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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 ON APPOINTMENT OF MR. LIU YUAN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Mr. Liu Yuan was elected as the Chairman of the Ninth Session of the Board of Supervisors of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (the "Company") at the 14th meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board of Supervisors of the Company on 28 August 2014.
The appointment of Mr. Liu Yuan as the Chairman of the Ninth Session of the Board of Supervisors of the Company took effect from 28 August 2014 until the expiration of the term of the Ninth Session of the Board of Supervisors of the Company, with approval from the regulatory authority.

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

17 October 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 Li Jianhong, Ma Zehua, Li Yinquan, Fu Gangfeng, Sun Yueying, Su Min, Fu Junyuan and Hong Xiaoyuan; 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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