CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. Verification Opinion on Qingdao Food Co., Ltd.'s Use of Part of Idle Raised Funds for Cash Management
CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CITIC Securities" or "Sponsor") is the sponsor for the initial public offering and listing of Qingdao Food Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Qingdao Food" or "Company") and its ongoing supervision. In accordance with relevant regulations such as the "Administrative Measures for the Sponsorship of Securities Issuance and Listing," "Regulations on the Supervision of Raised Funds of Listed Companies," "Shenzhen Stock Exchange Stock Listing Rules," and "Self-Regulatory Guidelines No. 1 for Listed Companies on the Main Board of Shenzhen Stock Exchange - Standardized Operations," CITIC Securities has conducted a prudent review of Qingdao Food's use of part of the idle raised funds for cash management and issues the following verification opinion:
I. Basic Situation of Raised Funds
According to the approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission regarding the initial public offering of Qingdao Food Co., Ltd. (Approval No. [2021] 2383), and with the consent of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the Company publicly issued 22.2 million shares of RMB ordinary shares (A shares) at an issue price of RMB 17.20 per share, raising a total of RMB 381,840,000.00. After deducting various issuance expenses, the actual net amount of raised funds is RMB 357,326,924.03. The above-raised funds have all been in place and were confirmed by KPMG Huazhen LLP in the "Verification Report of Qingdao Food Co., Ltd." (KPMG Huazhen Verification No. 2100962) issued on October 13, 2021.