(A joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability) Stock Code: 6138 2018 Annual Report The Company holds the Finance Permit No. B0306H223010001 approved by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission and has obtained the Business License (Unified Social Credit Code: 912301001275921118) approved by Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Harbin. The Company is not an authorised institution within the meaning of the Hong Kong Banking Ordinance (Chapter 155 of the Laws of Hong Kong), not subject to the supervision of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and not authorised to carry on banking/deposit-taking business in Hong Kong. Harbin Bank Co., Ltd. 1 Contents 2018 Annual Report Definitions 2 Company Profile 4 Summary of Accounting Data and Financial Indicators 10 Chairman’s Statement 13 President’s Statement 16 Report of the Board of Directors 20 Changes in Share Capital and Information on Shareholders 92 Corporate Governance Report 98 Report of the Board of Supervisors 131 Important Events 134 Directors, Supervisors, Senior Management, Employees and Organisations 143 Financial Statements 159 Documents for Inspection 308 2 Harbin Bank Co., Ltd. 2018 Annual Report Definitions Definitions Company Profile Summary of Accounting Data and Financial Indicators Chairman’s Statement President’s Statement In this report, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings set out below. “A Share” ordinary shares with a par value of RMB1.00 per share that are proposed to be issued pursuant to the A Share Offering by the Bank, which was applied for listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and subscribed and traded in RMB and the application was later revoked “A Share Offering” the Bank’s proposed initial public offering of not more than 3,666,000,000 A Shares which was applied for listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the application was later revoked “Reporting Period” or “Year” the year ended 31 December 2018 “Company” Harbin Bank Co., Ltd. (哈爾濱銀行股份有限公司), a joint stock company incorporated in the PRC on 25 July 1997 with limited liability in accordance with PRC laws “Group” or “Bank” the Company and all of its subsidiaries and branches “Model Code” the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuers set out in Appendix 10 to the Hong Kong Listing Rules “Chief Financial Officer” the chief financial officer of the Company “Director(s)” the director(s) of the Company “Board” or “Board of Directors” the board of directors of the Company “Articles of Association” the articles of association of Harbin Bank Co., Ltd. “H Shares” overseas-listed foreign invested ordinary shares of a nominal value of RMB1.00 each in the share capital of the Company, which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and subscribed and traded in HKD “Harbin Economic Development” Harbin Economic Development and Investment Company “HBCF” Harbin Bank Consumer Finance Co., Ltd. “HB Leasing” Harbin Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. “Supervisor(s)” the supervisor(s) of the Company “Board of Supervisors” the board of supervisors of the Company Harbin Bank Co., Ltd. 3 2018 Annual Report Definitions Definitions Company Profile Summary of Accounting Data and Financial Indicators Chairman’s Statement President’s Statement “Domestic Shares” ordinary shares of a nominal value of RMB1.00 each in the share capital of the Company, which are subscribed for or credited as paid in RMB “PBOC” or “Central Bank” the People’s Bank of China “Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC “Hong Kong Stock Exchange” the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “Hong Kong Listing Rules” the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited “SFO” the Securities and Futures Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong “CBIRC” the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission “CBRC” former China Banking Regulatory Commission “CSRC” the China Securities Regulatory Commission “PRC” the People’s Republic of China, for the purpose of the report, excluding Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan 4 Harbin Bank Co., Ltd. 2018 Annual Report Company Profile Definitions Company Profile Summary of Accounting Data and Financial Indicators Chairman’s Statement President’s Statement Basic Information Website for Publishing this Report: Legal Chinese Name: www.hrbb.com.cn 哈爾濱銀行股份有限公司(Abbreviation: 哈爾濱銀行) www.hkexnews.hk English Name: Place Where this Report is Available: HARBIN BANK CO., LTD. (Abbreviation: HARBIN BANK) No. 888 Shangjiang Street, Daoli District, Harbin, PRC Legal Representative: Place of Listing, Stock Name and Stock Code: GUO Zhiwen The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, HARBIN BANK and 6138 Authorised Representatives for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange: Corporate Unified Social Credit Code: LYU Tianjun* and SUN Feixia 912301001275921118 Board Secretary: Finance Permit Institution Number: SUN Feixia B0306H223010001 Company Secretary: Date of Initial Registration: SUN Feixia 25 July 1997 Registered Address: Initial Registration Authority: No. 160 Shangzhi Street, Daoli District, Harbin, PRC Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, PRC Principal Place of Business in Hong Kong: 40th Floor, Sunlight Tower, No. 248 Queen’s Road East, Legal Adviser as to Laws of China: Wanchai, Hong Kong Beijing Jun He Law Offices Contact Address: Legal Adviser as to Laws of Hong Kong, China: No. 888 Shangjiang Street, Daoli District, Harbin, PRC Linklaters Telephone: Auditors: 86-451-86779933 Overseas auditor: Ernst & Young, Certified Public Accountants in Hong Kong Facsimile: Domestic auditor: Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP 86-451-86779829 Hong Kong H Share Registrar and Transfer Office: Email: Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited [email protected] * The surname of 呂天君 as shown on his passport is LYU. Harbin Bank Co., Ltd. 5 2018 Annual Report Company Profile Definitions Company Profile Summary of Accounting Data and Financial Indicators Chairman’s Statement President’s Statement Company Profile The Company, headquartered in Harbin, was granted its finance permit to carry on financial business by the PBOC in February 1997, and obtained its corporate business license on 25 July 1997. At present, the Company has established 17 branches in Tianjin, Chongqing, Dalian, Shenyang, Chengdu, Harbin, Daqing, etc. and 32 village and township banks in 14 provinces and municipalities, including Beijing, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Jilin and Heilongjiang. The Company, as a controlling shareholder, has promoted the establishment of HB Leasing, the first financial leasing company in Northeastern China, and HBCF, the first consumer finance company in Heilongjiang Province, respectively. As at 31 December 2018, the Group had 368 business outlets with branches and sub-branches across seven administrative regions in China. As at 31 December 2018, the Bank had total assets of RMB615.5885 billion, total loans and advances to customers of RMB253.7627 billion and total customer deposits of RMB395.5168 billion. In 2018, the Bank was ranked 217th in “Brand Finance China 300 2018” published by Brand Finance (a famous UK-based branded business valuation consulting firm) and 32nd among 47 banks on the list, 207th in the “Top 1000 World Banks 2018” and 34th among the Chinese-funded banks on the list according to The Banker of United Kingdom, and 489th in the “Top 500 Chinese Companies for 2018” published by the Fortune China, and also won the “2018 Gold Medal Award of Chinese Financial Institutions•Golden Dragon Awards: Top Ten City Commercial Banks for the Year (2018中國金融機構金牌榜•金龍獎：年度十佳城市商業銀行)” and the “13th 21st Century Asian Financial Competitiveness: 2018 Inclusive Finance Bank (第十三屆21世紀亞洲金融競爭力：2018年度普惠金融業務銀行) ”. 6 Harbin Bank Co., Ltd. 2018 Annual Report Company Profile Definitions Company Profile Summary of Accounting Data and Financial Indicators Chairman’s Statement President’s Statement Major Awards for 2018 List of Major Awards for 2018 No. Name of Award Awarding Party Time of Award 1 2017 China Financial Market Award – China Financial Market, a famous January 2018 Best Corporate Governance Award financial magazine in Hong Kong 2 Outstanding China Banking News Stories of China Banking Association January 2018 2017 (2017年度中國銀行業好新聞優秀獎) 3 The Excellent Proprietary Institution Award Government Securities Depository January 2018 of 2017: Excellent CCDC Member Trust & Clearing Co., Ltd. 4 2017 Financial Technology (Inclusive Finance) China Times January 2018 Award of the “Golden Cicada Award” (“金蟬獎”之2017年度金融科技（普惠金融）獎) 5 Golden Label Road Race: Harbin Bank 2017 Chinese Athletic Association January 2018 Harbin International Marathon 6 2017 National Banking Industry Wealth Banking Wealth Management January 2018 Management Information Registration Product Registration & Outstanding Units Depository Center Co., Ltd. (2017全國銀行業理財信息登記工作傑出單位) 7 2017 Most Trustworthy Featured Financial Bank Investor Journal February 2018 (2017最值得信任的特色金融銀行) 8 Ranked 217th in the 2018 Brand Finance China 300 Brand Finance February 2018 and 32nd among 47 banks on the list 9 Best Progress Award of the Interbank RMB National Interbank Funding Center March 2018 Market in 2017 (2017年度銀行間本幣市場最佳進步獎) 10 Smart Medical: Top Ten Innovative Financial Chinese Banker, Research Center for June 2018 Technology Products Award under 2018 Institute of Finance and Banking China’s Financial Service Innovation Award of Chinese Academy of Social (智慧醫療：2018中國金融創新獎－