Publishing Media: provide a guarantee of 30 million yuan to its subsidiary, with a total guarantee amount of 365 million yuan.

The publishing media announced that the company has signed an "Irrevocable Guarantee Agreement with Maximum Amount" with Shenyang Branch of China Merchants Bank, providing a guarantee of 30 million yuan for the bank credit business of its wholly-owned subsidiary Northern Book City, with a term of three years from the expiration date of the debt performance period. As of the date of the announcement, the company has guaranteed a balance of 55 million yuan for Northern Book City, and has not yet used a guarantee amount of 125 million yuan. The company and its controlling subsidiaries have a total external guarantee amount of 365 million yuan, accounting for 14% of the recently audited net assets. This guarantee has been approved by the shareholders' meeting for the year 2024.