Agricultural Bank of China : Date of Board Meeting

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AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED

中國農業銀行股份有限公司

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

(Stock Code: 1288)

DATE OF BOARD MEETING

The board of directors (the 'Board') of Agricultural Bank of China Limited (the 'Bank') hereby announces that a meeting of the Board will be held on 23 October 2015 (Friday) for the purpose of, among other things, considering and approving the results of the Bank for the third quarter ended 30 September 2015.

By Order of the Board

Agricultural Bank of China Limited ZHANG Keqiu

Company Secretary

Beijing, the PRC 12 October, 2015

As at the date of this announcement, our executive directors are Mr. LIU Shiyu, Mr. ZHANG Yun, Mr. CAI Huaxiang and Mr. LOU Wenlong; our non-executive directors are Mr. ZHAO Chao, Mr. ZHOU Ke, Mr. ZHANG Dinglong, Mr. CHEN Jianbo, Mr. HU Xiaohui and Mr. XU Jiandong; and our independent non-executive directors are Mr. Frederick MA Si-hang, Mr. WEN Tiejun, Mr. Francis YUEN Tin-fan, Ms. XIAO Xing and Mr. LU Jianping.