China Minsheng Banking : ANNOUNCEMENT APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATION OF BOARD SECRETARY

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CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

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

(Stock Code: 01988) (USD Preference Shares Stock Code: 04609) ANNOUNCEMENT APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATION OF BOARD SECRETARY

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. (the "Company") has recently received the Approval of China Banking Regulatory Commission in relation to the Appointment Qualification of Fang Zhou of China Minsheng Bank (Yinjianfu [2017] No. 153), which approved the qualification of Mr. Fang Zhou as secretary of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board"). Mr. Fang Zhou has attended the training for qualification of board secretaries organized by the Shanghai Stock Exchange and obtained the qualification certificate in February 2017. The term of office of Mr. Fang Zhou as the secretary of the seventh session of the Board commences from the date of approval by China Banking Regulatory Commission and is the same as the term of office of the seventh session of the Board. Ms. Bai Dan, the chief financial officer of the Company, ceased to perform the duties on behalf of the Board secretary.

For biographical details of Mr. Fang Zhou, please refer to the Company's announcement dated 20 February 2017 regarding, among others, the appointment of joint company secretaries of the Company.

By Order of the Board of Directors

CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD. Hong Qi

Chairman

Beijing, PRC 12 May 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.