China CITIC Bank : Announcements and Notices - ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE CSRC'S APPROVAL ON PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF A SHARES APPLICATION

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中信銀行股份有限公司

China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited

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

(Stock Code: 998)

ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE CSRC'S APPROVAL ON PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF A SHARES APPLICATION

Reference is made to the circular of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited (the "Bank") dated 16 November 2015 in relation to the third extraordinary general meeting of 2015 on extension of the validity period of the resolution in respect of private placement of A shares and extension of the authorization period of the board of directors for handling matters in relation to the private placement of A shares, and the announcement of the Bank dated 28 November 2015 in relation to the approval of the issuance review committee of the CSRC concerning the private placement of A shares (the "Private Placement of Shares").

On 30 December 2015, the Bank received the Approval on private placement of A shares of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited (Zheng Jian Xu Ke [2015] No. 3095) (the "Approval") issued by China Securities Regulatory Commission (the "CSRC"), matters in relation to the Private Placement of Shares are as follows:

1. It is approved that the Private Placement of Shares of the Bank shall be no more than 2,147,469,539 new shares.

   
   

2. This Private Placement of Shares will be carried out strictly in compliance with the application documents submitted to the CSRC.

   
   

3. This Approval shall be valid within 6 months from the date of approval.

   
   

4. From the date of Approval to the date of completion of this Private Placement of Shares, if any significant event occures, the Bank should report to the CSRC and handle matters in accordance with relevant rules.

The Bank will actively promote the related work within the period in accordance with the Approval and the authorization granted at the shareholders general meeting of the Bank, and fulfill the disclosure obligations timely.

The contact information of the issuer and the sponsors are as follows:

1. Issuer：	China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited
Contact：	Cai Wei
Phone：	[phone]
Fax：	[phone]

2. Sponsors (Joint Lead Underwriters)：	CITIC Securities Co., Ltd.
Contact：	Zheng Chun
Phone：	[phone]
Fax：	[phone]

3. Sponsors (Joint Lead Underwriters)：	China International Capital Corporation Limited
Contact：	Gao Shu
Phone：	[phone]
Fax：	[phone]

Beijing, the PRC 30 December 2015

By order of the Board of

China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited Chang Zhenming

Chairman

As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Bank are Ms. Li Qingping and Mr. Sun Deshun; the non-executive directors are Mr. Chang Zhenming, Mr. Zhu Xiaohuang and Mr. Zhang Xiaowei; and the independent non-executive directors are Mr. Li Zheping, Ms. Wu Xiaoqing, Mr. Wong Luen Cheung Andrew and Mr. Yuan Ming.