--- page 1 --- – 1 – Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (“HKSCC”) take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. This announcement is not for release, publication, distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia). This announcement does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States or in any other jurisdictions. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 as amended from time to time (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities law of the United States. The securities may not be offered, sold, pledged or transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act (“Regulation S”)), except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act. The Offer Shares may be offered, sold or delivered outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions in accordance with Regulation S. This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities. This announcement is not a prospectus. Potential investors should read the prospectus dated December 31, 2025 (the “Prospectus”) issued by Hongxing Coldchain (Hunan) Co., Ltd. (紅星冷鏈(湖南)股份有限公司 ) (the “Company”) for detailed information about the Global Offering described below before deciding whether or not to invest in the H Shares thereby being offered. Any investment decision in relation to the Offer Shares should be taken solely in reliance on the information in the Prospectus. Unless otherwise defined in this announcement, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Prospectus. Potential investors of the Offer Shares should note that the Overall Coordinators (for themselves and on behalf of the Hong Kong Underwriters) shall be entitled to terminate their obligations under the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement with immediate effect upon the occurrence of any of the events set out in the paragraph headed “Underwriting — Underwriting Arrangements and Expenses — Hong Kong Public Offering — Grounds for Termination” in the Prospectus at any time prior to 8:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on the Listing Date (which is currently expected to be on Tuesday, January 13, 2026). --- page 2 --- – 2 – Hongxing Coldchain (Hunan) Co., Ltd. ʮ̡ (a joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) Global Offering Number of Offer Shares under the Global Offering : 23,263,000 H Shares Number of Hong Kong Offer Shares : 2,326,500 H Shares (subject to reallocation) Number of International Offer Shares : 20,936,500 H Shares (subject to reallocation) Offer Price : HK$12.26 per H Share, plus brokerage of 1%, SFC transaction levy of 0.0027%, AFRC transaction levy of 0.00015% and Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.00565% (payable in full on application and subject to refund) Nominal value : RMB1.0 per H Share Stock code : 01641 Joint Sponsors, Overall Coordinators, Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers (in alphabetical order) Ruibang --- page 3 --- – 3 – HONGXING COLDCHAIN (HUNAN) CO., LTD. ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINAL OFFER PRICE AND ALLOTMENT RESULTS Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the prospectus dated December 31, 2025 (the “Prospectus”) issued by Hongxing Coldchain (Hunan) Co., Ltd. ( 紅星冷鏈(湖南)股份 有限公司) (the “Company”). Warning: In view of high concentration of shareholding in a small number of H Shareholders, H Shareholders and prospective investors should be aware that the price of the H Shares could move substantially even with a small number of H Shares traded and should exercise extreme caution when dealing in the H Shares. SUMMARY Company information Stock code 1641 Stock short name HX COLDCHAIN Dealings commencement date January 13, 2026* *see note at the end of the announcement Price Information Offer Price HK$12.26 Offer Shares and Share Capital Number of Offer Shares 23,263,000 H Shares Final Number of Offer Shares in Hong Kong Public Offering 2,326,500 H Shares Final Number of Offer Shares in International Offering 20,936,500 H Shares Number of issued Shares upon Listing 98,263,000 Shares --- page 4 --- – 4 – Proceeds Gross proceeds (Note) HK$285.20 million Less: Estimated listing expenses payable based on Offer Price HK$(32.87) million Net proceeds HK$252.33 million Note: Gross proceeds refers to the amount to which the Company is entitled receive. For details of the use of proceeds, please refer to the section headed “Future Plans and Use of Proceeds” of the Prospectus. --- page 5 --- – 5 – ALLOTMENT RESULTS DETAILS HONG KONG PUBLIC OFFERING No. of valid applications 103,102 No. of successful applications 4,653 Subscription level 2,309.25 times Claw-back triggered No No. of Offer Shares initially available under the Hong Kong Public Offering 2,326,500 H Shares No. of Offer Shares reallocated from the International Offering (claw-back) N/A Final no. of Offer Shares under the Hong Kong Public Offering 2,326,500 H Shares % of Offer Shares under the Hong Kong Public Offering to the Global Offering 10% Note: For details of the final allocation of the H Shares to the Hong Kong Public Offering, investors can refer to https://www.hkeipo.hk/iporesult to perform a search by identification number or https://www.hkeipo.hk/iporesult for the full list of allottees. INTERNATIONAL OFFERING No. of placees 106 Subscription level 1.65 times No. of Offer Shares initially available under the International Offering 20,936,500 H Shares No. of Offer Shares reallocated to the Hong Kong Public Offering (claw-back) No Final no. of Offer Shares under the International Offering 20,936,500 H Shares % of Offer Shares under the International Offering to the Global Offering 90% The Directors confirm that, to the best of their knowledge, information and belief, (i) none of the Offer Shares subscribed by the placees and the public have been financed directly or indirectly by the Company, any of the Directors, chief executive of the Company, Controlling Shareholders, substantial Shareholders, existing Shareholders of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective close associates; and (ii) none of the placees and the public who have purchased the Offer Shares are accustomed to taking instructions from the --- page 6 --- – 6 – Company, any of the Directors, chief executive of the Company, Controlling Shareholders, substantial Shareholders, existing Shareholders of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective close associates in relation to the acquisition, disposal, voting or other disposition of H Shares registered in his/her/its name or otherwise held by him/her/it. The placees in the International Offering include the following: Cornerstone Investor Investor Note 1 No. of Offer Shares allocated % of Offer Shares % of total issued H Shares after the Global Offering % of total issued share capital after the Global Offering Existing shareholders or their close associates FUHUIDA (HK) LIMITED (“FUHUIDA HK”) 1,781,000 7.66% 7.25% 1.81% No Total 1,781,000 7.66% 7.25% 1.81% Note: (1) For further details of the Cornerstone Investor, please refer to the section headed “Cornerstone Investors” in the Prospectus. Allottee with Consent Obtained Investor No. of Offer Shares allocated % of Offer Shares % of total issued H Shares after the Global Offering % of total issued share capital after the Global Offering Relationship Allottee with consent under paragraph 1C(1) of the Placing Guidelines and Chapter 4.15 of the Listing Guide in relation to allocations to connected client Note 1 Orient Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited (“Orient AM”) 4,359,000 18.74% 17.74% 4.44% A connected client Note: (1) For details of the consent under paragraph 1C(1) of the Placing Guidelines and Chapter 4.15 of the Listing Guide in relation to allocations to a connected client, please refer to the section headed “Others/Additional Information — Placing to a connected client with prior consent under paragraph 1C(1) of the Placing Guidelines” in this announcement. --- page 7 --- – 7 – LOCK-UP UNDERTAKINGS Controlling Shareholders Name Number of Unlisted Shares held in the Company subject to lock-up undertakings upon Listing Number of H Shares held in the Company subject to lock-up undertakings upon Listing % of total issued H Shares after the Global Offering subject to lock-up undertakings upon Listing % of shareholding in the Company subject to lock-up undertakings upon Listing Last day subject to the lock-up undertakings Note 1 Hongxing Shiye Industrial Group Co., Ltd. (紅星實業 集團有限公司) 43,690,535 — — 44.46% January 12, 2027 Changsha Hongri Jingming Equity Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership) (長沙紅日景明 股權投資合夥企業(有限 合夥)) 6,045,039 — — 6.15% January 12, 2027 Changsha Hongri Mingsheng Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership) 長沙紅日明升 企業管理合夥企業(有限 合夥) 3,491,905 — — 3.56% January 12, 2027 Changsha Hongxing Investment Management Center (長沙紅星投資經營 管理中心) Note 2 53,227,479 — — 54.17% January 12, 2027 Subtotal 53,227,479 — — 54.17% Note: (1) The expiry date of the lock-up period shown in the table above is pursuant to the PRC Company Laws. The required lock-up for the Controlling Shareholders ends on January 12, 2027, being 12 months following the Listing Date. (2) For illustrative purposes only, this subsection lists only those members of the Controlling Shareholders who hold Shares directly in the Company. Pursuant to Rule 10.07 of the Listing Rules, each of the Controlling Shareholders (namely, Hongxing Shiye, Hongri Jingming, Hongri Mingsheng and Hongxing Center) has undertaken to the Company and the Stock Exchange that it shall, and shall procure that the relevant registered holders of the Shares in which it is beneficially interested shall, comply with the applicable lock-up requirements. For further details, please refer to the section headed “Underwriting — Underwriting Arrangements and Expenses -Undertakings to the Stock Exchange pursuant to the Listing Rules” in the Prospectus. --- page 8 --- – 8 – Cornerstone Investor Investor Note 1 Number of Unlisted Shares held in the Company subject to lock-up undertakings upon Listing Number of H Shares held in the Company subject to lock-up undertakings upon Listing % of total issued H Shares after the Global Offering subject to lock-up undertakings upon Listing % of shareholding in the Company subject to lock-up undertakings upon Listing Last day subject to the lock-up undertaking Note 1 FUHUIDA HK — 1,781,000 7.25% 1.81% July 12, 2026 Subtotal — 1,781,000 7.25% 1.81% Note: 1. In accordance with the relevant cornerstone investment agreements, the required lock-up ends on July 12, 2026, being six months following the Listing Date. The Cornerstone Investor will cease to be prohibited from disposing of or transferring H Shares subscribed for pursuant to the relevant cornerstone investment agreement after the indicated date. --- page 9 --- – 9 – Other Existing Shareholders Name Number of Unlisted Shares held in the Company subject to lock- up undertakings upon Listing Number of H Shares held in the Company subject to lock- up undertakings upon Listing % of total issued H Shares after the Global Offering subject to lock- up undertakings upon Listing % of shareholding in the Company subject to lock- up undertakings upon Listing Last day subject to the lock-up undertakings Note 1 Hunan Food Industry Co. Ltd. (湖南省食品產業有限公司) 3,637,401 — — 3.7% January 12, 2027 Xie Longgui (謝龍貴) 1,813,512 — — 1.85% January 12, 2027 Chen Ai (陳愛) 1,360,134 — — 1.38% January 12, 2027 Huang Fusheng (黃福生) 1,020,100 340,034 1.38% 1.38% January 12, 2027 Dai Mingzhi (戴明智) 906,756 — — 0.92% January 12, 2027 Wu Ruiqi (吳瑞棋) 906,756 — — 0.92% January 12, 2027 Li Wenjing (黎雯靜) 906,756 — — 0.92% January 12, 2027 Luo Qinli (羅勤立) 906,756 — — 0.92% January 12, 2027 Song Deying (宋德映) 906,756 — — 0.92% January 12, 2027 Chen Xinglong (陳興隆) 634,729 — — 0.65% January 12, 2027 Cheng Yan (成燕) 340,033 113,345 0.46% 0.46% January 12, 2027 Lu Yuanhong (呂元紅) 453,378 — — 0.46% January 12, 2027 Wu Jun (吳軍) 453,378 — — 0.46% January 12, 2027 Peng Wenzhao (彭文釗) 453,378 — — 0.46% January 12, 2027 Luo Tiexing (羅鐵興) 340,033 113,345 0.46% 0.46% January 12, 2027 Yi Guangyue (易光躍) 453,378 — — 0.46% January 12, 2027 Zeng Wei (曾維) 453,378 — — 0.46% January 12, 2027 Zeng Ya (曾亞) 453,378 — — 0.46% January 12, 2027 Li Changxiao (李昌孝) 340,033 113,345 0.46% 0.46% January 12, 2027 Kong Yu (孔昱) 340,033 113,345 0.46% 0.46% January 12, 2027 Song Liwen (宋利文) 453,378 — — 0.46% January 12, 2027 Zou Songqiu (鄒松球) 226,689 226,689 0.92% 0.46% January 12, 2027 Sun Ping (孫萍) 453,378 — — 0.46% January 12, 2027 Li Zhenbin (李振斌) 340,033 113,345 0.46% 0.46% January 12, 2027 Li Gang (李剛) 453,378 — — 0.46% January 12, 2027 Liu Xinming (柳新明) 272,027 — — 0.28% January 12, 2027 Wu Yong (吳勇) 241,802 — — 0.25% January 12, 2027 Zhang Mingsheng (張明生) 226,689 — — 0.23% January 12, 2027 Li Zhenwu (李振武) 170,017 56,672 0.23% 0.23% January 12, 2027 Li Dengyun (李登雲) 170,017 56,672 0.23% 0.23% January 12, 2027 Zhang Ying (張穎) 170,017 56,672 0.23% 0.23% January 12, 2027 Liu Xiaolian (劉小連) 211,576 — — 0.22% January 12, 2027 Subtotal 20,469,057 1,303,464 5.29% 22.13% Note: (1) The expiry date of the lock-up period shown in the table above is pursuant to the PRC Company Laws. The required lock-up for existing Shareholders ends on January 12, 2027 being 12 months following the Listing Date. --- page 10 --- – 10 – PLACEE CONCENTRATION ANALYSIS Placees Number of H Shares allotted Allotment as % of International Offering Allotment as % of total Offer Shares Number of Shares held upon Listing % of total issued share capital upon Listing Top 1 4,359,000 20.8% 18.7% 4,359,000 4.4% Top 5 15,465,000 73.9% 66.5% 15,465,000 15.7% Top 10 20,229,500 96.6% 87.0% 20,229,500 20.6% Top 25 20,888,000 99.8% 89.8% 20,888,000 21.3% Note: * Ranking of placees is based on the number of H Shares allotted to the placees. H SHAREHOLDERS CONCENTRATION ANALYSIS H Shareholders* Number of H Shares allotted Allotment as % of International Offering Allotment as % of total Offer Shares Number of H Shares held upon Listing % of total issued H Shares capital upon Listing Number of Shares held upon Listing Top 1 4,359,000 20.8% 18.7% 4,359,000 17.7% 4,359,000 Top 5 15,465,000 73.9% 66.5% 15,465,000 63.0% 15,465,000 Top 10 20,229,500 96.6% 87.0% 20,229,500 82.3% 20,229,500 Top 25 20,806,000 99.4% 89.4% 22,109,464 90.0% 25,566,469 Note: * Ranking of H Shareholders is based on the number of H Shares held by the H Shareholders upon Listing. --- page 11 --- – 11 – SHAREHOLDERS CONCENTRATION ANALYSIS Shareholders Number of H Shares allotted Allotment as % of International Offering Allotment as % of total Offer Shares Number of H Shares held upon Listing Number of Shares held upon Listing % of total issued share capital upon Listing Top 1 – N/A N/A – 53,227,479 54.2% Top 5 11,946,000 57.1% 51.4% 11,946,000 68,810,880 70.0% Top 10 15,465,000 73.9% 66.5% 15,805,034 76,863,660 78.2% Top 25 20,229,500 96.6% 87.0% 21,136,258 88,610,181 90.2% Note: * Ranking of Shareholders is based on the number of Shares (of all classes) held by the Shareholder upon Listing. --- page 12 --- – 12 – BASIS OF ALLOCATION UNDER THE HONG KONG PUBLIC OFFERING Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set out in the Prospectus, valid applications made by the public will be conditionally allocated on the basis set out below: NO. OF SHARES APPLIED FOR NO. OF VALID APPLICATIONS BASIS OF ALLOTMENT/BALLOT POOL A APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE ALLOTTED OF THE TOTAL NO. OF SHARES APPLIED FOR 500 65,757 658 out of 65,757 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 1.00% 1,000 5,105 71 out of 5,105 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.70% 1,500 2,063 35 out of 2,063 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.57% 2,000 1,413 27 out of 1,413 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.48% 2,500 1,360 29 out of 1,360 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.43% 3,000 751 17 out of 751 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.38% 3,500 575 14 out of 575 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.35% 4,000 2,102 55 out of 2,102 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.33% 4,500 597 17 out of 597 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.32% 5,000 2,783 80 out of 2,783 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.29% 6,000 719 23 out of 719 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.27% 7,000 503 17 out of 503 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.24% 8,000 805 29 out of 805 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.23% 9,000 719 27 out of 719 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.21% 10,000 1,819 72 out of 1,819 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.20% 15,000 1,029 49 out of 1,029 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.16% 20,000 767 42 out of 767 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.14% 25,000 689 42 out of 689 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.12% 30,000 439 29 out of 439 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.11% 35,000 358 25 out of 358 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.10% 40,000 414 31 out of 414 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.09% 45,000 256 20 out of 256 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.09% 50,000 787 65 out of 787 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.08% 60,000 476 43 out of 476 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.08% 70,000 375 36 out of 375 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.07% 80,000 450 46 out of 450 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.06% 90,000 395 43 out of 395 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.06% 100,000 1,931 217 out of 1,931 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.06% 200,000 987 152 out of 987 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.04% 300,000 690 128 out of 690 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.03% 400,000 891 188 out of 891 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.03% 98,005 Total number of Pool A successful applicants: 2,327 NO. OF SHARES APPLIED FOR NO. OF VALID APPLICATIONS BASIS OF ALLOTMENT/BALLOT POOL B APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE ALLOTTED OF THE TOTAL NO. OF SHARES APPLIED FOR 500,000 1,982 793 out of 1,982 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.04% 600,000 425 181 out of 425 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.04% 700,000 296 132 out of 296 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.03% 800,000 264 123 out of 264 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.03% 900,000 242 117 out of 242 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.03% 1,000,000 260 130 out of 260 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.03% 1,163,000 1,628 850 out of 1,628 applicants to receive 500 H Shares 0.02% 5,097 Total number of Pool B successful applicants: 2,326 --- page 13 --- – 13 – As of the date of this announcement, the relevant subscription monies previously deposited in the designated nominee accounts have been remitted back to the accounts of all HKSCC participants. Investors should contact their relevant brokers for any inquiries. COMPLIANCE WITH LISTING RULES AND GUIDANCE The Directors confirm that, except for the Listing Rules that have been waived and/ or in respect of which consent has been obtained, the Company has complied with the Listing Rules and guidance materials in relation to the placing, allotment and listing of the Company’s H Shares. The Directors confirm that, to the best of their knowledge, the consideration paid by the placees or the public (as the case may be) directly or indirectly for each Offer Share subscribed for or purchased by them was the same as the Offer Price in addition to any brokerage, AFRC transaction levy, SFC transaction levy and trading fee payable. OTHERS/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Placing to a connected client with prior consent under paragraph 1C(1) of the Placing Guidelines Under the International Offering, certain Offer Shares were placed to a connected client of a connected distributor pursuant to the Placing Guidelines. Details of the placement to this connected client are set out below. --- page 14 --- – 14 – Connected client Connected distributor Relationship with the connected distributor Whether the connected client will hold beneficial interests of Offer Shares on a non-discretionary or discretionary basis for independent third parties Number of Offer Shares to be allocated to the connected client Approximate percentage of total number of Offer Shares Approximate percentage of total H Shares in issue immediately following the completion of Global Offering Orient AM Note 1 Orient Securities (Hong Kong) Limited (“Orient Securities”) Orient AM and Orient Securities are members of the same group of companies. Orient AM is therefore considered a connected client of Orient Securities pursuant to paragraph 1B(7) of Appendix F1 to the Listing Rules. Discretionary basis 4,359,000 18.74% 4.44% Note: 1. Orient AM will hold the Offer Shares on a discretionary basis on behalf of the scheme (i.e., Orient Asset Mgt (HK) Ltd-OSR Navigator No.13). The only shareholder in the fund is Invincible Investment SPC-Invincible Stable Growth Segregated Portfolio (the “Portfolio”). There is no general partner of limited partner in the Portfolio. The Portfolio is an investment fund controlled as to 59% by XSP Capital Limited, 29% by Haixiangyun Consulting Services (HK) Ltd and 12% by MM24 Management Consulting Limited. The shareholders of the Porfolio are independent from each other. XPS Capital Limited is wholly owned by Mr. Hu Xiangjuan, who is, the ultimate beneficial owner of the Portfolio. To the best knowledge of Orient AM after due enquiry, (i) Orient AM has confirmed that, each of the underlying clients and the ultimate beneficial owner of the scheme is an independent third party of Orient AM and Orient Securities and the companies which are members of the same group of companies as Orient Securities; and (ii) Orient AM is a collective investment scheme which is not authorized by the SFC. --- page 15 --- – 15 – The Company has applied to the Stock Exchange for, and the Stock Exchange has granted, a consent under paragraph 1C(1) of the Placing Guidelines to permit the Company to allocate such Offer Shares in the International Offering to the connected client listed above. The allocation of Offer Shares to such connected client is in compliance with all the conditions under the consent granted by the Stock Exchange. DISCLAIMERS Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (“HKSCC”) take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. This announcement is not for release, publication, distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia). This announcement does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”). The securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws, or outside the United States unless in compliance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States. The Offer Shares are being offered and sold solely outside the United States in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act. This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities. This announcement is not a prospectus. Potential investors should read the Prospectus dated December 31, 2025 issued by Hongxing Coldchain (Hunan) Co., Ltd. ( 紅星冷鏈(湖南)股份有限公司 ) for detailed information about the Global Offering described below before deciding whether or not to invest in the H Shares thereby being offered. * Potential investors of the Offer Shares should note that the Overall Coordinators (for themselves and on behalf of the Hong Kong Underwriters) shall be entitled to terminate their obligations under the Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement with immediate effect upon the occurrence of any of the events set out in the paragraph headed “Underwriting — Underwriting Arrangements and Expenses — Hong Kong Public Offering — Hong Kong Underwriting Agreement — Grounds for Termination” in the Prospectus at any time prior to 8:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on the Listing Date (which is currently expected to be on January 13, 2026). --- page 16 --- – 16 – PUBLIC FLOAT AND FREE FLOAT Upon Listing, 24,566,464 H Shares, equivalent to 25.00% of the total number of issued Shares of the Company, will be counted towards the public float. Under Rule 19A.13A(1) of the Listing Rules, in the event the expected market value of the Company’s H Shares upon Listing does not exceed HK$6 billion, at least 25% of the total issued H Shares must be held by the public upon Listing. Therefore, the number of H Shares held in public hands fulfill the prescribed percentage of H Shares required to be held in public hands under Rule 19A.13A(1) of the Listing Rules. Excluding the Offer Shares to be allocated to the cornerstone investor that are subject to a lock-up period of six months following the Listing Date and the H Shares to be converted from Unlisted Shares that are subjected to a lockup period of 12 months following the Listing Date, the Company’s H Shares to be counted towards the free float upon Listing will be 21,482,000 Shares. Based on the Offer Price of HK$12.26 per H Share, the Company will satisfy the free float requirement under Rule 19A.13C(1)(a) of the Listing Rules. The Directors confirm that, immediately following the completion of the Global Offering, (i) no placee will, individually, be placed more than 10% of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company immediately after the Global Offering; (ii) there will not be any new substantial Shareholder immediately after the Global Offering; (iii) the three largest public shareholders of the Company do not hold more than 50% of the H Shares in public hands at the time of the Listing in compliance with Rules 8.08(3) and 8.24 of the Listing Rules; and (iv) there will be at least 300 Shareholders at the time of the Listing in compliance with Rule 8.08(2) of the Listing Rules. --- page 17 --- – 17 – COMMENCEMENT OF DEALINGS The H Share certificates will only become valid evidence of title at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 (Hong Kong time), provided that the Global Offering has become unconditional and the right of termination described in the section headed “Underwriting — Underwriting Arrangements and Expenses — Hong Kong Public Offering — Grounds for Termination” in the Prospectus has not been exercised. Investors who trade the H Shares on the basis of publicly available allocation details prior to the receipt of H Share certificates or prior to the H Share certificates becoming valid evidence of title do so entirely at their own risk. Assuming that the Global Offering becomes unconditional at or before 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 (Hong Kong time), it is expected that dealings in the H Shares on the Stock Exchange will commence at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 (Hong Kong time). The H Shares will be traded in board lots of 500 H Shares each, and the stock code of the H Shares will be 01641. By order of the Board Hongxing Coldchain (Hunan) Co., Ltd. ʮ̡ LUO Yue Chairman of the Board and non-executive director Hong Kong, January 12, 2026 As of the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises: (i) Mr. ZHANG Mingsheng and Ms. XU Qunying as executive directors; (ii) Mr. LUO Yue, Mr. LI Jun, Ms. LU Fenfang and Mr. ZHANG Zhong as non-executive directors; and (iii) Ms. LI Zhenzhu, Ms. CAI Yanping and Mr. HOW Sze Ming as independent non-executive directors.