AEON Credit Service Asia : Restoration of Public Float

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AEON CREDIT SERVICE (ASIA) COMPANY LIMITED

AEON 信貸財務（亞洲）有限公司

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 900)

RESTORATION OF PUBLIC FLOAT

Reference is made to an earlier announcement of the Company dated 22 April 2021 in relation to the public float of the Company (the "Announcement"). Unless otherwise indicated, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as defined in the Announcement.

RESTORATION OF PUBLIC FLOAT

The Company was informed by FMR LLC on 27 April 2021 that following on-exchange disposal of an aggregate of 1,000 Shares, representing approximately 0.01% of the total number of issued Shares, on 22 April 2021 (the "Disposal"), FMR LLC is deemed to be interested in an aggregate of 41,875,560 Shares, representing approximately 9.99% of the total number of issued Shares as at the date of this announcement.

Accordingly, as at the date of this announcement,

1. FMR LLC has ceased to be a substantial shareholder or a core connected person of the Company under the Listing Rules, and the Shares that FMR LLC is deemed to be interested in may be counted towards the public float of the Company; and
2. the public float of the Company has been restored from approximately 22.86% to approximately 32.86%, which exceeds the Minimum Prescribed Percentage as prescribed by Rule 8.08(1)(a) of the Listing Rules.

To the best knowledge, information and belief of the Directors, as at the date of this announcement, the Company's shareholding structure is as follows:

		Approximate percentage
		(%) of the total issued
Shareholders	Number of Shares	Shares
AEON Japan	281,138,000	67.13
Tomoharu Fukayama (Director)	10,000	0.01
Public shareholders (including	137,617,600	32.86
FMR LLC) (Note)
Total	418,765,600	100.00

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Note:

As informed by FMR LLC, following the Disposal, FMR LLC is, by virtue of its direct or indirect shareholding interest in FMR and FIAM respectively, is deemed to be interested in the 35,277,560 Shares and 6,598,000 Shares held by FMR and FIAM respectively.

By order of the Board

Tomoharu Fukayama

Managing Director

Hong Kong, 28 April 2021

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Tomoharu Fukayama (Managing Director), Mr. Lai Yuk Kwong (Deputy Managing Director), Mr. Tony Fung and Mr. Daisuke Takenaka as Executive Directors; Mr. Masaaki Mangetsu (Chairman) as Non-executive Director; and Mr. Lee Ching Ming Adrian, Mr. Kenji Hayashi, Ms. Shing Mo Han Yvonne and Ms. Junko Dochi as Independent Non-executive Directors.

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