ZTE : NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING

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ZTE CORPORATION 中興通訊股份有限公司

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

(Stock Code: 763)

NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING

The Company and all the members of the Board of Directors confirm that all the information contained in this announcement is true, accurate and complete and that there is no false and misleading statement or material omission in this information disclosure.

Reference is made to the 2018 First Quarterly Report of ZTE Corporation (the "Company") dated 27 April 2018, according to which the Company will prepare and disclose an updated 2018 First Quarterly Report.

The Board of Directors of the Company ("Board") hereby announces that a meeting of the Board will be held on Friday, 27 July 2018 at ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South, Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, the People's Republic of China for the purposes of, among other matters, approving the updated 2018 First Quarterly Report and its publication and considering the recommendation of profit distribution, if any.

By Order of the Board

Li Zixue Chairman

Shenzhen, the PRC

17 July 2018

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises two executive directors, Li Zixue, Gu Junying; three non-executive directors, Li Buqing, Zhu Weimin, Fang Rong; and three independent non-executive directors, Cai Manli, Yuming Bao, Gordon Ng.

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