On 25 October 2002, according to the CSRC’s Reply Concerning Approval of Opening of Central China Securities Co., Ltd. (Zheng Jian Ji Gou Zi 2002 No. 326) (《關於同意中原證券股份有限公司開業的批覆》 (證監機構字[2002]326號)), Henan Finance Securities Company Limited and the Securities branch of Anyang Trust & Investment Company Limited merged and reorganised into one, which later joined other qualified companies to form Central China Securities Co., Ltd. after increase in capital and share. The Company was registered with Henan Administration for Industry and Commerce on 8 November 2002, with a registered capital of RMB1,033.79 million. After incorporation, the Company, according to CSRC’s reply concerning approval of opening, acquired the securities branch and securities services department (which were originally under Henan Securities) and other securities-related assets.

On 15 January 2008, as approved by the CSRC, the Company’s registered capital changed from RMB1,033,790,000 to RMB2,033,515,700.

On 10 June 2008, Henan Investment Group was approved by the CSRC to receive 196,704,200 shares of the Company (accounting for 9.673% of the Company’s registered capital) held by Henan Construction Investment Corporation and 715,253,600 shares of the Company (accounting for 35.173% of the Company’s registered capital) held by Henan Economic and Technology Development Co., Ltd., after which Henan Investment Group holds 911,957,800 shares of the Company in aggregate (accounting for 44.846% of the Company’s registered capital).

On 22 September 2011, the CSRC approved that Bohai Industrial Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. (on behalf of Bohai Industrial Investment Fund) was qualified to hold more than 5% of equity of Central China Securities Co., Ltd. as a shareholder and to receive 608,000,000 shares (accounting for 29.899% of the Company’s registered capital) of the Company held by Xuji Group Corporation.

On 25 June 2014, the Company issued and listed 598,100,000 H Shares on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with a par value of RMB1 per share at the allocation price of HK$2.51 per H Share (stock abbreviation:中州證券; stock code: 01375). According to the Reply Concerning Management and Transfer of State-owned Equities of Central China Securities Co., Ltd. (Guo Zi Chan Quan 2013 No. 1070) (《關於中原證券股份有限公司國有股權管理及國有股轉持有關問題的批覆》(國資產權[2013]1070號)) by State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, after the Company completed this issuance, state-owned shareholders Henan Investment Group, Anyang Iron & Steel Group, Pingmei Shenma, Anyang Economic Development, Jiangsu SOHO Holdings, Shenhuo Group, Jiaozuo Economic and Technology Development, Shenzhen Rising and Hebi Construction and Investment transferred their respective 40,994,778 shares, 8,842,345 shares, 3,738,231 shares, 2,432,074 shares, 1,348,575 shares, 884,166 shares, 678,113 shares, 449,525 shares and 442,193 shares (59,810,000 shares in total) to National Council for Social Security Fund. On 28 October 2014, the Company completed the industrial and commercial change registration of registered capital at Henan Administration for Industry and Commerce, and the registered capital increased to RMB2,631,615,700.

On 3 August 2015, the Company completed the non-public issuance of 592,119,000 H shares, with a par value of RMB1 per share at the issue price of HK$4.28 per H share. On 14 August 2015, the Company completed the industrial and commercial change registration of registered capital at Henan Administration for Industry and Commerce, with the share capital of the Company increased to RMB3,223,734,700.

On 18 November 2016, the Company issued no more than 700,000,000 ordinary shares with a par value of RMB1 per share. According to the Implementing Measures for the Transfer of Some State-owned Shares from the Domestic Securities Market to the National Social Security Fund (Cai Qi 2009 No. 94) (《境內 證券市場轉持部分國有股充實全國社會保障基金實施辦法》(財企[2009]94號)) and the Reply Concerning Proposal for Management of State-owned Equities and Transfer of State-owned Shares in Relation to the Issuance of A Shares by Central China Securities Co., Ltd. (Yu Guo Zi Chan Quan 2015 No. 26) (《關於中原 證券股份有限公司發行A股國有股權管理方案及國有股轉持的批覆》(豫國資產權[2015]26號)) by the Henan SASAC, based on the 700,000,000 shares to be issued under this issuance, state-owned shareholders Henan Investment Group, Anyang Iron & Steel Group, Pingmei Shenma, Anyang Economic Development, Jiangsu SOHO Holdings, Shenhuo Group, Jiaozuo Economic and Technology Development, Shenzhen Rising and Hebi Construction and Investment transferred their respective 47,979,175 shares, 10,348,840 shares, 4,375,124 shares, 2,846,433 shares, 1,578,336 shares, 1,034,804 shares, 793,645 shares, 526,112 shares and 517,531 shares (70,000,000 shares in total) to National Council for Social Security Fund.

On 3 January 2017, the Company’s A shares were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. On 16 February 2017, the Company completed the industrial and commercial change registration of registered capital at Henan Administration for Industry and Commerce, with the share capital of the Company increased to RMB3,923,734,700.

From 12 February 2018, the Company repurchased certain H shares by means of on-market share buyback, which was completed on 18 May 2018. The Company has repurchased 54,664,000 H shares on a cumulative basis. On 11 July 2018, the Company completed the procedures of industrial and commercial change registration and obtained the business license reissued by the Henan Administration for Industry and Commerce. The registered capital changed to RMB3,869,070,700.

On 30 July 2020, the Company completed the non-public issuance of 773,814,000 A shares with a nominal value of RMB1 per share and at an issue price of RMB4.71 per A share. On 4 September 2020, the Company completed the industrial and commercial change registration of registered capital at Henan Administration for Industry and Commerce, with the share capital of the Company increased to RMB4,642,884,700.