BEIJING, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NaaS Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: NAAS) ("NaaS" or the "Company"), the largest third-party charging network in China, today announced that it completed US$21 million of registered direct offering to certain investors, including Dr. Adrian Cheng and CST Group Limited, on May 30, 2023. The Company and the investors entered into share subscription agreements on May 29, 2023 purusant to which the investors subscribed for and purchased from the Company a total of 3,500,000 American depositary shares, each representing ten Class A ordinary shares of the Company.

Registration statements relating to the securities offered by the Company to the investors have been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company offered securities directly to the investors without participation of underwriters or placement agents by means of a written prospectus forming a part of the effective registration statement. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, the securities of the Company, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About NaaS Technology Inc.

NaaS Technology Inc. is the largest third-party charging network in China. The Company is a subsidiary of Newlinks Technology Limited, a leading energy digitalization group in China. The Company provides one-stop EV charging solutions to charging stations comprising online EV charging, offline EV charging and innovative and other solutions, supporting every stage of the station lifecycle. As of March 31, 2023, NaaS had connected over 575,000 chargers. In the first quarter of 2023, charging volume transacted through the Company's network reached 1,023 GWh and gross transaction value reached RMB990.5 million. On June 13, 2022, the American depositary shares of the Company started trading on Nasdaq under the stock code NAAS.

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