HONG KONG (S&P Global Ratings) November 4, 2026--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its'A'long-term issue rating to notes that Bank of China Ltd. (BOC) (Sydney Branch) proposes to issue. China-based BOC will draw down the Australian dollar-denominated floating-rate notes and Chinese renminbi-denominated fixed-rate notes from its US$40 billion medium-term note (MTN) program. The issue rating is subject to our review of the final terms and conditions. Investors can redeem the notes at par on maturity. The notes will constitute direct, general, unsubordinated, unconditional, and unsecured obligations of BOC (Sydney Branch). They will at all times rank equally with the branch's other present and future senior unsecured obligations, except for those preferred by law. The issuer intends to use the
