Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The securities referred to herein will not be registered under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus. Such prospectus will contain detailed information about the company making the offer and its management and financial statements. The Company does not intend to make any public offering of securities in the United States.

The communication of this announcement and any other document or materials relating to the issue of the Notes offered hereby is not being made, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved, by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the United Kingdom's Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the "FSMA"). Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents and/or materials as a financial promotion is only being made to those persons in the United Kingdom who have professional experience in matters relating to investments and who fall within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Financial Promotion Order")), or who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order, or who are any other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be made under the Financial Promotion Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). In the United Kingdom, the Notes offered hereby are only available to, and any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this announcement or any of its contents.

REDCO PROPERTIES GROUP LIMITED

力 高 地 產 集 團 有 限 公 司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1622)

ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL US$65 MILLION 8.0% SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY NOTES DUE 2022 (TO BE CONSOLIDATED AND FORM A SINGLE SERIES WITH THE US$220 MILLION 8.0%

SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY NOTES DUE 2022)

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References are made to the announcements of the Company dated 7 April 2021, 8 April 2021 and 19 April 2021 and in respect of the issuance of the Original Notes by the Company and the announcement dated 7 May 2021 in respect of the proposed Additional Notes Issue.

On 7 May 2021, the Company, together with the Subsidiary Guarantors, entered into the Purchase Agreement with Standard Chartered Bank in connection with the Additional Notes Issue.

THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Date

7 May 2021

Parties to the New Notes Purchase Agreement

  1. the Company;
  2. the Subsidiary Guarantors; and
  3. Standard Chartered Bank.

Standard Chartered Bank will be the sole global coordinator, sole bookrunner, sole lead manager and sustainability structuring advisor in respect of the offer and sale of the Additional Notes. Standard Chartered Bank is also the initial purchaser of the Additional Notes.

To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief, having made all reasonable enquiries, Standard Chartered Bank is an independent third party and not a connected person of the Company and its connected persons.

MiFID II professionals/ECPs-only/No PRIIPs KID - Manufacturer target market (MiFID II product governance) is eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared as the Notes are not available to retail investors in the EEA.

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UK MiFIR professionals/ECPs-only/No UK PRIIPs KID - Manufacturer target market (MiFIR product governance) is eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared as the Notes are not available to retail investors in the UK.

The Additional Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act. The Additional Notes will only be offered outside the United States in offshore transactions in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. None of the Additional Notes will be offered to the public in Hong Kong.

Principal terms of the Additional Notes

The following is a summary of certain provisions of the Additional Notes and the Indenture. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Indenture, the Additional Notes, the guarantees provided by the Subsidiary Guarantors, and the JV Subsidiary Guarantors, if any.

Additional Notes offered

Subject to certain conditions to completion, the Company will issue the Additional Notes in the aggregate principal amount of US$65 million. The Additional Notes will mature on 13 April 2022 unless earlier redeemed in accordance with the terms thereof.

Issue price

The issue price of the Additional Notes will be 99.644% of the principal amount of the Additional Notes plus accrued interest from (and including) 14 April 2021 to (but excluding) 14 May 2021.

Interest

The Additional Notes will bear interest from and including 14 April 2021 at the rate of 8.0% per annum, payable in arrears on October 13, 2021 and April 13, 2022.

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Reasons for the Additional Notes Issue

The Group is an integrated property developer focusing on mid-to-high-end residential and commercial property development in the PRC.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Additional Notes Issue to refinance certain of its existing medium to long term offshore indebtedness which will become due within one year and in accordance with the Company's Sustainable Finance Framework.

Listing

Application will be made to the SGX-ST for the listing and quotation of the Additional Notes on the SGX-ST. Approval in-principle from, admission to the Official List of, and listing and quotation of the Additional Notes on, the SGX-ST are not to be taken as an indication of the merits of the offering, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the JV Subsidiary Guarantors (if any) or any other subsidiary or associated company of the Company, the Additional Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees. The SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the correctness of any of the statements made, opinions expressed or reports contained in this announcement.

DEFINITIONS

In this announcement, the following expressions shall have the meanings set forth below unless the context requires otherwise:

"Additional Notes"

the additional US$65 million 8.0% senior

sustainability notes due 2022 (to be consolidated

and form a single series with the Original Notes)

"Additional Notes Issue"

the issue of the Additional Notes by the Company

"Board"

the board of Directors

"Company"

Redco Properties Group Limited, a company

incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited

liability, the shares of which are listed on the main

board of the Stock Exchange

"connected person"

has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing

Rules

"Directors"

the directors of the Company

"EEA"

the European Economic Area

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"Group"

the Company and its subsidiaries

"Hong Kong"

the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of

the PRC

"Indenture"

the written agreement entered into between the

Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors as guarantors

and the trustee dated 14 April 2021, that specifies

the terms and conditions of the Additional Notes

including the covenants, events of default, interest

rate of the Additional Notes and the maturity date

"JV Subsidiary Guarantor"

certain subsidiaries of the Company, other than the

Subsidiary Guarantors, that guarantee the

Company's obligations under the Additional Notes

"Listing Rules"

the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on

the Stock Exchange

"Original Notes"

the 8.0% senior sustainability notes due 2022 in the

aggregate principal amount of US$220 million

issued on 14 April 2021 by the Company

"PRC"

the People's Republic of China

"Purchase Agreement"

the agreement entered into by and among, inter

alia, Standard Chartered Bank and the Company

and the Subsidiary Guarantors in relation to the

Additional Notes Issue

"Securities Act"

the United States Securities Act of 1933, as

amended

"SGX-ST"

Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited

"Stock Exchange"

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

"Subsidiary Guarantee"

guarantees for the Additional Notes to be provided

by the Subsidiary Guarantors

"Subsidiary Guarantors"

certain existing non-PRC subsidiaries of the

Company that on the issue date of the Additional

Notes will provide guarantees for the Additional

Notes

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