<h4><i>Outstanding Offline Sales Performance for Kappa, Apparel Business Achieved Turnaround in Operating Profit</i></h4><p/><b>Results H</b><b>igh</b><b>lights</b> <br/> <br/> <ul> <li> Revenue amounted to RMB776 million, remained stable as compared with previous year; </li> <li> Gross profit amounted to RMB536 million, representing an increase of 10.7% YoY; Gross profit margin increased YoY by 6.7 percentage points to 69.1%; </li> <li> Operating profit excluding investment segment was RMB75 million, representing a strong growth as compared to operating loss of RMB24 million in the corresponding period; </li> <li> The Board of Directors has decided to distribute an interim special dividend of RMB0.71 cents per ordinary share for the 6 months ended 30 September 2023, accumulative payout ratio since listing is 72%; </li> &l