Mr Andrew M Gordon Non-Executive Director and a member of Audit Committee

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(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 302) Closure of Register of Members

Reference is made to (i) the composite offer and response document jointly issued by Oversea- Chinese Banking Corporation Limited ("OCBC"), OCBC Pearl Limited (the "Offeror") and Wing Hang Bank, Limited ("WHB") dated 30 June 2014, (ii) a joint announcement issued by OCBC, the Offeror and WHB on 29 July 2014 regarding the close of the Offers and suspension of trading of WHB Shares, (iii) the notice of compulsory acquisition to minority WHB shareholders dated 13 August 2014, and (iv) a joint announcement issued by OCBC, the Offeror and WHB on 18 September 2014 regarding the proposed date of withdrawal of listing of WHB Shares.
In order to ascertain entitlement to the compulsory acquisition, the register of members of WHB (the "Register") will be closed from Friday, 10 October 2014 to Monday, 13 October 2014 (both days inclusive) during which no transfer of shares will be registered. The minority shareholders whose names appear on the Register on Monday, 13 October 2014 will be entitled to the compulsory acquisition. In order to qualify for the compulsory acquisition, all transfers of shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with WHB's share registrar (the "Share Registrar"), Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong for registration not later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 9 October 2014.
All the outstanding WHB Shares held by minority shareholders are expected to be compulsorily acquired by the Offeror on Monday, 13 October 2014, assuming that no application has been made to the High Court of Hong Kong for an order to the contrary by then. Therefore, any person who has acquired WHB Shares from a minority shareholder will not be registered as a shareholder of WHB after Monday, 13 October 2014 unless the transfer of shares and the relevant share certificates are lodged with the Share Registrar before 4:30p.m. on Thursday, 9
October 2014.
Hong Kong, 22 September 2014
On behalf of the Board Wing Hang Bank, Limited LEUNG Chiu Wah Company Secretary
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of WHB comprises:

Chairman

Dr FUNG Yuk Bun Patrick JP

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Executive directors

Mr NA Wu Beng (Chief Executive)

Mr Frank John WANG (Deputy Chief Executive)

Non-executive directors

Dr CHEONG Choong Kong

Ms KNG Hwee Tin

Mr TSIEN Samuel Nag

Independent non-executive directors

Mr LAU Hon Chuen Ambrose GBS, JP

Mr OOI Sang Kuang

Mr TSE Hau Yin Aloysius

Alternate director

Mr FUNG Yuk Sing Michael (Alternate Director to Mr Frank John WANG)

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