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(A joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability under the Chinese corporate name "東方證券股份有限公司" and carrying on business

in Hong Kong as "東方證券" (in Chinese) and "DFZQ" (in English))

(Stock Code: 03958)

POLL RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND

H SHARES CLASS MEETING HELD ON MAY 13, 2021

  1. VOTING RESULTS OF THE AGM AND H SHARES CLASS MEETING
    References are made to the notices of annual general meeting (the "AGM") and the H shares class meeting (the "H Shares Class Meeting") dated April 15, 2021 and the circular of the AGM and the H Shares Class Meeting (the "Circular") dated April 22, 2021 of 東方證券股份有限公司 (the "Company"). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Circular.
    The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") is pleased to announce that the AGM, the A shares class meeting (the "A Shares Class Meeting") and the H Shares Class Meeting (together, the "Meetings") were held on-site consecutively at Meeting Room, 15/F, No. 119 South Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, the PRC on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 2:00 p.m..
    The Meetings were convened by the Board and chaired by Mr. JIN Wenzhong, the Chairman of the Board. Voting at the AGM and the A Shares Class Meeting was conducted by a combination of network voting and on-site poll and voting at the H Shares Class Meeting was conducted by way of on-site poll. In accordance with relevant PRC laws and regulations, the holders of A Shares were entitled to attend the voting at the AGM and the A Shares Class Meeting in person, by proxy, or via network for the relevant resolutions. The time of network voting for the resolutions proposed at the AGM and the A Shares Class Meeting for holders of A Shares on May 13, 2021 was set out in the notice of the AGM and the notice of the A Share Class Meeting to holders of A Shares dated April 14, 2021 published on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange separately. Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, the Company's H Share Registrar, two representatives from the Company's Shareholders, a Supervisor of the Company and two representatives from Grandall Law Firm (Shanghai) were appointed by the Company as the scrutineers for the vote-taking at the Meetings. Some of the Directors and Supervisors, as well as the Secretary to the Board, attended the Meetings and some members of the senior management were also present.

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As at the date of the Meetings, the total number of issued shares of the Company was 6,993,655,803, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against or abstain from voting in respect of the resolutions at the AGM other than the item 7.01 of the 7th resolution. The total number of issued A shares of the Company was 5,966,575,803, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against or abstain from voting in respect of the resolutions at the A Shares Class Meeting. The total number of issued H shares of the Company was 1,027,080,000, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against or abstain from voting in respect of the resolutions at the H Shares Class Meeting. A total of 345 Shareholders and/or their proxies, holding an aggregate of 3,173,972,025 shares with voting rights of the Company, representing approximately 45.3836% of the total shares with voting rights of the Company, in which, 344 holders of A Shares and/or their proxies, holding an aggregate of 2,824,404,572 A Shares, representing approximately 40.3852% of the total shares with voting rights of the Company while one holder of H Shares and/or his/her proxy, holding an aggregate of 349,567,453 H Shares, representing approximately 4.9984% of the total shares with voting rights of the Company, have attended the AGM and voted on the resolutions proposed at the AGM other than the item 7.01 of the 7th resolution. A total of 344 A Shareholders and/or their proxies, holding an aggregate of 2,824,404,572 A shares with voting rights of the Company, representing approximately 47.3371% of the total A shares with voting rights of the Company, attended the A Shares Class Meeting. A total of one H Shareholder and/or his/her proxy, holding an aggregate of 388,838,653 H shares with voting rights of the Company, representing approximately 37.8587% of the total H shares with voting rights of the Company, attended the H Shares Class Meeting.

In respect of the item 7.01 of the 7th resolution, Shenergy (Group) Company Limited, being a Shareholder of the Company holding in aggregate 1,767,522,422 A Shares, representing approximately 25.27% of the total share capital of the Company, has abstained from voting on this resolution at the AGM. As at the date of the AGM, the total number of issued shares of the Company held by the independent Shareholders was approximately 5,226,133,381 shares, being the total number of shares entitling the independent Shareholders to attend and vote on the item

7.01 of the 7th resolution proposed at the AGM and representing 74.73% of the total number of issued shares of the Company as at the date of the AGM. The independent Shareholders, holding in aggregate 1,406,449,603 shares, representing approximately 26.9119% of the total number of issued shares of the Company carrying voting rights on the item 7.01 of the 7th resolution, attended the voting at the AGM in person, by proxy or via network in respect of such resolution.

Save as disclosed above, no Shareholder was required to abstain from voting on any resolution proposed at the Meetings under the Hong Kong Listing Rules. No Shareholder who was entitled to attend the Meetings had to abstain from voting in favour of any resolution at the Meetings pursuant to Rule 13.40 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules. No parties indicated their intention in the Circular to vote against or abstain from voting in respect of any resolution proposed at the Meetings.

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POLL RESULTS OF THE AGM

The Shareholders present at the AGM considered and approved the following resolutions:

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

For

Against

Abstain

Shares

Percentage (%)

Shares

Percentage (%)

Shares

Percentage (%)

1.

To consider and approve

A Shares

2,810,469,258

99.5066

6,445,141

0.2282

7,490,173

0.2652

the report of the Board of

H Shares

342,011,993

97.8386

5,991,579

1.7140

1,563,881

0.4474

Directors of the Company

for the year 2020.

Total

3,152,481,251

99.3229

12,436,720

0.3918

9,054,054

0.2853

As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

2.

To consider and approve the

A Shares

2,810,465,558

99.5065

6,357,141

0.2251

7,581,873

0.2684

report of the Supervisory

H Shares

342,011,992

97.8386

5,991,579

1.7140

1,563,882

0.4474

Committee of the Company

for the year 2020.

Total

3,152,477,550

99.3228

12,348,720

0.3891

9,145,755

0.2881

As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

3.

To consider and approve the

A Shares

2,818,525,350

99.7918

4,419,222

0.1565

1,460,000

0.0517

final accounts report of the

H Shares

348,969,852

99.8290

0

0.0000

597,601

0.1710

Company for the year 2020.

Total

3,167,495,202

99.7959

4,419,222

0.1392

2,057,601

0.0649

As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

4.

To consider and approve the

A Shares

2,819,067,350

99.8110

4,407,022

0.1560

930,200

0.0330

profit distribution proposal

H Shares

348,118,652

99.5855

1,448,800

0.4145

1

0.0000

of the Company for the year

2020.

Total

3,167,186,002

99.7862

5,855,822

0.1845

930,201

0.0293

As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

5.

To consider and approve

A Shares

2,818,570,050

99.7934

4,469,522

0.1582

1,365,000

0.0484

the proposal regarding the

H Shares

349,567,452

100.0000

0

0.0000

1

0.0000

proprietary business scale of

the Company in 2021.

Total

3,168,137,502

99.8162

4,469,522

0.1408

1,365,001

0.0430

As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

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ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

For

Against

Abstain

Shares

Percentage (%)

Shares

Percentage (%)

Shares

Percentage (%)

6.

To consider and approve

A Shares

2,818,569,750

99.7934

4,503,322

0.1594

1,331,500

0.0472

the annual report of the

H Shares

348,969,852

99.8290

0

0.0000

597,601

0.1710

Company for the year 2020.

Total

3,167,539,602

99.7973

4,503,322

0.1419

1,929,101

0.0608

As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

7.

To consider and approve the proposal regarding the projected routine related-party transactions of the Company in 2021, including:

7.01

Routine related-party

A Shares

1,050,981,128

99.4417

4,702,222

0.4449

1,198,800

0.1134

transactions with

H Shares

349,567,452

100.0000

0

0.0000

1

0.0000

Shenergy (Group)

Company Limited and

Total

1,400,548,580

99.5804

4,702,222

0.3343

1,198,801

0.0853

its related companies;

7.02

Routine related-party

A Shares

2,818,490,250

99.7906

4,699,922

0.1664

1,214,400

0.0430

transactions with other

H Shares

349,567,452

100.0000

0

0.0000

1

0.0000

related parties.

Total

3,168,057,702

99.8137

4,699,922

0.1481

1,214,401

0.0382

As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of each of these resolutions, each of these resolutions was duly passed as an ordinary

resolution.

8.

To consider and approve

A Shares

2,810,299,658

99.5006

12,938,714

0.4581

1,166,200

0.0413

the proposal regarding

H Shares

342,609,592

98.0096

6,957,860

1.9904

1

0.0000

the expected provision of

guarantees by the Company

Total

3,152,909,250

99.3364

19,896,574

0.6269

1,166,201

0.0367

in 2021.

As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

9.

To consider and approve

A Shares

2,818,131,740

99.7779

4,981,132

0.1764

1,291,700

0.0457

the proposal in relation to

H Shares

349,496,890

99.9798

70,562

0.0202

1

0.0000

the election of independent

non-executive director of the

Total

3,167,628,630

99.8001

5,051,694

0.1592

1,291,701

0.0407

Company.

As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

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ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

For

Against

Abstain

Shares

Percentage (%)

Shares

Percentage (%)

Shares

Percentage (%)

10.

To consider and approve

A Shares

2,818,388,350

99.7870

5,135,922

0.1818

880,300

0.0312

the proposal regarding the

H Shares

349,567,453

100.0000

0

0.0000

0

0.0000

allowances for independent

supervisors of the Company.

Total

3,167,955,803

99.8105

5,135,922

0.1618

880,300

0.0277

As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

11.

To consider and approve

A Shares

2,817,547,950

99.7572

5,608,122

0.1986

1,248,500

0.0442

the proposal regarding the

H Shares

347,637,971

99.4480

4,000

0.0011

1,925,482

0.5509

engagement of auditing

firms for the year 2021.

Total

3,165,185,921

99.7232

5,612,122

0.1768

3,173,982

0.1000

As more than half of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution.

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS

For

Against

Abstain

Shares

Percentage (%)

Shares

Percentage (%)

Shares

Percentage (%)

12.

To consider and approve

A Shares

2,818,542,950

99.7925

4,610,222

0.1632

1,251,400

0.0443

the proposal regarding the

H Shares

349,480,114

99.9750

87,337

0.0250

2

0.0000

amendments to certain

articles of the articles of

Total

3,168,023,064

99.8126

4,697,559

0.1480

1,251,402

0.0394

association of the Company.

As more than two-thirds of the votes were cast in favour of this resolution, the resolution was duly passed as a special resolution.

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