The Chinese bank, which raised $2.8 billion from a Shanghai IPO in August, said it plans to tap the Hong Kong market by offering up to 12 billion shares.
Leoch International Technology, a Chinese lead-acid battery manufacturer, is offering 333.33 million new shares at an indicative price of HK$3.75 to HK$5.35 each.
The rights issue, which will comprise both A- and H-shares, comes just ahead of Agricultural Bank of China's dual listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong which is expected to raise at least $22 billion.
China Railway Materials announces plans for a $1.5 billion IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai next year, while Chinese oil and gas company MIE postpones its US IPO after failing to agree on a price.