BANK OF CHINA LIMITED - Rating agency change announcement - BCJ04, BCJ06, BCJ07, BCJ08

Rating agency change announcement - BCJ04, BCJ06, BCJ07, BCJ08

BANK OF CHINA 
(JOHANNESBURG BRANCH)LIMITED
Registration number: 2000/008434/10

Instrument Code:   BCJ08 ISIN: ZAG000131400
Instrument Code:   BCJ07 ISIN: ZAG000125493
Instrument Code:   BCJ06 ISIN: ZAG000117490
Instrument Code:   BCJ04 ISIN: ZAG000115361
Change of Credit   Rating Agency Announcement


28 January 2016

The credit rating of Bank of China(Johannesburg Branch) DMTN programme was
affirmed by Fitch Rating Agency on 21 January 2016 at AAA(zaf). With the de-
registration of Fitch Ratings it has become necessary to arrange a credit rating
by an approved ECAI.

In compliance with the JSE Debt Listing Requirements and to the benefit of note
holders, Bank of China (Johannesburg Branch) Limited has engaged Moody’s Ratings
Agency, an approved ECAI, to provide a rating in compliance with the Credit
Ratings Services Act.

Date 28 January 2016

Debt Sponsor: Nedbank Corporate and Investment Bank, a division of Nedbank
Limited.

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