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The Hong Kong Building and Loan Agency Limited

香 港 建 屋 貸 款 有 限 公 司

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock code: 145)

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

AND REVISED EXPECTED TIMETABLE

FOR THE PROPOSED SHARE CONSOLIDATION

Reference is made to the circular (the "Circular") and notice of the EGM (the "Notice") of The Hong Kong Building and Loan Agency Limited (the "Company") both dated 3 August 2020 and the announcement of the Company dated 19 August 2020 (the "Announcement"). Unless otherwise stated, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Circular and the Notice.

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

As disclosed in the Announcement, the EGM is postponed due to Typhoon Signal No. 8 hoisted at the time of the original scheduled meeting. The EGM will be rescheduled to be held at Room 1801-4, 18/F, Harcourt House, 39 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on Monday, 24 August 2020 at 11:45 a.m..

The resolution set out in the Circular and the Notice to be proposed at the EGM will remain unchanged, and such resolution will be proposed at the rescheduled EGM. All forms of proxy deposited with the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Tengis Limited, for the purposes of the EGM will remain valid.

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REVISED EXPECTED TIMETABLE

Further to the Circular, the expected timetable for the implementation of the proposed Share Consolidation is set out below.

Event

Time and Date

Closure of register of members for the entitlement

to attend and vote at the EGM (both days inclusive) . . . . . . . . . . Friday, 14 August 2020 - Wednesday, 19 August 2020

Record date for attendance and voting at the EGM . . . . . . . . . .

Wednesday, 19 August 2020

Latest date and time for lodging forms of proxy

for the EGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, 22 August 2020

Date and time of the EGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:45 a.m. on Monday, 24 August 2020

Publication of the announcement of the voting results

of the EGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, 24 August 2020

The following events are conditional on the fulfillment of the conditions for the implementation of the Share Consolidation as set out in the Circular.

Effective date of the Share Consolidation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, 26 August 2020

First day of free exchange of existing share certificates

for new share certificates for the Consolidated Shares . . . . . Wednesday, 26 August 2020

Dealing in the Consolidated Shares commences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 26 August 2020

Original counter for trading in the Existing Shares in board lots of 8,000 Existing Shares

(in the form of existing share certificates)

temporarily closes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 26 August 2020

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Temporary counter for trading in the Consolidated Shares in board lots of 800 Consolidated Shares

(in the form of existing share certificates) opens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 26 August 2020

Original counter for trading in the Consolidated Shares in board lots of 8,000 Consolidated Shares

(in the form of new share certificates

for the Consolidated Shares) re-opens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 9 September 2020

Parallel trading in the Consolidated Shares (in the form of new share certificates for the Consolidated Shares and

existing share certificates) commences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 9 September 2020

Designated broker starts to stand in the market to provide matching services for odd lots

of the Consolidated Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 9 September 2020

Temporary counter for trading in the Consolidated Shares in board lots of 800 Consolidated Shares

(in the form of existing share certificates) closes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Parallel trading in the Consolidated Shares (in the form of new share certificates for the

Consolidated Shares and existing share certificates) ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Designated broker ceases to stand in the market to provide matching services for odd lots of the

Consolidated Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Last day for free exchange of existing share certificates

for new share certificates for the Consolidated Shares . . . . . . . . Monday, 5 October 2020

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All times and dates in this timetable refer to Hong Kong local times and dates. The expected timetable is subject to the satisfaction of all the conditions of the Share Consolidation and is therefore for indicative purpose only. Any changes to the expected timetable will be announced in a separate announcement by the Company as and when appropriate.

By order of the Board

The Hong Kong Building and Loan Agency Limited

Chong Kok Leong

Executive Director

Hong Kong, 20 August 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Chong Kok Leong and Mr. Zhuang Miaozhong being the executive Directors; and Mr. Choy Hiu Fai, Eric, Mr. Huang Lizhi and Mr. Ng Kay Kwok being the independent non-executive Directors.

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