PegBio Co., Ltd. — Capital/Financing Update 2018

May 2, 2018

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CMBC CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1141)

VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER

Reference is made to the announcements of the Company dated 23 July 2017 and 27 December 2017 concerning the provision of financial assistance by its controlling shareholder (the “ Announcements ”). Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the same meanings as defined in the Announcements.

The Board is pleased to announce that on 12 April 2018, the Company entered into a second supplemental facility letter (the “ Second Supplemental Facility Letter ”) with CMBCI, pursuant to which CMBCI agreed to further increase the maximum principal amount of the Facilities by HK$2,000,000,000 (the “ Second Increased Facilities ”). As a result, the maximum aggregated outstanding principal amount of the Facilities at all time during the Availability Period has been increased to HK$7,000,000,000. Save as disclosed above, the other terms and conditions of the Facility Agreement remain unchanged.

The Group intends to utilise the Second Increased Facilities for the purposes of, inter alia , developing its securities investment and provision of finance businesses.

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CMBCI is a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability. It is a controlling shareholder (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company and a connected person (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company. As such, the transaction contemplated under the Second Supplemental Facility Letter constitutes a connected transaction of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. Since the Second Supplemental Facility Letter has been entered into after arm’s length negotiation between the Company and CMBCI and determined on normal commercial terms or better and the Second Increased Facilities is not secured by any asset or guarantee of the Group, the Second Supplemental Facility Letter and the transaction contemplated thereunder is fully exempted from shareholders’ approval, annual review and all disclosure requirements under Rule 14A.90 of the Listing Rules.

By order of the Board CMBC Capital Holdings Limited Li Jinze Chairman

Hong Kong, 2 May 2018

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Li Jinze, Mr. Ding Zhisuo and Mr. Ng Hoi Kam, the non-executive Directors are Mr. Ren Hailong and Mr. Liao Zhaohui, and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Lee, Cheuk Yin Dannis, Mr. Wu Bin and Mr. Wang Lihua.

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