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APPROVAL ON ESTABLISHMENT OF FINANCIAL LEASING COMPANY

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. i�JSiFJ� i)t)1!l%i§ * (the
"Bank") is pleased to announce that on 31 July 2014, the Bank received the Approval on
Establishment of CQRC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (Yin Jian Fu [2014] No. 485) (

JSFJ 1!l %i§ [2014] 485 ) issued by China

Banking Regulatory Commission, pursuant to which, the Bank, as a promoter, was agreed
to establish CQRC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (the "Company"). The registered capital of the Company is RMB2.5 billion, in which, the shareholding ratio of the Bank is 68% (other promoters are not connected persons (under the definition of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules")) of the Bank).
The Bank will proceed to implement each step in relation to the establishment of the Company in strict compliance with the laws and regulations as well as the regulatory stipulations, and will publish separate announcements in relation to the progress of the establishment in accordance with the Listing Rules.
For and on behalf of the board of directors

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.*

* Liu Jianzhong

Chairman and Executive Director

Chongqing, PRC, 1 August 2014

As at the date of this announcement, the executive director of the Bank is Mr. Liu Jianzhong; the non-executive directors of the Bank are Mr. Tao Jun, Mr. Wang Yongshu, Mr. Wen Honghai and Mr. Gao Xiaodong; and the independent non-executive directors of the Bank are Mr. Sun Leland Li Hsun, Mr. Yin Mengbo, Mr. Wu Qing, Mr. Chen Zhengsheng and Mr. Liu Weili.

* The Bank holds a financial licence number B0335H250000001 approved by China Banking Regulatory Commission and was authorised by the Administration for Industry and Commerce of Chongqing to obtain a corporate legal person business licence with a registration number

500000000001239. The Bank is not an authorised institution in accordance with the Hong Kong Banking Ordinance (Chapter 155 of the Laws of Hong Kong), not subject to the supervision of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and not authorised to carry on banking/deposit-taking business in Hong Kong.

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