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 Thursday, 29 April 2021 for the purpose of considering and approving, among other things, the unaudited results of the Bank and its subsidiaries for the first quarter ended 31 March 2021 and the dividend distribution plans of Domestic Preference Shares (Third Tranche and Fourth Tranche) of the Bank.

The Board of Directors of

Bank of China Limited

Beijing, PRC

19 April 2021

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

* Non-executive Directors

# Independent Non-executive Directors