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OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

Please refer to the attached disclosure filed by Metro Pacific Investments Corporation ("MPIC") with the Philippine Stock Exchange, in relation to the SEC Form 17-C together with the press release relating to MPIC's unaudited consolidated financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2016.

Dated this the 3rd day of August, 2016

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of First Pacific Company Limited comprises the following directors:

Executive Directors:

Manuel V. Pangilinan, Managing Director and CEO

Edward A. Tortorici Robert C. Nicholson

Non-executive Directors: Anthoni Salim, Chairman Benny S. Santoso

Tedy Djuhar

Ambassador Albert F. del Rosario

Independent Non-executive Directors: Prof. Edward K.Y. Chen, GBS, CBE, JP Margaret Leung Ko May Yee, SBS, JP Philip Fan Yan Hok

Madeleine Lee Suh Shin

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17 OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

  1. 3 August 2016

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

  2. SEC Identification Number CS200604494

  3. BIR Tax Identification No. 244-520-457-000

  4. METRO PACIFIC INVESTMENTS CORPORATION

    Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

  5. METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES 6. (SEC Use Only)

Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Industry Classification Code:

7. 10th Floor, MGO BUILDING, LEGAZPI COR. DELA ROSA STREETS, LEGAZPI VILLAGE, MAKATI CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES

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Address of principal office Postal Code

8. (632) 888-0888

Issuer's telephone number, including area code

  1. NA

    Former name or former address, if changed since last report

  2. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

    Title of Each Class Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding

    COMMON SHARES OF STOCK 27,922,598,752*

    *as reported by the stock transfer agent as of 31 July 2016.

  3. Indicate the item numbers reported herein: Item 9

Item 9. Other Items

Please see attached press release.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Regulation Code, the Issuer has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

METRO PACIFIC INVESTMENTS CORPORATION 3 August 2016

MPIC or Issuer Date

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RICARDO M. PILARES III

General Counsel/Assistant Vice President - Legal Compliance Officer

PRESSRELEASE

1H 2016 Core Net Income Up 13% to Record ₱6.6 Bln

Continuing to Exceed Targets

  • 1H 2016 Core Net Income up 13% to ₱6.6 Bln from ₱5.9 Bln in 1H 2015
  • Reported Net Income attributable to shareholders up 25% to ₱7.0 Bln
  • Consolidated revenues up 24% to ₱21.7 Bln vs. ₱17.6 Bln
  • Interim dividend declared of 3.20 centavos per share
  • Fully Diluted Core Net Income per share up 9% to 23.2 centavos
  • MPIC Parent gearing ratio of 22.5% vs. 26.9% at year end
  • MERALCO Core Net Income ₱10.4 Bln, Core EBITDA ₱18.0 Bln
  • Maynilad Water Core Net Income ₱3.6 Bln, Core EBITDA ₱7.5 Bln
  • Tollways Core Net Income ₱1.6 Bln, Core EBITDA ₱3.8 Bln
  • Hospital Group Core Net Income ₱766 Mln, Core EBITDA ₱2.0 Bln
  • Light Rail Manila (LRT1) Core Net Income ₱298 Mln, Core EBITDA ₱362 Mln

MANILA, Philippines, 3rd August 2016 - Metro Pacific Investments Corporation ("MPIC" or the "Company") (PSE: MPI) today reported a 13% rise in consolidated Core Net Income to ₱6.6 billion for the six (6) months ended 30th June 2016 from ₱5.9 billion in the first half of 2015 on the back of strong growth at all its operations.

Core Net Income was lifted by: (i) strong traffic growth on all the roads held by Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation ("MPTC") and contributions from SCTEX and CII Bridges and Roads Investment Joint Stock Co. ("CII B&R") in Vietnam; (ii) an expanded power portfolio through increased investment in Beacon Electric Asset Holdings Inc. (Beacon Electric) and Global Business Power Corporation ("Global Power"); and (iii) continuing growth in the Hospital Group.

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