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WANT WANT CHINA HOLDINGS LIMITED

中國旺旺控股有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock code: 0151) CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT BOOK CLOSURE FOR ENTITLEMENT OF THE PROPOSED FINAL DIVIDEND

Reference is made to the announcement of annual results for the year ended 31 December 2013 of Want Want China Holdings Limited (the "Company") dated 11 March 2014 (the "Announcement").
As stated in the Announcement, in order to qualify for the entitlement to the proposed final dividend of US2.27 cents per ordinary share of the Company in respect of the year ended 31
December 2013, all transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30pm on 5 May 2014, for the purpose of effecting the share transfers. The register of members of the Company would be closed from 7
May 2014 to 9 May 2014 (both dates inclusive).
The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") wishes to clarify that, in order to qualify for the entitlement to the proposed final dividend, all transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30pm on 7
May 2014, for the purpose of effecting the share transfers. The register of members of the
Company will be closed from 8 May 2014 to 9 May 2014 (both dates inclusive).
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By order of the Board

Want Want China Holdings Limited TSAI Eng-Meng

Chairman

Hong Kong, 11 March 2014

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. TSAI Eng- Meng, Mr. LIAO Ching-Tsun, Mr. TSAI Wang-Chia, Mr. CHU Chi-Wen and Mr. CHAN Yu-Feng; the non-executive directors of the Company are Mr. TSAI Shao-Chung, Mr. MAKI Haruo and Mr. CHENG Wen-Hsien; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Mr. TOH David Ka Hock, Dr. PEI Kerwei, Mr. CHIEN Wen-Guey, Mr. LEE Kwang-Chou and Dr.

KAO Ruey-Bin.

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