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Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd.*

康龍化成(北京)新藥技術股份有限公司

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

(Stock Code: 3759)

SUPPLEMENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

Reference is made to the annual report for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the "Annual Report") of Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd.* (康龍化成(北京)新藥技術股份有限公司) (the "Company") published on April 23, 2020. Unless otherwise stated, the terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as defined in the Annual Report.

USE OF PROCEEDS FROM THE GLOBAL OFFERING

As disclosed in the Annual Report, the Company raised net proceeds of approximately RMB4,522.7 million from the Global Offering of its H Shares and such net proceeds have not been utilized as at December 31, 2019. In addition to the information disclosed under the section headed "USE OF PROCEEDS FROM THE GLOBAL OFFERING" in the Annual Report, the Company would like to provide further information regarding the expected timeline for utilizing the net proceeds from the Global Offering, details of which are set out as follows:

Allocation of

net proceeds

Utilized

Utilized

Expected timeline

as disclosed

amount

amount as

for utilizing the

in the Annual

as at

of the date of

net proceeds from

Report

December 31,

the Annual

the Global

Use of proceeds

(RMB million)

2019

Report

Offering (Note)

Expand capacities and

1,356.8

-

- Expected to be fully

capabilities in laboratory

utilized by December

and manufacturing

31, 2021

facilities in the PRC

- investing in upgrading

881.9

-

- Expected to be fully

and expanding our Ningbo

utilized by December

facility

31, 2021

- investing in upgrading

203.5

-

- Expected to be fully

and expanding our Tianjin

utilized by December

facility

31, 2021

- investing in upgrading

271.4

-

- Expected to be fully

and expanding other

utilized by December

manufacturing facilities

31, 2021

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Allocation of

net proceeds

Utilized

Utilized

Expected timeline

as disclosed

amount

amount as

for utilizing the

in the Annual

as at

of the date of

net proceeds from

Report

December 31,

the Annual

the Global

Use of proceeds

(RMB million)

2019

Report

Offering (Note)

Fund further expansion of

452.3

-

- Expected to be fully

businesses in the U.S. and

utilized by December

U.K.

31, 2021

Establish pharmaceutical

904.5

-

- Expected to be fully

R&D services platform for

utilized by December

discovery and development

31, 2022

of biologics

Expand clinical development

678.4

-

- Expected to be fully

services

utilized by December

31, 2022

Expand our capacity and

678.4

-

- Expected to be fully

capabilities through

utilized by December

potential acquisitions of

31, 2022

CRO and CMO companies

and businesses

General corporate and

452.3

-

- Expected to be fully

working capital

utilized by December

31, 2020

Total

4,522.7

-

-

Note: The Company intends to use the remaining unused net proceeds in the coming years in accordance with the purpose set out in the Prospectus. The Company will continue to evaluate the Group's business objectives and will change or modify the plans against the changing market conditions to suit the business growth of the Group. We will issue an appropriate announcement if there is any material change to the above proposed use of proceeds.

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The supplementary information provided in this announcement does not affect other information contained in the Annual Report, and save for the additional information disclosed above, the contents of the Annual Report remain unchanged.

By order of the Board

Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd.*

康龍化成(北京)新藥技術股份有限公司

Chairman

Dr. Lou Boliang

Beijing, the PRC

August 11, 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors comprises Dr. Lou Boliang, Mr. Lou Xiaoqiang and Ms. Zheng Bei as executive Directors; Mr. Chen Pingjin, Mr. Hu Baifeng, Mr. Li Jiaqing and Mr. Zhou Hongbin as non-executive Directors; Mr. Dai Lixin, Ms. Chen Guoqin, Mr. Tsang Kwan Hung Benson and Mr. Yu Jian as independent non-executive Directors.

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