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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) DATE OF BOARD MEETING

The board of directors (the "Board") of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (the "Company") hereby announces that a meeting of the Board of the Company will be held on Tuesday, 28 April 2015 for the purpose of considering and approving the announcement of the first quarterly results of the Company for the three months ended 31 March 2015 for publication.

By Order of the Board

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

Joint Company Secretaries

16 April 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 amd 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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