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Guotai Junan International Sponsors Aixin Yuanzhi's Listing on the Main Board of HKEX
On February 10, Guotai Haitong Group's subsidiary Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited ("Guotai Junan International" or the "Company", stock code:$GUOTAI JUNAN I(1788.HK)), acting as the joint sponsor, overall coordinator, joint global coordinator, joint global coordinator, joint bookrunner, and joint lead manager, successfully assisted Aixin Yuanzhi Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (stock code:$AXERA(600.HK), referred to as "Aixin Yuanzhi") in its official listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This listing has enriched the investment options in the edge AI inference system-on-chip ("SoC") sector within the Hong Kong stock market and also demonstrated Guotai Haitong Group's comprehensive capabilities in serving semiconductor technology enterprises.
Aixin Yuanzhi is a supplier of AI inference SoCs, focusing on building high-performance perception and computing platforms for edge computing and terminal device AI applications. It is committed to constructing advanced AI computing infrastructure to promote the popularization of artificial intelligence. According to the prospectus, based on 2024 shipment volume, Aixin Yuanzhi is the world's largest provider of mid-to-high-end visual edge-side AI inference chips, ranking among the top five in the global visual edge-side AI inference chip market. Aixin Yuanzhi's Aixin Zhimou AI-ISP is the world's first AI-ISP solution to achieve large-scale commercial use, representing a significant breakthrough in the field of computer vision. As of September 30, 2025, the cumulative delivery of SoCs by Aixin Yuanzhi since its establishment has exceeded 165 million units. Aixin Yuanzhi has independently developed five generations of SoCs and commercialized them, covering dozens of types, achieving mass production in visual terminal computing, smart vehicles, and edge AI inference applications.
The final offering price for this project was set at HK$28.2 per share. The global offering consisted of 104,915,200 H shares, with a base offering raising approximately HK$2.959 billion. The total fundraising amount is expected to be around HK$3.402 billion upon full exercise of the over-allotment option. Both the international placement and the Hong Kong public offering received enthusiastic subscriptions, with the international placement oversubscribed by 6.8 times and the Hong Kong public offering oversubscribed by 104.82 times. This offering received strong support from 16 cornerstone investors, including industrial capital such as OmniVision Group, Youngor Group, Desay SV, and Joyson Electronics, as well as international professional investors like the Australian pension fund NGS Super. The cornerstone investors collectively subscribed to shares worth approximately HK$1.443 billion, accounting for about 48.76% of the shares offered in this issuance. This fully reflects the market's recognition of Aixin Yuanzhi's business model and long-term development prospects and also provides support for stable post-listing share prices.
The success of this project highlights Guotai Junan International's deep understanding of the AI chip industry and its professional capabilities in serving high-tech industries. In the future, Guotai Haitong Group will continue to focus on the field of technological innovation, fully leverage its integrated domestic and international synergistic advantages, and rely on its full-chain financial service system to provide comprehensive empowerment for more hard-tech enterprises, from capital operations to strategic resource integration, helping them efficiently connect with the global capital market and jointly explore the new era of intelligence.
About Guotai Junan International
Guotai Haitong Group's subsidiary Guotai Junan International (stock code:$GUOTAI JUNAN I(1788.HK)) is a pioneer and leader in the internationalization of Chinese securities firms. It was the first Chinese securities firm to list on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange via an IPO. With Hong Kong as its business base and subsidiaries in Singapore, Vietnam, and Macau, Guotai Junan International's business covers major global markets, providing clients with high-quality, diversified comprehensive financial services for overseas asset allocation. Its core businesses include wealth management, institutional investor services, corporate finance services, and investment management. Currently, Guotai Junan International has been assigned long-term issuer ratings of "Baa2" by Moody's and "BBB+" by Standard & Poor's, an MSCI ESG rating of "A", a Wind ESG rating of "A", and a SynTao Green Finance ESG rating of "A". Its S&P Global ESG Score also leads 81% of its global peers. Its controlling shareholder, Guotai Haitong Securities (stock code:$Guotai Haitong(601211.CN)/2611.HK), is a leading comprehensive financial service provider in China's capital market over the long term, consistently and comprehensively. For more information about Guotai Junan International, please visit: https://www.gtjai.com
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