INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT To the Shareholders of Swire Properties Limited (incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability) Opinion What we have audited The consolidated financial statements of Swire Properties Limited (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”), which are set out on pages 142 to 210, comprise: • the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31st December 2023; • the consolidated statement of profit or loss for the year then ended; • the consolidated statement of other comprehensive income for the year then ended; • the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended; • the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year then ended; and • the notes to the consolidated financial statements, comprising material accounting policy information and other explanatory information. Our opinion In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position of the Group as at 31st December 2023, and of its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (“HKFRSs”) issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“HKICPA”) and have been properly prepared in compliance with the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance. Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Hong Kong Standards on Auditing (“HKSAs”) issued by the HKICPA. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Independence We are independent of the Group in accordance with the HKICPA’s Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (“the Code”), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. Key Audit Matters Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. PricewaterhouseCoopers, 22/F Prince’s Building, Central, Hong Kong SAR, China T: +852 2289 8888, F: +852 2810 9888, www.pwchk.com 138