<p><em>拟议交易预计将扩展即饮产品组合，增强白茶价值链，并拓宽健康导向的消费场景</em></p>
<p>中国宁德，2026 年 1 月 9 日（GLOBE NEWSWIRE）——东方崛起控股有限公司（“东方崛起” 或 “公司”）（NASDAQ: ORIS），一家在中国大陆的综合茶叶供应商，今天宣布已签署一份非约束性意向书（“LOI”），计划收购破独（“PoDu”）白茶饮料品牌及相关资产（“拟议交易”）。PoDu 是以福建省柘荣县的高山白茶为基础的即饮（“RTD”）植物茶饮料。</p>
<p>公司认为，拟议交易与其长期战略目标高度一致，重点是将核心白茶类别的价值链延伸至即饮产品，丰富产品形式，并增强品牌在高频消费场合的覆盖。东方崛起将对 PoDu 品牌及相关资产进行全面尽职调查，并在结果令人满意的情况下，继续进行最终交易协议的谈判。LOI 为非约束性，任何交易的完成仍需完成尽职调查、签署最终协议及其他惯常的成交条件。</p>
<p>PoDu 饮料系列采用来自柘荣县的陈年寿眉白茶（通常陈年三年或以上）配制而成，通过慢煮工艺与选定的植物成分（如藤茶、罗汉果和干柑橘皮）结合生产。该产品具有 “零蔗糖、零脂肪、零人工色素和零防腐剂” 的特性，旨在提供适合家庭聚会、餐厅用餐和商务娱乐等多种消费场合的平衡口感。</p>
<p>公司预计，若交易完成，将补充其在福建省宁德市柘荣县的现有茶园资源，并进一步推动东方崛起在茶价值链的选择性扩展——从种植和加工到产品创新、品牌建设、分销和消费产品开发。柘荣以其高海拔的茶叶种植环境和显著的昼夜温差而闻名，这有助于培育出适合高端和增值产品的优质茶叶。</p>
<p>若交易完成，公司预计拟议交易将通过将东方崛起的上市公司平台、资本市场准入、供应链管理、质量控制能力和全国分销网络与 PoDu 的即饮产品形式和品牌定位相结合，产生重要的战略利益。预期的好处包括更为多样化的产品组合，增加对高利润消费产品的曝光，改善捕捉健康导向需求趋势的能力，增强品牌在更多消费场合的存在感，以及提升运营杠杆以支持未来的增长计划。</p>
<p>拟议交易反映了东方崛起持续执行其垂直整合和产品多样化战略。管理层仍专注于整合具有长期战略价值、运营协同和扩展公司可服务市场潜力的资产和品牌。</p>
<p>“我们相信，将我们的白茶类别扩展到即饮形式是增强我们长期竞争力和盈利质量的重要一步，” 东方崛起首席执行官刘德志表示。“PoDu 的产品概念与柘荣白茶的采购一致，为我们拓宽消费者覆盖面和进一步增强产品差异化提供了引人注目的机会。如果成功完成，此交易将支持我们延伸白茶价值链的努力，并为我们的股东创造可持续的长期价值。”</p>
<p><strong>关于东方崛起控股有限公司（NASDAQ: ORIS）</strong></p>
<p>东方崛起控股有限公司是中国大陆的综合茶产品供应商。我们的主要茶产品包括（i）主要加工的茶叶，包括白茶和红茶，以及（ii）精制白茶和红茶。我们的业务运营是垂直整合的，涵盖茶叶的种植、加工及向茶业经营者（如批发分销商）和最终零售客户销售茶产品。我们在中国大陆福建省宁德市的柘荣县经营茶园。有关更多信息，请访问公司网站 https://ir.mdhtea.cn/。</p>
<p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong></p>
<p>本公告中的某些声明为前瞻性声明，包括但不限于关于意向书所涉及的拟议交易、拟议交易的预期时间、结构和收益，以及公司在尽职调查和谈判最终协议方面的计划和预期。这些前瞻性声明涉及已知和未知的风险和不确定性，并基于公司对未来事件的当前预期和预测，公司认为这些事件可能会影响其财务状况、经营结果、商业战略和财务需求。投资者可以通过 “近似”、“相信”、“希望”、“预期”、“预计”、“估计”、“项目”、“打算”、“计划”、“将”、“会”、“应该”、“可能”、“或其他类似表达” 等词语或短语识别这些前瞻性声明。公司没有义务公开更新或修订任何前瞻性声明，以反映后续发生的事件或情况，或其预期的变化，除非法律要求。尽管公司相信这些前瞻性声明中表达的预期是合理的，但无法保证这些预期会被证明是正确的，公司提醒投资者，实际结果可能与预期结果有重大差异，并鼓励投资者查看可能影响公司未来结果的其他因素，这些因素在公司的注册声明和其他向美国证券交易委员会提交的文件中有所披露。</p>
<p><strong>如需投资者和媒体咨询，请联系：</strong></p>
<p>东方崛起控股有限公司</p>
<p>投资者关系部</p>
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<p>东方崛起控股有限公司已签署一份非约束性意向书，计划收购 PoDu 白茶饮料品牌及相关资产。此次拟议交易旨在扩展其即饮产品组合，并增强白茶价值链。收购预计将多样化产品形式并提升品牌影响力。公司将在最终确定交易之前进行尽职调查，这与其在茶市场的垂直整合和产品多样化战略相一致。首席执行官刘德志强调了这一举措对长期竞争力和股东价值的重要性</p>

<p><em>Proposed Transaction Expected to Expand Ready-to-Drink Product Portfolio, Enhance White Tea Value Chain, and Broaden Health-Oriented Consumption Scenarios</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>拟议交易预计将扩展即饮产品组合，增强白茶价值链，并拓宽健康导向的消费场景</em></p>
</div><p>NINGDE, China, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oriental Rise Holdings Limited (“Oriental Rise” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ORIS), an integrated tea supplier in mainland China, today announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI”) to acquire the PoDu (“破独”) white tea beverage brand and certain related assets (the “Proposed Transaction”). PoDu is a ready-to-drink (“RTD”) botanical tea beverage positioned around high-altitude white tea from Zherong County, Fujian Province.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>中国宁德，2026 年 1 月 9 日（GLOBE NEWSWIRE）——东方崛起控股有限公司（“东方崛起” 或 “公司”）（NASDAQ: ORIS），一家在中国大陆的综合茶叶供应商，今天宣布已签署一份非约束性意向书（“LOI”），计划收购破独（“PoDu”）白茶饮料品牌及相关资产（“拟议交易”）。PoDu 是以福建省柘荣县的高山白茶为基础的即饮（“RTD”）植物茶饮料。</p>
</div><p>The Company believes the Proposed Transaction is highly aligned with its long-term strategic objectives, with a focus on extending the value chain of its core white tea category into RTD products, diversifying product formats, and enhancing brand reach into higher-frequency consumer occasions. Oriental Rise will conduct comprehensive due diligence on the PoDu brand and related assets and, subject to satisfactory results, proceed with negotiations toward a definitive transaction agreement. The LOI is non-binding, and the completion of any transaction remains subject to the completion of due diligence, the execution of definitive agreements, and other customary closing conditions.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>公司认为，拟议交易与其长期战略目标高度一致，重点是将核心白茶类别的价值链延伸至即饮产品，丰富产品形式，并增强品牌在高频消费场合的覆盖。东方崛起将对 PoDu 品牌及相关资产进行全面尽职调查，并在结果令人满意的情况下，继续进行最终交易协议的谈判。LOI 为非约束性，任何交易的完成仍需完成尽职调查、签署最终协议及其他惯常的成交条件。</p>
</div><p>The PoDu beverage line is formulated using aged Shoumei white tea (typically aged three years or more) sourced from Zherong County, and is produced through a slow-boiling process together with selected botanical ingredients such as vine tea, monk fruit, and dried citrus peel. The product features a “zero sucrose, zero fat, zero artificial coloring, and zero preservatives,” profile, designed for a balanced taste suited for a broad range of consumption scenarios, including family gatherings, restaurant dining, and business entertainment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>PoDu 饮料系列采用来自柘荣县的陈年寿眉白茶（通常陈年三年或以上）配制而成，通过慢煮工艺与选定的植物成分（如藤茶、罗汉果和干柑橘皮）结合生产。该产品具有 “零蔗糖、零脂肪、零人工色素和零防腐剂” 的特性，旨在提供适合家庭聚会、餐厅用餐和商务娱乐等多种消费场合的平衡口感。</p>
</div><p>The Company expects the Proposed Transaction, if completed, to complement its existing tea garden resources in Zherong County, Ningde City, Fujian Province, and to further advance Oriental Rise’s strategy of selectively expanding across the tea value chain—from cultivation and processing to product innovation, branding, distribution, and consumer product development. Zherong is known for its high-altitude tea-growing environment and significant day-night temperature variation, which contribute to the development of higher-quality tea leaves suitable for premium and value-added products.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>公司预计，若交易完成，将补充其在福建省宁德市柘荣县的现有茶园资源，并进一步推动东方崛起在茶价值链的选择性扩展——从种植和加工到产品创新、品牌建设、分销和消费产品开发。柘荣以其高海拔的茶叶种植环境和显著的昼夜温差而闻名，这有助于培育出适合高端和增值产品的优质茶叶。</p>
</div><p>If completed, the Company expects the Proposed Transaction to generate meaningful strategic benefits by combining Oriental Rise’s public company platform, capital market access, supply-chain management, quality control capabilities, and nationwide distribution network with PoDu’s RTD product format and brand positioning. Expected benefits include a more diversified product mix with increased exposure to higher-margin consumer products, improved ability to capture health-oriented demand trends, stronger brand presence across additional consumption occasions, and enhanced operating leverage to support future growth initiatives.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>若交易完成，公司预计拟议交易将通过将东方崛起的上市公司平台、资本市场准入、供应链管理、质量控制能力和全国分销网络与 PoDu 的即饮产品形式和品牌定位相结合，产生重要的战略利益。预期的好处包括更为多样化的产品组合，增加对高利润消费产品的曝光，改善捕捉健康导向需求趋势的能力，增强品牌在更多消费场合的存在感，以及提升运营杠杆以支持未来的增长计划。</p>
</div><p>The Proposed Transaction reflects Oriental Rise’s continued execution of its vertical integration and product diversification strategy. Management remains focused on integrating assets and brands that demonstrate long-term strategic value, operational synergy, and the potential to expand the Company’s addressable market within and beyond traditional tea products.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>拟议交易反映了东方崛起持续执行其垂直整合和产品多样化战略。管理层仍专注于整合具有长期战略价值、运营协同和扩展公司可服务市场潜力的资产和品牌。</p>
</div><p>“We believe that expanding our white tea category into ready-to-drink formats is an important step in strengthening our long-term competitiveness and earnings quality,” said Mr. Dezhi Liu, Chief Executive Officer of Oriental Rise. “PoDu’s product concept and sourcing alignment with Zherong white tea provide a compelling opportunity to broaden our consumer reach and further enhance our product differentiation. If successfully completed, this transaction would support our efforts to extend the white tea value chain and create sustainable long-term value for our shareholders.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我们相信，将我们的白茶类别扩展到即饮形式是增强我们长期竞争力和盈利质量的重要一步，” 东方崛起首席执行官刘德志表示。“PoDu 的产品概念与柘荣白茶的采购一致，为我们拓宽消费者覆盖面和进一步增强产品差异化提供了引人注目的机会。如果成功完成，此交易将支持我们延伸白茶价值链的努力，并为我们的股东创造可持续的长期价值。”</p>
</div><p><strong>About Oriental Rise Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: ORIS)</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于东方崛起控股有限公司（NASDAQ: ORIS）</strong></p>
</div><p>Oriental Rise Holding Limited is an integrated supplier of tea products in mainland China. Our major tea products include (i) primarily-processed tea consisting of white tea and black tea, and (ii) refined white tea and black tea. Our business operations are vertically integrated, covering cultivation, processing of tea leaves and the sale of tea products to tea business operators (such as wholesale distributors) and end-user retail customers in mainland China. We operate tea gardens located in Zherong County, Ningde City in Fujian Province of mainland China. For more information, visit the Company's website at https://ir.mdhtea.cn/.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>东方崛起控股有限公司是中国大陆的综合茶产品供应商。我们的主要茶产品包括（i）主要加工的茶叶，包括白茶和红茶，以及（ii）精制白茶和红茶。我们的业务运营是垂直整合的，涵盖茶叶的种植、加工及向茶业经营者（如批发分销商）和最终零售客户销售茶产品。我们在中国大陆福建省宁德市的柘荣县经营茶园。有关更多信息，请访问公司网站 https://ir.mdhtea.cn/。</p>
</div><p><strong>Forward-Looking Statements</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong></p>
</div><p><em>Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the proposed transaction contemplated by the LOI, the expected timing, structure and benefits of the Proposed Transaction, and the Company’s plans and expectations with respect to due diligence and negotiation of definitive agreements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “approximates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company's registration statement and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本公告中的某些声明为前瞻性声明，包括但不限于关于意向书所涉及的拟议交易、拟议交易的预期时间、结构和收益，以及公司在尽职调查和谈判最终协议方面的计划和预期。这些前瞻性声明涉及已知和未知的风险和不确定性，并基于公司对未来事件的当前预期和预测，公司认为这些事件可能会影响其财务状况、经营结果、商业战略和财务需求。投资者可以通过 “近似”、“相信”、“希望”、“预期”、“预计”、“估计”、“项目”、“打算”、“计划”、“将”、“会”、“应该”、“可能”、“或其他类似表达” 等词语或短语识别这些前瞻性声明。公司没有义务公开更新或修订任何前瞻性声明，以反映后续发生的事件或情况，或其预期的变化，除非法律要求。尽管公司相信这些前瞻性声明中表达的预期是合理的，但无法保证这些预期会被证明是正确的，公司提醒投资者，实际结果可能与预期结果有重大差异，并鼓励投资者查看可能影响公司未来结果的其他因素，这些因素在公司的注册声明和其他向美国证券交易委员会提交的文件中有所披露。</p>
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<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>如需投资者和媒体咨询，请联系：</strong></p>
</div><p>Oriental Rise Holdings Limited</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>东方崛起控股有限公司</p>
</div><p>Investor Relations Department</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>投资者关系部</p>
</div><p>Email: ir@mdhtea.cn</p>
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东方崛起控股有限公司签署了一份非约束性意向书，计划收购 PoDu 白茶饮料品牌及其相关资产 | ORIS 股票新闻