CHINA UNICOM (CHU)

6.             Consents

Citigroup and Beijing China Enterprise Appraisals Company Limited have given and have not withdrawn their respective written consents to the issue of this Circular with the inclusion of their respective reports, letters or opinions (as the case may be) in their respective form and content, and references to their respective names.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Citigroup and its affiliates hold, in aggregate, 58,145,774 Shares, representing approximately 0.46% of the entire issued share capital of the Company.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Beijing China Enterprise Appraisals Company Limited does not have any shareholding in any member of the Group or any right, whether legally enforceable or not, to subscribe for or to nominate persons to subscribe for securities of any member of the Group.

6.                      Consents

Lehman Brothers and Chesterton Petty have given and have not withdrawn their respective written consents to the issue of this Circular with the inclusion of their respective reports, letters or opinions (as the case may be) in their respective form and content, and references to their respective names.

As at the Latest Practicable Date, Lehman Brothers and Chesterton Petty do not have any shareholding in any member of the Group or any right, whether legally enforceable or not, to subscribe for or to nominate persons to subscribe for securities of any member of the Group. However, as at the Latest Practicable Date, certain affiliates of Lehman Brothers hold, in aggregate, 2,195,000 Shares, representing approximately 0.017% of the entire issued share capital of the Company. These affiliates and Lehman Brothers are all wholly owned by the same company.