Standard & Poor's: Awards Long-Term Issuance Rating to Bank of China (03988.HK) Hong Kong Branch for Planned Note Issuance "A"

On December 4th, Standard & Poor's granted an "A" long-term issuance rating to the fixed-rate and floating-rate notes to be issued by Bank of China Limited's Hong Kong branch (referred to as "Bank of China" 03988.HK601988.SH). This issuance rating is subject to final confirmation by Standard & Poor's after reviewing the final terms and conditions.