China Everbright Bank : Announcement on the CBRC's Approval on the Pu...

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中國光大銀行股份有限公司

China Everbright Bank Company Limited

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

(Stock code: 6818) Announcement on the CBRC's Approval on the Public Issuance of A Share Convertible Corporate Bonds

The Resolution on Considering and Approving the Proposal on the Issuance of the Convertible Bonds by the Company was considered and approved on the 2015 Annual General Meeting, the 2016 First A Shareholders' Class Meeting and the 2016 First H Shareholders' Class Meeting held by China Everbright Bank Company Limited (the "Company") on 29 June 2016.

The Company recently received the Approval of the CBRC on Matters Related to the Public Issuance

of A Share Convertible Corporate Bonds by China Everbright Bank (Yin Jian Fu [2016] No. 337)《( 中

國銀監會關於光大銀行公開發行A股可轉換公司債券相關事宜的批覆》(銀監覆[2016]337號))

issued by the China Banking Regulatory Committee (the "CBRC"), pursuant to which approval was given to the Company to publicly issue the A share convertible corporate bonds of not more than RMB30 billion, which shall be included in the core tier-1 capital in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements after the conversion.

The Company will proceed with the remaining application procedures with the relevant regulatory authorities for the issuance of A share convertible corporate bonds in accordance with the requirement of relevant laws and regulations, and fulfill relevant information disclosure obligations in accordance with the laws.

On behalf of the Board

China Everbright Bank Company Limited TANG Shuangning

Chairman

Beijing, the PRC 1 November 2016

As at the date of this announcement, the Executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Zhang Jinliang, Mr. Ma Teng and Ms. Li Jie; the Non-executive Directors are Mr. Tang Shuangning, Mr. Gao Yunlong, Mr. Liu Jun, Mr. Zhang Shude, Mr. Wu Gang, Mr. Li Huaqiang, Mr. Zhao Wei and Mr. Yang Jigui; and the Independent Non-executive Directors are Mr. Zhang Xinze, Mr. Qiao Zhimin, Mr. Xie Rong, Ms. Fok Oi Ling Catherine, Mr. Xu Hongcai and Mr. Feng Lun.