Sound Global Ltd. announced that it officially entered into contracts for the following projects recently. The addition of the total sewage treatment capacity is 230,000 tonnes per day. Details of the projects are set out as follows.

The Build, Operate and Transfer Project of Upgrade, Reconstruction and Expansion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Shunyi District, Beijing City (Beijing Shunyi Project). Beijing Shunyi Project is invested, constructed, operated and transferred by Sound Global. The total sewage treatment capacity is to increase from the current 80,000 tonnes per day to 180,000 tonnes per day and the quality of water discharged is to be upgraded to meet Class B standard as set out in the Discharge Standards on Water Pollutants from Urban Sewage Treatment Plants of Beijing from Class IB standard as set out in the national standard for the Discharge Standards on Pollutants from Urban Sewage Treatment Plants total investment of the project is approximately RMB 580 million with a concession term of 30 years.

The PPP Project for Wastewater Treatment in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province: Shandong Zhaoyuan Project is invested, constructed and operated by a joint venture to be established by Sound Global and Zhaoyuan Municipal Government. The total sewage treatment capacity of the project is 100,000 tonnes per day, including a BOT element of 50,000 tonnes per day and a TOT element of the remaining 50,000 tonnes per day. The quality of water discharged for the BOT element is designed to meet Class IA standard as set out in the national standard for the Discharge Standards on Pollutants from Urban Sewage Treatment Plants, in which the COD and NH3-N shall meet the Class IV standard as set out in Environmental Quality Standard For Surface Water.

The quality of water discharged for the TOT element after upgrading and improvement will meet Class IA standard as set out in the national standard for the Discharge Standards on Pollutants from Urban Sewage Treatment Plants. The total investment of the project is approximately RMB 300 million with a concession term of 25 years. The Operation and Maintenance Project of Sewage Treatment Facilities and Pump Stations in Jilin City, Jilin province: The total sewage treatment capacity of Jilin Operation and Maintenance Project is 30,000 tonnes per day.

The quality of water discharged is designed to meet Class IA standard as set out in the national standard for the Discharge Standards on Pollutants from Urban Sewage Treatment Plants. The concession term is 1 year.