Hwa Hong : Cash Dividend/Distribution

NOTICE OF BOOK CLOSURE DATE AND PAYMENT DATE FOR FINAL ORDINARY DIVIDEND AND SPECIAL DIVIDEND

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, subject to the approval of the shareholders to the final ordinary dividend and special dividend at the Annual General Meeting, that the Share Transfer Books and Register of Members of the Company will be closed on 4 May 2018 for the preparation of dividend warrants of one-tier tax exempt final ordinary dividend of 1.0 cent per share and one-tier tax exempt special dividend of 0.1 cent per share. Both dividends, if approved by shareholders, will be paid on 18 May 2018.

Duly completed registrable transfers received by the Company's Share Registrars, Boardroom Corporate & Advisory Services Pte. Ltd., 50 Raffles Place, #32-01 Singapore Land Tower, Singapore 048623 up to 5.00 p.m. on 3 May 2018 will be registered before entitlements to the dividends are determined. In respect of shares in securities accounts with The Central Depository (Pte) Limited ("CDP"), the said dividends will be paid by the Company to CDP which will in turn distribute the dividends entitlements to holders of shares in accordance with its practice.

Submitted By

Lee Soo Wei

Chief Financial Officer

2 February 2018