China Everbright International : DATE OF BOARD MEETING

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CHINA EVERBRIGHT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 中國光大國際有限公司

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock Code : 257)

DATE OF BOARD MEETING

The board of directors (the "Board") of China Everbright International Limited (the "Company") announces that a meeting of the Board will be held on Monday, 5 March 2018 for the purpose of approving, among other matters, annual results of the Company and its subsidiaries and the final dividend (if any) for the year ended 31 December 2017.

By Order of the Board

China Everbright International Limited

Poon Yuen Ling

Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 10 January 2018

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises: (i) five executive directors, namely Mr. Cai Yunge (Chairman), Mr. Wang Tianyi (Chief Executive Officer), Mr. Wong Kam Chung, Raymond, Mr. Hu Yanguo and Mr. Qian Xiaodong; (ii) a non-executive director, namely Mr. Tang Shuangning; and (iii) three independent non-executive directors, namely Mr. Fan Yan Hok, Philip, Mr. Mar Selwyn and Mr. Zhai Haitao.