Bank of East Asia : Notice of Listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited – U.S.$650,000,000 Additional Tier 1 Undated Capital Securities issued by The Bank of East Asia, Limited

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NOTICE OF LISTING ON

THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LIMITED

The Bank of East Asia, Limited

東亞銀行有限公司

(incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability in 1918)

(Stock Code: 23)

(the "Issuer")

U.S.$650,000,000 Additional Tier 1 Undated Capital Securities (the "Undated Capital Securities")

under its U.S.$6,000,000,000 Medium Term Note Programme (the "Programme")

(Stock Code: 6020)

Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners

The Bank of East	Citigroup	Crédit Agricole	Goldman Sachs	HSBC
Asia, Limited			CIB	(Asia) L.L.C.
			Joint Lead Manager and Joint Bookrunner
				SMBC Nikko
			Joint Lead Managers
CCB	China CITIC	CMB Wing	DBS Bank	Bank of	Standard	UOB
International		Bank	Lung	Ltd.	America	Chartered
	International	Bank		Merrill	Bank
			Limited		Lynch

Application has been made to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited for the listing of and permission to deal in the Undated Capital Securities issued under the Programme by way of debt issues to Professional Investors (as defined in Chapter 37 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong)) only as described in the Offering Circular relating thereto dated 6thSeptember, 2019 as amended and supplemented by the Pricing Supplement dated 12thSeptember, 2019. Permission for the listing of, and dealing in, the Undated Capital Securities is expected to become effective on or about 20thSeptember, 2019.

Hong Kong, 19thSeptember, 2019

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As at the date of this notice, the Board of Directors of the Bank comprises Dr. the Hon. Sir David LI Kwok- po#(Executive Chairman), Professor Arthur LI Kwok-cheung* (Deputy Chairman), Dr. Allan WONG Chi- yun** (Deputy Chairman), Mr. Aubrey LI Kwok-sing*, Mr. Winston LO Yau-lai*, Mr. Stephen Charles LI Kwok- sze*, Dr. Isidro FAINÉ CASAS*, Mr. Adrian David LI Man-kiu#(Co-Chief Executive), Mr. Brian David LI Man- bun#(Co-Chief Executive), Dr. Daryl NG Win-kong*, Mr. Masayuki OKU*, Dr. the Hon. Rita FAN HSU Lai- tai**, Mr. Meocre LI Kwok-wing**, Dr. the Hon. Henry TANG Ying-yen** and Dr. Delman LEE**.

• Executive Director

• Non-executiveDirector
• IndependentNon-executive Director

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