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WH Group Limited Capital/Financing Update 2014

Apr 15, 2014

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Capital/Financing Update

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (“HKSCC”) take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, 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 announcement.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities. This announcement is not a prospectus. Potential investors should read the prospectus dated April 15, 2014 (the “ Prospectus ”) issued by WH Group Limited (the “ Company ”) for detailed information about the Global Offering described below before deciding whether or not to invest in the Offer Shares.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to Rule 144A or an exemption from registration requirements under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”). The Hong Kong Public Offering Shares are being offered and sold outside the United States in offshore transactions in accordance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act. There will not and is not currently intended to be any public offering of securities in the United States.

In connection with the Global Offering, Morgan Stanley Asia Limited, as stabilizing manager (theStabilizing Manager ”), its affiliates or any person acting for it, on behalf of the Underwriters, may effect transactions with a view to stabilizing or supporting the market price of the Shares at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail for a limited period after the Listing Date. However, there is no obligation on the Stabilizing Manager, its affiliates or any person acting for it, to conduct any such stabilizing action, which, if commenced, will be done at the sole and absolute discretion of the Stabilizing Manager, its affiliates or any person acting for it, and may be discontinued at any time. Any such stabilizing activity is required to be brought to an end on the 30th day after the last day of closing of the application lists under the Hong Kong Public Offering. Such stabilization action, if commenced, may be effected in all jurisdictions where it is permissible to do so, in each case in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulatory requirements, including the Securities and Futures (Price Stabilizing) Rules, as amended, made under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

Potential investors should be aware that stabilizing actions cannot be taken to support the price of the Shares for longer than the stabilization period which will begin on the Listing Date and is expected to expire on the 30th day after the last day of closing of the application lists under the Hong Kong Public Offering. After this date, no further stabilizing action may be taken and demand for the Shares and the price of the Shares could fall.

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WH Group Limited 萬洲國際有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

GLOBAL OFFERING

Number of Offer Shares under the Global Offering : 3,654,980,000 Shares (subject to the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over-allotment Option) Number of Hong Kong Public Offering Shares : 182,749,000 Shares (subject to reallocation and the Offer Size Adjustment Option) Number of International Offering Shares : 3,472,231,000 Shares (subject to reallocation, the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over-allotment Option) of which 2,741,231,000 are new Shares offered for sale by the Company and 731,000,000 are Sale Shares offered for sale by the Selling Shareholders Maximum Offer Price : HK$11.25 per Offer Share, plus brokerage of 1%, SFC transaction levy of 0.003%, and Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.005% (payable in full on application in Hong Kong dollars and subject to refund) Nominal value : US$0.0001 per Share Stock code : 288

Joint Sponsors

Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers

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Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers

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An application has been made by the Joint Sponsors on behalf of the Company to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in (i) the Shares in issue immediately prior to the Global Offering, (ii) the Offer Shares to be issued pursuant to the Global Offering and (iii) the Shares which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Pre-IPO Share Options, each as further described in the Prospectus. The Global Offering comprises the Hong Kong Public Offering of initially 182,749,000 Hong Kong Public Offering Shares (subject to reallocation and the Offer Size Adjustment Option), representing approximately 5% of the total number of Offer Shares initially being available under the Global Offering, and the International Offering of initially 3,472,231,000 International Offering Shares (subject to reallocation, the Offer Size Adjustment Option and the Over-allotment Option) of which 2,741,231,000 are new Shares offered for sale by the Company and 731,000,000 are Sale Shares offered for sale by the Selling Shareholders, together representing approximately 95% of the total number of Offer Shares initially available under the Global Offering. The allocation of the Offer Shares between the Hong Kong Public Offering and the International Offering is subject to reallocation as described in the section headed “Structure of the Global Offering — The Hong Kong Public Offering — Reallocation” in the Prospectus.

Assuming the Hong Kong Public Offering becomes unconditional at or before 8:00 a.m. in Hong Kong on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, it is expected that dealings in the Shares on the Stock Exchange will commence at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. In the event that the Over-allotment Option is exercised, an announcement will be made on the website of the Company at www.wh-group.com and the website of the Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk .

The Offer Price will not be more than HK$11.25 per Share and is expected to be not less than HK$8.00 per Share. Applicants for the Offer Shares are required to pay, on application, the maximum Offer Price of HK$11.25 per Offer Share together with a brokerage of 1.0%, SFC transaction levy of 0.003% and Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.005%, subject to refund should the final Offer Price be lower than HK$11.25.

Applications for the Hong Kong Public Offering Shares will only be considered on the basis of the terms and conditions of the Prospectus and the Application Forms and the designated website (www.eipo.com.hk) for the White Form eIPO. Applicants who would like to have the allotted Hong Kong Public Offering Shares registered in their own names should complete and sign the WHITE Application Forms or submit applications online through the designated website of the White Form eIPO Service Provider at www.eipo.com.hk under the White Form eIPO service. Applicants who would like to have the allocated Hong Kong Public Offering Shares registered in the name of HKSCC Nominees and deposited directly into

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CCASS for credit to their CCASS Investor Participant stock accounts or the stock accounts of their designated CCASS Participant(s) maintained in CCASS should either (i) complete and sign the YELLOW Application Forms; or (ii) give electronic application instructions to HKSCC via CCASS.

Copies of the Prospectus, together with the WHITE Application Forms, may be obtained during normal business hours from 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at:

BOCI Asia Limited 26/F, Bank of China Tower
1 Garden Road
Hong Kong
Morgan Stanley Asia Limited 46/F, International Commerce Centre
1 Austin Road West
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Coöperatieve Centrale 32-33/F, Three Pacific Place
Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. 1 Queen’s Road East
Hong Kong
Standard Chartered Securities 15/F, Two International Finance Centre
(Hong Kong) Limited 8 Finance Street
Central
Hong Kong
CITIC Securities Corporate 26/F, CITIC Tower
Finance (HK) Limited 1 Tim Mei Avenue
Central
Hong Kong
CLSA Limited 18/F, One Pacific Place
88 Queensway
Hong Kong
Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. 68/F Cheung Kong Center
No.2 Queen’s Road Central
Central
Hong Kong
UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch 52nd Floor, Two International Finance
Centre
8 Finance Street
Central, Hong Kong

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DBS Asia Capital Limited 17th Floor, The Center
99 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
Barclays Bank PLC, Hong Kong 41/F, Cheung Kong Center
Branch 2 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
China International Capital 29/F, One International Finance Centre
Corporation Hong Kong 1 Harbour View Street, Central
Securities Limited Hong Kong
Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Level 52
Branch International Commerce Centre
1 Austin Road West
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Merrill Lynch Far East Limited 15/F Citibank Tower,
3 Garden Road
Central
Hong Kong
ICBC International Securities 37/F, ICBC Tower
Limited 3 Garden Road
Hong Kong
Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited Level 88, International Commerce Centre
1 Austin Road West
Kowloon
Hong Kong
J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia 28/F Chater House
Pacific) Limited 8 Connaught Road
Central
Hong Kong
Crédit Agricole Corporate and 27/F, Two Pacific Place
Investment Bank 88 Queensway
Hong Kong
Jefferies Hong Kong Limited Suite 2201
22/F Cheung Kong Center
2 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong

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Citigroup Global Markets Asia 50th Floor, Citibank Tower
Limited Citibank Plaza
3 Garden Road
Central
Hong Kong
China Merchants Securities (HK) 48/F, One Exchange Square
Co., Limited Central, Hong Kong
CCB International Capital Limited 12/F, CCB Tower
3 Connaught Road Central
Central, Hong Kong
Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong Level 28, One Pacific Place
Limited 88 Queensway
Hong Kong
Nomura International (Hong Kong) 30/F Two International Finance Centre
Limited 8 Finance Street, Central
Hong Kong
CMB International Capital Limited Units 1803-4, 18/F, Bank of America
Tower
12 Harcourt Road, Central
Hong Kong
Haitong International Securities 22/F Li Po Chun Chambers
Company Limited 189 Des Voeux Road Central
Hong Kong
Guosen Securities (HK) Capital 1604-6, Infinitus Plaza
Co., Ltd. 199 Des Voeux Road Central
Hong Kong
The Hongkong and Shanghai 1 Queen’s Road Central
Banking Corporation Limited Hong Kong
ABCI Securities Company Room 701, 7/F, One Pacific Place
Limited 88 Queensway
Hong Kong
BOCOM International Securities 9/F, Man Yee Building
Limited 68 Des Voeux Road Central
Hong Kong

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or any of the following branches of:

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited

Branch Name Address
Hong Kong Island Bank of China Tower 3/F, 1 Garden Road
Branch
Sheung Wan Branch 252 Des Voeux Road
Central
Kowloon Telford Gardens Branch Shop P2 Telford Gardens,
Kowloon Bay
Whampoa Garden Branch Shop G8B, Site 1,
Whampoa Garden, Hung
Hom
New Territories Lucky Plaza Branch Lucky Plaza, Wang Pok
Street, Sha Tin
Castle Peak Road (Yuen 162 Castle Peak Road,
Long) Branch Yuen Long
**DBS Bank (Hong Kong) ** Limited
Branch Name Address
Hong Kong Island Head Office G/F, The Center, 99
Queen’s Road Central
Hennessy Road Branch G/F, 427-429 Hennessy
Road, Causeway Bay
Kowloon Nathan Road Branch G/F, Wofoo Commercial
Building, 574-576 Nathan
Road, Mongkok
Hoi Yuen Road Branch Unit 2, G/F, Hewlett
Centre, 54 Hoi Yuen Road,
Kwun Tong

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New Territories Yuen Long Branch G/F, 1-5 Tai Tong Road,
Yuen Long
Shatin Plaza Branch Shop 47-48, Level 1,
Shatin Plaza, No. 21-27
Sha Tin Centre Street,
Shatin
**Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) ** Limited
Branch Name Address
Hong Kong Island Central Branch 1/F, 9 Queen’s Road
Central
Causeway Bay Branch Shop A, G/F, Jardine
Center, 50 Jardine’s
Bazaar, Causeway Bay
Kowloon Mei Foo Branch Shop N95A, 1/F, Mount
Sterling Mall, Mei Foo
Sun Chuen
Kwun Tong Branch Shop 5 & 6, 1/F, Crocodile
Center, 79 Hoi Yuen Road,
Kwun Tong
New Territories Kwai Fong Branch C63A-C66, 2/F, Kwai
Chung Plaza, Kwai Fong
Tseung Kwan O Branch Shop Nos. 2011-2012,
Level 2, Metro City, Plaza
II, 8 Yan King Road,
Tseung Kwan O
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Branch Name Address
Hong Kong Island 88 Des Voeux Road 88 Des Voeux Road
Branch Central, Central
Hennessy Road Branch 399 Hennessy Road,
Wanchai

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Kowloon Kwun Tong Hoi Yuen G/F, Fook Cheong
Road Building, No. 63 Hoi Yuen
Road, Kwun Tong
Lok Fu Shopping Centre Shop G201, G/F, Lok Fu
Branch Shopping Centre
New Territories Metroplaza Branch Shop No. 175 - 176, Level
1, Metroplaza, 223 Hing
Fong Road, Kwai Chung
Tseung Kwan O Branch Shop G37-40, G/F, Hau
Tak Shopping Centre East
Wing, Hau Tak Estate,
Tseung Kwan O
Wing Lung Bank Limited
Branch Name Address
Hong Kong Island Head Office 45 Des Voeux Road
Central
North Point Branch 361 King’s Road
Kowloon Mongkok Branch B/F Wing Lung Bank
Centre, 636 Nathan Road
Tsim Sha Tsui Branch 4 Carnarvon Road
New Territories Shatin Plaza Branch 21 Shatin Centre Street
Tsuen Wan Branch 251 Sha Tsui Road

Copies of the Prospectus, together with the YELLOW Application Forms, may be obtained during normal business hours from 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the Depository Counter of HKSCC at 2nd Floor, Infinitus Plaza, 199 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong or your stockbrokers, who may have such Application Forms and the Prospectus available.

Applicants applying by White Form eIPO service may submit their applications through the designated website at www.eipo.com.hk from 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 until 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 or such later time as described in the section headed “How to Apply for the Hong Kong Public Offering Shares — 10. Effect of Bad Weather on the Opening of the Application Lists” in the Prospectus (24 hours daily, except on the last application day).

CCASS Participants can input electronic application instructions from 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 22, 2014.

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The application lists will open from 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 (or such later time as described in the section headed “How to Apply for the Hong Kong Public Offering Shares — 10. Effect of Bad Weather on the Opening of the Application Lists” in the Prospectus). Please refer to the sections headed “Structure of the Global Offering” and “How to Apply for the Hong Kong Public Offering Shares” in the Prospectus for details of the conditions and procedures of the Global Offering.

The Company expects to publish an announcement on the final Offer Price, the level of applications in the Hong Kong Public Offering, the level of indication of interest in the International Offering and the basis of allocation of the Hong Kong Public Offering Shares on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 in the South China Morning Post (in English) and the Hong Kong Economic Times (in Chinese), and on the website of the Company at www.wh-group.com and the website of the Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk .

Results of allocations and the Hong Kong identity card/passport/Hong Kong business registration numbers of successful applicants under the Hong Kong Public Offering will be available through a variety of channels at the times and date and in the manner specified in the section entitled “How to Apply for the Hong Kong Public Offering Shares — 11. Publication of Results” in the Prospectus.

No temporary document of title will be issued in respect of the Shares and no receipt will be issued for application monies paid. Share certificates will only become valid certificates of title provided that the Global Offering has become unconditional and the right of termination described in the section headed “Underwriting — Underwriting Arrangements and Expenses — The Hong Kong Public Offering — Grounds for Termination” in the Prospectus has not been exercised, which is expected to be at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2014.

Dealings in the Shares on the Stock Exchange are expected to commence at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The Shares will be traded in board lots of 500 Shares each. The stock code of the Shares is 288.

By Order of the Board WH Group Limited CHAU Ho Company Secretary

Hong Kong, April 15, 2014

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. WAN Long, Mr. GUO Lijun, Mr. YANG Zhijun, Mr. POPE C. Larry and Mr. ZHANG Taixi; the non-executive Director is Mr. Jiao Shuge; and the proposed independent non-executive Directors with effect from the Listing Date are Mr. HUANG Ming, Mr. LEE Conway Kong Wai and Mr. SO Chak Kwong.

Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in the South China Morning Post (in English) and the Hong Kong Economic Times (in Chinese).

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