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長 城 汽 車 股 份 有 限 公 司

GREAT WALL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED*

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

(Stock code: 2333) ANNOUNCEMENT PARTIAL RELEASE OF SHARE PLEDGE BY A SHAREHOLDER OF THE COMPANY

This announcement is made by Great Wall Motor Company Limited (the "Company") pursuant to the Inside Information Provisions (as defined under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules")) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and Rules 13.09(2)(a) and 13.10B of the Listing Rules.

On 9 March 2017, the Company received a notice from Baoding Innovation Great Wall Asset Management Company Limited ( 保定創新長城資產管理有限公司 ) ("Innovation Great Wall"), a controlling shareholder of the Company, that Innovation Great Wall completed the formalities for the release of pledged securities with China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited on 7 March 2017 to release the pledge of 121,810,000 shares of the Company held by it (representing 1.33% of the total share capital of the Company) in favour of Bank of Hebei Co., Ltd. (Baoding High-tech Zone Sub-branch). The details are set out as follows:

  1. Pledgor: Innovation Great Wall

    Pledgee: Bank of Hebei Co., Ltd. (Baoding High-tech Zone Sub- branch)

    Date of release of pledge: 7 March 2017 Number of pledged shares

    released: 121,810,000 shares (representing 1.33% of the total share capital of the Company)

  2. As at the date of the announcement, the total number of A shares of the Company held by Innovation Great Wall is 5,115,000,000, representing 56.04% of the total share capital of the Company. After the release of pledge, Innovation Great Wall has accumulatively pledged 1,011,890,000 shares of the Company, representing 19.78% of the total number of shares of the Company held by it and 11.09% of the total share capital of the Company.

This announcement will be published on the websites of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn) and the official website of the Company (www.gwm.com.cn).

Shareholders of the Company and potential investors are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the securities of the Company.

By order of the Board

Great Wall Motor Company Limited Xu Hui

Company Secretary

Baoding, Hebei Province, the PRC, 9 March 2017

As at the date of this announcement, members of the Board comprise:

Executive Directors: Mr. Wei Jian Jun, Ms. Wang Feng Ying and Ms. Yang Zhi Juan. Non-executive Director: Mr. He Ping.

Independent Non-executive Directors: Mr. Wong Chi Hung, Stanley, Mr. Lu Chuang and Mr. Ma Li Hui.

* For identification purpose only

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