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Shanghai Stock Exchange Market Closure Schedule For 2012 Spring Festival

Date 16/01/2012

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) hereby announces the market closure schedule for the Spring Festival of 2012 according to the "SSE Holiday Schedule for 2012" (Shang Zheng Jiao Zi [2011] No. 52) as follows:

1. The SSE will close from January 22 (Sunday) to January 28 (Saturday) and open for trading from January 30 (Monday) onwards. It will also close on the weekends on January 21 (Saturday) and January 29 (Sunday).

2. Relevant clearing issues will be carried out according to the arrangements of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corp. Ltd.

3. To ensure the normal trading after the holiday, the SSE will conduct a linkage test towards its trading systems (including the block trading system and the comprehensive electronic platform of fixed income securities) from 09:30 to 12:00 on January 29, 2012 (Sunday).