Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

A nationwide joint-stock commercial bank founded on August 28, 1992, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (known as SPD Bank for short) went listed in Shanghai Stock Exchange in 1999 (stock code: 600000). At present, SPD Bank’s registered capital stands at RMB 18.653 billion yuan. SPD Bank has earned respect and good fame in the domestic stock market on account of its outstanding performance and trustworthiness.

Holding on to the motto of “sticking to integrity and striving for excellence”, the bank has continuously developed its various businesses and enhanced its overall competence. By the end of 2011, its total assets stood at RMB 2.6847 trillion yuan, outstanding balance of loans being RMB 1.3314 trillion yuan and outstanding balance of deposits being RMB1.8511 trillion yuan, making an after-tax profit of RMB 27.286 billion yuan. A national network was in place with 37 main branches and 741 banking outlets and a total of 31231 employees.

Since its public listing at the stock market, SPD Bank has been rated among Top 100 Listed Companies in China by Asia Weekly for a number of times. In March 2010, SPD Bank was cited by Asian Banker magazine as the Strongest Listed Bank in Asia from 2005-2009 and was cited by the same magazine as the Year’s Strongest Bank in China 2010. In July 2011, SPD Bank was ranked No.64 in terms of Tier 1 capital and No.63 in terms of total assets by the British Banker magazine among the top 1000 World banks. In 2011, the bank was cited by Fortune magazine as the No. 72^nd of the Top 500 Chinese Listed Companies. In July 2011, SPD Bank was cited as No. 234 of the Top 2000 World Companies by Forbes magazine. In Feb 2012, SPD Bank was cited by Banker magazine as No. 62 among the World’s Top 500 Banking Brands with a total brand value of USD 2.45 billion, which makes the SPD Bank brand the 7^th strongest in the Chinese banking market and the 12^th strongest in the Asian banking industry.

A dedicated financial service provider, SPD Bank is also a committed and active corporate citizen. In June 2008, the bank was shortlisted by Reputex among the Ten Most Sustainable Chinese Enterprises and the only nominee from the financial sector. In October 2008, the bank was awarded by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai A Special Recognition for Exceptional and Longstanding CSR Achievements from 2006-2008 after winning two consecutive awards in 2006 and 2007 for Best CSR Practice. In December 2009, the bank won the award for best CSR report for the financial industry and won the title as Best Corporate Citizen in China. In June 2010, the SPD bank was ranked as one of the Top 10 Listed Companies in China with Best CSR Practice by the Da Zong Securities Times. The bank was also rated the 2^nd place among all listed A-share banks for its CSR report in July for 2 consecutive years and selected as one of the component of the sustainability index for Hong Kong HANG SENG INDEX. In August 2010, SPD Bank’s CSR Report was awarded as a Model Report by the UN Global Compact Initiatives in China. The bank was also awarded as Top 10 Most Responsible Boards of Directors of Chinese Listed Companies 2010, Best Practice Award for CSR etc. In 2011, the bank as rated as Grade A by Repux for its sustainability.

SPD Bank is committed to continuous innovation and improvement in financial service. Setting out on a new journey, the bank will hold on to the faith of “new thinking and hearty Service” and maneuver through the rising and falling financial tides, growing itself into a modernized financial service provider with distinct core competence.