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Viomi Technology Co., Ltd Announces US$10 Million New Share Repurchase Plan

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Viomi Technology Co., Ltd (NASDAQ: VIOT) has announced a new share repurchase plan, allowing for the buyback of up to US$10 million of its American depositary shares over the next 12 months, concluding on October 24, 2023. This initiative follows the expiration of the previous buyback plan. The company aims to enhance shareholder value and expects to fund the repurchases from its existing cash balance. CEO Xiaoping Chen expressed confidence in the company's outlook and commitment to maximizing long-term shareholder value.

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GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viomi Technology Co., Ltd ("Viomi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VIOT), a leading IoT @ Home technology company in China, today announced that as a part of the Company's continuous commitment to enhancing shareholder value, its board of directors has approved a new share repurchase plan under which the Company may repurchase up to US$10 million worth of its American depositary shares over the next 12 months, ending on October 24, 2023. The Company's previous 12-month share repurchase plan as originally announced on October 14, 2021, has expired.

The share repurchases under the new share repurchase plan may be effected from time to time on the open market at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, in block trades and/or through other legally permissible means, depending on market conditions and will be implemented in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The Company expects to fund the repurchases out of its existing cash balance.‎

Mr. Xiaoping Chen, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Viomi, said, "the Company's new share repurchase program demonstrates our confidence in our business outlook and reflects our commitment to maximizing long-term shareholder value. We believe this program will benefit the Company's development and create value for our consumers and shareholders in the long run."

About Viomi Technology

Viomi's mission is to redefine the future home via the concept of IoT @ Home.

Viomi has developed a unique IoT @ Home platform consisting of an ecosystem of innovative IoT-enabled smart home products, together with a suite of complementary consumable products and value-added businesses. This platform provides an attractive entry point into the consumer home, enabling consumers to intelligently interact with a broad portfolio of IoT products in an intuitive and human-like manner to make daily life more convenient, efficient and enjoyable, while allowing Viomi to grow its household user base and capture various additional scenario-driven consumption events in the home environment.

For more information, please visit: http://ir.viomi.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Viomi's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Viomi may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company's growth strategies; the cooperation with Xiaomi, the recognition of the Company's brand; trends and competition in global IoT-enabled smart home market; development and commercialization of new products, services and technologies; governmental policies and relevant regulatory environment relating to the Company's industry and/or aspects of the business operations and general economic conditions in China and around the globe, and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Viomi Technology Co., Ltd
Claire Ji
E-mail: ir@viomi.com.cn

The Piacente Group, Inc.
Emilie Wu
Tel: +86-21-6039-8363
E-mail: viomi@tpg-ir.com

In the United States:

The Piacente Group, Inc. 
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: viomi@tpg-ir.com

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FAQ

What is the amount of the new share repurchase plan by Viomi Technology?

Viomi Technology has approved a new share repurchase plan allowing for US$10 million worth of buybacks.

When does the new share repurchase plan for Viomi Technology end?

The new share repurchase plan will end on October 24, 2023.

What is the purpose of Viomi's share repurchase program?

The share repurchase program aims to enhance shareholder value and demonstrate confidence in the company's outlook.

How will Viomi Technology fund its share repurchase?

Viomi Technology plans to fund the repurchase from its existing cash balance.

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