Global Sweeteners : Circulars - Supplemental Circular to the Circular to Shareholders Dated 19 January 2016 and Supplemental Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting

00E1601164 Cir.indb If you are in doubt as to any aspect of this supplemental circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.

If you have sold or transferred all your shares in Global Sweeteners Holdings Limited, you should at once hand this supplemental circular and the accompanying form of proxy to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, licensed securities dealer or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or the transferee.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this supplemental circular, 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 supplemental circular.

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)

SUPPLEMENTAL CIRCULAR TO THE CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS DATED 19 JANUARY 2016 AND SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

This supplemental circular should be read together with the circular of the Company dated 19 January 2016. A supplemental notice of the EGM is set out on pages 9 to 10 of this supplemental circular. The EGM will be re-scheduled to be held at Room 1, United Conference Centre, 10/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong on Tuesday, 16 February 2016 at 10:00 a.m..

Whether or not you intend to attend the EGM in person, you are requested to complete and return the accompanying second form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon to the Company's branch share registrar and transfer office in Hong Kong, Tricor Investor Services Limited at Level 22, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong as soon as possible and in any event no later than 48 hours before the time of the EGM or any adjournment thereof. Completion and return of the second form of proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the EGM or any adjournment thereof should you wish.

* for identification purposes only

27 January 2016

Page

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Letter from the Board

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Re-election of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Supplemental Notice of EGM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Second Form of Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Voting at the EGM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Appendix - Details of the Directors proposed to be re-elected at the EGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Supplemental Notice of EGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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In this supplemental circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

"Articles" the Articles of Association of the Company

"Board" the board of Directors

"Circular" the circular issued by the Company to the Shareholders dated 19 January 2016

"Company" Global Sweeteners Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, the Shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange

"Director(s)" the director(s) of the Company

"EGM" the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be re- scheduled to be held at Room 1, United Conference Centre, 10/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong on Tuesday, 16 February 2016 at 10:00 a.m. or any adjournment thereof

"First Form of Proxy" the form of proxy accompanying the Circular

"GBT" Global Bio-chem Technology Group Company Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, the controlling shareholder of the Company and the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 00809)

"Group" the Company and its subsidiaries

"HK$" Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong

"Hong Kong" the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the

People's Republic of China

"Jiaotou" 吉 林 省 交 通 投 資 集 團 有 限 公 司 (Jilin Province Communication Investment Group Co., Ltd.*), a limited liability company incorporated in the People's Republic of China, being the controlling shareholder of GBT and the holder of the convertible bonds issued by GBT

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"Latest Practicable Date" 25 January 2016, being the latest practicable date prior to

the printing of this supplemental circular for the purpose of ascertaining certain information for inclusion in this supplemental circular

"Listing Rules" the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock

Exchange

"Notice of EGM" the notice convening the EGM, as set out on pages 6 to 7 of

the Circular

"Second Form of Proxy" the form of proxy accompanying this supplemental circular

"SFO" Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) as amended from time to time

"Share(s)" ordinary share(s) of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company

"Shareholder(s)" holder(s) of the Shares

"Stock Exchange" The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

"Supplemental Notice of EGM"

the notice convening the EGM, as set out on pages 9 to 10 of this supplemental circular

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