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CHINA ART FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

中 國 藝 術 金 融 控 股 有 限 公 司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1572)

ANNOUNCEMENT

PURSUANT TO RULE 3.7 OF THE TAKEOVERS CODE

AND

END OF OFFER PERIOD

This announcement is made by the board (the "Board") of directors (the "Directors") of China Art Financial Holdings Limited (the "Company") pursuant to Rule 3.7 of The Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs (the "Takeovers Code").

Reference is made to the announcements of the Company (the "Announcements") (i) dated 13 May 2020 relating to the appointment of the Receiver over the Charged Shares;

  1. dated 21 May 2020 relating to the Possible Transaction in which the Receiver may look for potential purchaser(s) for the Charged Shares; and (iii) dated 22 June 2020, 22 July 2020, 21 August 2020, 21 September 2020, 21 October 2020, 23 November 2020, 21 December 2020, 22 January 2021, 22 February 2021 and 25 March 2021 relating to the monthly update of the Possible Transaction. Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcements.

As mentioned in the announcement of the Company dated 25 March 2021, the Receiver was released as the sole receiver in respect of the Charged Shares on 18 March 2021. As confirmed by Intelligenesis, the Charged Shares have been returned to Intelligenesis, the chargor and the holder of the Charged Shares.

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For the purpose of the Takeovers Code, the offer period ends on the date of this announcement. The Company will cease to publish further monthly announcement in respect of the possible mandatory general offer, which would otherwise be required under Rule 3.7 of the Takeovers Code.

Shareholders and potential investors should exercise caution when dealing in the securities of the Company, and if they are in any doubt about their position, they should consult their professional adviser(s).

By order of the Board

China Art Financial Holdings Limited

Fan Zhijun

Chairman

Hong Kong, 19 April 2021

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises (1) Mr. Fan Zhijun and Mr. Li Cheng as the executive Directors and (2) Mr. Leung Shu Sun, Sunny, Mr. Liu Jian and Ms. Yin Xu Hong as the independent non-executive Directors.

The Directors jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this announcement and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, opinions expressed in this announcement have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and there are no other facts not contained in this announcement, the omission of which would make any statements in this announcement misleading.

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