Anhui Kouzi Distillery shareholder releases significant stock pledge

Anhui Kouzi Distillery Co., Ltd. announced that shareholder Huang Shaogang released a pledge on 5,000,100 shares of the company's stock on September 2, 2025. These shares were initially pledged on November 3, 2022, for a stock repurchase transaction with Guotai Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. After this release, Huang Shaogang's remaining pledged shares total 5,000,100, representing 40.29% of his total holdings of 12,411,743 shares, which constitute 2.08% of the company's total share capital.

The announcement further details the impact on Huang Shaogang and his concerted parties, who collectively hold 242,063,712 shares, or 40.47% of Anhui Kouzi Distillery's total share capital. Following this release, the total number of pledged shares held by Huang Shaogang and his concerted parties has decreased to 31,361,600 shares, representing 12.96% of their collective holdings and 5.24% of the company's total share capital.

This early release marks a significant adjustment to the shareholding structure for key individuals within Anhui Kouzi Distillery. The company stated that the unpledged shares will not be used for further stock pledges and confirmed its commitment to continuously monitor and disclose information regarding share pledges in accordance with relevant regulations.