APT Satellite Holdings Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2009

Oct 16, 2009

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(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock code: 1045)

NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special general meeting (the “SGM”) of APT Satellite Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at its principal place of business, 22 Dai Kwai Street, Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong on Wednesday, 4 November 2009 at 11 a.m. to consider and, if thought fit, pass with or without modifications, the following resolution which will be proposed as an ordinary resolution as indicated below:

ORDINARY RESOLUTION

“THAT:

• (a) the transactions contemplated under the Satellite Procurement Contract entered into on 29 September 2009 between APT Satellite Company Limited, a whollyowned subsidiary of the Company and Thales Alenia Space France in respect of APSTAR 7 Satellite (a copy of which has been produced to the meeting and marked “A” and signed by the chairman of the meeting for identification purposes) be and is hereby approved; and

• (b) the directors of the Company be and are hereby authorised to do all such things and sign, seal, execute, perfect and deliver all such documents on behalf of the Company as they may in their discretion consider necessary, desirable or expedient, for the purposes of or in connection with the implementation and/or give effect to any matters relating to the Satellite Procurement Contract and all transactions contemplated thereunder.”

By Order of the board of APT Satellite Holdings Limited Dr. Brian Lo Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 19 October 2009

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Registered office: Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton, HM 11 Bermuda

Head office and principal place of business:

22 Dai Kwai Street

Tai Po Industrial Estate

Tai Po

New Territories Hong Kong

Notes:

1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint one or, if he/she is the holder of two or more shares, more proxies to attend and vote on his/her behalf. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.

2. In order to be valid, the form of proxy must be deposited with the Company’s branch share registrars in Hong Kong, Tricor Tengis Limited, at 26th Floor, Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of that power of attorney or other authority, not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting (as the case may be).

3. The form of proxy for use in connection with the above meeting has been sent to the shareholders and such form is also published on the website of The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (www.apstar.com).

The Directors as at the date of this notice are as follows:

Executive Directors:

Cheng Guangren (President) and Qi Liang (Vice President)

Non-Executive Directors:

Rui Xiaowu (Chairman), Lim Toon, Yin Yen-liang, Wu Zhen Mu, Yong Foo Chong, Wu Jinfeng and Tseng Ta-mon (Alternate Director to Yin Yen-liang)

Independent Non-Executive Directors:

Huan Guocang, Lui King Man, Lam Sek Kong and Cui Liguo

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