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China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2020

Dec 7, 2020

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of this circular or as to the action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker or other registered dealer in securities, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.

If you have sold or transferred all your Shares in China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., you should at once hand this circular and the accompanying form of proxy and reply slip to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this circular, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this circular.

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中國民生銀行股份有限公司 CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

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

(Stock Code: 01988)

(USD Preference Shares Stock Code: 04609)

ELECTION OF MR. YUAN GUIJUN AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURES FOR SHAREHOLDERS’ GENERAL MEETING AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS FORMULATION OF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR 2021 TO 2023

AND

NOTICE OF THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING FOR 2021

The Company will convene the EGM at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, 22 January 2021 at Tian’an Office Building of China Minsheng Bank, No. 28 Xirongxian Lane, Xicheng District, Beijing, the PRC. Notice convening the EGM is set out in this circular.

If you intend to appoint a proxy to attend the EGM, please complete the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon and return the same to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (for holders of H Shares) and the office of the Board of the Company (for holders of A Shares) not less than 24 hours before the time fixed for holding the EGM or any adjournment thereof (i.e. not later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, 21 January 2021) in person or by post. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude you from attending the EGM and voting in person if you so wish.

If you intend to attend the EGM in person or by proxy, please complete the enclosed reply slip and return the same to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (for holders of H Shares) and the office of the Board of the Company (for holders of A Shares) on or before Thursday, 31 December 2020.

  • References to times and dates of this circular are to Hong Kong times and dates.

8 December 2020

CONTENTS

Page
DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
1. Resolution on the Election of Mr. Yuan Guijun as an Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
2. Resolution on the Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Articles of Association. . . . . . . . . .
5
3. Resolution on the Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Rules of Procedures
for Shareholders’ General Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
4. Resolution on the Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Administrative
Measures of Related Party Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
5. Resolution on the Capital Management Plan for 2021 to 2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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APPENDIX I
COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO
THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
APPENDIX II
COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO
THE RULES OF PROCEDURES FOR
SHAREHOLDERS’ GENERAL MEETING OF
CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
APPENDIX III
COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO
THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF
CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
APPENDIX IV
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PLAN OF
CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD. FOR 2021 TO 2023. . . . . . .
35
NOTICE OF THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING FOR 2021. . . . . . . . . . .
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DEFINITIONS

In this circular, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the following meanings:

“A Share(s)” domestic ordinary Share(s) of RMB1.00 each issued by the Company
which is/are subscribed for by domestic investors in Renminbi and are
listed for trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600016)
“A Shareholder(s)” holder(s) of A Share(s)
“Articles of Association” the articles of association of the Company
“Board” the board of directors of the Company
“Board of Supervisors” the board of supervisors of the Company
“CBIRC” the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
“Company” or “Bank” China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. (中國民生銀行股份有限公司) , a
joint stock company incorporated with limited liability in accordance with
the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China, the H Shares and
A Shares of which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the
Shanghai Stock Exchange respectively
“Director(s)” the director(s) of the Company
“EGM” the first extraordinary general meeting of the Company of 2021 to be
held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, 22 January 2021 at Tian’an Office Building
of China Minsheng Bank, No. 28 Xirongxian Lane, Xicheng District,
Beijing, the PRC or and adjournment thereof, the notice of which is set
out in this circular
“H Share(s)” overseas listed foreign invested share(s) of RMB1.00 each in the share
capital of the Company, which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange (stock code: 01988) and are subscribed for in HK dollars
“H Shareholder(s)” Holder(s) of H Share(s)
“Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC
“Hong Kong Listing Rules” the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Limited
“Hong Kong Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

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DEFINITIONS

“PRC” or “China” the People’s Republic of China, for the purpose of this circular, excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan “RMB” or “Renminbi” Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC “SFO” the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) “Shanghai Stock Exchange” the Shanghai Stock Exchange “Share(s)” the ordinary Share(s) of the Company, including A Share(s) and H Share(s) “Shareholder(s)” holder(s) of the Share(s) “Supervisor(s)” the supervisor(s) of the Company

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

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中國民生銀行股份有限公司 CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

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

(Stock Code: 01988)

(USD Preference Shares Stock Code: 04609)

Members of the Board:

Executive Directors: Mr. GAO Yingxin Mr. ZHENG Wanchun

Registered Address:

No. 2 Fuxingmennei Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing, China 100031

Non-executive Directors:

Mr. ZHANG Hongwei Mr. LU Zhiqiang Mr. LIU Yonghao Mr. SHI Yuzhu Mr. WU Di Mr. SONG Chunfeng

Independent Non-executive Directors:

Mr. LIU Jipeng Mr. LI Hancheng Mr. XIE Zhichun Mr. PENG Xuefeng Mr. LIU Ningyu

8 December 2020

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

To the Shareholders

Dear Sir or Madam,

ELECTION OF MR. YUAN GUIJUN AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURES FOR SHAREHOLDERS’ GENERAL MEETING AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS FORMULATION OF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR 2021 TO 2023 AND

NOTICE OF THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING FOR 2021

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this circular is to give you the notice of EGM and provide you (among other things) with additional information to enable you to make informed decisions on whether to vote for or against the resolutions to be proposed at the EGM for the following issues (special resolution is marked by *):

  1. Resolution on the Election of Mr. Yuan Guijun as an Executive Director

  2. *Resolution on the Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Articles of Association

  3. Resolution on the Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Rules of Procedures for Shareholders’ General Meeting

  4. Resolution on the Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Administrative Measures of Related Party Transactions

  5. Resolution on the Capital Management Plan for 2021 to 2023

1. Resolution on the Election of Mr. Yuan Guijun as an Executive Director

Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 16 October 2020 regarding (among other things) the nomination of executive Directors.

The Board has nominated Mr. Yuan Guijun as a candidate for executive Director of the eighth session of the Board of the Company.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

The biographical details of Mr. Yuan Guijun as required to be disclosed by Rule 13.51(2) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules are as follows:

Mr. Yuan Guijun, born in 1963, joined the Company in September 2020 as a member of the party committee. Before joining the Company, Mr. Yuan was the president and the secretary of the party committee of the Beijing branch of China Construction Bank from 2017 to 2020; the president and the secretary of the party committee of the Liaoning branch of China Construction Bank from 2013 to 2017; the deputy general manager and general manager of corporate banking department of China Construction Bank from 2007 to 2013; the assistant of general manager and deputy general manager of the risk management department of China Construction Bank from 2004 to 2007; a staff of the investment department, credit management department, credit risk management department and the credit risk management office of the risk management department of China Construction Bank from 1986 to 2004. Mr. Yuan obtained his master’s degree in business management for senior management from Tsinghua University. He is a senior economist.

Subject to adjustments pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations, the term of office of Mr. Yuan Guijun shall be the same as that of the current session of the Board. Remuneration of Mr. Yuan Guijun shall be determined in accordance with the Remuneration Policy of Directors and Supervisors of China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.

Save as disclosed in this circular, Mr. Yuan Guijun does not have any other relationship with any of the Directors, Supervisors, senior management, substantial shareholder or controlling shareholder of the Company, and does not have any interests in the shares of the Company as defined in Part XV of the SFO.

Save as disclosed in this circular, there is no other information in relation to Mr. Yuan Guijun which is subject to disclosure pursuant to Rule 13.51(2)(h) to Rule 13.51(2)(v) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules, and Mr. Yuan Guijun is not involved and has not been involved in any activity subject to disclosure pursuant to Rule 13.51(2)(h) to Rule 13.51(2)(v) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules. Save as disclosed in this circular, Mr. Yuan Guijun did not hold any directorship in any other listed companies in the last three years, and did not hold other positions in the Company or its subsidiaries. There is no other matter that shall be brought to the attention of the Shareholders.

This resolution has been considered and approved at the Board meeting held on 16 October 2020 and is hereby proposed to the EGM as an ordinary resolution for consideration and approval. Upon consideration and approval by the EGM, the directorship qualification of Mr. Yuan Guijun will be subject to approval by CBIRC and his appointment will be effective from the date of approval by CBIRC.

2. Resolution on the Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Articles of Association

Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 30 November 2020 regarding the amendments to Certain Provisions of the Articles of Association.

According to the Approval on Change of Notice Period of General Meeting and Other Matters relating to Overseas Listed Companies (Guo Han [2019] No.97) (《關於調整適用在境外上市公司召開股東大 會通知期限等事項規定的批覆》(國函[2019]97號)) issued by the State Council and the Notice of the CBRC on Enhanced Management of Pledge of Equity Interests in Commercial Banks (Yin Jian Fa [2013] No.43) (《中國銀監會關於加強商業銀行股權質押管理的通知》(銀監發[2013]43號)) , and taking into account the actual situation of the Company, the Company proposed to amend the Articles of Association (the “ Proposed Amendments ”).

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

Details of the Proposed Amendments are set out in Appendix I to this circular.

This resolution has been considered and approved in the meeting of the Board held on 30 November 2020 and is now submitted as a special resolution for consideration and approval at the EGM. The exiting Articles of Association shall remain valid until these proposed amendment become effective.

3. Resolution on the Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Rules of Procedures for Shareholders’ General Meeting

According to the Approval on Change of Notice Period of General Meeting and Other Matters relating to Overseas Listed Companies (Guo Han [2019] No. 97) (《關於調整適用在境外上市公司召開股東大會 通知期限等事項規定的批覆》(國函[2019]97號)) and based on the actual circumstances of the Company, it is proposed that relevant amendments shall be made to the Rules of Procedures for Shareholders’ General Meeting. The major amendment is to revise “When the Bank is to convene a shareholders’ general meeting, a written notice shall be sent 45 days prior to the meeting” as “When the Bank is to convene an annual general meeting, a written notice shall be sent 20 business days prior to the meeting. When the Bank is to convene an extraordinary general meeting, a written notice shall be sent 10 business days or 15 days (whichever is longer) before the meeting is convened. A business day shall mean the date on which the Hong Kong Stock Exchange opens for securities trading”.

Details of the proposed amendments are set out in Appendix II to this circular.

This resolution has been considered and approved in the meeting of the Board held on 30 November 2020 and is now submitted as an ordinary resolution for consideration and approval at the EGM.

4. Resolution on the Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Administrative Measures of Related Party Transactions

According to the Rules for the Preparation and Reporting of Information by Companies that Issued Securities to the Public No. 26 — Special Requirements on Information Disclosure for Commercial Banks promulgated by the China Securities Regulatory Committee and based on the actual circumstances of the Company, it is proposed that relevant amendments shall be made to the Administrative Measures of Related Party Transactions of China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. in order to comply with the regulatory requirements, primarily including:

  • (1) According to the changes of the Rules for the Preparation and Reporting of Information by Companies that Issued Securities to the Public No. 26 — Special Requirements on Information Disclosure for Commercial Banks promulgated by the China Securities Regulatory Committee, “a related party transaction entered into between the Bank and its subsidiaries and a related natural person (as defined by the domestic securities regulatory authorities) with an amount of RMB300,000 or above” shall be deleted under a related party transaction subject to timely disclosure.

  • (2) According to the organisational adjustments and changes in positions of the Company, reference to the Board of Directors Offices shall be amended as “Secretarial Department of the Related Party Transaction Supervision Committee of the Board” while “Internal Control and Compliance Department” shall be amended as “Legal and Compliance Department”.

Details of the proposed amendments are set out in Appendix III to this circular.

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

This resolution has been considered and approved in the meeting of the Board held on 30 November 2020 and is now submitted as an ordinary resolution for consideration and approval at the EGM.

5. Resolution on the Capital Management Plan for 2021 to 2023

In order to cope with the changes of the domestic and overseas environment, comply with the capital regulatory requirements and facilitate sustainable and healthy business development, the Company formulated the Capital Management Plan of China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. for 2021 to 2023 according to the relevant policy requirements such as the Rules Governing Capital Management of Commercial Banks (Provisional) (《商業銀行資本管理辦法 (試行) 》). Details are set out in Appendix IV to this circular.

This resolution has been considered and approved in the meeting of the Board held on 28 August 2020 and is now submitted as an ordinary resolution for consideration and approval at the EGM.

CLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS

The register of members of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 23 December 2020 to Friday, 22 January 2021 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares will be effected. For unregistered holders of H Shares of the Bank who intend to attend the EGM, all share certificates and the relevant transfer documents must be lodged with the Company’s H Share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 22 December 2020. H Shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of the Company on Wednesday, 23 December 2020 will be entitled to attend and vote at the EGM.

VOTING BY POLL AT THE EGM

Pursuant to Rule 13.39(4) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules, all votes of the Shareholders at the EGM must be taken by poll. As such, the chairman of the meeting will require a poll for all resolutions proposed at the EGM.

On a poll, every Shareholder present in person or by proxy or, being a corporation, by its duly authorised representative shall have one vote for each Share registered in his/her/its name in the register of members. Shareholders entitled to more than one vote need not cast all their votes or cast all their voting rights in the same way in accordance with Article 127 of the Articles of Association.

RECOMMENDATION

The Board considers that all the resolutions mentioned above are in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders. As such, the Board recommends the Shareholders to vote in favour of the resolutions to be proposed at the EGM.

By Order of the Board CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD. Gao Yingxin Chairman

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

APPENDIX I

No. Original Article
(as considered and approved by
the 2019 annual general
meeting)
Revised Article Reasons for
Amendments
1 Article
54Registration
of
changes
to
the
register
of
shareholders of H shares arising
from transfer of shares shall not
be made within 30 days before the
holding of shareholders’ meeting
or within 5 days before the record
day of the Bank’s decision to
distribute dividends. For changes
to the register of shareholders of
A shares, the provisions of the
relevant laws and regulations of
the PRC shall apply.
Article
54

Approval
on
Change
of Notice Period of
General Meeting and
Other Matters relating
to
Overseas
Listed
Companies
~~changes~~
~~to~~
2 Article 71If any shareholder
holding more than 5% of the
voting rights of the Bank pledges
any voting A shares, he/she shall
inform the Bank in written form
immediately. Pledges of H shares
shall be conducted in compliance
with Hong Kong laws, rules of
the stock exchange and other
applicable regulations.
Article 71
Notice
on
Enhanced
Management of Pledge
of Equity Interests in
Commercial Banks by
former CBRC
~~holding mor~~
~~voting rights~~
~~any voting~~
~~shall inform~~

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

APPENDIX I

No. Original Article
(as considered and approved by
the 2019 annual general
meeting)
Revised Article Reasons for
Amendments
Where a shareholder who has
representation on the Board
of
Directors
or
the
Board
of
Supervisors,
or
directly,
indirectly or jointly holds or
controls no less than 2% of the
shares or voting rights of the
Bank pledges his/her shares of
the Bank, he/she shall make
filing to the Board of Directors
in advance, which shall state
the basic information of the
pledge, including the reasons
for the pledge, the number
of shares involved, the term
of pledge and the particulars
of
the
pledgee.
Where
the
Board of Directors considers
the pledge to be materially
adverse to the stability of the
Bank’s shareholding, corporate
governance,
as
well
as
the
control of risk and related party
transaction, no filing shall be
made. The director(s) nominated
by
a
shareholder
proposing
to pledge his/her shares of
the Bank shall abstain from
voting at the Board meeting at
which such proposed filling is
considered.
Upon
the
completion
of
registration
of
the
pledge
of
equity
interests,
the
shareholders
involved
shall
provide the Bank with the
relevant information in relation
to the pledge of equity interests
in a timely manner, so as to
facilitate the risk management
and
information
disclosure
requirement of the Bank.

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

APPENDIX I

No. Original Article
(as considered and approved by
the 2019 annual general
meeting)
Revised Article Reasons for
Amendments
Shareholders shall not pledge
the
Bank’s
shares
if
the
outstanding balance of the loans
they have borrowed from the
Bank exceeds the audited net
equity value held by them in the
Bank in the previous year.
3 Article
88When
the
Bank
convenes a shareholders’ general
meeting, written notice of the
meeting shall be given 45 days
prior to the date of the meeting to
notify all the shareholders entitled
to attend the shareholders’ general
meeting in the share register of the
matters to be considered and the
date and the place of the meeting.
Shareholders who intend to attend
the shareholders’ general meeting
shall deliver a written reply
confirming the attendance to the
Bank 20 days before the date of
the meeting.
Article
88When
the
Bank
convenes a shareholders’annual
general meeting, written notice
of the meeting shall be given~~45~~
20 businessdays prior to the date
of the meeting~~to notify all the~~
~~shareholders entitled to attend the~~
~~shareholders’ general meeting in~~
~~the share register of the matters~~
~~to be considered and the date~~
~~and the place of the meeting.~~
~~Shareholders~~
~~who~~
~~intend~~
~~to~~
~~attend the shareholders’ general~~
~~meeting shall deliver a written~~
~~reply confirming the attendance~~
~~to the Bank 20 days before the~~
~~date of the meeting~~
.When the
Bank convenes an extraordinary
general meeting, written notice
of the meeting shall be given
10 business days or 15 days
(whichever is longer) prior to
the date of the meeting. The
business day refers to any day
on which the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange is open for trading of
securities.
Approval
on
Change
of Notice Period of
General Meeting and
Other Matters relating
to
Overseas
Listed
Companies

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

APPENDIX I

No. Original Article
(as considered and approved by
the 2019 annual general
meeting)
Revised Article Reasons for
Amendments
4 Article
90The
Bank
shall,
based on written replies from
the
shareholders
received
20
days before the date of the
shareholders’
general
meeting,
calculate the number of voting
shares represented by shareholders
who intend to attend the meeting.
If the number of voting shares
represented by the shareholders
who intend to attend the meeting
is one-half or more of the Bank’s
total voting shares, the Bank may
hold
the
meeting.
Otherwise,
the Bank shall within five days
notify the shareholders again by
public notice of the matters to
be considered and the place and
the date for the meeting. The
Bank then may hold the meeting
after the publication of such
notice, which shall be published
in
designated
newspapers
in
accordance with relevant rules.
Deleted Approval
on
Change
of Notice Period of
General Meeting and
Other Matters relating
to
Overseas
Listed
Companies

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

APPENDIX I

No. Original Article
(as considered and approved by
the 2019 annual general
meeting)
Revised Article Reasons for
Amendments
5 Article
93
Notice
of
a
shareholders’
general
meeting
shall be served on the shareholders
(whether or not entitled to vote
at the meeting) by delivery or
prepaid mail to their addresses
as shown in the register of
shareholders. For the holders of
domestic shares, notice of the
meetings may be issued by public
notice.
The
public
notice
shall
be
published
in
one
or
more
newspapers designated by the
securities governing authority of
the State Council between 45 days
and 50 days before the date of
the meeting. After the publication
of such notice, the holders of
domestic shares shall be deemed
to have received the notice of the
relevant
shareholders’
general
meeting. Such notice shall be
announced in accordance with the
provisions of Article 332 set out
herein.
Article
93
Notice
of
a
shareholders’
general
meeting
shall be served on the shareholders
(whether or not entitled to vote
at the meeting) by delivery or
prepaid mail to their addresses
as shown in the register of
shareholders. For the holders of
domestic shares, notice of the
meetings may be issued by public
notice.
The public notice mentioned in
the previous paragraph shall be
published in one or morenational
newspapers designated by the
securities governing authority of
the State Council~~between 45 days~~
~~and 50 days before the date of~~
~~the meeting~~
. After the publication
of such notice, the holders of
domestic shares shall be deemed
to have received the notice of the
relevant
shareholders’
general
meeting.~~Such notice shall be~~
~~announced in accordance with the~~
~~provisions of Article 332 set out~~
~~herein.~~
Approval
on
Change
of Notice Period of
General Meeting and
Other Matters relating
to
Overseas
Listed
Companies

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

APPENDIX I

No. Original Article
(as considered and approved by
the 2019 annual general
meeting)
Revised Article Reasons for
Amendments
6 Article 95Once the notice of
shareholders’
general
meeting
is issued, the meeting shall not
be postponed or cancelled and
proposals contained in the notice
shall not be withdrawn without
proper reasons. In the event of
postponement
or
cancellation,
the
convener
shall
make
announcement to state the reasons
at least two working days prior to
the original date of meeting.
Article 95Once the notice of
shareholders’
general
meeting
is issued, the meeting shall not
be postponed or cancelled, the
venue shall not be changed,and
proposals contained in the notice
shall not be withdrawn without
proper reasons. In the event of
~~postponement~~
~~or~~
~~cancellation,~~
change
of
the
venue,
or
postponement or cancellation
of the meeting due to special
reasons, the convener shall make
announcement to state the reasons
at least two working days prior to
the original date of meeting.The
convener shall announce the
date of the postponed meeting in
the notice of postponement.
Approval
on
Change
of Notice Period of
General Meeting and
Other Matters relating
to
Overseas
Listed
Companies
7 Article 148Written notice of
a “class shareholders’ meeting”
shall be given 45 days prior to the
date of the meeting to inform all
shareholders in the share register
of that class of the matters to be
considered as well as the time and
place of the meeting. Shareholders
who intend to attend the meeting
shall send a written reply to the
Bank 20 days prior to the meeting.
Article
148
The
period
ofwritten notice of a “class
shareholders’ meeting” shall be
~~given 45 days prior to the date of~~
~~the meeting to~~
the same as the
period of written notice of a
general shareholders’ meeting to
be convened simultaneously. The
written notice shallinform all
shareholders in the share register
of that class of the matters to be
considered as well as the time and
place of the meeting.~~Shareholders~~
~~who intend to attend the meeting~~
~~shall send a written reply to the~~
~~Bank 20 days prior to the meeting.~~
Approval
on
Change
of Notice Period of
General Meeting and
Other Matters relating
to
Overseas
Listed
Companies

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APPENDIX I

Original Article (as considered and approved by No. the 2019 annual general meeting)

(as considered and approved by Reasons for Revised Article the 2019 annual general Amendments meeting) When the voting shares held by ~~When the voting shares held by~~ the shareholders who intend to ~~the shareholders who intend to~~ attend the meeting reach 50% or ~~attend the meeting reach 50% or~~ more of the total voting shares of ~~more of the total voting shares of~~ such class at the meeting, the Bank ~~such class at the meeting, the Bank~~ may convene the meeting of class ~~may convene the meeting of class~~ shareholders. Otherwise, the Bank ~~shareholders. Otherwise, the Bank~~ shall, within 5 days, inform the ~~shall, within 5 days, inform the~~ shareholders of the matters to be ~~shareholders of the matters to be~~ considered, and the time and place ~~considered, and the time and place~~ of the meeting through public ~~of the meeting through public~~ announcement. After issuing such ~~announcement. After issuing such~~ public announcement, the Bank ~~public announcement, the Bank~~ may convene the meeting of class ~~may convene the meeting of class~~ shareholders. The announcement ~~shareholders. The announcement~~ shall be published on newspapers ~~shall be published on newspapers~~ in accordance with relevant ~~in accordance with relevant~~ requirements. ~~requirements.~~

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APPENDIX II

COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURES FOR SHAREHOLDERS’ GENERAL MEETING OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Current Rules of
Procedures for Shareholders’
General Meeting
Revised Content Reasons for Amendments
1 Rule 19When the Bank is
to convene a shareholders’
general meeting, a written
notice including the issues to
be considered at the meeting
as well as the date and place
of meeting shall be sent 45
days prior to the meeting to
all
registered
shareholders
who are entitled to attend
the
meeting.
Shareholders
who intend to attend the
shareholders’general meeting
shall send a written reply of
attendance to the Bank 20
days before the meeting is
convened.
When the Bank is to convene
~~a shareholders~~’
an annual
general meeting, a written
notice~~including the issues to~~
~~be considered at the meeting~~
~~as well as the date and place~~
~~of~~
~~meeting~~
shall
be
sent
~~45~~
~~2~~0 businessdays prior to
the meeting~~to all registered~~
~~shareholders who are entitled~~
~~to~~
~~attend~~
~~the~~
~~meeting~~
.
~~Shareholders~~
~~who~~
~~intend~~
~~to attend the shareholders~~’
~~general meeting shall send a~~
~~written reply of attendance to~~
~~the Bank 20 days before the~~
~~meeting~~
is convened.When
the
Bank
is
to
convene
an
extraordinary
general
meeting, a written notice
shall be sent 10 business
days or 15 days (whichever
is longer) before the meeting
is
convened.
A
business
day shall mean the date on
which the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange opens for securities
trading.
Approval on Change of Notice
Period of General Meeting
and Other Matters relating to
Overseas Listed Companies

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APPENDIX II

No. Current Rules of
Procedures for Shareholders’
General Meeting
Revised Content Reasons for Amendments
2 Rule
21The
Bank
shall
calculate the number of voting
shares held by shareholders
to be present at the meeting
based upon the written replies
received 20 days prior to
the
shareholders’
general
meeting. Where the number
of
voting
shares
held
by
shareholders who intend to
attend
the
meeting
reach
not less than one-half of the
total voting shares of the
Bank, the Bank may convene
the
shareholders’
general
meeting. Otherwise, the Bank
shall inform the shareholders
within 5 days in the form of
an announcement containing
the matters to be considered
and the place, date and time
of the meeting to be held.
The Bank may convene such
shareholders’general meeting
after such announcement has
been published in designated
newspapers according to the
relevant rules.
Deleted Approval on Change of Notice
Period of General Meeting
and Other Matters relating to
Overseas Listed Companies

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APPENDIX II

No. Current Rules of
Procedures for Shareholders’
General Meeting
Revised Content Reasons for Amendments
3 Rule
24The
notice
of
the
shareholders’
general
meeting shall be delivered
by hand or by pre-paid post
to all shareholders (whether
or not having voting right
at the shareholders’general
meeting). The address of the
recipients shall be the address
registered in the register of
shareholders. For shareholders
of domestic shares, the notice
of
shareholders’
general
meeting may be in the form of
an announcement.
The aforesaid announcement
shall be published in one or
more newspapers designated
by the securities regulatory
authority of the State Council
45 to 50 days prior to the
meeting.
All
shareholders
of domestic shares shall be
deemed as having received the
notice of shareholders’ general
meeting upon the publication
of the announcement. These
announcements
shall
also
be
published
according
to
Rule 332 of the Articles of
Association.
The notice of the shareholders’
general
meeting
shall
be
delivered by hand or by pre-
paid post to all shareholders
(whether or not having voting
right
at
the
shareholders’
general meeting). The address
of the recipients shall be
the address registered in the
register of shareholders. For
shareholders
of
domestic
shares,
the
notice
of
shareholders’general meeting
may be in the form of an
announcement.
The aforesaid announcement
shall be published in one or
more
national
newspapers
designated by the securities
regulatory authority of the
State Council~~45 to 50 days~~
~~prior to the meeting~~
. All
shareholders
of
domestic
shares shall be deemed as
having received the notice
of
shareholders’
general
meeting upon the publication
of the announcement.~~These~~
~~announcements~~
~~shall~~
~~also~~
~~be~~
~~published~~
~~according~~
~~to~~
~~Rule 332 of the Articles of~~
~~Association.~~
Approval on Change of Notice
Period of General Meeting
and Other Matters relating to
Overseas Listed Companies

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURES FOR SHAREHOLDERS’ GENERAL MEETING OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Current Rules of
Procedures for Shareholders’
General Meeting
Revised Content Reasons for Amendments
4 Rule 26Once the notice of
shareholders’general meeting
is issued, the meeting shall
not be postponed or cancelled
and proposals contained in the
notice shall not be withdrawn
without proper reasons. In
the event of postponement or
cancellation, the convener shall
make announcement to state
the reasons at least 2 working
days prior to the original date
of meeting.
O n c e
t h e
n o t i c e
o f
shareholders’general meeting
is issued, the meeting shall
not be postponed or cancelled,
the venue of meeting shall
not be altered,and proposals
contained in the notice shall
not
be
withdrawn
without
proper reasons.~~In the event of~~
~~postponement or cancellation~~
In
special
circumstance
where either a change of the
meeting venue, postponement
or cancellation of the meeting
is necessary, the convener
shall
make
announcement
to state the reasons at least
2 working days prior to the
original date of meeting.The
convener shall also announce
the date of the postponed
meeting in the notice of
postponement.
Approval on Change of Notice
Period of General Meeting
and Other Matters relating to
Overseas Listed Companies

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURES FOR SHAREHOLDERS’ GENERAL MEETING OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Current Rules of
Procedures for Shareholders’
General Meeting
Revised Content Reasons for Amendments
5 Rule 80Meeting of class
shareholders
of
the
Bank
shall be convened by giving
written notice 45 days prior
to the meeting to inform all
registered
shareholders
of
that class of the matters to
be considered as well as the
time and place of the meeting.
Shareholders who intend to
attend the meeting shall send
a written reply to the Bank 20
days prior to the meeting.
When the voting shares held
by the shareholders who intend
to attend the meeting reach
not less than one-half of the
total voting shares of such
class at the meeting, the Bank
may convene the meeting of
class shareholders. Otherwise,
the Bank shall, within 5 days,
inform the shareholders of
the matters to be considered,
and the time and place of
the meeting through public
announcement. After issuing
such
public
announcement,
the Bank may convene the
meeting of class shareholders.
The announcement shall be
published
on
newspapers
in accordance with relevant
requirements.
Meeting of class shareholders
of the Bank shall be convened
by giving written notice~~45~~
~~days prior to the meeting~~
at the
same time as that of a non-
class meeting to be convened
together. The written notice
shallinform all registered
shareholders of that class of
the matters to be considered as
well as the time and place of
the meeting.~~Shareholders who~~
~~intend to attend the meeting~~
~~shall send a written reply to~~
~~the Bank 20 days prior to the~~
~~meeting.~~
~~When the voting shares held~~
~~by the shareholders who intend~~
~~to attend the meeting reach~~
~~not less than one-half of the~~
~~total voting shares of such~~
~~class at the meeting, the Bank~~
~~may convene the meeting of~~
~~class shareholders. Otherwise,~~
~~the Bank shall, within 5 days,~~
~~inform the shareholders of~~
~~the matters to be considered,~~
~~and the time and place of~~
~~the meeting through public~~
~~announcement. After issuing~~
~~such~~
~~public~~
~~announcement,~~
~~the Bank may convene the~~
~~meeting of class shareholders.~~
~~The announcement shall be~~
~~published~~
~~on~~
~~newspapers~~
~~in accordance with relevant~~
~~requirements.~~
Approval on Change of Notice
Period of General Meeting
and Other Matters relating to
Overseas Listed Companies

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APPENDIX III

COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment 1 Rule 13 Related party Rule 13 Related party According to Rule 26 of transactions entered into with transactions entered into with the Rules of Disclosure and related parties (as defined related parties (as defined Compilation of Corporate by the domestic securities by the domestic securities Information of Public r e g u l a t o r y a u t h o r i t i e s r e g u l a t o r y a u t h o r i t i e s Listed Companies, Special (including CSRC and SSE, (including CSRC and SSE, Provisions for Information the same below)) shall be the same below)) shall be Disclosure of Commercial classified as related party classified as related party Banks, promulgated by transactions subject to transactions subject to China Securities Regulatory timely disclosure, related timely disclosure, related Commission, the provision “ party transactions subject to party transactions subject to regarding a related party the approval of the Board the approval of the Board transaction entered into of Directors and timely of Directors and timely between a commercial bank disclosure, related party disclosure, related party and a related natural person transactions subject to the transactions subject to the with an amount exceeding approval of the Shareholders’ approval of the Shareholders’ RMB300,000 shall be subject general meeting and timely general meeting and timely to timely disclosure” has disclosure and other types of disclosure and other types of been deleted. Therefore, related party transactions. related party transactions. “the Company shall make an announcement in respect A related party transaction A related party transaction of a related party transaction subject to timely disclosure subject to timely disclosure entered into between the refers to a related party refers to ~~a related party~~ Company and a related transaction entered into ~~transaction entered into~~ natural person with an amount between the Bank and its ~~between the Bank and its~~ exceeding RMB300,000 on subsidiaries and a related ~~subsidiaries and a related~~ the next business day after the natural person (as defined ~~natural person (as defined~~ completion of the transaction” by the domestic securities ~~by the domestic securities~~ has been deleted. regulatory authorities) with ~~regulatory authorities) with~~ an amount of RMB300,000 ~~an amount of RMB300,000~~ or above, or a related party ~~or above, or~~ a related party transaction entered into transaction entered into between the Bank and its between the Bank and its subsidiaries and a related subsidiaries and a related legal person (as defined by legal person (as defined by domestic securities regulatory domestic securities regulatory authorities) with an amount of authorities) with an amount of RMB3 million or above and RMB3 million or above and representing 0.5% or more of representing 0.5% or more of the absolute value of the latest the absolute value of the latest audited net assets of the Bank. audited net assets of the Bank.

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
A related party transaction
subject to the approval of the
Board of Directors and timely
disclosure refers to a related
party
transaction
entered
into between the Bank and
its subsidiaries and a related
party
(as
defined
by
the
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) with an amount of
RMB30 million or above and
representing 1% or more of the
latest audited net assets of the
Bank.
A related party transaction
subject to the approval of the
Shareholders’general meeting
and timely disclosure refers
to a related party transaction
entered into between the Bank
and its subsidiaries and a
related party (as defined by the
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) with an amount of
RMB30 million or above and
representing 5% or more of
the absolute value of the latest
audited net assets of the Bank.
A related party transaction
subject to the approval of the
Board of Directors and timely
disclosure refers to a related
party
transaction
entered
into between the Bank and
its subsidiaries and a related
party
(as
defined
by
the
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) with an amount of
RMB30 million or above and
representing 1% or more of the
latest audited net assets of the
Bank.
A related party transaction
subject to the approval of the
Shareholders’ general meeting
and timely disclosure refers
to a related party transaction
entered into between the Bank
and its subsidiaries and a
related party (as defined by the
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) with an amount of
RMB30 million or above and
representing 5% or more of
the absolute value of the latest
audited net assets of the Bank.

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APPENDIX III

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
2 Rule
19The
Board
of
Directors Office of the Bank
shall be responsible for the
daily affairs of the Related
Party Transaction Supervision
Committee. Its duties are as
follows:
(I)
to establish and maintain
the database of related
parties of the Bank, and
circulate to the internal
control and compliance
department of the Head
Office;
(II) to organise the meetings
of
the
Related
Party
Transaction Supervision
Committee
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
including
preparation
and
distribution
of
meeting
notices
and
documents, arrangement
for
meetings,
and
compilation and dispatch
of minutes of meetings;
Rule
19The
~~Board~~
~~of~~
~~Directors~~
~~Office~~
~~of~~
~~the~~
secretarial department of the
Related Party Transaction
Supervision
Committee
of
the Board of Directors of
theBank (the “Secretarial
Department”)
shall
be
responsible
for
the
daily
affairs of the Related Party
Transaction
Supervision
Committee. Its duties are as
follows:
(I)
to establish and maintain
the database of related
parties of the Bank, and
circulate~~to the internal~~
~~control and compliance~~
~~department of the Head~~
~~Office~~
and implement;
(II) to organise the meetings
of
the
Related
Party
Transaction Supervision
Committee
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
including
preparation
and
distribution
of
meeting
notices
and
documents, arrangement
for
meetings,
and
compilation and dispatch
of minutes of meetings;
To adjust and amend according
to the duties of departments of
the Bank.

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
(III) f o r
r e l a t e d
p a r t y
transactions
subject
to
the approval of the Board
of Directors, to submit
the meeting documents
relating to the related
party
transactions
to
the Board of Directors
for consideration upon
review
and
approval
by
the
Related
Party
Transaction Supervision
Committee of the Board
of Directors;
(IV) f o r
r e l a t e d
p a r t y
transactions
subject
to the approval of the
Shareholders’
general
meeting,
to
submit
meeting
documents
relating to the related
party transactions to the
Shareholders’
general
meeting for consideration
u p o n
r e v i e w
a n d
approval by the Board of
Directors;
(V) to
report
information
about
material
related
party transactions to the
Board of Supervisors of
the Bank;
(III) f o r
r e l a t e d
p a r t y
transactions
subject
to
the approval of the Board
of Directors, to submit
the meeting documents
relating to the related
party
transactions
to
the Board of Directors
for consideration upon
review
and
approval
by
the
Related
Party
Transaction Supervision
Committee of the Board
of Directors;
(IV) f o r
r e l a t e d
p a r t y
transactions
subject
to the approval of the
Shareholders’
general
meeting,
to
submit
meeting
documents
relating to the related
party transactions to the
Shareholders’
general
meeting for consideration
u p o n
r e v i e w
a n d
approval by the Board of
Directors;
(V) to
report
information
about
material
related
party transactions to the
Board of Supervisors of
the Bank;

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
(VI) to be responsible for the
information disclosure of
related party transactions
of the Bank. In particular,
the
information
about
related party transactions
to be disclosed in regular
reports shall be provided
by relevant departments
under the organisation of
the internal control and
compliance department of
the Head Office;
(VII) t o
o r g a n i s e
t h e
preparation of the annual
report on related party
transactions and submit
the same to the Related
P a r t y
T r a n s a c t i o n
Supervision
Committee
and
the
Board
of
Directors for approval,
and
then
consolidate
corresponding
meeting
documents and report to
the Shareholders’general
meeting;
(VIII)to perform other tasks
assigned
and
arranged
by
the
Related
Party
Transaction Supervision
Committee of the Board
of Directors, the Board
of
Directors
and
the
Shareholders’
general
meeting.
(VI) to be responsible for the
informationcompilation
anddisclosure of related
party transactions~~of the~~
~~Bank. In particular, the~~
~~information about related~~
~~party~~
~~transactions~~
~~to~~
~~be disclosed~~
in regular
reports~~shall be provided~~
~~by relevant departments~~
~~under the organisation of~~
~~the internal control and~~
~~compliance department of~~
~~the Head Office~~
;
(VII) t o
o r g a n i s e
t h e
preparation of the annual
report on related party
transactions and submit
the same to the Related
P a r t y
T r a n s a c t i o n
Supervision
Committee
and
the
Board
of
Directors for approval,
and
then
consolidate
corresponding
meeting
documents and report to
the Shareholders’ general
meeting;
(VIII)to perform other tasks
assigned
and
arranged
by
the
Related
Party
Transaction Supervision
Committee of the Board
of Directors, the Board
of
Directors
and
the
Shareholders’
general
meeting.

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
3 Rule 20The internal control
and
compliance
department
of the Bank is the department
in
charge
of
the
daily
management of related party
transactions of the Bank. It
shall be responsible for the
daily management of related
party transactions and its duties
are as follows:
(I)
t o
f o r m u l a t e
t h e
Implementation
Rules
for
the
Administrative
Measures
of
Related
Party
Transactions
to
regulate the management
p r o c e d u r e s
a n d
operational
rules
of
related party transactions
and to define the duties
of
the
related
party
transaction management
department, which shall
be
submitted
to
the
Related Party Transaction
Supervision
Committee
of the Board of Directors
for filing;
(II) to establish and maintain
the
technology
system
for the management of
related parties of the
Bank;
Rule 20The~~internal control~~
~~and~~
legal andcompliance
department of the Bank is the
department in charge of the
daily management of related
party transactions of the Bank.
It shall be responsible for the
daily management of related
party transactions and its duties
are as follows:
(I)
t o
f o r m u l a t e
t h e
Implementation
Rules
for
the
Administrative
Measures
of
Related
Party
Transactions
to
regulate the management
p r o c e d u r e s
a n d
operational
rules
of
related party transactions
and to define the duties
of
the
related
party
transaction management
department, which shall
be
submitted
to
the
Related Party Transaction
Supervision
Committee
of the Board of Directors
for filing;
(II) to establish and maintain
the
technology
system
for the management of
related parties of the
Bank;
To adjust and amend according
to the duties of departments of
the Bank.

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
(III) to circulate the list of
related parties of the
Bank
to
departments
of
the
Bank
and
subsidiaries
responsible
for
the
management
or approval of related
party transactions when
necessary;
(IV) to identify related party
transactions and review
the compliance of related
party transactions;
(V) to handle the filing of
related party transactions,
and
for
related
party
transactions
which
are
not subject to approval
or review by the Related
P a r t y
T r a n s a c t i o n
Supervision
Committee
of the Board of Directors,
the Board of Directors or
the Shareholders’general
meeting, to complete the
filing
procedures
with
the internal control and
compliance
department
before implementation;
(VI) to
report
the
filing
and implementation of
related party transactions
to
the
Related
Party
Transaction Supervision
Committee of the Board
of Directors through the
Board of Directors Office
quarterly;
(III)
(IV)
(V)
(VI)
to circulate the list of
related parties of the
Bank
to
departments
of
the
Bank
and
subsidiaries
responsible
for
the
management
or approval of related
party transactions when
necessary;
to identify related party
transactions and review
the compliance of related
party transactions;
to handle the filing of
related party transactions,
and
for
related
party
transactions
which
are
not subject to approval
or review by the Related
P a r t y
T r a n s a c t i o n
Supervision
Committee
of the Board of Directors,
the Board of Directors or
the Shareholders’ general
meeting, to complete the
filing
procedures
with
the~~internal control and~~
legal
and
compliance
d e p a r t m e n t
b e f o r e
implementation;
to report the filing and
implementation of related
party transactions to the
Related Party Transaction
Supervision
Committee
of the Board of Directors
through~~the Board of~~
~~Directors~~
~~Office~~
the
Secretarial Department
quarterly;

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No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
(VII) to complete the approval
procedures of the Bank
for
resolutions
which
shall
be
approved
or
reviewed by the Related
P a r t y
T r a n s a c t i o n
Supervision
Committee
of the Board of Directors,
the Board of Directors
or
the
Shareholders’
general meeting, and then
submit such resolutions
to the Board of Directors
Office for consideration,
a n d
c o n s o l i d a t e
corresponding
meeting
documents for submission
to
the
Related
Party
Transaction Supervision
Committee
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
the Board of Directors
or
the
Shareholders’
general
meeting
for
consideration;
(VIII)to report material related
party
transactions
to
regulatory
authorities
within ten working days
upon consideration and
approval by the Related
P a r t y
T r a n s a c t i o n
Supervision
Committee
of the Board of Directors,
the Board of Directors or
the Shareholders’general
meeting (if required);
(VII) to complete the approval
procedures of the Bank
for
resolutions
which
shall
be
approved
or
reviewed by the Related
P a r t y
T r a n s a c t i o n
Supervision
Committee
of the Board of Directors,
the Board of Directors
or
the
Shareholders’
general
meeting,
and
then
submit
such
resolutions to~~the Board~~
~~of Directors Office~~
the
Secretarial Department
f o r
c o n s i d e r a t i o n ,
a n d
c o n s o l i d a t e
corresponding
meeting
documents for submission
to
the
Related
Party
Transaction Supervision
Committee
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
the Board of Directors
or
the
Shareholders’
general
meeting
for
consideration;
(VIII)to report material related
party
transactions
to
regulatory
authorities
within ten working days
upon consideration and
approval by the Related
P a r t y
T r a n s a c t i o n
Supervision
Committee
of the Board of Directors,
the Board of Directors or
the Shareholders’ general
meeting (if required);

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APPENDIX III

COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
(IX) to organise the statistical
data
of
related
party
transactions, and submit
the data of related party
transactions
to
the
regulatory
authorities
a c c o r d i n g
t o
t h e
regulatory requirements;
(X) t o
p r o v i d e
t h e
information
of
related
p a r t y
t r a n s a c t i o n s
contained in the regular
reports and the Annual
Report on Related Party
Transactions to the Board
of Directors Office;
(XI) to handle other works
related
to
the
daily
management of related
party transactions.
(IX)
(X)
(XI)
to organise the statistical
data
of
related
party
transactions, and submit
the data of related party
transactions
to
the
regulatory
authorities
a c c o r d i n g
t o
t h e
regulatory requirements;
t o
p r o v i d e
t h e
information
of
related
p a r t y
t r a n s a c t i o n s
contained in the regular
reports~~and the annual~~
~~report on related party~~
~~transactions~~
to the Board
of Directors Office;
to handle other works
related
to
the
daily
management of related
party transactions.

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
4 Rule
26The
Board
of
Directors
Office
shall
be
responsible
for
collecting
the information about related
parties of the Bank.
The Board of Directors Office
shall set up a database of
information
about
related
parties of the Bank based
on
the
information
about
related parties as confirmed
by Related Party Transaction
Supervision Committee under
the Board, and shall notify the
management of the Bank in a
timely manner.
Rule
26The
~~Board~~
~~of~~
~~Directors Office~~
Secretarial
D e p a r t m e n t
s h a l l
b e
responsible
for
collecting
the information about related
parties of the Bank.
The~~Board of Directors Office~~
Secretarial
Department
shall set up a database of
information
about
related
parties of the Bank based
on
the
information
about
related parties as confirmed
by Related Party Transaction
Supervision Committee under
the Board, and shall notify the
management of the Bank in a
timely manner.
To adjust and amend according
to the duties of departments of
the Bank.
5 R u l e
3 1
T h e
m a j o r
subsidiaries of the Bank shall
provide information regarding
their
directors,
supervisors,
chief executives, substantial
Shareholders
and
their
respective related parties to
the Related Party Transaction
Supervision
Committee
of
the Board of Directors and
the
internal
control
and
compliance department. In case
of any changes to the above
information,
such
changes
shall be reported within ten
working days after the changes
occur.
R u l e
3 1
T h e
m a j o r
subsidiaries of the Bank shall
provide information regarding
their
directors,
supervisors,
chief executives, substantial
Shareholders
and
their
respective related parties to
the Related Party Transaction
Supervision Committee of the
Board of Directors and the
~~internal control and~~
legal and
compliance department. In case
of any changes to the above
information,
such
changes
shall be reported within ten
working days after the changes
occur.
To adjust and amend according
to the duties of departments of
the Bank.

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
6 Rule
35
Related
party
transactions entered into with
the related natural persons (as
defined by domestic securities
regulatory
authorities)
with
a transaction amount of not
more than RMB300,000, or
related
party
transactions
entered into with the related
legal
person
(as
defined
by
domestic
securities
regulatory
authorities)
with
a transaction amount of not
more than RMB3 million and
representing not more than
0.5% of the absolute value of
the latest audited net assets
of the Bank, shall be subject
to
approval
in
accordance
with the internal authorisation
procedures
and
shall
be
submitted to internal control
and compliance department for
filing.
Rule
35
Related
party
transactions entered into with
the related natural persons (as
defined by domestic securities
regulatory
authorities)
~~with~~
~~a transaction amount of not~~
~~more than RMB300,000~~
, or
related
party
transactions
entered into with the related
legal
person
(as
defined
by
domestic
securities
regulatory
authorities)
with
a transaction amount of not
more than RMB3 million and
representing not more than
0.5% of the absolute value of
the latest audited net assets
of the Bank, shall be subject
to
approval
in
accordance
with the internal authorisation
procedures
and
shall
be
submitted to~~internal control~~
~~and~~
~~l~~egal andcompliance
department for filing.
According to Rule 26 of
the Rules of Disclosure and
Compilation
of
Corporate
Information
of
Public
Listed
Companies,
Special
Provisions
for
Information
Disclosure
of
Commercial
Banks,
promulgated
by
China Securities Regulatory
Commission,
the
provision
regarding“a
related
party
transaction
entered
into
between a commercial bank
and a related natural person
with an amount exceeding
RMB300,000 shall be subject
to
timely
disclosure”
has
been
deleted.
Therefore,
“the
Company
shall
make
an announcement in respect
of a related party transaction
entered
into
between
the
Company
and
a
related
natural person with an amount
exceeding
RMB300,000
on
the next business day after the
completion of the transaction”
has been deleted.

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
Related
party
transactions
entered into with the related
natural person (as defined by
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) with a transaction
amount of RMB300,000 or
above, or any related party
transaction entered into with
the related legal person (as
defined by domestic securities
regulatory
authorities)
with
a
transaction
amount
of
RMB3 million or above and
representing 0.5% or above of
the absolute value of the latest
audited net assets of the Bank,
shall be subject to approval of
the Related Party Transaction
Supervision Committee of the
Board of Directors and shall be
disclosed upon the approval.
Related
party
transactions
entered
into
with
related
parties
(as
defined
by
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) with a transaction
amount of RMB30 million or
above and representing 1%
or above of the latest audited
net assets of the Bank shall
be submitted to the Board of
Directors for consideration and
approval upon the approval of
the Related Party Transaction
Supervision Committee of the
Board of Directors and shall be
disclosed upon approval.
Related
party
transactions
entered into with the~~related~~
~~natural person (as defined by~~
~~domestic securities regulatory~~
~~authorities) with a transaction~~
~~amount of RMB300,000 or~~
~~above, or any related party~~
~~transaction entered into with~~
~~the~~
~~r~~elated legal person (as
defined by domestic securities
regulatory
authorities)
with
a
transaction
amount
of
RMB3 million or above and
representing 0.5% or above of
the absolute value of the latest
audited net assets of the Bank,
shall be subject to approval of
the Related Party Transaction
Supervision Committee of the
Board of Directors and shall be
disclosed upon the approval.
Related
party
transactions
entered
into
with
related
parties
(as
defined
by
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) with a transaction
amount of RMB30 million or
above and representing 1%
or above of the latest audited
net assets of the Bank shall
be submitted to the Board of
Directors for consideration and
approval upon the approval of
the Related Party Transaction
Supervision Committee of the
Board of Directors and shall be
disclosed upon approval.

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COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
Related
party
transactions
entered into with the related
parties (as defined by the
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) with a transaction
amount of RMB30 million
or
above
and
representing
5% or above of the absolute
value of the latest audited net
assets of the Bank shall be
proposed to the Shareholders’
general meeting for approval
upon the approval of Related
Party Transaction Supervision
Committee of the Board of
Directors and the approval
of the Board of Directors
and shall be disclosed upon
approval. In respect of related
party transactions which are
subject to the approval of the
Shareholders’general meeting,
the Bank shall provide the
audit or valuation report on the
transaction subject which is
issued by the securities service
institution qualified to conduct
related businesses of securities
and
futures
according
to
relevant requirements.
Related
party
transactions
entered into with the related
parties (as defined by the
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) with a transaction
amount of RMB30 million
or
above
and
representing
5% or above of the absolute
value of the latest audited net
assets of the Bank shall be
proposed to the Shareholders’
general meeting for approval
upon the approval of Related
Party Transaction Supervision
Committee of the Board of
Directors and the approval
of the Board of Directors
and shall be disclosed upon
approval. In respect of related
party transactions which are
subject to the approval of the
Shareholders’ general meeting,
the Bank shall provide the
audit or valuation report on the
transaction subject which is
issued by the securities service
institution qualified to conduct
related businesses of securities
and
futures
according
to
relevant requirements.

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APPENDIX III

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
For related party transactions
entered into with the related
parties (as defined by the
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) which is in the
category
of“provision
of
financial assistance other than
guarantees”or“entrusted asset
management”, the transaction
amount shall be used as the
standard for disclosure, and
shall be disclosed based on
the aggregate amount in 12
consecutive months for each
type of transactions.
Related
party
transactions
other than the abovementioned
shall be calculated based on
the following principles for 12
consecutive months: (1) the
transactions entered into with
the same related party; and (2)
the transactions in the same
category entered into with
different related parties. The
same related person includes a
person being under the direct
or indirect control of the same
legal person or other entity
or natural person or having
Shareholding relationship, and
a legal person or other entity
in which the director or senior
management is acted by the
same related natural person.
For related party transactions
entered into with the related
parties (as defined by the
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) which is in the
category
of
“provision
of
financial assistance other than
guarantees” or “entrusted asset
management”, the transaction
amount shall be used as the
standard for disclosure, and
shall be disclosed based on
the aggregate amount in 12
consecutive months for each
type of transactions.
Related
party
transactions
other than the abovementioned
shall be calculated based on
the following principles for 12
consecutive months: (1) the
transactions entered into with
the same related party; and (2)
the transactions in the same
category entered into with
different related parties. The
same related person includes a
person being under the direct
or indirect control of the same
legal person or other entity
or natural person or having
Shareholding relationship, and
a legal person or other entity
in which the director or senior
management is acted by the
same related natural person.

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APPENDIX III

COMPARISON TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

No. Original Rule Amended Rule Reason for amendment
For related party transactions
entered into with the related
parties (as defined by the
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) satisfying relevant
exemption requirements, an
application may be made to the
domestic securities regulatory
authorities for a waiver from
the requirements of review
and disclosure in the form of
related party transactions.
For related party transactions
entered into with the related
parties (as defined by the
domestic securities regulatory
authorities) satisfying relevant
exemption requirements, an
application may be made to the
domestic securities regulatory
authorities for a waiver from
the requirements of review
and disclosure in the form of
related party transactions.

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CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PLAN OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD. FOR 2021 TO 2023

APPENDIX IV

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. Capital Management Plan for 2021 to 2023

For the purposes of adapting to increasingly complex economic and financial situations within and outside China, conforming to the deepening financial reform, further strengthening the capital management, enhancing the leading role of capital utilization, and promoting sustainable and healthy rapid development, China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “ Company ”) has formulated this plan pursuant to relevant systems and policies including the “Administrative Measures of Capital of Commercial Banks (Provisional)” (hereinafter referred to as “ Capital Measures ”).

I. Considerations of capital plan

(I) Complex and changing economic and financial situations within and outside China

Amid the worldwide spread of COVID-19, international financial market remains volatile with significantly increasing uncertainties and risk points globally, which has brought far-reaching impacts on the global economy. In China, domestic economy has entered the stage of transformation and upgrade with continuous adjustment to economic structure. However, due to the impacts of the international situation and epidemic, domestic economy is facing relatively great pressure. As the advancement and opening up of financial reforms are gearing up, commercial banks shall proactively adapt to and comply with the national strategies by providing financial services aiming to solidly ensure stability on the six fronts and fully implement security in the six areas, pushing back business to the origins, focusing on the operation of primary business and improving services for private enterprises and small businesses in order to support the development of real economy.

(II) Increasingly stringent local and overseas regulatory requirements

Local and overseas regulators have further tightened the requirements for capital adequacy ratio of commercial banks. The PBoC has implemented a macro prudential supervision system to further strengthen the overall regulation of prudent capital adequacy ratio. The Basel Committee continues to promote the reforms on capital regulation and has made various amendments to the Basel III Accord to improve the robustness and sensitivity of capital measurement, which will generate long-term effect on the capital management practice of commercial banks, and thereby affecting the system development of commercial banks in terms of operating model, business structure, risk management and internal control and governance.

(III) Continuous promotion of strategic transformation

Under the mission of “caring for the well-being of the people and serving the people”, the Company has actively coped with the changes in external and internal operating environments under the customer-centric principle and basis of good faith and implemented reforms to improve its competitivity in order to create sustainable values for its customers. It is the objective of the Company to maintain reasonable capital level and good asset quality, enhance risk resistance and continue to promote innovation so as to achieve sound operation and value growth.

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CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PLAN OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD. FOR 2021 TO 2023

APPENDIX IV

II. Principles of capital plan

(I) Enhance efficiency and create value

Aiming to achieve strategic transformation and value growth, the Company will implement capital management by adopting management of capital budget, allocation and assessment to facilitate reasonable and effective allocation of resources, improve risk pricing, pursue balance of costs and profits, enhance the capital utilisation efficiency and increase the values created for shareholders and the society.

(II) Strengthen constraints and optimise structure

Capitalising on the support and guiding effect of capital, capital consumption shall be taken into account properly while pursuing income and profit growth, and assets shall be allocated on the basis of capital constraints. Capital shall be deployed according to the principle of value creation, and capital management shall be further refined in order to identify existing problems and enhance growth, adjust and optimise the asset structure and promote the sustainable and healthy business development.

(III) Strengthen internal sources and reasonable replenishment

The Company emphasises to replenish its capital by means of both internal and external sources, and formulates reasonable plans for capital replenishment and business development needs. The Company continues to strengthen and develop its internal sources through profit retention. In addition, by seizing market opportunities to expand financing channels and replenish capital in diversified approaches, the capital structure is further improved in compliance with the regulatory requirement.

III. Targets for capital management

(I) Capital measurement methods used for capital plan

According to the reply from the regulatory authority and the requirements under the Capital Measures, the Company has adopted the weight method for credit risk, standard approach for market risk and basic index method for operational risk when measuring capital adequacy ratio.

(II) Targets of capital adequacy ratio

Pursuant to the Capital Measures, for non-systemically important banks, the minimum ratios for core tier-one capital adequacy ratio, tier-one capital adequacy ratio and capital adequacy ratio are 7.5%, 8.5% and 10.5%, respectively. Targets of capital adequacy ratio at each level set by the Company shall meet the regulatory requirement at all times. In order to secure the sound operation and strategic transformation of the Company while preparing for the potential raise of regulatory requirement in the future, the Company has made certain buffers to maintain reasonable and stable capital adequacy ratio.

In case of any significant change in the economic and financial situations or change in regulatory standards in the future, the Company will adjust the targets of its plans for capital adequacy ratio at each level accordingly.

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CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PLAN OF CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD. FOR 2021 TO 2023

APPENDIX IV

IV. Capital management measures

(I) Adjust and enhance business structure to strengthen internal capital accumulation

Adhering to the principle of creating values for shareholders and the society, the Company shall implement capital management to facilitate the adjustment of business structure. Through portfolio management, the business structure, industry mix, geographical distribution and customer structure will be further improved, which will lower the reliance on capital intensive business in terms of income and profit growth. The Company shall strengthen the risk pricing ability, pursue balance of costs and profits, improve income structure and enhance value creation to support business development with high quality and efficiency and enhance the capital accumulation capability.

(II) Refine capital management and improve capital utilisation efficiency

The Company shall enhance its capital budget and deployment management and strengthen the capital assessment and constraints in order to refine the value management system with economic capital as its core. Taking the Economic Value Added (EVA) and Risk Adjusted Return on Capital (RAROC) as the starting points, the Company shall further improve the capital deployment and assessment mechanisms and reinforce the capital management of subsidiaries by guiding the business management departments, operating units and subsidiaries to adjust and improve their business structures and customer mix. The Company shall also explore effective cost saving methods to prevent ineffective or inefficient use of capital so as to improve the capital utilization efficiency.

(III) Strengthen internal evaluation system for capital adequacy and enhance capital management level

The Company shall further improve its evaluation procedures for capital adequacy and strengthen the risk management system to facilitate effective identification, measurement, supervision and report of major risk exposures. Evaluation results shall be applied throughout the course of operation and management. The Company shall maintain capital at a level that matches its major risk exposure and risk management needs and implement capital plans according to its operation, changes of risk and long-term development strategies so as to further improve the capital management level.

(IV) Optimize the stress test system to improve the capital contingency plan

The Company shall further strengthen its stress test system and conduct stress tests of capital adequacy ratio by taking full consideration of different risk factors and stress scenarios to estimate the capital requirement and availability under different scenarios so to formulate and improve its capital contingency plans. The Company shall define the corresponding policy arrangements and response measures under stress in order to enhance its capability to cope with extreme risks.

(V) Diversify capital replenishment channels and establish reasonable capital replenishment system

According to the market environment, regulatory policies, business development and capital requirement, and by taking into account of the characteristics of different capital instruments, the Company shall replenish its capital properly as and when appropriate and further optimize its capital structure to enhance its capital strength and strengthen the risk resistance ability in order to support the development of real economy.

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NOTICE OF THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING FOR 2021

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中國民生銀行股份有限公司 CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD.

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

(Stock Code: 01988)

(USD Preference Shares Stock Code: 04609)

NOTICE OF THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING FOR 2021

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the first extraordinary general meeting for 2021 (“ EGM ”) of China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. (the “ Company ”) will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, 22 January 2021 at Tian’an Office Building of China Minsheng Bank, No. 28 Xirongxian Lane, Xicheng District, Beijing, the PRC, for the consideration and, if thought fit, passing of the following resolutions (special resolution is marked by *):

  1. Resolution on the Election of Mr. Yuan Guijun as an Executive Director

  2. *Resolution on the Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Articles of Association

  3. Resolution on the Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Rules of Procedures for Shareholders’ General Meeting

  4. Resolution on the Amendments to Certain Provisions of the Administrative Measures of Related Party Transactions

  5. Resolution on the Capital Management Plan for 2021 to 2023

CLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS

The register of members of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 23 December 2020 to Friday, 22 January 2021 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares of the Company will be effected. For unregistered holders of H shares who intend to attend the EGM, all share certificates and the relevant transfer documents must be lodged with the Company’s H share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 22 December 2020. H shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of the Company on Wednesday, 23 December 2020 will be entitled to attend and vote at the EGM.

By Order of the Board CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP., LTD. Gao Yingxin Chairman

8 December 2020

As at the date of this notice, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. Gao Yingxin and Mr. Zheng Wanchun; the non-executive directors are Mr. Zhang Hongwei, Mr. Lu Zhiqiang, Mr. Liu Yonghao, Mr. Shi Yuzhu, Mr. Wu Di and Mr. Song Chunfen; and the independent non-executive directors are Mr. Liu Jipeng, Mr. Li Hancheng, Mr. Xie Zhichun, Mr. Peng Xuefeng and Mr. Liu Ningyu.

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NOTICE OF THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING FOR 2021

Notes:

  1. Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the EGM is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in his/her stead. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. If more than one proxy is so appointed, the appointment shall specify the number and class of shares in respect of which each such proxy is so appointed.

  2. Shareholders shall appoint their proxies in writing. The form of proxy shall be signed by the shareholder or his/her/ its attorney who has been authorized in writing. If the shareholder is a corporation, the form of proxy shall be affixed with the corporation’s seal or signed by its director, or its attorney duly authorized in writing. If the form of proxy is signed by the attorney of the shareholder, the power of attorney or other authorization document shall be notarized. For holders of A shares, the form of proxy together with the power of attorney or other authorization document notarially certified, if any, must be lodged with the office of the Board of the Company at Room 11, CMBC North Tower, No. 2 Fuxingmennei Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing, PRC (postal code: 100031) not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for holding the EGM or any adjournment thereof (i.e. not later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, 21 January 2021) in order for such documents to be valid. For holders of H shares, the aforementioned documents must be lodged with the H share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for holding the EGM or any adjournment thereof (i.e. not later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, 21 January 2021) in order for such documents to be valid. Completion and delivery of the form of proxy shall not preclude a member of the Company from attending and voting in person at the meeting and, in such event, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.

  3. Shareholders who intend to attend the EGM (in person or by proxy) shall complete and deliver the reply slip of EGM enclosed to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited or the office of the Board of the Company by hand, post or fax on or before Thursday, 31 December 2020.

  4. Shareholders shall produce their identification documents when attending the EGM.

  5. If a proxy attends the EGM on behalf of a shareholder, he/she shall produce his/her identification document and the power of attorney or other documents signed by the appointer or his/her attorney, which specify the date of their issuance. If a representative of a corporate shareholder attends the EGM, such representative shall produce his/her identification document and the notarized copy of the resolution passed by the board of directors or other authority or other notarized copy of any authorization documents issued by such corporate shareholder.

  6. The EGM is expected to last for half day. Shareholders who attend the EGM (in person or by proxy) shall bear their own travelling, accommodation and other expenses.

  7. References to times and dates of this notice are to Hong Kong times and dates.

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