[Global Sources Ltd. Canon’s Court NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS To Be Held on June 20, 2013 ______________ To Our Shareholders: NOTICE IS HEREBY given that an annual general meeting (the “Annual General Meeting”) of the th shareholders of Global Sources Ltd. (the “Company”) will be held on June 20, 2013 at the Board Room, 26 1) To] [FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (In U.S. Dollars Thousands, Except Year Ended Year Ended CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 2012 2011 % Change Revenue $ 231,740 $ 225,065 3 Sales costs 80,354 81,363 1 Event production 26,250 24,637 (7 ) Community and content 32,696 34,078 4 General and administrative 44,281 40,660 (9 ) Information and technology 13,188 12,607 (5 ) Profit from operations 34,971 31,720 10]

[st YEAR 2013 / 1 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF GLOBAL SOURCES LTD. The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements. Overview We are a leading business-to-business (B2B) media company and a primary facilitator of two-way trade with Greater China. The core business is facilitating trade from Greater] [GLOBAL SOURCES LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In U.S. Dollars Thousands, Except Number of Shares and Per Share Data) As at March 31, As at December 31, 2013 2012 (Unaudited) ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 86,321 $ 104,631 Term deposits with banks 2,574 4,184 Financial assets, available-for-sale 7,535 7,472 Accounts receivables 3,743 4,242 Receivables from sales]