Stock Code: 600383 Stock Abbreviation: GEMDALE CORPORATION Announcement No.: 2015-045 金地(集团)股份有限公司 科 学 筑 家 ANNOUNCEMENT ON GUARANTEE FROM A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY IN FAVOUR OF A NON-WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY FOR AN ACQUISITION PROJECT The Company and all the members of the board of directors warrant that the content of this announcement is true, accurate and complete and shall be jointly liable for any false presentation, misleading statement or material omission hereof. Introduction to Important Information: The name of the Guarantee Company: HANGZHOU HEAT INVESTMENT CONSULTANCY CO., LTD.(杭州熱火投資諮詢有限公 司) The amount of guarantee: RMB84,200,000 With counter-guarantee or not: No Aggregate amount of overdue External Guarantees: Nil I. Particulars of the Guarantee To expand our business in the real estate market in Ningbo, Heat Investment Consultancy Co., Ltd.(杭州熱火投資有限公司)(hereinafter referred to as “Heat Investment”), a non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, proposed to acquire 80% of the equity interest in Ningbo Wanlin Xincheng Property Co. Ltd.(宁波万林新 城置业有限公司)(hereinafter refer to as “Xincheng Properties”) in an effort to acquire the real estate project of the company.。 Heat Investment entered into the Equity Transfer Agreement with Ningbo Wanlin Properties Co. Ltd.(hereinafter referred to as “Ningbo Wanlin”) and Ningbo Taiyi Investment Co., Ltd.(hereinafter referred to as “Ningbo Taiyi”), which are the shareholders of Xincheng Properties, pursuant to which Heat Investment agreed to acquire 70% of equity interest in Xincheng Properties held by Ningbo Wanlin at a consideration of approximately RMB49,220,000 and 10% of equity interest in Xincheng Properties held by Ningbo Taiyi at a consideration of approximately RMB7,030,000. Meanwhile, Heat Investment has undertaken to provide a shareholder loan of approximately RMB27,950,000 to Xincheng Properties for the repayment of the original shareholder loan. To facilitate the equity transfer, Ningbo Jinxiang Property Development Co. Ltd.( 寧 波 金 翔 房 地 產 發 展 有 限 公 司 ) (hereinafter referred to as “Ningbo Jinxiang”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, shall provide a guarantee of RMB84,200,000 for payment which shall be made by Heat Investment for the equity transfer and the shareholder loan. The board of Ningbo Jinxiang Property Development Co., Ltd. has considered and passed the proposal in relation to the guarantee with three voted in favor of it, nil voted against it and nil abstained. The amount of the guarantee exceeds 10% of the latest audited net asset of Ningbo Jinxiang. The proposal in relation to the guarantee was considered and passed at the general meeting of Ningbo Jinxiang Property Development Co., Ltd.. II. Basic Information of the Guaranteed Company The name of the Guaranteed Company: Heat Investment Consultancy Co., Ltd. Date of Establishment: 29 July 2015 Registered Address: Hangzhou, Zhejiang Registered Capital: RMB100,000 Legal Representative: Wang Yong Scope of Business: Investment management, investment consultancy services (other than those for securities and futures), business information consultancy services (other than those for intermediaries dealing in commodities); other legal businesses that can be operated without prior filing and approval. As of 30 September 2015, Heat Investment has total assets of RMB100,700, total liabilities of RMB1,700, net assets of RMB99,000, and a revenue of nil and a net profit of nil. Its relationship with the Company: Gemdale Properties and Investment Corporation Limited, a non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, holds 100% equity interest of Heat Investment. III. Main Contents of the Guarantee Agreement Heat Investment shall pay an amount of RMB49,220,000 to Ningbo Wanlin for the equity transfer and an amount of RMB7,030,000 to Ningbo Taiyi for the equity transfer, and shall provide an amount of RMB27,950,000 to Xincheng Properties as the shareholder loan. Jinxiang Properties shall provide guarantee for payment of equity transfer and shareholder loan which shall be made by Heat Investment. The term of the guarantee shall commence from the date the Equity Transfer Agreement becomes effective and end at the date of repayment of original shareholder loan by Xincheng Properties. IV. Opinion of the Board The guarantee is provided by Jinxiang for Heat Investment to facilitate the acquisition of the equity interest in Xincheng Properties. The guarantee is in compliance with the Company Law, the Articles of Association and Notice on Regulation of External Guarantee Acts of Listed Companies (Zhen Jian Fa 2005 No. 120) 《 ( 關於規範上市公司對外擔保行為的通知》 (证监发[2005]120 号)) and other relevant regulations. V. Aggregate amount of external guarantee and overdue External Guarantees As of the date hereof, the Company has a balance of guarantee of RMB4,302,000,000, representing 13.66% of the audited net asset of the Company attributable to the shareholders of the listed company for 2014. Of which, a balance of RMB1,936,000,000 is guarantee provided by the Company and its non-wholly owned subsidiary for the other non-wholly owned subsidiaries and a balance of RMB2,366,000,000 for its associates and joint ventures. The Company has no overdue guarantee and guarantee that is involved in any litigation. The announcement is hereby made The Board of Gemdale (Group) Co., Ltd. 18 December 2015