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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 SECRETARY OF THE BOARD

This announcement is made by China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (the "Company" or "China Merchants Bank") pursuant to the requirements of Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("Hong Kong Stock Exchange").
The Company has resolved to appoint Mr. Xu Shiqing as Secretary of the Board of Directors of the
Company at the First Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board of Directors of the Company.
The Company recently received the "Approval on Appointment Qualification of Xu Shiqing of China Merchants Bank" (Yin Jian Fu [2015] No. 117) from China Banking Regulatory Commission approving the appointment qualification of Mr. Xu Shiqing as Secretary of the Board of Directors of China Merchants Bank.
For the biography of Mr. Xu Shiqing, please refer to the announcement dated 17 July 2013 published on the websites of the Company and Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The Board of Directors of

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.

16 February 2015

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 Li Jianhong, Ma Zehua, Li Xiaopeng, Li Yinquan, Fu Gangfeng, Sun Yueying, Su Min, Fu Junyuan and Hong Xiaoyuan; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Wong Kwai Lam, Leung Kam Chung, Antony, Pan Chengwei, Pan Yingli, Guo Xuemeng and Zhao Jun.

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