Central China Securities announces 2025 interim cash dividend

Central China Securities Co. Ltd. announced its 2025 interim equity distribution, with an A-share cash dividend of CNY 0.008 per share (including tax). The total cash dividend to be distributed is CNY 37,143,077.60 (including tax), based on the company's total share capital of 4,642,884,700 shares. A-share ordinary shares total 3,447,519,700, resulting in an A-share cash dividend of CNY 27,580,157.60 (including tax).

The equity registration date for A-shares is October 23, 2025, with the ex-dividend date and cash dividend payment date both set for October 24, 2025. This distribution follows approvals by the company's 2024 annual general meeting on June 30, 2025, and the seventh board of directors' thirty-sixth meeting on August 29, 2025.

For individual A-share shareholders and investment funds, tax regulations vary by holding period: 20% tax for holdings of one month or less, 10% for holdings between one month and one year, and tax exemption for holdings over one year. Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII) will be subject to a 10% withholding tax, receiving a net dividend of CNY 0.0072 per share. Hong Kong Stock Connect investors will also incur a 10% withholding tax, receiving a net dividend of CNY 0.0072 per share. Resident enterprise A-shareholders (including institutional investors) will receive CNY 0.008 per share and are responsible for their own tax declarations.