Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd.* 鄭州銀行股份有限公司 *
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd.* 鄭州銀行股份有限公司* (A joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) (H Shares Stock Code: 6196) (Preference Shares Stock Code: 4613) ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANNUAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 The board of directors (the “Board”) of Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd.* (the “Bank”) is pleased to announce the audited consolidated annual results (the “Annual Results”) of the Bank and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2020. This results announcement, containing the full text of the 2020 annual report of the Bank, complies with the relevant content requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in relation to preliminary announcements of Annual Results. The Board and the audit committee of the Board have reviewed and confirmed the Annual Results. This results announcement is published on the websites of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Bank (www.zzbank.cn). The printed version of the annual report for the year ended December 31, 2020 will be despatched to the shareholders of the Bank and will be available on the above websites in April 2021. By order of the Board Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd.* Wang Tianyu Chairman Zhengzhou, Henan, China March 30, 2021 As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. WANG Tianyu, Mr. SHEN Xueqing and Mr. XIA Hua as executive directors, Mr. FAN Yutao, Mr. ZHANG Jingguo, Mr. JI Hongjun, Mr. LIANG Songwei and Mr. WANG Shihao as non-executive directors, Mr. XIE Taifeng, Mr. WU Ge, Ms. CHAN Mei Bo Mabel and Ms. LI Yanyan as independent non-executive directors. * The Bank is not an authorized institution within the meaning of the Banking Ordinance (Chapter 155 of the Laws of Hong Kong), not subject to the supervision of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and not authorized to carry on banking and/or deposit-taking business in Hong Kong. CONTENTS IMPORTANT NOTICE 2 DEFINITIONS 3 CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT 6 PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT 9 CHAPTER I CORPORATE INFORMATION 11 CHAPTER II HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOUNTING DATA AND MAJOR FINANCIAL INDICATORS 17 CHAPTER III MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 21 CHAPTER IV CHANGES IN SHARE CAPITAL AND INFORMATION ON SHAREHOLDERS 99 CHAPTER V ISSUANCE OF PREFERENCE SHARES 115 CHAPTER VI DIRECTORS, SUPERVISORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT, STAFF AND INSTITUTIONS 118 CHAPTER VII CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 148 CHAPTER VIII REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 183 CHAPTER IX REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 199 CHAPTER X SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 203 CHAPTER XI INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 220 * This Report is prepared in both Chinese and English. If there are any discrepancies between the Chinese and English versions, the Chinese version shall prevail. 1 Annual Report 2020 | Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd. IMPORTANT NOTICE The Board of Directors, Board of Supervisors and Directors, Supervisors and senior management of the Bank hereby warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the contents of this annual report and that there are no false representations, misleading statements or material omissions, and jointly and severally assume liability for the information hereof. The full text and the summary of the 2020 annual report (the “Report”) were reviewed and approved at the Bank’s twelfth meeting of the sixth session of the Board of Directors on 30 March 2021. 12 Directors were eligible to attend the meeting and 12 of them attended in person, with several Supervisors of the Bank in attendance. Unless otherwise specified, the financial information set out in this Report represents data from the consolidated financial statements of the Bank and its subsidiaries, namely Henan Jiuding Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., Fugou Zhengyin County Bank Co., Ltd., Xinmi Zhengyin County Bank Co., Ltd., Xunxian Zhengyin County Bank Co., Ltd. and Queshan Zhengyin County Bank Co., Ltd. The Bank prepared the 2020 annual financial report in accordance with the China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises and International Financial Reporting Standards, which was audited by KPMG Huazhen LLP and KPMG under the PRC and Hong Kong standards on auditing, respectively. The two firms issued an audit report and an independent auditor’s report respectively, which were both standard and unqualified. Mr. WANG Tianyu, the legal representative and chairman, Mr. SHEN Xueqing, the president, Mr. FU Chunqiao, the person-in-charge of accounting, and Ms. GAO Chenxin, the head of accounting department of the Bank, hereby declare and warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the financial statements in this Report. The Board of the Bank recommended that one new Share for every 10 Shares shall be issued to the Ordinary Shareholders whose names appeared on the register of Shareholders as at the dividend distribution registration date by way of capitalization issue, and no cash dividend or bonus share shall be distributed or issued. The profit distribution plan will be proposed at the general meeting of the Bank for approval. Forward-looking statements such as future plans mentioned in this Report do not constitute actual commitments of the Bank to investors. Investors and parties concerned should be fully aware of the risks, and understand the differences among plans, estimates and commitments. During the Reporting Period, the Bank was not aware of any material risk that would adversely affect its future development strategies and business targets. The major risks to which the Bank was exposed in its operations and management and the corresponding measures adopted by the Bank are detailed in this Report. For further information, please refer to the relevant information in the sections headed “Risk Management” and “Outlook” in the chapter headed “Management Discussion and Analysis” of this Report. Annual Report 2020 | Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd. 2 DEFINITIONS DEFINITIONS In this Report, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: “2019 AGM” the annual general meeting of the Bank convened on 20 May 2020 “Articles of Association” the articles of association of the Bank, as amended from time to time “A Share(s)” ordinary shares with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each in the share capital of the Bank, which are listed and traded on the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Board of the SZSE (stock code: 002936) “Bank”, “Bank of Zhengzhou”, or “We” Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd.* (鄭州銀行股份有限公司), a joint stock company incorporated in the PRC with limited liability on 16 November 1996 in accordance with the PRC laws, and, if the context requires, includes its predecessors, subsidiaries, branches and sub-branches “Board” or “Board of Directors” the board of Directors of the Bank “Board of Supervisors” the board of Supervisors of the Bank “Capitalization Issue” the issue of one new Share for every 10 Shares held by way of capitalization of capital reserve in 2020 as part of the dividend distribution plan of the Bank for the year ended 31 December 2019 “CBIRC” China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission “CBIRC Henan Office” China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission Henan Office “Company Law” Company Law of the People’s Republic of China “Corporate Governance Code” Corporate Governance Code set out in Appendix 14 to the Stock Exchange Listing Rules “CSRC” China Securities Regulatory Commission “Director(s)” the director(s) of the Bank “Former CBRC” the former China Banking Regulatory Commission “Former CBRC Henan Office” the former China Banking Regulatory Commission Henan Office “Fugou Zhengyin County Bank” Fugou Zhengyin County Bank Co., Ltd.* (扶溝鄭銀村鎮銀行股份有限 公司) “Group” the Bank and its subsidiaries 3 Annual Report 2020 | Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd. DEFINITIONS “Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC “Hong Kong Stock Exchange” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “HK$” Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong “H Share(s)” overseas-listed shares in the share capital of the Bank, with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each, which are listed and traded on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 6196) “Jiuding Financial Leasing Company” Henan Jiuding Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (河南九鼎金融租賃股份有 限公司) “Latest Practicable Date” 30 March 2021, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this Report for the purpose of ascertaining certain information contained hereof “Law on Commercial Banks” Law on Commercial Banks of the People’s Republic of China “Macao” the Macao Special Administrative Region of the PRC “MOF” the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China “Offshore Preference Shares” 59,550,000 shares of non-cumulative perpetual offshore preference shares with a nominal value of RMB100 each issued by the Bank and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 4613) “PBoC” the People’s Bank of China “PRC” or “China” the People’s Republic of China, and for the purpose of this Report only, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions “Queshan Zhengyin County Bank” Queshan Zhengyin County Bank Co., Ltd.* (確山鄭銀村鎮銀行股份有 限公司) “Reporting Period” the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 “RMB” or “Renminbi” Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC “Securities Law” Securities Law of the People’s Republic of China “SFO” Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong), as amended from time to time “Share(s)” or “Ordinary Share(s)” the A Shares and the H Shares “Shareholder(s)” or holder(s) of the Ordinary Share(s) “Ordinary Shareholder(s)” Annual Report 2020 | Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd.