NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL Singapore, 27 September 2013 - China Fishery Group Limited ("CFGL") refers to the announcement of 30 August 2013 regarding CFGL's indirect wholly owned subsidiary Grand Success Investment (Singapore) Private Limited (the "Offeror") completing its voluntary offer and acquiring in aggregate 69,568,092 shares representing approximately 99.1% of the shares and votes in Copeinca ASA (the "Company") at a price of NOK 68.17 per share (or its equivalent in USD) (the "Acquisition"), and its intention to launch a mandatory offer for all the outstanding shares in the Company not already owned by the Offeror (the "Offer"). The Offeror hereby announces the launch of the Offer on the terms and conditions set out in the offer document dated 26 September 2013. A cash consideration of NOK 68.17 (or its equivalent in USD) will be offered per share, equalling the cash offer in the completed Acquisition. The Offer and the offer document have been approved by Oslo Børs pursuant to section 6-14(1) of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. The acceptance period for the Offer commences today and expires at 22:00 (CET) on 25 October 2013. The Offer is not made in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. Specifically, the Offer is not made in or into Canada, Australia or Japan. This notification does not in itself constitute an offer. The Offer will only be made on the basis of the offer document dated 26 September 2013 and can only be accepted pursuant to the terms of such document. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Oslo Branch is acting as financial adviser and receiving agent for the Offeror. LarrainVial Sociedad Agente de Bolsa S.A. is acting as receiving agent in relation to shares tendered over the Lima Stock Exchange in Peru. The offer document for the Offer has been sent to all shareholders registered in VPS as at 26 September 2013. The offer document is also available upon request at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Oslo Branch, Filipstad Brygge 1, NO-0123 Oslo or by visiting www.seb.se/mb. *** The Offer and the distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with the Offer may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. CFGL does not assume any responsibility in the event there is a violation by any person of such restrictions. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other information should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. Contacts Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Oslo Branch, financial adviser Henrik Tangen, +47 2100 8511, +47 9822 8511, henrik.tangen@seb.no China Fishery Group Limited Dennis Chan, Finance Director, +852 2589 4156, dennis.chan@chinafish.com
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