Xinyi Solar : INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 AND SCRIP DIVIDEND SCHEME

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XINYI SOLAR HOLDINGS LIMITED

信 義 光 能 控 股 有 限 公 司

(Incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 00968)

INTERIM DIVIDEND

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

AND

SCRIP DIVIDEND SCHEME

The board (the "Board") of directors (the "Directors") of Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited (the "Company") refers to the 2019 interim results announcement (the "Interim Results Announcement") of the Company dated 7 August 2019. In the Interim Results Announcement, the Board resolved the declaration and payment of interim dividend (the "Interim Dividend") of 5.5 HK cents per share (the "Share") of the Company to the shareholders (the "Shareholders") of the Company whose names appear on the register of members of the Company on 26 August 2019 (the "Record Date"). The eligible Shareholders (the "Eligible Shareholders") would also be given an option to select to receive the Interim Dividend in cash or wholly or partly by way of Shares (the "Scrip Shares") in lieu of cash. The scheme on the Scrip Dividend (the "Scrip Dividend Scheme") is subject to the granting of the listing of and permission to deal in the Scrip Shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange").

PARTICULARS OF THE SCRIP DIVIDEND SCHEME

For the purpose of calculating the number of the Scrip Shares, the market value (the "Market Value") of the Scrip Shares has been fixed at 95% of the average closing price per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange for the five consecutive trading days commenced on Tuesday, 20 August 2019 and ended on Monday, 26 August 2019 (both

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days inclusive) rounded down to two decimal places. In this connection, the average closing price is HK$4.714 and hence, the Market Value is determined to be HK$4.47. Accordingly, the number of Scrip Shares will be calculated as follows:

		Number of existing Shares held		5.5 HK cents (Interim
		on the Record Date for
Number of the Scrip Shares	=	x	Dividend)
which election is made under the
			HK$4.47 (Market Value)
		Scrip Dividend Scheme

The number of the Scrip Shares to be issued to each Eligible Shareholder pursuant to its/his/her election will be rounded down to the nearest whole number. Fractional entitlements to the Scrip Shares will be disregarded and the benefit thereof will be accrued to the Company. The Scrip Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the Shares in issue on the date of the allotment and issue of the Scrip Shares except that the Scrip Shares themselves will not be entitled to the Interim Dividend.

Based on 8,057,868,999 Shares in issue as of the Record Date, if all Eligible Shareholders elect to receive the Interim Dividend in cash, the total cash dividend payable by the Company would be HK$443,182,795. If all Eligible Shareholders elect to receive the Scrip Shares in lieu of cash, the number of the Scrip Shares to be issued will be 99,146,039 Shares, representing 1.23% of the existing number of Shares in issue and 1.22% of the number of Shares in issue as enlarged by the issue of the Scrip Shares.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Application will be made to the Stock Exchange for listing of, and permission to deal in, the Scrip Shares. A circular (the "Circular") to the Shareholders giving further information on the Scrip Dividend Scheme, together with a form of election in relation to the Scrip Dividend Scheme (the "Election Form"), has been despatched to the Eligible Shareholders on the date of this announcement.

Shareholders who wish to receive, in lieu of cash, in whole or in part, the Scrip Shares should complete and sign the Election Form in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return the signed and completed Election Form to the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong no later than the latest time specified in the Circular which is expected to be 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 24 September 2019.

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It is expected that the certificates for the Scrip Shares and the cheques for the cash portion of the Interim Dividend, if applicable, will be sent by ordinary mail to the Shareholders at their own risk on or about Tuesday, 15 October 2019, and the first day of dealings in the Scrip Shares on the Stock Exchange is expected to be on or about Wednesday, 16 October 2019.

By order of the Board

Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited

LEE Yau Ching

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong, 9 September 2019

As of the date of this announcement, the Board comprises four executive Directors, namely, Dr. LEE Yin Yee, B.B.S. (Chairman of the Board), Mr. LEE Yau Ching, Mr. LI Man Yin, and Mr. CHEN Xi, two non- executive Directors, namely Tan Sri Datuk TUNG Ching Sai P.S.M, D.M.S.M and Mr. LEE Shing Put, B.B.S., and three independent non-executive Directors, namely Mr. CHENG Kwok Kin, Paul, Mr. LO Wan Sing, Vincent and Mr. KAN E-ting, Martin.

This announcement will be published on the website of the Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hkand on the website of the Company at www.xinyisolar.com.

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