CITIC Limited — Major Shareholding Notification 2015

Jun 9, 2015

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OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

(This overseas regulatory announcement is issued pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited)

The following announcement is released by United Envirotech Ltd. (a subsidiary of CITIC Limited) to Singapore Exchange Limited on 9 June 2015:-

General Announcement: Share Pledging Arrangements

Hong Kong, 9 June 2015

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of CITIC Limited are Mr Chang Zhenming (Chairman), Mr Wang Jiong and Mr Zhang Jijing; the non-executive directors of CITIC Limited are Mr Yu Zhensheng, Mr Yang Jinming, Ms Cao Pu, Mr Liu Zhongyuan and Mr Liu Yeqiao; and the independent non-executive directors of CITIC Limited are Mr Francis Siu Wai Keung, Dr Xu Jinwu, Mr Anthony Francis Neoh and Ms Lee Boo Jin.

UNITED ENVIROTECH LTD

(Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No.: 200306466G)

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DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO RULE 728 OF THE LISTING MANUAL OF THE SINGAPORE EXCHANGE SECURITIES TRADING LIMITED

SHARE PLEDGING ARRANGEMENTS

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1. INTRODUCTION

The board of directors (the " Board ") of United Envirotech Ltd (the " Company ") refers to the announcement dated 22 May 2014 titled "Acquisition of the Business, Assets and Principal Subsidiaries of Memstar Technology Ltd by United Envirotech Ltd – Take-Out Facility Agreement" (the " Prior Announcement ") made by the Company in relation to, inter alia , the following:

• (a) the disclosures by the Company pursuant to Rules 704(31) and 728 of the listing manual of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (" Listing Manual ") in connection with the reference made to the shareholding interests of KKR China Water Investment Holdings Limited (" KKR "), a controlling shareholder of the Company, in the Take-Out Facility Agreement; and

• (b) the deed of undertaking obtained by the Company from KKR pursuant to Rule 728 of the Listing Manual.

Unless otherwise expressly specified, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall bear the same meanings as defined in the Prior Announcement.

2. SHARE PLEDGING ARRANGEMENT

Further to the Prior Announcement, the Board wishes to announce that the Company has received a notification from KKR in accordance with the deed of undertaking that it has entered into a share pledging arrangement in respect of its shares in the Company, as follows:

Name of controlling shareholder	KKR
Class and number of shares pledged	269,024,005 ordinary shares
Percentage of the Company's issued sharecapital that is subject to the share pledgearrangement	23.88%
The party in whose favour the pledge iscreated	CTBC Bank Co., Ltd.

By Order of the Board

Lotus Isabella Lim Mei Hua Company Secretary 9 June 2015