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AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED
中 國 農 業 銀 行 股 份 有 限 公 司
(a joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1288)
INTERIM RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2020
Agricultural Bank of China Limited (the "Bank") is pleased to announce the unaudited interim results of the Bank and its subsidiaries (together, the "Group") for the six months ended 30 June 2020. This announcement contains the interim report of the Bank for the six months ended 30 June 2020, the contents of which have been prepared in accordance with the relevant disclosure requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Listing Rules"). The interim financial information of the Group for the six months ended 30 June 2020 has been reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements 2410. The interim results have also been reviewed by the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Bank (the "Audit and Compliance Committee"). This interim results announcement is published on the websites of the Bank (www.abchina.com) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (www.hkexnews.hk). The interim report of the Bank for the six months ended 30 June 2020 will be despatched to the holders of H shares of the Bank and will also be available at the abovementioned websites in due course.
The Board of Directors of
Agricultural Bank of China Limited
Beijing, the PRC
28 August 2020
As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors are Mr. ZHOU Mubing, Mr. ZHANG Qingsong and Ms. ZHANG Keqiu; the non-executive directors are Mr. ZHU Hailin, Mr. LIAO Luming, Mr. LI Qiyun, Mr. LI Wei and Mr. WU Jiangtao; and the independent non-executive directors are Ms. XIAO Xing, Mr. WANG Xinxin, Mr. HUANG Zhenzhong, Ms. LEUNG KO May Yee, Margaret and Mr. LIU Shouying.
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Contents
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Basic Corporate Information and Major Financial Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Discussion and Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 12 | |
Environment and Prospects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 12 | |
Pandemic Prevention and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 14 | |
Progress of Digital Transformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 15 | |
Financial Statement Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 17 | |
Business Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 40 | |
County Area Banking Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 71 | |
Risk Management and Internal Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 79 | |
Capital Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 97 | |
Changes in Share Capital and Shareholdings of Substantial Shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 99 | |
Details of Preference Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 105 | |
Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 109 | |
Significant Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 110 | |
Appendix I Capital Adequacy Ratio Information | ||
Appendix II | Liquidity Coverage Ratio Information | |
Appendix III | Net Stable Funding Ratio Information | |
Appendix IV | Leverage Ratio Information | |
Appendix V | Interim Financial Information (Unaudited) | |
Appendix VI | Unreviewed Supplementary Information |
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Definitions
In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings set out below:
1. | A Share(s) | Ordinary shares listed domestically which are subscribed |
and traded in Renminbi | ||
2. | ABC/Agricultural Bank of China/ | Agricultural Bank of China Limited, or Agricultural Bank |
the Bank/the Group/We | of China Limited and its subsidiaries | |
3. | CASs/PRC GAAP | The Accounting Standards for Enterprises promulgated |
on 15 February 2006 by the Ministry of Finance of the | ||
People's Republic of China and other related rules and | ||
regulations subsequently issued | ||
4. | CBIRC | China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, |
or its predecessors, the former China Banking Regulatory | ||
Commission and/or the former China Insurance | ||
Regulatory Commission, where the context requires | ||
5. | County Area(s) | The county-level regions (excluding the district-level |
areas in the cities) in the People's Republic of China and | ||
the areas under their administration, including counties | ||
and county-level cities | ||
6. | County Area Banking Business | We provide customers in the County Areas with a broad |
range of financial services through our branch outlets | ||
located in counties and county-level cities in the People's | ||
Republic of China. We refer to such banking business as | ||
the County Area Banking Business or Sannong Banking | ||
Business | ||
7. | County Area Banking Division | An internal division with management mechanism |
adopted by us for specialized operation of financial | ||
services provided to Sannong and the County Areas, as | ||
required under our restructuring into a joint stock limited | ||
liability company, which focuses on the County Area | ||
Banking Business with independence in aspects such as | ||
governance mechanism, operational decision making, | ||
financial accounting as well as incentive and constraint | ||
mechanism to a certain extent | ||
8. | CSRC | China Securities Regulatory Commission |
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9. | Global Systemically Important | Banks recognized as key players in the financial market |
Banks | with global features as announced by the Financial | |
Stability Board | ||
10. | H Share(s) | Shares listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong |
Limited and subscribed and traded in Hong Kong Dollars, | ||
the nominal value of which are denominated in Renminbi | ||
11. | Hong Kong Listing Rules | The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The |
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited | ||
12. | Hong Kong Stock Exchange | The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited |
13. | Huijin | Central Huijin Investment Ltd. |
14. | MOF | Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China |
15. | PBOC | The People's Bank of China |
16. | Sannong | Agriculture, rural areas and rural people |
17. | SSF | National Council for Social Security Fund of the People's |
Republic of China |
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