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Launch Tech Company Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2012

May 25, 2012

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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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 notice, 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 notice.

深圳市元征科技股份有限公司 LAUNCH TECH COMPANY LIMITED[*]

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code: 2488)

SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

Reference is made to the notice of Special General Meeting (the “ SGM ”) issued by Launch Tech Company Limited (the “ Company ”) dated 3 April 2012 in relation to the convening of the SGM at 9th Floor, Office Block, Launch Industrial Park, North of Wuhe Road, Banxuegang Longgang District, Shenzhen, the PRC on Monday, 21 May 2012 at 11:00 a.m., for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, approving the special resolutions set out in the said notice. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as those defined in the circular of the Company dated 2 February 2011 (the “ Circular ”):

Reference is also made to the announcement of the Company dated 14 May 2012 in relation to the convening of the meeting of the board of directors (“ Board ”) of the Company to consider, among other things, the recommendation on the payment of a special dividend, the postponement of the SGM and the class meetings of the H Share Shareholders and the Domestic Shares Shareholders (the “ Class Meetings ”) and the extension of the book closure period for the SGM and the Class Meetings for determining the identity of Shareholders who are entitled to attend and vote at the postponed SGM and Class Meetings.

Reference is further made to the announcement of the Company dated 24 May 2012 regarding the recommendation of a special dividend by the Board and the closure of the register of members of the Company for the purpose of determining the identity of Shareholders who are entitled to the special dividend.

SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE is hereby given that the SGM of the Company will be postponed from Monday, 21 May 2012 to Friday, 8 June 2012 and be convened and held at 9th Floor, Office Block, Launch Industrial Park, North of Wuhe Road, Banxuegang Longang District, Shenzhen, the PRC at 11:00 a.m., for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, approving the special resolutions as set out in the Notice of SGM dated 3 April 2012 and to consider, and if thought fit, pass the following additional resolution.

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ADDITIONAL ORDINARY RESOLUTION

  1. To declare a special dividend of RMB1.8 per Share.

By Order of the Board Launch Tech Company Limited[*] Liu Xin Chairman

24 May 2012 Shenzhen, the PRC

Branch H Share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong:

Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Ltd. 17M Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Wanchai, Hong Kong

Notes:

  • (A) The share register of the Company will be closed during the period from Saturday, 21 April 2012 to Friday, 8 June 2012, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares will be registered. Shareholders of the Company whose names appear on the register of shareholders of the Company on 8 June 2012 shall be entitled to attend the SGM of the Company and to vote thereat.

  • (B) Any shareholders of the Company entitled to attend and to vote at the SGM shall be entitled to appoint a proxy who need not be a shareholder of the Company, to attend and to vote on his behalf. A member who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint more than one proxy.

  • (C) Where a shareholder of the Company appoints more than one proxy, his proxy may only vote in a poll.

  • (D) Save for the change of date of the SGM and the inclusion of the newly submitted resolution(s), there are no other changes to the resolutions set out in the notice of the SGM dated 3 April 2012 (the “SGM Notice”). For the details and other matters in relation to other resolutions to be passed at the SGM, please refer to the SGM notice.

  • (E) Since the form of proxy sent together with the SGM Notice (the “First Form of Proxy”) does not contain the additional proposed resolution(s) as set out in this supplemental notice, a new form of proxy (the “Second Form of Proxy”) has been prepared and is enclosed with this supplemental notice.

  • (F) The Second Form of Proxy for use at the SGM is enclosed and is also published on the websites of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (www.cnlaunch.com). Whether or not you intend to attend the SGM, you are requested to complete and return the enclosed Second Form of Proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon not less than 24 hours before the time fixed for holding the SGM or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be). Completion and return of the Second Form of Proxy will not preclude you from attending the SGM and voting in person if you so wish.

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  • (G) A shareholder of H Shares who has not yet lodged the First Form of Proxy with the Company’s H Share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Ltd., is requested to lodge the Second Form of Proxy if he or she wishes to appoint proxies to attend the SGM on his or her behalf. The Company’s H Share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Ltd., is at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183, Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. In this case, the First Form of Proxy should not be lodged with the Company’s H Share registrar.

  • (H) A shareholder of H Shares who has already lodged the First Proxy Form with the Company’s H Share registrar should note that:

    • (i) If no Second Form of Proxy is lodged with the H Share registrar of the Company, the First Form of Proxy will be treated as a valid form of proxy lodged by the shareholder if duly completed. The proxy so appointed by the shareholder will be entitled to vote at his or her discretion or to abstain from voting on any resolution properly put to the SGM apart from those referred to in the SGM Notice and the First Form of Proxy, including the additional proposed resolution as set out in this supplemental notice.

    • (ii) If the Second Form of Proxy is lodged with the H Share registrar of the Company at or before 11:00 am on Thursday, 7 June 2011, the Second Form of Proxy, whether duly completed or not, will revoke and supersede the First Form of Proxy previously lodged by the shareholder. The Second Form of Proxy will be treated as a valid form of proxy if duly completed.

    • (iii) If the Second Form of Proxy is lodged with the H Share registrar of the Company after 11:00 am on Thursday, 7 June 2011, the Second Form of Proxy will be deemed invalid. It will not revoke the First Form of Proxy previously lodged by the shareholder. The First Form of Proxy will be treated as a valid form of proxy if duly completed. The proxy so appointed by the shareholder will be entitled to vote at his or her discretion or to abstain from voting on any resolution properly put to the SGM apart from those referred to in the SGM Notice and the First Form of Proxy, including the additional proposed resolution as set out in this supplemental notice.

  • (I) Shareholders of the Company who intend to attend the SGM are required to return the reply slip which was enclosed in the Circular to the Company on or before 19 May 2012. Please refer to the reply slip and instruction for details.

  • (J) Completion and return of the Second Form of Proxy and the reply slip will not affect the right of the shareholders of the Company to attend and to vote at the SGM. In such event, the form of proxy will be deemed to have been revoked.

  • (K) Holders of domestic shares shall deliver the Second Form of Proxy and, if such proxy is signed by a person on behalf of his appointer pursuant to a power of attorney or other authority, a notarially certified copy of the power of attorney or other authority and the reply slip to the Company’s principal place of business in the PRC.

  • (L) Holders of H Shares shall deliver the Second Form of Proxy and, if such proxy is signed by a person on behalf of his appointer pursuant to a power of attorney or other authority, a notarially certified copy of the power of attorney or other authority and the reply slip to the Company’s branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong.

  • (M) The SGM is expected to last for half an hour. Shareholders of the Company and their proxies attending the SGM shall be responsible for the transportation and accommodation expenses on their own.

As as the date hereof, the executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Liu Xin, Mr. Liu Jun, Ms. Huang Zhao Huan and Mr. Jiang Shiwen; the non-executive Directors of the Company are Ms. Liu Yong and Ms. Liu Xiaohua; the independent non-executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Pan Zhongmin, Mr. Liu Yuan and Dr. Zou Shulin.

* For identification purposes only

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