Hisense Kelon Electrical Hldngs : ▪ Announcement-Change of Company...

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HISENSE HOME APPLIANCES GROUP CO., LTD.

海信家電集團股份有限公司

(Formerly known as "海信科龍電器股份有限公司 Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Company Limited")

(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 00921)

ANNOUNCEMENT

(1) CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME; AND (2) CHANGE OF STOCK SHORT NAME

CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME

The Board is pleased to announce that the Chinese name "海信家電集團股份有限公司" of the Company and the English name "Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd." of the Company have become effective in Hong Kong on 31 October 2018.

CHANGE OF STOCK SHORT NAME

The Chinese stock short name of the Company will be changed from "海信科龍" to "海信家電" and the English stock short name of the Company will be changed from "HISENSE KELON" to "HISENSE HA" for trading in H Shares on the Stock Exchange with effect from 9:00 a.m. on 6 November 2018. The stock code of the Company on the Stock Exchange remains unchanged as "00921".

Reference is made to the announcement and circular of the Company dated 29 August 2018 in relation to, among other things, the proposed change of Chinese name of the Company from "海信 科龍電器股份有限公司" to "海信家電集團股份有限公司" and the proposed change of English name of the Company from "Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Company Limited" to "Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd.", the announcement of the Company dated 17 September 2018 regarding the resolutions passed at the EGM and the announcement of the Company dated 25 October 2018 regarding the progress of change of company name.

CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME

The Certificate of Registration of Alteration of Name of Registered Non-Hong Kong Company confirming the change of registration of the Chinese and English names of the Company in Hong Kong under Part 16 of the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong) was issued by the Companies Registry in Hong Kong on 31 October 2018. As such, the Board is pleased to announce that the Chinese name "海信家電集團股份有限公司" of the Company and the English name "Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd." of the Company have become effective in Hong Kong on 31 October 2018.

The Change of Company Name will not affect any of the rights of the existing Shareholders. All existing share certificates of the H Shares in issue bearing the former name of the Company shall continue to be the evidence of title to such H Shares and will continue to be valid for trading, settlement, registration and delivery purposes for the same number of H Shares in the new name of the Company. There will not be any arrangement for free exchange of the existing share certificates of H Shares for new share certificates bearing the new name of the Company. New share certificates in respect of the H Shares will be issued only in the new name of the Company.

CHANGE OF STOCK SHORT NAME

The Chinese stock short name of the Company will be changed from "海信科龍" to "海信家電" and the English stock short name of the Company will be changed from "HISENSE KELON" to "HISENSE HA" for trading in H Shares on the Stock Exchange with effect from 9:00 a.m. on 6 November 2018. The stock code of the Company on the Stock Exchange remains unchanged as "00921".

DEFINITIONS

In this announcement, the following expressions shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-

"Board"

the board of directors of the Company;

"Change of Company Name"

the change of the Chinese name of the Company from ''海信科龍電器 股份有限公司'' to ''海信家電集團股份有限公司'' and the change of the English name of the Company from ''Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Company Limited'' to ''Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd.'';

"Company"

Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Company Limited), a company incorporated in the PRC with limited liability, whose shares are listed

on the main board of the Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock
Exchange;
"EGM"	the 2018 third extraordinary general meeting of the Company held on
17 September 2018 for, among other things, approval of the proposed
change of company name of the Company;
"H Shares"	overseas listed foreign shares of the Company with a nominal value of
RMB1.00 each and are listed on the Stock Exchange;
"Hong Kong"	the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's
Republic of China;
"PRC"	the People's Republic of China;
"Shareholder(s)"	holder(s) of the share(s) of RMB1.00 each in the capital of the
Company, comprising the A Shares and the H Shares; and
"Stock Exchange"	The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd.
Chairman

By order of the Board of

Foshan City, Guangdong, the PRC, 5 November 2018

Tang Ye Guo

As at the date of this announcement, the Company's directors are Mr. Tang Ye Guo, Mr. Liu Hong Xin, Mr. Lin Lan, Mr. Dai Hui Zhong, Mr. Jia Shao Qian and Mr. Wang Yun Li; and the Company's

independent non-executive directors are Mr. Ma Jin Quan, Mr. Zhong Geng Shen and Mr. Cheung Sai Kit.