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[For Immediate Release]

361 Degrees International Limited 361 度國際有限公司 (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

361˚ Announced the Official Signing of Jimmer Fredette

(11 January 2017 – Hong Kong) – 361 Degrees International Limited (“361˚” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; HKSE stock code: 1361), announced the official signing of Mr. Jimmer Fredette from as another spokesman for the brand’s segment. Through the cooperation and endeavor of both sides, the Company would like to encourage more young people to challenge and transcend themselves, and to boldly enter the game.

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Born in New York State USA, Mr. Jimmer Fredette has shown passion and talent for basketball sports since childhood, and had first made his name as a top high school basketball player. Mr. Fredette genuinely became a rising star after entering college, and kept setting new records during his stay at . Mr. Fredette was selected to join the NCAA AP All-America First Team, and scored 28.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals during his senior year. He also won the ESPY Award for Best Male College Athlete and was named the National Player of the Year in a poll participated by major media institutions. Although he experienced a short-term downturn in his performance, Mr. Fredette never gave up. He regained peak performance after joining Shanghai Sharks in 2016.

The 2016-2017 CBA Regular Season now enters the second half. Under Fredette’s leadership, Shanghai Sharks was crowned champion in the First Division again in 15 years, and continued to make their way through all manners of obstacles. Mr. Fredette not only owns outstanding personal ability, but also has distinct leadership capability. He shares his challenging and constantly break through spirit with all teammates and creates more opportunities for his teammates in the field, thus helping the team to become more united and powerful. By scoring 38.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game on average, he also became the best combo guard in the league. Given his leading position on the scoring list, Mr. Fredette was unanimously selected into CBA All Star Game. He scored 32 points, the most points scored in the game, and became the new Three-point King of the league with 22 points at half-time.

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Mr. Jimmer Fredette said, “No matter where I am, my passion for basketball and desire to win never change. 361˚ is a brand with intense passion. I am very happy to cooperate with them. I hope our cooperation will bring our belief in basketball to more young people, encourage them to stick to what they love and constantly challenge themselves.”

Mr. Liu Wenting, Brand Director of 361˚ said, “It is a pleasure that we can have Fredette join our 361˚ big family. Mr. Fredette is an excellent athlete, his passion for and persistence in basketball adheres to the brand philosophy of ‘One Extra Degree of Passion’. We look forward to the collaboration with him in the basketball segment and professional basketball products. Through his manifestation of our brand spirits, we hope to inspire the youth to insist on pursuing their passions for basketball, continuously challenge and transcend themselves.”

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About 361 Degrees International Limited

Established in 2003, 361˚ is a leading sportswear brand enterprise in China with a growing international presence. The Group designs, develops, manufactures and sells functional, innovative and stylish sportswear products to cater to the active, athletic and casual sportswear needs of adults, young adults and children. The Group offers high-performance and value-for-money footwear, apparel, and accessories products targeted at mass market.

The Group operates a distributorship business model through 31 exclusive distributors and authorized retailers to manage an extensive distribution network of approximately 6,500 retail stores across China. It has established a leading position in third-tier and below cities in China.

For more details, please refer to its website: www.361sport.com.

For further information, please contact:

361 Degrees International Limited Ms. Nina Zhan Vice-President, Investor Relations 361 Degrees International Limited Email: [email protected] iPR Ogilvy & Mather Natalie Tam / Lorraine Luk / Hazel Chan / Bianca Yu Tel: (852) 2136 6182 / 2169 0467 / 3920 7651 / 3920 7637 Fax: (852) 3170 6606 Email: [email protected]