Global Sweeteners : Announcements and Notices - (i)postpOnement and Rescheduling of Annual General Meeting of the Company and (ii)change of Book Closure Period

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GLOBAL SWEETENERS HOLDINGS LIMITED

大 成 糖 業 控 股 有 限 公 司 *

(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 03889)

(I)POSTPONEMENT AND RESCHEDULING OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY

AND

(II)CHANGE OF BOOK CLOSURE PERIOD

(I)POSTPONEMENT AND RESCHEDULING OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY

Reference is made to the circular (the "AGM Circular") and the notice of annual general meeting (the "Original AGM Notice") both published on 17 April 2019 of Global Sweeteners Holdings Limited (the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") in relation to, among other things, the date of the forthcoming annual general meeting (the "AGM"). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as defined in the AGM Circular.

The board of directors (the "Board") of the Company hereby announces that the AGM originally scheduled to be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 22 May 2019 at Jade Room, 6th Floor, The Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, Harbour City, No. 3 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong as set out in the Original AGM Notice will be postponed and rescheduled to be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, 28 June 2019 at Jade Room, 6th Floor, The Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, Harbour City, No. 3 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong (the "Re-ScheduledAGM").

Save for the changes to the date of the Re-Scheduled AGM and the corresponding changes specified below, all information and contents as set out in the AGM Circular and the Original AGM Notice remain unchanged.

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A revised AGM Notice (the "Revised AGM Notice") and a revised form of proxy (the "Revised AGM Form of Proxy") will be despatched to the Shareholders in due course.

The AGM forms of proxy which have already been deposited with the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong (the "Original AGM Form of Proxy") are still valid for the purpose of the Re-Scheduled AGM. Those Shareholders wishing to deposit the Revised AGM Form of Proxy, which shall supersede the Original AGM Form of Proxy, may do so in accordance with the instructions printed on the Revised AGM Notice.

(II)CHANGE OF BOOK CLOSURE PERIOD

Reference is made to the announcement of the final results of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2018 and the closure of register of members published on 26 March 2019.

The Board announces that for the purposes of determining the identity of members who are entitled to attend and vote at the Re-Scheduled AGM, the period during which the register of members of the Company will be closed has been changed from the period from 17 May 2019 to 22 May 2019 (both days inclusive) to the period from 25 June 2019 to 28 June 2019 (both days inclusive). The record date is changed from 22 May 2019 to 28 June 2019.

In order to be eligible to attend and vote at the Re-Scheduled AGM, all duly completed and signed transfer forms accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong for registration by not later than 4:30 p.m. on 24 June 2019.

By Order of the Board

Global Sweeteners Holdings Limited

Zhang Zihua

Acting Chairman

Hong Kong, 20 May 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises one executive Director, namely Mr. Zhang Zihua; and three independent non-executive Directors, namely, Mr. Fong Wai Ho, Mr. Lo Kwing Yu and Mr. Wang Wenquan.

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