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The attached is an announcement of Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited (the “Company”) published on certain newspaper(s) in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) on 11 January 2011 and on the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn) on 10 January 2011 (stock code: 600600) pursuant to the requirements of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The attached announcement is also published on the website of the Company (www.tsingtao.com.cn). By order of the Board of Directors Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited ZHANG Xue Ju Company Secretary Qingdao, the PRC 10 January 2011 Directors of the Company as at the date hereof are: Executive Directors: Mr. JIN ZhiGuo (Chairman), Mr. WANG Fan (Vice Chairman), Mr. SUN Ming Bo, Mr. LIU Ying Di and Mr. SUN Yu Guo Non-executive Directors: Mr. Fumio YAMAZAKI and Mr. TANG Jun Independent Non-executive Directors: Mr. FU Yang, Ms. LI Yan, Mr. POON Chiu Kwok and Ms. WANG Shu Wen —1— Announcement on the Resolutions Passed at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Sixth Board of Directors Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited (the “Company”) held an extraordinary meeting of the 6th Board of Directors (the “Meeting”) in the morning of 10 January 2011, among which 10 out of 11 directors attended the Meeting, and Mr. TANG Jun, the Non-Executive Director of the Company, failed to attend the Meeting due to his business affairs, nor did he entrust other directors to exercise his voting right on his behalf. The convening of the Meeting was in compliance with the relevant requirements of the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Company’s Articles of Association. I. The following issues were reported at the Meeting: 1. The resignation of Ms. YAN Xu, the Company’s Vice President & President of Marketing Center, from her position due to her personal reasons was accepted. 2. The Company would appoint Ms. YAN Xu as a senior marketing consultant of the Company. 3. Mr. SUN Ming Bo, President of Company, will take the position of President of Marketing Center in addition to his current position. The Company’s Board of Directors fully appreciated Ms. YAN Xu’s great contributions during the 12 years of her employment for Tsingtao Brewery including leading the marketing team to actively explore the domestic and international markets, the market promotional activities such as promoting the integration of the markets of Tsingtao Beer and the integration of brand mix “1+3”with full efforts, and the fruitful sports marketing activities. It was grateful for Ms. YAN Xu’s initiative, contributions and outstanding achievements. II. According to the nomination by the President of the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors considered and approved the resolution of the appointment of members of senior management, that is, appointing Mr. WANG Rui Yong (the profile is enclosed herewith) as Executive Vice President of the Company’s Marketing Center, and his term of appointment would be from the date of appointment by the Board of Directors to the expiry of the term of the 6th Board of Directors. The Company’s independent directors expressed their independent comments that they agreed with the aforesaid appointment. The resolution was voted in favor: 10 votes, in abstention: 1 vote. The Board of Directors believes that, based on the successful market exploration and development in the past, the Company’s management team and all employees will continue to work hard and make innovations to further expand its share in the domestic and international markets, so as to maintain Tsingtao Beer’s leading position in the market. Appendix: The profile of Mr. WANG Rui Yong Mr. WANG Rui Yong, born in 1965, graduated from MBA class at Peking University, Senior Engineer, is currently Assistant to President of Marketing Center of the Company & General Manager of Shanghai Tsingtao Brewery East-China Sales Company Limited, and General Manager of Shandong Area. —2— Mr. WANG Rui Yong ever took the positions of Director of Brewing Workshop, Assistant to Factory Manager and Deputy Factory Manager of Tsingtao Laoshan Brewery Factory, and since 2000, also took the positions in the Company’s controlling subsidiaries including Deputy General Manager of Tsingtao Brewery (Xuzhou) Pengcheng Company Limited, General Manager of Beijing Five-Star Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited, and so on, which equipped him with substantial management experience in the fields such as production, sales, market promotion, and so on. Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited Board of Directors 10 January 2011 —3—