Annual Report 2024

China Merchants China Direct Investments Limited Annual Report 2024 59 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED) SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS (CONTINUED) Note 1: China Merchants Group Limited, China Merchants Steam Navigation Company Limited, China Merchants Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. and China Merchants Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Company Limited are deemed to have corporate interests in the shares by virtue of its entire shareholding in the company whose name is set out immediately under it. Note 2: According to the notice filed by CHAN Kin on 19 June 2024, CHAN Kin is deemed to have corporate interests in the shares by virtue of his controlling shareholding (i.e. 50.13%) in Argyle Street Management Holdings Limited and ASMH (Cayman) Limited. Note 3: According to the notices filed by Argyle Street Management Holdings Limited and Argyle Street Management Limited on 19 June 2024, each of Argyle Street Management Holdings Limited, ASM Connaught House (Master) Fund V LP and ASM Connaught House (Master) Fund III LP is deemed to have corporate interests in the shares by virtue of its entire shareholding in the company whose name is set out immediately under it. Besides, Argyle Street Management Limited held the shares in the capacity of investment manager through its entire shareholding in ASM Co-Investment Term Trust I, ASM Connaught House (Master) Fund V LP and ASM Connaught House (Master) Fund III LP. Note 4: According to the notice filed by ASMH (Cayman) Limited on 19 June 2024, ASMH (Cayman) Limited held the shares in the capacity of investment manager through its controlling shareholding (i.e. 70%) in ASM Connaught House General Partner V Limited and ASM Connaught House General Partner III Limited. Besides, each of Cochrane Street Limited and Cantonment Road Limited is deemed to have corporate interests in the shares by virtue of its controlling shareholding (i.e. 62.52% and 37.48% respectively) in Meyer Road Limited. Note 5: According to the notices filed by ASM Connaught House (Master) Fund V LP and ASM Connaught House General Partner V Limited on 2 July 2024, Meyer Road Limited is deemed to have corporate interests in the shares by virtue of its controlling shareholding (i.e. 85.71%) in the company whose name is set out immediately under it. Save as disclosed above, there was no person, other than a Director or chief executives of the Company, who had an interest or short position in the shares and underlying shares of the Company as recorded in the register required to be kept under Section 336 of the SFO. PUBLIC FLOAT Based on the information that is publicly available to the Company and within the knowledge of its Directors, throughout the year of 2024, there is sufficient public float of not less than 25% of the Company’s issued shares as required under the Listing Rules.