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AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED

(a joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1288) CHANGES IN SUPERVISORS

Agricultural Bank of China Limited (the "Bank") announces the following changes in the supervisors representing shareholders of the Bank.

1. RESIGNATION OF SUPERVISOR REPRESENTING SHAREHOLDERS

Due to other work commitment in the Bank, Mr. LIU Hong tendered his resignation to the board of supervisors of the Bank (the "Board of Supervisors") on 24 April 2014 with effect on the same day to resign as a supervisor representing shareholders and a member of the Due Diligence Supervision Committee of the Board of Supervisors.
Mr. LIU Hong has confirmed that he has no disagreement with the Board of Supervisors, and there is no other matters which need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders and creditors of the Bank in connection with his resignation.
The Board of Supervisors would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to
Mr. LIU Hong for his great contributions to the Bank during his tenures of service.

2. NOMINATION OF SUPERVISOR REPRESENTING SHAREHOLDERS

The Board of Supervisors nominated Mr. WANG Xingchun as a supervisor representing shareholders of the Bank at the meeting held on 25 April 2014.
The biographical details of Mr. Wang Xingchun are set out below:
Mr. WANG Xingchun, aged 50, received a Master's degree in economics from the Graduate School of the People's Bank of China and is a Senior Economist. Mr. Wang previously served successively in several positions of the Bank, including deputy chief of the Policy Research Division of the Research Office, chief of the Policy Research Division of the Development Planning Department, assistant general manager of the Development Planning Department, and assistant general manager of the Market Development Department. He was appointed as deputy general manager of the Market Development Department of the Bank in May 1998, deputy

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general manager of the Training Department of the Bank in December 2000, vice president of Tianjin Training Institute of the Bank in February 2002, general manager of the Legal Affairs Department of the Bank in November 2003, general manager of the Legal and Compliance Department of the Bank in June 2006, general manager of the Legal Affairs Department of the Bank in July 2008, supervisor representing employees and general manager of the Legal Affairs Department of the Bank in April 2009, supervisor representing employees and branch principal of the Audit Office's Affiliated Office of the Bank in March 2011, branch principal of the Audit Office's Affiliated Office of the Bank in July 2011, and director of Office of the Board of Supervisors in March 2014.
The term of office for Mr. WANG Xingchun will be three years, commencing upon the approval of his appointment by the Bank's annual general meeting for 2013.
Mr. Wang Xingchun will receive allowance from the Bank during his term. The Bank will disclose the remuneration of supervisors in its annual report each year.
Save as disclosed in this announcement, Mr. WANG Xingchun did not hold any directorship in any other listed companies or take up any post in any group members of the Bank in the past three years, nor has any relationship with any other director, supervisor, senior management, substantial shareholder or controlling shareholder of the Bank. Furthermore, Mr. WANG Xinchun does not have any equity interest in the Bank within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance of Hong Kong. Save as the above, there is no other information relating to the proposed appointment of Mr. WANG Xingchun that shall be disclosed pursuant to Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules nor any matters which need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders.
By Order of the Board Agricultural Bank of China Limited ZHU Gaoming

Company Secretary

Beijing, PRC
25 April 2014

As at the date of this announcement, our executive directors are Mr. JIANG Chaoliang, Mr. ZHANG Yun, Mr. GUO Haoda and Mr. LOU Wenlong; our non-executive directors are Mr. SHEN Bingxi, Mr. LIN Damao, Mr. CHENG Fengchao, Mr. LI Yelin, Mr. XIAO Shusheng and Mr. ZHAO Chao; and our independent non-executive directors are Mr. Anthony WU Ting-yuk, Mr. QIU Dong, Mr. Frederick MA Si-hang, Mr. WEN Tiejun and Mr. Francis YUEN Tin-fan.

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