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ZHUGUANG HOLDINGS GROUP COMPANY LIMITED

珠 光 控 股 集 團 有 限 公 司 *

(incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1176)

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 13.17

AND 13.18 OF THE LISTING RULES

MARGIN LOAN

The Board announces that after trading hours on 1 November 2019, the Company's subsidiary, Splendid Reach Limited, as borrower, and CCB International Securities Limited (建銀國際證 券有限公司), as lender, have entered into a deed to amend and supplement certain terms of the Margin Loan Confirmation (as amended and supplemented from time to time). A summary of the revised principal terms of the Margin Loan Confirmation (as amended and supplemented from time to time) is set out below.

LISTING RULES IMPLICATIONS

The Rong De Account Charge requires disclosure under Rule 13.17 of the Listing Rules. Please refer to the paragraph headed "Disclosure under Rule 13.17 of the Listing Rules" in this announcement for further details.

The Margin Loan Confirmation (as amended and supplemented from time to time) contains certain specific performance obligations on Rong De, a controlling shareholder of the Company, which require disclosure under Rule 13.18 of the Listing Rules. Please refer to the paragraph headed "Disclosure under Rule 13.18 of the Listing Rules" in this announcement for further details.

* For identification purpose only

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Reference is made to the announcement ("Announcement") of Zhuguang Holdings Group Company Limited ("Company") dated 25 October 2018 in relation to a margin loan confirmation dated 25 October 2018 entered into between the Company's subsidiary, Splendid Reach Limited, as borrower and CCB International Securities Limited (建銀國際證券有限公司), as lender, under which the Lender has agreed to make available to the Borrower a margin loan facility in the principal amount of up to HK$750,000,000. Capitalised terms used in this announcement have the same meanings as defined in the Announcement, unless defined herein or the context requires otherwise.

The Board announces that after trading hours on 1 November 2019, the Borrower and the Lender have entered into a deed ("Amendment Deed") to amend and supplement certain terms, including the term, the principal amount and the interest rate of the Margin Loan, under the Margin Loan Confirmation (as amended and supplemented from time to time) with effect from 30 October 2019.

The revised principal terms of the Margin Loan Confirmation (as amended and supplemented from time to time) are set out below:

Term of Margin Loan:

A term commencing from (and including) the first

drawdown date of the Margin Loan ("First Drawdown

Date") and maturing on 30 October 2020 (provided that

if such date does not fall on a Business Day, then the next

Business Day) ("Maturity Date").

Principal Amount

The principal amount of the Margin Loan shall be up

  of the Margin Loan:

to HK$750,000,000 (for the first five Business Days of

the Term) and HK$550,000,000 (from and including the

sixth Business Day of the Term to 29 April 2019) and

HK$510,000,000 (from and including 30 April 2019 to

30 May 2019) and HK$490,000,000 (from and including

31 May 2019 to 30 July 2019) and HK$450,000,000

(from and including 31 July 2019 to 30 October 2019)

and HK$430,000,000 (from and including 31 October

2019 to 30 January 2020) and HK$400,000,000 (from

and including 31 January 2020 to 29 April 2020) and

HK$360,000,000 (from and including 30 April 2020 to

the Maturity Date).

Purpose of the Margin Loan

Subject to the terms of the Margin Loan Account Client

  and Splendid Margin Account:

Agreement and the Margin Loan Confirmation (as

amended and supplemented from time to time):

(i)

partially funding the acquisition of the Silver

Grant Acquisition Shares from Silver Grant

Group Limited and CGNPC International

Limited ("Silver Grant Acquisition"); and/or

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(ii)

acquiring, on and/or off exchange, shares in

companies whose shares are listed or will be

listed on the Stock Exchange ("HK Listco

Shares") (other than the Silver Grant Acquisition

Shares acquired under the Silver Grant

Acquisition) and/or U.S. dollar denominated

bonds, notes and other types of debt securities

that is offered to the public through stock

exchanges in either initial public offerings and/

or the secondary market ("Listed Bonds and

Notes") ("Other Acquisition").

Condition Precedent

The main conditions precedent and conditions subsequent

  and Condition Subsequent:

are as follows:

Prior to the First Drawdown Date:

(i)

the Borrower shall deposit the Initial Silver Grant

Shares into the Splendid Margin Account;

(ii)

the Borrower shall procure the deposit by Rong

De of the Charged Zhuguang Shares (1st Batch)

into the Rong De Margin Account;

(iii)

the Borrower shall deliver the Splendid Account

Charge;

(iv)

the Borrower shall procure the delivery by Rong

De of the Rong De Account Charge;

(v)

the Borrower shall procure the delivery by the

Guarantors of the Continuing Guarantee;

(vi)

the Borrower shall procure the delivery by

the Guarantors and the execution of the

confirmations of the warning notice to the

Continuing Guarantee; and

(vii)

the Adjusted Debt to Asset Ratio (as defined

in the Margin Loan Confirmation (as amended

and supplemented from time to time)) of the

Company shall be less than 75%.

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On or before the fifth Business Day of the Term:

  1. the Borrower shall repay part of the Margin Loan so that the outstanding principal amount of the Margin Loan is not more than HK$550,000,000.

On or before the sixtieth day of the Term:

  1. the Borrower shall procure the further deposit by
    Rong De of the Charged Zhuguang Shares (2nd Batch) into the Rong De Margin Account.

On or before 29 April 2019:

  1. the Borrower shall repay part of the Margin Loan so that the outstanding principal amount of the Margin Loan is not more than HK$510,000,000.

On or before 30 May 2019:

  1. the Borrower shall repay part of the Margin Loan so that the outstanding principal amount of the Margin Loan is not more than HK$490,000,000.

On or before 30 July 2019:

  1. the Borrower shall repay part of the Margin Loan so that the outstanding principal amount of the Margin Loan is not more than HK$450,000,000.

On or before 30 October 2019:

  1. the Borrower shall repay part of the Margin Loan so that the outstanding principal amount of the Margin Loan is not more than HK$430,000,000.
  2. t h e B o r r o w e r s h a l l p a y t o t h e L e n d e r the arrangement fee stipulated under the Margin Loan Confirmation (as amended and supplemented from time to time).
  3. the Borrower shall maintain no less than
    681,240,022 Silver Grant Shares in the Splendid Margin Account.

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On or before 31 January 2020:

(xvi) the Borrower shall repay part of the Margin Loan

so that the outstanding principal amount of the

Margin Loan is not more than HK$400,000,000.

On or before 30 April 2020:

(xvii) the Borrower shall repay part of the Margin Loan

so that the outstanding principal amount of the

Margin Loan is not more than HK$360,000,000.

Drawdown:

The Borrower can make multiple drawdowns during

the Term, but the first drawdown must be made no later

than three months after the date of the Margin Loan

Confirmation, otherwise the availability of the Margin

Loan shall lapse.

The Lender shall have no obligations to advance any

drawdowns under the Margin Loan unless the Borrower

has fully paid to the Lender all the arrangement fees, costs

and expenses (as listed in the Margin Loan Confirmation

(as amended and supplemented from time to time)).

The Borrower shall deposit or cause to be deposited into

the Splendid Margin Account forthwith all the Silver

Grant Acquisition Shares that it acquires under the Silver

Grant Acquisition and all the HK Listco Shares and

Listed Bonds and Notes that it acquires under the Other

Acquisition, whereas settlement shall be on a delivery

versus payment basis.

Interest of the Margin Loan:

Subject to the "Default Interest" provision in the Margin

Loan Confirmation (as amended and supplemented from

time to time),

(i)

interest of the Margin Loan shall accrue from

and including the First Drawdown Date to

31 March 2019 at a simple interest rate of 7.75%

per annum on the relevant outstanding principal

amount of the Margin Loan;

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(ii)

interest of the Margin Loan shall accrue from

and including 1 April 2019 to 30 October 2019

at a simple interest rate of 9% per annum on the

relevant outstanding principal amount of the

Margin Loan; and

(iii)

interest of the Margin Loan shall accrue from and

including 31 October 2019 up to and including

the date of full principal repayment at a simple

interest rate of 10% per annum on the relevant

outstanding principal amount of the Margin

Loan.

Such interest shall accrue on a day-to-day basis and

shall be payable in arrears by the Borrower on each

Interest Payment Date (as defined in the Margin Loan

Confirmation (as amended and supplemented from time

to time)).

Applicable Margin Percentage:

The applicable margin percentage for the Margin Loan:

(i)

For the Silver Grant Shares: 50% for the first six

months of the Term and 35% from and including

the seventh month of the Term and thereafter;

or as notified in writing by the Lender to the

Borrower from time to time.

(ii)

For the Shares: 50% for the first six months

of the Term and 35% from and including the

seventh month of the Term and thereafter; or as

notified in writing by the Lender to the Borrower

from time to time.

(iii)

For HK Listco Shares (excluding Silver Grant

Shares and Shares): as notified in writing by the

Lender to the Borrower from time to time, which

for the avoidance of doubt, may be 0%.

(iv)

For Listed Bonds and Notes: as notified in

writing by the Lender to the Borrower from time

to time, which for the avoidance of doubt, may

be 0%.

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Undertakings:

So long as any portion of the Margin Loan is outstanding,

among others:

(i)

the Borrower shall procure Rong De to maintain

its deposit of the Charged Zhuguang Shares

(1st Batch) and Charged Zhuguang Shares (2nd

Batch) in the Rong De Margin Account, and shall

procure that Rong De not to charge, mortgage,

pledge, or otherwise permit any encumbrance to

be created over the Charged Zhuguang Shares

(1st Batch) and Charged Zhuguang Shares (2nd

Batch) (other than the encumbrance created

pursuant to the Rong De Account Charge or

otherwise agreed by the Lender);

(ii)

the Borrower shall not charge, mortgage, pledge,

or otherwise permit any encumbrance to be

created over the Initial Silver Grant Shares, the

Silver Grant Acquisition Shares, and the HK

Listco Shares and Listed Bonds and Notes that

it acquires under the Other Acquisition (other

than the encumbrance created pursuant to the

Splendid Account Charge or otherwise agreed by

the Lender);

(iii)

the Borrower shall deposit or cause to be

deposited into the Splendid Margin Account

forthwith all of the Silver Grant Acquisition

Shares that it acquires under the Silver Grant

Acquisition and all of the HK Listco Shares and

Listed Bonds and Notes that it acquires under the

Other Acquisition;

(iv)

the Adjusted Debt to Asset Ratio of the Company

shall be less than 82.5%; and

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  1. the Borrower shall maintain a Loan to Portfolio Margin Value Ratio (as defined below) of less than 1.00. If the Loan to Portfolio Margin Value Ratio rises to 1.00 or above, the Borrower shall deposit or cause to be deposited forthwith additional listed share, note, bond, debenture, option, right, unit, instrument or other securities in any form issued by any company listed on any qualified stock exchange or cash or other assets (each as acceptable to and approved by the Lender in its absolute discretion) (collectively, the "Additional Security") into the Splendid Margin Account in order to ensure that the Loan to Portfolio Margin Value Ratio shall at all times be less than 1.00;
    For the avoidance of doubt, if trading of the HK Listco Shares and/or Listed Bonds and Notes which have been deposited into the Splendid Margin Account and/or the Rong De Margin Account and are subject to the Splendid Account Charge and/or the Rong De Account Charge or may otherwise be charged in favour of the Lender are suspended by the relevant stock exchange(s), the value of such underlying securities shall for the purpose of calculating the Portfolio Margin Value (as defined in the Margin Loan Confirmation (as amended and supplemented from time to time)) shall be deemed to be zero, and the Borrower shall deposit or cause to be deposited forthwith Additional Security into the Splendid Margin Account in order to ensure that the Loan to Portfolio Margin Value Ratio shall at all times be less than 1.00.
    "Loan to Portfolio Margin Value Ratio" means the following ratio calculated in accordance with the formula at any relevant time:

(outstanding principal amount of the Margin Loan - aggregate cash in the Splendid Margin Account (if any))

Portfolio Margin Value

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Security Documents

In consideration of the Lender granting to the Borrower the Margin Loan, the Security Documents were also entered into on 25 October 2018 and continue to be in full force and effect.

Disclosure under Rule 13.17 of the Listing Rules

Under the Rong De Account Charge, Rong De has charged, by way of fixed and floating charge, the Charged Assets (as defined in the Rong De Account Charge), which includes the Charged Zhuguang Shares (1st Batch) and the Charged Zhuguang Shares (2nd Batch), in favour of the Lender. The charge of the Charged Zhuguang Shares (1st Batch) and the Charged Zhuguang Shares (2nd Batch) requires disclosure under Rule 13.17 of the Listing Rules.

Disclosure under Rule 13.18 of the Listing Rules

Under the Margin Loan Confirmation (as amended and supplemented from time to time), the Borrower shall procure Rong De to:

  1. deposit the Charged Zhuguang Shares (1st Batch) into the Rong De Margin Account prior to the First Drawdown Date;
  2. deliver the Rong De Account Charge prior to the First Drawdown Date;
  3. deposit the Charged Zhuguang Shares (2nd Batch) into the Rong De Margin Account on or before the 60th day of the Term;
  4. maintain its deposit of the Charged Zhuguang Shares (1st Batch) and Charged Zhuguang Shares (2nd Batch) in the Rong De Margin Account, and shall procure that Rong De not to charge, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise permit any encumbrance to be created over the Charged Zhuguang Shares (1st Batch) and Charged Zhuguang Shares (2nd Batch) (other than the encumbrance created pursuant to the Rong De Account Charge or otherwise agreed by the Lender);
  5. not apply for registration as a non-Hong Kong company pursuant to Part 16 of the Companies Ordinance without having obtained the prior written consent of the Lender;
  6. in the event that Rong De has obtained the prior written consent to apply for registration as a non-Hong Kong Company as stipulated in sub-paragraph above, Rong De shall procure that the prescribed particular of the Rong De Margin Account together with the Rong De Account Charge be delivered to the Companies Registry of Hong Kong for the registration of the Rong De Account Charge and promptly deliver the certificate of such registration of the Rong De Account Charge to the Lender;

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  1. promptly after execution of the Rong De Account Charge, instruct its registered agent to enter particulars as required by the BVI Act, as amended, of the security created pursuant to the Rong De Account Charge in the Rong De's Register of Charges ("Rong De Register of Charges");
  2. enter particulars as required by the BVI Act of the security created pursuant to the Rong De Account Charge in the Rong De Register of Charges and, immediately after entry of such particulars have been made, provide the Lender with a certified true copy of the updated Rong De Register of Charges;
  3. effect registration, or assist the Lender in effecting registration, of the Rong De Account
    Charge with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs pursuant to the BVI Act; and
  4. immediately on receipt, deliver or procure to be delivered to the Lender, the certificate of registration of charge issued by the Registrar of Corporate Affairs evidencing that the requirements of Part VIII of the BVI Act as to registration have been complied with and the filed stamped copy of the application containing the relevant particulars of charge.

All the above specific performance obligations of Rong De under the Margin Loan Confirmation (as amended and supplemented from time to time) require disclosure under Rule 13.18 of the Listing Rules.

On behalf of the Board

Zhuguang Holdings Group Company Limited

Chu Hing Tsung

Chairman

Hong Kong, 1 November 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises (i) six executive Directors, namely Mr. Chu Hing Tsung (alias Mr. Zhu Qing Yi) (Chairman), Mr. Liu Jie (Chief Executive Officer), Mr. Liao Tengjia (Deputy Chairman), Mr. Huang Jiajue (Deputy Chairman), Mr. Chu Muk Chi (alias Mr. Zhu La Yi) and Ms. Ye Lixia; and (ii) three independent non-executive Directors, namely Mr. Leung Wo Ping JP, Mr. Wong Chi Keung and Dr. Feng Ke.

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