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DATE OF BOARD MEETING

This is to announce that a meeting of the board of directors of China Pharmaceutical Group Limited (the "Company") will be held on Friday, 30 November 2012 to approve, among other matters, the unaudited third quarterly results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the nine months ended 30 September 2012.

Hong Kong, 20 November 2012

For and on behalf of

China Pharmaceutical Group Limited

CAI Dongchen

Chairman

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. CAI Dongchen, Mr. FENG Zhenying, Mr. CHAK Kin Man, Mr. PAN Weidong, Mr. ZHAO John Huan, Mr. WANG Shunlong, Mr. WANG Huaiyu, Mr. LU Jianmin and Mr. WANG Zhenguo as executive directors; Mr. LEE Ka Sze, Carmelo as non-executive director and Mr. HUO Zhenxing, Mr. Qi Moujia, Mr. GUO Shichang and Mr. CHAN Siu Keung, Leonard as independent non-executive directors.

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