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China Hongqiao Group Limited

中 國 宏 橋 集 團 有 限 公 司

(Incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1378)

ANNOUNCEMENT

POLL RESULTS FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

HELD ON 6 MAY 2021

Reference is made to the circular of China Hongqiao Group Limited (the "Company") dated 7 April 2021 (the "Circular"). Terms used herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Circular, unless the context requires otherwise.

RESULTS OF THE AGM

The board (the "Board") of directors (the "Directors") of the Company is pleased to announce that at the annual general meeting (the "AGM") of the Company held on 6 May 2021, all the proposed resolutions as set out in the notice of the AGM dated 7 April 2021 (the "Resolutions") were duly passed by the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") by way of poll. The poll results in respect of the Resolutions are as follows:

Ordinary Resolutions

Number of Votes (%)

For

Against

1.

To consider and adopt the audited consolidated financial

6,813,524,853

8,357,650

statements of the Company and the reports of the Directors and

99.88%

0.12%

the auditors of the Company for the year ended 31 December

2020;

2.

(i) To re-elect Mr. Zhang Bo as an executive Director;

6,612,913,936

208,968,567

96.94%

3.06%

(ii) To re-elect Ms. Zheng Shuliang as an executive Director;

6,801,011,073

20,871,430

99.69%

0.31%

(iii) To re-elect Ms. Zhang Ruilian as an executive Director;

6,799,354,977

22,527,526

99.67%

0.33%

(iv) To re-elect Mr. Yang Congsen as a non-executive Director;

6,805,771,186

16,111,317

99.76%

0.24%

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Ordinary Resolutions

Number of Votes (%)

For

Against

(v)

To re-elect Mr. Zhang Jinglei as a non-executive Director;

6,790,381,452

31,501,051

99.54%

0.46%

(vi)

To re-elect Mr. Li Zimin (Mr. Zhang Hao as his alternate)

6,797,028,220

24,854,283

as a non-executive Director;

99.64%

0.36%

(vii)

To re-elect Ms. Sun Dongdong as a non-executive

6,807,758,186

14,124,317

Director;

99.79%

0.21%

(viii) To re-elect Mr. Wen Xianjun as an independent non-

6,821,864,002

18,501

executive Director;

99.9997%

0.0003%

(ix)

To re-elect Mr. Xing Jian, who has served the Company

6,698,622,853

123,259,650

for more than nine years, as an independent non-executive

98.19%

1.81%

Director;

(x)

To re-elect Mr. Han Benwen, who has served the Company

6,723,796,010

98,086,493

for more than nine years, as an independent non-executive

98.56%

1.44%

Director;

(xi)

To re-elect Mr. Dong Xinyi as an independent non-

6,818,725,002

3,157,501

executive Director;

99.95%

0.05%

(xii)

To authorize the Board to fix the respective Directors'

6,821,882,503

0

remuneration;

100%

0%

3.

To re-appoint SHINEWING (HK) CPA Limited as auditors

6,806,233,535

15,648,968

of the Company and to authorize the Board to fix their

99.77%

0.23%

remuneration;

4.

To declare a final dividend of HK$50 cents per Share for the

6,821,882,503

0

year ended 31 December 2020 to the Shareholders;

100%

0%

5.

To give a general mandate to the Directors to repurchase the

6,818,980,503

2,902,000

Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate nominal amount of

99.96%

0.04%

the issued share capital of the Company as at the date of passing

of this resolution;

6.

To give a general mandate to the Directors to issue, allot

6,280,658,024

541,224,479

and deal with the Shares not exceeding 20% of the aggregate

92.07%

7.93%

nominal amount of the issued share capital of the Company as at

the date of passing of this resolution; and

7.

To extend the general mandate granted to the Directors to issue,

6,301,536,311

520,346,192

allot and deal with the new Shares representing the total number

92.37%

7.63%

of the Shares repurchased.

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As at the date of the AGM, the Company had 9,121,352,349 Shares in issue. The total number of Shares entitling the Shareholders to attend and vote for or against the Resolutions at the AGM were 9,121,352,349 Shares. There were no Shares entitling the Shareholders to attend and abstain from voting in favour of any of the Resolutions at the AGM as set out in Rule 13.40 of Listing Rules. No Shareholders were required under the Listing Rules to abstain from voting on any of the Resolutions at the AGM. None of the Shareholders has stated their intention in the Circular to vote against or to abstain from voting on any of the Resolutions at the AGM.

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of each of the Resolutions, all the Resolutions were duly passed as ordinary resolutions at the AGM.

Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, the Company's branch share registrar in Hong Kong, was appointed as the scrutineer at the AGM for the purpose of vote-taking.

For the biographic details of the retiring Directors that were re-elected at the AGM, please refer to the Circular.

By order of the Board

China Hongqiao Group Limited

Zhang Bo

Chairman

Shandong, the People's Republic of China

6 May 2021

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises eleven Directors, namely Mr. Zhang Bo, Ms. Zheng Shuliang and Ms. Zhang Ruilian as executive Directors, Mr. Yang Congsen, Mr. Zhang Jinglei, Mr. Li Zimin (Mr. Zhang Hao as his alternate) and Ms. Sun Dongdong as non-executive Directors, and Mr. Wen Xianjun, Mr. Xing Jian, Mr. Han Benwen and Mr. Dong Xinyi as independent non-executive Directors.

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