Sponsorship Letter for Listing
1. Sponsor and Sponsor Representatives' Declaration
CITIC Construction Investment Securities Co., Ltd. and the project sponsor representatives Xu Jie and Chen Zehao have issued this sponsorship letter in accordance with the Company Law of the People's Republic of China, the Securities Law of the People's Republic of China, and relevant regulations from the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, ensuring honesty, diligence, and compliance with established business rules and industry self-regulatory norms. They guarantee that the documents provided are true, accurate, and complete.
2. Table of Contents
- Definitions...........................................................................................................3
- Basic Information of the Issuer........................................................................4
- Issuance Details of the Issuer...........................................................................15
- Information on the Sponsor Representatives, Co-sponsors, and Project Team Members, Contact Information, and Other Communication Methods........................................................................................................17
- Explanation of Potential Conflicts Affecting the Fair Performance of Sponsorship Duties................................................19
- Commitments Required by the Sponsor According to Relevant Regulations............................................................20
- Explanation of Compliance with Decision-Making Procedures Required by the Company Law, Securities Law, and Regulations from the China Securities Regulatory Commission and Shenzhen Stock Exchange........................................21
- Professional Judgment on Compliance with Sector Positioning and National Industrial Policies................................21
- Work Arrangements During Continuous Supervision Period................................22
- Conclusion of the Sponsor Regarding the Project...........................................23
3. Definitions
In this sponsorship letter, unless otherwise specified, the following terms have the specific meanings:
- Sponsor/CITIC Construction Investment Securities refers to CITIC Construction Investment Securities Co., Ltd.
- iSoftStone, Issuer, Company, Listed Company refers to iSoftStone Information Technology (Group) Co., Ltd.
- This Issuance/This Issuance to Specific Objects refers to the stock issuance by iSoftStone to specific objects.
- This Sponsorship Letter refers to "CITIC Construction Investment Securities Co., Ltd. on the Listing Sponsorship Letter for iSoftStone Information Technology (Group) Co., Ltd. Stock Issuance to Specific Objects."
- Company Articles refer to the Articles of Association of iSoftStone Information Technology (Group) Co., Ltd.
- Shareholders' Meeting Rules refer to the Rules of Procedure for Shareholders' Meetings of iSoftStone Information Technology (Group) Co., Ltd.
- Independent Director Work System refers to the Independent Director Work System of iSoftStone Information Technology (Group) Co., Ltd.
- Company Law refers to the Company Law of the People's Republic of China.
- Securities Law refers to the Securities Law of the People's Republic of China.
- Registration Management Measures refer to the Measures for the Registration Management of Securities Issuance by Listed Companies.
- CSRC refers to the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
- Shenzhen Stock Exchange refers to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
- Pricing Benchmark Date refers to the first day of the issuance period for the stock issuance to specific objects.
- Accounting Firm refers to Zhonghui Certified Public Accountants (Special General Partnership).
- Law Firm refers to Beijing Zhonglun Law Firm.
- Reporting Period, Recent Three Years and One Period refers to 2022, 2023, 2024, and the first half of 2025.
- Yuan, Ten Thousand Yuan, Hundred Million Yuan refers to Renminbi Yuan, Ten Thousand Renminbi, Hundred Million Renminbi.