Middleness: 37.41 million shares of the first buy-back company, $318 million

On 1 September 2026, the company repurchased 37,741,000 shares, or 0.0318 per cent of the total equity, with a total of 838.16 yuan/equity to 870 yuan/unit between the bargaining areas, totalling 318 million yuan (excluding transaction costs)。