About Qilu Bank Co., Ltd. Company

Founded on June 6, 1996, the bank was among the first batch nationwide and the first in Shandong Province to establish a city commercial bank and attract strategic foreign investment. On June 18, 2021, the bank was officially listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Adhering to its original mission of "serving urban and rural residents, small and medium-sized enterprises, and the local economy," the bank has closely aligned itself with major national strategies such as ecological conservation and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin, Shandong Province's transformation of old growth drivers into new ones, and the establishment of the Jinan Pilot Zone for Science and Technology Innovation Finance Reform, thereby providing solid support to the real economy. The bank's principal business lines include RMB operations, foreign exchange services, corporate and personal banking products and services, and treasury operations. Notable honors include: First Prize in the Jinan Municipal Government's Assessment of High-Quality Development for municipally managed enterprises; Outstanding Unit in the 2022 Financial Guidance Program Evaluation; "Excellent (AA)" rating in the 2022 Performance Evaluation of Local Financial Institutions in Shandong Province; designation as a provincial-level New-Type Data Center in Shandong Province; Outstanding Rating in the 2022 Assessment of Financial Institutions' Services for Rural Revitalization; First Prize in the 2022 Comprehensive Performance Assessment for High-Quality Development; 2022 Shandong Provincial Corporate Social Responsibility Award; Outstanding Unit in Jinan's Credit Reporting Work for 2022; 2023 Data Innovation Award; Jinan Demonstration Base for Building a Culture of Integrity; Outstanding Institution in Credit Reporting System Data Quality Work for 2022; the 25th Golden Disclosure Award for Listed Companies and the Fourth "Shandong Province All-Staff Innovation Enterprise" award; Third Prize in the 2022 Fintech Development Award; Annual Outstanding Retail Bank; and National Advanced Collective in Internal Audit, among others. As of the end of the reporting period, the bank operated 216 branches, an increase of 22 from the previous year, including 17 branches and 199 sub-branches. Of these, 15 branches were located outside Jinan, with 87 sub-branches under them, while 2 branches and 112 sub-branches were based within the city.