2017

CONTENTS

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Financial Highlights 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis 3 Condensed Consolidated Income Statement 35 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 36 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet 37 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 38 Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 40 Notes to the Interim Financial Information 41 Additional Information 117 Independent Review Report 125 Appendix - Subsidiaries of the Company 126 Definitions 129 Interim Report 2017 BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited 1 Financial HigHligHts

For the period

30 June 2017

HK$'m

30 June 2016

HK$'m

Net operating income before impairment allowances1

23,324

20,511

Operating profit1

16,866

14,196

Profit before taxation1

17,785

14,349

Profit for the period1

14,980

12,061

Profit attributable to the equity holders of the Company1

14,627

11,749

Per share

HK$

HK$

Basic earnings per share1

1.3835

1.1112

Dividend per share

0.6400

1.2550

At period/year end

30 June 2017

HK$'m

31 December 2016

HK$'m

Total assets

2,639,964

2,336,757

Issued and fully paid up share capital

52,864

52,864

Capital and reserves attributable to the equity holders of the Company

237,455

226,827

Financial ratios for the period

30 June 2017

%

30 June 2016

%

Return on average total assets2

1.33

2.27

Return on average shareholders' equity3

13.72

25.39

Cost to income ratio1

26.17

28.28

Average value of liquidity coverage ratio4

First quarter

121.41

112.92

Second quarter

123.88

109.70

Financial ratios at period/year end

30 June 2017

%

31 December 2016

%

Loan to deposit ratio5

66.78

64.66

Total capital ratio6

21.76

22.35

  1. The financial information for the period ended 30 June 2017 is from continuing operations and the comparative information has been restated accordingly.

  2. Return on average total assets =

    Profit for the period

    Daily average balance of total assets

  3. Return on average shareholders' equity

    Profit attributable to the equity holders of the Company

    =

    Average of the beginning and ending balance of capital and reserves attributable to the equity holders of the Company

  4. The average value of liquidity coverage ratio is computed on the consolidated basis which comprises the positions of BOCHK and certain subsidiaries specified by the HKMA in accordance with the Banking (Liquidity) Rules.

  5. Loan to deposit ratio is calculated as at period/year end. Loan represents gross advances to customers. Deposit represents deposits from customers including structured deposits reported as "Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss".

  6. Total capital ratio is computed on the consolidated basis for regulatory purposes that comprises the positions of BOCHK and certain subsidiaries specified by the HKMA in accordance with the Banking (Capital) Rules.

  7. The Group has applied the merger accounting method in the preparation of financial information for the combination with entity under common control in 2017. The comparative information has been restated accordingly.

2 BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited Interim Report 2017

ManageMent's Discussion anD analysis

As a result of the disposal of Chiyu, the Group reported the operating results of Chiyu as profit from discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated income statement with comparative information restated. Assets and liabilities of Chiyu as at 31 December 2016 were presented separately as assets held for sale and liabilities associated with assets held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Certain comparative figures in this Management's Discussion and Analysis have been restated to conform with the current period's presentation.

Following the completion of the share acquisition of Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad ("BOC Malaysia") and Bank of China (Thai) Public Company Limited ("BOC Thailand") on 17 October 2016 and 9 January 2017 respectively, the Group has applied the merger accounting method in the preparation of financial statements for the combination with entities under common control. The comparative information for the year 2016 has been restated accordingly.

The above transactions are collectively referred as the "disposal and acquisitions" in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND CONDITION AT A GLANCE

The following table is a summary of the Group's key financial results for the first half of 2017 in comparison with the previous two half-yearly periods. The average value of the liquidity coverage ratio is reported on a quarterly basis.

Key Performance Trends

Profit Attributable to the Equity Holders

HK$'m

42,837

17,216

12,667

11,749 12,45314,627

1H2016 2H2016 1H2017

Discontinued Continuing

operations operations

Return on Average Shareholders' Equity1 ("ROE") and Return on Average Total Assets2 ("ROA") on continuing operations

%

14.13

11.7812.30

1.12 1.12 1.24

1H2016 2H2016 1H2017

ROA ROE

Earnings Per Share ("EPS") and Dividend Per Share ("DPS")

HK$

4.0516

1.6283

0.7100 1.1981

0.5450 0.6250 0.0950

0.5450

1H2016 2H2016 1H2017

Special DPS Interim DPS EPS

Profit attributable to the equity holders

  • The Group's profit attributable to the equity holders in the first half of 2017 amounted to HK$17,216 million. Profit attributable to the equity holders from continuing operations increased by 24.5% year-on-year to HK$14,627 million. Profit attributable to the equity holders from discontinued operations was HK$2,589 million, which mainly accounted for the gain on the disposal of Chiyu.

  • ROE was 13.72%. ROE on continuing operations was 14.13%, up 2.35 percentage points year-on-year.

  • ROA was 1.33%. ROA on continuing operations was 1.24%, up 0.12 percentage point year-on-year.

  • EPS was HK$1.6283. The interim dividend per share was HK$0.545 and the special dividend was HK$0.095 per share.

Solid returns to shareholders

Interim Report 2017 BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited 3

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