Further Delay in Despatch of Circular

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. ZHEJIANG EXPRESSWAY CO., LTD. (A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock code: 0576) FURTHER DELAY IN DESPATCH OF CIRCULAR IN RELATION TO DISCLOSEABLE AND CONNECTED TRANSACTIONS Reference are made to the announcements of Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. (the "Company") dated 20 March 2013 and 12 April 2013 (the "Announcements") in relation to proposed acquisitions of an aggregate 76.55% equity interest in Zhejiang Jinhua Yongjin Expressway Co., Ltd., which constitute discloseable and connected transactions for the Company under the Listing Rules. Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcements. As stated in the Announcements, the Company expected to despatch a circular (the "Circular") containing, among other things, (i) details of the Acquisitions, (ii) a letter from the Independent Board Committee to the Independent Shareholders regarding the Acquisitions, (iii) a letter of advice from the independent financial adviser to the Independent Board Committee and the Independent Shareholders regarding the Acquisitions, and (iv) a notice of general meeting, to the Shareholders on or before 30 April 2013. As additional time is required for the Company to prepare and finalise the information to be contained in the Circular, the despatch date of the Circular is expected to be further delayed to a date falling on or before 14 May 2013. On behalf of the Board ZHEJIANG EXPRESSWAY CO., LTD. ZHAN Xiaozhang Chairman Hangzhou, PRC, 30 April 2013 As of the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are: Mr. ZHAN Xiaozhang, Ms. LUO Jianhu and Mr. DING Huikang; the non-executive directors of the Company are: Mr. LI Zongsheng, Mr. WANG Weili and Mr. WANG Dongjie; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are: Mr. ZHANG Junsheng, Mr. ZHOU Jun and Mr. PEI Ker-Wei.
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