Yunnan Water Investment : INSIDE INFORMATION TENDER AWARD OF THE PROJECT OF FACILITATING CONSTRUCTION OF PPP-MODEL-BASED DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES IN THE ENTIRE QINGXIN DISTRICT, QINGYUAN,GUANGDONG, THE PRC

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雲南水務投資股份有限公司

Yunnan Water Investment Co., Limited*

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

(Stock code: 6839)

INSIDE INFORMATION

TENDER AWARD OF THE PROJECT OF FACILITATING CONSTRUCTION OF PPP-MODEL-BASED DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES IN THE ENTIRE QINGXIN DISTRICT, QINGYUAN, GUANGDONG, THE PRC

This announcement is made by Yunnan Water Investment Co., Limited* (the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") pursuant to Rule 13.09(2)(a) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") and the Inside Information Provisions under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

The board (the "Board") of directors (the "Directors") of the Company hereby announces that on 7 November 2019, "Facilitating the Construction of Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facilities in the Entire Qingxin District of Qingyuan", a Public-Private-Partnership ("PPP") project (the "Project"), has been formally awarded to the Company, Guangzhou Water & Electricity Equipment Installation Co., Ltd. ("Guangzhou Water & Electricity Equipment Installation") and Guangzhou Public Utilities Planning & Design Institute Co., Ltd. ("Guangzhou Public Utilities Planning & Design Institute") by the People's Government of Qingxin District, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") by way of public tender. The total estimated investment amount of the Project is approximately RMB191,111,500.

The Project is an operational asset project, covering the financing, investment and construction and operation and management of the five wastewater treatment plants in five towns including Shitan Town, Jintan Town, Longjing Town, Sankeng Town and Shantang Town, under the operation model of BOT (Build-Operation-Transfer).

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The Directors are of the view that the Project, as one of the ten welfare projects in Guangdong Province, is highly regarded by the government, and its implementation can present a golden opportunity to the Group to further expand its business in the northwest of Guangdong, improve its profitability, enhance its influence in the environmental protection industry of Guangdong and achieve cross-regional development. Through the implementation of the Project, the Group can fully leverage on its experience in undertaking wastewater treatment projects in other regions of Guangdong to form a synergistic effect, thereby achieving more refined water supply and drainage management and boosting the Group's profitability.

None of the Directors or substantial shareholders of the Company has any direct or indirect interest in the Project.

To the best knowledge, information and belief of the Directors after making all reasonable enquiry, Guangzhou Water & Electricity Equipment Installation, Guangzhou Public Utilities Planning

• Design Institute and their ultimate beneficial owners, where applicable, are third parties independent of the Company and its connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules).

As of the date of this announcement, the Company had not yet entered into any definitive agreement nor had it agreed to any terms or timeline in relation to the Project. In the event that any transaction(s) in relation to the Project, if and when materialized, may constitute notifiable transaction(s) on the part of the Company, the Company will make further announcement(s) as and when appropriate and comply with the relevant requirements in accordance with the Listing Rules.

By Order of the Board

Yunnan Water Investment Co., Limited*

Yang Tao

Chairman

Kunming, the PRC

7 November 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Yu Long and Mr. Yang Fang, the non-executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Yang Tao (Chairman), Ms. Li Bo, Mr. He Yuanping and Mr. Chen Yong, and the independent non-executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Liu Shuen Kong, Mr. Hu Song and Mr. Ma Shihao.

*  For identification purposes only

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