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3SBio Inc. Capital/Financing Update 2017

Jul 21, 2017

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Capital/Financing Update

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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 is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities or an invitation to enter into an agreement to do any such things, nor is it calculated to invite any offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for any securities.

This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia). This announcement and the information herein does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase, subscribe or sell securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or the securities laws of any state of the United States or other jurisdiction. The securities are being offered and sold outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act (the “ Regulation S ”) and may not be offered or sold within the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act. No public offering of the securities will be made in the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such an offering is restricted or prohibited. No money, securities or other consideration is being solicited by this announcement or the information contained herein and, if sent in response to this announcement or the information contained herein, will not be accepted.

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(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 1530)

COMPLETION OF ISSUE OF

300,000,000 ZERO COUPON CONVERTIBLE BONDS DUE 2022

Reference is made to the two announcements (the “ Announcements ”) of 3SBio Inc. (the “ Company ”) dated 12 July 2017 in relation to the issue of Euro-denominated convertible bonds. Unless the context requires otherwise, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcements.

The Board is pleased to announce that all conditions precedent to the issue of the Bonds as set out in the Subscription Agreement have been satisfied and that the issue of the Bonds has been successfully completed. The listing of, and permission to deal in the Bonds on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is expected to become effective on 24 July 2017.

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The successful issue of the offshore Euro-denominated Bonds marks the business and financial performance of the Company being recognized by the international capital market, which will improve the liquidity position of the Group, reduce the financing costs of the Group and raise further working capital for the Company to facilitate the overall development and expansion of the Group.

By order of the Board 3SBio Inc. Dr. LOU Jing Chairman

Hong Kong, 21 July 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Guarantor are Dr. LOU Jing, Mr. TAN Bo, Ms. SU Dongmei and Mr. HUANG Bin as executive directors; Mr. LIU Dong and Mr. WANG Steven Dasong as non-executive directors; and Mr. PU Tianruo, Mr. David Ross PARKINSON and Mr. MA Jun as independent non-executive directors.

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