[Registration No. 333-______ ___________________ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ___________________ GLOBAL SOURCES LTD. ___________________ Bermuda [Not Applicable] (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Canon’s Court 22 Victoria Street Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda (441) 295-2244 _______________ Global Sources Equity Compensation (2007) Master Plan (Full title of the plan) _______________ James] [_____________________________________________________________ THE GLOBAL SOURCES EQUITY COMPENSATION (2007) MASTER PLAN (AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2014) ______________________________________________________________ CONTENTS No. Section Page 1. Name of the Plan 2 2. Purpose of the Plan 2 3. Shares Subject to the Plan 2 4. Eligible Persons 3 5. No Payment 3 6. Non-transferability 3 7. Adjustments 3 8.] [OPINION OF APPLEBY Our Ref: 123940.0029 5 March 2015 Global Sources Ltd. Canon’s Court 22 Victoria Street Hamilton HM 12 Bermuda Dear Sirs, Global Sources Ltd. Company 1. SEC Additional Registration Statement Securities Act Additional Plan Shares Plan A registration statement on Form S-8 was previously filed with the SEC on November 7, 2006, covering the registration of an initial] [CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated April 2, 2014 relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Global Sources Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013. Singapore]