Bank of China Limited announced that its Board of Directors has approved the dividend distribution plan for the fourth tranche of its domestic preference shares (Shanghai Stock Exchange: 360035, trading name “中行優 4”).

The approved plan covers the dividend period from 29 August 2025 to 28 August 2026, with key dates as follows: last trading day on 27 August 2026, share record and ex-dividend date on 28 August 2026, and cash dividend payment on 31 August 2026.

Holders on the register after the close of trading on 28 August 2026 will receive a cash dividend of RMB3.27 per preference share before tax, representing a 3.27 % dividend rate. Based on the 270 million preference shares outstanding, the total distribution amounts to approximately RMB0.88 billion before tax.

Domestic resident enterprise shareholders are required to handle their own dividend income tax filings; all other shareholders will follow the relevant tax regulations. The Bank will remit the dividends directly to eligible shareholders.

The dividend plan was enabled by the authority granted at the Bank’s 2019 First Extraordinary General Meeting and was formally approved by the Board on 29 April 2026.