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

FDG Kinetic Limited

FDG Electric Vehicles Limited

五龍動力有限公司

五龍電動車(集團)有限公司

(Receivers and Managers Appointed)

(Provisional Liquidators Appointed)

(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 378)

(Stock Code: 729)

JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT

UPDATE PURSUANT TO RULE 3.7 OF THE TAKEOVERS CODE

IN RELATION TO THE ACQUISITION PROPOSAL

This joint announcement is made pursuant to Rule 3.7 of the Takeovers Code by FDG Kinetic and FDG EV.

Reference is made to the joint announcements (the "Joint Announcements") of FDG Kinetic and FDG EV dated 16 April 2020, 29 April 2020, 5 May 2020, 3 June 2020, 2 July 2020 and 28 July 2020. Terms defined in the Joint Announcements shall have the same meaning herein unless otherwise defined or the context otherwise required.

Sinopoly and Union Grace received a letter from Mr. Xu on 12 August 2020 indicating that he will further extend the validity of the Acquisition Proposal from 21 August 2020 to 21 September 2020 (the "Final Closing Date") for one last time. It is also stated in the letter that the offer in the Acquisition Proposal will expire after the Final Closing Date.

As at the date of this joint announcement, the joint and several provisional liquidators of FDG EV are considering the Acquisition Proposal and no definitive agreement has yet been entered into between Mr. Xu and/or his controlled corporation and FDG EV and/or Sinopoly and/or Union Grace.

The Acquisition Proposal, if materialised, will constitute a major transaction of FDG EV, as such, it will be subject to the reporting, announcement and shareholders' approval requirements by the shareholders of FDG EV under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules and (if applicable) the approval from the Supreme Court of Bermuda, the joint and several provisional liquidators of FDG EV and relevant security holder of the subject shares.

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MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

In accordance with Rule 3.7 of the Takeovers Code, monthly update announcement(s) will be made by FDG Kinetic until an announcement of firm intention to make the offer under Rule 3.5 of the Takeovers Code is released, or a decision not to proceed with the Acquisition Proposal is made. Further announcement(s) will also be made by FDG Kinetic as and when appropriate or required in accordance with the Listing Rules and the Takeovers Code (as the case may be).

CONTINUED SUSPENSION OF TRADING IN THE SHARES

Trading in the shares of FDG EV and FDG Kinetic has been suspended since 9:00 a.m. on 2 July 2020 and will continue to be suspended until further notice. Holders of the shares and other securities of FDG EV and FDG Kinetic and potential investors are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the shares and other securities of FDG EV and FDG Kinetic.

CAUTION

There is no assurance that the Acquisition Proposal will materialise. Even if a definitive agreement is entered into between FDG EV and/or Sinopoly and/or Union Grace and Mr. Xu and/or his controlled corporation, the Acquisition Proposal may or may not be consummated. There is no assurance that there will be a general offer under Rule 26.1 of the Takeovers Code for the securities (as defined in Note 4 to Rule 22 of the Takeovers Code) of FDG Kinetic. Shareholders and potential investors should exercise caution when dealing in the securities of FDG Kinetic, and if they are in any doubt about their positions, they should consult their professional adviser(s).

On behalf of the Board

For and on behalf of

FDG Kinetic Limited

FDG Electric Vehicles Limited

(Receivers and Managers Appointed)

(Provisional Liquidators Appointed)

Jaime Che

WONG Wing Sze Tiffany

Chief Executive Officer

YEUNG Mei Lee

Mathew Connor Clingerman

Joint and Several Provisional Liquidators

Acting as agents without personal liability

Hong Kong, 13 August 2020

As at the date of this joint announcement, the board of directors of FDG Kinetic comprises Mr. Jaime Che (Chief Executive Officer) and Mr. Cao Zhong (suspended) as executive directors; and Professor Sit Fung Shuen Victor (Chairman), Mr. Hung Chi Yuen Andrew and Mr. Toh Hock Ghim as independent non-executive directors.

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As at the date of this joint announcement, the board of directors of FDG EV comprises Mr. Jaime Che (Chief Executive Officer), Dr. Chen Yanping (Chief Technical Officer) and Mr. Cao Zhong (suspended) as executive directors; Mr. Lo Wing Yat (Chairman) and Mr. Huang Tan as non-executive directors; and Mr. Chan Yuk Tong, Mr. Fei Tai Hung and Mr. Tse Kam Fow as independent non-executive directors.

The directors of FDG Kinetic jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of information contained in this joint announcement (other than information relating to FDG EV), and confirm, having made all reasonable inquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, opinions expressed (other than those expressed by the joint and several provisional liquidators of FDG EV) in this joint announcement have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and there are no other facts not contained in this joint announcement, the omission of which would make any statement in this joint announcement misleading.

The joint and several provisional liquidators of FDG EV jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of information contained in this joint announcement (other than information relating to FDG Kinetic), and confirm, having made all reasonable inquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, opinions expressed (other than those expressed by the directors of FDG Kinetic) in this joint announcement have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and there are no other facts not contained in this joint announcement, the omission of which would make any statement in this joint announcement misleading.

Website of FDG Kinetic: http://www.fdgkinetic.com

Website of FDG EV: http://www.fdgev.com

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