APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Board is pleased to announce that Mr Koji Shinohara has been appointed as an executive director of the Company with effect from 28 May 2015.

APPOINTMENT OF A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The board (the "Board") of directors of Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (the "Company") is pleased to announce that Mr Koji Shinohara ("Mr Shinohara") has been appointed as an executive director of the Company with effect from 28 May 2015.
Koji Shinohara, aged 47, joined Sanyo Foods Co., Ltd. in August 2014 as the executive director and Head of Marketing. After graduating from Keio University of Economics in 1990, he worked in Coca-Cola (Japan) for brand marketing, sales and business management. In 2007, he was the Vice President of brand marketing of Coca-Cola (Japan). In 2008, he was the Global Senior Director of ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and RTD tea section of Coca-Cola Atlanta headquarter. In 2010, Mr. Shinohara was the Senior Vice President of brand marketing of Coca-Cola (Japan). He has more than 20 years working experience in the brand marketing industry.
Mr Shinohara has not entered into a service agreement with the Company and with no fixed term of his service subject to the requirements in the Articles of Association of the Company. The emoluments payable to Mr Shinohara are subject to review by the Board each year. The emoluments of Mr Shinohara are determined by reference to his duties and responsibilities within the Company and its subsidiaries.

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Mr Shinohara has not entered into a service agreement with the Company and his appointment has no fixed term subject to the rotation and retirement requirements in the Articles of Association of the Company. The emoluments payable to Mr Shinohara are subject to review by the Board each year and are determined by reference to his duties and responsibilities within the Company and its subsidiaries.
Save as disclosed above, Mr Shinohara (i) does not have, and is not deemed to have, any interests or short positions in any shares, underlying shares or debentures of the Company and its associated corporations within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the laws of Hong Kong); and (ii) is not connected with any other directors, senior management, substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company. Save as disclosed, Mr Shinohara has not held directorship or major appointment in any other listed public companies in the past three years. In addition, there is no information which is discloseable nor is/was he involved in any of the matters required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements of the provisions under paragraphs 13.51(2)(h) to 13.51(2)(v) of the Listing Rules, and there is no any other matters that need to be brought to the attention of Shareholders of the Company.
By order of the Board

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. Ip Pui Sum

Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 28 May 2015

As at the date of this announcement, Mr. Wei Ing-Chou, Mr. Junichiro Ida, Mr. Wu Chung-Yi, Mr. Nagano Teruo, Mr. Wei Hong-Ming and Mr. Kohji Shinohara are executive Directors of the Company. Mr. Hsu Shin-Chun, Mr. Lee Tiong-Hock and Mr. Hiromu Fukada are independent non-executive Directors of the Company.

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