Bank of China : Announcement-Date of Board Meeting

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中 國 銀 行 股 份 有 限 公 司

BANK OF CHINA LIMITED

(a joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(the "Bank")

(Stock Code: 3988 and 4619 (Preference Shares))

ANNOUNCEMENT

Date of Board Meeting

The Board of Directors of the Bank (the "Board") hereby announces that a meeting of the Board will be held on Friday, 27 March 2020 for the purpose of considering and approving, among other things, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Bank and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31 December 2019, and the recommendation of dividend distribution.

The Board of Directors of

Bank of China Limited

Beijing, PRC

17 March 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Bank are: Liu Liange, Wang Jiang, Lin Jingzhen, Zhao Jie*, Xiao Lihong*, Wang Xiaoya*, Zhang Jiangang*, Wang Changyun#, Angela Chao#, Jiang Guohua# and Martin Cheung Kong Liao#.

* Non-executive Directors

# Independent Non-executive Directors