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招商銀行股份有限公司

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 ON THE APPOINTMENT QUALIFICATION OF MR. LI XIAOPENG AS VICE CHAIRMAN


Reference is made to the election of Mr. Li Xiaopeng as Vice Chairman at the 35th Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board of Directors of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (the 'Company', 'China Merchants Bank').


The Company received the 'Approval from the China Banking Regulatory Commission on Appointment Qualification of Li Xiaopeng of China Merchants Bank' (Yin Jian Fu [2015] No. 628) recently, approving the qualification of Mr. Li Xiaopeng for serving as Vice Chairman of China Merchants Bank. The appointment of Mr. Li Xiaopeng as Vice Chairman of the Company has taken effect from 6 November 2015, and he will hold office until the expiration of the term of the Ninth Session of the Board of Directors of the Company.


For the biographies of Mr. Li Xiaopeng, please refer to the announcement dated 28 July 2015 on the websites of the Company and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.


The Board of Directors of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.


11 November 2015


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

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