Equities First Holdings

Equities First Holdings ("EquitiesFirst") is a global institutional investment company, wholly- owned by American financier and entrepreneur Alexander Christy, Jr. EquitiesFirst's core investment strategy is to manage a public equity portfolio. Its method of portfolio construction is based on equity-backed financing. Scaled worldwide, EquitiesFirst has provided progressive capital to hundreds of corporations, investors and other long-term shareholders. EquitiesFirst was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, USA. EquitiesFirst maintains an international footprint of 12 offices, operating in all major financial markets. All subsidiaries are either licensed or registered with local financial regulators, including Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Australia and Dubai. As a Hong Kong subsidiary of EquitiesFirst, Equities First Holdings Hong Kong Limited is licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong with CE number BFJ407 for Type 1(Dealing in Securities) regulated activity. The contents of this document do not constitute an offer to the public under the Securities and Futures Ordinance or any other applicable legislation in Hong Kong or in any jurisdiction in which this announcement is disseminated. The contents of this document also have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong or in any other jurisdiction. You are advised to exercise caution in relation to the information provided by this document. If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this document, you should obtain independent professional advice. This document is not issued to any person other than the person to whom this document has been sent. No person in Hong Kong or any other jurisdiction, other than the person to whom this document has been addressed, is entitled to receive this document. This document may not be reproduced in any form or transmitted to any person other than the person to whom it is addressed.