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1 March 2019

Appointment of an Independent Director

Symphony International Holdings Limited ("Symphony", "SIHL" or the "Company") (LSE: SIHL:LN) a leading investor in consumer-related businesses, primarily in the healthcare, hospitality, lifestyle, and real estate sectors in the Asia-Pacific region, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Samer Zahed Alsaifi as an Independent Director of the Company on 1 March 2019.

Mr. Alsaifi is currently the Vice-Chairman and a Partner of Alcazar Capital Limited, a private equity and advisory platform regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority. Mr. Alsaifi brings extensive capital markets experience to the Company's board having previously held roles in corporate finance, private banking, asset management and private equity in the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore.

Prior to Alcazar Capital Limited, Mr. Alsaifi was an Executive Director and Advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in Dubai. Before that, Mr. Alsaifi was the CEO of DIC Asset Management, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai International Capital LLC, the Dubai Sovereign Wealth Fund. Mr. Alsaifi has also held roles at the Arab Bank Plc in Jordan and Singapore and Manufacturers Hanover Trust in New York.

Mr. Alsaifi has a BA in Management and Finance from Southeastern Louisiana University and has completed an Executive Management Program at Harvard University.

About Symphony:

Symphony is a leading investor in consumer-related businesses, primarily in the healthcare, hospitality and lifestyle sectors in Asia. Symphony also invests in education and selected branded real estate developments. For more information, please visit www.symphonyasia.com.

For further information, please contact:

For further information:

Symphony Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd.:

Anil Thadani +65 6536 6177

Numis Securities Limited:

Hugh Jonathan +44(0)20 7260 1000

Nathan Brown

Dealing codes

The ISIN number of the Ordinary Shares is VGG548121059, the SEDOL code is B231M63 and the TIDM is SIHL.

The LEI number of the Company is 254900MQE84GV5DS6F03.

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