Shimao Property : Unaudited Operating Statistics for the year ended 31 December 2016

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(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

The board of directors (the "Board") of Shimao Property Holdings Limited (the "Company") hereby announces certain unaudited operating statistics of the Company and its subsidiaries (together the "Group") for the year ended 31 December 2016 as follows:

In December 2016, the Group's contracted sales amounted to approximately RMB6.01 billion (December 2015: RMB6.23 billion) and the Group's contracted sold area amounted to 435,908 sq.m. (December 2015: 508,927 sq.m.). The average selling price for December 2016 was RMB13,782 per sq.m..

The Group's aggregated contracted sales for the year ended 31 December 2016 amounted to approximately RMB68.12 billion and the Group's aggregated contracted sold area amounted to 4,918,453 sq.m., recording year-on-year increase of 2% and decrease of 11% respectively. The average selling price for the year ended 31 December 2016 was RMB13,850 per sq.m..

The above-mentioned sales data is unaudited and is based on preliminary internal information of the Group, which may differ from figures to be disclosed in the audited or unaudited consolidated financial statements to be published by the Company on an annual or half-yearly basis due to various uncertainties during the process of collating such sales information. As such, the above data is provided for investors' reference only. Investors are advised to exercise caution and not to place undue reliance on such information when dealing in the securities of the Company. When in doubt, investors are advised to seek professional advice from professional or financial advisers.

On behalf of the Board

Chairman

Hong Kong, 6 January 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Company comprises five executive directors, namely, Mr. Hui Wing Mau (Chairman), Mr. Hui Sai Tan, Jason (Vice Chairman), Ms. Tang Fei, Mr. Liao Lujiang and Mr. Kan Naigui; one non-executive director, namely, Mr. Liu Sai Fei; and three independent non-executive directors, namely, Ms. Kan Lai Kuen, Alice, Mr. Lu Hong Bing and Mr. Lam Ching Kam.