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(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1060)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of Alibaba Pictures Group Limited (the "Company") will be held at 16/F., Block B, Wangjing, Ali Center, Building 4, Zone 4, Wangjing East Park, Chaoyang District, Beijing City, the People's Republic of China on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. for the following purposes:

1. To receive and adopt the audited consolidated financial statements and the reports of the directors and the auditor of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2019.

2. (i) (a) To re-elect Mr. Fan Luyuan as executive director of the Company.

    1. To re-elect Mr. Meng Jun as executive director of the Company.
    2. To re-elect Ms. Zhang Yu as non-executive director of the Company.
    3. To re-elect Mr. Chang Yang as non-executive director of the Company.
    4. To re-elect Mr. Tong Xiaomeng as independent non-executive director of the Company.
    5. To re-elect Mr. Johnny Chen as independent non-executive director of the Company.
  1. To authorize the board of directors of the Company to fix the directors' remuneration.

3. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor of the Company and to authorize the board of directors of the Company to fix its remuneration.

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SPECIAL BUSINESS

To consider, and if thought fit, to pass each of the following resolutions, with or without modification, as an ordinary resolution:

4. "THAT:

  1. subject to paragraph (c) of this resolution, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to allot, issue or otherwise deal with additional shares of the Company (the "Shares") or securities convertible into Shares, options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe for any Shares, and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
  2. the approval given in paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be in addition to any other authorizations given to the directors and shall authorize the directors during the Relevant Period to make or grant offers, agreements and options which might require the exercise of such powers after the end of the Relevant Period;
  3. the total number of Shares allotted or agreed conditionally or unconditionally to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise) and issued by the directors pursuant to the approval given in paragraph (a) of this resolution, otherwise than pursuant to:
    1. a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined);
    2. the exercise of rights of subscription or conversion under the terms of any warrants issued by the Company or any securities which are convertible into Shares;
    3. the exercise of any options granted under any option scheme or similar arrangement for the time being adopted for the grant or issue to employees of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries of any options to subscribe for, or rights to acquire Shares; or
    4. any scrip dividend or similar arrangement providing for the allotment of Shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on Shares in accordance with the bye-laws of the Company from time to time;

shall not exceed 20% of the total number of Shares in issue at the date of the passing of this resolution and the said approval shall be limited accordingly; and

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  1. for the purpose of this resolution:
    "Relevant Period" means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earlier of:
    1. the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
    2. the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the bye-laws of the Company or any applicable laws of Bermuda and other relevant jurisdiction to be held; and
    3. the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting; and

"Rights Issue" means the allotment, issue or grant of Shares pursuant to an offer of Shares open for a period fixed by the directors to holders of Shares or any class thereof on the register of members of the Company on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such Shares at that date (subject to such exclusion or other arrangements as the directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or having regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory applicable to the Company)."

5. "THAT:

  1. subject to paragraph (b) of this resolution, the exercise by the directors of the Company during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) of all the powers of the Company to buy back Shares in the capital of the Company or any other rights to subscribe Shares in each case on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") or on any other stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed and recognized for this purpose by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange under the Hong Kong Code on Share Buy-backs, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved;
  2. the total number of Shares which may be bought back by the Company pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution during the Relevant Period shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Shares in issue at the date of the passing of this resolution and the approval granted under paragraph (a) of this resolution shall be limited accordingly; and

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  1. for the purpose of this resolution:
    "Relevant Period" means the period from the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earlier of:
    1. the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company;
    2. the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the bye-laws of the Company or any applicable laws of Bermuda or other relevant jurisdiction to be held; and
    3. the revocation or variation of the authority given under this resolution by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company in general meeting."

6. "THAT, conditional upon the passing of resolutions numbered 4 and 5 as set out in the notice convening the Meeting, the general mandate granted to the directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue or otherwise deal with Shares pursuant to resolution numbered 4 as set out in the notice convening the Meeting be and is hereby extended by the addition thereto an amount representing the total number of Shares bought back by the Company under the authority granted pursuant to resolution numbered 5 as set out in the notice convening the Meeting, provided that such amount shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Shares in issue at the date of the passing of this resolution."

By Order of the Board

Alibaba Pictures Group Limited

Ng Lok Ming, William

Company Secretary

Hong Kong, August 20, 2019

Registered office:

Head Office and Principal Place

Clarendon House

of Business in Hong Kong:

2 Church Street

26/F Tower One

Hamilton HM 11

Times Square

Bermuda

1 Matheson Street

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

As at the date of this notice, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Fan Luyuan and Mr. Meng Jun, being the executive directors; Ms. Zhang Yu and Mr. Chang Yang, being the non-executive directors; and Ms. Song Lixin, Mr. Tong Xiaomeng and Mr. Johnny Chen, being the independent non-executive directors.

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Notes:

  1. Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. A member who is the holder of two or more shares of the Company may appoint more than one proxy to represent him to attend and vote on his behalf.
  2. Where there are joint registered holders of any Share, any one of such holders may vote at the Meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such Share as if he was solely entitled thereto; but if more than one of such joint registered holders are present at the Meeting personally or by proxy, that one of such holders so present whose name stands first on the register of members of the Company in respect of the joint holding shall alone be entitled to vote in respect of such Share.
  3. To be valid, the form of proxy, duly completed and signed in accordance with the instructions printed thereon, together with any power of attorney (if any) or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy thereof, must be deposited at the office of the branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company in Hong Kong, Tricor Secretaries Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for holding the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. The completion and delivery of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the Meeting if you so wish.
  4. The record date for determining the entitlement of the shareholders of the Company to attend and vote at the Meeting will be Friday, September 13, 2019. All transfers of shares of the Company accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the branch share registrar and transfer office of the Company in Hong Kong, Tricor Secretaries Limited, at Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong, for registration no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 2019.
  5. All voting by the members at the Meeting shall be conducted by way of poll.
  6. With respect to resolution numbered 2 of this notice, (i) Mr. Fan Luyuan, Mr. Tong Xiaomeng and Mr. Johnny Chen shall retire from office of directorship, and (ii) Mr. Meng Jun, Ms. Zhang Yu and Mr. Chang Yang shall hold office only until the Meeting, and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election in accordance with the bye-laws of the Company. Details of their information are set out in Appendix I to the circular of the Company dated August 20, 2019.

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