Bank of China Limited (“BOC”) plans to issue China Green Covered Bond in the offshore markets in the near term. This issuance follows Bank of China Limited Green Bond Management Statement released by BOC in July 2016, as well as Green Bond Principles, 2016 in terms of the use of proceeds, project evaluation and selection, management of proceeds, and reporting. All the net proceeds of the issuance will be used to fund BOC’s new and existing green loan projects with environmental benefits. Please refer to the attachments for details of BOC’s China Green Covered Bond.