INTRODUCTION
Reference is made to the section headed “Connected Transactions” in the Listing Document, in relation to, among others, the continuing connected transactions contemplated under the 2023 Services Purchasing Agreement.
The Group has renewed the 2023 Services Purchasing Agreement by entering into the 2024 Services Purchasing Agreement with Ping An Insurance on March 21, 2024 for a term commencing from March 21, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
2024 SERVICES PURCHASING AGREEMENT
Principal terms
Ping An Puhui Enterprises Management, being our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a services purchasing agreement with Ping An Insurance on March 21, 2024 (the “2024 Service Purchasing Agreement”), pursuant to which Ping An Insurance will provide certain services to Ping An Puhui Enterprises Management, including financial consulting services, administrative services, legal and risk management services, and human resources consulting services. The term of the 2024 Services Purchasing Agreement has commenced on March 21, 2024 and will end on December 31, 2024. The estimated service fees payable by us to Ping An Insurance under the 2024 Services Purchasing Agreement amount to RMB37.14 million, subject to the actual services provided. Such service fees will be payable by Ping An Puhui Enterprises Management to Ping An Insurance on a quarterly basis.
Reasons for and benefits of the transaction
Since our establishment, we have been purchasing a variety of services from Ping An Insurance to satisfy our business and operational needs. Owing to the complementary and mutually beneficial business relationship, Ping An Insurance has acquired a comprehensive understanding of our business and operational requirements and established a solid foundation for mutual trust to foster our continuing cooperation. Based on our previous purchasing experience with Ping An Insurance, Ping An Insurance is capable of satisfying our business needs efficiently and reliably with a stable supply of high quality services and products, and entering into the 2024 Services Purchasing Agreement would minimize disruption to our operation without incurring unnecessary costs. In addition, it would be more cost-effective for the Company to outsource procedural and commoditized work to Ping An Insurance, instead of maintaining its own headcounts for processing such work.
Pricing policies
The service fees payable under the 2024 Services Purchasing Agreement is determined on a cost-plus basis, representing estimated costs plus a mark-up rate of approximately 5%.
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