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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) CHANGE IN MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Pursuant to the resolutions passed on the 19th meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board of Supervisors of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (the "Company") on 17 to 18 March 2015, the Board of Supervisors of the Company agreed to (among others) appoint Ms. Huang Dan to replace Mr. Yu Yong as a member of the nomination committee of the Ninth Session of the Board of Supervisors of the Company.

The Board of Supervisors of

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.

18 March 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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