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LAM SOON (HONG KONG) LIMITED

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 411)

POLL RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

HELD ON 13 NOVEMBER 2018

AND

RETIREMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHANGE OF COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD AUDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE

The board of directors (the "Board") of Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce that at the annual general meeting (the "AGM") of the Company held on 13 November 2018, all the proposed resolutions as set out in the notice of the AGM dated 11 October 2018 were duly passed by the shareholders of the Company (the "shareholder(s)") by way of poll. The poll results in respect of all the resolutions are as follows:-

Ordinary Resolutions

Number of votes (approximate %)

For

Against

1.

To declare a final dividend.

186,720,074 (100.0000%)

0 (0.0000%)

2.

To fix the fees of the Directors for the year ended 30 June 2018.

186,720,074 (100.0000%)

0 (0.0000%)

3.

To re-elect Mr. Lo Kai Yiu, Anthony, who has served the Company for more than nine years, as an independent non-executive director.

186,720,074 (100.0000%)

0 (0.0000%)

4

To re-elect Mr. Huang Lester Garson as an independent non-executive director.

186,720,074 (100.0000%)

0 (0.0000%)

5.

To appoint Auditors and authorise the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration.

186,720,074 (100.0000%)

0 (0.0000%)

6.

To grant a general mandate to the Directors to buy back shares of the Company.

186,720,074 (100.0000%)

0 (0.0000%)

7.

To grant a general mandate to the Directors to allot and issue shares of the Company.

186,334,264 (99.7934%)

385,810 (0.2066%)

8.

To extend the general mandate granted to the Directors to allot and issue shares by adding to it the number of shares bought back by the Company.

186,346,764 (99.8001%)

373,310 (0.1999%)

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of each of the above resolutions, these resolutions were duly passed as ordinary resolutions.

Notes:

  • 1. As at the date of the AGM, the total number of shares in issue entitling the holders to attend and vote on the above resolutions at the AGM was 243,354,165. There were no restrictions on any shareholders to cast votes on any of the above resolutions.

  • 2. No shareholder was required to abstain from voting on any of the above resolutions of the AGM.

  • 3. No parties have stated their intention in the circular containing the notice of the AGM to vote against or abstain from voting on any of the resolutions at the AGM.

  • 4. Hongkong Managers & Secretaries Limited, the Company's share registrar, acted as the scrutineer for the vote-taking at the AGM.

RETIREMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CESSATION TO ACT AS MEMBER OF THE BOARD AUDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

At the AGM, Mr. TSANG Cho Tai ("Mr. Tsang"), a non-executive director of the Company, retired by rotation pursuant to the Articles of Association of the Company. Mr. Tsang has decided not to stand for re-election at the AGM as he has reached retirement age. Following his retirement, he ceased to be a member of the Board Audit and Risk Management Committee ("BARMC") of the Company.

Mr. Tsang confirmed that he has no disagreement with the Board and there is no matter relating to his retirement that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

The Board would like to express its gratitude to Mr. Tsang for his valuable contributions to the Company during his tenure of office.

CHANGE OF COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD AUDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The Board is pleased to announce that Mr. AU Chee Ming, an independent non-executive director of the Company, has been appointed as a member of the BARMC with effect from 13 November 2018 after the conclusion of the AGM.

By Order of the Board CHENG Man Ying Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 13 November 2018

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Company comprises:

Chairman:

Mr. KWEK Leng Hai

Independent Non-Executive Directors: Mr. LO Kai Yiu, Anthony

Mr. AU Chee Ming

Group Managing Director:

Mr. HUANG Lester Garson, SBS, J.P.

Mr. Joseph LEUNG

Non-Executive Directors: Mr. TANG Hong Cheong Dr. WHANG Sun Tze

Mr. TAN Lim Heng

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