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(Stock Code: 6030) ANNOUNCEMENT APPROVAL ON COMMENCEMENT OF AGENCY SERVICES BUSINESS FOR GOLD AND OTHER PRECIOUS METAL SPOT CONTRATS AND PROPRIETARY BUSINESS FOR SPOT GOLD CONTRATS BY THE COMPANY

References are made to the announcement dated 29 August 2013 and the announcement of poll results of the 2013 second extraordinary general meeting dated 29 October 2013, as well as the circular of the 2013 second extraordinary general meeting dated 11 September 2013 of CITIC Securities Company Limited (the "Company"), in relation to, among other things, the expansion of business scope of the Company to include agency services business for precious metal spot contracts and proprietary business for spot gold contracts, and authorization of the management of the Company to carry out all necessary business application procedures.
The Company had made an application to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the
"CSRC") for the commencement of the aforesaid businesses.
The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") hereby announced that the Company has received from the CSRC the "No Objection Letter on the Commencement of Agency Services Business for Gold and Other Precious Metal Spot Contracts and Proprietary Business for Spot Gold Contracts by CITIC Securities Company Limited" (Ji Gou Bu Bu Han [2014] No. 53), pursuant to which, the CSRC has confirmed that it has no objection to the Company's launch of pilot agency services business for gold and other precious metal spot contracts as well as proprietary business for spot gold contracts. In particular, the agency services business for precious metal spot contracts shall only be provided to the clients of the Company's securities brokerage business. The Company will carry out the aforesaid businesses in accordance with relevant business rules and regulatory requirements.
By order of the Board

CITIC Securities Company Limited WANG Dongming Chairman

Beijing, the PRC
20 January 2014

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. WANG Dongming, Mr. CHENG Boming, Mr. YIN Ke and Mr. LIU Lefei; the non-executive directors are Mr. JU Weimin and Mr. FANG Jun; and the independent non- executive directors are Mr. WU Xiaoqiu, Mr. LEE Kong Wai, Conway, Mr. RAO Geping and Mr. WEI Benhua.

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