Legal Opinion on the 2025 Annual Shareholders' Meeting
Legal Opinion on the 2025 Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Houp Clean Energy (Group) Co., Ltd. (2026) Tai Lu Yi Zi (Houp Shares) No. 001
Date: May 29, 2026
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To: Houp Clean Energy (Group) Co., Ltd.
The Taihe Tai (Chongqing) Law Firm (hereinafter referred to as "this firm") has accepted the entrustment of Houp Clean Energy (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Houp Shares" or "the Company") and appointed lawyers to attend the Company's 2025 Annual Shareholders' Meeting (hereinafter referred to as "this meeting"). The lawyers of this firm have issued this legal opinion in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (2023 Revision) (hereinafter referred to as "the Company Law"), the Securities Law of the People's Republic of China (2019 Revision) (hereinafter referred to as "the Securities Law"), the Rules for Shareholders' Meetings of Listed Companies (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules"), and the Articles of Association of Houp Clean Energy (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the Articles of Association"), based on recognized business standards, ethical norms, and the spirit of diligence and responsibility in the legal profession.
The legal opinions expressed by the lawyers of this firm are based solely on facts occurring or existing as of the date of this legal opinion and on the understanding of relevant laws, regulations, and normative documents. In this legal opinion, the lawyers only verify and witness matters related to the convening and holding procedures of this meeting, the qualifications of attendees, the voting procedures, and the voting results, without expressing opinions on the content of the proposals reviewed at this meeting or the authenticity and accuracy of the facts and data involved in the proposals.
The lawyers of this firm have confirmed the authenticity and legality of matters related to this meeting in accordance with the requirements of the Company Law, the Securities Law, the Rules, and the Articles of Association. There are no false records, misleading statements, or significant omissions in this legal opinion. The lawyers agree to disclose this legal opinion together with the announcement of the resolutions of this meeting and shall bear legal responsibility for the opinions issued.
The lawyers have reviewed all documents related to the issuance of this legal opinion and witnessed the meeting on-site. Based on this, the legal opinions are as follows:
I. Convening and Holding Procedures of this Meeting
(1) Convening of this Meeting
This meeting was convened by the resolution of the 29th meeting of the 5th Board of Directors held on May 29, 2026. According to the notice published on the Giant Tide Information Network (www.cninfo.com.cn) titled "Notice of Houp Clean Energy (Group) Co., Ltd. on Convening the 2025 Annual Shareholders' Meeting" (Announcement No.: 2026-026), the Company’s Board of Directors issued the notice on May 9, 2026. Upon verification, the lawyers confirm that the Board of Directors convened this meeting in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations, normative documents, and the Articles of Association, and has fully disclosed the time, place, and agenda of the meeting.
(2) Holding of this Meeting
This meeting adopted a combination of on-site voting and online voting. The on-site meeting was held at 15:00 on May 29, 2026, in the conference room on the 8th floor at No. 555, Kanglong Road, High-tech Zone, Chengdu, presided over by the Company’s Chairman, Wang Jiwen. The online voting period was on May 29, 2026; specifically, the time for online voting through the Shenzhen Stock Exchange trading system was from 9:15 to 9:25, 9:30 to 11:30, and 13:00 to 15:00; the time for online voting through the Shenzhen Stock Exchange internet voting system was any time from 9:15 to 15:00 on May 29, 2026.