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Presentation to the Special Committee

May 16, 2014

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Disclaimer

This presentation and any other (written or oral) information or documents provided in connection herewith (“materials”) have been prepared by China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited (“China Renaissance”) for use solely by the Special Committee of Charm Communications Inc. (the “Company” or “CLARITY”) in connectionwith an actual or potential mandate or engagement in connection with a potential transaction (“potential transaction”) involving the Company and may not be used or relied upon for any purpose other than as specifically contemplated by a written agreement with China Renaissance. In addition, these materials may not be, in whole or in part, disclosed, distributed, copied, summarized or otherwise referred to except as agreed to in writing by China Renaissance, and must be held in strict confidence by the Company and its directors, officers and employees.

The information used in preparing these materials was obtained from or through the Company or its representatives or from public sources. China Renaissance assumes no responsibility for independent verification of such information and has relied on such information being complete and accurate in all material respects without any such independent verification. To the extent such information includes estimates and forecasts of future financial performance (including estimates of potential cost savings and synergies) prepared by or reviewed or discussed with the management of the Company and/or other potential transaction participants or obtained from public sources, we have assumed that such estimates and forecasts have been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of such management (or, with respect to estimates and forecasts obtained from public sources, represent reasonable estimates). Additionally, China Renaissance has not conducted any independent valuation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities of the Company or any other participant involved in the potential transaction and has not been provided with any such valuation or appraisal.

None of China Renaissance, its affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents gives any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to: (i) the achievement or reasonableness of future estimates, management forecasts, targets or performance contained in this materials, if any; or (ii) the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in the materials. Furthermore, and without prejudice to liability for fraud, none of the foregoing persons accepts or will accept any liability, responsibility or obligation (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) in relation to these matters.

These materials were designed for use by specific persons familiar with the business and the affairs of the Company and are based on financial, economic, market and other conditions prevailing at the date hereof, and China Renaissance assumes no obligation to update or otherwise revise these materials. China Renaissance is not an expert on, and nothing contained herein should be construed as advice with respect to, tax, accounting, regulatory or legal matters. Furthermore, the materials shall not be construed as a financial opinion or recommendation by China Renaissance to the Company or any security holder as to how to vote or act with respect to the potential transaction.

The materials do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security, commodity or instrument or related derivative, nor do they constitute an offer or commitment to lend or arrange any financing, underwrite or purchase or act as an agent or advisor or in any other capacity with respect to any transaction, or commit capital, or to participate in any trading strategies.

China Renaissance does not provide any tax advice. Any tax statement herein regarding any U.S. federal tax is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding any penalties. Any such statement herein was written to support the marketing or promotion of the transaction(s) or matter(s) to which the statement relates. Each taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayers, particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each recipient hereof (and their employees, representatives, and other agents) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the U.S. federal and state income tax treatment and tax structure of the proposed transaction and all materials of any kind that are provided relating to the tax treatment and tax structure. For this purpose, the tax treatment of a transaction is the purported or claimed U.S. income or franchise tax treatment of the transaction and the tax structure of a transaction is any fact that may be relevant to understanding the purported or claimed U.S. income or franchise tax treatment of the proposed transaction but does not include information relating to the identity of the parties, their affiliates, agents or advisors.

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Table of Contents

Page

I. Executive Summary 3

II. Overview of CLARITY 9

III. Valuation Analysis 16

IV. Appendix 24

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I. Executive Summary

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Transaction Overview

Note: The following is a convenience summary of the structure and  background of the Transaction (as defined below) and certain terms of the Draft Merger Agreement (as defined below), each of which are qualified by reference to the Draft Merger Agreement

Offer Price US$4.70 in cash per ADS of CLARITY, each representing two Class A ordinary shares of CLARITY, or US$2.35 per ordinary share of CLARITY

The Offer Price implies an equity value of US$193.5 million and  an enterprise value(b) of US$83.3

Value (a) million for CLARITY

Structure and Background On September 30, 2013, CLARITY (the “Company”) announced the receipt of a preliminary non-binding proposal letter from Mr. He Dang,  the chairman of the board of directors (the “Founder”), and CMC Capital Partners HK Limited (collectively, the “Consortium”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company not currently owned by the Founder in a “going private” transaction at a price of US$4.70 in cash per American Depositary Share of the Company (the “Proposal”), or US$2.35 per ordinary share of CLARITY

CLARITY established a Special Committee of the Board of Directors  (the “Special Committee”) on October 4, 2013 to consider the Proposal

On October 31, 2013, the Special Committee retained China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited as its  financial advisor and Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP (“Gunderson Dettmer”) as its legal advisor

CLARITY proposes to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger  (the “Merger Agreement”), with Engadin Parent Limited (“Parent”), and Engadin Merger Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into CLARITY (the “Transaction”) and each CLARITY share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Transaction, excluding shares held by (i) the Company and any wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, (ii) Parent, Merger Sub, the Founder, Merry Circle Trading Limited and Honour Idea Limited (collectively, the “Rollover Holders”) and (iii) shareholders of the Company who have properly exercised and perfected their appraisal rights, will be converted into the right to receive the Offer Price The Rollover Holders have agreed to contribute their shares of CLARITY to Parent

Source: The Draft Merger Agreement, which is the most recent  available to China Renaissance. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Draft Merger Agreement.

(a) Represents a transaction value based on fully diluted shares outstanding including 40,700,564 million basic ADS outstanding and 459,492 options outstanding as of December 31, 2013 per CLARITY’s FY2013 earnings release announcement (b) Implied Enterprise Value based on the Offer Price at the time of the announcement of the Proposal was US$107.4 million, calculated as per CLARITY’s FY2013 Q2 filings

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Transaction Overview (Cont.)

Financing Bank of China London Branch has agreed with Parent, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the draft Facility Agreement as of May 15, 2014, to provide or cause to be provided a US$60,000,000 loan with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.3% per annum, for the purposes of financing the transactions contemplated by the draft Merger Agreement and related fees and expenses

Go-Shop Process The Draft Merger Agreement provides for a 30-day go-shop period after the execution of the Merger Agreement, during which CLARITY has the right to solicit Alternative Transaction Proposals, including by way of public disclosure and by way of providing access to non-public information to any person pursuant to an acceptable confidentiality agreement

During the go-shop period, CLARITY has the right to enter into  and maintain discussions or negotiations with respect to Alternative Transaction Proposals (or inquiries, proposals or offers or other efforts or attempts that may reasonably be expected to lead to Alternative Transaction Proposals) or otherwise cooperate with, assist or participate in, facilitate, or take any other action in connection with any such inquiries, proposals, discussions or negotiations

Termination Fee A cash termination fee equal to 1.5% of the Transaction equity value is payable by CLARITY to Parent under the following conditions:

CLARITY terminates the Merger Agreement to enter into a Company  Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal

Parent terminates the Merger Agreement because CLARITY materially breaches  the Merger Agreement; or

Parent terminates the Merger Agreement because CLARITY’s Board effects  and has not withdrawn a Change of Recommendation

A cash termination fee equal to 1.5% of the Transaction equity  value is payable by Parent to CLARITY under the following

conditions:

CLARITY terminates the Merger Agreement because Parent or Merger Sub materially breaches the Merger Agreement

Parent and Merger Sub fail to close the transaction within 3  business days following the expected closing date even though all closing conditions have been waived or satisfied

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China Renaissance Mandate

As the Special Committee’s financial advisor in connection with the  Transaction, China Renaissance has been requested by the Special Committee to assist it in:

Negotiating and evaluating the terms of the Merger Agreement

Rendering opinion(s) as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of  CLARITY’s ordinary shares, other than the Consortium Holders, of the consideration to be received by such holders pursuant to the Merger Agreement

Assisting and advising the Special Committee with respect to the  go-shop process, including identifying and contacting potential financial sponsors and strategic buyers to ascertain their interest in a potential Transaction and participating in negotiations in connection therewith

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Matters Reviewed by China Renaissance

In connection with our Opinion, China Renaissance has:

reviewed the financial terms and conditions of the Draft Merger Agreement;

reviewed certain publicly available financial and other information relating  to the Company and certain other relevant financial and operating data of the Company furnished by the Company’s management and the Special Committee;

reviewed the draft facility agreement as of May 15, 2014, between Parent and Bank of China London  Branch (the “Facility Agreement”) and the draft equity commitment letter as of May 15, 2014, from CMC Capital Partners, L.P.;

reviewed certain internal financial and operating information with respect  to the business, operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company, including certain financial forecasts relating to the Company prepared by the management of the Company (the “Company Forecasts”);

discussed with certain members of the Company’s management the  historical and current business, operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company;

compared the reported price and trading history of the Company’s ADSs to the reported price and  trading histories of the shares of certain publicly traded companies we deemed relevant;

compared certain operating results of the Company to the operating results of certain publicly traded  companies we deemed relevant;

reviewed research analyst estimates and financial projections in Wall  Street analyst reports for the Company and certain publicly traded companies we deemed relevant (together, “Wall Street Projections”);

compared certain financial terms of the Merger to the financial  terms of certain selected transactions we deemed relevant; and

performed such other analyses, reviewed such other information and  considered such other factors as we have deemed appropriate.

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Transaction Summary Statistics

Summary of Transaction Value Implied Premiums to Historical Stock Prices

(In US$ millions, except per share data) Offer Price

Spot Price Premium /

Implied Valuation (US$)(Discount)

Offer Price per ADS $4.70

Offer Price $ 4.70

Fully Diluted ADS outstanding (million) 41.2

Current (05/14/2014) 4.27 10.1%

— Basic ADS Outstanding (a) (million) 40.7

Unaffected Price (09/27/2013) 4.01 17.2%

— Option and Warrant Dilution (b) (million) 0.5

Implied Equity Value $193.5 Prior to Current

Adjustments for Net Debt: 1-Day Spot Prior $ 4.31 9.0%

Plus: Debt (c) 1-Week Spot Prior 4.17 21.7%

Plus: Non controlling Interests (c) $11.1

1-Month Spot Prior 4.14 13.5%

Less: Cash and Cash Equivalents (d)(121.2)

52-Week High (05/21/2013) 5.85-19.7%

Implied Enterprise Value $83.3

52-Week Low (09/12/2013) 3.91 20.2%

Implied Transaction Multiples Metrics (e) Multiple

Prior to Announcement

2013A Revenue $183.8 0.45x

2014E Revenue 183.5 0.45x 1-Day Spot Prior $ 4.01 17.2%

2013A Non-GAAP Net Income (f) 5.1 38.3x 1-Week Spot Prior 4.38 7.3%

2014E Non GAAP Net Income (f) 5.8 33.6x 1-Month Spot Prior 4.00 17.5%

2013A Adjusted EBITDA (g) 7.4 11.3x

2014E Adjusted EBITDA (g) 8.1 10.3x

Notes:

(a) 40,700,564 basic ADSs outstanding per CLARITY’s FY2013 earnings release announcement on May 7, 2014

(b) Calculated based upon 459,492 options outstanding as of December 31, 2013 using the treasury stock method per CLARITY management

(c) Non controlling Interests includes US$5.7 million Redeemable Non-controlling Interest and US$5.4 Non-controlling Interest per CLARITY’s FY2013 earnings release announcement on May 7, 2014 (d) Based on CLARITY’s FY2013 earnings release announcement on May 7, 2014 (e) 2014E financials per Company Forecasts and CLARITY management

(f) Non GAAP net income represents GAAP net income before adjusting share-based compensation expenses, amortization on intangible assets and gain from change in fair value of consideration payable, which amount to US$3.7 million in FY2013 (g) Adjusted EBITDA excludes share-based compensation expenses and gain from change in fair value of consideration payable, which amounted to US$2.8 million in FY2013, per CLARITY management

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II. Overview of CLARITY

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Recent Share Price Performance

Recent Share Price Performance (a)

Volume in 000s

50% 200

Sep 30, 2013:

Announced receipt of “Going

Private” proposal from the

40% Chairman and CMC Capital priced

at US$4.70 / ADS

30%

May 21, 2013:

Mar 18, 2013: Announced Q1

20% Nov 19, 2012: Announced Q4 2012 2013 results

Announced Q3 and full-year results

2012 results

10%

0% 52 Weeks High: US$5.85/ADS

May 7, 2014:

Aug 21, 2013: Nov 29, 2013: Announced Q4

-10% Announced Q2 Announced Q3 2013 and full-

2013 results 2013 results year results

-20% Offer Price: US$4.70/ADS

-30%

52 Weeks Low: US$3.91/ADS

-40%

-50% 0

CLARITY Volume CLARITY Share Price NASDAQ Composite Index Dow Jones China(b)

Source: Capital IQ as of May 14, 2014 Notes:

(a) From the twelve months prior to the announcement of the receipt of the Proposal up to May 14, 2014

(b) Dow Jones China Offshore 50 Index constituents include the 50 largest companies with primary operations in mainland China, which are listed either on the Hong Kong or the U.S. exchanges

Sep-27-2012 Nov-28-2012 Jan-29-2013 Mar-28-2013 May-28-2013 Jul-25-2013 Sep-23-2013 Nov-19-2013 Jan-21-2014 Mar-20-2014 May-14-2014

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Historical Trading Analysis

Historical Trading Histogram (a) Key Trading Statistics (a)

Volume Turnover of

(mm) VWAP (b) Public Float (c)

100%

80% 57.1%

1-Month 60% 38.1%

40% 0.5 $ 4.12 5.6%

20% 0.0% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0%

0%

$3.00-$3.50 $3.50-$4.00 $4.00-$4.50 $4.50-$5.00 $5.00-$5.50 $5.50-$6.00

100%

80% 50.9%

3-Month 60% 29.8%

40% 19.3% 0.7 $ 4.15 7.0%.

20% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

0%

$3.00-$3.50 $3.50-$4.00 $4.00-$4.50 $4.50-$5.00 $5.00-$5.50 $5.50-$6.00

100%

80%

6-Month 60% 44.8%

33.6%

40% 1.0 $ 4.40 10.7%

20% 0.0% 9.5% 7.8% 4.3%

0%

$3.00-$3.50 $3.50-$4.00 $4.00-$4.50 $4.50-$5.00 $5.00-$5.50 $5.50-$6.00

100%

80%

12-Month 60% 46.1%

26.7%

40% 10.8% 9.5% 6.5% 1.9 $ 4.50 20.1%

20% 0.4%

0%

$3.00-$3.50 $3.50-$4.00 $4.00-$4.50 $4.50-$5.00 $5.00-$5.50 $5.50-$6.00

Source: Capital IQ as of May 14, 2014 Notes:

(a) Prior to the offer date as of September 27, 2013 (b) VWAP represents volume weighted average price

(c) Public float represents 23.2% of total shares outstanding as of December 31, 2013

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Wall Street Research Perspectives

Broker Estimates

2013 Estimates

Issue Target Revenue EBITDA EPS

Date Firm Price Rating(US$ mm)(US$ mm)(US$)

May 12, 2014 Pechala’s Reports US$4.29 (a) Buy - - -

May 7, 2014 US$4.66 Outperform - - -

May 5, 2014 NA Hold - - -

Oct 7, 2013 (b) US$5.00 Outperform $197.4 $7.5 $0.13

Source: Wall Street equity research reports Notes: (a) Based on a 12-month forecasted stock price

(b) Macquarie terminated coverage on CLARITY beginning April 24, 2014

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Historical and Projected Income Statement

Summary Income Statement (2011A – 2018F)

Actual Projected

(In US$ millions) 2011A (a) 2012A (a) 2013A (b) 2014E (c) 2015F (c) 2016F (c) 2017F (c) 2018F (c)

Total Revenue $ 280.1 $ 165.5 $ 183.8 $ 183.5 $ 187.8 $ 198.9 $ 204.2 $ 216.8

YoY growth rate (%) -40.9% 11.1% -0.2% 2.3% 5.9% 2.7% 6.2%

Total Gross profit 84.5 48.4 58.2 51.8 55.6 61.4 64.8 73.2

Operating profit 47.7(3.2) 2.6 2.3 3.4 5.1 5.3 8.8

Net income - Non-GAAP 51.9 0.4 5.1 5.8 6.7 7.7 7.8 10.4

Adjusted EBITDA 52.1 0.4 7.4 8.1 8.2 11.9 12.1 15.6

Margins analysis

Gross margins 30.2% 29.2% 31.7% 28.2% 29.6% 30.9% 31.7% 33.8%

Operating marigns 17.0% -2.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.8% 2.6% 2.6% 4.1%

Net margin - Non-GAAP 18.5% 0.2% 2.7% 3.1% 3.6% 3.9% 3.8% 4.8%

Adjusted EBITDA margin 18.6% 0.3% 4.0% 4.4% 4.4% 6.0% 5.9% 7.2%

Notes:

(a) Historical financials per CLARITY filings

(b) Based on CLARITY’s FY2013 earnings release announcement on May 7, 2014 (c) Based on Company Forecasts

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Balance Sheet

Summary Balance Sheet (a)

(In US$ millions) As of December 31, 2013(In US$ millions) As of December 31, 2013

Assets Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current Assets: Current Liabilities:

Cash and Cash Equivalents $121.2 Accounts Payable $28.5

Notes Receivable 5.9 Amounts Due to Related parties 9.1

Prepaid Expenses 57.2 Advances from Customers 85.8

Deposits 32.5 Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities 15.5

Accounts Receivables 117.3 Dividend Payable

Amounts Due from Related Party 3.5 Consideration Payable 0.5

Deferred Tax Assets 1.0 Total Current Liabilities $139.4

Other Current Assets 5.8

Consideration Payable $1.8

Total Current Assets $344.5

Preferred Stock Convertible

Fixed Assets, Net $7.8 Total Non-current Liabilities $1.8

Intangible Assets, Net 1.5

Total Liabilities $141.2

Equity-method Investment 2.3

Cost Method Investments 0.8

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest $5.7

Goodwill 4.5

Other Non-current Assets 2.6

Equity Attributable to Company-s Shareholders:

Total assets $364.0

Ordinary Shares $0.0

Additional Paid in Capital 87.7

Retained Earnings 101.4

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 22.6

Total Company Shareholders’ Equity $211.8

Noncontrolling Interest $5.4

Total Equity $217.1

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $364.0

Notes:

(a) Based on CLARITY’s FY2013 earnings release announcement on May 7, 2014

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CLARITY — Ownership Profile

Management and Pre-IPO Institutional Investor Ownership

Management Ordinary Shares (a)% of Total Class A Shares (b) Class B Shares (c)

He Dang (Founder, Chairman and CEO) 45,110,000 55.4 - 45,110,000

Pre-IPO Strategic and VC / PE Ordinary Shares (a)% of Total Class A Shares (b) Class B Shares (c)

Dentsu / Aegis 12,390,000 15.2 - 12,390,000

AIF Capital Limited 5,000,000 6.1 - 5,000,000

Pre-IPO Strategic and VC/PE 17,390,000 21.4 - 17,390,000

Public Investor Ownership

Institutional Ordinary Shares (a)% of Total Class A Shares (b) Class B Shares (c)

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (LSE:ADN) 3,503,030 4.3 3,503,030 -

Schroder Investment Management Limited 2,612,200 3.2 2,612,200 -

Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) 2,216,980 2.7 2,216,980 -

Jupiter Asset Management Limited 1,726,270 2.1 1,726,270 -

Amiral Gestion 299,628 0.4 299,628 -

Hospital Authority Provident Fund Scheme 259,616 0.3 259,616 -

Renaissance Technologies Corp. 55,000 0.1 55,000 -

California Public Employees, Retirement System 32,400 0.0 32,400 -

KGI Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd. 16,402 0.0 16,402 -

Merrill Lynch Asset Management Arm 6,000 0.0 6,000 -

Top 10 Institutional Investors 10,727,526 13.2 10,727,526 -

Other Institutional Investors 546 0.0 546 -

Total Institutional Investors 10,728,072 13.2 10,728,072 -

Retail Shareholders 8,173,056 10.0 8,173,056 -

Source: Capital IQ and Company filings Notes:

(a) Each Class A and Class B ordinary share represents 1 ordinary share (b) Holders of Class A ordinary shares are entitled to 1 vote per share (c) Holders of Class B ordinary shares are entitled to 5 votes per share

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III. Valuation Analysis

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Reference Range Analysis

Unaffected Price (a): Offer Price:

$4.01 $4.70

Selected Public Companies Analysis

CY 2013A Revenue $3.35 $6.69

CY 2013A Adjusted EBITDA $3.39 $4.02

CY 2014E Revenue $3.34 $5.80

CY 2014E Adjusted EBITDA $3.27 $3.95

Selected Precedent Transactions Analysis

CY 2013A Adjusted EBITDA $4.02 $4.46

Sum of the Parts Analysis

CY 2013A Agency&Branding Standalone EBITDA $4.30 $7.66

and CY 2013A MIM Standalone Revenue

Selected Premiums Paid Analysis

1-Day Spot Prior $4.85 $5.48

1-Week Spot Prior $5.43 $6.31

1-Month Spot Prior $4.93 $6.14

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

Perpetuity Growth Rate $4.53 $5.47

Implied Value per Share

$2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00 $6.00 $7.00 $8.00

Note:

(a) Represents closing price as of September 27, 2013, one day prior to the announcement of receipt of the Proposal

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Valuation Summary

(In US$ millions, except per share data)

Methodology Metrics Multiple / Percentage Range (a) Implied Enterprise Value Implied Equity Value (b) Implied Value per ADS (c)

Selected Public Companies Analysis

2013A Revenue (d) $183.8 0.15x - 0.90x $27.6 - $165.4 $137.7 - $275.6 $3.35 - $6.69

2013A Adjusted EBITDA (e) 7.4 4.0x - 7.5x 29.4 - 55.1 139.5 - 165.3 3.39 - 4.02

2014E Revenue (e) 183.5 0.15x - 0.70x 27.5 - 128.5 137.7 - 238.6 3.34 - 5.80

2014E Adjusted EBITDA (e) 8.1 3.0x - 6.5x 24.3 - 52.6 134.4 - 162.7 3.27 - 3.95

Selected Precedent Transactions Analysis

2013A Adjusted EBITDA (e) 7.4 7.5x - 10.0x 55.1 - 73.5 165.3 - 183.6 4.02 - 4.46

Sum of the Parts Analysis

2013A Agency & Branding Standalone EBITDA (f) 11.9 4.0x - 7.5x 47.8 - 89.6

177.2 - 315.3 4.30 - 7.66

2013A MIM Standalone Revenue(d) 128.4 0.15x - 0.90x 19.3 - 115.6

Selected Premiums Paid Analysis

1-Day Spot Prior $4.01 20.9% - 36.6% - - 199.5 - 225.5 4.85 - 5.48

1-Week Spot Prior 4.38 24.0% - 44.1% - - 223.5 - 259.8 5.43 - 6.31

1-Month Spot Prior 4.00 23.3% - 53.5% - - 203.1 - 252.6 4.93 - 6.14

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

Perpetuity Growth Rate - 2.0% - 3.0% 76.2 - 115.1 186.4 - 225.2 4.53 - 5.47

Notes:

(a) Multiples and percentages ranges are based on 1st and 3rd quartiles of the corresponding valuation analysis

(b) Implied Equity Value includes US$110.1 million of net cash (US$121.2 million cash and cash equivalent less US$11.1 million of noncontrolling interests) per CLARITY’s FY2013 earnings release announcement on May 7, 2014 (c) Based on 41.2 million fully diluted ADS as of December 31, 2013 per CLARITY filing (d) Based on CLARITY’s FY2013 earnings release announcement on May 7, 2014 (e) Based on Company Forecasts and CLARITY management (f) Represents GAAP EBITDA attributable to the Agency and Branding business unit on a standalone basis after adjusting share-based compensation expenses and gain from change in fair value of consideration payable. Calculated as per CLARITY management

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Selected Public Companies Analysis

Trading Performance of Selected Public Companies (a)

(In US$ millions, except per share price) Share Price Market Enterprise EV/Revenue EV/EBITDA P/E EBITDA Margin Net Income Margin

Company (As of May 14, 2014) Value (b) (c) (d) (d) (c) (d) (d) (c) (d) (d) (c) (d) (d) (c) (d) (d)

Value 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015

(e) $ 4.01 $ 165.1 $ 54.9 0.30x 0.30x 0.29x 7.5x 6.8x 6.7x 32.7x 28.6x 24.5x 4.0% 4.4% 4.4% 2.7% 3.1% 3.6%

CLARITY (Unaffected Price)

(e) 4.70 193.5 83.3 0.45x 0.45x 0.44x 11.3x 10.3x 10.2x 38.3x 33.6x 28.7x 4.0% 4.4% 4.4% 2.7% 3.1% 3.6%

CLARITY (Offer)

Selected Global Advertising Companies

Asatsu-DK Inc. $23.34 $979.7 $623.7 0.18x 0.18x 0.18x 21.0x 11.6x 11.1x 28.6x 36.3x 29.4x 0.9% 1.5% 1.6% 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% STW Communications Group Ltd. 1.20 482.9 643.4 1.77x 1.65x 1.54x 7.8x 7.0x 6.6x 11.0x 10.1x 9.4x 22.7% 23.5% 23.4% 12.4% 12.4% 12.5% Clear Media Ltd. 0.98 528.0 420.3 1.98x NA NA 4.9x NA NA 20.6x NA NA 40.2% NA NA 12.2% NA NA SinoMedia Holding Ltd. 0.86 478.9 309.7 1.08x 0.88x 0.79x 3.6x 3.3x 2.9x 8.3x 7.3x 6.6x 30.1% 26.9% 27.4% 20.9% 18.7% 19.0% D.A.Consortium Inc. 3.58 173.7 129.7 0.13x 0.12x 0.11x 5.1x 5.6x 5.0x 21.8x 18.3x 15.8x 2.7% 2.2% 2.2% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% Goldbach Group AG 22.93 134.8 88.2 0.17x 0.17x 0.17x 2.7x 2.5x 2.3x NM 16.2x 15.0x 6.5% 6.9% 7.2% (3.5%) 1.6% 1.7% GIIR Inc. 7.98 129.3 56.9 0.17x NA NA 3.2x NA NA NA NA NA 5.3% NA NA 3.4% NA NA AirMedia Group Inc. 2.04 121.6 38.9 0.14x 0.14x 0.12x 10.6x 2.9x 1.5x NM NM 29.1x 1.3% 4.7% 8.0% (3.9%) (1.6%) 1.3% VisionChina Media Inc. 19.82 100.5 87.9 0.84x NA NA NM NA NA NM NA NA (27.7%) NA NA (22.9%) NA NA GMO AD Partners Inc. 5.06 74.4 58.2 0.31x NA NA 5.3x NA NA 41.7x NA NA 5.8% NA NA 1.0% NA NA ShiFang Holding Limited 0.06 46.6 31.5 0.73x NA NA NM NA NA NM NA NA (56.8%) NA NA (191.2%) NA NA Dahe Media Co. Ltd. 0.03 28.4 54.9 0.80x NA NA 5.7x NA NA 26.5x NA NA 14.0% NA NA 1.4% NA NA

Minimum 0.13x 0.12x 0.11x 2.7x 2.5x 1.5x 8.3x 7.3x 6.6x (56.8%) 1.5% 1.6% (191.2%) (1.6%) 0.9%

st

1 Quartile 0.17x 0.15x 0.13x 3.9x 3.0x 2.5x 15.8x 10.1x 10.8x 1.2% 2.8% 3.5% (3.6%) 0.8% 1.0%

Median 0.52x 0.18x 0.17x 5.2x 4.5x 3.9x 21.8x 16.2x 15.4x 5.5% 5.8% 7.6% 1.0% 1.3% 1.5%

Mean 0.69x 0.52x 0.48x 7.0x 5.5x 4.9x 22.6x 17.7x 17.6x 3.7% 11.0% 11.7% (14.0%) 5.5% 6.1%

rd

3 Quartile 0.90x 0.71x 0.63x 7.3x 6.7x 6.2x 27.5x 18.3x 25.8x 16.2% 19.4% 19.6% 5.6% 9.7% 9.8% Maximum 1.98x 1.65x 1.54x 21.0x 11.6x 11.1x 41.7x 36.3x 29.4x 40.2% 26.9% 27.4% 20.9% 18.7% 19.0%

Source: Capital IQ and Company filings Notes:

(a) Includes selected foreign-listed Chinese advertising companies and global advertising agency companies with market capitalization below US$1 billion (b) Based on Market Value plus debt and minority interest, minus total cash and cash equivalents (c) Based on CLARITY’s FY2013 earnings release announcement on May 7, 2014 (d) Based on consensus estimates from Capital IQ as of May 14, 2014

(e) CLARITY’s implied trading multiples and margins are based on adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income per CLARITY’s FY2013 earnings release announcement on May 7, 2014 and CLARITY management

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Selected Premiums Paid Analysis

Selected Premiums Analysis — US-Listed Chinese Companies Going-Private  Transactions(a)

(In US$ millions, except per share price)

Date Date Deal Offer Spot Share Price Offer Premium (%)

Announced Completed Target Financial Sponsor/Acquirer Size Price 1-Day 1-Week 1-Month 1-Day 1-Week 1-Month

Mar 10, 2014 - Montage Technology Group Limited Shanghai Pudong Science and $ 562.2 $ 21.50 $ 17.16 $ 15.57 $ 15.72 25.3% 38.1% 36.8%

Technology Investment

Feb 17, 2014 - Chindex International Inc . (b) Fosun Industrial; TPG Capital 253.5 19.50 17.15 15.98 16.72 13.7% 22.0% 16.6%

Feb 10, 2014 - AutoNavi Holdings Limited Alibaba Group 1,236.0 21.00 16.54 15.11 15.96 27.0% 39.0% 31.6%

Jan 27, 2014 - Shanda Games Limited Primavera Capital 440.2 6.90 5.65 4.77 4.49 22.1% 44.7% 53.7%

Dec 24, 2013 - Noah Education Holdings Ltd. Morgan Stanley Private Equity 41.7 2.80 2.25 2.29 2.41 24.4% 22.3% 16.2%

Nov 25, 2013 - Giant Interactive Group, Inc . Baring Private Equity Asia 1,601.7 11.75 10.13 9.39 9.24 16.0% 25.1% 27.2%

Nov 07, 2013 - RDA Microelectronics, Inc . Tsinghua Unigroup 910.0 18.00 15.55 14.85 15.10 15.8% 21.2% 19.2%

Sep 30, 2013 - Charm Communications Inc . CMC Capital Limited 78.5 4.70 4.01 4.38 4.00 17.2% 7.3% 17.5%

Jun 21, 2013 Dec 23, 2013 Spreadtrum Communications Inc . Tsinghua Holdings 1,686.4 28.50 22.29 21.16 18.68 27.9% 34.7% 52.6%

Jun 20, 2013 - ChinaEdu Corporation NA 151.0 7.00 5.84 5.99 5.95 19.9% 16.9% 17.6%

Jun 06, 2013 - iSoftStone Holdings Limited ChinaAMC Capital Management 357.3 5.85 4.84 4.57 4.18 20.9% 28.0% 40.0%

May 20, 2013 Mar 28, 2014 Pactera Technology International Ltd. Blackstone (NYSE:BX) 553.3 7.30 5.26 5.12 5.64 38.8% 42.6% 29.4%

Mar 12, 2013 Mar 28, 2014 Camelot Information Systems Inc . Beyondsoft (SZSE:002649) 76.5 1.85 1.50 1.49 1.44 23.3% 24.2% 28.5%

Mar 11, 2013 Dec 23, 2013 Simcere Pharmaceutical Group. Hony Capital 214.6 9.66 7.96 7.91 7.61 21.4% 22.1% 26.9%

Dec 27, 2012 Mar 05, 2013 BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Diodes Incorporated 151.0 8.00 3.88 3.75 3.99 106.2% 113.3% 100.5%

Nov 02, 2012 Apr 15, 2014 Trunkbow International Holdings, Ltd. NA 30.2 1.46 1.19 1.18 1.14 22.7% 23.7% 28.1%

Oct 15, 2012 - Yongye International, Inc . Abax Global Capital; 404.3 6.60 4.79 4.68 4.32 37.8% 41.0% 52.8%

Morgan Stanley Private Equity

Oct 12, 2012 - Ninetowns Internet Technology Group NA 53.9 1.90 1.08 1.10 1.09 75.9% 72.7% 74.3%

Oct 09, 2012 - American Lorain Corporation NA 107.0 1.60 1.15 1.25 1.29 39.1% 28.0% 24.0%

Oct 03, 2012 Jun 27, 2013 Feihe International, Inc . Morgan Stanley Private Equity 147.1 7.40 6.10 5.70 6.11 21.3% 29.8% 21.1%

Source: Company filings and press releases Notes:

(a) Includes going-private transactions since 2011 involving US-listed Chinese companies

(b) Chindex International received a revised offer on April 18, 2014 with an offer price of US$24.00 per share, representing offer premiums of 39.9%, 50.2% and 43.5% to the 1-Day, 1-Week and 1-Month unaffected spot price, respectively

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Selected Premiums Paid Analysis (Cont’d)

Selected Premiums Analysis — US-Listed Chinese Companies Going-Private Transactions(a)

(In US$ millions, except per share price)

Date Date Deal Offer Spot Share Price Offer Premium (%)

Announced Completed Target Financial Sponsor/Acquirer Size Price 1-Day 1-Week 1-Month 1-Day 1-Week 1-Month

Sep 26, 2012 Jul 05, 2013 7 Days Group Holdings Limited Sequoia Capital China; $ 516.3 $ 12.70 $ 10.57 $ 9.15 $ 9.23 20.2% 38.8% 37.6%

The Carlyle Group

Sep 12, 2012 May 30, 2013 3SBio Inc . CITIC Private Equity 322.6 15.00 11.59 11.20 11.23 29.4% 33.9% 33.6%

Sep 07, 2012 Apr 09, 2013 Syswin Inc . NA 39.7 2.05 1.60 1.40 1.20 28.1% 46.4% 70.8%

Aug 13, 2012 Apr 29, 2013 Focus Media Holding Ltd. CDH Investments; China Everbright; 3,632.9 27.50 23.38 21.08 19.49 17.6% 30.5% 41.1%

Jul 06, 2012 Mar 28, 2013 ShangPharma Corporation TPG 60.1 9.00 6.88 6.81 6.06 30.8% 32.2% 48.5%

May 21, 2012 Dec 28, 2012 Yucheng Technologies Limited NA 81.1 3.90 3.08 3.11 3.04 26.6% 25.4% 28.3%

May 09, 2012 Feb 07, 2013 China Nuokang Bio-Pharmaceutical NA 45.6 5.80 3.70 3.65 3.64 56.8% 58.9% 59.3%

Mar 27, 2012 Jun 27, 2013 Zhongpin, Inc . NA 827.6 13.50 9.21 8.50 11.21 46.6% 58.8% 20.4%

Feb 21, 2012 Jun 08, 2012 China TransInfo Technology Corp. SAIF Partners 183.4 5.65 5.15 4.87 4.71 9.7% 16.0% 20.0%

Jan 20, 2012 Jan 15, 2014 AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc . CITIC Capital; CITIC PE; 818.7 12.00 9.92 7.96 6.67 21.0% 50.8% 79.9%

Dec 13, 2011 - WSP Holdings Ltd. NA 893.6 3.20 2.00 2.20 1.95 60.0% 45.5% 64.1%

Nov 19, 2011 Dec 19, 2011 Global Education & Technology Group Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) 294.0 11.01 5.37 3.33 3.19 105.0% 230.5% 245.0%

Nov 14, 2011 Apr 17, 2012 China GrenTech Corp. Ltd. NA 247.3 3.15 2.56 2.72 2.01 23.0% 15.8% 56.7%

Oct 28, 2011 Apr 20, 2012 China Real Estate Information Corporation E-House 278.0 6.62 5.40 4.98 4.90 22.6% 32.9% 35.1%

Oct 17, 2011 Nov 22, 2011 Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. NA 678.7 41.35 33.48 32.37 35.42 23.5% 27.7% 16.7%

Mar 25, 2011 Aug 15, 2011 Funtalk China Holdings Limited ARC Capital Holdings; Arch Digital; 99.2 7.10 6.15 5.73 4.95 15.4% 23.9% 43.4%

Capital Ally Investments;

GM Investment

Mar 07, 2011 Nov 04, 2011 China Fire & Security Group, Inc . Bain Capital Private Equity 258.3 9.00 6.26 5.75 5.73 43.8% 56.5% 57.1%

Jan 31, 2011 Sep 16, 2011 China Security & Surveillance Technology NA 713.6 6.50 4.88 4.82 5.28 33.2% 34.9% 23.1%

Minimum (b) 9.7% 7.3% 16.2%

1st Quartile (b) 20.9% 24.0% 23.3%

Median(b) 24.0% 32.5% 34.3%

Mean (b) 32.4% 41.0% 44.6%

3rd Quartile (b) 36.6% 44.1% 53.5%

Maximum (b) 106.2% 230.5% 245.0%

Sep 30, 2013 NA CLARITY CMC Capital Limited 86.3 4.70 4.01 4.38 4.00 17.2% 7.3% 17.5%

Source: Company filings and press releases Notes:

(a)

 

Includes going-private transactions since 2011 involving US-listed Chinese companies

(b)

 

Represents overall statistics of going-private transactions since 2011 involving US-listed  Chinese companies

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Selected Precedent Transaction Analysis

Selected Precedent Transactions (a)

(In US$ millions, except per share price)

Date Percentage LTM

Announced Target Acquirer Deal Size Acquired EV/EBITDA (b)

Apr 13, 2013 Tibet Shannan East Bojie Advertisement BlueFocus Communication Group (SZSE:300058) $ 291.0 89% 6.8x

Jan 16, 2013 Beijing Guoguang Guangrong Advertising Huawen Media Investment Corporation (SZSE:000793) 109.7 100% 10.0x

Aug 13, 2012 Focus Media Holding Ltd. The Carlyle Group (NasdaqGS:CG); CITIC Capital; 3,632.9 64% 8.5x

China Everbright (SEHK:165); ; FountainVest Partners

CDH Investments; Fosun International (SEHK:656)

Jul 12, 2012 Aegis Group plc Dentsu Inc. (TSE:4324) 5,182.6 100% 16.4x

Nov 03, 2011 Photon Group Limited, Five Field Marketing & Retail Navis Capital Partners 151.9 100% 7.0x

Agencies and Two Related Businesses

Jul 08, 2011 Beijing Kingo Advertising & Communication BlueFocus Communication Group (SZSE:300058) 69.1 100% 9.9x

Minimum 6.8x

1st Quartile 7.4x

Median 9.2x

Mean 9.8x

3rd Quartile 10.0x

Maximum 16.4x

Sep 30, 2013 CLARITY CMC Capital Limited 86.3 45% 11.3x(c)

Source: Company filings, press releases and public news Notes:

(a) Includes selected announced or closed M&A transactions over US$10 million involving Chinese and global advertising companies since 2011 (b) Last twelve months through the announcement of transactions (c) Based on CLARITY’s 2013A adjusted EBITDA

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Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

Consolidated Historical and Forecasted Financials

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2011A (a) 2012A (a) 2013A (b) 2014E (c) 2015F (c) 2016F (c) 2017F (c) 2018F (c)

(In US$ millions)

Adjusted EBITDA $ 52.1 $ 0.4 $ 7.4 $ 8.1 $ 8.2 $ 11.9 $ 12.1 $ 15.6

Depreciation & amortization 1.3 2.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9

EBIT 50.8(1.7) 4.5 5.2 5.3 9.0 9.2 12.7

Less: Taxes 2.2 1.5 1.4 0.3 0.5 1.3 1.3 2.2

EBIAT 48.6(3.2) 3.1 4.9 4.8 7.8 7.9 10.5

Plus: Depreciation & amortization 1.3 2.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9

Less: Capital expenditures, net 3.2 4.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.7

Decrease / (Increase) in working capital(0.1) 7.9(7.9) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Unlevered free cash flow (d) $ 46.7 $ (5.5) $ 10.7 $ (3.2) $ 4.5 $ 7.3 $ 7.3 $ 9.7

Implied Enterprise Value(in US$ millions)$USNet Debt (b) Implied Equity Value (in millions)

Discount Perpetuity Growth Rate Discount Perpetuity Growth Rate

Rate (e) 2.0% 2.3% 2.5% 2.8% 3.0% Net Debt Rate (e) 2.0% 2.3% 2.5% 2.8% 3.0%

9.5% $100.4 $103.7 $107.2 $111.0 $115.1($110.1) 9.5% $210.5 $213.8 $217.3 $221.1 $225.2

10.0% 93.1 96.0 99.0 102.3 105.7 (110.1) 10.0% 203.3 206.1 209.1 212.4 215.9

10.5% 86.8 89.3 91.9 94.7 97.7 (110.1) 10.5% 196.9 199.4 202.0 204.8 207.8

11.0% 81.2 83.4 85.7 88.1 90.7 (110.1) 11.0% 191.3 193.5 195.8 198.2 200.8

11.5% 76.2 78.1 80.1 82.3 84.5 (110.1) 11.5% 186.4 188.3 190.3 192.4 194.7

Implied Value Per Share(US)$ Implied Terminal EBITDA Multiple

Discount Perpetuity Growth Rate Discount Perpetuity Growth Rate

(e)(e)

Rate 2.0% 2.3% 2.5% 2.8% 3.0% Rate 2.0% 2.3% 2.5% 2.8% 3.0%

9.5% $5.11 $5.19 $5.28 $5.37 $5.47 9.5% 6.4x 6.6x 6.9x 7.1x 7.4x

10.0% 4.94 5.01 5.08 5.16 5.24 10.0% 6.0x 6.2x 6.4x 6.6x 6.8x

10.5% 4.78 4.84 4.91 4.98 5.05 10.5% 5.6x 5.7x 5.9x 6.1x 6.3x

11.0% 4.65 4.70 4.76 4.82 4.88 11.0% 5.2x 5.3x 5.5x 5.6x 5.8x

11.5% 4.53 4.57 4.62 4.67 4.73 11.5% 4.9x 5.0x 5.1x 5.3x 5.4x

Notes:

(a) Historical financials per CLARITY filings

(b) Based on CLARITY-s FY2013 earnings release announcement on May 7, 2014 (c) Based on Company Forecasts and CLARITY management

(d) Does not take into account non-GAAP adjustments including share-based compensation expenses and gain from change in fair value of consideration payable (e) Discount rate based on China Renaissance estimates derived from a weighted average cost of capital analysis of selected public companies

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Weighted Average Cost of Capital Calculation

Weighted Average Cost of Capital Calculation

Cost of equity (Ke )

(a)

Risk free rate (10-year U.S. Treasury) 3.4%

Levered beta (b) 1.02

Equity risk premium (c) 6.7%

(d)

Country risk premium 0.9%

Ke 11. 1%

After Tax Cost of debt (Kd)

Pre-tax cost of debt (e) 2.6%

(f)

Effective corporate tax rate 25.0%

Kd 1. 9%

Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)

Weighted Cost of Equity (g) 10.3%

W eighted Cost of Debt (g) 0.1%

WACC 10. 5%

Notes:

(a) 10-year U.S. Treasury rate per Capital IQ as of May 14, 2014

(b) Based on selected public companies beta per Capital IQ as of May 14, 2014 (c) Equity risk premium per 2013 Ibbotson Risk Premia Over Time Report

(d) Per Country Default Spreads and Risk Premiums by Aswath Damodaran, January 2014 (e) Pre-tax cost of debt of 2.6% based on analysis of selected public companies (f) Long-term effective tax rate of 25.0% per CLARITY management

(g) Assumes a target debt to capitalization of 5.6% based on capital structure analysis of selected public companies

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