On June 22, 2026, Ximei Resources (9936.HK) signed a capital increase agreement with Guangdong Yuecai Industrial & Technological Equity Investment Fund Partnership (L.P.) (referred to as "Yuecai Property Fund") regarding Ximei Resources (Leizhou) Limited(referred to as "Ximei Leizhou"). This marks the introduction of another major strategic investor for Ximei Group. Upon completion of the capital increase, Yuecai Property Fund will hold a 20% equity stake in Ximei Leizhou.

Yuecai Property Fund was established with investment from Guangdong Yuecai Investment Holdings Co., Ltd., a large provincial government-owned financial holding enterprise directly under the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. Managing assets exceeding RMB 1 trillion, Yuecai Investment Holdings serves as a key component of Guangdong’s government guidance fund system. The fund focuses on investing in strategic emerging industries, the digital economy, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge sectors, boasting deep industrial resources, strong policy synergy capabilities, and extensive capital operations experience.

This investment aims to achieve a win-win outcome by driving high-quality enterprise development alongside regional revitalization. Looking forward, Ximei Group will leverage this capital increase as an opportunity to deepen strategic cooperation with Yuecai Property Fund, accelerating capacity expansion and technological upgrades for Ximei Leizhou’s tantalum and niobium oxides to further consolidate the company’s leadership position in the global tantalum-niobium new materials industry.