COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2019

Apr 18, 2019

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This notice is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities of COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd.

中遠海運發展股份有限公司 COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd.[*]

(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code: 02866)

NOTICE OF H SHARES CLASS MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a class meeting of H Shareholders (the “ H Shares Class Meeting ”) of COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd. (the “ Company ”) will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, 3 June 2019 at Level 3, Ocean Hotel Shanghai, 1171 Dong Da Ming Road, Hong Kou District, Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions. Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used in this notice shall have the same meanings as those defined in the announcement of the Company dated 18 April 2019 in relation to, among other things, the Revised Proposed Non-public Issuance of A Shares (the “ Announcement ”).

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS

1. To consider and approve the further extension of the validity period of the Shareholders’ Resolutions for a period of 12 months, commencing from 5 June 2019, details of which are set out in the Announcement.

2. To consider and approve the further extension of the validity period of the Authorisation for a period of 12 months, commencing from 5 June 2019, details of which are set out in the Announcement.

By order of the Board of COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd. Yu Zhen Company Secretary

Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China

18 April 2019

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Notes :

1. For the purpose of holding the H Shares Class Meeting, the register of H Shares members of the Company (the“ Register of Members ”) will be closed from 4 May 2019 to 3 June 2019 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of H Shares of the Company will be registered. H Shareholders whose names appear on the Register of Members at the close of business on 3 May 2019 are entitled to attend and vote at the H Shares Class Meeting.

2. In order to attend and vote at the H Shares Class Meeting, H Shareholders shall lodge all transfer documents together with the relevant share certificates to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (“ Computershare ”), the Company’s H Share registrar, not later than 4:30 p.m. on 3 May 2019.

The address of Computershare is as follows: Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Wanchai, Hong Kong

1. H Shareholders, who intend to attend the H Shares Class Meeting, must complete the reply slips and return them to the Directorate Secretary Office of the Company not later than 20 days before the date of the H Shares Class Meeting (i.e. not later than 14 May 2019).

The address of the Directorate Secretary Office of the Company is as follows: 5th Floor, COSCO SHIPPING Plaza 5299 Binjiang Dadao Pudong New District Shanghai The People’s Republic of China Tel: (8621) 6596 7333 Fax: (8621) 6596 6498

1. Each H Shareholder who has the right to attend and vote at the H Shares Class Meeting is entitled to appoint in writing one or more proxies, whether a Shareholder or not, to attend and vote on his/her behalf at the H Shares Class Meeting.

2. The form of proxy must be signed by the Shareholder or his/her attorney duly authorised in writing or, in the case of a legal person, must either be executed under its common seal or under the hand of a legal representative or other attorney duly authorised to sign the same. If the form of proxy is signed by an attorney of the appointer, the power of attorney authorising that attorney to sign, or other documents of authorisation, must be notarially certified.

3. To be valid, for H Shareholders, the form of proxy, and if the form of proxy is signed by a person under a power of attorney or other authority on behalf of the appointer, a notarially certified copy of that power of attorney or other authority, must be delivered to Computershare at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not less than 24 hours before the time for holding the H Shares Class Meeting or any adjournment thereof in order for such documents to be valid.

4. If a proxy attends the H Shares Class Meeting on behalf of a Shareholder, he/she should produce his/her identity card and the form of proxy signed by the Shareholder or his/her legal representative or his/her duly authorised attorney, and specify the date of its issuance. If a legal person Shareholder appoints its corporate representative to attend the H Shares Class Meeting, such representative should produce his/her identity card and the notarised copy of the resolution passed by the Board or other authorities or other notarised copy of the licence issued by such legal person Shareholder. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude a Shareholder from attending in person and voting at the H Shares Class Meeting or any adjournment thereof should he/she so wish.

5. Pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, any vote of Shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by way of poll except where the chairman of the meeting, in good faith, decides to allow a resolution which relates purely to a procedural or administrative matter to be voted on by a show of hands. As such, the resolutions set out in the notice of the H Shares Class Meeting will be voted on by poll. Results of the poll voting will be published on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited at www.hkexnews.hk after the H Shares Class Meeting.

6. Where there are joint registered holders of any share of the Company, only the person whose name stands first on the Register of Members in respect of such share may vote at the H Shares Class Meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of such share as if he/she were solely entitled thereto.

7. The H Shares Class Meeting is estimated to last for half a day. Shareholders who attend the H Shares Class Meeting in person or by proxy shall bear their own transportation and accommodation expenses.

The Board as at the date of this notice comprises Ms. Sun Yueying, Mr. Wang Daxiong, Mr. Liu Chong and Mr. Xu Hui, being executive Directors, Mr. Feng Boming, Mr. Huang Jian and Mr. Liang Yanfeng, being non-executive Directors, and Mr. Cai Hongping, Ms. Hai Chi Yuet, Mr. Graeme Jack, Mr. Lu Jianzhong, Mr. Gu Xu and Ms. Zhang Weihua, being independent non-executive Directors.

• The Company is a registered non-Hong Kong company as defined in the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and it is registered under its Chinese name and under the English name “COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd.”.

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