Common use of GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES Clause in Contracts

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution passed by the annual general meeting held on 5 June 2020 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM, exercise in full of the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 new Shares being issued by the Company; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”); and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 to 14 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wish.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution resolutions passed by the Shareholders at the Company’s annual general meeting held on 5 11 June 2020 2021 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • . an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “‘‘Issue Mandate”’’). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 2,374,493,226 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM, exercise in full of the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 new 474,898,645 Shares being issued by the Company; • . an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “‘‘Share Repurchase Mandate”’’); and • . conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Share Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Share Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Share Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II I to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 to 14 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wishdocument.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution passed by the annual general meeting held on 5 June 2020 23 May 2023 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 805,839,094 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM, exercise in full of the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 161,167,818 new Shares being issued by the Company; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”); and • conditional on the passing of the ordinary resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 15 to 14 18 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share registerregistrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx CentreXxxxxx, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM in person should you so wish.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution resolutions passed by the Shareholders at the Company’s previous annual general meeting held on 5 3 June 2020 2013 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company (is required by the Articles or such earlier period as stated any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held, or at any time when the said mandate is revoked or varied by ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in the resolution) general meeting, whichever occurs first (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 1,142,291,423 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM, exercise in full of the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 new 228,458,284 Shares being issued by the Company; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company (is required by the Articles or such earlier period as stated any applicable laws of the Cayman Islands to be held, or at any time when the said mandate is revoked or varied by ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in the resolution) general meeting, whichever occurs first (the “Share Repurchase Mandate”); and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Share Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Share Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Share Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II I to this circulardocument. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 to 14 in Appendix II to this circulardocument. At the AGM, amongst other thingsothers, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the change of auditors, the declaration of a final dividend, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Share Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Share Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circulardocument. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share registerprincipal place of business at Xxxx 0000, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx00xx Floor, Xxxxxxxx CentreThe Center, 000 00 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx XxxxXxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wish. Pursuant to rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules, any votes of the Shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll. Accordingly, the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM will be voted by way of a poll by the Shareholders.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with additional Shares and to repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution resolutions passed by the Shareholders at the Company’s annual general meeting held on 5 June 2020 21 May 2015 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 1,879,051,800 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date Date, and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company on or before the date of the AGM, exercise in full of the Company would be allowed under the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 new Shares being issued by the Companyissue a maximum of 375,810,360 Shares; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”). On the basis of 1,879,051,800 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date, and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company on or before the date of the AGM, the exercise of the Repurchase Mandate in full would result in up to 187,905,180 Shares being repurchased by the Company; and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II I to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 to 14 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wishdocument.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with additional Shares and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution resolutions passed by the Shareholders at the Company’s annual general meeting held on 5 June 2020 21 May 2014 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 1,853,457,800 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date Date, and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company on or before the date of the AGM, exercise in full of the Company would be allowed under the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 new Shares being issued by the Companyissue a maximum of 370,691,560 Shares; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”). On the basis of 1,853,457,800 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date, and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company on or before the date of the AGM, the exercise of the Repurchase Mandate in full would result in up to 185,345,780 Shares being repurchased by the Company; and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II I to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 to 14 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wishdocument.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution passed by the annual general meeting held on 5 June 2020 25 May 2016 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 819,099,094 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM, exercise in full of the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 163,819,818 new Shares being issued by the Company; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”); and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 12 to 14 15 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wish.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution passed by the annual general meeting held on 5 June 2020 25 May 2017 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 820,704,094 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM, exercise in full of the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 164,140,818 new Shares being issued by the Company; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”); and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 12 to 14 15 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wish.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution passed by the annual general meeting held on 5 June 2020 25 May 2012 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 809,544,844 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM, exercise in full of the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 161,908,968 new Shares being issued by the Company; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”); and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 12 to 14 15 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wish. VOTING BY WAY OF POLL Pursuant to rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules and Article 90 of the Articles of Association, all votes of the Shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll. The Company will announce the results of the poll in the manner prescribed under rule 13.39(5) of the Listing Rules.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with additional Shares and to repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution resolutions passed by the Shareholders at the Company’s annual general meeting held on 5 15 June 2020 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 1,717,149,800 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date Date, and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company on or before the date of the AGM, exercise in full of the Company would be allowed under the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 new Shares being issued by the Companyissue a maximum of 343,429,960 Shares; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”). On the basis of 1,717,149,800 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date, and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company on or before the date of the AGM, the exercise of the Repurchase Mandate in full would result in up to 171,714,980 Shares being repurchased by the Company; and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II I to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 to 14 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wishdocument.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution passed by the annual general meeting held on 5 June 2020 27 May 2011 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 797,764,744 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM, exercise in full of the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 159,552,948 new Shares being issued by the Company; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”); and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 to 14 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the declaration of a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2010, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wish. VOTING BY WAY OF POLL Pursuant to rule 13.39(4) of the Listing Rules and Article 90 of the Articles of Association, all votes of the Shareholders at a general meeting must be taken by poll. The Company will announce the results of the poll in the manner prescribed under rule 13.39(5) of the Listing Rules.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with additional Shares and to repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution resolutions passed by the Shareholders at the Company’s annual general meeting held on 5 June 2020 21 May 2019 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 1,716,581,800 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date Date, and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company on or before the date of the AGM, exercise in full of the Company would be allowed under the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 new Shares being issued by the Companyissue a maximum of 343,316,360 Shares; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”). On the basis of 1,716,581,800 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date, and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company on or before the date of the AGM, the exercise of the Repurchase Mandate in full would result in up to 171,658,180 Shares being repurchased by the Company; and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II I to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 to 14 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wishdocument.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 31 July 2015, the then Shareholders passed resolutions granting general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution passed by the annual Shares. These general meeting held on 5 June 2020 mandates will lapse at upon the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions . Resolutions will therefore be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors the Issue Mandate, which is a general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On being 593,227,940 Shares on the basis of that the aggregate number of 818,842,094 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date is 2,966,139,704 Shares and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM) for the period up to the earliest of (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Articles of Association or any applicable laws to be held; and (iii) the revocation, exercise in full variation or renewal of the Issue Mandate could result by ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in up to 163,768,418 new Shares being issued by the Companygeneral meeting; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors the Repurchase Mandate, which is a general and unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution (being 296,613,970 Shares on the basis that the Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date is 2,966,139,704 Shares and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM) for the period from up to the close earliest of the AGM until (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Articles of Association or any applicable laws to be held; and (iii) the revocation, variation or such earlier period as stated renewal of the Repurchase Mandate by ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”)general meeting; and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant granting the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate be extended by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 to 14 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wish.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 28 September 2016, the then Shareholders passed resolutions granting general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution passed by the annual Shares. These general meeting held on 5 June 2020 mandates will lapse at upon the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions . Resolutions will therefore be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors the Issue Mandate, which is a general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On being 593,227,940 Shares on the basis of that the aggregate number of 818,842,094 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date is 2,966,139,704 Shares and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM) for the period up to the earliest of (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Articles of Association or any applicable laws to be held; and (iii) the revocation, exercise in full variation or renewal of the Issue Mandate could result by ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in up to 163,768,418 new Shares being issued by the Companygeneral meeting; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors the Repurchase Mandate, which is a general and unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution (being 296,613,970 Shares on the basis that the Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date is 2,966,139,704 Shares and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM) for the period from up to the close earliest of the AGM until (i) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (ii) the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting of the Company is required by the Articles of Association or any applicable laws to be held; and (iii) the revocation, variation or such earlier period as stated renewal of the Repurchase Mandate by ordinary resolution of the Shareholders in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”)general meeting; and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant granting the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate be extended by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 to 14 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wish.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution passed by the annual general meeting held on 5 June 2020 22 May 2013 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 814,029,344 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM, exercise in full of the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 162,805,868 new Shares being issued by the Company; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”); and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 13 to 14 16 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wish.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution resolutions passed by the Shareholders at the Company’s annual general meeting held on 5 12 June 2020 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • . an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “‘‘Issue Mandate”’’). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 2,191,368,434 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM, exercise in full of the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 new 438,273,686 Shares being issued by the Company; • . an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “‘‘Share Repurchase Mandate”’’); and • . conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Share Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Share Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Share Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II I to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 to 14 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wishdocument.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with and repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution passed by the annual general meeting held on 5 June 2020 21 May 2014 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 816,432,094 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company before the AGM, exercise in full of the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 163,286,418 new Shares being issued by the Company; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number nominal value of the Company’s issued share capital as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”); and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 12 to 14 15 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wish.

GENERAL MANDATES TO ISSUE AND REPURCHASE SHARES. As the general mandates granted to the Directors to allot, issue, and deal with additional Shares and to repurchase Shares respectively pursuant to an ordinary resolution resolutions passed by the Shareholders at the Company’s annual general meeting held on 5 June 2020 19 May 2017 will lapse at the conclusion of the AGM, resolutions will be proposed at the AGM to renew the grant of these general mandates. The relevant resolutions, in summary, are: • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities of the Company (including, inter alia, offers, agreements, options, warrants or similar rights in respect thereof) not exceeding 20% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Issue Mandate”). On the basis of the aggregate number of 818,842,094 1,757,843,800 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date Date, and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company on or before the date of the AGM, exercise in full of the Company would be allowed under the Issue Mandate could result in up to 163,768,418 new Shares being issued by the Companyissue a maximum of 351,568,760 Shares; • an ordinary resolution to grant to the Directors a general and unconditional mandate to exercise all the powers of the Company to repurchase such number of Shares not exceeding 10% of the aggregate number of the Company’s issued share capital Shares as at the date of passing the relevant resolution for the period from the close of the AGM until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company (or such earlier period as stated in the resolution) (the “Repurchase Mandate”). On the basis of 1,757,843,800 Shares in issue as at the Latest Practicable Date, and assuming no further Shares will be issued or repurchased by the Company on or before the date of the AGM, the exercise of the Repurchase Mandate in full would result in up to 175,784,380 Shares being repurchased by the Company; and • conditional on the passing of the resolutions to grant the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate, an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to allot, issue, and deal with additional securities under the Issue Mandate by adding those Shares repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase Mandate. The explanatory statement providing the requisite information regarding the Repurchase Mandate as required to be sent to the Shareholders under the Listing Rules is set out in Appendix II I to this circular. AGM The notice convening the AGM is set out on pages 11 to 14 to this circular. At the AGM, amongst other things, ordinary resolutions will be proposed to approve the re-election of the retiring Directors, the granting of the Issue Mandate and the Repurchase Mandate and the extension of the Issue Mandate by the addition thereto of any Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Mandate. A form of proxy for use at the AGM is enclosed with this circular. Whether or not you intend to attend the AGM, you are requested to complete and return the form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company’s share register, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 00X xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Centre, 000 Xxxxx’x Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as soon as possible and in any event not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the AGM should you so wishdocument.