[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 Kirsten Chapman & Timothy Dien Tel: (480) 664 8309 Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc. strachan@globalsources.com e-mail: Tel: (415) 433-3777 tdien@lhai.com]

[Global Sources Ltd. Canon’s Court NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS To Be Held on June 23, 2010 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 23, 2010 at the Board Room, 23rd Floor, Vita Tower, 29] [Annual Report 2009 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 2009 2008 % Change Revenues $ 174,513 $ 206,892 (16 ) Sales costs 63,810 73,625 13 Event production 18,385 21,493 14 Community 24,764 30,488 19 General and administrative 44,860 47,525 6]

[YEAR 2009 / 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, 2009 2008 (Unaudited) ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 91,553 $ 70,225 Term deposits with banks 60,357 — Available-for-sale securities 6,423 60,786 Accounts receivable, net 3,438 6,025 Receivables from sales representatives 5,607 5,574 Inventory 600 1,306]