Notice of Annual General Meeting for the Year 2023

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.中国工商银行股份有限公司 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED (a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) Stock Code: 1398 USD Preference Shares Stock Code: 4620 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FOR THE YEAR 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting for the Year 2023 (the “AGM”) of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (the “Bank”) will be held at Head Office of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited 55 Fuxingmennei Avenue Xicheng District Beijing PRC and at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong 1 Harbour Road Wan Chai Hong Kong concurrently on Friday 28 June 2024 at 2:50 p.m. The AGM will consider and if thought fit pass the following ordinary resolutions set out in items 1 to 9 and to hear the reports set out in items 10 to 13 below: As Ordinary Resolutions: 1. Proposal on the 2023 Audited Accounts 2. Proposal on the 2023 Profit Distribution Plan 3. Proposal on the Relevant Arrangement for 2024 Interim Profit Distribution 4. Proposal on the Renewal of Accounting Firms to Provide Interim Review Service for 2024 5. Proposal on the 2023 Work Report of the Board of Directors of ICBC 6. Proposal on the 2023 Work Report of the Board of Supervisors of ICBC 7. Proposal on the Election of Mr. Liao Lin to be Reappointed as Executive Director of ICBC 8. Proposal on the Election of Mr. Liu Jun as Executive Director of ICBC 9. Proposal on the Election of Ms. Zhong Mantao as Non-executive Director of ICBC – 1 –As Reporting Items: 10. Report Concerning the Special Report on Related Party Transactions of ICBC in 2023 11. Work Report of Independent Directors of ICBC for 2023 12. Report on the Implementation of the Plan on Authorisation of the Shareholders’ General Meeting to the Board of Directors of ICBC in 2023 13. Report on the Annual Assessment of the Bank’s Major Shareholders (including Substantial Shareholders) for 2023 The Board of Directors of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited Beijing PRC 6 June 2024 Notes: (1) Closure of register of members and eligibility for attending the AGM Holders of H Shares of the Bank are advised that the register of members will be closed from Monday 24 June 2024 to Friday 28 June 2024 (both days inclusive). Holders of H Shares whose names appear on the register of members of the Bank maintained in Hong Kong at the close of business on Friday 21 June 2024 are entitled to attend the AGM.Holders of H Shares who wish to attend the AGM but have not registered the transfer documents are required to deposit the transfer documents together with the relevant share certificates at the H Share registrar of the Bank Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Rooms 1712–1716 17th Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Wan Chai Hong Kong at or before 4:30 p.m. on Friday 21 June 2024. (2) Recommendation of dividend and closure of register of members The Board of the Bank has recommended a dividend of RMB0.3064 per share (pre-tax) for the year ended 31 December 2023 and if the 2023 profit distribution plan is considered and approved at the AGM such dividend is expected to be paid no later than Monday 19 August 2024 to those Shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of the Bank after close of trade on Monday 15 July 2024. The register of members of H Shares will be closed from Wednesday 10 July 2024 to Monday 15 July 2024 (both days inclusive). In order to be entitled to the dividend holders of H Shares who have not registered the transfer documents are required to deposit the transfer documents together with the relevant share certificates at the H Share registrar of the Bank Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at Rooms 1712–1716 17th Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Wan Chai Hong Kong at or before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday 9 July 2024. (3) Proxy Shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the AGM may appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote in their stead. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Bank. The instrument appointing a proxy must be in writing under the hand of a shareholder or his attorney duly authorized in writing. If the shareholder is a corporate body the proxy form must be either executed under its common seal or under the hand of its director(s) or duly authorized attorney(s). If the proxy form is signed by an attorney of the shareholder the power of attorney authorizing that attorney to sign or other authorization documents must be notarised.– 2 –To be valid the proxy form together with the power of attorney or other authorization document (if any) must be lodged at the H Share registrar of the Bank by hand by post or by fax not less than 24 hours before the time fixed for holding the AGM or any adjournment thereof (as the case may be) by holders of H Shares. The H Share registrar of the Bank is Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited whose address is at 17M Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Wan Chai Hong Kong (Tel: (852) 2862 8555 Fax: (852) 2865 0990). Completion and return of the proxy form will not preclude a shareholder from attending and voting in person at the AGM if he so wishes but in such event the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked. (4) Reply Slip Shareholders who intend to attend the AGM in person or by proxy should return the reply slip by hand by post or by fax to the Bank’s Board of Directors’ Office or Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited on or before Tuesday 18 June 2024. The Bank’s Board of Directors’ Office is located at 55 Fuxingmennei Avenue Xicheng District Beijing 100140 PRC (Tel: (86 10) 8101 1187 Fax: (86 10) 6610 6139). The address of Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited is 17M Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Wan Chai Hong Kong (Tel: (852) 2862 8555 Fax: (852) 2865 0990). (5) Other issues Shareholders (in person or by proxy) attending the AGM are responsible for their own transportation and accommodation expenses. Shareholders or their proxies attending the AGM shall produce their identification documents.The AGM starts at 2:50 p.m. Registration for admission to the AGM will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.. (6) No distribution of gifts or cake coupons and no refreshments will be served by the Bank. As at the date of this announcement the Board of Directors comprises Mr. LIAO Lin and Mr. WANG Jingwu as executive directors Mr. LU Yongzhen Mr. FENG Weidong Ms. CAO Liqun Ms. CHEN Yifang and Mr. DONG Yang as non-executive directors Mr. YANG Siu Shun Mr. SHEN Si Mr. Fred Zuliu HU Mr. Norman CHAN Tak Lam and Mr. Herbert WALTER as independent non-executive directors.–3–