UNDERWRITERS for the IPO: Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) Ltd.

, one of China's big four commercial banks, announced the members of its underwriting group for its initial public offering (IPO). China International Capital Corp. (CICC), Citic Securities Co., Guotai Junan Securities Co. and China Galaxy Securities Co. are all helping to underwrite ABC's A-share offering in China. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank AG, Macquarie Group Ltd. and the CICC are underwriting the H-share offering. The abovementioned investment banks not only have long-term friendly and cooperative relations with ABC, but also possess strong comprehensive experience and good reputations among domestic and international capital markets, said an ABC spokesman. ABC International Holdings Ltd., a wholly-owned investment banking unit of ABC, will also join the underwriting work of ABC's Hong Kong IPO.