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BYE‐LAWSOFSmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited(Adopted at an Annual General Meeting held on 1 November 2013)Legal – 1733104.2

INDEXSUBJECTBye‐Law No.InterpretationShare CapitalAlteration Of CapitalShare RightsVariation Of RightsSharesShare CertificatesLienCalls On SharesForfeiture Of SharesRegister Of MembersRecord DatesTransfer Of SharesTransmission Of SharesUntraceable MembersGeneral MeetingsNotice Of General MeetingsProceedings At General MeetingsVotingProxiesCorporations Acting By RepresentativesWritten Resolutions Of MembersBoard Of DirectorsRetirement Of DirectorsDisqualification Of DirectorsExecutive DirectorsAlternate DirectorsDirectors’ Fees And ExpensesDirectors’ InterestsGeneral Powers Of The DirectorsBorrowing PowersProceedings Of The DirectorsManagersOfficersRegister of Directors and OfficersMinutesSealAuthentication Of DocumentsDestruction Of 1‐123124‐127128129130131132Legal – 1733104.2

I N D E X (continued)SUBJECTBye‐Law No.Dividends And Other PaymentsReservesCapitalisationSubscription Rights ReserveAccounting RecordsAuditNoticesSignaturesWinding UpIndemnityAlteration Of Bye‐laws And Amendment ToMemorandum of Association And Name of 1152‐157158‐160161162‐163164Legal – 1733104.2165166

‐1‐INTERPRETATION1.In these Bye‐laws, unless the context otherwise requires, the words standing in thefirst column of the following table shall bear the meaning set opposite them respectively inthe second column.WORDMEANING“Act”the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda.“associate”the meaning attributed to it in the rules of theDesignated Stock Exchange.“Auditor”the auditor of the Company for the time being and mayinclude any individual or partnership.“business day”shall mean a day on which the Designated StockExchange generally is open for the business of dealingin securities in Hong Kong. For the avoidance of doubt,where the Designated Stock Exchange is closed for thebusiness of dealing in securities in Hong Kong on abusiness day by reason of a Number 8 or highertyphoon signal, black rainstorm warning or othersimilar event, such day shall for the purposes of theseBye‐laws be counted as a business day.“Bye‐laws”these Bye‐laws in their present form or assupplemented or amended or substituted from time totime.“Board” or “Directors”the board of directors of the Company or the directorspresent at a meeting of directors of the Company atwhich a quorum is present.“capital”the share capital of the Company from time to time.“clear days”in relation to the period of notice that period excludingthe day when the notice is given or deemed to be givenand the day for which it is given or on which it is to takeeffect.“clearing house”a clearing house recognised by the laws of thejurisdiction in which the shares of the Company arelisted or quoted on a stock exchange in suchjurisdiction.Legal – 1733104.2

‐2‐“Company”SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited.“competent regulatoryauthority”a competent regulatory authority in the territory wherethe shares of the Company are listed or quoted on astock exchange in such territory.“debenture” and“debenture holder”include debenture stock and debenturestockholder respectively.“Designated StockExchange”a stock exchange which is an appointed stockexchange for the purposes of the Act in respect ofwhich the shares of the Company are listed or quotedand where such appointed stock exchange deems suchlisting or quotation to be the primary listing orquotation of the shares of the Company.“dollars” and “ ”dollars, the legal currency of Hong Kong.“head office”such office of the Company as the Directors may fromtime to time determine to be the principal office of theCompany.“Member”a duly registered holder from time to time of the sharesin the capital of the Company.“month”a calendar month.“Notice”written notice unless otherwise specifically stated andas further defined in these Bye‐laws.“Office”the registered office of the Company for the time being.“paid up”paid up or credited as paid up.“Register”the principal register and where applicable, any branchregister of Members to be kept pursuant to theprovisions of the Act.“Registration Office”in respect of any class of share capital such place as theBoard may from time to time determine to keep abranch register of Members in respect of that class ofshare capital and where (except in cases where theBoard otherwise directs) the transfers or otherdocuments of title for such class of share capital are toLegal – 1733104.2

‐3‐be lodged for registration and are to be registered.“Seal”common seal or any one or more duplicate seals of theCompany (including a securities seal) for use inBermuda or in any place outside Bermuda.“Secretary”any person firm or corporation appointed by the Boardto perform any of the duties of secretary of theCompany and includes any assistant, deputy,temporary or acting secretary.“Statutes”the Act and every other act of the Legislature ofBermuda for the time being in force applying to oraffecting the Company, its memorandum of associationand/or these Bye‐laws.“substantial shareholder”a person who is entitled to exercise, or to control theexercise of, 10% or more (or such other percentage asmay be prescribed by the rules of the Designated StockExchange from time to time) of the voting power at anygeneral meeting of the Company.“year”a calendar year.2.In these Bye‐laws, unless there be something within the subject or context inconsistentwith such construction:(a)words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa;(b)words importing a gender include both gender and the neuter;(c)words importing persons include companies, associations and bodies ofpersons whether corporate or not;(d)the words:(e)(i)“may” shall be construed as permissive;(ii)“shall” or “will” shall be construed as imperative;expressions referring to writing shall, unless the contrary intention appears, beconstrued as including printing, lithography, photography and other modesof representing words or figures in a visible form, and including where therepresentation takes the form of electronic display, provided that both themode of service of the relevant document or notice and the Member’s electionLegal – 1733104.2

‐4‐comply with all applicable Statutes, rules and regulations;(f)references to any act, ordinance, statute or statutory provision shall beinterpreted as relating to any statutory modification or re‐enactment thereoffor the time being in force;(g)save as aforesaid words and expressions defined in the Statutes shall bear thesame meanings in these Bye‐laws if not inconsistent with the subject in thecontext;(h)a resolution shall be a special resolution when it has been passed by a majorityof not less than three‐fourths of votes cast by such Members as, being entitledso to do, vote in person or, in the case of such Members as are corporations, bytheir respective duly authorised representative or, where proxies are allowed,by proxy at a general meeting of which Notice has been duly given inaccordance with Bye‐law 59;(i)a resolution shall be an ordinary resolution when it has been passed by asimple majority of votes cast by such Members as, being entitled so to do, votein person or, in the case of any Member being a corporation, by its dulyauthorised representative or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a generalmeeting of which Notice has been duly given in accordance with Bye‐law 59;(j)a special resolution shall be effective for any purpose for which an ordinaryresolution is expressed to be required under any provision of these Bye‐lawsor the Statutes;(k)references to a document being executed include references to it beingexecuted under hand or under seal or by electronic signature or by any othermethod and references to a notice or document include a notice or documentrecorded or stored in any digital, electronic, electrical, magnetic or otherretrievable form or medium and information in visible form whether havingphysical substance or not.SHARE CAPITAL3.(1)The share capital of the Company at the date on which these Bye‐laws comeinto effect shall be divided into shares of 0.10 each.(2)Subject to the Act, the Company’s memorandum of association and, whereapplicable, the rules of any Designated Stock Exchange and/or any competent regulatoryauthority, any power of the Company to purchase or otherwise acquire its own shares shallbe exercisable by the Board upon such terms and subject to such conditions as it thinks fit.Legal – 1733104.2

‐5‐(3)Subject to compliance with the rules and regulations of the Designated StockExchange and any other relevant regulatory authority, the Company may give financialassistance for the purpose of or in connection with a purchase made or to be made by anyperson of any shares in the Company.ALTERATION OF CAPITAL4.The Company may from time to time by ordinary resolution in accordance withSection 45 of the Act:(a)increase its capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such amounts, asthe resolution shall prescribe;(b)consolidate and divide all or any of its capital into shares of larger amountthan its existing shares;(c)divide its shares into several classes and without prejudice to any specialrights previously conferred on the holders of existing shares attach theretorespectively any preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges,conditions or such restrictions which in the absence of any such determinationby the Company in general meeting, as the Directors may determine providedalways that where the Company issues shares which do not carry votingrights, the words “non‐voting” shall appear in the designation of such sharesand where the equity capital includes shares with different voting rights, thedesignation of each class of shares, other than those with the most favourablevoting rights, must include the words “restricted voting” or “limited voting”;(d)sub‐divide its shares, or any of them, into shares of smaller amount than isfixed by the memorandum of association (subject, nevertheless, to the Act),and may by such resolution determine that, as between the holders of theshares resulting from such sub‐division, one or more of the shares may haveany such preferred rights or be subject to any such restrictions as comparedwith the other or others as the Company has power to attach to unissued ornew shares;(e)change the currency denomination of its share capital;(f)make provision for the issue and allotment of shares which do not carry anyvoting rights; and(g)cancel any shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have notbeen taken, or agreed to be taken, by any person, and diminish the amount ofits capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled.Legal – 1733104.2

‐6‐5.The Board may settle as it considers expedient any difficulty which arises in relationto any consolidation and division under the last preceding Bye‐law and in particular butwithout prejudice to the generality of the foregoing may issue certificates in respect offractions of shares or arrange for the sale of the shares representing fractions and thedistribution of the net proceeds of sale (after deduction of the expenses of such sale) in dueproportion amongst the Members who would have been entitled to the fractions, and for thispurpose the Board may authorise some person to transfer the shares representing fractions totheir purchaser or resolve that such net proceeds be paid to the Company for the Company’sbenefit. Such purchaser will not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money norwill his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedingsrelating to the sale.6.The Company may from time to time by special resolution, subject to anyconfirmation or consent required by law, reduce its authorised or issued share capital or, savefor the use of share premium as expressly permitted by the Act, any share premium accountor other undistributable reserve.7.Except so far as otherwise provided by the conditions of issue, or by these Bye‐laws,any capital raised by the creation of new shares shall be treated as if it formed part of theoriginal capital of the Company, and such shares shall be subject to the provisions containedin these Bye‐laws with reference to the payment of calls and instalments, transfer andtransmission, forfeiture, lien, cancellation, surrender, voting and otherwise.SHARE RIGHTS8.Subject to any special rights conferred on the holders of any shares or class of shares,any share in the Company (whether forming part of the present capital or not) may be issuedwith or have attached thereto such rights or restrictions whether in regard to dividend,voting, return of capital or otherwise as the Company may by ordinary resolution determineor, if there has not been any such determination or so far as the same shall not make specificprovision, as the Board may determine.9.Subject to Sections 42 and 43 of the Act, these Bye‐laws, and to any special rightsconferred on the holders of any shares or attaching to any class of shares, any preferenceshares may be issued or converted into shares that, at a determinable date or at the option ofthe Company or the holder if so authorised by its memorandum of association, are liable to beredeemed on such terms and in such manner as the Company before the issue or conversionmay by ordinary resolution of the Members determine. Where the Company purchases forredemption a redeemable share, purchases not made through the market or by tender shallbe limited to a maximum price as may from time to time be determined by the Company ingeneral meeting, either generally or with regard to specific purchases. If purchases are bytender, tenders shall be available to all Members alike.Legal – 1733104.2

‐7‐VARIATION OF RIGHTS10.Subject to the Act and without prejudice to Bye‐law 8, all or any of the special rightsfor the time being attached to the shares or any class of shares may, unless otherwiseprovided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, from time to time (whether or notthe Company is being wound up) be varied, modified or abrogated either with the consent inwriting of the holders of not less than three‐fourths of the issued shares of that class or withthe sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of theshares of that class. To every such separate general meeting all the provisions of theseBye‐laws relating to general meetings of the Company shall, mutatis mutandis, apply, but sothat:(a)the necessary quorum (other than at an adjourned meeting) shall be twopersons (or in the case of a Member being a corporation, its duly authorisedrepresentative) holding or representing by proxy not less than one‐third innominal value of the issued shares of that class and at any adjourned meetingof such holders, two holders present in person or (in the case of a Memberbeing a corporation) its duly authorised representative or by proxy (whateverthe number of shares held by them) shall be a quorum; and(b)every holder of shares of the class shall be entitled to one vote for every suchshare held by him.11.The special rights conferred upon the holders of any shares or class of shares shall not,unless otherwise expressly provided in the rights attaching to or the terms of issue of suchshares, be deemed to be varied, modified or abrogated by the creation or issue of furthershares ranking pari passu therewith.SHARES12.(1)Subject to the Act, these Bye‐laws, any direction that may be given by theCompany in general meeting and, where applicable, the rules of any Designated StockExchange and without prejudice to any special rights or restrictions for the time beingattached to any shares or any class of shares, the unissued shares of the Company (whetherforming part of the original or any increased capital) shall be at the disposal of the Board,which may offer, allot, grant options over or otherwise dispose of them to such persons, atsuch times and for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the Board mayin its absolute discretion determine but so that no shares shall be issued at a discount.Neither the Company nor the Board shall be obliged, when making or granting any allotmentof, offer of, option over or disposal of shares, to make, or make available, any such offer,option or shares to Members or others with registered addresses in any particular territory orterritories being a territory or territories where, in the absence of a registration statement orother special formalities, this would or might, in the opinion of the Board, be unlawful orLegal – 1733104.2

‐8‐impracticable. Members affected as a result of the foregoing sentence shall not be, or bedeemed to be, a separate class of members for any purpose whatsoever.(2)The Board may issue warrants conferring the right upon the holders thereof tosubscribe for any class of shares or securities in the capital of the Company on such terms asit may from time to time determine.13.The Company may in connection with the issue of any shares exercise all powers ofpaying commission and brokerage conferred or permitted by the Act. Subject to the Act, thecommission may be satisfied by the payment of cash or by the allotment of fully or partlypaid shares or partly in one and partly in the other.14.Except as required by law, no person shall be recognised by the Company as holdingany share upon any trust and the Company shall not be bound by or required in any way torecognise (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partialinterest in any share or any fractional part of a share or (except only as otherwise provided bythese Bye‐laws or by law) any other rights in respect of any share except an absolute right tothe entirety thereof in the registered holder.15.Subject to the Act and these Bye‐laws, the Board may at any time after the allotmentof shares but before any person has been entered in the Register as the holder, recognise arenunciation thereof by the allottee in favour of some other person and may accord to anyallottee of a share a right to effect such renunciation upon and subject to such terms andconditions as the Board considers fit to impose.SHARE CERTIFICATES16.Every share certificate shall be issued under the Seal or a facsimile thereof or with theSeal printed thereon and shall specify the number and class and distinguishing numbers (ifany) of the shares to which it relates, and the amount paid up thereon and may otherwise bein such form as the Directors may from time to time determine. No certificate shall be issuedrepresenting shares of more than one class. The Board may by resolution determine, eithergenerally or in any particular case or cases, that any signatures on any such certificates (orcertificates in respect of other securities) need not be autographic but may be affixed to suchcertificates by some mechanical means or may be printed thereon or that such certificatesneed not be signed by any person.17.(1)In the case of a share held jointly by several persons, the Company shall not bebound to issue more than one certificate therefor and delivery of a certificate to one of severaljoint holders shall be sufficient delivery to all such holders.(2)Where a share stands in the names of two or more persons, the person firstnamed in the Register shall as regards service of notices and, subject to the provisions of theseBye‐laws, all or any other matters connected with the Company, except the transfer of theLegal – 1733104.2

‐9‐shares, be deemed the sole holder thereof.18.Every person whose name is entered, upon an allotment of shares, as a Member in theRegister shall be entitled, without payment, to receive one certificate for all such shares of anyone class or several certificates eac

business day by reason of a Number 8 or higher typhoon signal, black rainstorm warning or other similar event, such day shall for the purposes of these Bye‐laws be counted as a business day. “Bye‐laws” these Bye‐laws in their present form or as

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