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Stock Code: 1398 USD Preference Shares Stock Code: 4603 EUR Preference Shares Stock Code: 4604 RMB Preference Shares Stock Code: 84602 ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO THE APPROVAL FROM CBRC IN RELATION TO THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (the "Bank") considered and approved the Proposal on Amendments to Articles of Association of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited at the annual general meeting of the Bank for 2016 held on 27 June 2017. After the annual general meeting, the board of directors of the Bank (the "Board") made further adjustments to certain wordings of the amended provisions of the Articles of Association of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (the "Articles") pursuant to the comments by China Banking Regulatory Commission (the "CBRC") and authorization to the Board approved by the general meeting of shareholders.

The Bank has recently received "China Banking Regulatory Commission's Approval in relation to the Articles by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited" (Yin Jian Fu [2017] No.308). The CBRC has granted approval to the amended Articles accordingly.

The full text of the amended Articles is available on the websites of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Bank (www.icbc-ltd.com), respectively.

The Board of Directors of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited

Beijing, PRC

10 October 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors comprises Mr. YI Huiman, Mr. GU Shu, Mr. ZHANG Hongli and Mr. WANG Jingdong as executive directors, Mr. ZHENG Fuqing, Mr. FEI Zhoulin, Mr. CHENG Fengchao, Ms. MEI Yingchun and Mr. DONG Shi as non-executive directors, Mr. OR Ching Fai, Mr. HONG Yongmiao, Mr. Anthony Francis NEOH,

Mr. YANG Siu Shun, Ms. Sheila Colleen BAIR and Mr. SHEN Si as independent non-executive directors.

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