Guolian Minsheng Securities Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Sponsoring Institution") is the sponsor and ongoing supervisor for Xi'an Nova Star Cloud Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Nova Star Cloud" or "the Company") in its initial public offering of A-shares and listing on the Growth Enterprise Market. In accordance with the "Administrative Measures for the Sponsorship of Securities Issuance and Listing," "Shenzhen Stock Exchange Growth Enterprise Market Listing Rules," "Self-Regulatory Guidelines No. 2 for Listed Companies on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange - Standardized Operations of Growth Enterprise Market Listed Companies," and "Regulations on the Supervision of Funds Raised by Listed Companies," the Sponsoring Institution has conducted a prudent review of the storage, management, and use of the funds raised by Nova Star Cloud for the year 2025. The specific content is as follows:
I. Basic Information on the Raised Funds
(1) Amount of Raised Funds and Time of Receipt
With the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission regarding the registration of Xi'an Nova Star Cloud Technology Co., Ltd.'s initial public offering (Approval No. [2023] 624), the Company issued 12,840,000 ordinary shares (A-shares) at a par value of RMB 1.00 per share, with an issue price of RMB 126.89 per share. The total amount raised from this issuance was RMB 1,629,267,600. After deducting issuance expenses of RMB 124,535,532.81 (excluding VAT), the net amount raised was RMB 1,504,732,067.19. Dahua Certified Public Accountants (Special General Partnership) verified the receipt of the raised funds and issued the "Verification Report No. [2024] 0011000070" on February 5, 2024.
(2) Usage and Balance of Raised Funds
As of December 31, 2025, the usage and balance of the raised funds are as follows:
| Item | Amount (RMB) |
|---|---|
| Total amount of raised funds | 1,629,267,600.00 |
| Less: Issuance expenses | 124,535,532.81 |
| Net amount of raised funds | 1,504,732,067.19 |
| Plus: Unpaid issuance expenses | 31,988,363.00 |
| Initial amount received in special account | 1,536,720,430.19 |
| Less: Cumulative project investment from previous years | 93,532,014.35 |
| Less: Self-raised funds for pre-investment in fundraising projects from previous years | 842,429,100.00 |
| Less: Self-raised funds for pre-paid issuance expenses from previous years | 19,915,900.00 |
| Less: Issuance expenses paid in previous years | 12,072,463.00 |
| Less: Use of excess funds to repay loans in previous years | 125,000,000.00 |
| Less: Use of excess funds for share repurchase in previous years | 49,900,000.00 |
| Less: Current cumulative project investment | 82,283,632.05 |
| Less: Current use of excess funds to repay bank loans | 125,000,000.00 |
| Less: Current use of excess funds for share repurchase | 125,000,000.00 |
| Less: Completion of some fundraising projects, balance permanently supplementing working capital | 6,446,488.13 |
| Plus: Cumulative interest income | 14,174,674.66 |
| Balance of special account for raised funds as of December 31, 2025 | 69,315,507.32 |
II. Storage and Management of Raised Funds
(1) Management of Raised Funds
To standardize the management and use of raised funds, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of fund utilization, and protect the rights and interests of investors, the Company, in accordance with the "Regulations on the Supervision of Funds Raised by Listed Companies," "Shenzhen Stock Exchange Growth Enterprise Market Listing Rules," and "Self-Regulatory Guidelines No. 2 for Listed Companies on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange - Standardized Operations of Growth Enterprise Market Listed Companies," as well as the Company's "Fund Management System," has implemented special account management for the raised funds. The Company and the Sponsoring Institution, Guolian Minsheng Securities Co., Ltd., signed a "Tripartite Supervision Agreement on Raised Funds" with the Xi'an Branch of CITIC Bank Co., Ltd., the Xi'an South City Branch of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., the Xi'an Jixiang Road Branch of China Minsheng Bank Co., Ltd., and the Shaanxi Branch of Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. for the storage, management, and use of raised funds. The "Tripartite Supervision Agreement on Raised Funds" does not differ significantly from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's tripartite supervision agreement template and has been effectively implemented.