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China COSCO Holdings Company Limited*

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock code: 1919) PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

The board (the "Board") of directors (the "Directors") of China COSCO Holdings Company Limited*(the "Company") is pleased to announce that Mr. Wan Min has been proposed by the Board to be appointed as a non-executive Director. According to the articles of association of the Company (the "Articles of Association"), the appointment of Mr. Wan Min is subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") at a general meeting. An ordinary resolution in relation to the appointment of Mr. Wan Min will be proposed at the annual general meeting of the Company to be held on 20 May 2015 (the "AGM"). The notice of the AGM, together with the form of proxy, containing such ordinary resolution will be despatched to the Shareholders on or before 2 April 2015.
The biographical details of Mr. Wan Min are as follows:

Mr. WAN Min (al�)

Mr. Wan Min, aged 46, is currently the deputy general manager of China Shipbuilding Ocean (Group) Company (rtt9ìtw�!I!�1�0�) (since 2014), a director of COSCO Pacific Limited, a non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code: 1199) since August 2011, the chairman of the board of directors of COSCO Pacific Limited since January 2015 and the chairman of the board of directors of COSCO Shipping Company Limited (rttìt!ID�!it5t::f!i0�) since February 2015. Mr. Wan Min had been the deputy general manager of the Company from August 2011 to March 2015. He was previously the general manager of Asia-Pacific Trade and American Trade and the deputy general manager of COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd. (rttìt��*�!I!::f!i
0�) ("COSCON"), the general manager of COSCO International Freight Co., LTD
(rttìt9���::f!i0�), the president of COSCO Americas Inc. and the managing
director of COSCON. Mr. Wan Min has over 20
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years of experience in corporate management in the shipping industry and has extensive experience in corporate management and ocean shipping. Mr. Wan Min graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a master 's degree in business administration and is an engineer.
A service contract is proposed to be signed by Mr. Wan Min and the Company. Mr. Wan Min will not receive remuneration from the Company for being a non-executive Director, but the expenses incurred in connection with his discharge of duties as a non-executive Director will be borne by the Company. Mr. Wan Min is proposed to be appointed for a term commencing from 20 May 2015 and ending on the expiration of the term of the fourth session of the Board and will be subject to retirement and re-election at the annual general meetings of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association. Save as disclosed above, Mr. Wan Min does not have any relationship with any Directors, senior management of the Company or substantial or controlling Shareholders.
Save as disclosed above, Mr. Wan Min has not held any directorship in any other listed companies in the past three years. As at the date of this announcement, Mr. Wan Min was the beneficial owner of 2,000 H shares of the Company (the "Shares") and
35,000 A Shares. Save as disclosed above, Mr. Wan Min does not have any interest, deemed interest or short position in any Shares, underlying Shares or debentures of the Company or any of its associated corporations (within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong)).
Save as disclosed above, there is no other information relating to Mr. Wan Min that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules and no other matter in relation to his proposed appointment that needs to be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.
By Order of the Board

China COSCO Holdings Company Limited Guo Huawei

Company Secretary

Beijing, the People's Republic of China
2 April 2015

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. MA Zehua2 (Chairman), Mr. LI Yunpeng1 (Vice Chairman), Ms. SUN Yueying2, Mr. SUN Jiakang1, Mr. YE Weilong1, Mr. WANG Yuhang2, Mr. JIANG Lijun1 (President), Dr. FAN HSU Lai Tai, Rita3, Mr. KWONG Che Keung, Gordon3, Mr. Peter Guy BOWIE3 and Mr. YANG, Liang Yee Philip3.

1 Executive director

2 Non-executive director

3 Independent non-executive director

* For identification purpose only

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