Global Cord Blood Corporation Files Its Annual Report on Form 20-F

HONG KONG,July 24,2019 -- Global Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO) ("GCBC" or the "Company"),China's leading provider of cord blood collection,laboratory testing,hematopoietic stem cell processing,and stem cell storage services,today announced that the Company filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filed Form 20-F includes audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31,2019. The Form 20-F can be accessed by visiting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.govand also be found at the Investor Relations section of GCBC's website at http://ir.globalcordbloodcorp.com.

About Global Cord Blood Corporation

Global Cord Blood Corporation is the first and largest umbilical cord blood banking operator in China in terms of geographical coverage and the only cord blood banking operator with multiple licenses.Under current People's Republic of China government regulations,only one licensed cord blood banking operator is permitted to operate in each licensed region and no new licenses will be granted before 2020 in addition to the seven licenses authorized as of today.Global Cord Blood Corporation provides cord blood collection,and stem cell storage services.For more information,please visit our website at http://www.globalcordbloodcorp.com.

For more information,please contact:

Global Cord Blood Corporation

Investor Relations Department

Tel: (+852) 3605-8180

Email: ir@globalcordbloodcorp.com

ICR,Inc.

Mr. William Zima

Tel: (+86) 10-6583-7511

U.S. Tel: (646) 405-5185

Email: William.zima@icrinc.com