Two of Smoore International’s subsidiaries received e-cigarette licenses from China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA)

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Aug.03.2022

Two of Smoore International’s subsidiaries received e-cigarette licenses from China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA)

STMA issued e-cigarette production enterprise license to Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited and Shenzhen MAC Brothers Technology Co., Ltd.

On the 8th of August 2022, Smoore International announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that two wholly-owned subsidiaries of the company, Shenzhen Smoore Technology Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen MAC Brothers Technology Co., Ltd., received the e-cigarette production enterprise license issued by China’s STMA, which is valid from 2022. July 25 to July 31, 2023.

Smoore International said that the issuance of the above-mentioned licenses has further enhanced the Group's confidence in future development. The overall operation of the group will continue to be carried out as scheduled.

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