China Minsheng Banking : Announcement on 2017 H Share Interim Dividend Distribution

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中 國 民 生 銀 行 股 份 有 限 公 司

(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

In accordance with the authorization granted by the 2016 annual general meeting of China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. (the "Company"), the fifth meeting of the seventh session of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") considered and approved the interim profit distribution plan for 2017 of the Company, according to which, the Company will distribute cash dividends of RMB1.20 (tax inclusive) for every 10 shares to the holders of H shares of the Company (the "H Shareholders") whose names appear on the register of members on 9 October 2017.

The cash dividend will be denominated and declared in RMB and will be paid in RMB to the holders of A shares (the "A Shareholders") and in Hong Kong dollars to the H Shareholders. The actual amount of dividends to be paid in Hong Kong dollars shall be determined based on the benchmark exchange rate of RMB against Hong Kong dollars (RMB0.84823 in exchange for HKD1.00) on 28 August 2017, the date of the meeting of the Board on which the distribution of interim dividend for 2017 was declared, as announced by the People's Bank of China, representing cash dividends of HKD0.14147106 per H share (tax inclusive).

The Board hereby notifies the H Shareholders the closure of register of members regarding the 2017 interim dividend (the "Interim Dividend") as follows:

In order to determine the entitlement of H Shareholders to the Interim Dividend, the register of members of H shares of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 4 October 2017 to Monday,

9 October 2017 (both days inclusive). H Shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of H shares of the Company on Monday, 9 October 2017 shall be entitled to the Interim Dividend. Where the holders holding H shares who have not registered with the Company intend to receive the Interim Dividend, all share certificates and transfer documents must be lodged with the Company's H share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 3 October 2017.

The Interim Dividend is currently expected to be distributed to H Shareholders on Monday, 23 October 2017.

Please refer to the 2017 Interim Report of the Company published on the HKExnews website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the website of the Company on 15 September 2017 for details of the taxation and other information regarding the distribution of the Interim Dividend.

The Company will withhold payment of relevant income tax strictly in accordance with the relevant laws or requirements of the relevant government departments and based on the Company's register of members of H shares on 9 October 2017. The Company assumes no liability whatsoever in respect of and will not entertain any claims arising from any delay in, or inaccurate determination of, the status of the shareholders or any disputes over the mechanism of withholding payment of relevant income tax. The Company will not be liable for any claim arising from any delay in, or inaccurate determination of the status of the shareholders or any disputes over the mechanism of withholding. For the H Shareholders who are not investors of Southbound Trading, the Company has appointed Bank of China (Hong Kong) Trustees Limited as the receiving agent in Hong Kong (the "Receiving Agent") to pay the declared Interim Dividend to the Receiving Agent for their onward payment to H Shareholders. Such Interim Dividend will be paid to the relevant shareholders by the Receiving Agent on or about Monday, 23 October 2017, and the relevant cheques will be dispatched on the same day to the H Shareholders who are entitled to receive such dividend by ordinary post while the risk of the delivery shall be borne by the recipients. For the H Shareholders investing in Southbound Trading, the Interim Dividend will be paid to the investors by China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited through clearing agency participants. Such Interim Dividend will be paid through the depositary and clearing system of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited.

Details of distribution of the Interim Dividend to the A Shareholders and relevant matters will be announced in due course.

By Order of the Board

Chairman

Beijing, PRC

15 September 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. Hong Qi, Mr. Liang Yutang and Mr. Zheng Wanchun; the non-executive directors are Mr. Zhang Hongwei, Mr. Lu Zhiqiang, Mr. Liu Yonghao, Mr. Shi Yuzhu, Mr. Wu Di, Mr. Yao Dafeng, Mr. Song Chunfeng, Mr. Tian Zhiping and Mr. Weng Zhenjie; and the independent non-executive directors are Mr. Liu Jipeng, Mr. Li Hancheng, Mr. Xie Zhichun, Mr. Cheng Hoi-chuen, Mr. Peng Xuefeng and Mr. Liu Ningyu.