TABLE-Bank of China 2008 net profit up 14 pct

March 24 (Reuters) - Year ended December 31, 2008

(in million yuan unless stated)

Shr (yuan) 0.25 vs 0.22

Final Div (yuan) 0.13 vs 0.10

Net 64,360 vs 56,248

Net interest income 162,936 vs 152,745

Company name Bank of China Ltd.

Books close May 19 to June 18

Dividend payable to be announced

NOTE - Bank of China (3988.HK), the country's second-largest
bank and top foreign exchange lender.

The calculation of share earnings is based on the weighted
average of 253,833 million shares in issue during the period vs
253,821 million shares the same period a year earlier.

Total dividend for the year is 0.13 yuan vs 0.10 yuan.

The consensus (mean) forecast, according to a poll by Reuters
Estimates, was for net profit of 67.9 billion yuan for the year.
(Reporting by Raymond Leung; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)