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

KINGBOARD CHEMICAL HOLDINGS LIMITED KINGBOARD LAMINATES HOLDINGS LIMITED 建滔化工集團有限公司 建滔積層板控股有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands

with limited liability)

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands

with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 148) (Stock Code: 1888) JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO KINGBOARD COPPER FOIL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Reference is made to the joint announcements of Kingboard Chemical Holdings Limited ("Kingboard Chemical") and Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited ("Kingboard Laminates") dated 3 March 2017, 6 March 2017, 20 March 2017, 22 March 2017, 30 March 2017 and 31 March 2017 in relation to the voluntary unconditional cash offer (the "Offer") by Excel First Investments Limited 卓先投資有限公司 (the "Offeror") for all the issued and paid-up ordinary shares in the capital of Kingboard Copper Foil Holdings Limited ("KBCF"), other than those which are owned, controlled or agreed to be acquired by the Offeror or by parties acting in concert or deemed to be acting in concert with the Offeror in relation to the Offer.

This announcement is made by Kingboard Chemical and Kingboard Laminates pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and is being released for information purpose.

KBCF, a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability and the shares of which are listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, is an indirect 69.66%-owned subsidiary of Kingboard Laminates. In turn, Kingboard Laminates is a 72.59%-owned subsidiary of Kingboard Chemical. Both Kingboard Chemical and Kingboard Laminates are companies listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

The following is a reproduction of the document published on the website of www.sgx.com of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited under KBCF on 3 April 2017 in relation to the Offer.

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KINGBOARD COPPER FOIL HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Incorporated in Bermuda) (Company Registration No. 26998) (the "Company")

VOLUNTARY UNCONDITIONAL CASH OFFER BY RELIGARE CAPITAL MARKETS CORPORATE FINANCE PTE. LIMITED, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF EXCEL FIRST INVESTMENTS LIMITED, FOR ALL THE ISSUED AND PAID-UP ORDINARY SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF KINGBOARD COPPER FOIL HOLDINGS LIMITED ("THE COMPANY") -

DESPATCH OF THE OFFEREE CIRCULAR

  1. INTRODUCTION

    The board of directors (the "Board") of the Company refers to the offer document dated 20 March 2017 (the "Offer Document") by Religare Capital Markets Limited ("RCM"), for and on behalf of Excel First Investments Limited 卓先投資有限公司 (the "Offeror"), relating to the voluntary unconditional cash offer ("Offer") by the Offeror for all the issued and paid- up ordinary shares of a par value of US$ 0.10 each ("Shares") in the capital of the Company, other than those which

    are owned, controlled or agreed to be acquired by the Offeror or by parties acting in concert or deemed to be acting in concert with the Offeror in relation to the Offer ("Concert Parties"), with a view to delist the Company from the Main Board of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST"), in accordance with the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers (the "Code").

  2. DESPATCH OF THE OFFEREE CIRCULAR

    The Board wishes to announce that the Company has today despatched to the shareholders of the Company ("Shareholders") a circular dated 3 April 2017 (the "Offeree Circular") containing, amongst others, the advice of Provenance Capital Pte. Ltd., the independent financial adviser (the "IFA") to the directors of the Company (the "Directors") who are regarded independent for the purpose of making recommendations to Shareholders in respect of the Offer under the Code (the "Independent Directors") and the recommendation of the Independent Directors in respect of the Offer. An electronic copy of the Offeree Circular is available on the website of the SGX-ST at www.sgx.com.

    The Offeree Circular requires the immediate attention of Shareholders. Shareholders should read and carefully consider the advice of the IFA and the recommendation of the Independent Directors before deciding whether to accept or reject the Offer. If you are in any doubt in relation to the Offer or as to the action you should take, you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other professional adviser immediately.

  3. FINAL OFFER PRICE AND THE CLOSING DATE

  4. RCM, for and on behalf of the Offeror, announced on 31 March 2017 that the offer price of S$0.40 in cash per Share is final and the Offeror will not be revising the Offer Price.

  5. Shareholders should note that as stated in the announcement on 31 March 2017 by RCM, for and on behalf of the Offeror, the closing date (the "Closing Date") for the Offer is 5:30 p.m. on 17 April 2017 or such other date(s) as may be announced by the Offeror from time to time. Acceptances for the Offer must be received not later than the Closing Date.

  6. COPIES OF THE OFFEREE CIRCULAR

  7. Any Shareholder who has not received the Offeree Circular within two (2) days from the date hereof may (a) obtain a copy from the offices of the Singapore share transfer agent of the Company, Intertrust Singapore Corporate Services Pte. Ltd. (the "Share Transfer Agent"), during normal business hours up to the Closing Date, or (b) make a request to the Share Transfer Agent for the Offeree Circular to be sent to an address in Singapore by ordinary post at the risk of the Shareholder up to five (5) market days (being a day on which the SGX-ST is open for trading in securities) prior to the Closing Date. The address of the Share Transfer Agent is as follows:

    Intertrust Singapore Corporate Services Pte. Ltd.

    77 Robinson Road,

    #13-00 Robinson 77

    Singapore 068896

    4. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

    The Directors (including any who may have delegated detailed supervision of this announcement) have taken all reasonable care to ensure that the facts stated and all opinions expressed in this announcement are fair and accurate and that no material facts have been omitted from this announcement which would make any statement in this announcement misleading, and they jointly and severally accept responsibility accordingly.

    Where any information has been extracted or reproduced from published or otherwise publicly available sources (including without limitation, the Offer Document), the sole responsibility of the Directors has been to ensure, through reasonable enquiries, that such information is accurately and correctly extracted from such sources or, as the case may be, reflected or reproduced in this announcement.

    BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

    Ong Tiong Wee Independent Director

    3 April 2017

    BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

    Kingboard Chemical Holdings Limited Lo Ka Leong

    Company Secretary

    BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

    Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited Leung Yu Hin

    Company Secretary

    Hong Kong, 3 April 2017

    As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of Kingboard Chemical consists of Messrs. Cheung Kwok Wing, Chang Wing Yiu, Cheung Kwong Kwan, Ho Yin Sang, Cheung Wai Lin, Stephanie, Cheung Ka Shing and Chen Maosheng, being the executive directors, Messrs. Cheng Wai Chee, Christopher, Cheung Ming Man, Chong Kin Ki and Leung Tai Chiu, being the independent non-executive directors.

    As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of Kingboard Laminates consists of Messrs. Cheung Kwok Wa, Cheung Kwok Keung, Cheung Kwok Ping, Lam Ka Po, Cheung Ka Ho, Liu Min and Zhou Pei Feng, being the executive directors, Mr. Lo Ka Leong, being the non-executive director, and Messrs. Leung Tai Chiu, Ip Shu Kwan, Stephen, Zhang Lu Fu and Lau Ping Cheung, Kaizer, being the independent non-executive directors.

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