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VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT

2019 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS OF WIND TRE S.P.A.

The board of directors (the "Board") of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited ("CKHH" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") has been informed by Wind Tre S.p.A. ("Wind Tre", an indirect subsidiary of the Company) that it will make available on its website to its existing bondholders and others its unaudited 2019 first quarter results, which will include financials for the 2019 first quarter prepared under the accounting policies prevailing prior to 1 January 2019 ("pre-IFRS 16(1) basis"), which allows for a like-for-like comparison of Wind Tre's operating performance against the comparative period last year.

Based on the information currently available from Wind Tre, the Board would like to advise that these financials to be made available by Wind Tre will differ from the Group's 2019 first quarter results, prepared on the aforementioned pre-IFRS 16 basis, on the telecommunications businesses in Italy to be included in the Group's interim results for the six-month period ending 30 June 2019 (the "2019 Interim Results"). These differences are noted in the reconciliation below:

€ million

Pre-IFRS 16(1) basis

Wind Tre's Q1 2019

Wind Tre's

Consolidation

results after CKHH

Q1 2019

consolidation

results

adjustments (4)

adjustments

Total Revenue (2)

1,347

(170)

1,177

EBITDA before integration costs (2)

543

(2)

541

EBITDA (3)

526

15

541

EBIT (3)

252

132

384

  1. As the Group adopted the modified retrospective approach allowed under International Financial Reporting Standard 16 "Leases" ("IFRS 16"), the Group and Wind Tre have not restated the prior year comparative results. In order to allow like-for-like comparison on the operating results, Wind Tre has included financials for the first quarter 2019 prepared under the old accounting standard as applicable to leases ("IAS 17").
  2. For total revenue, the consolidation adjustments mainly represent reclassification of the handset and other revenue arising from customer acquisition and retention activities to conform with the Group's definition of revenue. The consolidation adjustments for EBITDA before integration costs mainly represent reclassification of sale of handset receivables related items and adjustments in relation to costs relating to customer acquisition and retention activities to conform with the Group's accounting treatment and presentation.

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  1. For the Group's consolidated financial statements, the accounting standards require the Group to account for Wind Tre's assets and liabilities at their acquisition-date fair values when Wind Tre became a subsidiary of the Group. These lower acquisition-date fair values are required to be reflected in the Group's consolidated financial statements as a result of the applicable accounting standards. Consequently, adjustments to EBITDA and EBIT of the telecommunications businesses in Italy have been made when Wind Tre's results are incorporated into the Group's consolidated results.
  2. The consolidation adjustments remain the same for 2019 first quarter results prepared under pre-IFRS 16 and IFRS 16 basis.

Shareholders and potential investors of the Company are cautioned not to rely on the unaudited 2019 first quarter results to be made available by Wind Tre, as they do not represent the first quarter results of the telecommunications businesses in Italy to be included in the Group's 2019 Interim Results.

Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should refer to the Group's adjusted first quarter results of the telecommunications businesses in Italy as set out in the above table which reflect results expected to be included in the Group's 2019 Interim Results. Shareholders and potential investors are reminded that the above financial information of the Group are unaudited as of the date of this announcement and are included for reference only. Shareholders and potential investors should exercise caution when dealing in the securities of the Company.

By Order of the Board

Edith Shih

Executive Director and Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 29 May 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are:

Executive Directors:

Non-executive Directors:

Mr LI Tzar Kuoi, Victor (Chairman and

Mr CHOW Kun Chee, Roland

Group Co-Managing Director)

Mrs CHOW WOO Mo Fong, Susan

Mr FOK Kin Ning, Canning

Mr LEE Yeh Kwong, Charles

(Group Co-Managing Director)

Mr LEUNG Siu Hon

Mr Frank John SIXT (Group Finance Director

Mr George Colin MAGNUS

and Deputy Managing Director)

Mr IP Tak Chuen, Edmond

Independent Non-executive Directors:

(Deputy Managing Director)

Mr KWOK Tun-li, Stanley

Mr KAM Hing Lam

Mr CHENG Hoi Chuen, Vincent

(Deputy Managing Director)

The Hon Sir Michael David KADOORIE

Mr LAI Kai Ming, Dominic

Ms LEE Wai Mun, Rose

(Deputy Managing Director)

Mr William Elkin MOCATTA

Ms Edith SHIH

(Alternate to The Hon Sir Michael

David Kadoorie)

Mr William SHURNIAK

Mr WONG Chung Hin

Dr WONG Yick-ming, Rosanna

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