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(a Hong Kong-incorporated limited liability company)

(Stock Code: 1111)

RECORD DATE

OF THE CONDITIONAL SPECIAL INTERIM DIVIDEND

Reference is made to (i) the joint announcement of Liu Chong Hing Investment Limited, Chong Hing Bank Limited (''CHB''), Yue Xiu Enterprises (Holdings) Limited ("Yuexiu") and Yuexiu Financial Holdings Limited (the "Offeror") dated 25 October 2013 (the
''Announcement''), (ii) the announcement of CHB dated 18 December 2013 in relation to the declaration of a special interim dividend by CHB conditional on completion of the
Property Transfer and (iii) the composite offer and response document dated 15 January
2014 jointly issued by CHB, Yuexiu and the Offeror. Unless otherwise stated, terms defined
in the Announcement shall have the same meanings when used herein.
The CHB Board announces that the Record Date for the purpose of the CHB Special Dividend will be 4 February 2014, being the date immediately prior to the Final Closing Date of 5 February 2014.
Accordingly, if the condition to the CHB Special Dividend is satisfied, the CHB Special Dividend of HK$4.5195 per CHB Share will be paid to the CHB Shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of CHB at the close of business on 4 February 2014. If the condition is not satisfied, the CHB Special Dividend will not be made and an announcement will be made to inform CHB Shareholders.
If the condition to the CHB Special Dividend is satisfied, in order to qualify for entitlement to the CHB Special Dividend, all transfers, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with CHB's share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on 4 February 2014.
By Order of the Board Michael K W Yeung Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 17 January 2014

As of the date of this announcement, the five Executive Directors of CHB are Dr Liu Lit Mo (Chairman), Mr Liu Lit Chi (Deputy Chairman and Managing Director), Mr Lau Wai Man (Chief Executive Officer), Mr Don Tit Shing Liu (Deputy Chief Executive Officer) and Mr Wilfred Chun Ning Liu; the five Non-executive Directors are Mr He Jiale, Mr Hidekazu Horikoshi, Mr Christopher Kwun Shing Liu, Mr Alfred Cheuk Yu Chow and Mr Meng Qinghui; and the five Independent Non-executive Directors are Dr Robin Yau Hing Chan, Mr Timothy George Freshwater, Mr Wanchai Chiranakhorn, Mr Cheng Yuk Wo and Mr Andrew Chiu Cheung Ma.

The directors of CHB jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this announcement and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, opinions expressed in this announcement have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and there are no other facts not contained in this announcement the omission of which would make any statement in this announcement misleading.

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