Sinotrans Shipping : ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 3.7 OF THE TAKEOVERS CODE END OF OFFER PERIOD

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SINOTRANS SHIPPING LIMITED

中外運航運有限公司

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 0368)

ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 3.7 OF THE TAKEOVERS CODE END OF OFFER PERIOD

Reference is made to the announcements of Sinotrans Shipping Limited (the "Company") dated

15 November 2015, 20 November 2015, 18 December 2015 and 29 December 2015 (the "Announcements") in respect of the Possible Reorganisation. Unless the context requires otherwise, terms defined in the Announcements will have the same meanings when used herein.

The Company has been informed by China Merchants that the Executive has waived the obligation of China Merchants to make a General Offer for shares of the Company under Rule 26 of the Takeovers Code arising as a result of the Possible Reorganisation. Accordingly, for the purpose of the Takeovers Code, the offer period in respect of the Possible Reorganisation ended on the date of this announcement, being 19 January 2016.

WARNINGS: There is no assurance that the Possible Reorganisation will materialise or eventually be consummated. Shareholders of the Company and the public investors should exercise extreme caution when dealing in the securities of the Company. Further announcement(s) will be made by Company as and when appropriate in respect of the Possible Reorganisation.

By order of the Board

Sinotrans Shipping Limited HUEN Po Wah

Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 19 January 2016

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Li Hua and Ms. Feng Guoying; the non-executive Directors are Mr. Li Zhen (Chairman) and Mr. Tian Zhongshan; and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Tsang Hing Lun, Mr. Lee Peter Yip Wah and Mr. Zhou Qifang.

The directors of the Company jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this announcement and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries,

that to the best of their knowledge, opinions expressed in this announcement have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and there are no other facts not contained in this announcement, the omission of which would make any statement in this announcement misleading .