Dear H-Share Holders,
At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Bank of China Limited (the “Bank”) held on 23 March 2009, the shareholders of the Bank (the “Shareholders”) approved the Bank to supply future periodic reports (i.e. Annual Report, Interim Report and Quarterly Report, if applicable) of the Bank (the “Periodic Reports”) to the Shareholders by making them available on the Bank’s own website (www.boc.cn) (the “Bank’s Website”). The Bank’s Website presents a user-friendly interface in both simplified and traditional Chinese, as well as English, and all Periodic Reports are easily accessible on the “Investor Relations” page following their releases.
As an environment-conscious corporate citizen, the Bank encourages its Shareholders to access its Periodic Reports via the Bank’s Website. The reduction in the costs of administration, printing and postage of the Periodic Reports will not only benefit the Bank, but is ultimately in the interest of the Shareholders. Website publication will also increase efficiency in distribution of Periodic Reports to the Shareholders.
In accordance with the relevant rules, we hereby write for your view on receiving the Periodic Reports via the Bank’s Website.
Means of Receipt of the Periodic Reports
You may elect to access the Periodic Reports of the Bank via the Bank’s Website or by receiving the printed copies.
If you wish to access the Periodic Reports via the Bank’s Website, you do not need to take any action in response to this letter. If we do not receive a response from you within the period of 28 days (until 20 April 2009) beginning with the date of this letter, you will be deemed to have agreed that the Bank may supply the Periodic Reports to you via the Bank’s Website henceforth.
If you wish to continue to receive printed versions of the Periodic Reports, please return the Reply Form enclosed to this letter to the Bank's H-Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Rooms 1806-1807, 18th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Notifications on availability of Periodic Reports on the Bank’s Website If you consent to the supply by the Bank of the Periodic Reports via the Bank’s Website, and when any future Periodic Report is made available on the Bank’s Website, the Bank will send you a notification by post.
Change of your choice of means of receipt of the Periodic Report Should you encounter any difficulty in accessing the Periodic Reports posted on the Bank’s Website, you may request a printed version of the Periodic Report free of charge at any time by writing to the Bank’s H-Share Registrar or sending the Bank an email to boc.ecom@computershare.com.hk.
You are also entitled to change your choice of means of receipt and language of the Periodic Reports at any time by reasonable notice in writing to the Bank’s H-Share Registrar to the address indicated above or by email to boc.ecom@computershare.com.hk.
We highlight that, you will still receive the other corporate communication materials of the Bank by the means you have previously elected or by the means in accordance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Should you have any queries in relation to this letter, please call the Bank’s telephone hotline at (852) 2862 8633 during business hours from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, excluding Hong Kong public holidays.
Yours sincerely,
Bank of China Limited
March 24, 2009
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