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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 ON THE QUALIFICATION FOR SERVING AS INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Reference is made to the election of Mr. Zhao Jun and Mr. Antony Leung as Independent Non- executive Directors at the 2014 Second Extraordinary General Meeting of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (the "Company", "China Merchants Bank").
The Company received the "Approval from China Banking Regulatory Commission, Shenzhen Office on the Appointment Qualification of Two Candidates Including Zhao Jun of China Merchants Bank" (Shen Yin Jian Fu [2015] No. 11), approving the qualification of Mr. Zhao Jun and Mr. Antony Leung for serving as Directors of China Merchants Bank. The appointment of Mr. Zhao Jun and Mr. Antony Leung as Independent Non-executive Directors of the Ninth Session of the Board of Directors of the Company took effect from 12 January 2015 (date of approval), and they will hold office until the expiration of the term of the Ninth Session of the Board of Directors of the Company.
For the biographical details of Mr. Zhao Jun and Mr. Antony Leung, please refer to the announcement dated 29 August 2014 on the websites of the Company and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Mr. Xu Shanda's and Mr. Xiao Yuhuai's term of office as Independent Non-executive Directors of the Company and relevant positions in the specialised committees of the Board of Directors of the Company ended on 12 January 2015. Mr. Xu Shanda and Mr. Xiao Yuhuai have confirmed that they 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. Xu Shanda and Mr. Xiao Yuhuai for their valuable contribution to the Company during their term of office.
By Order of the Board

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

Joint Company Secretaries

13 January 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, Antony Leung, Pan Chengwei, Pan Yingli, Guo Xuemeng and Zhao Jun.

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