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Chow Tai Fook is Selected as a Constituent Stock
of Hang Seng High Dividend Yield Index

(Hong Kong, 25 May 2017) Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited (“Chow Tai Fook” or the “Company”; collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; SEHK stock code: 1929), a Hong Kong Main Board listed company with 88 years of heritage, has been selected as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng High Dividend Yield Index (“The Index”), effective 12 June 2017.

Chow Tai Fook will be the only jeweller to be included in the High Dividend Yield Index, along with constituents from a wide range of industries such as consumer goods, financials, property & construction, information technology, telecommunications and utilities, etc..

Chow Tai Fook Managing Director, Kent Wong, remarked, “We are delighted to be included in the Index. Taking account of good corporate governance practices, the Board of Directors is conscientious about creating values and distributing dividends to our shareholders. Dividends are carefully considered by the Board, after taking care of the working capital requirement such that the Group has sufficient funds for operational needs and future expansion.”

The Hang Seng High Dividend Yield Index comprises the top 50 stocks and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong with the highest net dividend yield. The Index tracks the performance of high-yield stocks and REITs which have demonstrated a persistent dividend payment record. It can provide an investment strategy reference for investors who are looking for a less volatile investment portfolio. The Index would be reviewed annually by Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited.