Bank of China : OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT - The Notice of Listing on Euronext Access, a market operated by Euronext in Paris of Notes Issued by Bank of China Limited, Paris Branch under the USD40 Billion Medium Term Note Programme

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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))

OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

Bank of China Limited, Paris Branch (the "Issuer")

U.S.$500,000,000 0.95 per cent. Notes due 2023 (the "Notes") under the U.S.$40,000,000,000 Medium Term Note Programme

This announcement is issued pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

The Notes issued by the Paris Branch of the Bank under the US$40,000,000,000 medium term note programme established by the Bank were listed on Euronext Access, a market operated by Euronext in Paris on 22 September 2020.

The relevant documents delivered to and published on the website of Euronext Paris can be viewed at www.euronext.com.

The Board of Directors of

Bank of China Limited

Beijing, PRC

22 September 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Bank are: Liu Liange, Wang Jiang, 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