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GOME RETAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED ਷ߕཧਯછٰϞࠢʮ̡*

(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 493)

POLL RESULTS FOR THE SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

HELD ON 10 JANUARY 2019

References are made to the circular (the "Circular") and the notice (the "Notice") of the special general meeting of GOME Retail Holdings Limited dated 21 December 2018 of the Company. Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as used in the Circular.

The Board announces that the poll results in respect of the resolutions proposed at the SGM held on 10 January 2019 were as follows:

Ordinary Resolutions (Note)

No. of Votes (%)

Total number of votes

For

Against

1.

To approve the Share Consolidation.

791,882,132

(19.22%)

3,327,483,406

(80.78%)

4,119,365,538

2.

To approve the 2019 Master Merchandise Purchase Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereunder and the annual caps thereunder.

792,079,406

(81.42%)

180,692,580

(18.58%)

972,771,986

3.

To approve the 2019 Master Merchandise Supply Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereunder and the annual caps thereunder.

792,079,406

(81.42%)

180,692,580

(18.58%)

972,771,986

Note: The full text of the ordinary resolutions are set out in the Notice.

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the second and third resolutions, each of the second and third resolution was duly passed as an ordinary resolution of the Company.

As less than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the first resolution, the first resolution was not passed as an ordinary resolution of the Company. Accordingly, the Share Consolidation will not proceed.

Tricor Abacus Limited, the Company's branch share registrar in Hong Kong, was appointed as the scrutineer for vote taking at the SGM.

As at the date of the SGM, the total number of Shares in issue was 21,557,627,422 Shares.

With respect to the first resolution, 21,557,627,422 Shares was the total number of Shares entitling the Shareholders to attend and vote for or against the first resolution proposed at the SGM.

With respect to the second and third resolutions, the Controlling Shareholder and his associates, who together were interested in 10,835,703,338 Shares representing approximately 50.26% of the issued share capital of the Company, were considered to be interested in the 2019 Merchandise Agreements and have abstained from voting at the relevant resolutions at the SGM. As such, 10,721,924,084 Shares was the total number of Shares entitling the Shareholders to attend and vote for or against the second and the third resolutions proposed at the SGM.

Except as disclosed above, no Shareholder was required to abstain from voting at the SGM. There were no Shares entitling the Shareholders to attend and vote only against the resolution at the SGM. No person has indicated in the Circular that they intend to vote against or abstain from voting at the SGM.

By order of the Board GOME Retail Holdings Limited

Zhang Da Zhong

Chairman

Hong Kong, 10 January 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Zou Xiao Chun as executive director, Mr. Zhang Da Zhong, Ms. Huang Xiu Hong and Mr. Yu Sing Wong as non-executive directors, and Mr. Lee Kong Wai, Conway, Ms. Liu Hong Yu and Mr. Wang Gao as independent non-executive directors.

*For identification purpose only.

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