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CLP Holdings Announces Succession of the Company Secretary



CLP Holdings Limited ('CLP Holdings') announces the retirement of Mrs April Chan Yiu Wai Yee and the appointment of Mr David John Simmonds as the Company Secretary of CLP Holdings to take effect from 1 January 2016.


After having served the CLP Group for 27 years and as the Company Secretary of CLP Holdings for over 10 years, Mrs April Chan will retire from CLP Holdings on 31 December 2015. Mrs April Chan has confirmed that she has no disagreement with the Board and that she is not aware of any matter in relation to her retirement that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of CLP Holdings.


The Board would like to send its appreciation to Mrs April Chan for her dedicated service and contribution to the CLP Group over the past 27 years.


The position of Company Secretary will be succeeded by Mr David Simmonds, currently the Group General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer of CLP Holdings. Mr Simmonds, aged 45, holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne. Mr Simmonds joined the CLP Group in August 2007 as General Counsel and Company Secretary of EnergyAustralia (previously known as TRUenergy) and was appointed Director - Group Legal Affairs of CLP Holdings from 1 January 2009. He became the Group General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer on 30 September 2013. Mr Simmonds joined CLP from Telstra Corporation Ltd. in Australia, where he held a number of senior legal positions including General Counsel Technology, Innovation & Product and General Counsel Telstra Asia/Telstra Mergers and Acquisitions. Prior to joining Telstra, Mr Simmonds was a Senior Associate at a major Australian law firm.

The Human Resources & Remuneration Committee of the Board of CLP Holdings has recommended Mr Simmonds for appointment as the Company Secretary after having reviewed Mr Simmonds' qualifications and experience. The Board is satisfied that Mr Simmonds can discharge the functions of the Company Secretary. Based on the information provided by CLP Holdings, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited has agreed that Mr Simmonds is qualified to act as the Company Secretary of CLP Holdings under Rule 3.28 of The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.


On behalf of the Board

The Honourable Sir Michael Kadoorie

Chairman


Hong Kong, 19 October 2015


中 電 控 股 有 限 公 司

CLP Holdings Limited (incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 00002)


The Directors of CLP Holdings as at the date of this announcement are:


Non-executive Directors: The Hon Sir Michael Kadoorie, Mr William Mocatta, Mr Ronald J. McAulay, Mr J. A. H. Leigh,

Mr Andrew Brandler and Dr Y. B. Lee


Independent Non-executive Directors: Mr V. F. Moore, Sir Rod Eddington, Mr Nicholas C. Allen,

Mr Vincent Cheng, Mrs Fanny Law, Ms Irene Lee and Mrs Zia Mody


Executive Director: Mr Richard Lancaster
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