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CK ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED

長 江 實 業 集 團 有 限 公 司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 1113)

POLL RESULTS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

HELD ON 9 OCTOBER 2019

MAJOR TRANSACTION

PROPOSED RECOMMENDED CASH ACQUISITION BY BIDCO OF THE ENTIRE ISSUED AND TO BE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF GREENE KING PLC

WHICH IS LISTED ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

Reference is made to the announcement of CK Asset Holdings Limited (the "Company") dated 19 August 2019 and the circular of the Company dated 17 September 2019 (the "Circular") both in relation to the Acquisition. Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Circular.

The Board announces that the poll results in respect of the ordinary resolution proposed at the EGM held on 9 October 2019 are as follows:

ORDINARY RESOLUTION (Note)

NO. OF VOTES (approximate %)

FOR

AGAINST

To approve the major transaction that is

2,733,654,373

16,811,724

contemplated by the Company proceeding with the

(99.388768%)

(0.611232%)

Acquisition, through CK Noble (UK) Limited, its

wholly-owned subsidiary, as more particularly set

out in the Notice of EGM.

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution of the Company.

Note: For the full text of the resolution, please refer to the Notice of EGM dated 17 September 2019.

As at the date of the EGM, the total number of Shares in issue was 3,693,400,500 Shares, being the total number of Shares entitling the holders thereof (the "Shareholders") to attend and vote for or against the ordinary resolution proposed at the EGM.

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There were no Shares entitling the Shareholders to attend and abstain from voting in favour of the ordinary resolution at the EGM pursuant to Rule 13.40 of the Listing Rules.

There were no Shareholders that are required under the Listing Rules to abstain from voting.

Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, the Hong Kong Share Registrar of the Company, acted as scrutineer for the poll at the EGM.

As completion of the Acquisition is conditional on the satisfaction (or, where applicable, waiver) of certain other terms and conditions, including the requisite approval by the relevant Scheme Shareholders and Target Shareholders at the Court Meeting and the Target General Meeting respectively, the receipt of the required decision(s) from the European Commission and the sanction of the Scheme by the Court, there remains the possibility that the Acquisition may not proceed. Shareholders and potential investors should exercise caution when dealing in the Shares and other securities of the Company.

By Order of the Board

CK ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED

Eirene Yeung

Executive Committee Member

& Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 9 October 2019

The Directors of the Company as at the date of this announcement are Mr. LI Tzar Kuoi, Victor, (Chairman and Managing Director), Mr. KAM Hing Lam (Deputy Managing Director), Mr. IP Tak Chuen, Edmond (Deputy Managing Director), Mr. CHUNG Sun Keung, Davy, Mr. CHIU Kwok Hung, Justin, Mr. CHOW Wai Kam, Raymond, Ms. PAU Yee Wan, Ezra and Ms. WOO Chia Ching, Grace as Executive Directors; and Mr. CHEONG Ying Chew, Henry, Mr. CHOW Nin Mow, Albert, Ms. HUNG Siu-lin, Katherine, Mr. Colin Stevens RUSSEL and Mr. Donald Jeffrey ROBERTS as Independent Non-executive Directors.

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