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Essence International Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Essence International HK) is a broker/dealer headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of Essence International Financial Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by SDIC Capital Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600061) in China. Essence International HK provides comprehensive and diversified securities sales and investment services to institutional clients, corporate clients and individual investors.

Hwabao WP Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Hwabao FM) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded as a joint venture between Baosteel Group (HWABAO Trust Co. Ltd.) and Societe Generale Group in 2003. It is now owned by Hwabao Trust Co., Ltd. (51%), Warburg Pincus Asset Management LP (29%) and Jiangsu Railway Group Co., Ltd. (20%). Headquartered in Shanghai, Hwabao FM manages funds for institutional investors.

Beixin Ruifeng Fund Management Co Ltd. (Beixin Fund Management) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was established in 2014 as a joint venture between Laizhou Ruihai Investment Co Ltd and Beijing International Trust Co Ltd. The firm is based in Beijing and manages funds for individual and institutional investors.