Noah Ranks 12th on Fortune's Global Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies List

Oct 11, 2016

SHANGHAI, Oct. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Noah Holdings Limited ("Noah" or the "Company") (NYSE: NOAH), a leading wealth and asset management service provider with a focus on global services for high net worth individuals and enterprises in China, today announced that for the third consecutive year, Fortune has named Noah to its 2016 "100 Fastest-Growing Companies" list recognizing public companies with the best three-year performance in profits, revenue, and stock growth. Noah ranks 12th this year on this prestigious list.

"We are very happy with the recognition of Noah's financial performance as one of the fastest growing among many of the best-in-class companies globally. At Noah, we value growth and sustainability over the long term. We will continue to work very hard to ensure that we build a leading firm in wealth and asset management," commented Kenny Lam, Group President of Noah.

Fortune's annual list of the Global Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies, now in its 30th year, ranks publicly traded companies by revenue growth rate, EPS growth rate, and three-year annualized total return for the period ended June 30, 2016. The overall rank is based on the sum of these three ranks.

For more information on Noah's ranking click here.

For additional information and the complete Fortune list click here.

ABOUT NOAH HOLDINGS LIMITED

Founded in 2005, Noah Holdings Limited (NYSE: NOAH) is a leading wealth and asset management services provider with a focus on global services for high net worth individuals and enterprises in China. In the second quarter of 2016, Noah distributed over RMB27.7 billion (US$4.2 billion) of wealth management products. As of June 30, 2016, Noah had assets under management of RMB101.2 billion (US$15.2 billion).

Noah distributes a wide array of wealth management products, including fixed income products, private equity fund products, mutual fund products and insurance products. Noah also develops and manages financial products denominated in both domestic (RMB) and foreign currencies, including real estate funds and real estate funds of funds, private equity funds of funds, secondary market equity funds of funds and fixed income funds of funds through Gopher Asset Management. In addition, in 2014, the Company launched a proprietary internet finance platform to provide financial products and services to aspiring high net worth individuals and enterprise clients in China. Noah delivers customized financial solutions to clients through a network of 1,093 relationship managers across 175 branches and sub-branches in 68 cities in China, and serves the international investment needs of its clients through a wholly owned subsidiary in Hong Kong. The Company's wealth management business had 114,870 registered clients as of June 30, 2016.

For more information please visit Noah at ir.noahwm.com.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Among other things, quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Noah's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Noah may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Noah's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause Noah's actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: its goals and strategies; its future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the expected growth of the wealth management market in China and internationally; the expansion of its business into the United States; its expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of the products it distributes; its expectations regarding keeping and strengthening its relationships with key clients; relevant government policies and regulations relating to its industry; its ability to attract and retain qualified employees; its ability to stay abreast of market trends and technological advances; its plans to invest in research and development to enhance its product choices and service offerings; competition in its industry in China and internationally; general economic and business conditions in China; and its ability to effectively protect its intellectual property rights and not to infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Noah's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual reports on Form 20-F. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Noah does not undertake any obligation to update any such information, including forward-looking statements, as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under the applicable law.

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SOURCE Noah Holdings Limited

Steve Zeng, Noah Holdings Limited, +86-21-8035-9221, ir@noahwm.com

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