Standard & Poor's: Awarded China Bank (03988.HK) Sydney Branch "A" Long-Term Issuance Rating

Standard & Poor's today assigned a long-term issuer credit rating of "A" to Bank of China Limited (referred to as "Bank of China" 03988.HK601988.SHA / stable / A-1), which plans to issue fixed-rate and floating-rate notes in its Sydney branch on November 3.