[Global Sources Press Contact in Asia: Global Sources Investor Contact in Asia: Camellia So Suzanne Wang Tel: (852) 2555-5021 Tel: (852) 2555-4747 cso@globalsources.com e-mail: investor@globalsources.com e-mail: Global Sources Press Contact in U.S.: Global Sources Investor Contact in U.S.: James W.W. Strachan Mary Magnani & Timothy Dien Tel: (1 480) 664 8309 Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc. strachan@globalsources.com e-mail: Tel: (1 415)]

[Global Sources Ltd. Canon’s Court NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS To Be Held on June 22, 2011 To Our Shareholders: NOTICE IS HEREBY given that an annual general meeting (the “Annual General Meeting”) of the shareholders of Global Sources Ltd. (the “Company”) will be held on June 22, 2011 at the Board Room, 23rd Floor, Vita Tower, 29] [Annual Report 2010 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (In U.S. Dollars Thousands, Except Year Ended Year Ended Number of Shares and Per Share Data) December 31, December 31, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 2010 2009 % Change Revenues $ 196,649 $ 172,907 14 Sales costs 71,923 63,740 (13 ) Event production 21,875 18,385 (19 ) Community and content 31,923 34,524 8 General and administrative]

[st YEAR 2011 / 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, 2011 2010 (Unaudited) ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 121,777 $ 101,298 Term deposits with banks 1,038 1,411 Accounts receivables] [GLOBAL SOURCES LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES ACTUAL GAAP TO IFRS RECONCILIATION (In U.S. Dollars Thousands) Three months ended March 31, 2010 U.S. GAAP Net Income Attributable to the Company $ 2,589 IFRS conversion adjustments: Revenue 1,607 (761 ) Non-cash stock based compensation expense 260]

[Global Sources Press Contact in Asia: Global Sources Investor Contact in Asia: Camellia So Suzanne Wang Tel: (852) 2555-5021 Tel: (852) 2555-4747 cso@globalsources.com e-mail: investor@globalsources.com e-mail: Global Sources Press Contact in U.S.: Global Sources Investor Contact in U.S.: James W.W. Strachan Mary Magnani & Timothy Dien Tel: (1 480) 664 8309 Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc. strachan@globalsources.com e-mail: Tel: (1 415)]

[YEAR 2010 / 4 th QUARTER 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 China to the world, using a] [GLOBAL SOURCES LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES At At December 31, December 31, 2010 2009 (Unaudited) ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 101,298 $ 91,553 Term deposits with banks 1,411 60,357 Available-for-sale securities - 6,423 Accounts receivable, net 3,919 3,438 Receivables from sales representatives 8,248 5,607 Inventory 435 600] [GLOBAL SOURCES LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES Three months ended Year ended December 31, December 31, 2010 2009 2010 2009 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Revenue: Online and other media services (Note 1) $ 31,714 $ 27,788 $ 122,203 $ 113,775 29,896 25,775 69,450 55,147 Miscellaneous 1,399] [GLOBAL SOURCES LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31, 2010 2009 2010 2009 U.S. GAAP Net Income Attributable to the Company $ 9,450 $ 8,636 $ 21,571 $ 16,110 IFRS conversion adjustments: Revenue]