China Telecom Corporation Limited will hold its 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 10:00 a.m. on 19 May 2026 in the Grand Ballroom, Lobby Floor, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai.

Key ordinary resolutions: • 2025 financial statements audited by KPMG and KPMG Huazhen LLP, along with the Board report, are up for approval. • The Board proposes a 2025 profit-distribution and dividend plan and is seeking authority to set an interim profit-distribution plan for 2026. • Re-appointment of the external auditors for the financial year ending 31 December 2026, with the Board empowered to fix their remuneration. • Approval is sought for the purchase of liabilities insurance covering the company, directors and senior management, the Remuneration Management Policy for directors and senior management, and the 2026 directors’ remuneration proposal.

Special resolution: • The Board requests a general mandate to repurchase shares, widening its capital-management tools.

Board composition: • Cumulative voting will be used to re-elect executive directors Ke Ruiwen, Liu Guiqing, Tang Ke and Li Yinghui, and to re-elect non-executive director Lyu Yongzhong. • Independent non-executive directors Ng Kar Ling Johnny and Lee Sunny Wai Kwong stand for re-election, while Liang Xuming and Chen Ji Min are nominated for election.

Shareholder logistics: • H-shareholders wishing to vote by proxy must lodge completed forms with Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at least 24 hours before the meeting. Attendance in person remains an option, in which case previously submitted proxies will be deemed revoked.