ZO Future Group — Board/Management Information 2011

Aug 31, 2011

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BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 伯明翰環球控股有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 2309)

APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

The Board is pleased to announce that, with effect 30 August 2011:

• (1) Mr. Yang Yue Zhou has been appointed as an Executive Director and the Deputy Chairman of the Company;

• (2) Mr. Hua Yong has been appointed as an Executive Director of the Company; and

• (3) Mr. Jiang Hong Qing has been appointed as an Executive Director of the Company.

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Birmingham International Holdings Limited (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Mr. Yang Yue Zhou (“Mr. Yang”) has been appointed as an Executive Director and the Deputy Chairman of the Company, Mr. Hua Yong (“Mr. Hua”) has been appointed as an Executive Director of the Company and Mr. Jiang Hong Qing (“Mr. Jiang”) has been appointed as an Executive Director of the Company with effect from 30 August 2011.

Mr. Yang, aged 41, elected the Secretary General of Qinghai Real Estate Association（青海省房地 產協會）in 2009, elected the member of the 11th Committee of the Qinghai Youth Federation（青 海省十一屆青聯委員）in 2007, and elected the member of the 10th CPPCC National Committee from Qinghai Province（青海省十屆政協委員）in December 2007. Mr. Yang has over 19 years of experience in property development and corporate management. Mr. Yang had been the chairmen of the board of directors of two state-owned enterprises from 1992 to 1999 and had been the chairman of the board of directors of a property enterprise from 1999 to 2002. Currently, he is the chairman of the board of directors of a Qinghai property development corporation in the PRC. He studied in Harbin Institute of Technology（哈爾濱工業大學）.

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There is no service contract entered into between the Company and Mr. Yang. He has no fixed term of service with the Company. Mr. Yang will hold office until the next annual general meeting of the Company and will be subject to retirement by rotation and re-election in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company. He will be entitled to directors’ fee to be determined by the Remuneration Committee of the Company with reference to his duties and responsibility in the Company and the market benchmark.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Yang has not held directorship in any other listed companies in Hong Kong in the last three years. He is the shareholder of the lender of the Company and the shareholder of the placee of the Company’s convertible notes, apart from this, he has not held any other position with the Company or other members of the Group. Mr. Yang, does not have any relationship with any director, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholder of the Company. Mr. Yang has interest in the convertible notes of the Company, in which a total of 636,000,000 conversion shares will be issued, representing approximately 16.36% of the existing issued share capital of the Company, apart from this, he does not have any interest in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

Saved as disclosed above, the Board is not aware of any matter in relation to the appointment of Mr. Yang that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange and any other matter that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.

Mr. Hua, aged 46, graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University（上海交通大學）. Mr. Hua had worked in a nuclear industrial development corporation in the PRC from September 1986 to March 2005, mainly responsible for its import business. Currently, he is the general manager of a Qinghai property development corporation in the PRC. Mr. Hua has extensive experience in import operation, corporate management and property development.

There is no service contract entered into between the Company and Mr. Hua. He has no fixed term of service with the Company. Mr. Hua will hold office until the next annual general meeting of the Company and will be subject to retirement by rotation and re-election in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company. He will be entitled to directors’ fee to be determined by the Remuneration Committee of the Company with reference to his duties and responsibility in the Company and the market benchmark.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Hua has not held directorship in any other listed companies in Hong Kong in the last three years. He has not held any other position with the Company or other members of the Group. Mr. Hua does not have any relationship with any director, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholder of the Company. He does not have any interest in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

Saved as disclosed above, the Board is not aware of any matter in relation to the appointment of Mr. Hua that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange and any other matter that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.

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Mr. Jiang, aged 44, holds a Ph.D. in Architecture, furthered his study in Ecole d’Architecture de Paris Val de Seine（巴黎塞納建築學院）. Mr. Jiang is a professorate senior urban planner and national registered urban planner. He had been the deputy master of Guangdong Urban & Rural Planning and Design Institute（廣東省城鄉規劃設計研究院）from 1998 to 2004. Currently, Mr. Jiang is the deputy chief planner of Architectural Design Research Institute of South China University of Technology（華南理工大學建築設計研究院）. In addition, Mr. Jiang had been the executive member of Guangdong Research Association of Productivity Development（廣東生產力發展研究 會）, members of City Ecological Planning and Construction Academic Committee（城市生態規劃與 建設學術委員會） and Application of New Techniques Academic Committee（新科技應用學術委員 會）of Urban Planning Society of China（中國城市規劃學會）, consultant of Urban Planning Board of Lijiang, Yunnan（雲南麗江城市規劃委員會） etc. Mr. Jiang has extensive experience in planning design, architectural design, landscape architecture, planning management and project planning.

There is no service contract entered into between the Company and Mr. Jiang. He has no fixed term of service with the Company. Mr. Jiang will hold office until the next annual general meeting of the Company and will be subject to retirement by rotation and re-election in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company. He will be entitled to directors’ fee to be determined by the Remuneration Committee of the Company with reference to his duties and responsibility in the Company and the market benchmark.

Save as disclosed above, Mr. Jiang has not held directorship in any other listed companies in Hong Kong in the last three years. He has not held any other position with the Company or other members of the Group. Mr. Jiang does not have any relationship with any director, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholder of the Company. He does not have any interest in the shares of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

Saved as disclosed above, the Board is not aware of any matter in relation to the appointment of Mr. Jiang that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2)(h) to (v) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange and any other matter that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.

The Board would like to take this opportunity to welcome Mr. Yang, Mr. Hua and Mr. Jiang to join the Board.

By Order of the Board

Birmingham International Holdings Limited Hui Ho Luek, Vico

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong, 30 August 2011

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. Yeung Ka Sing, Carson, Mr. Yang Yue Zhou, Mr. Hui Ho Luek, Vico, Mr. Hua Yong, Mr. Jiang Hong Qing, Mr. Steven McManaman, Mr. Lee Yiu Tung, Mr. Chan Shun Wah and Ms. Wong Po Ling, Pauline, the non-executive director is Mr. Chan Wai Keung and the independent non-executive directors are Mr. Yau Yan Ming, Raymond and Mr. Zhou Han Ping.

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