CHINA MINSHENG BANKING CORP. LTD.2025 CORPORATE VALUE AND RETURN ENHANCEMENT ACTION PLAN
The Board of Directors and all members of the Board of Directors of the Bank hereby warranty
that the contents of this announcement contain no false representation misleading statements or
material omissions and assume full legal responsibility for the truthfulness accuracy and
completeness of the contents.Important Notice:
* In active response to the SSE-Listed Companies’ Initiative for Special Action to Improve Quality
and Efficiency and Focus on Return in accordance with the Guidelines on Supervision of Listed
Companies No. 10 — Market Capitalisation Management China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd.(“CMBC” or the “Bank”) has formulated the 2025 Corporate Value and Return Enhancement
Action Plan “to Improve Quality and Efficiency and Focus on Return” of China Minsheng
Banking Corp. Ltd. (the “2025 Corporate Value and Return Enhancement Action Plan”). The
2025 Corporate Value and Return Enhancement Action Plan has been considered and approved at
the 11th meeting of the ninth session of the Board of Directors of the Bank.* The 2025 Corporate Value and Return Enhancement Action Plan of the Bank focuses on such
areas as operating performance asset quality dividend policy corporate governance investor
relations management information disclosure protection of investor interests and encouragement
of long-term investment and voluntary shareholding increase by substantial shareholders in order
to effectively promote the Bank’s investment value.* The 2025 Corporate Value and Return Enhancement Action Plan is an internal initiative of the
Bank and does not constitute any commitment by the Bank in respect of performance share price
material events or any specific targets or matters. The Bank’s business performance and the
secondary market performance may be affected by various factors such as macroeconomic
conditions industry policies and market conditions and therefore there are uncertainties over the
achievement of the relevant targets.I.?Circumstances Triggering the 2025 Corporate Value and Return Enhancement Action Plan
and Review Procedures
(1) Triggering Circumstances
For every trading day in the past 12 consecutive months from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024
the closing price of the shares of the Bank remained below the audited net asset value per share
attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company during the most recent financial year. Specifically
the daily closing price was lower than the audited net asset value per share for 2022 (being RMB11.53)
from 1 January 2024 to 28 March 2024 and was lower than the audited net asset value per share for
2023 (being RMB12.10) from 29 March 2024 to 31 December 2024. In accordance with the Guidelines
on Supervision of Listed Companies No. 10 — Market Capitalisation Management this falls within the
scope requiring the formulation of a valuation enhancement plan.
(2) Review Procedures
On 28 March 2025 at the 11th meeting of the 9th session of the Board of Directors of the Bank theProposal on Formulating the 2025 Corporate Value and Return Enhancement Action Plan “to Improve
1Quality and Efficiency and Focus on Return” of China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. was considered
and approved.II.?Details of the 2025 Corporate Value and Return Enhancement Action Plan
To enhance the investment value of CMBC and ensure the investment value in the Bank is a reasonable
representation of the Bank’s quality the Bank has formulated the 2025 Corporate Value and Return
Enhancement Action Plan in active response to the SSE-Listed Companies’ Initiative for Special Action
to Improve Quality and Efficiency and Focus on Return in accordance with the Guidelines on
Supervision of Listed Companies No. 10 – Market Capitalisation Management as follows:
(i)?Upholding Strategic Leadership to Build a Value Creation BankIn recent years the Bank has adhered to its strategic positioning as “a bank for non-state-ownedenterprises (NSOEs) an agile and open bank and a bank with considerate services”. It has remained
committed to its core mission of serving the real economy through financial services and has activelypractised its core values of “customer first people-oriented and steady progress for long-termdevelopment”. By expanding its customer base and strengthening its product and service capabilities
the Bank has laid a solid foundation for sustainable development. In 2025 the Bank will earnestly
implement the decisions and policies of the CPC Central Committee while staying proactive
maintaining integrity and innovation and focusing on lean management. In pursuit of our commitment
to “strengthening customer base optimising structure mitigating risks and promoting revenue growth”
the Bank will enhance its full-process lean management deepen the application of digital and
intelligent tools and strive for steady improvement in operating performance under a sound risk and
compliance framework to further enhance our investment value. The Bank will maintain steady
operations promote the development of strategic and foundational businesses optimise its business
structure reduce funding costs expand basic fee-based income and fully drive revenue growth. It will
also enhance input-output efficiency maintain the cost-to-income ratio at a reasonable level and
deepen cost reduction and efficiency initiatives in key areas. The Bank will firmly foster a business
philosophy “capital foundation and value creation” strengthen the application of value-based
indicators such as RAROC improve capital return optimise capital utilization structure increase
economic added values continue create value for society and enhance shareholder returns.First strengthening special operations to consolidate customer base and stimulate growth
momentum. By upholding the philosophy of “customer first” the Bank strives to be a companion of
NSOEs and a market leader in micro and small business finance. By optimising its distinctive
“integrated model for large medium small micro and individual clients” the Bank seeks to enhance
its operational quality and efficiency while creating customer values. The Bank will deepen its
comprehensive and tiered customer service system placing greater emphasis on high-efficiency
management of existing customers and high-quality acquisition of new clients. By aligning with
customers’ industrial chains payment networks and ecosystems the Bank will offer scenario-based
and ecosystem-oriented services with care and dedication. Optimising our customer structure will drive
the optimisation of business structure and promote high-quality growth in our efficiency. The Bank will
consider detailed debt management as a core element of value creation by keeping close track of
business scenarios thoroughly exploring customer needs and strengthening payment and settlement
services. Efforts will be concentrated on “broadening sources adjusting structure and reducing costs”.In both high-capacity traditional industries and new productive forces the Bank will enhance precision
and sophistication increase credit support for key areas of the national economy achieving overall
2stable growth in scale and steady improvement in asset quality. Adhering to the value creation through
service the Bank will expand the scale of intermediary service revenue by focusing on the value chain
of “wealth management transaction banking and investment portfolios” to cultivate new growth
momentum enhancing investment and trading capabilities and driving fee income growth by meeting
customers’ diverse demands.Second strengthening cost control to effectively enhance efficiency at lower costs andimprove operational performance. The Bank will deepen the concept of “Output fromcomprehensive input” and establish a robust assessment framework encompassing all input factors
which will include operational personnel capital and technology inputs with financial resources to
drive the optimisation of cost structure and enhance resource utilisation efficiency. Through end-to-end
lean management of resources the Bank will optimise the allocation mechanisms by directing
resources toward branches regions or products that generate higher value for the Bank thereby
stimulating operational momentum and strengthening value creation. At the same time the Bank will
resolutely maintain the risk compliance and safety defence reinforcing the transmission and
constraint mechanisms of credit risk costs strengthening forward-looking asset quality management
and process control and striving to stabilize and reduce new credit costs.Third enhancing innovation empowerment promoting strategic integration and driving
value creation. Guided by our strategic direction the Bank will focus on major issues such as
customer acquisition and low-cost debts while accelerating the innovation of products business
models and technologies. It will strengthen technological innovation and digital empowerment
advance the development of artificial intelligence and large language models and explore the in-depth
application of big data and other emerging technologies in business operations and management. The
Bank will serve more innovation-driven ecosystem projects promoting the deep integration of
“business + technology” to empower business development. By increasing efforts to invest the research
and investment resources in flagship products expediting product functionality upgrades and iterations
and promoting the large-scale application of new products and technologies the Bank will enhance
returns through product and service optimisation. Focusing on strategic goals the Bank will pursue
integrated and synergised strategies to unleash efficient organizational potential through lean
management and the construction of institution and mechanism. Furthermore the Bank will improve
the coordination of business risk and resource allocation policies establish a panoramic view of
customer value and enhance risk-based pricing capabilities to strike a balance among volume pricing
and risk. The Bank will also strengthen workforce development and group-wide collaboration
implement wide-scope job functions at branch level and build a high-performance team aligned with
shared values thereby constructing a stronghold of synergistic competitiveness.(ii) Strengthening Risk Control Systems and Enhancing Asset QualityIn 2025 the Bank will strictly implement the risk preference of “seeking progress whilemaintaining stability optimizing structure and improving efficiency” while continuing to strengthen
the risk control and management system so as to better coordinate overall and structural relationships
scale and efficiency short-term and long-term goals local and global development as well as
development and safety. This will achieve stable balanced and high-quality development.
31. Strengthening the internal risk control system. The Bank will continue to improve the
integrated risk control system at the group level to achieve full coverage of risk management. By
upholding the concept that "internal risk control is core competitiveness" the Bank continues to
optimize credit approval post-loan management and liquidation and preservation and other
mechanisms to enhance the efficiency of full-process credit management. By launching the
“High-Quality Compliance Development Year” campaign the Bank will build a solid internal control
and compliance firewall.
2. Promoting balanced loan growth. Adhering to the balanced development model of “quantityprice quality and capital” and focusing on the “five major articles” the Bank will deepen policy and
industry research efforts while effectively guiding the Bank's credit operations. While striving to
enhance market competitiveness and share the Bank will promote precise and efficient loan practices
achieving high-quality and balanced loan growth.
3. Mitigating risks in key areas. By strictly implementing the requirements of financial
management departments in areas such as real estate and local financing platforms the Bank will
stabilize and resolve existing inventory risks in an orderly manner. In active response to the impacts of
macroeconomic environment and property market adjustments the Bank will adjust business models
and credit strategies for small and micro enterprises as well as retail businesses with multiple measures
implemented to mitigate existing business risks and ensure asset quality remains stable.
4. Improving liquidation and disposal efficiency. In accordance with the principle of “balancingthe centralized liquidation and overall management” the Bank will optimize the centralized
management model for the liquidation of non-performing assets. By upholding the concept of
“managing non-performing assets” and reasonably balancing the relationship between risk mitigation
and gains from disposals. By further optimizing the assessment and evaluation mechanisms the Bank
continues to identify the value of non-performing assets thereby comprehensively enhancing the value
of liquidation and disposal.
5. Expanding Upgrading intelligent risk control systems. By keeping pace with changes in the
business environment and technological advancements the Bank continues to deepen the construction
of intelligent risk control systems and achieve iterative upgrades of platforms such as approval
post-loan management and liquidation and collection systems. Furthermore the Bank will strengthen
the application of cutting-edge technologies like machine learning knowledge graphs and AI large
models accelerate model training and optimization enhance credit risk control capabilities and build
robust intelligent safety safeguards.(iii) Emphasising Investor Returns with a Stable Dividend Policy
The Bank is committed to delivering shareholder value and fulfilling its primary responsibility for
high-quality development and enhancing investment value. It places great emphasis on investor returns.In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Guidelines on Supervision of Listed Companies No.
3 – Cash Dividends of Listed Companies and the Articles of Association the Bank formulates its profit
distribution plan by comprehensively considering factors such as its operational performance capital
planning and market conditions. This plan ensures a balance between capital replenishment and the
continuity and stability of dividend policies providing investors with reasonable investment returns.Since 2018 the annual cash dividend payout ratio has consistently exceeded 30% of the net profit
4attributable to ordinary shareholders particularly the introduction of an interim dividend in 2024.
Looking into 2025 the Bank intends to maintain the frequency of dividends conveying a positive
message with a stable dividend payout policy to investors and the capital market while enhancing
investor satisfaction.(iv) Optimising Corporate Governance and Enhancing Oversight Efficiency
The Bank persists in our regulated operations by continuing to improve our corporate governance
system strengthening the board development and ensuring the effective role of independent directors.These efforts will safeguard the rights and interests of all shareholders and stakeholders.
1. Continuing to improve the corporate governance system. The Bank assesses and
implements relevant laws regulations and the latest regulatory requirements such as the Company
Law to improve our institutional framework and operational mechanisms. By deepening the organic
integration of Party leadership into corporate governance and optimising communication and
consultation mechanisms between the Party Committee and the governance authority of the Bank the
bank will continue to improve our governance structure.
2. Continuing to strengthen the board development. The Bank enhances the mechanisms for
director-focused research thematic reports professional training and information reporting to ensure
that directors continue to possess the required information to perform their duties thereby improving
their specialty competence and performance capacity. The Bank strengthens the oversight and feedback
process for board resolutions and directors' advices and recommendations and establishes the ledgers
for overseeing material matters forming a management closed-loop system. Furthermore the digital
intelligence platform for the Board to perform its duties will be optimised to increase the efficiency of
their performance.
3. Fully utilising the role of independent directors. The Bank continues to improve the
mechanisms for independent directors to perform their duties and ensures compliance in organizing
thematic meetings between the Chairman and independent directors as well as dedicated meetings for
independent directors. Besides actively organizing independent director research activities the Bank
strengthens the communication of independent directors with external audit institutions management
and minority investors ensuring that independent directors obtain comprehensive and accurateinformation necessary to perform their duties. This will fully utilise their roles in “decision-makingsupervision and checks and balances and professional consultation”.(v) Enhancing Investor Communication to Conveying Corporate Value
The Bank will further enhance the frequency extent and depth of our investor communications
as our efforts to engage in open and transparent dialogue with the capital market and proactively
communicate the effectiveness of our strategic transformation and development highlights.First the Bank will efficiently organise performance presentations. By means of webcasts and
teleconferences the Bank will extend the communication coverage. Looking into 2025 the Bank
intends to deliver three performance presentations to cover annual half-year and third-quarter
performances. Independent directors and senior management will attend these presentations.
5Second post-Annual General Meeting (AGM) engagement sessions will be arranged. In
recent years the Bank has consistently organised exchange sessions following its AGMs providing
on-site shareholders with the opportunity to engage in extensive and face-to-face discussions with the
Chairman President and senior management.Third the Bank will maintain communication with institutional investors and the capital
market. By continuing with a combination of activities including organising roadshows attending
brokerage strategy meetings hosting thematic research visits and organising discussion forums the
Bank aims to establish a long-term stable and mutually trustworthy interaction mechanism as our
efforts to maintain efficient communication with the capital market.(vi) Enhancing Information Disclosure to Improve Transparency and Accuracy
In strict compliance with laws regulations and the regulatory requirements of the stock exchange
in the listing venue the Bank continues to improve our information disclosure system and establish a
standardized and long-term information disclosure management mechanism which will ensure the
authenticity accuracy completeness and timeliness of disclosed information providing investors with
the necessary basis for value assessment and investment decisions.First the Bank remains committed to investor-centric principles and continues to enhance
the quality and readability of its periodic reports. The Bank will continue to enrich the content of
disclosures by extensively presenting the Bank's financial conditions operating performance and
growth capabilities and other contents concerning our investors. In many forms including focusing on
key issues in operations and typical business segment cases the Bank uses investor-friendly language
to narrate specific examples. This approach vividly communicates the Bank's operating results
diversifies the presentation of annual reports and enhances reader-friendliness.Second the Bank ensures compliant and efficient disclosure of various interim
announcements guaranteeing fair access to information for all investors while continuing to
improve the transparency of information disclosure. By deepening and expanding voluntary
information disclosure the Bank actively communicates our investment value and sense of
responsibility to the market.Third the Bank constructs a precise comprehensive and multi-dimensional information
disclosure system as part of our commitment to constantly enriching the forms and channels of
disclosure. By upholding ESG concepts the Bank will enhance ESG governance efficiency disclosure
quality and efficiency and rating promotion. Through channels such as its official website the Bank
provides investors with expeditious and convenient access to information about our business highlights.In addition the Bank strengthens public opinion monitoring and analysis by promptly verifying reports
and rumours related to the Bank. For market sentiment that may materially impact investor decisions or
the trading price of the Bank’s shares the Bank responds in a lawful compliant and proactive manner
through clarification announcements official statements investor briefings and other forms thereby
enhancing investor understanding and trust.(vii) Placing High Emphasis on Investor Interest Protection
6The Bank has proactively implemented various measures to protect investors’ interests particularly
those of minority investors. In making decisions on corporate governance daily operations and other
significant matters the Bank will take into full consideration the interests and returns of investors and
continues to facilitate the participation of minority investors in investor relations activities and the
exercise of shareholder rights as well as to make prompt responses to their demands. The bank has
established two investor hotlines with dedicated staff to handle investor inquiries. Through the SSE
e-Interactive platform we regularly respond to investor questions. In addition we maintain a bilingual
(Chinese and English) investor relations website where investors can access and download visualised
financial data search for announcements and circulars subscribe to investor relations activity
reminders and schedule online or offline interactions.(viii) Encouraging Substantial Shareholders to Adopt Long-term Investment and
Voluntary Shareholding Increases
The Bank maintains continuous and effective communication with substantial shareholders and
key institutional investors. We guide investors to adopt value and long-term investment philosophies
while encouraging shareholders to make rational investment and voluntary shareholding increases. At
the same time we proactively identify potential investors and in compliance with information
disclosure and other relevant requirements provide necessary assistance for potential investors to
understand the Bank and increase their holdings of our shares.III. Explanation of the Board of Directors on the 2025 Corporate Value and Return
Enhancement Action Plan
The Board of Directors of the Bank believes that the 2025 Corporate Value and Return
Enhancement Action Plan founded on enhancing the quality of the Company and taking into full
consideration the Bank’s actual operations financial position development stage and market
environment prioritizes long-term value creation and the protection of investors’ interests stabilizes
investors’ return expectations and facilitates shared value growth with investors. Accordingly the Plan
is reasonable and feasible and will contribute to enhancing the investment value of the Bank.IV. Assessment Arrangements
The Bank assesses the implementation effects of the Valuation Enhancement Plan at least once a
year. If any improvements are required following the assessment they will be disclosed after being
considered and approved by the Board of Directors.In any financial year where the Bank triggers a long-term period of trading below its net asset
value if its average daily price-to-book ratio falls below the industry average the Bank will provide a
specific explanation regarding the implementation of the Valuation Enhancement Plan during the
annual performance presentation. In subsequent financial years should the abovementioned
circumstances arise the same procedure will apply.V. Risk Warning
The 2025 Corporate Value and Return Enhancement Action Plan is an internal initiative of the
Bank and does not constitute any commitment by the Bank in respect of performance share price
material events or any specific targets or matters. The Bank’s business performance and the secondary
market performance may be affected by various factors such as macroeconomic conditions industry
policies and market conditions and therefore there are uncertainties over the achievement of the
7relevant targets. Investors are advised to make rational investment decisions and be cautious of
investment risks.This announcement is hereby made.The Board of Directors of China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd.
28 March 2025
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