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16 September 2022, Hong Kong – Leading PRC-based professional sportswear enterprise Xtep International Holdings Limited (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) (Stock code: 1368. HK) has won a total of five awards at the HKIRA 8^th Investor Relations Awards 2022, recognising the excellence performance of individual executives and effort of the Xtep team.

The honours won and the winners are:

• Best IR by Chairman / CEO – Mr. Ding Shui Po
• Best IR by CFO – Mr. Ricky Yeung
• Best IRO – Ms. Sophia Wong
• Best IR Team – Ms. Sophia Wong, Ms. Clara Liu and Mr. Kenny Kwong
• Best Annual Report

Xtep is proud to have won the five awards beating hundreds of entries, for that evidenced its dedication to maintaining good investor relations amid the prevailing pandemic, which has earned for it the trust of the capital market. The HKIRA 8^th Investor Relations Awards 2022 was organised by the Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (HKIRA), a non-profit professional association with over 1,000 members, most of whom are working for Hong Kong listed companies, the HKIRA Investor Relations Awards aims to recognise remarkable IR and corporate governance practices. This year, the Awards has a total of 15 categories, with 152 entries and votes casted by more than 790 participants, including both buy-side and sell-side analysts, and fund managers, from over 290 institutions.

Mr. Ding Shui Po, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xtep International Holdings Limited, said, “We are truly honoured to receive these awards and are commited to maintaining investor relations in an effort to keep our investment community informed of the Company’s development. Despite the ever-changing market conditions, coupled with a sporadic pandemic outbreak, we have made the utmost effort to engage our investors physically and virtually to keep them abreast of our business performance and to collect their feedback. Looking forward, we will continue to adhere to the highest standard of investor relations management and strive to maintain a long-term stable relationship with shareholders and investors.”