Notification of Annual Results

Cathay International Holdings Limited

Notification of Annual Results

Hong Kong, 19 March 2012 - Cathay International Holdings Limited ("Cathay" or "the Company") (LSE: CTI.L), an investment holding company and leading investor in the growing healthcare sector in the People's Republic of China, today announces that it will issue its Annual Results for the year ended 31 December 2011 on Thursday 29 March 2012.

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About Cathay

Cathay International Holdings Limited (CTI.L), focused on the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), is an investment holding company and a leading investor in the growing healthcare sector in China. The Group employs more than 2,000 people across the PRC, including over 30 specialist corporate and business development staff based at the holding company's headquarters in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

Cathay aims to identify investment opportunities with emphasis on high growth healthcare markets and build them into market sector leaders, with a clear exit strategy. Cathay has demonstrated a strong track record of identifying high-growth potential investment opportunities in this area including: Lansen Group, a leading specialty pharmaceutical company focused on rheumatology and Haotian Group, a company engaged in the manufacture, marketing and sale of key active ingredients for healthcare products, including inositol. To complement its healthcare portfolio, Cathay has an R&D business focused on bringing new products to the growing Chinese market.

Cathay also has a private equity investment arm focused on minority investment opportunities and a hotel investment.

The Company's website is at http://www.cathay-intl.com.hk