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This announcement has been prepared pursuant to, and in order to comply with, the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs, and does not constitute an offer to buy, or the solicitation of an offer to sell or subscribe for, any securities or an invitation to enter into an agreement to do any such things, nor is it calculated to invite any offer to buy, sell or subscribe for any securities.

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

Stock Code: 00511
  1. CONDITIONAL CASH OFFER BY MERRILL LYNCH (ASIA PACIFIC) LIMITED ON BEHALF OF TELEVISION BROADCASTS LIMITED TO REPURCHASE UP TO 120,000,000 SHARES AT HK$35.075 PER SHARE, AND
  2. APPLICATION FOR WHITEWASH WAIVER
FURTHER DELAY IN DESPATCH OF OFFER DOCUMENT Financial Adviser to the Company

Reference is made to (1) the announcement of the Company dated 24 January 2017 in connection with the original Offer and the Whitewash Waiver (the "Announcement"); (2) the announcement of the Company dated 13 February 2017 setting out the revised terms of the Offer; (3) the announcement of the Company dated 14 February 2017 on delay in despatch of the Offer Document; (4) the announcement of the Company dated 21 February 2017 on further delay in despatch of the Offer Document; and (5) the announcement of the Company dated 3 March 2017 on further delay in despatch of the Offer Document. Unless otherwise stated, capitalised terms used herein shall bear the same meanings as those defined in the Announcement.

Pursuant to Rule 8.2 of the Takeovers Code, the Company is required to despatch the Offer Document within 21 days of the date of the Announcement, being on or before 14 February 2017 (the "Time Limit"). The Executive has previously granted consent to extend the date of despatch of the Offer Document to 3 March 2017, and subsequently granted consent to further extend the date of despatch of the Offer Document to 17 March 2017.

As additional time is required for the Company to prepare the Offer Document, the despatch of the Offer Document will be further delayed. The Company has applied to the Executive for a waiver from strict compliance with Rule 8.2 of the Takeovers Code and for an extension of the Time Limit to a date no later than 10 April 2017. The Executive has indicated that it is minded to grant consent.

A further announcement will be made when the Offer Document is being despatched.

By Order of the Board Adrian MAK Yau Kee Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 17 March 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Company comprises:

Chairman and Non-executive Director

Dr. Charles CHAN Kwok Keung

Vice Chairman and Non-executive Director

LI Ruigang

Executive Directors

Mark LEE Po On Group Chief Executive Officer

CHEONG Shin Keong General Manager

Non-executive Directors

Mona FONG

Anthony LEE Hsien Pin CHEN Wen Chi

Thomas HUI To

Independent Non-executive Directors

Dr. Raymond OR Ching Fai SBS, JP

Dr. William LO Wing Yan JP

Professor Caroline WANG Chia-Ling Dr. Allan ZEMAN GBM, GBS, JP

The Directors jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this announcement, and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, opinions expressed in this announcement have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and there are no other facts not contained in this announcement the omission of which would make any statement contained in this announcement misleading.

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