Sealand Securities Co., Ltd.

Sealand Securities Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive financial services company established in 1988 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2011. Formerly known as Guangxi Securities Company, it is one of the first securities firms approved in China and is the only listed financial institution registered in Guangxi. The company has developed a national presence with 16 branches and 129 securities business offices across 20 provincial regions in China, offering a range of services to individuals, enterprises, financial institutions, and government entities. Sealand Securities operates in various business lines, including retail wealth management, investment banking, asset management, sales and trading, internet finance, research, and credit business. The company has established a strong market position, particularly in Guangxi, where it leads in wealth management. Its investment banking division provides services for IPOs, refinancing, and mergers and acquisitions for over 440 enterprises nationwide. Additionally, Sealand Securities has a notable presence in the treasury and financial bonds underwriting market, maintaining a leading position for over a decade. The asset management segment has also shown significant growth, with assets under management reaching substantial levels.

As a national integrated financial service enterprise based in Guangxi, the Company, relying on its unique geographical location as a China-ASEAN bridgehead and an important portal of One Belt One Road initiative, has accumulated a solid regional advantage. Meanwhile, based on the advantages of the brokerage mechanism of mixed ownership, it has developed management mechanisms such as market-oriented employment and allocation incentives, established a clear development strategy and a talent team with professional proficiency across the country, and finally formed a distinctive business system with diversified businesses. The wealth management retail business possesses a business network covering major provinces and autonomous regions in China, and its market share in Guangxi has sat atop of the list. Featuring IPO of small and medium-sized enterprises and refinancing, investment banking business provides diversified financial services including IPO, refinance and M&A for more than 440 enterprises nationwide. In 2018, the Company ranked 15th among IPO lead underwriters, up 8 places from the end of 2017; it ranked 26th in refinancing scale, up 21 places from the end of 2017; it ranked 17th in the number of M&A projects. With distinctive features of its sales and trading business, the treasury bonds and financial bonds underwriting business has been at the forefront for more than 10 consecutive years; the sales volumes of bonds of China Development Bank, Agricultural Development Bank of China and Export-Import Bank of China have been among the top 9, top 9, top 8, respectively. The asset management business has a strong capability of growth, with the size of assets under management up to 131.789 billion yuan by the end of 2018.