Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited
Guotai Junan International Successfully Completed the H Share IPO Deal for its Parent Company

Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited
國泰君安國際控股有限公司
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

Guotai Junan International Successfully Completed the H Share IPO Deal for its Parent Company
Leverage Synergy Effects to Solidify International Business

[11 April 2017, Hong Kong] Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (together with its subsidiaries, as “Guotai Junan International” or “the Company“, Stock code: 1788.HK) is pleased to announce that, it has successfully assisted with and completed the H shares IPO deal for Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd (“Guotai Junan” or “parent company”. Stock code: 2611.HK). Guotai Junan International is the Joint Sponsor, Joint Global Coordinator, Joint Bookrunner and Joint Lead Manager in this IPO deal. The listing of the parent company has been limelighted and well recognized from capital market, while both public offering in Hong Kong and international placing are significantly oversubscribed. Based on the offering price of HKD15.84 per H Share, the net proceeds of Global Offering will be approximately HKD16.0 billion (after deducting the underwriting fees and estimated expenses, and assuming over-allotment option has not been exercised).

According to the prospectus, approximately 15% or HKD2.4 billion of the net proceeds in Guotai Junan H Shares global offering will be used for the development of international business. As the core international business platform of Guotai Junan and the important gateway for international expansion, Guotai Junan International will deepen its cooperation with parent company and to jointly develop the international business by bridging growing demands of cross-border financial services for client at home and broad through maximizing the synergy effects.
Guotai Junan, the parent company, is one of the leading securities houses in China with strong business capabilities, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2015. In 2016, Guotai Junan ranked the second among Chinese brokers in terms of revenue and net profit. In terms of the cumulative revenue in 2014 and 2015, Guotai Junan is the only securities company that ranked among the top three in the industry for five major business lines, including investment banking, securities investment, securities brokerage, margin financing and securities lending as well as asset management.

Dr. Yim Fung, JP, Chairman and CEO of Guotai Junan International, said, “Congratulations to the successful listing of our parent company Guotai Junan. This not only marks an important milestone for its development, but also provides company with the solid foundation to further explore the international business. Leveraging on our extensive offshore experience and professional team, together with the strong operational support and rich business resources from the parent company, Guotai Junan International will be able to continually deepen and enhance business foundations, explore and seize the international market opportunities, to further consolidate and elevate Guotai Junan’s worldwide leading market position, thus achieving a win-win situation.”

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About Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited

Guotai Junan International is the market leader and first mover for internationalization of Chinese securities company. The Company is the first Chinese securities broker to list on the Main Board of The Hong Kong Stock Exchange by way of initial public offering. Based in Hong Kong, the Company provides diversified integrated financial services. The five core services include: (i) brokerage, (ii) corporate finance, (iii) loans and financing, (iv) asset management, (v) financial products, market making and investments.

The Company’s online trading platform support a total of 8 stock markets, including Hong Kong, USA, UK, Japan, Canada, Singapore, China A share and B share, as well as more than 20 futures and options markets worldwide, providing leveraged foreign exchange trading for 8 currency pairs and 21 cross-currency pairs, inclusive of CNH.

The Company is one of the constituents of HSCI, Hang Seng Composite LargeCap & MidCap Index, FTSE HK index and FTSE HK ex H share index. Guotai Junan International has been assigned “Baa2 / Prime-2” and “BBB / A-2” rating from Moody’s Investor Service and Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings respectively.

Our controlling shareholder, Guotai Junan Securities Company Limited (“Guotai Junan”), is one of the China’s leading securities houses, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. In 2016, Guotai Junan ranked the second among Chinese brokers in terms of revenue and net profit. Backed by strong operational support, the Company will be able to further explore the HK and the Asia-Pacific market.

For more information about Guotai Junan International: http://www.gtja.com.hk.

For enquiries, please contact:

Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited
Ms. Lydia Zhong +852 2509 2604 lydia.zhong@gtjas.com.hk