,074,879.74 25.85% Net profit attributable to the listed company’s 2,065,836,404.82 1,569,704,169.52 31.61% shareholders (RMB) Net profit attributable to the listed company’s shareholders before exceptional gains and 2,049,854,347.30 1,545,070,631.50 32.67% losses (RMB) Net cash generated from/used in operating 2,454,021,334.50 3,078,684,397.05 -20.29% activities (RMB) 2 First Quarterly Report 2024 Basic earnings per share (RMB/share) 3.91 2.97 31.65% Diluted earnings per share (RMB/share) 3.91 2.97 31.65% Weighted average return on equity (%) 9.16% 8.13% 1.03% 31 March 2024 31 December 2023 Change (%) Total assets (RMB) 40,531,732,508.79 35,420,907,274.99 14.43% Equity attributable to the listed company’s 23,574,412,631.98 21,525,309,609.44 9.52% shareholders (RMB) (II) Exceptional Gains and Losses Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RMB Item Q1 2024 Note Gain or loss on disposal of non-current assets (inclusive of impairment -1,018,799.28 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 in 12,945,714.45 accordance with defined criteria and in compliance with government policies, and have a continuing impact on the Company's profit or loss) Gain or loss on fair-value changes in financial assets and liabilities held by a non-financial enterprise, as well as on disposal of financial assets and liabilities 1,602,268.14 (exclusive of the effective portion of hedges that is related to the Company's normal business operations) Non-operating income and expense other 11,135,135.71 than the above Less: Income tax effects 5,969,242.75 Non-controlling interests effects 2,713,018.75 (net of tax) Total 15,982,057.52 -- Particulars about other gains and losses that meet the definition of exceptional gain/loss: □ Applicable Not applicable No such cases for the Reporting Period. Explanation of why the Company reclassifies as recurrent an exceptional gain/loss item listed in the Explanatory Announcement No. 1 on Information Disclosure for Companies Offering Their Securities to the Public—Exceptional Gain/Loss Items: □ Applicable Not applicable No such cases for the Reporting Period. 3 First Quarterly Report 2024 (III) Changes in Key Financial Statement Line Items and Explanation of why Applicable □ Not applicable Balance sheet 31 March 2024 1 January 2024 Change (%) Explanation of why item (RMB) (RMB) The principal reason for the increase is the Receivables 4,768,470,137.13 957,560,115.73 397.98% receipt of a higher number of bank financing acceptance bills. The increase is primarily due to a rise in Prepayments 139,662,891.96 91,607,342.18 52.46% prepaid advertising expenses. The main reason is an increase in Other receivables 145,795,792.77 49,178,194.70 196.46% promotional and marketing expenses incurred. The increase was chiefly due to the Notes payable 264,848,865.34 1,353,187,723.44 -80.43% redemption of issued bank acceptance bills upon maturity. Contract 4,616,921,217.53 1,401,122,249.53 229.52% A rise in sales orders is the principal cause. liabilities The main reasons are an increase in Other current 2,048,296,927.93 1,132,018,451.10 80.94% unverified expenses and the liabilities reclassification of deferred output VAT. Income statement Q1 2024 (RMB) Q1 2023 (RMB) Change (%) Explanation of why item Taxes and The increase is primarily attributed to 1,246,223,257.99 952,521,731.05 30.83% surcharges higher sales revenue. The main reason for the rise is an increase Other income 14,485,683.54 8,653,466.84 67.40% in government grants received. The increase is primarily attributed to Profit before tax 2,826,551,082.62 2,133,535,668.57 32.48% higher sales revenue. Cash flow Q1 2024 (RMB) Q1 2023 (RMB) Change (%) Explanation of why statement item Tax and levy The principal reason is an increase in VAT 22,193,752.40 933,556.77 2,277.33% rebates refunds retained. Cash generated from other The increase is primarily due to the 1,373,953,950.34 273,469,260.39 402.42% operating recovery of restricted funds upon maturity. activities Cash used in The main reason is an increase in other operating 1,203,774,281.53 794,061,341.05 51.60% operating expenses related to costs. activities Borrowings 20,000,100.00 55,000,000.00 -63.64% The decrease in cash received from 4 First Quarterly Report 2024 received borrowing is the primary cause. 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 preference Number of ordinary shareholders 28,209 shareholders with resumed 0 voting rights (if any) Top 10 shareholders (exclusive of shares lent in refinancing) Name of Nature of Shareholding Restricted shares Shares in pledge, marked or frozen Total shares held shareholder shareholder percentage held Status Shares ANHUI GUJING GROUP State-owned 51.34% 271,372,722 In pledge 30,000,000 COMPANY legal person LIMITED BANK OF CHINA-CHINA MERCHANTS CHINA SECURITIES Other 2.24% 11,815,922 N/A BAIJIU INDEX CLASSIFICATION SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED- INVESCO GREAT WALL Other 1.82% 9,621,200 N/A EMERGING GROWTH HYBRID SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND CHINA Foreign legal 1.61% 8,519,825 N/A 5 First Quarterly Report 2024 INTERNATIONAL person CAPITAL CORPORATION HONG KONG SECURITIES LTD AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA - E FUND CONSUMPTION Other 1.53% 8,093,408 N/A SECTOR STOCK SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND HONG KONG SECURITIES Foreign legal 1.44% 7,634,135 N/A CLEARING person COMPANY LTD. UBS (LUX) EQUITY FUND - Foreign legal CHINA 1.30% 6,896,661 N/A person OPPORTUNITY (USD) GREENWOODS Foreign legal CHINA ALPHA 1.14% 6,049,760 N/A person MASTER FUND BANK OF CHINA- INVESCO GREAT WALL DINGYI Other 0.88% 4,650,000 N/A HYBRID SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND (LOF) 3W GLOBAL Foreign legal 0.77% 4,051,528 N/A FUND person Top 10 unrestricted shareholders Shares by class Name of shareholder Unrestricted ordinary shares held Class Shares ANHUI GUJING GROUP RMB-denominated 271,372,722 271,372,722 COMPANY LIMITED ordinary share BANK OF CHINA-CHINA RMB-denominated 11,815,922 11,815,922 MERCHANTS CHINA ordinary share 6 First Quarterly Report 2024 SECURITIES BAIJIU INDEX CLASSIFICATION SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED- INVESCO RMB-denominated GREAT WALL EMERGING 9,621,200 9,621,200 ordinary share GROWTH HYBRID SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND CHINA INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL CORPORATION Domestically HONG KONG 8,519,825 8,519,825 listed foreign share SECURITIES LTD AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA - E FUND RMB-denominated CONSUMPTION SECTOR 8,093,408 8,093,408 ordinary share STOCK SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND HONG KONG SECURITIES RMB-denominated 7,634,135 7,634,135 CLEARING COMPANY LTD. ordinary share UBS (LUX) EQUITY FUND - Domestically 6,896,661 6,896,661 CHINA OPPORTUNITY (USD) listed foreign share GREENWOODS CHINA ALPHA Domestically 6,049,760 6,049,760 MASTER FUND listed foreign share BANK OF CHINA- INVESCO GREAT WALL DINGYI RMB-denominated 4,650,000 4,650,000 HYBRID SECURITIES ordinary share INVESTMENT FUND (LOF) Domestically 3W GLOBAL FUND 4,051,528 4,051,528 listed foreign share Among the shareholders above, the Company’s controlling shareholder—Anhui Gujing Group Company Limited—is not a related party of other shareholders; nor are they parties acting in Related or acting-in-concert concert as defined in the Administrative Measures on Information Disclosure of Changes in parties among the shareholders Shareholding of Listed Companies. As for the other shareholders, the Company does not know above whether they are related parties or whether they belong to parties acting in concert as defined in the Administrative Measures on Information Disclosure of Changes in Shareholding of Listed Companies. Since October 2021, the Company's controlling shareholder Gujing Group has conducted the Top 10 shareholders engaged in business of "Refinancing by Lending Securities", and as of 31 March 2024, 31,300 lent shares securities margin trading (if any) were outstanding with no transfer of the ownership of these shares. 7 First Quarterly Report 2024 5% or greater shareholders, top 10 shareholders and Top 10 unrestricted shareholders involved in refinancing shares lending Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: share 5% or greater shareholders, top 10 shareholders and Top 10 unrestricted shareholders involved in refinancing shares lending Shares in the common Shares lent in Shares lent in Shares in the common account and credit refinancing and not yet refinancing and not yet account and credit account at the returned at the returned at the Full name of account at the period-end period-begin period-begin period-end shareholder As % of As % of As % of As % of Total Total Total shares total share total share Total shares total share total share shares shares capital capital capital capital ANHUI GUJING GROUP 271,362,722 51.34% 41,300 0.0078% 271,372,722 51.34% 31,300 0.0059% COMPANY LIMITED BANK OF CHINA-CHINA MERCHANTS CHINA SECURITIES 12,814,455 2.42% 43,000 0.0081% 11,815,922 2.24% 1,000 0.0002% BAIJIU INDEX CLASSIFICATION SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND Changes in top 10 shareholders and top 10 unrestricted shareholders due to refinancing shares lending/return compared with the prior period Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: share Changes in top 10 shareholders and top 10 unrestricted shareholders due to refinancing shares lending/return compared with the end of the prior period Shares in the common account and credit Newly added to or Shares lent in refinancing and not yet account plus shares lent in refinancing Full name of exiting from top 10 returned at the period-end and not yet returned at the period-end shareholder shareholders in the Reporting Period As % of total share As % of total share Total shares Total shares capital capital ANHUI GUJING GROUP Exiting 31,300 0.0059% 271,404,022 51.34% COMPANY LIMITED BANK OF CHINA-CHINA MERCHANTS CHINA SECURITIES Exiting 1,000 0.0002% 11,816,922 2.24% BAIJIU INDEX CLASSIFICATION SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUND 8 First Quarterly Report 2024 (II) Number of Preference Shareholders and Shareholdings of Top 10 of Them □Applicable Not applicable III Other Significant Events □Applicable Not applicable IV Quarterly Financial Statements (I) Financial Statements 1. Consolidated Balance Sheet Prepared by Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited 31 March 2024 Unit: RMB Item 31 March 2024 1 January 2024 Current assets: Monetary assets 17,316,097,008.78 15,966,371,744.19 Settlement reserve Loans to other banks and financial institutions Held-for-trading financial assets 0.00 719,987,547.42 Derivative financial assets Notes receivable Accounts receivable 68,612,715.84 68,607,919.27 Receivables financing 4,768,470,137.13 957,560,115.73 Prepayments 139,662,891.96 91,607,342.18 Premiums receivable Reinsurance receivables Receivable reinsurance contract reserve Other receivables 145,795,792.77 49,178,194.70 Including: Interest receivable Dividends receivable Financial assets purchased under resale agreements Inventories 7,573,447,339.64 7,519,682,536.51 Including: Data resource Contract assets 836,499.88 0.00 Assets held for sale Current portion of non-current assets 9 First Quarterly Report 2024 Other current assets 98,433,971.03 135,071,255.36 Total current assets 30,111,356,357.03 25,508,066,655.36 Non-current assets: Loans and advances to customers Debt investments Other debt investments Long-term receivables Long-term equity investments 10,053,918.85 10,367,078.26 Investments in other equity 67,661,019.78 63,105,658.07 instruments Other non-current financial assets Investment property 45,627,098.76 46,622,910.19 Fixed assets 4,596,251,164.14 4,596,044,056.92 Construction in progress 3,157,505,998.29 2,910,735,155.39 Productive living assets Oil and gas assets Right-of-use assets 77,153,555.01 81,038,100.24 Intangible assets 1,112,921,597.94 1,123,186,836.65 Including: Data resource Development costs Including: Data resource Goodwill 561,364,385.01 561,364,385.01 Long-term prepaid expense 74,533,945.09 59,102,583.98 Deferred income tax assets 712,849,982.89 455,588,567.46 Other non-current assets 4,453,486.00 5,685,287.46 Total non-current assets 10,420,376,151.76 9,912,840,619.63 Total assets 40,531,732,508.79 35,420,907,274.99 Current liabilities: Short-term borrowings 20,004,433.36 0.00 Borrowings from the central bank Loans from other banks and financial institutions Held-for-trading financial liabilities Derivative financial liabilities Notes payable 264,848,865.34 1,353,187,723.44 Accounts payable 2,302,813,273.80 2,814,192,071.24 Advances from customers Contract liabilities 4,616,921,217.53 1,401,122,249.53 Financial assets sold under repurchase agreements Customer deposits and deposits from 10 First Quarterly Report 2024 other banks and financial institutions Payables for acting trading of securities Payables for underwriting of securities Employee benefits payable 1,283,342,023.30 1,180,605,773.29 Taxes and levies payable 1,388,625,062.11 1,179,368,855.69 Other payables 3,380,502,679.44 3,267,292,222.01 Including: Interest payable Dividends payable Fees and commissions payable Reinsurance payables Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale Current portion of non-current 79,844,523.15 80,825,022.51 liabilities Other current liabilities 2,048,296,927.93 1,132,018,451.10 Total current liabilities 15,385,199,005.96 12,408,612,368.81 Non-current liabilities: Insurance contract reserve Long-term borrowings 107,106,256.94 107,106,256.94 Bonds payable Including: Preference shares Perpetual bonds Lease liabilities 67,685,550.71 68,380,767.78 Long-term payables Long-term employee benefits payable Provisions Deferred income 102,271,805.34 100,811,404.82 Deferred income tax liabilities 330,812,980.88 321,723,514.56 Other non-current liabilities Total non-current liabilities 607,876,593.87 598,021,944.10 Total liabilities 15,993,075,599.83 13,006,634,312.91 Owners’ equity: Share capital 528,600,000.00 528,600,000.00 Other equity instruments Including: Preference shares Perpetual bonds Capital reserves 6,224,747,667.10 6,224,747,667.10 Less: Treasury stock Other comprehensive income -15,137,059.55 1,596,322.73 Specific reserve Surplus reserves 269,402,260.27 269,402,260.27 11 First Quarterly Report 2024 General reserve Retained earnings 16,566,799,764.16 14,500,963,359.34 Total equity attributable to owners of the 23,574,412,631.98 21,525,309,609.44 Company as the parent Non-controlling interests 964,244,276.98 888,963,352.64 Total owners’ equity 24,538,656,908.96 22,414,272,962.08 Total liabilities and owners’ equity 40,531,732,508.79 35,420,907,274.99 Legal representative: Liang Jinhui The Company’s chief accountant: Zhu Jiafeng Head of the Company’s financial department: Zhu Jiafeng 2. Consolidated Income Statement Unit: RMB Item Q1 2024 Q1 2023 1. Revenues 8,286,316,919.20 6,584,074,879.74 Including: Operating revenue 8,286,316,919.20 6,584,074,879.74 Interest revenue Insurance premium income Fee and commission income 2. Costs and expenses 5,469,876,590.82 4,474,673,766.49 Including: Cost of sales 1,628,295,369.21 1,338,363,595.05 Interest costs 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 1,246,223,257.99 952,521,731.05 Selling expense 2,251,920,621.09 1,898,400,734.49 Administrative expense 397,080,659.96 360,366,324.25 Development costs 14,780,353.19 12,603,427.17 Finance costs -68,423,670.62 -87,582,045.52 Including: Interest costs 1,334,400.38 452,129.32 Interest 70,495,659.21 87,672,195.65 revenue 12 First Quarterly Report 2024 Add: Other income 14,485,683.54 8,653,466.84 Return on investment (“-” for loss) -14,845,727.68 -12,896,951.32 Including: Share of profit or loss -313,159.41 -281,051.86 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 (“-” 0.00 11,694,470.28 for loss) Credit impairment loss (“-” for 61,788.35 1,050.00 loss) Asset impairment loss (“-” for 294,426.54 0.00 loss) Asset disposal income (“-” for 0.00 133,056.61 loss) 3. Operating profit (“-” for loss) 2,816,436,499.13 2,116,986,205.66 Add: Non-operating income 11,502,875.81 17,987,189.96 Less: Non-operating expense 1,388,292.32 1,437,727.05 4. Gross profit (“-” for loss) 2,826,551,082.62 2,133,535,668.57 Less: Income tax expense 700,879,033.10 536,509,124.01 5. Net profit (“-” for net loss) 2,125,672,049.52 1,597,026,544.56 5.1 By operating continuity 5.1.1 Net profit from continuing 2,125,672,049.52 1,597,026,544.56 operations (“-” for net loss) 5.1.2 Net profit from discontinued operations (“-” for net loss) 5.2 By ownership 5.2.1 Net profit attributable to 2,065,836,404.82 1,569,704,169.52 owners of the Company as the parent 5.2.2 Net profit attributable to 59,835,644.70 27,322,375.04 non-controlling interests 6. Other comprehensive income, net of -15,288,102.64 -18,222,555.18 tax Attributable to owners of the -16,733,382.28 -18,870,788.31 Company as the parent 6.1 Items that will not be 2,049,912.77 1,227,528.56 reclassified to profit or loss 6.1.1 Changes caused by remeasurements on defined benefit 13 First Quarterly Report 2024 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 2,049,912.77 1,227,528.56 investments in other equity instruments 6.1.4 Changes in the fair value arising from changes in own credit risk 6.1.5 Other 6.2 Items that will be reclassified to -18,783,295.05 -20,098,316.87 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 -18,783,295.05 -20,098,316.87 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 1,445,279.64 648,233.13 interests 7. Total comprehensive income 2,110,383,946.88 1,578,803,989.38 Attributable to owners of the 2,049,103,022.54 1,550,833,381.21 Company as the parent Attributable to non-controlling 61,280,924.34 27,970,608.17 interests 8. Earnings per share 8.1 Basic earnings per share 3.91 2.97 8.2 Diluted earnings per share 3.91 2.97 Legal representative: Liang Jinhui The Company’s chief accountant: Zhu Jiafeng Head of the Company’s financial department: Zhu Jiafeng 14 First Quarterly Report 2024 3. Consolidated Cash Flow Statement Unit: RMB Item Q1 2024 Q1 2023 1. Cash flows from operating activities: Proceeds from sale of commodities 8,366,740,970.60 7,755,489,862.22 and rendering of 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 22,193,752.40 933,556.77 Cash generated from other operating 1,373,953,950.34 273,469,260.39 activities Subtotal of cash generated from 9,762,888,673.34 8,029,892,679.38 operating activities Payments for commodities and 2,215,657,890.16 831,712,774.81 services 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 15 First Quarterly Report 2024 Interest, fees and commissions paid Policy dividends paid Cash paid to and for employees 1,021,415,355.52 935,700,806.15 Taxes and levies paid 2,868,019,811.63 2,389,733,360.32 Cash used in other operating activities 1,203,774,281.53 794,061,341.05 Subtotal of cash used in operating 7,308,867,338.84 4,951,208,282.33 activities Net cash generated from/used in 2,454,021,334.50 3,078,684,397.05 operating activities 2. Cash flows from investing activities: Proceeds from disinvestment 725,199,000.00 560,000,000.00 Return on investment 1,544,670.78 80,952.06 Net proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets and other 45,620.00 169,445.00 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 726,789,290.78 560,250,397.06 investing activities Payments for the acquisition of fixed assets, intangible assets and other 718,140,004.77 539,157,118.68 long-lived assets Payments for investments 0.00 700,000,000.00 Net increase in pledged loans granted Net payments for the acquisition of 13,439,262.05 subsidiaries and other business units Cash used in other investing activities Subtotal of cash used in investing 718,140,004.77 1,252,596,380.73 activities Net cash generated from/used in 8,649,286.01 -692,345,983.67 investing activities 3. Cash flows from financing activities: Capital contributions received 14,000,000.00 0.00 Including: Capital contributions by 14,000,000.00 0.00 non-controlling interests to subsidiaries Borrowings received 20,000,100.00 55,000,000.00 Cash generated from other financing activities Subtotal of cash generated from 34,000,100.00 55,000,000.00 financing activities Repayment of borrowings 0.00 84,000,000.00 16 First Quarterly Report 2024 Interest and dividends paid 1,400,946.27 1,152,138.17 Including: Dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interests Cash used in other financing activities 2,595,465.54 3,162,158.66 Subtotal of cash used in financing 3,996,411.81 88,314,296.83 activities Net cash generated from/used in 30,003,688.19 -33,314,296.83 financing activities 4. Effect of foreign exchange rates changes on cash and cash equivalents 5. Net increase in cash and cash 2,492,674,308.70 2,353,024,116.55 equivalents Add: Cash and cash equivalents, 14,725,079,953.51 13,105,373,435.22 beginning of the period 6. Cash and cash equivalents, end of the 17,217,754,262.21 15,458,397,551.77 period (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. □Yes No These financial statements have not been audited by such an auditor. The Board of Directors Anhui Gujing Distillery Company Limited 27 April 2024 17