Zhitong Finance App News, Eston (02715) issued an announcement. On September 23, 2026, the board of directors resolved to acquire about 19.4574% and 3.7834% of the shares of the target company Aston Jiangsu Smart held by the National Manufacturing Fund and the Mixed Reform Fund respectively; and to acquire about 21.6193% of the target company held by General Technology High-end Equipment Fund. The reserve prices for shares to be sold A and shares for sale B are RMB 210.6 million and RMB 40.25 million, respectively. Potential public tender acquisitions are still subject to public listing procedures. As of the date of this announcement, the Company has not entered into any formal agreement on the proposed acquisition.
As of the date of this announcement, the target company is a subsidiary of the Company, and the Company holds approximately 50.1506% of its shares. If the proposed acquisition can be implemented, the Company will hold approximately 95.0107% of the target company's shares after completion. The target company will remain a subsidiary of the Company, and its financial results will still be incorporated into the Group's financial statements.
Eston Jiangsu Intelligence is mainly engaged in the automation, digitalization and intelligent transformation of production lines, providing intelligent manufacturing solutions for the lithium battery, energy storage, new energy vehicle, sheet metal and other markets, creating an industry technical benchmark for the company's core automation components and robot products to achieve large-scale application scenarios. At present, it has delivered more than 100 intelligent production lines, continuously empowering the development of the intelligent manufacturing industry. The proposed acquisition is conducive to deepening business collaboration, management collaboration and overall resource allocation between the company and Eston Jiangsu Intelligence, strengthening the group's control and strategic implementation, improving the effectiveness of overall management decisions, further consolidating the company's core competitiveness in the field of intelligent manufacturing, helping the company achieve high-quality development, and in line with the company's goal of improving quality and efficiency and long-term steady development strategy.