Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, 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 announcement. ANNOUNCEMENT ANNUAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHINA CITIC BANK CORPORATION LIMITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 This announcement is made by CITIC Limited (the “Company”) pursuant to Rule 13.09(2)(a) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Inside Information Provisions under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong). The Company notes the announcement (the “CITIC Bank Announcement”) of today’s date made by China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited (“CITIC Bank”), a principal subsidiary of the Company, in relation to the annual results of CITIC Bank and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31 December 2020. The CITIC Bank Announcement is available on the website of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited at www.hkexnews.hk and is set out at the end of this announcement. By Order of the Board CITIC Limited Zhu Hexin Chairman Hong Kong, 25 March 2021 As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Mr Zhu Hexin (Chairman), Mr Xi Guohua and Ms Li Qingping; the non-executive directors of the Company are Mr Song Kangle, Mr Liu Zhuyu, Mr Peng Yanxiang, Ms Yu Yang, Mr Liu Zhongyuan and Mr Yang Xiaoping; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Mr Francis Siu Wai Keung, Dr Xu Jinwu, Mr Anthony Francis Neoh, Mr Shohei Harada and Mr Gregory Lynn Curl. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, 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 announcement. (A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code: 998) ANNUAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 The board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited (the “Bank”) is pleased to announce the annual results of the Bank and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) for the year ended 31 December 2020. This annual results announcement contains the annual report of the Bank for the year ended 31 December 2020, the contents of which were prepared in accordance with the applicable disclosure requirements under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Listing Rules”). The annual financial information of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2020 has been reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers in accordance with Hong Kong Review Standard. The annual results have also been reviewed by the Audit and Related Party Transactions Control Committee under the Board of Directors. This annual results announcement is published on the websites of the Bank (www.citicbank.com) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (www.hkexnews.hk). The annual report of the Bank for the year ended 31 December 2020 will be dispatched to shareholders and will also be available at the abovementioned websites in due course. CLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS After being reviewed and adopted by the Board of Directors, the Profit Distribution Plan for 2020 is proposed to be submitted to the 2020 Annual General Meeting for deliberation. The plan proposes to pay a cash dividend of RMB2.54 per 10 shares (before tax). 1 If the Bank’s proposal for final dividend distribution is approved by the shareholders at the forthcoming 2020 Annual General Meeting, the Bank will engage Bank of China (Hong Kong) Trustees Ltd. as the receiving agent in Hong Kong for payment of the H-shares dividend. The final dividends will be distributed by the receiving agent to the H shareholders of the Bank as shown on the Bank’s register of members on Tuesday, 6 July 2021. The Bank’s register of members will be closed from Wednesday, 30 June 2021 to Tuesday, 6 July 2021 (both dates inclusive).In order to qualify for receiving the final dividend proposed by the Bank, which is subject to the shareholders’ approval at the forthcoming 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Bank, holders of H share of the Bank should ensure that all share transfer documents together with the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Bank’s H share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Center, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 29 June 2021. The Bank plans to distribute the 2020 annual dividends to H shareholders on Thursday, 29 July 2021. If there is any change to the expected dividend distribution date, the Bank will publish an announcement regarding such changes. By order of the Board of Directors China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited Fang Heying Executive Director, President Beijing, the PRC 25 March 2021 As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Bank are Mr. Fang Heying (President) and Mr. Guo Danghuai; the non-executive directors are Mr. Cao Guoqiang, Ms. Huang Fang and Mr. Wan Liming; and the independent non-executive directors are Mr. He Cao, Ms. Chen Lihua, Mr. Qian Jun and Mr. Yan Lap Kei Isaac. 2 CORPORATE PROFILE China CITIC Bank was founded in 1987. It is one of the earliest emerging commercial banks established during China’s reform and opening up and also China’s first commercial bank participating in financing at both domestic and international financial markets. A keen contributor to China’s economic development, the Bank is renowned at home and abroad for brushing numerous track records in the modern Chinese financial history. In April 2007, the Bank simultaneously listed its A and H shares at the Shanghai Stock Exchange and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The Bank aspires to become a responsible, unique and valuable provider of the best comprehensive financial services with a human touch. To attain this development vision, the Bank fully leverages on the advantages of CITIC Group’s comprehensive platform featuring both financial and non-financial businesses, and at the same time holds firm to its business concept of “customer orientation, reform driven, science & technology for growth, asset-light development, compliant operation, strengthen through talents”. For corporate customers and institutional customers, the Bank offers integrated financial solutions in corporate banking business, international business, financial markets business, institutional banking business, investment banking business, transaction banking business and custody business. For individual customers, the Bank provides diversified financial products and services in retail banking, credit card, consumer finance, wealth management, private banking, going abroad finance and e-banking. As such, the Bank satisfies the needs of corporate, institutional and individual customers for comprehensive financial services on all fronts. As at the end of 2020, the Bank had 1,405 outlets in 153 large and medium-sized cities in China and 7 affiliates at home and abroad, namely CITIC International Financial Holdings Limited, CNCB (Hong Kong) Investment Co., Ltd., CITIC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., CITIC Wealth Management Corporation Limited, CITIC aiBank Corporation Limited, JSC Altyn Bank and Zhejiang Lin’an CITIC Rural Bank Limited. CITIC Bank International Limited, a subsidiary of CIFH, recorded 34 outlets and 2 business centers in Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore and the Chinese mainland. CNCB (Hong Kong) Investment Co., Ltd. had 3 subsidiaries in Hong Kong SAR and the Chinese mainland. CITIC Wealth Management Corporation Limited is the wholly-owned wealth management subsidiary of the Bank. CITIC aiBank Corporation Limited, a joint venture co- sponsored by the Bank and Baidu, is the first independent legal entity practicing direct banking in China. JSC Altyn Bank had 7 outlets and 1 private banking center in Kazakhstan. The Bank has persevered in serving the real economy, engaging in stable healthy business operation and keeping abreast with the times. Thriving through over 30 years’ growth and expansion, the Bank has become a financial conglomerate with strong comprehensive competitiveness and powerful brand influence, registering more than RMB7 trillion total assets and nearly 60,000 employees. In 2020, The Banker magazine of the United Kingdom rated the Bank the 21st on its list of the “Top 500 Global Bank Brands” and the 24th on its list of the “Top 1,000 World Banks” in terms of tier-one capital. 3 IMPORTANT NOTICE The Board of Directors, the Board of Supervisors, directors, supervisors and senior management members of the Bank guarantee that the information contained in the 2020 Annual Report does not include any false records, misleading statements or material omissions, and assume several and joint liabilities for its truthfulness, accuracy and completeness. The meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank adopted the full text and summary of the Bank’s 2020 Annual Report on 25 March 2021. Nine of the nine eligible directors attended the meeting, with 8 of them attending the meeting on site, and director Wan Liming entrusting director Huang Fang to attend and vote on his behalf as proxy due to conflicting schedule. The supervisors and senior management members of the Bank attended the meeting as non-voting delegates.