Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1530)

(Convertible Bonds Code: 5241)

WITHDRAWAL OF LISTING OF THE

ZERO COUPON CONVERTIBLE BONDS DUE 2022

(ISIN: XS1648220520)

(Common Code: 164822052)

References are made to the announcements of 3SBio Inc. (the "Company") dated 21 July 2017, 20 April 2020, 17 June 2020, 18 June 2020 and 29 June 2020 (each an "Announcement") in relation to, among other things, the 300,000,000 zero coupon convertible bonds due 2022 issued by Strategic International Group Limited (the "Issuer") and guaranteed by the Company (Convertible Bonds Code: 5241) (the "Existing Convertible Bonds").

As stated in the Announcement dated 29 June 2020, the Issuer would redeem 143,561,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Existing Convertible Bonds on 21 July 2020 and there would be Existing Convertible Bonds in the principal amount of 850,000 outstanding thereafter. Furthermore, as disclosed, the Issuer intended to exercise its right to redeem all of the Existing Convertible Bonds if less than 30,000,000 principal amount of the Existing Convertible Bonds (i.e. 10% of the principal amount of the Existing Convertible Bonds originally issued) remain outstanding.

The board ("Board") of directors of the Company announces that, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Existing Convertible Bonds, the Issuer has exercised its right to redeem and has completed the redemption of all of the Existing Convertible Bonds. As at the date of this announcement, no Existing Convertible Bonds are outstanding.

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The Existing Convertible Bonds are expected to be delisted from The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited upon the close of business on 4 September 2020.

By order of the Board

3SBio Inc.

Dr. LOU Jing

Chairman

Shenyang, the PRC

28 August 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Dr. LOU Jing and Ms. SU Dongmei as executive directors; Mr. HUANG Bin and Mr. TANG Ke as non-executive directors; and Mr. PU Tianruo, Mr. David Ross PARKINSON and Dr. WONG Lap Yan as independent non-executive directors.

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