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Cash Dividend with Scrip Option Announcement for Equity Issuer

Issuer name

The Bank of East Asia, Limited

Stock code

00023

Multi-counter stock code and currency

Not applicable

05902

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. 4.00% TIER 2 CAP DATED SUB

N2026

05204

BEA LTD UNDATED NON-CUMULATIVE SUB ADDITIONAL TIER 1

CAPSECB

Other related stock code(s) and

06020 BEA LTD. ADDITIONAL TIER 1 UNDATED CAPITAL SECURITIES C

name(s)

40232

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. DATED SUBORDINATED NOTES

2030

40415 BEA LTD. ADDITIONAL TIER 1 UNDATED CAPITAL SECURITIES D

Title of announcement

Interim Dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2021

Announcement date

09 September 2021

Status

Update to previous announcement

Reason for the update / change

Announcement on the Issue Price

Information relating to the dividend

Dividend type

Semi-annual dividend

Dividend nature

Ordinary

For the financial year / period end

30 June 2021

Dividend declared

HKD 0.35 per share

Date of shareholders' approval

Not applicable

Default option

Cash

Information relating to scrip option

The price for converting cash dividend

HKD 12.82

per scrip share in declared currency

Despatch date of share certificates

04 October 2021

First date of dealing in scrip shares

04 October 2021

Partial election of scrip shares

Yes

Fractional entitlements of scrip shares

Other

To be refunded in cash to respective shareholders concerned

Information relating to Hong Kong share register

Default currency and amount in which

HKD 0.35 per share

the dividend will be paid

Exchange rate

HKD 1 : HKD 1

Closing date and time for option election 27 September 2021 16:00

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Ex-dividend date

03

September 2021

Latest time to lodge transfer documents

for registration with share registrar for

06

September 2021 16:00

determining entitlement to the dividend

Book close period

From 07 September 2021 to 09 September 2021

Record date

09

September 2021

Payment date

04

October 2021

Tricor Standard Limited

Share registrar and its address

Level 54, Hopewell Centre

183 Queen's Road East

Hong Kong

Information relating to withholding tax

Details of withholding tax applied to the

Not applicable

dividend declared

Information relating to listed warrants / convertible securities issued by the issuer

Details of listed warrants / convertible

Not applicable

securities issued by the issuer

Other information

Other information

Not applicable

Directors of the issuer

The Board comprises:

Dr. the Hon. Sir David LI Kwok-po#

(Executive Chairman)

Professor Arthur LI Kwok-cheung* (Deputy Chairman)

Dr. Allan WONG Chi-yun** (Deputy Chairman)

Mr. Aubrey LI Kwok-sing*

Mr. Winston LO Yau-lai*

Mr. Stephen Charles LI Kwok-sze*

Mr. Adrian David LI Man-kiu#(Co-Chief Executive)

Mr. Brian David LI Man-bun#(Co-Chief Executive)

Dr. Daryl NG Win-kong*

Mr. Masayuki OKU*

Dr. the Hon. Rita FAN HSU Lai-tai**

Mr. Meocre LI Kwok-wing**

Dr. the Hon. Henry TANG Ying-yen**

Dr. Delman LEE**

Mr. William Junior Guilherme DOO**

Dr. David MONG Tak-yeung**

Dr. Francisco Javier SERRADO TREPAT*

  • Executive Director
  • Non-executiveDirector
  • Independent Non-executive Director

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