International Housewares Retail : RESIGNATION OF MEMBER OF NOMINATION COMMITTEE

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International Housewares Retail Company Limited

國際家居零售有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 1373) RESIGNATION OF MEMBER OF NOMINATION COMMITTEE

The Board of Directors of International Housewares Retail Company Limited (the "Company") announces that Mr. Lau Pak Fai Peter ("Mr. Lau") has resigned as a member of the nomination committee of the Company with effect from 11 August 2017 but will remain as an executive director of the Company.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Lau has confirmed that there are no other matters that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company in connection with the above resignation of member of nomination committee of the Company.

By order of the Board of

International Housewares Retail Company Limited NGAI Lai Ha

Chairman and Executive Director

Hong Kong, 11 August 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. LAU Pak Fai Peter, Ms. NGAI Lai Ha, Mr. CHENG Sing Yuk and Mr. CHONG Siu Hong, and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. MANG Wing Ming Rene, Mr. NEO Sei Lin, Christopher and Mr. YEE Boon Yip.