(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings-Hong Kong/Taipei-April 12: 本文章英文原文最初于2019年4月9日发布于：Fitch Rates Bank of China's MTN Notes 'A(EXP)' /a
惠誉评级已授予中国银行（中行，A/稳定）在400亿美元中期票据计划（中票计划）下拟发行的长期高级无抵押债券'A(EXP)'的预期评级。该行计划通过其香港分行、澳 门分行、法兰克福分行、卢森堡分行和悉尼分行发行以港币、美元、人民币、欧元和澳元计价的多笔固息和浮息债券。 上述债券将在香港联交所上市，发行所得将用于一般企业经营用途，债券的最终评级将取决于惠誉收到的最终文件与已获取的文件符合程度而定。 惠誉于2013年12月9日首次授予中行中票计划'A'/'F1'的评级，并于2019年1月18日对该评级进行了确认。中行于2018年4月将该中票计划的规模从300 亿美元提高至400亿美元以满足其融资需求。 关键评级驱动因素
中行的香港分行、澳门分行、法兰克福分行、卢森堡分行和悉尼分行同属于中行法人实体的一部分。因此，上述拟发行债券构成中行的直接、无条件、无抵押、非次级债务，且评级与 中行的长期发行人违约评级一致，该评级反映了惠誉预期在有需要时，中国政府（A+/稳定）为中行提供支持的意愿极高。 评级敏感性 中国政府向中行提供及时、充分支持的能力或意愿若有任何改变，将同步反映在该行的发行人违约评级上，并将进而导致上述拟发行债券的评级出现同向变化。 虽然评级委员会使用了两项评级标准，但仅《银行评级标准》与本次评级行动相关。 联系人: 首席分析师 陈冠如 董事 +852 2263 9983 澳洲商惠誉国际信用评等股份有限公司台湾分公司 台北市松山区敦化北路205号13层1306室 第二分析师 胡月明 高级董事 +852 2263 9919 评级委员会主席 Tim Roche 高级董事 +61 2 8256 0310 相关评级委员会日期: 2019年1月17日 Media Relations: Wai-Lun Wan, Hong Kong, Tel: +852 2263 9935, Email: wailun.wan@thefitchgroup.com. 详情参见www.fitchratings.com 注意：本新闻稿为中文译本。如有疑问，请以英文版本为准。 Applicable Criteria Bank Rating Criteria (pub. 12 Oct 2018) https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/10044408 National Scale Ratings Criteria (pub. 18 Jul 2018) https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/10038626 Additional Disclosures Solicitation Status https://www.fitchratings.com/site/pr/10069685#solicitation Endorsement Policy https://www.fitchratings.com/regulatory ALL FITCH CREDIT RATINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS. 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