Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities of Languang Justbon, CGS or any other entity. This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution in or into any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction.

COUNTRY GARDEN SERVICES HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED

SICHUAN LANGUANG JUSTBON SERVICES GROUP CO., LTD.

碧 桂 園 服 務 控 股 有 限 公 司

四 川 藍 光 嘉 寶 服 務 集 團 股 份 有 限 公 司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(A joint stock company incorporated in

(Stock Code: 6098)

the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 2606)

Joint announcement

Delay in despatch of composite document

  1. Unconditional mandatory cash offer by J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited

for and on behalf of Country Garden Property Services HK Holdings Company Limited

for all the issued H Shares in Sichuan Languang Justbon Services Group Co., Ltd.

(other than those already owned by or agreed to be acquired by

Country Garden Property Services HK Holdings Company Limited and parties acting

in concert with it at the time when the H Share Offer is made);

(2) Unconditional mandatory cash offer by

Country Garden Property Services HK Holdings Company Limited

for all the issued Domestic Shares in Sichuan Languang Justbon Services Group Co., Ltd.

(other than those already owned by or agreed to be acquired by

Country Garden Property Services HK Holdings Company Limited and

parties acting in concert with it at the time when the Domestic Share Offer is made); and

  1. Proposed voluntary withdrawal of listing of the H Shares of Sichuan Languang Justbon Services Group Co., Ltd.

Financial adviser to

Country Garden Property Services HK

Financial adviser to

Holdings Company Limited

Sichuan Languang Development Co., Ltd.

Independent financial adviser to the independent board committee

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Reference is made to the announcement dated 22 March 2021 jointly issued by Country Garden Services Holdings Company Limited and Sichuan Languang Justbon Services Group Co., Ltd. pursuant to Rule 3.5 of the Takeovers Code (the "Rule 3.5 Announcement"). Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Rule 3.5 Announcement.

DELAY IN DESPATCH OF COMPOSITE DOCUMENT AND CIRCULAR

It is the intention of the Languang Board and the Offeror Board to combine the offer document from the Offeror and the board circular from Languang Justbon in a composite document. Pursuant to Rule 8.2 of the Takeovers Code, within 21 days of the date of the Rule 3.5 Announcement or such later date as the Executive may approve, the Offeror is required to despatch the offer document containing the terms of each of the Offers, the forms of acceptance and transfer of the Offer Shares to the Languang Shareholders. As additional time is required to finalize certain financial information to be included in the composite document, an application for consent has been made to the Executive pursuant to Rule 8.2 of the Takeovers Code, and the Executive has indicated that it is minded to grant its consent to extend the latest time for the despatch of the composite document to 3 May 2021. A circular containing notices for the Languang General Meeting and the Languang H Share Class Meeting (which will be combined with the composite document) will therefore be sent to Languang Shareholders on or before 3 May 2021.

WARNING: Languang Shareholders are strongly advised to read the composite document carefully before deciding whether or not to accept the relevant Offer. CGS Shareholders, Languang Shareholders and potential investors of CGS and Languang Justbon are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the securities of CGS and Languang Justbon.

By order of the board

By order of the board

Country Garden Services

Sichuan Languang Justbon

Holdings Company Limited

Services Group Co., Ltd.

LI Changjiang

Yao Min

Executive Director

Chairman and Executive Director

Hong Kong, 12 April 2021

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of CGS are Mr. LI Changjiang, Mr. XIAO Hua and Mr. GUO Zhanjun. The non-executive directors of CGS are Ms. YANG Huiyan (Chairman), Mr. YANG Zhicheng and Ms. WU Bijun. The independent non-executive directors of CGS are Mr. MEI Wenjue, Mr. RUI Meng and Mr. CHEN Weiru.

As at the date of this announcement, the Offeror Directors are Ms. YANG Huiyan, Mr. LI Changjiang and Mr. YANG Zhicheng.

As at the date of this announcement, the Languang Board comprises Mr. Yao Min, Mr. Sun Zhefeng and Mr. Liu Xia as executive directors, Mr. Chi Feng, Mr. Yang Wuzheng and Ms. Chang Heng as non-executive directors, and Mr. Li Shujian, Mr. Chan Shing Yee, Joseph and Mr. Zhang Shouwen as independent non-executive directors.

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The CGS Directors jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this announcement (other than that in relation to Languang Group) and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, the opinions expressed in this announcement (other than those expressed by Languang Directors) 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 statements in this announcement misleading.

The Offeror Directors jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this announcement (other than that in relation to Languang Group) and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, the opinions expressed in this announcement (other than those expressed by Languang Directors) 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 statements in this announcement misleading.

The Languang Directors jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this announcement in relation to the Languang Group and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, the opinions expressed by them 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 statements in this announcement misleading.

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