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CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO., LTD.

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

(Stock code: 03968) ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO THE APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT QUALIFICATION OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The announcement is made by China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. ("the Company") pursuant to Rule
13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited.
The Company has today received the "Approval from China Banking Regulatory Commission, Shenzhen Office on Qualification of Two Candidates Including Mr. Ma Zehua as a Director of China Merchants Bank" (Shen Yin Jian Fu [2014] No. 85), approving the qualification of Mr. Ma Zehua and Mr. Xiao Yuhuai for serving as a Director of China Merchants Bank. Mr. Ma Zehua and Mr. Xiao Yuhuai will serve as a Non-executive Director and Independent Non-executive Director of the Ninth Session of the Board of Directors of the Company respectively, with effect from 25
March 2014 to the expiration of the Ninth Session of the Board of Directors of the Company.
For the biographies of Mr. Ma Zehua and Mr. Xiao Yuhuai, please refer to the "Announcement regarding Resolutions Passed at the Ninth Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board of Directors" dated on 15 November 2013 on the websites of the Company and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Mr. Yi Xiqun's term of office as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company and relevant positions in the specialised committees of the Board of Directors of the Company ended on 25 March 2014. Mr. Yi Xiqun has confirmed that he had no disagreement with the Board of Directors of the Company and there were no other matters that would need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company. The Board of Directors would like to express its appreciation to Mr. Yi Xiqun for his valuable contributions to the Company during his term of office.
By Order of the Board

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. Xu Shiqing Seng Sze Ka Mee Natalia

Joint Company Secretaries

26 March 2014

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Tian Huiyu, Zhang Guanghua and Li Hao; the non-executive directors of the Company are Fu Yuning, Li Yinquan, Fu Gangfeng, Hong Xiaoyuan, Xiong Xianliang, Ma Zehua, Sun Yueying and Fu Junyuan; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Xu Shanda, Wong Kwai Lam, Pan Chengwei, Pan Yingli, Guo Xuemeng and Xiao Yuhuai.

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